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Selim E. Grout, son of Theophilus, was born in Kirby, in 1836, learned the harness and carriage trimming trade at Lyndon, and came to West Con- cord in 1863, where he engaged in the harness business. He married Annette R., daughter of Benjamin Hutchinson, in 1863, and has two adopted children, Arthur M. and Florence C. Mr. Grout has served as sheriff, has been station and express agent, and was town representative in 1880-81. He lives at East Concord.
William O. Rocheleau, son of Oliver, was born in Kingsley, in 1851, and came to West Concord in 1862. He married Nancy A., daughter of John Davis, and has one son and one daughter, Guy C. and Eugenie. Mr. Roch- eleau lives on East Main street.
John E. Cox, son of Matthew, was born in Iverness, Canada, in 1854, and came to Concord when he was twenty-two years of age. He married Ella I., daughter of William S. Morgan, and the widow of Kimball Dodge, in 1882. Mrs. Cox has one daughter, Mabel A. Dodge. Mr. Cox is a carpenter and builder.
Curtis C. Follensby, son of Francis A., was born in Durham, Canada, in 1855, married Nellie, daughter of Joseph and Hannah (Belknap) Bailey, in 1881, and has had born to him two sons and one daughter, Edmund C., Maud
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E. and Bailey F. Mr. Follensby is a member of the firm of Hastings & Fol- lensby, who are extensively engaged in the manufacture of lumber, and are merchants at North Concord depot.
Nelson G. Wallace, son of George and Charity (Stockwell) Wallace, was born in 1840, married Nancy, daughter of Nathaniel and Mary (Wallace). Willey, in 1863, and has three sons and one daughter, viz .: George S., Arthur N., Jasper G. and Ida M. Mr. Wallace served in the late war, in Co. K, 15th Vt. Vols. He lives on road 50.
Arthur Taylor, son of Robert, was born in Dalton, N. H., in 1836, came to this town in 1871, and bought the Henry Underwood farm. He married Etta S., daughter of Nathaniel and Fanny (Wilson) Alcott, in 1864, and has had born to him two sons and six daughters, viz .: Katie E., who died in 1875, aged six years, Gertrude L. (Mrs. E. Warren), of Kirby, Florence F., who died in 1875, aged five years, Austin W., Robert A., Myrtie B., Jose- phine E. and Jessie E. Mr. Taylor lives on road 3.
John Nichols, son of John, was born in Lunenburgh, in 1847, was reared on a farm, and married Lena, daughter of William S. Morgan, and widow of Charles H. Gray, in 1881. Mrs. Nichols married her first husband in 1866, and has been the mother of three sons and three daughters, viz. : Alba N., Bertie E., Harry E., Hattie, who died in infancy, and Bessie M. and Mabel N., twins. Mr. Gray was killed by the fall of tree in 1881. Mr. Nichols is a farmer and lumberman. He now lives in Waterford.
William Douglass, son of John and Mehitable (Elliot) Douglass, was born in Hartland, Vt., in 1827, and married for his first wife Amanda M., daugh- ter of Warren Douglass, in 1850, who bore him one daughter, Maria A., widow of Henry Underwood. His wife died in 1853, and he married for his second wife Hannah E., daughter of Abner and Debby (Moulton) Stone, and has had born to him seven sons and four daughters. as follows : Albert L., Charles H., Frank L., Willie E, Flora D., deceased, Mary L. (Mrs. W. E. Ball), Walter L., Hubert C. and Herbert S., twins, Blanche C. and Bertha. A. Mr. Douglass lives on road 17.
Andrew J. Lyon, son of John B. and Arvilla (Alcott) Lyon, was born in Lunenburgh, in 1846, married Ruth A., daughter of F. H. B. Dowse, in 1879, and has had born to him two daughters, Gertrude A., and Katie A., who died in 1882, aged six years. . Mr. Lyon is a farmer and lives on road 26.
William E. Houston, son of Caleb, was born in Barton, Vt., in 1861, mar- ried Sarah E., daughter of William and Sarah E. (Edwards) Rainey, in 1883, and has one daughter, Etta B. Mr. Houston is a stationary engineer for C. H. Stevens's lumber mill, at Granby, Vt.
Sullivan Ranney, son of Ephraim, was born at Westminster, in 1808, located in Kirby in 1836, and came to this town in 1868. He married Phebe Higgins, who bore him four sons, and died in 1852. He married for his second wife Mary, daughter of Nathan and Isabella (Charlton) Huse, in 1853, and has had three sons and four daughters, as follows : Charles A.,.
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Nellie M., Jennie P., Nathan H., Willie E., Almira I. and Ella L. Mr. Ran- ney lives on road 15.
Alonzo K. Quimby, son of Ira and Elvira (Russell) Quimby, was born in Barnet, Vt., in 1827. His mother died in 1831, and he went to live with John Russell, where he remained until he was sixteen years of age. He learned the mason's trade, married Nellie A., daughter of Danforth and Lois (Pike) Cheeny, in 1851, and has had born to him one son and two daughters, namely, Martha, who died in 1863, aged ten years, Nellie E. (Mrs. Walter E. Kellogg), and Herbert A., who was born in 1871. Mr. Quimby lives on road 15.
William D. Gould, son of Caleb and Hepsebath (Miner) Gould, was born in Newbury, Vt., in 1824, came to Concord about 1854, and married Can- dace, daughter of Jesse Stoddard, in 1853. He has had born to him one son and one daughter, William N. and Sarah M., and lives on road 14.
Charles B. Folsom, son of James, was born at Exeter, Me., February 20, 1821, located in this town in 1847, and married Louisa A., daughter of Charles and Lucy (Carpenter) Bugbee, in 1846. He had born to him four sons and four daughters, and adopted two sons, all of whom are dead, except Mary A. The latter was born in 1865, graduated from St. Johnsbury acad- emy in 1884, and married Fred S. Seavey. Mr. Folsom is engaged in the manufacture of sleighs and carriages, and lives on Main street.
Miles S. Hovey, son of Asa and Asenath (Buck) Hovey, was born in Morgan, Vt., in 1832, learned the wheelwright's trade, and married Emily, daughter of Isaac and Betsey H. (Chase) Lewis, of Waterford, in 1859. He went to California, where he remained two years, and came here in 1880, where he now lives, on road 2, corner 7. Marson W., son of Asa, was born in Waterford, in 1839, is a wheelwright by trade, and married Flora A. Per- rigo, in 1865. He worked in St. Johnsbury about six years, and came to Concord in 1878. He lives on road II, corner 12.
Samuel W. Ford, son of Robert and Lydia (Hale) Ford, was born in Grafton, N. H., in June, 1823, and at the age of six years came with his father to Kirby. He married Sophronia A., daughter of William and Polly (Reed) Willey, in 1853, and has had born to him two sons and two daughters, viz. : Ellery, Helen (Mrs. William H Lindsay), of West Concord, Dan and Almeda. Mr. Ford is first selectman, and lives on road 7. Orin, son of Robert and Lydia Ford, was born in Kirby, in 1836, married Hattie, daugh- ter of John and Vashti (Dodge) , and has had born to him three children, namely, Luvia A , a school teacher, Nellie M., a music teacher, and Pearly H., who died in 1849, aged four years.
John Dunn was a native of Glasgow, Scotland, and located in Ryegate in 1798. His son James married Nancy Holmes. James R., son of James, was born in Groton, Vt., in 1836, married Eliza J. Plumb, in 1865, who bore him one son and two daughters, Rhovey M., Eliza M. and William J. K. The mother of these children died in 1879, and Mr. Dunn married for his second
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wife Lizzie M., daughter of Benjamin Page, in 1880, who has borne him one daughter, Alice E., born in 1883. He lives off road 16.
Henry Walbridge married Almira, daughter of David and Cynthia (Nichols) Hill. His son John H. was born in Plainfield, Vt., in 1847, and graduated at the Lombard University of Galesburgh, Ill., in 1870. He married Cyn- thia H., daughter of Elmer and Cynthia (Hill) Chase, in 1872, and has one son and two daughters, viz. : Henry C., born in 1873, Blanche M., born in 1875, and Winnie H., born in 1880. Mr. Walbridge lives on road 22.
George Chase married Eunice Abbott, located in this town in 1842, and his children were as follows : Elmore, of Jacksonville, Fla., Sophia (Mrs. Edwin Guild), of Walpole, N. H., Willard, Sally (Mrs. R. D. Pratt), and Mary A. (Mrs. John Pratt). Willard was born in Landgrove, Vt., in 1840, and married Ann M., daughter of David W. Lee, in 1868. Mr. Chase served as town representative in 1878, and lives on road II.
Jesse Carleton married Nancy Harriman, and reared seven sons and five daughters. His son John H. was the father of Will S. Carleton. David C., son of Jesse, was born in Bath, N. H., in 1808, came to Concord when twenty- three years of age, and married Deborah Gregory, in 1832. He has had born to him the following children : John, born in 1834, of California, Emily B. (Mrs Z. P. Foster), George D. and Jesse. The latter married Louisa, daugh- ter of Erastus Hubbard, and has one child, Anna D. Mr. Carleton lives on road 25.
Beriah Wright was born in Canton, N. Y., in 1830, and married, first, Julia Smith, who bore him one son and one daughter, and died in 1858. He married for his second wife Mary J., daughter of John Marrow, in 1858, and his children were as follows : Fred B., a lawyer at Minneapolis, Minn., Abbie J. (Mrs. Isaac Hart), of Fall River, Mass., Abbie E., of Dakota, Edmund J ., of Guildhall, Frank L., Nelson H., Alfred I., William H. and Mary E. Mr. Wright died in 1885. Frank L. married Lena E. Dowse, in 1885, and has one son, Herbert E.
William Lindsay, son of John and Mary Lindsay, was born in Ireland, in 1816, and came to America in 1831. He married Mary, daughter of David and Polly (Adams) Underwood, in 1846, and has had born to him two sons, Horace B. and William H. Mr. Lindsay and his son Horace B. live on road 24.
Horace Hastings, son of Moses and Harriet (White) Hastings, was born in Waterford, in 1838, married Mary B., daughter of Benjamin Kellogg, in 1883, and has one son, Loren V. Mr. Hastings is a stock dealer and farmer, and lives on road 27. His mother died in 1872, and his father died in 1878.
Rollin P. Kidder, son of Reuben and Emma (Porter) Kidder, was born in Rochester, Vt., in 1837, married Jenette, daughter of John Smith, in 1863, and has one son, Horace A. He located in St. Johnsbury, in 1871, where he worked at the carpenter's and joiner's trade, and engaged in mercantile
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business in 1881. He came to West Concord in 1885, and with his son, Horace A., is engaged in the grocery business.
Charles P. Palmer, son of Hollis and Eliza (Cleasly) Palmer, was born in Littleton, N. H., in 1840, married Mary E., daughter of Cephas Hill, and has one daughter, Agnes M., born in 1882. Mr. Palmer located in this town in 1873. He is a jeweler, and holds the position of postmaster. He lives on East Main street.
Clarence H. Dudley, son of Joseph, was born in Wayland, Mass., in 1839, and located in this town about 1862. He married Lucy O. Burroughs in 1862, and has had born to him one son and two daughters, namely, Estella E., who died young, Lizzie C. and Eugene. Mr. Dudley is selectman, and is an extensive lumber manufacturer.
Dr. Henry H. Jewell, son of Ira G. and Delia P. (Haskell) Jewell, was- born in Woodbury, Vt., in 1857, attended Hardwick academy, studied medi- cine with Dr. Robert W. Lane, and graduated from Hahnemann Medical col- lege, of Chicago, in 1882. He commenced practice at West Concord (where he now is), in August, of the same year, and married Emma Peck in 1883.
Luther I .. Shackford, son of Luther, was born at East Boston, Mass., in 1848, moved to Lyndon in 1866, and learned the harness-maker's trade. He located in West Concord, in 1876, married Miranda W. Houghton in 1869, and has one son and one daughter, Willie L. and Blanche A.
Orrilla M. Lawrence, daughter of Asa and Sally (Adams) Lawrence, was. born in St. Johnsbury, and graduated from Newbury Collegiate Institution in 1851. She taught school at Portland, Me,, about eleven years, located in West Concord, in 1862, and purchased the O. F. Harvey block, where she engaged in the millinery and fancy goods business, which she still continues.
Robert S. Hinman, son of William, was born in Lyman, N. H., June 16,- 1817, came to this town in 1846, bought the David Hibbard farm, and en- gaged in the lumber business. He married Elizabeth, daughter of Josiah Gregory, in 1847, and has had born to him one son and two daughters, namely, Charles W., born in 1849, Isabella B. (Mrs. George F. Wellman), of Boston,. born in 1855, and James E. Mr. Hinman lives at West Concord.
Charles H. Smith, son of John, was born in Standish, Me., in 1826, and at the age of ten years shipped on board a vessel as cabin boy. Since that time he has had quite a varied experience as a sailor, having visited many parts of both the Eastern and Western continents. He enlisted in the navy in August, 1861, and received a medal for personal valor while on board the Rhode Island. He married Lucretia, daughter of Solon Brown, in 1862, and has one daughter, Lottie E. (Mrs. E. F. Willey), and an adopted son, Leonard A. Mr. Smith is a blacksmith.
Emery A. Smith, son of George and Almira (Holton) Smith, was born in Concord, in 1853, married Caroline W., daughter of Moses and Mary Ann (Dick) Sanborn, in 1877, and has one daughter, Edith E. Mr. Smith lives- at East Concord.
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William E. Ball, son of Friend and Amanda (Kellogg) Ball, was born in Winchendon, Mass., came to Concord when he was eight years of age, and lived with Moses Hill. He married Mary L., daughter of William and Han- nah E. (Stone) Douglass, in 1884, and carries on the farm of the widow of Moses Hill, near West Concord.
The Methodist Episcopal church at East Concord was organized by Rev. W. R. Puffer, December 18, 1874. . Rev. W. H. Levitt was the first pastor. The church building, which will seat about 300 persons, was erected the follow- ing year at a cost of $3,000.00. Rev. C. P. Taplin is the present pastor.
The First Universalist church, located at West Concord, was organized by Rev. L. H. Tabor, with nineteen members, January 20, 1859. Rev. B. M. Tillotson was the first pastor. The church building, erected in 1844, will seat 350 persons, and is valued, including grounds, etc., at $4,500.00. The society now has thirty-nine members, with Rev. John P. Eastman, pastor.
The Methodist Episcopal church of West Concord .- In 1866 the Metho- dist conference appointed Rev. C. S. Buswell as preacher at West Concord. No regular preaching had been maintained up to this date by orthodox preachers. During the year some thirty members were gathered in, and a Methodist Episcopal church was organized, services being held in the town hall. Mr. Buswell was reappointed by the conference in 1867. In 1868 Rev. S. B. Currier was appointed to this charge, and during the year meas- ures were taken to raise funds to build a house of worship, and before con- ference met the next season $3,000.00 had been raised. Mr. Currier was: reappointed in 1869, during which year the building was commenced, the corner stone being laid on the 15th of June. The society now has about ninety members, with Rev. George Burnham, pastor.
E AST HAVEN lies in the western part of the county, in lat. 44° 30' and long. 5° 5', bounded northeast by Ferdinand, southeast by Granby, southwest by Victory and Burke, and northwest by Newark. It was chartered by Governor Chittenden, October 22, 1790, though none of the grantees ever settled in the town. " A request having been made to Joseph Heath, of Groton, one of the justices of the peace within and for the county of Caledonia, by the owners of more than one-sixteenth part of the lots of land in the township of East Haven, a proprietors' meeting was called by him, August 31, 1810, to be holden in Newark, at the dwelling house of James Ball, November 15, 1810. At the meeting held on that day and the following days, Norris Walter was appointed moderator, and James White- law, proprietors' clerk. Appointed Andrew Lockie a committee to lay out the town into lots of 106 acres each, to be divided into first, second and third division lots, an equal number to each."
The surface of the town is rough and uneven, though not so much so as
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to seriously retard cultivation of the soil. The Passumpsic river runs through the western part, and there is a high ridge of land through the center of the town, extending from the north to the south line, and Moose river, which heads on the east side of said ridge, runs south through the eastern part of the town. Both of these rivers are famous for trout, and the vicinity of the Moose river, in years gone by, was famous for moose, deer and other wild game common in Northern Vermont.
In 1880 East Haven had a population of 225. In 1886 it had three school districts and three common schools. There were fifty-four scholars taught during the year, by six female teachers, who received an average weekly salary, including board, of $4.34. The whole amount raised for school purposes was $464.83, while the total expenditures were $337.95, with D. C. Howard, superintendent.
EAST HAVEN (p. o.) is a hamlet located in the western part of the town, on road 5.
The first settler in the town was John Walter, Jr., who moved here May I, 1804, and located where Oscar F. Walter now lives. He was born in Win- chester, Conn., and came to Vermont in 1799. He married Uneca Blakesly, who bore him fourteen children, ten of whom attained an adult age. His wife died March 5, 1848. He not only built the first house in the township, but also planted the first orchard.
Norris Walter, brother of John, Jr., came next, in March, 1805, and located where William M. Smith now lives, on road 8. His children were Harriet, Elam, Merritt H., Clarissa S., Harlow B., Samuel, Emeline and Ann, most of whom became settled in town. The settlers who followed next were the fam- ilies of Blake, Casey and Colfax, though they did not remain long.
The first birth in town was that of Clarissa S. Walter, and the first marriage was that of Harriet Walter and Peter Atwood. The first death was that of Jemima Colfax. The first shool-house was built in 1832, and the first teacher was Betsey Blake. The first tavern was built by K. Hudson, in 1848. The town was organized July 28, 1845, when H. W. Belden was chosen town clerk ; Russell Horsford, Jeremiah Lund and Abner Clagsdon, selectmen; and H. M. Lund, constable. The first representative was John Walter, for the years 1845-46. The postoffice was established in 1850, and Elijah Avery was the first postmaster. The burial ground was laid out in 1846, and the first per- son buried therein was Uneca, wife of John Walter, Jr. The first saw-mill was built by Joseph Woods.
Merritt H. Walter, son of Norris, was only three years of age when his father located in the town. When about twenty years old he married Orpha Flowers, of Burke. Their children were Euphamia E., who married Harlow Cole, of Burke, Hillard A. and Amelia L. His wife died February 13, 1857, and September 7, 1857, he married widow Nancy Jenkins, of St. Johnsbury. His father brought from Barnet, on his back, the first potatoes planted in town. Merritt has been quite a hunter in his day. When he was young, moose,
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bears and deer were quite plenty, and he often came in contact with them. One time the bears were killing his sheep, and he put out his traps, and in the morning he had three of the invaders in them. At another time, while trav- eling in the east part of the town, through the woods, with a friend and a dog, the dog found a bear under the roots of an upturned tree. After some skir- mishing the dog got hold of the bear and pulled his head out in sight, and a blow from a sharp axe carried by Merritt soon laid bruin low. At another time he and a party of deer hunters got lost in the woods and remained over night. They built a fire, and, being very wet from a rain, got dry as soon as possible ; but all froze their feet and were unable to walk for some time after getting home.
G. W. Humphrey is a son of Ozias P. and Lucy (Evans) Humphrey, of Burke. He marriad Hannah Hosford, of East Haven, and they have chil- dren as follows : Willard M., Hattie F., Warner G., Minnie M., Wallace N., Wesley O., Cretia M. and Bessie A. He entered the 15th Vt. Vols. at the age of twenty years, and served nine months, when the regiment was dis- charged. He then enlisted in Co. F, 9th Vt. Vols., was in the battles of Chapin Hill and Fair Oaks. He now has full charge of the mill of the Dud- ley P. Hall estate. He was selectman in 1867, '68 and '69, and was repre- sentative from East Haven to the legislature in 1885-86.
Hon. Abraham S. Howard came to this town in 1851, and settled on the place where he now lives, on road 5. He married Minerva Hudson, in 1837. They have two children, of whom Emma M., born in 1850, married Charles D. Root, now living in Concord, Vt .; and D. C. Howard, who mar- ried Emily Woodruff, of Newark, Vt. She died October 27, 1885. They have had four children, Earl V., Guy C., Ray W. and Roy N. D. C. How- ard lives with his parents. He has been town lister eight years, selectman three years, and school superintendent two years. His father was side judge for several years, and was noted for the fair and impartial rulings he always made. He is now postmaster a East Haven.
Nelson Hartwell, son of Warren and Katherine (Atkinson) Hartwell, of Lyndon, Vt., was born in Stanstead, P. Q., in 1811. He married Electa S. Walter, in 1834. They have lived on road Io twenty-seven years. Their six children were Charles W., Harlow, Isabel S., Lorinda J., Luvia C. and Ellen M. A grandson, J. Q. Belden, lives with them. Charles W. lives in Michigan. Harlow married E. McCoy. Isabel married David Archer. Luvia married N. J. Belden, and Ellen married William F. Batchelder. Mr. Hartwell was killed by a horse, June 27, 1886.
Jason D. Jenkins, son of Lemuel and Nancy Jenkins, was born in St. Johnsbury, in 1847. He attended the University of Vermont, at Burlington, four years, graduated with high honors in 1874, and is now a farmer and civil engineer. He married Emma A. Hubbard, of Burke, in 1878, and they have three children-Ida E., born November 6, 1879, Alice N., born July 9, 1881, and Warren H., born September 4, 1883.
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Oscar T. Walter, son of Manning and Louisa (Hartwell) Walter, was born in East Haven in 1837. In 1864 he married Ellen M. Martin, of Burke, who died November II, 1871, having borne him one child, Elbert H., March 23, 1867. Mr. Walter married Fannie E. Smith, December 12, 1872, and they have two children, Bertha E., born September 9, 1877, and Elmer N., born March 29, 1879.
Horace L. Walter, son of John, the first settler in town, married Mary Ann Smith, and reared children as follows : Edmund, born April 20, 1844 ; Albert, born September 3, 1845 ; Melissa, born July 22, 1851 ; Phebe, born April 20, 1853 ; John Q., born August 2, 1855 ; Solon M., born January 10, 1859 ; and Horace L., born February 6, 1863.
William M. Smith, was the fifth child of William and Fannie (Wires) Smith, of Lyndon, Vt. His parents moved to Massachusetts when he was young, and he worked in a cotton factory. One day he thought of several old, gray haired men who had always worked in a factory, and who were worth but little in worldly goods, and could now earn but little in their old age. He inferred from this that it was a poor place for a man to spend the best days of his life, and he left off there, and next worked six years in a boot and shoe factory. In 1861 he came to this town, and in 1863 he married Ade- line Bundy, of Burke, Vt. He has been selectman twelve years, deputy sheriff fifteen years, representative, and overseer of the poor, and also dele- gate to the constitutional convention.
John Q. Amadon was born in Randolph, Vt., April 13, 1825. When six- teen years old he began an apprenticeship to a stone cutter in Quincy, Mass. After learning the trade he worked on the railroad from Bellows Falls to Rutland, and then worked on the Cheshire road, also on the Central Ver- mont railroad, doing stone work. In 1862 he enlisted in Co. I, IIth Vt. Vols. After remaining around Washington awhile his company was trans- ferred to the Heavy Artillery. They were in the battles of Spottsylvania, Cold Harbor, Petersburg and Appomattox Court House. He married Harriet A. Ricker, of Canada, and they have five children -- Bertie A., Myron E., Char- lie H., Aaron A. and Abbie M.
John Forsyth came to this county, from Canada. He married Jennie Mc- Donald, of Dundee, Canada East, and they have four children, Willie, Edith W., Susan L. and Isabel M. They have a good farm, and make a specialty of butter, which commands the best price.
Seth S. Hudson is a son of Calvin and Philomelia (Powers) Hudson, of Wallingford, Vt. He came to East Haven soon after he was eighteen years of age and married Eunnicia Hosford in 1855. He was a soldier in the 10th Vt. Vols., and was with the regiment three years. His first wife died and he married Lydia Gero, of Holland, Vt., in 1882. He is a merchant.
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