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and Phebe (Leonard) Foster, of Sharon, and had born to him a son and a daughter, Sarah A. and Henry E., the latter of whom was killed by the acci- dental discharge of a gun in October, 1881. While in Oregon Mr. Hall was engaged as pilot and captain of a steamboat. After the close of the war he spent seven years in the oil fields of Pennsylvania, and in 1874 returned to this town, where he now resides, on South Park street.
Stephen Montague, son of William (a Revolutionary soldier) and Persis (Russell) Montague, was born September 3, 1804. He married Betsey D., daughter of Joshua and Mary (Poole) Davis, in 1829, but had no issue. An adopted daughter married, first, Charles R. Comstock, and second, Elijah Ware, of Canada. Stephen Montague located in this town in 1831, where he engaged in the tailoring business. In 1855 he was employed by a New Haven, Conn., publishing firm, and for fourteen years was employed by the publishers of the Boston Cultivator. Mr. Montague and wife reside in Chel- sea village, on Maple street.
Benjamin Gates, a native of Barre, Mass., was a captain in the Revolu- tionary war. His son Jonas also served with him, and the father and son participated in the battle of Stillwater, and were at West Point when Arnold made his escape. They were also present at the execution of Major Andre. Benjamin received a wound at New York, from which he suffered during the remainder of his life. Jonas married Annie Robinson in 1786, and four years later settled in Hardwick. In 1811 he served as lieutenant in the recruiting service, and also served in the War of 1812. In 1833 he located in Chelsea on the place now occupied by his son Alanson, where he died in 1864. His was among the last names stricken from the pension roll of Revo- lutionary heroes. He had born to him six sons and five daughters, viz .: Benjamin, Arthusia, Susan (Mrs. John Nelson), Alvin, Angeline, Lloyd, Annie, Alanson, Oscar, Moses, and Arthusia, 2d, the latter of whom married George Whitney. Alanson, born in 1804, married Ruby, daughter of Daniel and Mary (Peabody) Marshall, in 1830, and had nine children, of whom Mary Ann married a Mr. Blaisdell ; Electa A. and Eugenie died young ; Fordyce was a member of Co. K, 105th Ill. Vols., and died in the service in 1863 ; Marshall died in infancy ; Jane married a Mr. Moxley ; Marshall O., born in 1847, married Irene F., daughter of Henry J. W. and Edna N. (Robinson) Flanders, in 1881, and has two sons, Henry F. and Frank M. Marshall O. Gates resides with his father on the homestead, on road 59.
Elisha Mattoon, son of Ezekiel, was born in Northfield, Mass., in 1761. In 1796 he married Abigail Fuller, of Chelsea, and had born to him three sons and four daughters, of whom Emery W., of this town, was born in 1817, and in 1840 married Sarah Norton, of Strafford, who bore him two sons and four daughters, of whom Ellen (Mrs. E. Blaisdell) and Henry C. are dead ; Florilla (Mrs. R. Bigelow) resides in Nebraska ; Julia A. (Mrs. D. Mills) and Ida M. reside in Manchester, N. H .; and William M. in this town. In
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1826 Mr. Mattoon had the misfortune to lose his left leg. He is a merchant tailor,and is located in Chelsea village on Vershire street.
Hamilton W. Dearborn, son of Wilder and Persis (Hamilton) Dearborn, was born in this town in 1834. He married Olivia S., daughter of Thomas and Sarah F. (Emerson) Godfrey, August 5, 1860, and they have three sons and two daughters, viz .: Nellie A. (Mrs. Elislia Burgess), Calvin N., Edith S., Thomas G. and Wilder H. Mr. Dearborn is a carpenter and builder and undertaker, and resides in Chelsea village on North Main street.
Hubbard Corwin was born in Mattituck, Conn., in 1759, and died in Tunbridge, this county, in 1833. He married Lydia Hazen, and their child- ren were Mary, William, John, James, Sarah, Philura, Hazen, Russell, Lydia and Spencer. Russell was born in Tunbridge in 1802, and in 1830 married Mary Perkins, daughter of Amos Hood. Their children were John Amos, Russell, Jr., Marcus Hubbard, and a son who died in infancy. Mrs. Hood died in 1854, and Russell married for his second wife Lucy Ann, daughter of Daniel and Susan (Howe) Peck, in October, 1855, and had born to him one son, who died in infancy. Marcus H. Corwin was born in this town in 1839. He was educated at Chelsea academy, and studied medicine with Dr. N. W. Braley, of Chelsea. He graduated from Dartmouth college in 1863, and immediately commenced the practice of his profession in Corinth, where he continued for seventeen years, when he located in this town. He married Ellen L., daughter of Lyman K. E. and Mary L. (Heath) Collins, in 1865, and their children are Carl Henry, Lucy Ellen and Alice Louise. Dr. Corwin's office and residence is on North Main street, in Chel- sea village.
Capt. Orville Bixby, son of Nathan and Lydia (Lathrop) Bixby, was born in this town in 1834, and spent his early life upon a farm. He later engaged in the produce trade, and was employed in the store of H. P. Allen & Co., at South Royalton, Vt., for about six years. In 1861 he enlisted in Co. E, 2d Vt. Vols., and died May 9, 1864, from wounds received at the battle of the Wilderness. He was a gallant soldier, and had served as 2d lieutenant, lieu- tenant, and captain, and was acting lieutenant-colonel at the time of his death. Capt. Bixby married Frances, daughter of Perley C. and Sally (Smith) Wills, in 1858, by whom he had one son, Herbert O., born October 7, 1861, who married Grace M., daughter of Alonzo Noyes, September 14, 1886, andis a salesman in the employ of J. B. Atwood, in Chelsea village.
Daniel Atwood, son of James and Pauline (Taggett) Atwood, was born in Atkinson, N. H., and came to this town in 1837. Of his four children, Mary (Mrs. Horace Carnes) died in 1862 ; Hannah died at the age of seven years ; Jaines C., born in 1849, is still living; and John B. is a resident of this town. The latter, who was born in 1841, spent his early life upon a farm, until Sep- tember, 1862, when he enlisted in the Army of the Potomac and served till the close of the war, participating in the battles of the Wilderness, Spottsyl- vania, Cold Harbor, Winchester, Cedar Creek, and many others. After the
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close of the war he was employed as a salesman in different stores until 1881, when he engaged in mercantile business in company with E. R. Hyde, which firm was recently dissolved, Mr. Atwood continuing the business alone. He married Jennie E, daughter of Archibald and Sarah (Eastman) Mills, in 1871, and they have two sons, John M. and Fred E. Mr. Atwood resides on Maple street, in Chelsea village.
Isaac W. Whitney, from Alstead, N. H., settled in Randolph about 1811. He married Polly Blood, who bore him two sons and six daughters, of whom two sons and two daughters are now living, viz .: Lucy (Mrs. James Flan- ders) in New Hampshire; Sarah (Mrs. Simon French) in Massachusetts ; Andrew J. in Iowa, and Alva W. in this town. The latter was born here in 1833. He married, first, Mahala M., daughter of Barnard Jones, by whom he had a son and a daughter, Frank I. and Minnie B., and second Maria E., daughter of Stephen and Mary (Dewey) Lewis. Mr. Whitney purchased the Orange County Hotel, at Chelsea village, in 1870, and conducted the same until 1887, when he sold to L. D. Barnes. He also owns and operates a farm of 350 acres on road 22, about one mile north of the village.
[For a sketch of Hon. William Hebard, and his son Salmon B. Hebard, see Bench and Bar.]
Story N. Goss, son of Abel and Amanda (Hibbard) Goss, was born in Waterford, Vt., February 7, 1831. His early life was spent upon a farm. He studied medicine with Doctors Bancroft and Newell, of St. Johnsbury, graduated from Dartmouth college in 1856, and from the Medical university of New York in 1857, after which he was employed in the Charity hospital on Blackwell's Island. In 1858 he removed to Georgia, Vt., where he remained in practice until 1862, when he was commissioned assistant surgeon of the 9th Vt. Regt. In September, of that year, he joined his regiment, at Norfolk, Va., and remained in the service till the close of the war, when he resumed practice in Georgia, and in 1870 located in this town, where he is still prac- ticing his profession. He married Ann Eliza, daughter of Stephen and Phebe (Hale) Vincent, January 4, 1858, and reared three sons and one daughter, viz .: Arthur V., born in 1859, is a graduate from Dartmouth college, class of '82, and from the medical department of the University of Vermont, class of '86 ; Harry H., born in 1866, is a student at Norwich Military uni- versity, class of '88; Walter S. was born in 1869, and Ann Eliza February 21, 1875. Mr. Goss resides on Maple street, in Chelsea village.
John A. R. Corwin was born in Lowell, Mass., May 6, 1831, and came to Chelsea in 1839. In early life he evinced a desire for mercantile pursuits, and entered the employ of G. E. Hyde & Co., and G. H. Lathrop. In 1865 he engaged in business on his own account, the firm name being J. A. R. Cor- win & Co. In the fall of 1868 Mr. Corwin became sole proprietor of the business, which he still continues in the Corwin block, in Chelsea village. He married Fannie J., daughter of Harry W. and Henrietta (Austin) Hatch, November 1, 1854, and they have four sons and two daughters, viz : Charles
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R., of Boston, Harry J., Nellie M., Ernest A , Vinton A. and Flora Maria. Mr. Corwin has been selectman and town clerk, and has held other offices of trust. He resides in Chelsea village, on Main street.
Dr. Frank H. Godfrey was born in Chelsea in 1859. He studied medi- cine with Dr. J. M. Templeton, of Montpelier, and in 1880 graduated from the New York Eclectic Medical college. After graduating he spent the next three years with Dr. Templeton, when he located in this town, where he has since been in practice. He married Sarion, daughter of Russell A. and Thankful (Tracy) Wilson, of Montpelier, July 7, 1883. He resides on North Main street, in Chelsea village.
Lewis Skinner married Mary Fuller and reared a family of seven sons and one daughter, of whom Austin L. resides in Washington ; George A in Lowell, Mass .; Daniel T. was killed at the battle of the Wilderness ; Francis A. served in Co. A, 4th Vt. Vols., and died in Andersonville prison, August 15, 1864. The latter was born November 30, 1833, and married Clara, daughter of Moses and Mehitable (Young) Scales, in 1860, and had. born to him two children, a son, Charles E., who died in 1874, and a daughter, Mary Ellen. Mrs. Skinner resides on Vershire street, in Chelsea village.
Burleigh H. Smith, son of Captain Waitsdel and Lucy (Hunt) Smith, was a farmer and cattle drover by occupation. He married Julia Ann, daughter of Peter and Polly (Hovey) Bishop, and they had four sons and one daugh- ter, viz .: Jesse B., Arthur B., Levi B., Lucy and Frederick W. Arthur B., the only one of the children now living, was born in 1851, and in 1887 mar- ried Clara, daughter of John Allen. He studied medicine with Dr. Fred Fletcher, and graduated at Dartmouth Medical college in 1874. He com- menced practice at East Burke, in Caledonia county, where he remained three years, when he removed to this town, where he has since resided. He mar- ried Nettie J., daughter of C. C. and Olive (Kibbe) Amidon, November 18, 1876, who bore him a daughter, Zilla N., and a son, Fred B., the latter of whom died in infancy. Dr. Smith's wife died March 28, 1885. He resides on North Main street, in Chelsea village.
Jacob Farwell, son of William and Mary (Wilds) Farwell, was born in Top- sham in 1818. He married Sally, daughter of William and Sarah (Hall) Smith, in 1840, and had born to him three sons and two daughters, of whom. Sarah married Thomas Utton ; Reuben L. served in Co. B, 3d Vt. Vols., and is now a resident of Montana; Henry W. died of wounds received at the battle of the Wilderness; Addie E. (Mrs. Benson Sanborn) resides in this town ; and George H. resides in Minnesota. Mr. Farwell is a carpen- ter and millwright by trade, and resides with his daughter, Mrs. Sanborn, on road 21.
George F. D. French, son of George and Dorotha (Magoon) French, was born in Washington in 1849. His early life was spent upon a farm and later he worked at the sash and blind business. He married Nellie M., daughter of H. C. and Carrie (Townsend) Birchmore, in 1872, and they have one
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daughter, Addie M., born in 1876. Mr. French carries on his father's farm, upon which is a fine sulphur spring, which is continually flowing, and is fast becoming a popular resort for health and pleasure seekers. It is situated among the beautiful hills about three miles north of Chelsea village, on road 9.
Joshua Dickinson was born in Amherst, Mass., in 1785. He married Pru- dence Stone, and reared a family of eight children. One son, Benjamin F., was born February 19, 1819, and spent his early life as clerk in his father's store. He married Lucy A., daughter of Judge Daniel and Lucy (Pepper) Peaslee, in 1844, and reared a family of two sons and two daughters, viz .: Charles P. and Laura J. (Mrs. Oscar Tracy), of this town, Edward F., of St. Paul, Minn., and Emma M. In 1847 Mr. Dickinson removed to this town, where he resided until his death, February 13, 1887. Soon after his settle- ment here he was appointed deputy sheriff which office he held continuously for twenty years. He was elected sheriff in 1868, and from that time until 1886 had charge of the county jail.
David Comstock was born in Strafford, Vt., in 1822, and at the age of eighteen years settled in this town. He kept hotel at East Randolph for about two years, and the Gulf Spring House at Williamstown for about fifteen years. He married Margaret, daughter of Peter and Catharine (Laird) Laird, in 1851, who bore him one son, John M., born in 1859. John M. was educated at Goddard seminary, at Barre, and at Dartmouth college, graduating from the latter institution in 1877. He was principal of Chelsea academy for four years, was in Springfield (Vt.) one year, and teacher of languages in the Vermont Episcopal Institute for one year. He returned to Chelsea and married Persis S., daughter of Franklin and Sylvia (Folsom) Dearborn, in 1881, and they have two sons, Harold Dearborn and Donald Laird. Mr. Comstock is principal of Chelsea academy, and resides on Main street.
Caleb Hackett Scribner was born in Washington in 1815. His parents, Samuel and Catharine (Marstin) Scribner, natives of Andover, N. H., settled in the southeast part of Washington before 1800, where they reared ten child- ren, of whom Caleb H. was the ninth. He married, in 1837, Miss Sophia F. Bean, who became the mother of two daughters-Hannah Alma, who died at the age of fourteen, and Eunice Adelia (Mrs. B. H. Adams). Mr. Scrib- ner bought and occupied for six or seven years the farm of his father ; after- wards passed a number of years in Corinth; after 1854 resided in Chelsea for fifteen years on a farm he purchased from Elias Lathrop ; and since 1869 he has resided in the village. Here he owned the grist-mill for four years, and was also a large owner of real estate. Possessing a giant frame and mus- cles of a Hercules, he was the hero of many tales of wrestling and other feats of strength. He was equally warm in sympathy and kind in heart. Avoid- ing rather than seeking office, he was still called to fill places of trust. His
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death and that of his wife occurred only three days apart, she dying of paralysis, May 2, and he of pneumonia, May 5, 1887.
Abel Merrill, son of Abel and Sarah (Henry) Merrill, was born in Stowe, Vt., in 1811. He was reared upon a farm, and at the age of twenty-two years had taught school five terms. He fitted for college at Meriden, N. H., and graduated from Dartmouth in 1839. He studied law at Cambridge Law school, and was admitted to practice in 1842. He commenced the practice of his profession at Hartland, Windsor county, where he remained three years. In 1856 he went to Kansas and built a saw-mill, which he conducted for several years. In 1869 he located in Chelsea. Mr. Merrill married B. Anna, daughter of William and Barbara (Bucklin) Ballou, of Tunbridge, in 1873, and they have one daughter, Maud Sarah, born in 1875.
Moses Ordway, son of Moses, was born in Tunbridge in 1798. He mar- ried Rhoda Hovey, and settled in Williamstown, where he engaged in farm- ing. He had two sons and one daughter, viz .: Charlotte (Mrs. John Ed- son), of Northfield, Franklin, who died in this town in 1864, and Martin F. The latter married Mary Diana, daughter of Arial Burnham, of Brookfield, and reared one son and three daughters, of whom Addie S. (Mrs. W. P. Townsend) and Fred A. reside in this town.
Jesse Darling, son of Stephen, was born in Bradford in 1796, and removed to Corinth when young. He married Rebecca, daughter of Israel Whittaker, . and they had born to them four sons and one daughter, viz .: Eben, Betsey, Stephen, Joseph K. and Eben O. Mrs. Darling died in 1843, and he mar- ried for his second wife Harriet, widow of Pearly Humphrey, who bore him one son and two daughters, viz. : Perley H., Mary A. and Rebecca. Mr. Darling died in 1873. (See sketch of Joseph K. Darling in Bench and Bar.) [For sketch of Hon. Lyman G. Hinckley, see Bench and Bar.]
Charles W. Hopkins, son of Joseph and Hannah G. (Eastman) Hopkins, married Mina E., daughter of Henry and Electa (Fuller) Clark, in 1866, and they have four children, viz. : Electa M., Mary E., Charles J. and Albert H. Mr. Hopkins served in the army of the Union, in Co. H, 4th Vt. Vols. He now occupies the old Morey homestead, on road 44.
William L. Churchill, son of William L. and Eliza (Lamphier) Churchill, was born in West Fairlee in 1812. He spent his early life upon a farm, and in 1837 married Minerva, daughter of Hezekiah and Lavina (Childs) Nichols, and reared children as follows : Sophia D., Emily Hamilton Howard, Pame- lia J., who died at the age of seven years, and an adopted son, George Edward. Mr. Churchill located in Chelsea in 1861, and followed the occu- pation of a miller. He died February 20, 1885.
Joel W. Ordway, son of Oliver, was born in Tunbridge in 1809. He mar- ried Sophronia, daughter of Jeremiah and Mary A. (Coburn) Goodhue, of Berlin, Washington county, in 1840, and reared four sons and two daughters, as follows : George B. served in Co. G, 2d Vt. Vols., and now lives in Maine ; Henry A. served in Co. B, 4th Vt. Vols., and died in the service December
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21, 1861 ; Charles H. was a member of Co. C, 8th Vt. Vols., and after the expiration of his term of service engaged in bridge building, and was drowned at Bolton, Vt., in 1869 ; Francis died from injuries received while employed on a railroad in 1880 ; Mary (Mrs. Samuel Stearns) resides in Tennessee, and Ellen (Mrs. William G. Bumps) in Lowell, Mass. At the age of twenty- three years Mr. Ordway had the misfortune to lose his sight by the prema- ture explosion of a blast. He settled in this town in 1860, where he died in 1874. Mrs. Ordway resides in Chelsea village, on Maple street.
Samuel J. Akerman, son of Joseph and Sarah (Hall) Akerman, was born in Farmington, N. H., in 1828. He married Eliza, daughter of Joseph and Hannah (Shaw) Verrill, of Alexandria, N. H., in 1853, and had born to him six sons and three daughters. Mr. Akerman was reared upon a farm, and early in life learned the shoemaker's trade, which he followed for twelve years, when he again engaged in farming. After his marriage he resided seven years in Alexandria, when, in 1861, he removed to this town and purchased the Jones Clark farm. He is engaged in breeding Devon cattle and Merino sheep on his farm of 290 acres on road 15.
Martin V. B. Davis, son of Moses and Lydia (Dodge) Davis, was born in Tunbridge in 1839, and two years later removed with his parents to this town, where he learned the miller's trade. In 1861 he enlisted in Co. E, 2d Vt. Vols., and served to the close of the war, being discharged as first sergeant, June 18, 1865. He was wounded in three different engagements, first, at Mary's Heights, May 3, 1863, when he was struck in the left side by a minnie ball, fracturing a rib, and which would undoubtedly have caused death had not the ball struck a memorandum book which he carried in his pocket. He was next wounded at the battle of the Wilderness, May 5, 1864, when he was again struck in the left side and sustained a fractured rib. In the battle of Cedar Creek, October 19, 1864, a minnie ball entered his left side and passed entirely through his body. He married Philena, daughter of Mar- tin and Sophronia (Bliss) Puffer, of Richford, Franklin county, in 1865, and had born to them two sons and one daughter, viz : Bert F., Laura B. and Georgie M. In 1872 Mr. Davis purchased the Joseph Hatch farm, on road 14, where he still resides.
Joseph P. Tracy, son of Elisha and Martha (Partridge) Tracy, was born in Washington, this county, in 1830 He spent his early life upon a farm, and at the age of twenty-one years came to this town and learned the tinner's trade. At the age of twenty-eight he engaged in the tin and hardware busi- ness with his brother Ezra O. He married Mary, daughter of John and Mar- garet (Cunningham) Hassett, in 1860, and they had one son, George A., born April 5, 1870, and an adopted daughter, Ella Jones. Mr. Tracy rep- resented his town from 1882 to 1885, dying in the latter year, respected by all who knew him. His widow still resides in Chelsea village, on South Park street.
Frank I. Whitney, son of A. W. and Mahala (Jones) Whitney, was born in
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this town in 1856. He married Ada M., daughter of John B. and Lovica (Hamlin) Blakley, in 1877, and they have one daughter, Florence E., born . October 27, 1879. Mr. Whitney is engaged in the grocery business, and resides on South Park street, in Chelsea village.
Daniel Titus, son of Joseph, was born in Vershire, July 1, 1794. He mar- ried Abigail, daughter of Joseph Green, April 14, 1816, and had born to him four sons and five daughters, of whom Edson, who resides in this town, was born in 1818, and married Chastina, daughter of Henry and Charles (Batchelder) Richardson, of Vershire, and had born to him one daughter and three sons, viz .: Ella Frances, Willie H., Frank J. and Alfred E. Mr. Titus owns and occupies a farm on road 38.
Capt. Thomas Worthley, a soldier of the War of 1812, was born in Weare, N. H., in 1770. He married Elizabeth Dow, and by her had two sons and six daughters, of whom Betsey married Peter M. Lougee, who served in the War of 1812, and died in Randolph, and for her second husband James D. Crocker, in 1859, who was also a soldier in the War of 1812. Mr. Crocker died in this town in 1861. Mrs. Crocker survives him, and is a resident of Chelsea village, on Main street.
Ezra O. Tracy, son of Elisha and Martha (Partridge) Tracy, was born in 1835, and spent his early life upon a farm. He learned the tinsmith's trade, and engaged in the tin and hardware business, in Chelsea village, with his brother Joseph P., who died April 18, 1885, since which time Mr. Tracy has conducted the business alone. He married Laura J., daughter of B. F. and Lucy (Peaslee) Dickinson, May 6, 1872, and they have one son, Oscar D., born May 6, 1877, and a daughter, Laura Lyle, born in March, 1882. Mr. Tracy has held the office of selectman, and is prominently interested in the affairs of the town. He resides in Chelsea village, on South Park street.
Jonathan Emery came from Chester, N. H., and located in Washington, Vt., in 1830. He brought with him his wife, Nancy Eaton, and six sons and two daughters, viz .: Eaton, Daniel, Amos, Alpheus, Charles, Benjamin, Love A. and Melissa. Amos, the third son, married, first, Almira, daughter of . Oliver and Nancy (Hovey) Hibbard, who bore him two sons, George A. and Albert E,, and second, Sarah M., sister of his first wife, who also bore him two sons, Curtis S. and Wilson S.
[For sketch of Curtis S. Emery, see Bench and Bar.]
Andrew B. Peters was born in Hebron, Conn., from which town he removed with his parents and located in Bradford. He married Keziah Ganett, of New Hampshire, and they had two sons, Joseph H. and Edmund F. The latter was born in 1822, spent his early life upon a farm, and later engaged in the express business in Boston. He married Mary Ann Slack, and by her had one son and two daughters, the son, Edmund Frank, being their only child now living. Mr. E. F. Peters served in Co. C, First Mass. Cav., three years. He located in Chelsea in 1883, and August 31, 1885, married for his second wife Elvira, daughter of Charles W. and Charlott M. (Magoon) Bag-
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dey, who has one son, Elmer E. Bradbury, by a former marriage. Mr. and Mrs. Peters reside on Vershire street, in Chelsea village.
Willard P. Townsend was born in Williamstown, in 1848, and in 1867 removed to this town and entered the employ of J. B. Bacon, as clerk in the latter's store. Later he became a partner with Mr. Bacon, and the firm car- ried on a general merchandise business until 1886, when Mr. Bacon retired, and C. P. Dickinson became a partner in the business, the firm name being Townsend & Dickinson. Mr. Townsend married Addie S .. daughter of Martin F. and Mary D. (Burnham) Ordway, in 1881, and they have one daughter, Mary Blanche, born November 9, 1882.
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