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Aaron Farnham, son of John, came to this town from Connecticut, with his father, at an early day. He was twice married, first to Lydia Seaver, who bore him three children, viz .: Nancy (Mrs John Pickering), who died in Jamestown, N. Y., in 1874; Horace died while serving in the defense of his country in the late war, and Alden died in this town. Mr. Farnham's second wife was judith Wiley, of Roxbury, Vt., who bore him two children, both of whom are living, Nelson in Northfield, and John in this town. The last men- tioned married Laura Hatch, December 20, 1866, and they have two children, Horace and Olive, both at home. Mr. Farnham served in the civil war, in Co. D, 12th Vt. Regt. He formerly held the office of superintendent of schools in this town.
Aaron S. Martin was born in this town in 1817, and died December 22, 1878. He married Hannah A. Davis, March 10, 1841, who bore him two children, Flora, who died in 1865, and Edson S., who married Marcella Car- penter, December 23, 1875. Aaron S. was always interested in the affairs of the town, and held the offices of representative, selectman, lister, and justice of the peace. He was also an active member of the M. E. church, of which
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he was steward for many years. His widow is still living on the old home- stead on road 39.
Herbert L. Platt, son of Horatio and Mary (Dana) Platt, was born in Orange, and was one of a family of four children. He married Alma Mar- tin, a native of this town, February 10, 1880, and has one child, Dora A.
Richard W. Demeritt, son of Richard and Martha (Ricker) Demeritt, was born in 1836. He married Sarah J. Hill, daughter of Nathan, of Water- bury, Vt., March 27, 1860, and has had born to him five children, of whom Carrie E., Elmer W. and Ida are dead ; Bert R. resides in Worcester, Mass., and Delia F. (Mrs. Frank L. Orcutt) resides in Northfield, Vt.
Daniel P. Smith, son of Shubael and Lydia (Stevens) Smith, was born in Washington, where he married Roxana Sargent, who bore him eight children, of whom Philip, Ellen (Mrs. Lewis Emory), Ira and James are dead, and four are living, viz .: Eleazer and Edson in Washington ; William in Stowe, Vt .; and Gilman T. in this town. The last mentioned married Laura Emory, April 1, 1863, and has three children, Emma, Gertrude and Ann. Emma married Mark Stoddard, and lives in Brookfield ; and Gertrude married . Charles Farnsworth, and lives in Barre, Vt.
Joseph Goodrich, son of Abial and Rachel (Follansbee) Goodrich, was born in Enfield, N. H. He removed to Brookfield when a young man, thence to this town in 1876, where he died January 30, 1878. He married Sarah Glidden, who bore him thirteen children, of whom Richard K., Marcellus, Harriet, Alpheus and Mahala S. are dead, and eight are living, viz .: Abial in Portage City, Wis .; Joseph B. in Randolph ; George in Chelsea ; Melinda (Mrs. William Roberts), Rachel (Mrs. Albert Hixon), and Jane (Mrs. Noah Downs), of Brookfield ; Darwin F. and Warren in this town. The last mentioned married Lucretia Burnham, of Chelsea, May 5, 1869, and they have one child, Joseph C.
Laban C. Norris was born in Corinth, June 15, 1803. He married Dam- aris Parsons, of this town, March 13, 1828, and reared six children, of whom three died in infancy, and Fanny S. (Mrs. Joseph Norris) at the age of thirty- five. Two are living, Leroy S. in Barre, Vt., and Mary A. (Mrs. Dan Clarke) in this town.
Sanford F. Dutton, son of Oliver and Arathusa (Farmer) Dutton, was born in Hartford, Vt., November 9, 1826, and came to this town in 1851, first living on road 74, thence removed, in 1860, to the farm corner roads 46 and 47, where he still resides. He is engaged in breeding registered Devon cat- tle, which business he has followed for the past seven years. He has been fortunate in getting first premium whenever his stock has been exhibited. He married Amelia Martin, of this town, March 5, 1851, who bore him two chil- dren, Rosella (Mrs. Herman Webster), who died in 1875, and Edla (Mrs. James H. Walbridge), a resident of this town. Mr. Dutton's wife died May 30, 1879, and June 20, 1880, he married Maggie McConnel, by whom he has three children, Edward S., Una M. and Ina M.
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Zenas Walbridge was born in Cabot, Vt., in 1808, settled in this town in 1837, where he died June 16, 1867. He was a prominent member of the M. E. church, and at the time of his death was class leader and teacher of a Bible class in the Sabbath-school. He married'Esther Coburn, of Randolph, in March, 1836. Of his children, Orville Z., Edwin, Elizabeth A., Olivia, and Helen are dead, and James H. resides in this town, on the old home- stead. The latter married Edla Dutton, November 9, 1875, and has one child, Amy, born June 22, 1881.
Henry Jackson, who came here from Troy, N. H., is the paternal ancestor of those of that name now residing in the town. One of his children, Henry, Jr., married Abigail Bruce, and reared a family of eight children, of whom Sarah (Mrs. George L. Martin), Albina (Mrs. Austin Jackson), Almira (Mrs. Newell Prescott), Mary and George reside in this town, Crawford H. and Gilman I. in Barre, Vt., and Eliza is dead. George married Lora Mar- tin, who died January 15, 1875. Of his children, Abbie is dead ; Jennie (Mrs. Oliver Martin) resides in Barre ; Elbert G. has been twice married, first to Carrie V. Seaver, who died without issue, in 1877, and second to Olivia Waldo, by whom he has had three children, George E., Carrie B. and Luther M.
Thomas Flint, son of John, was born in Windham, Conn., January 18, 1779. He married Azubah Wiley, May 29, 1803, and reared seven children, of whom Sarah, Lydia and Lyman T. are dead ; Elizabeth, Jacob A., Maria A. (widow of Marshall C. Waldo), and Benjamin O. reside in this town. Of Maria A. (Flint) Waldo's children. Julia M. is dead ; Lizzie W. (Mrs. Albert M. Goodrich), Luther M., Thomas C. and Oliva L. (Mrs. E. G. Jackson), reside in this town, and one died in infancy. Thomas Flint was influential in building the Freewill Baptist church here.
Harvey Martin, son of Jonathan, married Lucinda Carpenter. Of their seven children, Jonathan, Jonathan, 2d, Mary A., Luthera (Mrs. Fernand Averill), Marilla and Amelia (Mrs. Sanford Dutton) are dead ; and one son, Ophir S., is living. The last mentioned married Eliza Folsom, a relative of the wife of President Cleveland, and has had born to him five children, one of whom, Mary A., is dead, and four-Ada, William, Etta and Frank-are living. He has been selectman, lister and justice of the peace several years.
Joel H. Shephard, son of Roswell and Polly (Hamlin) Shephard, was born in Brookfield, Vt., in 1808, and has resided in this town seventy-eight years. He married Clarissa Martin, in 1830, and has had born to him three children, of whom William died in 1865; Eunice married C. H. Jackson, and died in 1881 ; and Rosina married Gilbert O. Smith. Mr. Shephard has been town auditor, and has held the office of fence viewer for twenty
years. He has been clerk of the Freewill Baptist church fifty years, and superintendent of the Sunday-school thirty years.
Gilbert O. Smith was born November 13, 1843. He enlisted in Co. C, Ist Vt. Cav., in 1861, and continued in the service three years. He partici --
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pated in the battles of Mount Jackson, Fort Republic, Middletown, Win- chester, Luray Court House, Culpepper Court House, Orange Court House, Kelley's Ford, Waterloo Bridge, Second Bull Run, Ashby's Gap, Broad Run, Greenwich, Hanover, Pa., and Gettysburg. At the battle of Gettysburg he was wounded in the arm and was taken prisoner. He escaped in four or five days, and returned to his regiment, when he was transferred to the Veteran Reserve Corps. He married Rosina Shephard, of this town, October 22, 1867, and has had born to him five children, of whom Bertie L., Nettie L., and Mary R. died in infancy, and Arthur G. and Lilla F. are living, in this town.
William Putnam, son of Samuel and Susan (Gibson) Putnam, was born in Croydon, N. H., February 14, 1814, and was the third child in a family of eight. His father and mother both died in February, 1860. He married Melinda Goldthwait, March 31, 1833, and had born to him two children, of whom Aseneth G. (Mrs. John Hall) died November 19, 1857 ; and Ellen M. (Mrs. Orville H. Briggs) resides in this town. William Putnam is of the eighth generation from John and Priscilla Putnam, who came from Bucking- hamshire, Eng., and settled in Salem, Mass., in 1634. Gen. Israel Putnam, of Revolutionary fame, and Gen. Rufus Putnam, also a Revolutionary soldier, were descendants of this family. The latter was a native of Sutton, Mass.
Stilman Seaver, son of Robert, married Hannah Martin and had born to him eight children, five of whom are living, viz .: Hannah (Mrs. P. Seaver) in Washington ; Samuel M. in Worcester, Vt .; and Munroe, Lydia (Mrs. Henry Martin) and Wesley M. in this town. The last mentioned was twice married, first to Elba Hall, who died April 24, 1882, leaving one child, Myra ; and second to Nellie Hall, whom he married September 29, 1883.
Samuel Sprague lived in Rehoboth, Mass., married Ama Lambert and reared a family of four children, Ama, Lavin, Ruth, and Lambert, all of whom are dead. Lambert married Polly Sabin, who bore whom six children, of whom Elvira died, aged about nineteen ; Cyrus is a farmer in Woodbury, Vt .; Mary A. (Mrs. George Lyford) resides in Cabot ; Lavina (Mrs. Peter R. Lyford) in Woodbury ; Olive (Mrs. Simeon Lamberton) in Nashua, N. H .; and Willard in this town. The last mentioned married Dorcas A. Capron, of this town, September 18, 1866, and has one child, Bertha M., who lives at home. He is at present road commissioner in this town.
John Whitney married Eunice Martin, by whom he had four children, Effie, Fred, Elwin, and Edwin M. He died in Barre, March 7, 1875. His widow survives him, and is living on road 53, in this town.
Ebenezer Bailey, Jr., was born in Berlin, Vt., and married Sally Benjamin, who bore him ten children, of whom Abigail, Arrosina, and Frederick are dead, and seven are living, Ozias and Eliza B. (Mrs. Levi Strong) in Berlin, Vt .; Stephen E. in Fargo, Dak .; William B. and Ebenezer, 2d, in Clay, Iowa ; Thomas W. in Montpelier ; and Joshua F. in this town. The latter married Ellen M. Poor, of Berlin, October 25, 1864, and has had born to him five
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children, of whom Blanche B. is dead, and Berton E., Frank A., Luther J., and Benjamin L. are living. Mr. Bailey has held the offices of selectman and auditor, and is now a justice of the peace.
Almon Poor, son of Jesse, was born in Berlin, Vt., and married Susan Bailey. Of their seven children, Maria, Jane, Marilla (Mrs. Martin Day), and Zoa are dead, and three are living, viz .: Jesse and Ellen (Mrs. Joshua Bailey), in this town, and Bailey in Northfield, Vt. Jesse married Abbie Holden, of Barre, and has one child, Almon J.
Anson Waldo came to this town from Alstead, N. H., and settled on road 40, on the farm now occupied by Henry Erskine. He married Mehitable Burrows, and reared children as follows : Caleb, Calvin, Lucinda, Eunice, Caroline, John and Royal B., of whoni Caroline, who resides in Kenosha, Wis, is the only one now living. Caleb, who was an eclectic physician, mar- ried Sally Clarke, and reared three children, viz .: Fanny, who died in 1852, and Lucinda and C. Printis, of this town. The latter married Rosette Burn- ham, May 1, 1859, and has three children, Fanny F., Ellen R. (Mrs. Edward J. Colby), of Plainfield, Vt., and Henry B.
W. Horace Hebard was born in Randolph, October 14, 1857. He mar- ried Alma Goodrich, January 22, 1881, and has one child, Minnie, born October 1, 1885.
Amasa Briggs came to this town from Northfield, Vt., in 1808, and settled on road 54, where he remained for a few years, then removed to road 71, on the farm where Albert Goodrich now resides. He married Rhoda Wright, and reared a family of six children, of whom Alice, Lorenzo D., Silas S., and James W. are living. The last mentioned married Elvira Hatch, who bore him nine children, of whom Alice A., Elizabeth R. and Harlan H. are dead, and six are living, as follows: James E. and Charles A. in Rochester, N. Y .; Solon in Jersey City, N. J .; Jason C. in Barre, Vt .; Elwin H. in Chicago, Ill., and Orville H. in this town. Orville H. married Ellen Putnam, and has one child, William R. James W. was steward of the M. E. church in this town for fifty years, which position his son Orville has held for twenty-six years.
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Enoch Burnham, a native of Connecticut, was born June 17, 1776, and died February 18, 1856. He married Eunice Horton, who bore him eleven children, and died February 12, 1853. One of their sons, David, married Betsey Olds, born May 16, 1803, and had born to him nine children, of whom Martha and Henry are dead, and Elisha, Lora, Martin, Marcus, Emma, Luthera, and Rosetta are living.
Ruel Covell, a native of Connecticut, settled in Berlin, Vt., at an early day, where he remained until his death. Of his family of ten children only four are living-Sarah (Mrs. Calvin Graves), in Britt, Iowa ; Julia and Ruel in this town, and James M. in Berlin, Vt. The last named married Mary Dustin and has had born to him three children, of whom George W. and Eva A. are dead, and Warren S. is living, in this town. Warren S. married Eunice M.
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Smith and has four children, viz .: Warren I., Elwin M., Alice A., and Ida E. Mr. Covell has been town auditor five successive years, and he and wife are both active members of the Freewill Baptist church.
George C. Reynolds, son of Samuel, was born in Thetford, August 11, 1835. At birth he weighed only five pounds, but has since tipped the scales at 330. His grandfather weighed 319 pounds, his father 215, and his mother 300. His son Charles F., a resident of this town, weighs 325 pounds. George C. married Sarah Pervier, of Stowe, Vt., April 23, 1855, and removed to this town in 1886. Of their eight children, Andrew and Clarissa are dead ; Charles F., Samuel, Eugene, Betsey, Martha, and Jane (Mrs. Erwin Robin- son), are living, the latter in Barre, Vt.
Newell Prescott was born in Vershire in 1820. He was twice married, first to Alice Davis, who bore him five children, of whom Alice, Laura A., (Mrs. Ichabod Rowe), and Arabell are dead, and Ellen (Mrs. Cyrus Morris), of Aristook, Me., and Clara (Mrs. Andrew Rogers), of Waltham, Mass., are living. His second wife, Almira Jackson, of this town, bore him two children, Elwin N. and Lizzie, both of whom are living in this town, on road 52. Newell was an active member of the Baptist church, and died on the old home- stead in Vershire.
James Martin was born in this town, May 26, 1821. He married Percy E. Hatch, November 2, 1843, and had born to him four children, viz .: Alma A. (Mrs. Herbert L. Platt), Jane (Mrs. Henry F. Erskine), Ervin H. and Harriet E. (Mrs. William Wells), all of whom reside in this town. Mr .. Martin has held the offices of town auditor and selectman, and was also stew- ard of the M. E. church for fifteen years. Ervin H., mentioned above, was born March 24, 1850. He married Lizzie Briggs, May, 5, 1872, and has two children, Jason and Jessie. Mr. Martin has held many of the town offices, has been superintendent of schools, selectman, lister and auditor, and is at present town representative. He is a member of the M. E. church, of which he has been steward for six years, and also superintendent of the Sabbath- school for a like number of years.
Amos Hood, Jr., who was a resident of Chelsea many years, married Bet- sey Hibbard, and had born to him thirteen children, of whom Henrietta, Henrietta, 2d, Edgar, Adelia, Florence, Cora, Lester, and Leslie are dead, and five are living, as follows : Lodner in Grand Rapids, Mich .; Harriet is- married and lives in Fitchburg, Mass .; Mary J. (Mrs. Eugene Chamberlain) in Chelsea, Mass .; Lillian (Mrs. Lee Bugbee) in Pipestone, Minn .; and Christopher C. in this town. The last mentioned enlisted in Co. E, 2d Vt. Regt., in September, 1861; and served in the battles of Lee's Mills, Williams- burg, Savage Station, Malvern Hill, Fredericksburg, Second Ball Run, South Mountain, Antietam, and Wilderness. He was wounded at Mary's Heights by a ball passing through his thigh, and again at the Wilderness he received a wound in the arm. He is married, but has no children.
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Israel Briggs, a former resident of this town, was twice married, and died in Northfield, Vt. By his first wife, Prudence Burroughs, he had born to him sixteen children, of whom Horace, Olive, Prudence, Sarah, Warren, Orinda and Albern are living. His second wife was Polly Whitney. Albern, son of Israel, is a resident of this town. He married Mabe! Whitney, who bore him six children, as follows : George, of Valentine, Neb .; Elbert, of Barre, Vt .; and Lizzie (Mrs. Ervin Martin), Hattie, Charles, and Dennis, of this town.
Loren G. Kidder, of this town, son of Daniel, was born in Randolph, Feb- ruary 5, 1834. He enlisted in Co. G, roth Vt. Regt., in 1862, was wounded in the head by a minnie ball, after which he was transferred to the Invalid Corps, where he remained till the close of the war. He married Nancy Evans, of Randolph, and has three children, Agnes M., Hattie R. and Harry M.
Jonathan Cram came to this town from Roxbury, Vt., in 1817. Of his thirteen children, two only are living, Erastus in Montpelier, and Abigail (Mrs. John Buel) in Royal Oak, Mich. One son, Allen, now dead, married Catharine Marston, of this town, and reared a family of nine children, of whom Charles and Elizabeth (Mrs. Fred Steel) are dead, and seven are living, as follows : Martha (Mrs. Samuel W. Steel) in Northfield, Vt .; Henry and Ai in Providence, R. I .; Alvira (Mrs. Abijah Loomis) in Gilmantown, Wis .; Flora E. (Mrs. Charles Bannister) in Brookfield ; and James C. and Clinton W. in this town. The last mentioned married Maria E. Rice, and has two chil- dren, Winfred C. and Forrest A.
Marcus A. Smith, son of Alvin and Lydia (Martyn) Smith, the latter of whom is still living, was born in this town July 29, 1839. He married Mary Benedict, February 15, 1870, and has two children, Oren and Neal B. His wife died December 17, 1878.
Edmond J. Poor, son of Gardner, was born in Berlin, Vt., in 1851, and married Annis Dickey, of Orange, in 1872, who died in 1874, leaving one child, Gardner D. Mr. Poor then married Hattie Work, of this town, in 1877, by whom he has four children, Fred, Ora, Leon E., and Anna.
Daniel Field, a Methodist clergyman, son of Salathiel, was born in Spring- field, Vt., and came to this town in 1863. He was twice married, first. to Mary Fuller, by whom he had no children, and second to Elizabeth Stebbins, who bore him eight children, of whom Mary E. (Mrs. R. S. Davis), Sarah J., Florence L. and Orton D. reside in this town ; Addie F. (Mrs. Fred Bruce) in Barre, Vt .; Henry L. and Olney J. in Boston, Mass .; and Edward A. in East Bethel, Vt.
Charles J. Cram, son of Allen, was born August 28, 1844. He served in the Ist Vt. Heavy Artillery during the late war. He married Mary J. Evans, of Northfield, March 7, 1865, and has two children, Etta M. and Mattie E.
Darwin F. Goodrich, son of Joseph and Sarah (Glidden) Goodrich, was born in Brookfield, March 29, 1834. He married Julia A. Jefford, of this town, June 27, 1861, and has one child, George H.
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Silas Stone, son of John, Jr., and Lucy (Colburn) Stone, was born in Dub- lin, N. H., October 7, 1818, and was one of a family of five children. He married Olive A. Durkee, of Brookfield, March 19, 1856, and has two chil- dren, Laura A. (Mrs. C. C. Hood), and Dell, both of whom reside in this town. Mr. Stone came to this town in 1865 and built a wheelwright shop on Staple's pond on road 66, where he now lives.
Elbridge F. Dunham, son of Daniel and Calista (Howe) Dunham, was born in Newport, N. H., October 13, 1856. His father settled in Tunbridge in 1860, and reared ten children, of whom three are dead and seven are living, viz .: Elbridge F., born in this town ; George in Plattsburgh, N. Y .; Henry C. in Montpelier ; Francella (Mrs. James Dean) and Jennie in Claremont, N. H .; Edwin in West Pawlet, Vt., and Royal in Gibbon, Neb. Elbridge: F., the eldest of these children, married Alida Durkee, of Tunbridge, in 1860, and has had born to him four children, of whom Charles died June 10, 1863, and Grace, Abbie F., and Flora W. are living. Mr. Dunham was a black- smith in Randolph for twenty-five years, whence he removed to this town in 1885, leased the Gulf Spring House, and accepted the position of superin- tendent of the Vermont Live Stock Co., which position he still retains.
Enoch Burnham came to this town from Windsor, Vt., at an early day. He married Eunice Martin, one of fifteen children, and had born to him ten chil- dren, of whom three are living, Eunice in Randolph, Lydia (Mrs. Able Bagley) in this town, and Lois (Mrs. H. A. Dufer) in Portland, Oregon. His son An- drew, now dead, married Nancy S. Hovey and reared twelve children, six of whom, Fanny F., Alvin H., Nancy, Luthera, William P. and Walter, are dead ; and six are living, as follows : Emily (Mrs. Albert Rich) in Barre, Vt., Harriet (Mrs. Asa H. Pepper) and Luther in Washington ; and Andrew, Lucretia (Mrs. Warren Goodrich), and James in this town. The last mentioned was twice mar- ried, first to Abbie Thompson, who died June 25, 1875, and second to Aurora M. (Howes) Benedict. By his first wife he had three children, Fred L., who died in 1860, Hattie M. (Mrs. Walter E. Granger), of this town, and Elton H., of Middletown, Conn. By his second wife he also has had three children, Lulu, Sarah, and Mattie, all of whom are living.
William S. Beckett, son of Thomas W., was born in Maine in ISo3. He learned the harness-maker's trade with his father, after which he removed to this town, in 1819. On arriving here he was employed at his trade by Colonel Carter, with whom he remained four years, when he bought out the Colonel and run the business himself. The old shop stood near the cemetery in the village of Williamstown. Mr. Beckett married Polly Poole, of this town, in 1828, and reared ten children, three of whom are dead, Andrew, Thomas, and Amanda L., and seven are living, Elizabeth (Mrs. James P. Martin) in Wauseeka, Ill .; Frank O. and Julia B. (Mrs. George Martin) in Washington, D. C .; Emily B. (Mrs. William Edgington) in Edgington, Ill .; and JamesM., Mary B., and George in this town. The last mentioned married Belle R. Flint, and has had born to him two children, Charles H. and one who died
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in infancy. Charles H. entered Dartmouth college when nineteen years old, and graduated at the age of twenty-three, when he entered the Law de- partment of Columbia college in New York city. Before entering Dartmouth college he had not the educational advantages to enable him to pass a suc- cessful examination ; but he applied himself with energy and won the prizes for general improvement, prize speaking, and English composition. At graduation he stood third in a class of sixty-seven, and had worked his way through college, earning $1,100 while there. In Columbia Law school he was one of eleven who received special commen- dation, in a class of 125. He was appointed probate clerk of New York city in 1883, which position he now holds. He married Stella J. Newman, of Watkins, N. Y., and they have one child, Marion H. Will- iam S. Beckett was a prominent man in the town, and held the office of town clerk thirty-five years, and was justice of the peace thirty-four years. He was representative in 1835, '37, '39 and 45, and was again elected, but re- fused to accept the office. He died in 1880. His son George has been town clerk here six years and town treasurer five years. He is deacon and treasurer of the Congregational church, and also notary public.
Ezra Benedict and two brothers removed from Connecticut to Canada many years ago, and in 1804 Ezra removed to this town and settled on " East hill," later removed to " West hill," where he remained for a time, when he sold his farm and went to Malone, N. Y., where he died. He married Sally Stockwell and reared five children, of whom three are living, Michael M , Lucy (Mrs. David Esterbrooks) and Hannah (Mrs. Marvin Thomas), and two, Crummel and Squire, are dead. The last mentioned married Adelia M. Rood, and reared ten children, of whom Armina A., Sabrina M., Ezra D., Cornelius N. and Mary are dead, and five are living, as follows : John R., in Galesburg, Ill .; Adna, in Denver, Col .; Martha (Mrs. Nelson Farnham), in Northfield, Vt .; and Armina (Mrs. Chauncey Lougee) and Charles R., in this town. The latter married Nancy M. Seaver, and they have had five children, of whom Bertha L. is dead, and Flora (Mrs. Herbert J. Colby), Ella S., Carl J., and Susie M. are living. Charles R. was a farmer in early life, but for the past nine years has been proprietor of the stage line between Williamstown and Barre.
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