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Theophilus Hoit, son of Theophilus and So- brina (Shaw) Hoit, was born in Westmoreland, New Hampshire, February 19. 1813, and his educational advantages were obtained in the pub- lic schools of Westmoreland. At the age of thir- teen years he left home, and for two years worked upon a farm, after which he went to Sharon, Ver- mont, where he learned the trade of wool-carding, cloth-dressing and weaving ingrain carpets, and manufacturing cassimeres, a good trade in those days. He then spent two seasons in Keene. New Hampshire, and in 1835 he came to Saxton's River and for one year worked for J. T. Butler, and Ammi Smith as a manufacturer of satinets; in 1836 he obeyed the advice of Horace Greeley to go west, and having accumulated some capital he invested in village lots in Niles, Michigan, only to see their value vanish in the panic of 1837. The following spring he returned to Saxton's River and entered the service of A. M. Smith in the old woolen factory, where he remained until the building was destroyed by fire in April, 1847. The next month the privilege was purchased by George Perry. J. A. Farnsworth and Mr. Hoit,
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Jerusha ( Porter ) Perrin, were the great great . grandparents of George Kinney Perrin. Their son Zachariah, was born in Hebron, Connecticut,' March 18, 1750: in 1781 he married Mary Tal- cott, a native of Glastonbury, that state, and in March, 1789, with his wife and two children he settled in the eastern part of the town of Berlin. Hle was one of the first settlers and took an active part in the organization of the town. He was an ardent supporter of the cause of education, and was a consistent member of the Congregational church. His death occurred May 28, 1838, and that of his wife on September II, 1828.
Porter Perrin was the second son of the above parents, and had the distinction of being the first male child born in the town of Berlin, his birth having occurred on the Ist day of February, 1790. There he received his early training, and on November 15, 1815, was married to Lucy Kin- ney, who was a daughter of Rev. Jonathan Kin- ney, and was born in Plainfield, Vermont, Octo- ber 4, 1796. He made farming his vocation in life, and was the wealthiest man in the town ; like his father, he was interested in education and contributed liberally to the support of the Con - gregational church. He was also active in the public life of his town and held many offices. While the old Whig party was in existence he voted with it and was afterwards a Republican. He died May 17, 1871, and his wife passed away December 9, 1878.
The father of the subject of this brief biog- raphy was Jonathan Edward Perrin, who was born on his father's farm November 25, 1818. He attended the schools of his native place and the Washington Grammar School of Montpelier, Vermont. At the age of twenty-one he left home and worked for one year on a farm in Connecti- cnt ; then going west to Terre Haute, Indiana, for three years he was engaged in transporting grain in flatboats to New Orleans ; after this he clerked in a grocery store in Cincinnati for about eight years. He then entered the employ of the Little Miami Railroad, in the same city, where for seven- teen years he was shipping and receiving clerk, and was highly appreciated by the officials of the road for the efficient manner in which he trans- acted their business. Returning to Berlin, he took charge of his father's farm and was engaged in this pursuit the rest of his life. As a Repub-
lican he was chosen to the office of lister. His church membership was with the Congregational. His death occurred October 20, 1878. On May 25, 1853, he had married Amanda Cynthia Hos- ford, born May 3, 1827, the daughter of Jared Hosford. Their children were George Kinney, our subject ; Helen, born December 25, 1857, and Henry Martin, born June 1, 1861. The mother resides with the younger son and daughter.
The eldest son of these parents, George Kin- ney, had his birth in the city of Cincinnati, Ohio, on the 8th of December, 1855; there he attended school until thirteen, and upon the return of his father to Berlin he finished his schooling in that place and in the Barre Academy at Barre, Ver- mont. When he was twenty-two years of age he made his way to Colorado and for five years en- joyed the rough and healthful life of a sheep and cattle ranch. Then returning to Berlin, he made this his home till 1890. For two years he was in Pittsford, Vermont, and then came back to Ber- lin, which he has made his home ever since. He owns a fine farm property and engages in general farming.
Mr. Perrin's marriage was celebrated on De- cember 8, 1890. He then became the husband of Lou D. Andrew, born April II, 1862, in Pitts- ford, Vermont, the daughter of Austin A. and Lucy J. (Richardson) Andrew. Their one son, Henry Edward, was born in the town of Berlin May 1, 1897. In politics Mr. Perrin is a Demo- crat, differing in this respect from his father. He has held the offices of selectman, lister, law agent for the town and justice of the peace. In 1900 he lacked only one vote of being chosen to repre- sent his town in the state legislature. In Sep- tember, 1902, he was elected to represent his town in the state legislature. These positions of trust and honor show the high regard in which Mr. Perrin is held by his fellow townsmen.
GEORGE HENRY CRANDALL.
Among the many families of Washington county, Vermont, whose residence there has been established for the long period of a century, and who have contributed much to the business and social prestige and prosperity of this section, men- tion must here be made of the family of George Henry Crandall. The first one of that name to
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take up a permanent residence in this county was John Bradley Crandall, the grandfather of our subject. His native state was Connecticut. He married Betsy Burnett, and about the year 1803 located in the town of Roxbury, Washington county. By occupation he was a farmer, but he also practiced law to some extent, and on account of his marked ability as a pettifogger received the appellation of "Judge." His wife was a remark- able woman, who attained the great age of one hundred and seven years.
Daniel Burnett Crandall was the son of these parents, and was born in the town of Roxbury, Vermont, January 4, 1804; after gaining a com- mon school education he settled down to farming as his life work. On February 9, 1832, he mar- ried Lydia Bailey, who was born in the town of Berlin July 4, 1804. He resided in Roxbury un- til 1840, then removed to Berlin, and in 1863 took up his abode in Brookfield, Vermont, where he lived till his death on November 6, 1872. His wife passed away in Brookfield May 14, 1875.
George Henry Crandall is a son of these par- ents, and had his birth in Roxbury on January 10, 1836. He came to Berlin with his parents when but four years of age and there received his elementary education, supplementing this with a course in Barre Academy. He made his home under the parental roof until his marriage, and then located in Duxbury, where he lived for twen- ty-two years. Since that time he has made the town of Berlin his permanent home. On June 14, 1857, was celebrated his marriage to Adaline A. Turner, who was born September 29, 1833, and was the daughter of Samuel C. and Almira (Mun- son) Turner, of Duxbury. Their family record is as follows : Arthur George was born December 8, 1858, married December 8, 1887, Lucinda Rix Perrin, and they now reside in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ; their children are: Charles New- ton, born February 13, 1892; Edward Burton, born December 13, 1894, and Alfred, born De- cember 22, 1901. Their second son, Charles Tut- ner, was born September 15, 1863; on April 9, 1887, he married Lillian Grace Andrews, and they have the following children: Richard An- drews, born December 23, 1888; Freda May, born July 8, 1891 ; Robert George, born March 19, 1894, and Marian Lucy, born October 29, 1895 ; this family are also residents of the city of Phila-
delphia. Mabel Louisa Crandall was born March 15, 1866, and was married March 15, 1886, to Norman W. Frink ; they have one child, Bertha Mabel, born March 6, 1887, and they live in Mont- pelier, Vermont. Georgiana, the second daugh- ter, was born August 4, 1871, was married De- cember 25, 1893, to Fred V. Winslow, and be- came the mother of Bert Crandall on July 10, 1895, and Harold Frederick on July 8, 1896, the latter dying November 11, 1901. The next daughter was Marian Florence, born in October, 1873; she married Bert Selden Currier on De- cember 25, 1893, and they have George Crandall, born September 1, 1895, and Julia May, born June 22, 1900; their home is in Roxbury. The sixth child was Jessie, born December 23, 1875. Stella Adeline was born September 9, 1881.
Always active, energetic and public-spirited, Mr. Crandall has been foremost in many enter- prises conducive to the good of his community. He has followed farming all his life, and carries on very extensive operations in this line. While a resident of Duxbury his Republican partisans voted him the offices of selectman, lister and su- perintendent of schools. In 1870 he was the rep- resentative of that town in the constitutional con- vention at Montpelier, an assemblage remarkable for the intellectual standing of its members. In the town of Berlin he has held the office of select- man for six years, lister three years, constable two years, school director four years, and in 1896 represented the town in the state legislature to the fullest satisfaction of his constituents. His success has been the result of his strong charac- ter and natural ability, and in this work he is ascribed a place as one of the representative citi- zens of Washington county.
MOSES DAVIS SIBLEY.
Moses Davis Sibley, of Essex Center, Ver- mont, eldest son of Timothy and Abby (Davis) Sibley, was born in Westford, Vermont, May 5, 1831, a descendant of Ebenezer Sibley, who set- tled in Vermont in the latter part of the eighteenth century. After the customary public school edu- cation Moses Davis Sibley engaged in agricul- tural pursuits on the old homestead until IS94. He derived great pleasure from this occupation,
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and he cultivated his land in such a manner that it yielded him an abundant harvest.
On November 6, 1854, he was united in mar- riage to Miss Hannah S. Henry, born in West- ford, Vermont, December 14, 1834, a daughter of Benjamin and Julia A. (Hall) Henry. Four children were born to them, one of whom died in infancy. Those who reached materity are: Adna M., born October 16, 1855, died in Milton, May 20. 1899, married Miss Hattie E. Rogers, born July 2, 1856, and they have two sons : Berton W., born March 28, 1877, received his education at Northfield, Vermont, and served his country dur- ing the Spanish-American war, and is now a lieu- tenant in the service of the United States navy ; and Leon .A., born May 30, 1878, who is employed as an express messenger. Harriet E., born in Westford, April 21, 1857, married at Westford, January 8, 1879, Walter M. Button, born at Shel- don, Vermont, December 18, 1852, and the fol- lowing named children were born to them: Cas- sius Davis, December 20, 1879, Chester Free- man. October 4, 1881, Lottie Mae, January 6, 1884. Bertha Gertrude, October, 1885. Myrtle Edna, January 29, 1888, Frances Ellen, March 29, 1893, and Merritt Eugene Button, October 22, 1896; of these children, Chester F. married at Colchester, Vermont, January 10, 1902, Ruth O. B. Carey. Edward D., born December 25, 1865, has followed the occupation of farmer in West- ford, Vermont, and in New York state ; on Febru- ary 8, 1893, he married Miss Minnie M. Henry, of King, New York, a daughter of Josiah Henry; five children have been born to them, namely : Guy Henry, born June 29, 1894 ; Ethel, born June 19, 1896; Edna Hannah, born August 10, 1898; John M .. born January 3, 1900; and Edith Nancy, born in Essex Center, December 19, 1901.
Mrs. Moses D. Sibley was a consistent mem- ber of the Congregational church of Essex Cen- ter, Vermont, and her death occurred November 7, 1897.
ASAPH PARMALEE CHILDS.
Asaph Parmalee Childs, a prominent business man and public-spirited citizen of Bennington, was born in Wilmington, Windham county, Ver- mont, June 10, 1840, a son of Major A. B. and Hannah (Lamb) Childs. Major Childs was the
first merchant in Wilmington, was postmaster there for more than a score of years, and also served as sheriff, brigadier general of militia and deputy grand master of Masons.
Asaph P. Childs began his education in the public schools and afterward entered Power's In- stitute in Bernardston, Massachusetts, in which he was graduated in 1859. Having determined upon the law as his profession, he entered upon a course of study in the office of the late Charles N. Davenport, and the present congressman, Kit- tredge Haskins, but the breaking out of the Civil war aroused his spirit of patriotism and tem- porarily turned him aside from this purpose. Entering as a private in Company F, Sixteenth Vermont Regiment, in 1862, Colonel W. G. Vcazy commanding, his business qualifications attracted the attention of his superiors, and he was detailed for duty in the quartermaster's department, be- ing stationed for a long period at various mili- tary posts, with headquarters at the national cap- ital and in Virginia with Generals Casey and Stoughton, Colonel A. P. Blunt and Major Hi- ram Smith, the latter of Jamestown, New York, and others. When the Confederate troops ad- vanced upon Fairfax Court House and station, Mr. Childs was placed in charge of a great fed- eral supply train, which he safely hastened over the Orange & Alexandria Railroad into Wash- ington, just as the enemy appeared on Arlington Heights. At a later day he had the sad duty of being one of the escort of the body of the la- mented President Lincoln, after his assassination, from the dwelling opposite old Ford's theater to the White House ; he had only a few days before attended Lincoln's last public reception. In 1865 and the early part of 1866 he served in the com- missary department in Tennessee and Texas, and was honorably discharged late in the latter year, long after the close of the war, having been in the Union service for more than three years.
After his discharge from the army Mr. Childs was for some time employed in the quartermaster general's office in the old Corcoran Art building near the war department at Washington. During a brief stay at his home in 1864 he was admitted to the bar in Windham county, and while dis- charging his clerical duties under the government at Washington, devoted his spare hours to further preparing himself for his chosen profession in the
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Columbia Law College, in which he was grad- uated in June, 1867, being then admitted to prac- tice in the federal courts. He has not, however, engaged in practice, but his knowledge of law has afforded him excellent equipment for the many arduous duties which have devolved upon him, chief among them being those pertaining to the positions he has occupied for more than thirty years as state agent and agency director of the New York Life Insurance Company and special agent of the Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York. For several years Mr. Childs was editor and proprietor of the Bennington (Ver- mont) News, Gazette, and Reformer, and he also published the daily Centennial, which contained the official record of the famous Bennington Bat- tle Monument Celebration, also the addresses, ac- counts of the festivities, notes of early Vermont battles and heroes and of valued relics of the Rev- olutionary era, with other items incident to such heroic times and deeds, which proved to be a pub- lication of rare historic value. The lamented Eu- gene Field was a distant cousin of Mr. Childs.
A broad-minded Democrat in politics, but al- ways independent and aggressive, placing public interests before mere party purposes, Mr. Childs has been throughout his life a conspicuous figure in political circles. In 1876, in the Tilden cam- paign, he was a candidate for Congress in the first Vermont district, most successfully leading a forlorn hope simply for the sake of principle. From 1882 until 1884 he represented Bennington in the state legislature, and has held various im- portant offices. In 1896 he affiliated with the sound money wing of his party, being chosen del- egate to the famous Indianapolis convention. Public-spirited in the highest degree, he conferred upon the people of his native town, Wilmington, a benefit for all time in the presentation, in 1897, of a soldiers' monument. He is a charter member of Custer Post, G. A. R., of Bennington, in which he is a past commander and has frequently been a delegate to the national encampments, and was a member of the commission to which was ap- pointed the duty of procuring designs for the monument to the Sixteenth Vermont Regiment at Gettysburg, fixing its location upon the advance ground it occupied during the glorious battle there fought. Mr. Childs is prominent in Ma- sonic circles, having attained the thirty-second de-
gree, Scottish Rite, and in 1867 accompanied President Andrew Johnson to Boston, upon the occasion of the dedication of the Masonic Tem- ple in that city. He is also an Odd Fellow and a Knight of Pythias, and a member of the Forest and Stream Club of Wilmington, which was or- ganized by him.
Mr. Childs has been twice married, his first wife having been Sarah P. Cady, daughter of Lewis Cady, Esq., of Bennington, Vermont. Three daughters were born to them who still survive, Ethel, Lucy and Mollie Stark Childs; Mrs. Childs died in 1897. In 1898 Mr. Childs married Mrs. Clara M. Sherman, widow of Hon. Carlos Sherman, of Castleton, Vermont. She is the daughter of Rev. Levi H. Stone, a long- time eloquent pastor of the Congregational faith, chaplain of the Vermont house of representatives, and the first chaplain from Vermont in the Union army. Mrs. Childs's ancestry, in fact, included a long line of prominent clergymen, and the Stone and Sherman families embrace many names dis- tinguished in both civil and military life, Mrs. John Hay, wife of the secretary of state, among them !. The Stone brothers sailed the first ship into the harbor of New Haven, Connecticut. and purchased land titles from the king.
PASCHAL WHITNEY CURRIER.
Paschal Whitney Currier, one of the prom- inent and respected citizens of Montpelier, Ver- mont, is a worthy descendant of Ezekial Currier, who was one of the early settlers in the town of Orange, Orange county, Vermont, and who ob- tained his literary education in the district schools of his native town, and later pursued a theologi- cal course which enabled him to become a min- ister in the Methodist denomination; in addi- . tion to this vocation, he also followed agricultural pursuits.
Sabin Currier, son of Ezekial Currier, was born in the town of Orange, Orange county, Ver- mont, March 29, 1807. His education was ac- quired in the district schools of his native town, and being reared upon a farm he naturally fol- lowed that vocation, remaining upon the old homestead until after his marriage, which oc- curred October II, 1832, to Miss Almira Rich- ardson, who was born February 4, 1812, a daugh-
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ter of Andrew Richardson, of Orange, Vermont. Mr. Currier, accompanied by his wife and his worldly goods, made the journey on an ox sled from his native town to Lawrence, St. Lawrence county, New York, where he remained for thir- teen years engaged in the occupation of farming. At the expiration of that period of time he re- turned to the homestead in Orange, Vermont, and devoted his time and attention to the labor of a general farmer and sugar-raiser and pro- ducer. He became one of the leading men of the town, taking an active interst in local affairs, and being elected to fill positions of trust and respon- sibility. These duties he performed in such a manner as to win and hold the respect and esteem of all his fellow citizens. He was also an active and earnest member of the Methodist church of Orange, Vermont. The children born to Mr. and Mrs. Currier were: Mary Jane, born Au- gust 31, 1833, died September 19, 1869; Rosilla, born April 28, 1837, died March II, 1839; and Paschal Whitney. The father of these children died July 11, 1853, and his wife passed away April 23, 1885.
Paschal Whitney Currier, only son of Sabin and Almira Currier, was born in Lawrence, Law- rence county, New York, February 27, 1842. His preliminary education was acquired in the com- mon schools, and this was further supplemented by a course of study in the Barre Academy at Barre, Vermont. After completing his studies he pur- sued the occupation of farming for two years and a half in the town of Hardwick, Caledonia county, Vermont ; he then purchased a farm in the eastern section of the town of Berlin, Washington coun- ty, Vermont, which he cultivated for a short period of time. He then located at Berlin Cor- ners, where he now owns the finest farm in the * county, with buildings on it which cannot be sur- passed in size and modern improvements by any in that vicinity. Here he remained for about twenty-six years, engaged in general farming, and as he follows the most practical methods his farm presents a very neat and thrifty appearance. Mr. Currier is now a resident of the city of Mont- pelier, havnig erected a commodious house on Nelson street, where he has a magnificent view of the city, valleys and mountains which are noted for their beautiful scenery.
In his political affiliations Mr. Currier is a
Republican, and being honored and respected by his fellow citizens, he was elected to the office of selectman, a position which he held for a num- ber of years, discharging the duties of it both creditably and honorably. On October 22, 1863, Mr. Currier was united in marriage to Miss Sarah Poor, daughter of Gardner D. and Bethier Poor, of Berlin, Vermont. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. A. L. Cooper.
HERMAN EDGAR CUTLER.
Herman Edgar Cutler, one of the prominent and successful business mn of the town of Plain- field, Vermont, was born in the town of Orange, Orange county, Vermont, November 27, 1849, a son of Jacob and Mary Cutler. Jacob Cutler was also born in the town of Orange, Orange county, Vermont, in the year 1819. He attended the district schools of his native town, and upon attaining young manhood chose the occupation of a farmer for his life work. He was a man that possessed very strong characteristics, and exerted a wonderful influence for good in the community. Politically he was a firm adherent of the principles of the Republican party, and was honored by his townsmen by being chosen to serve in the capacity of selectman, lister, justice of the peace, a position he held for a number of years, and representative of the town in the state legislature for two terms. Mr. Cutler was united in marriage to Miss Mary Waterman, who was born in the town of Orange, Vermont, in the year 1824. Five childrn were born to them, namely: George William, a resident of Barre, Vermont : Jennett, wife of Curtis A. Martin, who reside in the town of Marshfield, Vermont ; Her- man Edgar ; Wilbur A., a resident of Barre, Ver- mont ; and Merton E., who also resides in the same town. Mr. Cutler died in August, 1900, and his wife's death occurred in the year 1896.
Herman Edgar Cutler, second son of Jacob and Mary Cutler, acquired the education that was afforded by the district schools of his native town, and the rest of his boyhood days were spent in assisting his father with the work upon the farm. In 1874 he engaged in farming in the town. of Marshfield, Vermont, where he continued until 1882, when he purchased a grist mill in the vil- lage of Plainfield, Vermont. He subsequently re-
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moved there, and operated the mill successfully until 1895, when he disposed of the property very advantageously, and has since devoted his time and attention to dealing in stock and fine horses ; he admires a fine horse, and is considered one of the best judges of their merits and quali- ties in that part of the state. In his business course he is ever honorable and reliable, and his success is the well merited reward of his own efforts. His sterling worth commends him to the confidence of all, and his neighbors and friends entertain for him a high regard.
Mr. Cutler is a Republican in his political preferences, and keeps well informed on the issues of the day, thus giving an intelligent support to the principles in which he so firmly believes. While a resident of Marshfield, Vermont, he held the offices of lister and justice of the peace, and after his removal to the town of Plainfield was a member, and served as chairman for over four- teen years, of the board of selectmen, and was also chosen to represent the town in the state legislature in 1886. He is a prominent member of the lodge at Plainfield of the Independent Order of Odd lellows. Mr. Cutler takes an active interest in all measures that are advanced to better the social and political welfare of the city.
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