Genealogical and family history of the state of Vermont; a record of the achievements of her people in the making of a commonwealth and the founding of a nation, Vol I, Part 56

Author: Carleton, Hiram, 1838- ed
Publication date: 1903
Publisher: New York, Chicago, The Lewis Publishing Company
Number of Pages: 1032

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ERNEST MCAULEY LATHROP.

Ernest M. Lathrop, one of the representative and honored citizens of Arlington, Vermont, has for over thirty years been prominently identified with the industrial interests of this section of the state, and makes his home about three-quarters of a mile from the village, in a house that was erected about 1784. He was born on the 12th of October, 1849, in Manchester, of which place his father. Eli Bronson Lathrop, was also a na- tive, his birth having occurred there January 22.

1822. His paternal grandfather, Hubbell La- throp, who was born February 26 (or January 19), J779, conducted a distillery in Manchester for many years and also engaged in farming to some extent. His father was Arundah Lathrop, who was born December 1, 1735, and died June 22, 1817. The latter was twice married and his second wife, Sarah, died on the LIth of April. 1815. Hubbell Lathrop was married March 27, 1802, to Laura, daughter of Colonel Eli Brown- son, who was an officer in the patriot army at the

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battle of Bennington. She was born May 30. 1785, and died January 13, 1841 ; her husband's death occurred March 19, 1842.

Eli B. Lathrop spent his entire life in Man- chester and followed farming as an occupation. He married Miss Sarah B. McAuley, of Arling- ton, a daughter of William McAuley, who was a stonecutter and dealer, making his home at dif- ferent times in Arlington, Vermont, and New

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York city. He died in the former place at the age of sixty-seven years. For his first wife Mlr. McAuley chose Miss Sarah Canfield, a native of Arlington, by whom he had two daughters, one of these being Mrs. Lathrop. For his second wife, Mr. Mc. Auley married Lucy Lathrop, who was also born in Arlington, and to them were born six children, two of whom are still living, William and Anna, residents of Colorado. Their mother died at the age of sixty-two years. Eli B. Lathrop and wife had a family of six children, and but two of them are now living: Ernest H., and Sarah Ann, who reside with their mother on the old homestead in Manchester, Vermont. The father passed away at the age of sixty-five years. He was one of the prominent and 'influ- ential citizens of this community, and was hon- ored with several town offices, such as selectman, lister, etc. He was one of the leading farmers of the town and a devoted member of the Epis- copal church.

Ernest M. Lathrop spent the early years of his manhood in Manchester, and his preliminary ed- ucation, acquired in its common schools, was sup- plemented in a course at Burr and Burton Sem- inary. At the age of twenty he came to his present home in Arlington, and in 1871 bought the mill property which he still owns, consisting of a sawmill, grist and feed mill, which he has since successfully operated, employing a number of hands. In 1883 Mr. Lathrop added to his plant the manufacturing of doors, sash and blinds, which branch has developed greatly, and is now his leading industry. He also owns a good farm of fifty acres, which is well improved and under a high state of cultivation.

On September 5, 1877, Mr. Lathrop was united in marriage to Miss Emma C. Youngs, who was born in Dansville, New York, but sub- sequently made her home in Michigan up to the time of her marriage. Her father, Richard Youngs, was born near Batavia, New York, and was a son of Richard Youngs, Sr., who was a veteran of the war of 1812 and spent the later years of his life in Michigan, where his death oc- curred. Mrs. Lathrop's paternal grandmother, Otis, was the mother of sixteen children, the youngest of whom lived to be over sixteen years of age. Of these there are now living the follow- ing : James, a resident of Big Rapids, Michigan ;

William, of Youngstown, Ohio, and Revilo. Their mother died at the age of eighty-six years. Mrs. Lathrop's father went West when a young man and took up his residence in Michigan, where he engaged in business as a contractor throughout the remainder of his life, dying there at the age of sixty-nine years. He married Lydia Bartlett, who was born in Arlington, Vermont, and was a daughter of Josiah and Elizabeth ( Austin ) Bartlett, carly settlers of West Arlington, and in whose family were three children. After his death, his wife married Abner Squires, a large land-owner of West Arlington. She died at the age of sixty-five years. Mr. and Mrs Youngs were active and consistent members of the Pres- byterian church, in which he served as deacon and superintendent of the Sunday school. In their family were five children, three of whom are living, namely: Charles, a resident of Carle- ton, Michigan; Emma C., wife of our subject, and Harriet, who married George Townsend.

Since attaining his majority, Mr. Lathrop has always becn affiliated with the Republican party, and has taken quite an active and prominent part in public affairs, holding the office of selectman a number of years, and serving as chairman of the board some time. He also represented his town in the legislature in 1898, serving on the claim committee and is a recognized leader in political circles. In religious faith he is an Epis- copalian. Fraternally, he is a member of Red Mountain Lodge, No. 63, F. and A. M., of which he has been treasurer, while his wife is a very prominent and active member of the Eastern Star, No. 41, having filled the offices of marshal, associate conductress, conductress and associate matron. Mr. Lathrop is also an honorary mem- ber of Dudley Post, G. A. R., and both are held in the highest esteem by all who know them.

FRANK SIMON WILLIAMS.

Frank Simon Williams, a prominent member of the legal profession of Barre, Vermont, was born at North Troy, in the town of Troy, Orleans county, Vermont, January 27, 1872, a son of Simon Lamphire and Amelia Phoebe Williams. Simon Lamphire Williams, father of Frank Simon Williams, was born in the town of Fair- fax, Franklin county, Vermont, November 14,

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1844. He was a son of Chauncey and Orphie (Lamphire) Williams. His education was re- ceived at the district school, and later he learned the trade of tanner and currier, which occupation he continued to pursue for the balance of his life. Industry, application to business and persever- ance, combined with the strictest integrity of character, made him one of the representative men of that section of the state. In politics he was a firm adherent of the principles of the Republi- can party, and in his religious belief he was a free-thinker. In 1869 he was united in marriage to Miss Amelia Phoebe Comstock, daughter of John Comstock, who was the son of one of three brothers who came from England and settled in Swanton, Franklin county, Vermont. Mr. Will- iams's death occurred in the town of Westford, Chittenden county, Vermont, February 13, 1873. caused by the explosion of a steam boiler.

Frank Simon Williams attended the district schools of his native state, later was a student in the high school at Columbus, Wisconsin, and sub- sequently entered the Goddard Seminary at Barre, Vermont, from which he was graduated in the year 1895. Desirous of becoming a mem- ber of the legal fraternity, he commenced the study of law in the office of Richard Hoar at Barre, Vermont, and was admitted to the bar in October, 1899. He immediately established him- self in an office in Barre, where he has since suc- cessfully practiced his chosen profession. Since he was thirteen years of age he has had to face the world alone, and in order to obtain money enough to secure his education he learned the carpenter's trade, which he worked at for several years. He is a man of very strong characteristics, and his life demonstrates the possibilities that are open to young men of courage and ambition who have the will to do, accompanied by an hon- orable and steadfast purpose.

His political affiliations are with the Republi- can party, and he always takes a keen interest in all matters that pertain to the welfare of his town and county. He is an earnest and faithful mem- ber of the Universalist church of Barre, Ver- mont. He is a member of the Knights of Pythias, and is also connected with the Order of United American Mechanics. Mr. Williams was united in marriage, July 25, 1899, to Miss Sarah Low, daughter of A. T. and Eunice (Achorn) Low, of

Rockland, Maine, the former named being sheriff of Knox county for twenty-four years. Mrs. Williams acquired her education in the high school at Rockland, Maine.

THE EGERTON FAMILY.

The Egerton family of Vermont can trace their history back to the time of Charles I, King of France, and the line of descent is as follows :

Charles I, King of France, who had Pepin Le Bref, King of France, who had Charlemagne, Em- peror of the West, who had Louis I, the Pious, King of France, who had Charles II, the Bald, King of France, who had Judith, m. Count Bald- win I. who had Baldwin II, Count of Flanders. m. Etheiwida, dau. of Alfred the Great, King of Eng- land, and had Arnolph, the Great, Count of Flan- ders, who had Baldwin III, Count of Flanders, who had Arnolph II, fifth Count of Flanders, who had Baldwin IV, sixth Count of Flanders, who had Baldwin V, Count of Flanders, m. Adela, dau. of Robert, King of France, who was a son of Hugh Capet, King of France, and had Matilda, m. William the Conqueror, seventh Duke of Nor- mandy, King of England, and had Gundred, m. William, Earl of Warren, in Normandy, created Earl of Surrey in England (d. 1089), and had William, second Earl of Warren and Surrey (d. 1135), m. Lady Isabel, granddaughter of Henry I, King of France, and had Gundred de Warren, m. Roger de Newburgh, second Earl of Warwick, and had Waleran de Newburgh, fourth Earl of Warwich (d. 1205), m. Alice, dau. of John d'Harcourt, and had Alice de New- burgh, m. William de Manduit, Baron of Hanslape (d. 1250), and had Isabel de Manduit. m. William, fifth Baron of Beauchamp and Elm- ley, and had Walter de Beauchamp, Baron of Alcester and Powyke, who had Giles de Beau- champ, who had Roger de Beauchamp. first Baron of Bletsho (d. 1379), who had Roger. second Baron Beauchamp of Bletsho, who had John. third Baron Beauchamp of Bletsho, who had Margaret de Beauchamp. m. Sir Oliver de St. John, Knt., of Penmark in Glamorgan, and had John de St. John, m. Alice, dau, of Sir Thomas Bradshaw, and had John de St. John of Bletsho, m. Sybil, dan. of Morgan ap Jenkyns, ap Philip, and had John de St. John. Knt., m. Margaret.

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dau. of Sir Thomas Walgrave, and had Oliver St. John, of Bletsho, in. Agues Fisher, and had Thomas St. John, of Bletsho, who had Oliver St. John, Knt., M. P., of Caysho, m. Sarah Odell, of Bedfordshire, and had

Elizabeth St. John, b. 1605; she was an ac- complislied and beautiful woman and married, as his second wife, August 6, 1629, Rev. Samuel Whiting, son of John Whiting, mayor of Boston, England ; on account of her husband's non-con- formist views they were obliged to leave Eng- land and came to Hingham, Massachusetts, in 1636: Mr. Whiting was a graceful and eloquent preacher ; he died in 1679 and his wife in 1677; they had Elizabeth Whiting, b. 1654, m. Rev. Jeremiah Hobart, b. 1630; he died in 1715 and his wife in 1733 ; they had

Dorothy Hobart, b. 1679, who was married April 19, 1704, to Daniel Mason, son of Daniel Mason, b. 1652, d. 1736; the elder Daniel Mason was a son of Major John Mason, b. 1600, m. 1639 to Anne Peck, dau. of Rev. Robert Peck ; Major John Mason was lieutenant in the British army, came to America in 1630, was deputy gov- ernor of Connecticut and a major general in the colonial army : Daniel Mason and Dorothy Hobart (who d. 1733) had

Jeremiah Mason, b. March 4, 1705 ; he mar- ried Mary Clark, b. 1704, dau. of Thomas Clark, of Haddam, Connecticut ; Mr. Mason d. 1779 and his wife 1799; they had

Mary Mason, b. December 26, 1736; she mar- ried, April 15, 1756, as his second wife, her sec- ond cousin, Nathan Huntington, b. July 22, 1726; he was a son of David Huntington, b. 1697, d. 1771, who married, June 30, 1725, Mary Mason, who was a daughter of Hezekiah Mason, b. 1677, d. 1726, this last being a son by a second wife of the elder Daniel above mentioned ; Nathan Hunt- ington (who d. 1818) and Mary Mason had Ed- nah Huntington, b. January 15, 1760; she mar- ried, probably about 1780, Ariel Egerton ; she died December 2, 1813.

The first of the name to be found in this coun- try were John and Richard Egerton, who came to Saybrook, Connecticut, in 1632. John Eger- ton, Earl of Bridgewater, who died in 1649, had four sons: on the death of the eldest son, the second son. John, succeeded to the father's title and estates in England, and according to the

family tradition this one was the John who came to Saybrook and returned to England, probably about 1660. The younger brother, Richard, re- mained in Connecticut and became the founder of the family in America.

I .- I. Richard Egerton, married Mary Syl- vester, April 7, 1653; at the town meeting held in Norwich, Connecticut, in 1655, Richard Eger- ton is recorded as being present ; in 1660 John and Richard by reciprocal deeds divided their land in Norwich ; in 1668 Richard took his oath as one of the thirty-nine freemen of Norwich; in 1672 he was elected fenceviewer, and townsman (the same as selectman) in 1676; he died in March, 1691 ; he had nine children: 2. Mary b. Feb- ruary 3, 1655. 3. Elizabeth, b. December 25, 1657. 4. Anna, b. September, 1659. 5. John, b. June 12, 1662; m. Mary Reynolds and died soon after, leaving an infant son John, afterwards known as Lieutenant John Egerton, who was the father of Captain Elisha Egerton, of the Revolu- tion. 6. Richard, b. March 10, 1665, m. Jan- uary 4, 1692, Elizabeth Scudder, and d. 1729; she d. 1762. 7. Sarah, b. April, 1667 ; m. Joseph Reynolds. 8. Samuel, b. May, 1670. 9. Lydia, b. April, 1675. 10. Joseph, b. March 8, 1677; m. Elizabeth Pratt, was one of the first settlers of Lebanon, Connecticut.

II-8. Samuel Egerton, m. April 18, 1703, Alice Ripley, b. September 17, 1683, dau. of Joshua Ripley and Hannah Bradford, who was the dau. of Major William Bradford, a son of Governor William Bradford of Plymouth colony ; Samuel lived in the west part of Norwich, and when the town was divided this part took the name of Franklin; he died in 1748; his children are: II. Samuel, b. March 15, 1704 ; m. Marga- ret Abel ; d. September 21, 1780. 12. Perez, b. January 14, 1705. 13. Joshua, b. February 26, 1707. 14. John, b. April 25, 1708. 15. Will- iam, b. April 25, 1708. 16. Mary, b. May 17, 1713. 17. Elijah, b. December 1, 1715. 18. David, b. August 28, 1718. 19. Alice, b. Decem- ber 25, 1721. 20. Daniel, b. July 10, 1725.

III-15. William Egerton lived in Franklin, Connecticut : m. November 6, 1733, Lydia Bar- stow, dau. of Job Barstow (this name is some- times given as Bestor ) ; he died in 1760; his chil- dren are: 21. Asa, b. March 28, 1736. 22. Submit, b. May 15, 1738; d. same day. 23. Mar-

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tha, b. April 3, 1739. 24. Zeruiah, b. August 8, 1741. 25. Alice, b. August 28, 1744. 26. Rebeckah, b. April 3, 1747. 27. Lebbeus, b. July 12, 1749. 28. Ezra, b. 1752. 29. Lavinia, b. July 6, 1754. 30. Ariel, b. October 8, 1757.

IV-30. Ariel Egerton married, probably about 1780, Ednah Huntington, dau. of Nathan Huntington, above mentioned; he removed to Brookfield, Vermont, about 1797 and died there October II, 1838; he was a non-commissioned officer in the Revolutionary army and served sev- eral years : he was a prominent business man in Brookfield for many years ; his children are: 3I. Lydia, b. July 30, 1781 ; m. Abial Chamberlain ; d. June 4, 1858. 32. Mary, b. January 25, 1783; d. about 1845, unmarried. 33. William, b. Jan- uary 3, 1785 ; m. Sophia Hubbard, had six chil- dren ; d. about 1840. 34. Charles, b. December II, 1786; removed to northern New York, mar- ried, had two children, and the four died between 1845 and 1850. 35. Ariel, b. June 8, 1789. 36. Eber, b. October 6, 1792; died April 13, 1817, un- married. 37. Nathan Huntington, b. July 7, 1794; died about 1837, unmarried. 38. James Harvey, b. September 7, 1796. 39. Ezra, b. Au- gust 29, 1801, died August 8, 1803.

Ariel's first wife died December 2, 1813, and about 1817 he married a widow Stratton and had by her: 40. Lavinia, b. about 1821 ; married and went west.

V-Ariel Egerton, third son of Ariel and Ed- nah Egerton, was born June 8, 1789. After having spent his boyhood in the town of Brookfield, Ver- mont, he removed to Northfield and was engaged in the occupation of teaching school in district No. 1, and the following year he was a teacher in No. 3; he had all the qualifications to make a successful and popular instructor, and was called upon several times to finish out the term of other teachers who had not the power to control their pupils. In 1815 he erected a house and store in Centervillage and that was the first building built. there for business purposes ; he continued in the mercantile trade for several years, and finally purchased a grist mill and chair factory in the southern portion of the village, which he con- ducted successfully until 1835.

Mr. Egerton was one of the first citizens of the state to note the injurious effects arising from the use of liquor, and he became actively inter-

ested in the cause of temperance. During the winter of 1826 he invited the residents of the neighborhood to attend a meeting, which was held in the school house, and listen to some state- ments about the use and abuse of intoxicating liquors. About forty people were present, and that was, as we believe, the first attempt in the state of Vermont, aside from pulpit addresses, to present the temperance question in a public lec- ture. He addressed audiences in other parts of the town, and in other villages, and one address which was delivered in the Center meeting house was published in the Montpelier Watchman and in other newspapers in the state. He was instru- mental in organizing several temperance societies and divisions of Sons of Temperance, and was an ardent advocate of the prohibitory law until and after its adoption by the state. In his relig- ious views he favored the Protestant Episcopal church, but living where there was no church of that denomination, he united in worship with the Methodists and Congregationalists. In poli- tics he was an anti-slavery Whig, and later be- came an adherent of the Republican party.

He was united in marriage, November 28, 1813, to Miss Abigail Proctor Keyes, daughter of Captain Abel Keyes, who was born in Putney, Vermont, in September, 1773. Captain Keyes removed to Northfield, Vermont, about 1796, where he served the town as lister, selectman, justice of the peace and representative to the legislature of Vermont. The history of North- field says : Captain Keyes was in many respects a most remarkable man, having robust health, ceaseless activity and untiring energy, but he also had a restless temperament which kept him ever on the move, so that he left to others the pleasant task of reaping the reward of his labors. In 1839 he removed to Lake Zurich, Illinois, where he was appointed postmaster of the town, and subsequently he located in Lake Mills, Wisconsin, where his death occurred September 26. 1843. Captain Keyes was the son of Daniel Keyes. of Westfield, Massachusetts, who was the son of Moses Keyes, of Chelmsford, and he in turn was the son of Solomon Keyes, who was one of the earliest settlers of Chelmsford. coming there from England in 1664. The folowing named children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Egerton: (I.) Almira Ednah, born September 6. 1814,

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married William D. Bragg, and their children , John Starkweather, born January 10, 1827, and were : Julia Louisa, born August 22, 1837 ; Agnes died in 1852; and (8.) Joseplı Keyes, born Oc- tober 20, 1829. The father of these children died September 20, 1859, at Queechy, Vermont, sur- vived by his wife, who then took up her residence with hier eldest son in Ironton, Ohio, where she (lied June 4, 1887, in the ninety-second year of lier life. Elizabeth, born February 4, 1840; William Clar- ence, born June 22, 1855; and Elmer Porter Bragg, born September 29, 1857. Agnes Eliza- beth Bragg married William Dempster Hoard, who was born October 10, 1836; he was a soldier during the war of the rebellion. Later he set- tled in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin, and for many VI .- Joseph Keyes Egerton, youngest child of Ariel and Abigail Proctor Egerton, was born in Northfield, Vermont, October 20, 1829. He acquired his education at the Thetford Academy, Thetford, Vermont. On March 4, 1845, he com- menced his business career by engaging as clerk in the store of J. C. Brooks, in Hartford, Ver- mont, where he remained for four years ; he was employed one year at Cleveland's store in Brook- field, Vermont, and one year with Camp & Thayer in Northfield, Vermont. He then re- moved to Queechy, Vermont, where he conducted a store and acted in the capacity of postmaster from 1853 to 1860; he then located in Norwich, Vermont, where he was engaged in mercantile trade, and was elected to fill the offices of town treasurer, justice of the peace and town agent. After remaining in this town for some years he returned to Northfield, where he now resides. Mr. Egerton has been engaged in the manufac- turing of roofing slate, and for some years acted as president of the Northfield Slate Company, and is now serving as treasurer of the Union Slate Company of Northfield. He has also been interested in the fire insurance business for twen- ty-five years, holding agencies for the Aetna, the Home, the Insurance Company of North Amer- ica, the Continental, the Phoenix of Hartford, the Sun, the Phoenix of London, the Springfield, the Vermont Mutual, the Union Mutual, and he has transacted some business in life and accident in- surance. He has won the confidence and respect of these different companies, and has given entire satisfaction to every insurer. years published the Jefferson County Union and Hoard's Dairyman, and he had a national repu- tation as a lecturer on dairy subjects. He was elected governor of the state of Wisconsin in 1889, and in 1895 was the department com- mander of the Grand Army of the Republic of Wisconsin. (2.) Laura Esther, born November 3, 1816. (3.) Olive Smith, born October 6, 1818. (4.) Cynthia Maria, born January 2, 1821, married, May 25, 1846, the Rev. Ambrose Smith, who was a minister of the Congregational church of Northfield, and their children were: Frances Egerton, born April 8, 1851, Lyndon Ambrose, born July 15, 1854, graduated from Dartmouth College and is a member of the legal profession in Montevideo, Minnesota, where he has served as lieutenant governor for the past two terms ; he married Miss Dora Rogers. Justin Harvey was a graduate from Dartmouth College, after which he studied for the ministry ; he was a member of the publishing firm of Ginn & Company, Boston, for several years, and is now acting in the capac- ity of professor of modern history in Dartmouth College. (5.) Abby Sophia, born April 15, 1823. (6.) Charles Bestor, born March 6, 1825, fitted for college at Thetford Academy, entered Dart- mouth College, was in academic department and medical department, and graduated from Berk- shire, Massachusetts, Medical College ; later went to Ironton, Ohio, where he practiced medicine, was also a druggist and was elected as judge of probate of Lawrence county, serving fourteen years. He retired about 1885 and died Decem- ber 1, 1900. He married Miss Emeline Tourney and their son, Charles Bestor, is a resident of . Ironton, Ohio, where he acts as treasurer of Lawrence county, succeeding his brother, James Tourney Egerton, who had held the office the constitutional term; William Ariel Egerton, a younger brother of Charles Bestor, acts as super- intendent of the C. E. Abbott Company. (7.)

Mr. Egerton has been a Republican in poli- tics ever since the organization of that party, and has served in town and county committees for many years. He was elected to fill the offices of town clerk, auditor and justice of the peace, also other positions of trust and responsibility. He joined the Odd Fellows lodge in Northfield in 1850, and he has served as noble grand of the

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lodge and chief patriarch of the encampment ; he was also grand patriarch of the grand encamp- ment of Vermont in 1892 and 1893, was also grand representative to the sovereign grand lodge of the United States in 1894 and 1895, and is now a member of Northfield Lodge and Eureka Encampment of Northfield, Vermont. Mr. Eger- ton joined the Freemasons in 1854, and was elected master of United Brethren Lodge in Hartford for several years, was a member of the Grand Lodge of Vermont for twelve years, was grand lecturer of the same lodge for seven years up to 1869, and is now a member of King Solo- mon 'Chapter, Montpelier, Vermont, and of De- witt Clinton Lodge of Northfield. He became a member of the Sons of Temperance in 1849 and has been connected with temperance organizations ever since. He holds membership in the Protes- tant Episcopal church of Northfield, and has served as treasurer and senior warden.

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Genealogical and family history of the state of Vermont; a record of the achievements of her people in the making of a commonwealth and the founding of a nation, Vol I, Part 56

Author: Carleton, Hiram, 1838- ed Publication date: 1903 Publisher: New York, Chicago, The Lewis Publishing Company Number of Pages: 1032

Author: Carleton, Hiram, 1838- ed
Publication date: 1903
Publisher: New York, Chicago, The Lewis Publishing Company
Number of Pages: 1032