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 88

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

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Left he his home and the mother that loved him ; Followed the flag that was dearer than life -- Flag of the stars and glow of the sunset- Into the thunder of battle and strife.

O the long days when the white wreaths curled upward,

Hot from the muzzle of musket and gun, When like a demon the gray smoke crept sky- ward,

Dimming the heavens and darkening the sun!

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O the long nights when the sad moon looked downward,

Shrinking and pale at the wild earth below ; When the moans of the wounded and dying Mingled the plaint of the river's sad flow!

Now are forgotten the long, weary marches, Memories of home through his closed eyelids throng ;

Glad days of childhood come stealing upon him, Happy with laughter and tender with song.

Then his dreams change; the stars fade from heaven ;

Gray, veiling clouds hide the face of the sky, And through the rifts sweeps an enemy to battle, Bayonets gleaming and banners flung high.

Breathless he watches them glide through the shadows,

Spirit-like forms in the old Union blue ;

Then as he gazes they waver and vanish,

Gone through the gray evening mist and the dew.

Flashing of swords and the thunder of hoof- beats,

Forward the cavalry sweeps to the flight ; Now they are met ; and the clashing of sabres Startles the deep brooding stillness of night.

High above all shines the flag that is fairest, White stars that gleam as the stars gleam above ; Crimson-touched folds that an army held sacred, Throned in a temple of reverence and love.

Wondering he gazes : the dream-army passes ; Rumble of cannon and musketry's roar

Rouse him from slumber, and, startled, he wakens ;

Round him a silence as deep as before !

Bright shine the stars from the ramparts of - ticipating in many hard-fought battles. heaven,

Shine the stacked arms in the moonlight's white gleam ;

Peaceful the flow of the dark-waved Potomac; Vanished the battle and strife of his dream!

Sleep on, young soldier, the hours are fleeting, Soon will the dawn-light grow bright with the day,

Soon will the reveille call thee to battle ;

Sleep on in silence, and dream while you may.

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Peace spreads her tent o'er the hills of Virginia ; Drum-beat and bugle-note echo no more ;

Never a campfire beside thee, Potomac ; Peace on the river and peace on the shore.

Yet in the eve when the white mists curl upward, Fancy oft weaves of old memories a part ;

Still through the clouds march the ghosts of an army ;

Still live their deeds in America's heart.

BUEL J. DERBY.

Buel J. Derby, prominently identified with the business and political interests of Burlington, Vermont, is a son of the late John and Sarah (Buel) Derby, and was born in Huntington, Chittenden county, Vermont, March 8, 1839.

Mr. Derby's early life was passed in his na- tive town, where he obtained an education in the common schools. When nineteen years of age he secured a position as clerk in the postoffice at Burlington, Vermont, where he remained one year, going then to Rutland, Vermont, where for two years he filled a similar position.

At the outbreak of the Civil war Mr. Derby enlisted as a private in Company K, Twelfth Ver- mont Volunteers, the regiment being assigned to the First Army Corps. He was detailed as commissary sergeant, later being appointed as quartermaster sergeant, and received his dis- charge while officiating in the latter capacity. Subsequently he enlisted in the Seventy-seventh Vermont Regiment, being commissioned as quar- termaster, in which capacity he served until the close of the war, the regiment meanwhile par-

At the cessation of hostilities Mr. Derby re- turned to his native state and engaged in the manufacture of chairs at Bristol, in Addison county. where he gave employment to many men. In 1867 he closed out his interests in Bris-

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tol and returned to Burlington, having been ten- dered and having accepted the position of assist- ant postmaster. This position of trust he filled until 1875, when he was appointed postmaster, receiving two re-appointments and maintaining the office for twelve consecutive years, or until 1887, when his retirement canie about in the change of the administration.

In April, 1899, Mr. Derby was one of a New England excursion of business men to Denison, Texas, where lie assisted in the formation of the Denison Land and Investment Company, later being elected its president and general manager and also president and general manager of the Denison Building & Land Company, both of which positions he held for three years, when he returned to Burlington, where he engaged in the wholesale grocery business with the Burling- ton Grocery Company, being one of its incorpora- tors and directors, and in which concern he still maintains a financial interest.

On the 22d of February, 1899, he was reap- pointed postmaster under President Mckinley, since which time he has given his entire atten- tion to the duties of the office, having again been reappointed by President Roosevelt. The Bur- lington postoffice is the largest office in the state of Vermont. The carrier system was inaugur- ated in 1875, the present clerical force consist- ing of seventeen clerks, sixteen carriers, three sub-carriers and three rural carriers. Connected with the office are five stations, which includes a branch office at Winooski and which is under Mr. Derby's control, with a superintendent, two carriers and one rural carrier.

Absolute thoroughness of detail, coupled with the business principles which have won for him a good name in the commercial world, charac- terize all his efforts in his present position, and he is deserving of great credit for the success he has achieved in his conduct of the office.

In his political affiliations Mr. Derby is a pro- nounced Republican, and for several years served his city as a member of the board of school com- missioners. In 1888 he was chosen by the state convention as a delegate to the Republican na- tional convention which convened at Chicago and nominated General Harrison to the office of the presidency of the United States.

Mr. Derby is a prominent member of the Ma-

sonic fraternity, being a member of Washing- ton Lodge No. 1. He is a member of Stannard Post, Grand Army of the Republic, a member of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States, and of the Algonquin and Ethan. Allen Clubs of Burlington.

In 1864 Mr. Derby married Miss Arvilla C. Wheeler, a native of Bristol and a daughter of the late Dr. F. P. Wheeler, who for many years was an extensive practitioner of medicine and surgery. Mrs. Derby was one of six children, four of whom are still living, viz: Arvilla C .; May Campbell, resident of Rutland, Vermont ; Frank W., who resides at Richford, Vermont ; and Sarah Phillips, of Port Huron, Michigan. One daughter, Georgeanna, now the wife of Mr. T. B. Hanna, has been born to Mr. and Mrs. Derby. Mr. and Mrs. Hanna's children are: Thomas B., Jr ..; Frederick Wheeler and Char- lotte A. Hanna.

John Derby, father of Buel J. Derby, was born in Huntington, Vermont, October 26, 1798. He was one of the pioneer residents of Huntington, where he followed farming and where in early life he obtained an education at the common schools. In addition to the vocation of a farmer he conducted a hotel for many years. He mar- ried Miss Sarah Buel, who was born in Hunting- ton, Vermont, February 28, 1802. Seven chil- dren were born to them, three of whom are liv- ing: Lucinda A., November 6, 1828, who be- came the wife of Perry Gillette of Huntington ;. Buel J .; and Hortense J., born July 31, 1842, now Mrs. Hortense J. Gorton of Medford, Mas- sachusetts. John Derby died at the age of sev- enty-four years, at the home of his daughter in Bristol, where he passed the declining years of an active and well spent life, his wife departing at the age of sixty-nine years.

GARDNER WILLIAM DUSTIN.

It is now our privilege to briefly record the life history of the family of Mr. Gardner William- Dustin, without whose sketch a work which pur- ports to give the history of the prominent men of the town of Berlin would be incomplete. His father, Philander Newton Dustin, was born in Rochester, of this state, in 1815, and when a young man came to the town of Berlin. He

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tha (Smith) Stone, was born February 7, 1841, worked on a farm for a number of years and at the age of twenty-four married Cyntha Knapp, a native of Berlin, born in 1822 and died in 1894. He made farming his occupation and passed away in 1887. The children were Harriett Elizabeth, Henry Newton, who resides in Michigan, and Gardner William.

Gardner was born in the town of Berlin, Feb- ruary 16, 1847. He enjoyed the educational ad- vantages of the common schools and also attended the Barre Academy, at which so many residents of this community gained their training. He is a successful farmer and also deals extensively in stock ; politically a Republican, he has served in the office of selectman. He is unpretentious, of a quiet and reserved nature, but he ranks as one of the leading citizens and has an enviable repu- tation as a business man.

And at this point we wish to give a brief rec- ord of the family of Mr. Dustin's estimable wife. Her grandparents were Joel and Hannah (Knapp) Warren ; the former was born in North- boro, Massachusetts, November 28, 1772, and died April 24, 1849. About the year 1797 he came to Berlin and settled on the farm now known as the Warren homestead. His first wife was Rebecca P. Tolles, whom he married Feb- ruary 14, 1799; she was born in New Haven, Connecticut, May 4, 1776 and died May 24, 1800, the mother of one son, Tolles. On March 29, 1801, he married Hannah Knapp of Willington, Connecticut, who died November 21, 1851 ; their children were Rebecca, Betsey, Joel, Jr., Hannah and Abel Knapp. Judge Abel Knapp Warren, the father of Mrs. Dustin, on January 25, 1842, became the husband of Laura Ann House, and their children are Isabel, deceased, who married Henry N. Dustin ; Ferrand; Ella Estelle ; Alice, deceased ; Lizzie, deceased; Frederick, in Brook- lyn ; and Minnie, who married Dwight Hobart. Judge Warren was for many years a prominent and influential man in his county, held the of- fice of justice of the peace for a long term and was associate judge of Washington county. He died August 6, 1897. honored and respected by all.

On February 8, 1871, Ella Estelle Warren became the wife of Gardner Dunstin; her birth occurred in the town of Berlin on December 31,

1849. They now reside in a nice home, pleasantly located in Berlin Corners, the center of many warm and admiring friends and acquaintances.

CHARLES H. STONE.

Charles Henry Stone, a leading farmer and. esteemed citizen of Monkton, Vermont, belongs. to a family several of whose members have been distinguished in the medical profession. Dan Stone, his grandfather, was born in 1770, in. Hartford, Connecticut, and graduated from Will- iams College, probably in the first class. Hav- ing chosen the profession of medicine for his life calling, he went, in 1795, to Monkton, Vermont, where he soon had a large and profitable prac- tice, becoming in time one of the most promi- nent physicians in this part of the country. He was the father of three sons: Dan C., George E. and Charles. Of these the two former adopted their father's profession, of which they both be- came in the course of time distinguished mem- bers, practicing in Monkton and Vergennes. and in 1857 removing to Chicago and Woodstock, Illinois.

Charles Stone, son of Dr. Dan Stone, was born in February, 1805, in Monkton, Vermont, and received his education in the common schools of the town. He devoted himself to agricultura! pursuits, and after a time purchased a fine farm on which he built the beautiful house still stand- ing, and in which he resided all his life. He took an active interest in public affairs, and was in- trusted by his neighbors with the offices of se- lectman and chairman of the town board. He married Samantha Smith, born in 1808, in Monk- ton, Vermont, daughter of Hezekiah Smith. a very prosperous hotel-keeper. Mr. and Mrs. Stone had six children, four of whom are living : Ursula married John Warner French, and now resides in Finchford, Iowa ; Charles H. is men- tioned at length hereinafter : George E. is a resi- dent of Vergennes : and Hezekiah is now living in Salisbury, Vermont. Mr. Stone died No- vember 11, 1857, in his fifty-third year, having passed his whole life in his native place, and his wife survived him nearly thirty years, dying in 1888, at the age of eighty years.

Charles H. Stone, son of Charles and Saman-

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in the town of Monkton, Vermont, where he re- ceived his education in the common schools, af- ter which he remamed on the homestead, assist- ing his father, whose taste for agricultural pur- suits he had inherited. So great was the abil- ity which he developed for his chosen calling, that at the age of sixteen he successfully man- aged a farm of one hundred and ninety acres two miles and a half from Monkton borough. In 1891 he bought a fine estate of one hundred acres, which he devotes to the purposes of general farming, retaining at the same time his former possession. He now lives on the homestead for- merly owned by his father.

Mr. Stone is prominent in local politics, be- ing a member of the Republican party, which has frequently elected him to various offices. He has been delegate to county conventions, served as selectman twelve years, being chairman of the board five years, besides filling for a number of years the office of lister and numerous minor of- fices. Mr. Stone and all his family are members of the Methodist Episcopal church, of which he is one of the trustees, and also a class-leader, holding an exhorter's license.

Mr. Stone married, in 1862, Julia A. Collins, born in 1843. daughter of Nelson Collins, who spent his life as a farmer in Monkton. Mrs. Stone was one of a family of three children, of whom she is the sole survivor. Mr. and Mrs. Stone are the parents of four children : Caroline, who married Carleton D. Bristol, of Waltham, and has one child, Virgil ; Charles N., a farmer of Bristol, who married Maud Weaver, and has one child. Ethel; Grace married George Middle- brook, a farmer of Ferrisburg, and has one child, Florence ; and William C., who graduated at the Baltimore Medical College at Baltimore, Mary- land. in 1903. It is believed that this, the youn- ger son of Mr. and Mrs. Stone who has thus en- rolled himself in the ranks of the profession in which his ancestors have earned well merited dis- tinction, may be safely relied upon to carry for- ward the professional reputation of the family.

WILLIAM AUGUSTUS COLE. 1

William Augustus Cole, of Putney, is actively identified with one of the leading industries of this section of the county, being treasurer of the

William A. Cole Paper Company. He was born May 10, 1837, in Northampton, Massachusetts, a son of James Monroe and Mary Ann (Slade) Cole, both natives of Worthington. James Monroe Cole was a son of Thomas Cole, a life- long farmer of Worthington, Massachusetts, and the former was reared to agricultural pursuits, but early learned the trade of a tanner and cur- rier, which he followed during the latter part of his life in Putney, Vermont, where he died at the age of sixty-eight years. He was a Republican

WILLIAM AUGUSTUS COLE.

in politics, and a citizen of worth. He married Mary Ann Slade, of Washington, Massachusetts. Her father, Captain John Slade, was a soldier in the Mexican war, and afterward settled in Twins- burg, Ohio, where he spent the remainder of his life. He had a large family of children, thirteen or fourteen in number. Mr. and. Mrs. James M. Cole reared three children, namely : William A., the immediate subject of this sketch ; and Frances

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Ann Eliza, and Mary Ann, deceased. Mrs. Cole died April 6, 1900, aged eighty-three years.

William A. Cole spent his early life in west- ern Massachusetts, attending school in Ashley- ville, where his parents resided, and later the Monson Academy. At the age of fourteen years he began to learn the trade of a tanner and currier. Three years later he came to Putney and entered the paper mill of John Robertson, for whom he worked a number of years. Going then to Holy- oke, Massachusetts, he remained there a short time, when he returned to Putney, and in 1880 purchased the mill property at Putney of his former employer, John Robertson, and for the next six years, in company with Henry Goff, was engaged in the manufacture of paper. On the retirement of Mr. Goff from the firm, in 1886, Mr. Cole formed a copartnership with John Rob- ertson, and continued the business with him until the latter's death, in 1897. Although successful in his business career, Mr. Cole has met with reverses, among which was the burning of his mill in 1895, a serious loss to himself and his partner. It was immediately replaced, however, by one of greater capacity, fitted up with modern machinery, and in the manufacture of tissue, toilet and manila paper upwards of twenty peo- ple are kept in constant employment, producing from seventy to seventy-five thousand pounds of paper annually.

Mr. Cole married first Lucina Ann Lamb, who died December 25, 1898, having borne him three children, namely: Mary, wife of R. C. Winchester, of Holyoke, Massachusetts, and their daughter Una is a student at Smith College; Minnie, who died in infancy ; and Jennie, wife of H. L. Pierce, of Putney. Mr. Cole married, sec- ond, Flora Shelly, of Putney. He is a Republican in politics, a member of Wantastiquet Lodge, I. O. O. F., and formerly belonged to Golden Rule Lodge, F. & A. M., of Putney, Vermont.

MARION H. DEAN.

Marion Harry Dean, deceased, was for many years prominently identified with the political and agricultural interests of Monkton, Vermont, and he was also a descendant of a family which set- tled in that section of the state in the early part of the eighteenth century. Moses Dean, great-

great-grandfather of Marion H. Dean, was born in 1715, in England, where he remained for the greater part of his life. Finally he crossed the Atlantic in order to visit his son Ashbel, who had emigrated to this country at an earlier date, and while residing in Monkton, Vermont, at the resi- dence of his son, his death occurred when he had attained a good age.

Ashbel Dean was born in 1745, and settied in Dutchess county, New York, and during the Revolutionary war served in the capacity of cap- tain in Washington's army. Before the opening of hostilities between the United States and Eng- land, Mr. Dean removed to Monkton, Vermont, and became the pioneer of the family in that town, where the remainder of his life was spent in the occupation of farming. He was one of the prom- inent men of that section of the state, and was al- ways ready to advance any movement that was promulgated for its interest.

Harry Dean, son of Ashbel Dean, was born in 1775, in Monkton, Vermont, where he was reared and educated in the public schools. After com- pleting his education he devoted his time and at- tention to agricultural pursuits, and was very suc- cessful in the conduct of an extensive farm. He was one of the prominent and prosperous men of the district, and gained the respect and esteem of his fellow townsmen by his honorable business methods and his fidelity to every duty that de- volved upon him as a citizen. His death occurred in the town of Monkton when he had reached his sixty-first year.

Asabel A. Dean, son of Harry Dean, was born in 1810, in Monkton, Vermont, and his early lit- erary education was acquired in the same school which his father attended. Subsequently he be- came interested in the vocation of farming, which he continued in his native town for some years, after which he removed to Bristol, Vermont, where he spent the last days of his life in retire- ment, and enjoyed the rest and quiet to which his long years of toil entitled him. He married Miss Polly Beers, who was born in Ferrisburg, Vermont, in 1815, daughter of Elnathan Beers, one of the first settlers of the town. One child was born of this marriage. Marion H. Dean. The father died August 17, 1886, aged seventy-six years, and his wife passed away at the age of ser- enty-eight years.

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Marion H. Dean, only child of Asabel A. and Polly Dean, was born October 6, 1833, in Monk- 'ton, Vermont, and his education was obtained in the public schools of his native town and at the Hinesburg high school. Being reared upon a farm, his thoughts naturally turned in that di- rection when he became old enough to choose his vocation in life, and at one time he successfully operated the largest farmi in the town. He was also a prominent factor in its political affairs, and served in various capacities of trust and responsi- bility.

On June 28, 1854, Mr. Dean married Miss Lydia Lorette Fuller, who was born July 13, 1835, in Ferrisburg, Vermont, a descendant of an old and highly respected English family, who can trace their history back to before the sailing of the Mayflower. Edward Fuller, the progeni- tor of the American branch of the family, was born in England, came to this country in the May- flower, and died in Plymouth, Massachusetts, in 1621 : Samuel Fuller, born in England, died in Barnstable, October 3, 1683; John Fuller, born in Barnstable in 1656, and died in 1710; Joseph Fuller, born in Kent, Connecticut, July 19, 1765 ; Ashbel Fuller, born in Colchester, Massachu- setts, in 1796, died in Kent, Connecticut, Sep- tember 20, 1807: Ezbon Fuller, grandfather of Mrs. Dean, was born in Kent, Connecticut, Ap- ril 27, 1764, later became a pioneer of Ferris- burg, Vermont, where he cleared a large tract of land and was one of the successful farmers of the town: his death occurred there in the year 1829 ; he was familiarly known as Squire Fuller, was appointed deacon of the church and also held the office of justice of the peace for many years; Gideon Fuller, father of Mrs. Dean, was born February 3, 1798, in Ferrisburg, Vermont, and was engaged in the occupation of farming in that town all his life; he married Miss Eleanor Leuce, born September 27, 1812, in Washington county, Vermont, and four children were born to them, Mrs. Marion H. Dean being the only sur- viving child. Mr. Fuller died December 25, 1857, at the age of sixty years, and his wife's death oc- curred in her ninetieth year ; the family were all zealous members of the Baptist church of Ferris- burg, Vermont. Three sons were born to Mr. and Mrs. Dean: Ashbel A .; William M., born October 20, 1860; and Louis F., January 4,

1863. Mr. Marion H. Dean died in the year 1895, at the age of sixty-one years, survived by his widow, who still resides on the homestead in Monkton, Vermont, and his three sons, one of whom has since died.

William M. Dean, second son of Marion H. and Lorette Dean, is engaged in the occupation of farming in Ferrisburg, Vermont, and is also prominently identified with the Masonic frater- nity. He married Miss Abby Palmer, and their children are James P. and Loretta. Louis F. Dean, third son of Marion H. and Lorette Dean, resides near the old homestead in Monkton, Ver- mont. He married Minnie Palmer. The family are all faithful and consistent members of the Methodist Episcopal church of Monkton.

WILLIAM BARCLAY.

Of the many diverse elements which have entered into the make-up of the American nation, none has been more conspicuously useful than the natives of Scotland. Indeed, that race en- joys a particular and twofold distinction,-its .members are noted for their fine commercial in- stincts, unflagging industry, and tenacity of pur- pose and integrity, and one who engages in a call- ing not positively useful to the community and state, is seldom known. One of the principal industries of the state of Vermont, that of gran- ite manufacturing, owes much of its develop- ment to skilled artisians of this nationality, who mastered their knowledge of stone in the splendid quarries of their native land, and came to Amer- ica to find wider scope for their industry.

Of the class to which reference is made above is William Barclay, a leading granite manufact- urer of Barre, Vermont. He was born in Aber- deenshire, Scotland, December 7. 1850, son of Peter and Mary (McDonald) Barclay. The father was a native of the place where the son was born, and was a farm overseer by occupa- tion. The mother was born in Banffshire. Their son, William Barclay, received his education in the parish schools, where the school "reader" was the Bible. At an early age he was apprenticed to a granite-cutter in his native shire, and by the time he had attained to manhood he was a mas- ter workman. In 1874, when twenty-four years of age, he went to Canada, and for two years fol-

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William Barclay

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lowed his trade in Montreal. In 1876 he re- turned to Scotland, where he remained for four years engaged in his calling. In 1880 he came to the United States, landing at New York city. His attention had been directed to the granite works about Quincy, Massachusetts, and he re- moved to that place, where his ability as a work- man found him instant employment. After six months, however, he again visited Scotland, where he remained until 1883, when he returned to the United States and located permanently in Barre, Vermont. He followed his trade indus- triously for four years, carefully husbanding his means, and in 1887 he formed a partnership in the granite-cutting business with William Little- john, and this association was maintained until 1891, when the firm was dissolved. In the year following he associated with himself his brother Andrew, under the firm name of Barclay Broth- ers, and this existed until 1894, since which time William Barclay has conducted the business alone but under the name of Barclay Brothers.

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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 88

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