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 II, Part 114

Author: Carleton, Hiram, 1838- ed
Publication date: 1903
Publisher: New York, Chicago, The Lewis Publishing Company
Number of Pages: 1044

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William B. Cutting, a successful agriculturist of Westminster, Vermont, is a descendant of Richard Cutting, who was born in England in 1623. When only' eleven years of age Richard Cutting set sail in the ship Elizabeth, which left Ipswich, England, in 1634, and upon his arrival in Boston harbor he remained in that town for some time, but subsequently settled in Waltham, Massachusetts, where he was admitted a freeman in 1690, and died in 1696 at the age of seventy- three years. The line of descent is as follows: Zachariah, son of Richard and Sarah Cutting ; Joseph Cutting, son of Richard and Sarah Cut- ting, married Dinah Smith, and settled in Wal- tham, Massachusetts; Absalom, son of Joseph and Dinah Cutting, born in 1736, died in 1767,. aged thirty-one years. He married a Miss Rice, and they resided in Massachusetts. Their chil- dren were Abigail, Edmund Rice, Jonah and Sarah Storm. Jonah Cutting, the grandfather of William B. Cutting, was born January 28, 1762,. a native of Massachusetts. Over one hundred years ago he settled in Guilford, Vermont, where he cleared up a large tract of land, which he cultivated, and in addition he operated a linseed oil mill and raised a large amount of cattle for which he found a ready sale in the market. La- ter he removed to Green River, Cutting valley, where he resumed his agricultural pursuits ; he also operated an oil and paper mill for many years. He participated in the war of the Rev- olution ; he represented the town of Guilford in the state legislature, besides holding other offices of trust and responsibility. Mr. Cutting was twice married, his first wife having been Miss Sarah Stone, and the following named children were

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born to them: Sallie, born May 27, 1789; Sam- uel, born in 1791; Lewis, born in 1793; Calvin, born in 1796: John, born in 1800; and William G., born in 1810. After the death of his wife, which occurred May 30, 1816, Mr. Cut- ting married Mrs. Parmelia Stone. Mr. Cutting died in 1842, at the age of eighty years.

Samuel Cutting, father of William B. Cut- ting, was born at Guilford, Vermont, in 1791. He was reared upon a farm and assisted his fa- ther with the work of that and the mill which he operated. He removed with his parents to Green River, where he continued the occupation of farming as well as assisting in the oil and pa- per mill industries. The latter industry was giv- en to Samuel and his brother-in-law, William Gregory. He also acted in the capacity of colonel of militia, and in his early manhood joined the Masonic fraternity, and was a member of that body during the great Morgan agitation. He was an earnest and zealous member of the Methodist Episcopal church. He was united in marriage to Miss Hannah Brackett, daughter of Lemuel Brackett. The following named children were born to them: Lewis, who died in infancy ; Hi- ram S., a paper manufacturer at Green River (the father's plant), married Miss Eliza Ward, and their children are Victoria, Elizabeth, Sam- uel, Hiram and Louis Cutting ; Samuel C .; Nan- cy, who died in infancy ; Louis J., who died at the age of twenty years; William B .; Joseph, who died at the age of nineteen years; Newell Greg- ory ; and Russell T., who follows the occupation of farming on the old homestead in Green River in the town of Guilford, Vermont, was united in marriage to Mrs. Sarah Reid. The father of these children died in December, 1842, at the age of fifty-seven years.

William B. Cutting, son of Samuel and Han- .nah Cutting, was born in Green River, Vermont, November 20, 1827. He acquired his education in the common schools of his native town, and when he attained the age of sixteen years he com- menced his business life as a clerk, and later was interested in the manufacture of paper in con- nection with other mercantile pursuits. In 1853 he removed to Boston and entered the employ of the Old Colony Railroad, and also was engaged in the grocery trade; he remained in these posi- tions until 1854, when he became connected with

the Indianapolis & Cincinnati Railroad Company, and he continued in their employ until April, 1861, when ill health compelled him to remove to Kalamazoo, Michigan, where he formed a part- nership to conduct the grocery and produce busi- ness, also the manufacture of lumber and barrel staves at Pine Grove, Michigan. His health not being benefited by his sojourn in the west, he re- turned east and settled in Springfield, Massa- chusetts, afterward in Brattleboro, Vermont, and finally in 1871 located in Westminster, where he purchased a farm and for the balance of his active life pursued agricultural pursuits.

Mr. Cutting was a Free-soiler prior to the formation of the Republican party, took an active part in the Fremont and Lincoln campaigns and continued for some time to act with that party, but, differing from it on the tariff question, he changed his politics to that of an independent. He was elected to the state senate in 1882, was justice of the peace for twenty years, and has held most of the town offices. Mr. Cutting has been a prominent member of several organiza- tions of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and master of Maple Grove Grange of West- minster West, Vermont. In his religious beliefs he is a firm and earnest advocate of the Unitarian church.

On August 12, 1851, Mr. Cutting was united in marriage to Miss Mary A. Ranney, daughter of Grant W. and Matilda (Campbell) Ranney. Six children have been born of this union: Will- iam L., Mary R., Charles C., Frank H., Stella M. and Nelly G. Cutting.

CHARLES RIPLEY.

Charles Ripley, president of the Ripley Lum- ber Company, and also actively identified with a large book and stationery establishment at Poult- ney, Vermont, traces his ancestry back to William Ripley or Riplyee, as the name was then spelled, who joined a company of immigrants made up from a village ten miles distant from Wymond- ham, Norfolk county, England, and sailed for this country on the ship "Diligent" of Ipswich. Will- iam Ripley settled at Hingham, Massachusetts. and was a man of character and substance. as his will, a quaint instrument, bequests of various pieces of land to his children. He was united in

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marriage to Ilzabeth Thatcher, widow of Them- as Thatcher, and among their children was a son, John Ripley, who married Elizabeth Hobert, daughter of the Rev. Peter Hobert, who acted in the capacity of first pastor of the church at Hingham, Massachusetts. Of their children, Jer- emmah Ripley, born in 1662, was a prominent res- ident of Windham, Massachusetts, and, in 1690, married Mary Gager and ten children were born to them: One of their sons, Jeremiah Ripley, married Abigail Cary, of Scotland, Connecticut, and of their children Charles Ripley, born in 1,73, married Tabitha Abbe, of Windham, Con- necticut.

Charles Ripley held a commission in the French war and served against the Indians in Canada ; he also participated as a lieutenant in the Revolutionary war, and during the battle at Monmouth was taken prisoner by the British and confined in the Sugar House Prison in New York. At one time during his imprisonment he was reduced to extreme prostration from want of food, and on remonstrating with the keeper of the prison for offering him refuse bones was dealt a blow on the head which instantly killed him. The following named children were born to Charles and Tabitha Ripley: Epapharas, Benja- min, Charles, John, Abbe, Sarah, Vine and Cal- vin.

Calvin Ripley, grandfather of Charles Rip- ley, of this review, was born at Tinmouth, Con- necticut, November 30, 1769, and upon attaining young manhood removed to Tinmouth, Rutland county, Vermont, where he resided for the re- mainder of his life. He married Lois Crampton, a native of Tinmouth, Vermont, and ten children were born to them, namely: Dexter, Abbe, Cal- vin, May, Sallie, Charles, Alinus, Louisa C., Her- rick and Neri Field Ripley. The father of these children died in 1849.

Charles Ripley, father of Charles Ripley, was born at Tinmouth, Vermont, November 10, 1804, but during his early youth changed his place of residence to Poultney, Vermont, where he fol- lowed agricultural pursuits for a number of years, later in life turning his attention to the buying and selling of tinware. He was a consistent mem- ber of the Congregational church of that town, giving liberally of his time and money to its support. On January 21, 1830, Mr. Ripley mar-

ried Sallie Gates, daughter of Ebenezer Gates. Their children are: Almeron B., born July 30, 1832, married Ellen Ames ; Charles ; James, born May 13, 1843, married Anna Ward; and George L., born June 5, 1845, died December 4, 1846. Mr. Ripley's death occurred at his home in Poult- ney, Vermont, in March, 1877.

Charles Ripley, son of Charles and Sallie Ripley, was born April 10, 1838, at Poultney, Vermont, and he acquired the limited education afforded by the common schools of that day. He assisted his father with the management of the farm until he attained the age of eighteen years, and then turned his attention to the operation of a saw mill. Since April, 1856, Mr. Ripley has been interested in this line of industry and at the present time is acting in the capacity of president of the Ripley Lumber Company, manufacturers of lumber, doors, sashes, blinds and building ma- terial, and they have also taken building contracts for the erection of structures throughout southern Vermont and New York state. They give con- stant employment to seventy-five men, and are classed among the prominent business firms of the city, the proceeds from their business amount- ing to between fifty and one hundred thousand dollars annually. In addition to this extensive . enterprise Mr. Ripley is identified with a large book and stationery store at Poultney. Although generally successful in his business affairs, Mr. Ripley has suffered some reverses, having had his mill consumed by fire three times, but he has always rebuilt and continued business.

In his political affiliations Mr. Ripley is a staunch Republican, having been chosen by his party to serve in the capacity of selectman, town clerk, representative of the town of Poultney two terms, from 1880 to 1884, and senator in the house from 1888 to 1890. In 1882 he was a member of the Grand List Committee in the house, and in the senate he served as a member of the manu- facturers' committee ; he also served on the state committee and was one of the committee ap- pointed to investigate the appropriation required for the erection of the state prison at Windsor, Vermont. He has also been chosen to serve as a delegate to various Republican conventions. In his fraternal relations he is a member of the Morning Star Lodge No. 37, Free and Accepted Masons, in which he served as junior and senior

FREDERICK MAECK.

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warden ; Poultney Chapter No. 10, also of Poult- ney Council No. 10, having served in the chairs of both orders. In his religious views he is a firm believer in the doctrines of the Baptist church, holding the office of trusteee for thirty years and also serving as deacon for a number of years. Since 1885 he has been a member of the Vermont Baptist state convention, being elected every three years, and for sixteen years was auditor of the convention.

Mr. Ripley has been twice married, his first wife having been Esther C. Morse, who bore him the following named children: Edward, who re- sides with his father, married Helen Ward and their children are Esther and Edward; Emma E. died at the age of nine years; George married Alida Loomis, and their children are Fordyce, George, Harris, Carroll, and Marion ; Mary E. is the wife of Methuen M. Grant, of Johnstown, New York, engaged in the insurance business and also acting as editor of the Gloversville and Johnstown Morning Herald, and their children are Methuen Morse and Donald Ripley Grant ; and Edna Justin married William C. Case, of Johnson. The mother of these children died in March, 1890, and on February 4, 1891, Mr. Rip- ley was united in marriage to May Farr Richard.

JOHN VAN SICKLEN MAECK.

John Van Sicklen Maeck, one of the promi- nent and progressive agriculturists of Shelburne, Vermont, is a worthy descendant of Dr. Jacob Maeck, who was a surgeon in the British army during the Revolutionary war. He was present when the famous battle of Saratoga was fought, and after the conflict was over he, with the as- sistance of his son, Frederick Maeck, then only a mere lad, dressed the wounds of the injured sol- diers. Dr. Jacob Maeck died in 1775 and was buried at Ticonderoga, and the obsequies were attended with great military honor.

Dr. Frederick Maeck, son of Dr. Jacob Maeck, acquired his education in the common school, and he then studied to become a member of the medi- cal fraternity. He commenced the practice of his profession in Shelburne in 1778, and for many years he was the only physician in the town; he remained in practice there until 1826. He pur- chased an unimproved tract of land, which he

cleared and cultivated, and in 1800 erected the house, which is now known as the old home- stead. Dr. Maeck took an active interest in the political affairs of the town, and he was chosen as the representative of the people in the state legislature of 1809. He was also prominently identified with the Masonic fraternity, his resi- dence being the meeting place, for many years, of that body. The Doctor had two sisters who settled in Williamstown, Massachusetts. He was united in marriage to Miss Abbie Newell, daugh- ter of Judge Newell, of Charlotte, Vermont. The following named children were born to them: Betsy, who married Judge John Van Sicklen ; Ja- cob, who was a graduate of the University of Vermont in 1820, studied the profession of the law, and became one of the leading lawyers of the state of Vermont; he died in 1875; Frederick, Abbie, who married Hiram Holabird, of Shel- burne, Vermont, and she died in California ; New- ell, who went out west and remained there until his death; Sarah, who died in 1888 at eighty- three years of age; Reuben Y., M. D., was a graduate of the University of Vermont and the Medical College, and resided in St. Louis, Mis- souri ; and Martha, who married the Rev. Charles Cleveland, who was the first Episcopal minister in Shelburne, Vermont. The father of these chil- dren died June 30, 1826, and his wife died in 1855 at the age of eighty-seven years.

Frederick Maeck, son of Dr. Frederick and Abbie Maeck, was born on the old homestead, May II, 1800. He attended the common schools of his native town, and being reared upon a farm he naturally followed that occupation, and be- came one of the. most sucessful farmers in his section of the state. Mr. Maeck was chosen by his fellow townsmen to serve in various offices of trust and responsibility in the town, In 1822 he married Miss Laura Van Sicklen, daughter of John Van Sicklen, who was one of the first settlers of South Burlington, Vermont. Ten chil- dren were born of this union, nine of whom lived to years of maturity. Abigail, who died at the age of twenty years ; Elizabeth, who married El- wood Russell, of Hinesburg, and she died at twenty-two years of age; Currence, now a resi- dent of Burlington; Laura, who married Hon. John L. Barstow, and died at the age of fifty- four years; Reuben Y., who died in 1881 at the

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age of forty seven years: Mary, a resident of Burlington ; Frederick, who was engaged in mer - cantile business in Hinesburg, represented the town of Hinesburg in the state legislature in 1878, married Miss Jennie M. Marsh, daughter of Judge Joseph Marsh, and he died in 1887; John Van Sicklen; and Sarah, who died in in- fancy. Mr. Maeck died in 1869, and his wife passed away in 1880 at the age of seventy-seven years.

John Van Sicklen Maeck, son of Frederick and Laura Maeck, was born on the old homestead in the town of Shelburne, Vermont, August ;II, 1842. He received his early education in the common school, and later he attended the Shel- burne Academy. After he completed his studies his time and attention were given to the cultiva- tion of the soil, and he has been so successful in this undertaking that he now is the possessor of two hundred and seventy acres of well tilled and productive farm land, where he makes a specialty of dairy products, for which there is always a constant demand.

In his political affiliations Mr. Maeck is a staunch advocate of the principles of the Repub- lican party, and he has served in the various local offices, besides being chosen representative for the town of Shelburne in the state legislature of 1882. He is an earnest member of the Metho- dist Episcopal church, and acts in the capacity of steward.

Mr. Maeck was united in marriage in Decem-

- ber, 1877, to Miss Laura H. Wooster, of Fair- field, Vermont, a daughter of Benjamin and Har- riet (Tracy) Wooster, and a granddaughter of the Rev. Benjamin Wooster, one of the early Con- gregational ministers of Vermont. On the morn- ing of the battle of Plattsburg, Rev. Wooster dis- missed his congregation, was elected their cap- tain, and marched the able-bodied members to the scene of the battle. Five children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Maeck, four of whom are now living: Frederick Wooster, born December 20, 1878, died October 12, 1892 ; Walter Felton, born August 20, 1881, assists his father with the work on the farm: Benjamin Harris, born April 22, 1883, a student in the University of Vermont ; Charlotte Louisa, born December 8, 1885; and John H., born November 13, 1889, now attending school in Shelburne.

TIIE MARBLE FAMILY.

The Marble family, of Woodstock, Vermont, is one of the oldest in New England, being prom- inent in the annals of Massachusetts from a very early period. SAMUEL, MARBLE, whose name ap- pears on the records of Rhode Island as early as 1643, is the first of the name found in the annals of New England. In 1678 his name appears in. a list of one hundred and fifteen persons, being all the male inhabitants of Andover, Massachu- setts, of sixteen and older, who had taken the oath of allegiance. He married Rebecca An- drews, and had issue, Freegrace, born June 15, 1682, Noah, Daniel, Job and Rebecca, the two last named being twins, born in 1695.

FREEGRACE MARBLE, eldest child of Samuel. and Rebecca (Andrews) Marble, was born in Andover. Massachusetts, June 15, 1682. He re- moved thence to Sutton, Massachusetts, of which he was one of the original settlers. He was a ma- son by trade, as was also his father, and helped to build the old State House on State street, Bos- ton. He died April 12, 1779. His was said to be the first marriage in the town of Sutton. His wife was Mary Sibley. They had issue, Enoch and other children.

ENOCH MARBLE, son of Freegrace and Mary (Sibley) Marble, was born November 25, 1726, in Sutton, Massachusetts. He married, January 9, 1750, Abigail Holland, and had issue: John; Alpheus : Daniel; Thaddeus; Aaron; Antipas ;. Enoch ; Rufus : Sally ; Persis ; and Betsey. Enoch Marble died at his birthplace, January 12, 1815.

AARON MARBLE, patriot of the Revolution,. fifth child of Enoch and Abigail (Holland) Mar- ble, was born in Sutton, Massachusetts, Septem -- ber 13, 1763. Although but a lad of thirteen at. the breaking out of the war, he was an ardent patriot. Too young to command, yet old enough to fight, and to endure hardship without com- plaint, he enlisted three times during the war and. was in a number of engagements. His first en- listment was a noble act, he having taken the place of an elder brother, in limited circum- stances, with a large family depending on him for support. On the official records, secretary of state's office, Massachusetts, he "appears with rank of private on muster and pay. roll of Captain Benjamin Allerton's Company, Colonel John

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Rand's Regiment. Enlisted July 9, 1780. Dis- charged October 10, 1780. Term of service three months, twelve days. Raised for three months at West Point by Resolve of June 22, 1780." "Appears with rank of private on muster and pay roll of Captain Reuben Davis's Company, Colonel Luke Drury's Regiment. Enlisted July 17, 1781. Discharged November 1, 1781. Serv- ice three months, twenty-one days. Residence Sutton. Reported arrived at West Point, Au- gust I, three months. Levies raised by Resolve of June 30, 1781." When his term of service had expired he was stationed at West Point on the Hudson; he walked from there barefooted to his home in Massachusetts. He married Rebecca Putnam, daughter of Captain John Putnam, son of Jeptha, of Eleazer, of Captain John, son of John, the emigrant ancestor. He had issue: Aaron; Hiram; Mason; Luther; Ruth; Sally; and Russell. ` Aaron Marble died in Charlton, Massachusetts, July 9, 1843, ending, at the age of eighty years, the long and useful life so he- roically begun.

LUTHER MARBLE, son of Aaron and Rebecca (Putnam) Marble, was born March 8, 1793, in Charlton, Massachusetts. He married, April 10, 1814, Sophia Stone, born in Charlton, July I, 1795. Their children were: Lucy; Palmer ; Ja- cob; Liberty Bates; Lydia; Fanny; Luther ; William Henry; Sophia Stone; Calista Ann; Horace Armsby ; and Francis Edward.

LIBERTY BATES MARBLE, son of Luther and Sophia (Stone) Marble, was born March 31, 1819, in Charlton, Massachusetts, and received his education in his native state. In 1847 he re- moved to Woodstock, Vermont, where his wife's father was engaged in the milling business. In Woodstock Mr. Marble opened a saw mill and grist mill, which he operated for nearly fifty years, during the last ten of which his son was associated with him, the firm being Liberty B. Marble & Son. After a career in the milling business of half a century, he sold his interest to his son, and has since lived in retirement on a smail farm of fifteen acres. He married, Decem- ber 24, 1845, in Millbury, Massachusetts, Eliza- beth Wilson, born in that place, March 10, 1828, daughter of Solomon Woodward, a sketch of whom is appended. Their family consisted of the following children: I. Charles Wilson, who died

at the age of nine years. 2. Anna Elizabeth, who is a graduate of the kindergarten department of the Boston Normal School, and is engaged in teaching in that city. 3. Louise Frances, who married Charles R. Montague, of Woodstock, who is engaged in bookkeeping for a manufac- turer. They have four children: Ruth E., who married Ernest K. Wright, of Quechee, Vermont, and they have two children, Ruth M. and Louise M .; Laura W., who married Arthur Pelton, of Worcester, Massachusetts; Susie M .; and Roger H. 4. George Woodward, who bought from the Royal Manufacturing Company the mill property once owned by his grandfather, Solomon Wood- ward. In 1900 he bought out his father's share of the business and has since carried on a suc- cessful business there. He married Clara Louise Morse, of Woodstock, and they have two chil- dren, Helen Wilson, who married George W. Merrill, of Woodstock; and Edith Bates. 5. Benjamin Franklin, who died at the age- of seven. 6. John Nelson, who is a por- trait painter of prominence in New York .. 7. Susie Adams, who became the wife of Edwin Vaughan, of Woodstock, and died at the age of twenty-five. 8. Walter Erskine, who married Ida Hodgson, of Chicago, and is engaged in the oil business in Chicago, Illinois. 9. Mary Phelps, who married Rush Vaughan, of Pomfret, Ver- mont, now deceased, and has one daughter, Eliz- abeth W. 10. Edward Bates, who is a fine vio- lin player, and one of the oldest members of the- Boston Symphony Orchestra. He married Ma- rion Merrill, of Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts, and they have four children: Richard M. : Helen H .: John P .; and Marion Merrill. II. Grace- Goulding, who graduated at Woodstock and at Bradford Academy, Massachusetts, and was for a number of years engaged in teaching. 12. Lillie Herrick, who is a musician, having studied in Boston for a number of years, and having also been a teacher of music. She married Louis H. Olzendam, of Manchester, New Hampshire. They have two children : Roderick M. and Therese E.

SOLOMON WOODWARD, for many years an hon- ored and influential citizen of Woodstock. Ver- mont, was born in May, 1802, in the town of Keene, New Hampshire, where he resided until 1822, when, at the age of twenty years, he went

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to Millbury, Massachusetts, where he was soon employed in a woolen mill. There he remained till he had become skilled in the process of man- ufacturing woolens, when he entered into the business on his own account in the same town, pursuing it with success until 1847. In that year he came to Woodstock, and purchased the mills and water privilege so long owned and occupied by him. Soon afterward he brought his family to the village, which he made his home for the remainder of his life. He was, for more than twenty-five years after coming to reside here, a most liberal contributor to the business prosperity of the place. Perfect thoroughnesss in every- thing he did was one of his most distinguished characteristics. By his enterprise he contributed materially to the business of the town, and the men in his employ were ever among its most in- dustrious and reliable citizens. He was always ready to give his aid and countenance, not only to whatever could, in his judgment, tend to pro- mote the material welfare of the town, but to whatever might add to its attractiveness. It was this truly disinterested and public-spirited feeling which led him to subscribe to the enterprise of . the Woodstock Railroad the sum of ten thousand dollars, foreseeing, as he did, how greatly it would accrue to the future prosperity of the town. In 1851 he built the fine and commodious dwell- ing on Mountain avenue which he occupied for the remainder of his life, and which might truly have been called the "home of hospitality."

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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 II, Part 114

Author: Carleton, Hiram, 1838- ed Publication date: 1903 Publisher: New York, Chicago, The Lewis Publishing Company Number of Pages: 1044

Author: Carleton, Hiram, 1838- ed
Publication date: 1903
Publisher: New York, Chicago, The Lewis Publishing Company
Number of Pages: 1044