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 65

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

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he has been an earnest exponent of Republican principles from that day to the present, and has repeatedly sat in the local, county and state con- ventions of his party.

In 1865 Captain Leach performed a patriotic service of real value. When the state militia of Vermont was organized for the defense of the frontier against a threatened invasion from Can- ada, he aided in recruiting a company which mustered into service as Company D, Fourth Regiment, First Brigade, under the command of Colonel Carlos B. Wilson. Captain Leach suc- ceeded W. H. H. Kenfield in the captaincy of the company, which he commanded until the emer- gency was passed, and the militia was disbanded.

Captain Leach is a prominent member of the Grand Army of the Republic, General George P. Foster Post No. 55, and has held numerous high positions in that organization. He has served upon the staff of the department com- mander in the capacity of assistant inspector, and upon the council of administration, and was also an aide-de-camp with the rank of colonel upon the staff of General John S. Kountz, a former commander in chief of the order. He is also a member of the Fifteenth Vermont Regimental organization. He is affiliated with Mineral Lodge No. 93, F. & A. M., and with the local chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star. Captain Leach was marired March 16, 1864, to Miss Ellen B., daughter of Moody and Milicent (Moul- ton) Parker, of Wolcott.

ROLLA MINER CHASE, M. D.

Dr. Rolla M. Chase, of Bethel, Vermont, who for many years past has performed eminently useful service in various departments of his pro- fessions, particularly in the field of dental sur- gery, is a descendant of Moses Chase, who was born in Sutton, New Hampshire, where he re- sided for a number of years, subsequently re- moved to Williamstown, Vermont, and finally settled in Rochester, Vermont, where his death occurred. He was the father of two children, Simion and Abner Chase.

Abner Chase, grandfather of Dr. Chase, was married twice, his first wife having been Susan Slade, a daughter of John Slade, of Brookfield, Vermont, and their children were: Lavinia, who

married Oliver Smith, and her death occurred in Rochester; Joel, who died in infancy, and Joel (second), who also died in infancy. His second marriage was to Hannah Slade, a sister of his first wife, who bore him four children: Mary, who became the wife of Hiram Thurston, and died at Palatine, Illinois; Moses, Fanny, wife of Lester Gay, and now a resident of Oregon; and Lyman, who died at the age of sixteen years.

· Moses Chase, eldest son of Abner and Han- nah Chase, and father of Dr. Chase, was born in Rochester, Vermont, April 30, 1821. He re- sided for a number of years in Pomfret and Roy- alton, where he followed his trade of carpenter and joiner; in 1857 he purchased a farm two miles from Bethel, which he cultivated and oper- ated for many years. On November 15, 1846, Mr. Chase married Rosina Hill, who was born in Sharon, Vermont, April 4, 1823, a daughter of Benjamin and Sarah (Scales) Hill; the cere- mony was performed at Lowell, Massachusetts, by the Rev. Dr. A. A. Miner. The following named children were born to this union: Moses Roscoe, born at Pomfret, Vermont, May 10, 1849 ; he married Eva Graves, of Ludlow, Ver- mont, and their child, Hervey, was born Novem- ber 21, 1884; Moses is now a practicing dentist at Ludlow, Vermont. Flora Rosina, born July 17, 1850, married Wallace Keyes, of Palatine, Illinois, and they resided in Riverdale, Nebraska, and their children are: Jessie F., born in Febru- ary, 1875; Alice Nellie, born October 16, 1883, died January 31, 1884; and Nathan Moses, born April 22, 1895. Fanny, born October 25, 1851, wife of Henry C. Dunham, of Pueblo, Colorado. and their children were Leon C., born at Bethel, Vermont, June 17, 1886, died in December, 1902 ; and Rolla West, born March 31, 1888, died July 7, 1890. Moses, father of the subject of this sketch, died in Riverdale, Nebraska, April 16, 1894, whither he had removed in October, 1893.

Rolla Miner Chase, youngest child of Moses and Rosina Chase, was born at South Royalton, Vermont, September 4, 1854, and his literary education was acquired in the public schools of Bethel. When he attained the age of eighteen years he studied dentistry with Dr. F. M. Cilley, of Bethel, for two years; in 1874 he entered the Boston Dental College, from which institution he was graduated two years later with the de-

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gree of Doctor of Dental Surgery. He imme- diately opened an office in Bethel, and, although he soon had a large and constantly increasing patronage, yet he found time to study medicine; in 1889 he entered the Baltimore Medical Col- lege, from which he was graduated April 15, 1800, with the degree of Doctor of Medicine. Dr. Chase then practiced both professions in Bethel, but the greater part of his time is devoted to dental surgery. Dr. Chase was one of the originators of the Vermont Dental Society, or- ganized in 1877, a member of the executive com- mittee for many years and president for one year ; he was appointed by Governor Barston a mem- ber of a board of five members to act as dental examiners in 1882, a position which he has held ever since except for two years, and he also acted in the capacity of secretary and treasurer of the board until 1894, when he was appointed presi- dent. He has been state editor and correspondent for several dental journals, is a member of the New England Dental Society, New England As- sociation of Dental Examiners, the Vermont Medical Society, and was a member of the In- ternational Congress held at Washington, D. C., in 1888. Dr. Chase is the inventor of several use- ful articles. He has also taken an active part in business matters both in and outside his pro- fession, and was one of the originators of the Bethel Shoe Company, being one of the directors and later vice president and also president ; he was also one of the directors of the Bethel Elec- tric Light & Power Company, and is now its president.

In his political affiliations Dr. Chase is a firm advocate of the Republican party. He was chosen as one of the vice presidents of the National League Convention held in 1894-1895, he has at various times served as town grand juror, and as a member of the school board for a number of years. He was also a member of the assembly in 1900, and made an active and earnest legis- lator, and was made secretary of the general com- mittee. He introduced a bill to amend the char- ter of the Electric Light & Power Company at Bethel, which was an important measure for the town. His measure to amend the charter of the Central Vermont Railroad Company was one of the most discussed bills in the session and won great notoriety by the governor's veto, and is

subsequent passage by an overwhelming vote over the governor's veto by both the house and the senate, December 1, 1900. Dr. Chase is popular and well known, and has shown an extraordinary ability in the various positions to which he was called by his fellow citizens. He is a prominent member of the Masonic fraternity, and served several years as worshipful master of White River Lodge No. 90, F. & A. M., he has also taken the chapter and commandery degrees, and is affiliated with Montpelier Commandery, K. T., and is a noble of Mt. Sinai Temple, A. A. O. M. S.

In 1879 Dr. Chase was united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth Newall, who was born in Bethel, Vermont, June 14, 1855, a daughter of Cornelius and Mary (Berry) Newall. Two children were born to them: George Berry, born June 19, 1880, was educated in Whitcomb high school at Bethel, then attended Goddard Seminary and Tufts College, after which he pursued a course of theatrical training at the Colonial Theatre School of Acting in Boston. He is now playing in minor parts in some of the leading theatres m Boston, and his managers claim for him a very brilliant future in the art. The daughter, Susie Newall, born April 15, 1882, died June 14, 1900; she was a graduate of the Whitcomb high school at Bethel, Vermont, a young lady of many ac- complishments, and natural ability as well as beauty, and was popular among associates.

HENRY HARRISON HANCHETT.

Prominent among the business men of White River Junction, Vermont, is Henry H. Hanchett, who was born at Springfield, Massachusetts, August 24, 1827, a son of Henry and Phœbe Hanchett, the former named being a native of the state of Massachusetts, from which he removed to Hartland, Vermont, and after remaining there for a few years he located in Plainfield, New Hampshire. He followed the occupation of farm- ing in these various towns, and, being thoroughly qualified for this vocation, the result of each year's labor was exceedingly satisfactory. He was an earnest and loyal member of the Univer- salist church. The following named children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Hanchett; Phœbe Ann, Belinda H., Mary Jane, Henry H., Fred B.,

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James, George and Dennis. Mr. Hanchett died at Plainfield, New Hampshire, at the advanced age of eighty-two years, and his wife died in the sixty-sixth year of her age.

Henry H. Hanchett acquired his education in the common schools of Hartland and Lebanon high school, and after completing his course he was engaged as a teacher for five terms in the common schools of Vermont. In 1851 he was in a sawmill at St. Johnsbury; in 1852 went to California, where he remained for three years, and after his return to Vermont he followed the carpenter trade for two years, also engaged in bridge-building for eighteen years. His opera- tions extended throughout the country, and dur- ing this period he constructed the bridges for the Central Vermont Railroad. In 1880 he again went west, and for a number of years engaged in ranching in Montana with his son Fred H. They were the owners of a large ranch and dealt extensively in Texas cattle, which proved very remunerative. Mr. Hanchett then returned to White River Junction, Vermont, having left his son on the ranch to conduct the business, and began in building houses; he erected over forty houses on his own account for speculation, many of which he disposed of and thus realized a goodly profit. Among other valuable pieces of property owned by Mr. Hanchett was the site of the National Bank at White River Junction; in addition to his numerous business enterprises Mr. Hanchett is a large stockholder in the Hartford Woolen Mills, having erected the factory in which the business is carried on, eighteeen years ago; he is also a stockholder in the gold mines of Nova Scotia, three oil mines in Ohio, Cali- fornia and Kentucky, lead and zinc mines in Missouri, the Corson mine at Nome, has stock in two mines in New Mexico and one in Col- orado. He has made twenty-four trips to the west, and is accustomed to spending a consid- erable part of his winters in Colorado. Politically Mr. Hanchett is a Republican, and has served his party in the capacity of selectman for ten years, and lister for thirteen years. Fraternally he is a member of the order of Free and Accepted Masons.

Mr. Hanchett has been twice married, his first wife having been Helen M. Cady, a niece of David Sumner, a resident of Hartland, Vermont ;

her death occurred two years after their mar- riage. Mr. Hanchett then contracted an alliance with Louise Burnham, of South Hadley, Massa- chusetts. Their children are: Fred H., who is now in the real estate business in Denver, Col- orado, and has one child, Marjorie; Belle L., who married Joseph H. Dunbar in 1889, and has one child, Louise Burnham; Frank B., who was, at the time of his death in 1897, teller in the National Bank of White River Junction, Ver- mont ; and Helen, who died in 1889. The mother of these children died in 1879.

WILLIAM C. WHITE.

William Carpenter White, a lawyer of Will- iamstown, was born August 27, 1873, in Middle- sex, Vermont, a son of Lucian White, and grand- son of Sanford White, a native of New Hampshire and son of Seward White, is a native of Middlesex, Vermont, his mother be- ing Hannah (Allen) White, a native of New Hampshire. Sanford White and wife were among the early settlers of Middlesex. They had thir- teen children, of whom Lucian is the twelfth. During the earlier years of his life, Lucian White was a railroad contractor, being actively identified with the construction of many of the railways of the western states. He subsequently settled on a farm in Middlesex, Vermont, where he is now residing. He married Harriet Carpenter, a daugh- ter of Nathaniel M. and Huldah (Johnson) Car- penter. She comes of distinguished English an- cestry, tracing her lineage back in a direct line to one Lord Carpenter, of England, and belongs to a family that has attained prominence in this country, being a cousin of the late Senator Matt Carpenter of Wisconsin, a niece of Judge Car- penter, of Northfield, Vermont, and of A. V. H. Carpenter, of Milwaukee, well known throughout the west as a prominent railroad man. Of their union only one child was born, William C.

William C. White was educated at Montpe- lier Seminary and subsequently studied law with S. C. Shurtleff, of Montpelier. In the meantime he served as deputy county clerk from February, 1895, until February, 1896, and for four years was postmaster at Middlesex. On October 26, 1900, Mr. White was admitted to the bar, and on Oc- tober 1, 1901, began the practice of his profession

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in Williamstown, being the only attorney in the 1011. Well educated and energetic, he has a fair prospect of winning success in his professional career. He is serving as superintendent of schools and was appointed January 13, 1903, as referee in bankruptcy to succeed the late ex-Goy- ernor Roswell Farnham. In October, 1902, he established an office at Northfield, where a por- tion of his time is passed.

Mr. White married, September 20, 1894, Jen- nie E. Miles, of Middlesex. Mrs. White was born in Waterbury Center, Vermont, June 14, 1871, a daughter of George P. and Nancy Jane (Whitney) Miles, people of prominence in the town of Middlesex. Two children have blessed the union of Mr. and Mrs. White, namely: Mil- dred and Doris. Mr. White is a member of Sum- mit Lodge, No. 104, A. F. & A. M., of Williams- town, of which he is senior steward.

CURTIS L. PAGE.

Curtis Lyon Page, of Shelburne, Vermont, was born in Hinesburg, that state, July 15, 1851, a son of Amos P. and Martha Page, the former named being a son of Philo Page, who was a British soldier stationed in Canada previous to the war of 1812. Subsequently he came to Vermont, where he followed his trade of black- smith, which occupation he pursued successfully up to the time of his decease. He was united in marriage to Miss Rhoda Howard, and seven children were born to them, namely: Harriet, Rebecca, Lucinda, Mary, Rhoda, Martha and Amos P. The father of these children died in 1828, and his wife passed away in 1824.

Amos Philo Page, only son of Philo and Rhoda Page, was born November 2, 1820, in the town of Shelburne. He was reared upon a farm and acquired his education in the district school of his native town. When he attained the age of four- teen years he was bound out, until his majority, to Benjamin Irish, a farmer of Hinesburg. He was united in marriage to Martha Lyon, daugh- ter of Jonathan Lyon, who was born in Shelburne, Vermont, and when the war of 1812 broke out volunteered his services to his country, and par- ticipated in many of the battles. He was a son of Robert Lyon. Five children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Page, namely: Henry M., born De-

cember 17, 1848, now a resident of Hinesburg, Vermont . Curtis L., born July 15, 1851 : Helen, who died at the age of nine years; Jennie F., now the wife of Lemuel Forbes, of Newbury, Michi- gan, and Evelyn M., wife of Henry Drew, of Shelburne, Vermont.

Curtis L. Page, second son of Amos P. and Martha Page, received his preliminary education in the common schools of Hinesburg and later pursued a course of study in the Shelburne Acad- emy. He then settled upon the old homestead, where his summer months were spent in culti- vating and tilling the soil, and his winters, for some time, were employed in teaching. He has been very successful in this undertaking and he has now one of the most productive farms in that section of the state. Fruit growing and dairying are the principal pursuits of the place.

Mr. Page is a stanch advocate of the princi- ples of the Republican party, and he has been honored by his fellow townsmen by election to fill the offices of selectman, lister and other local offices of trust and responsibility. On November 21, 1885, Mr. Page was united in marriage to Miss Kate L. Blinn, who was born January 27, 1850, in Shelburne, Vermont, a daughter of Ches- ter Blinn, who in turn was a son of Chester Blinn, who was among the early settlers of the town of Shelburne.

REV. ANTHONY P. CLERMONT.

Rev. Anthony P. Clermont, pastor of St. Mary's Catholic church of Newport, Vermont, was born at St. Martin, Laval, province of Que- bec, Canada, September 6, 1854. He acquired his education in a business college in Montreal, and after completing his course of study, he turned his attention to learning the trade of jew- eler. He continued in this line of business for some time, when he decided to attend the Mon- treal College, P. S. S., where he took up a six years' classical course and a three years' course of study in natural philosophy, and at the end of that period he was graduated from the col- lege. After his graduation he became a teacher of languages in the same college, in which posi- tion he remained for three years. He then en- tered a theological seminary, and continued his studies there for three years, subsequently be-

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coming a teacher in the minor seminary, and re- maining in that capacity for four years. He re- signed from this position in order to become the private secretary of Bishop Lorrain, of Pem- brook, Ontario. After this he decided to visit the west, which he accordingly did, and labored among the Indians and white men for a short space of time. He was called back to Montreal by Bishop Fabre, and for a short period of time his work was in Joliet, Canada; he was then transferred to St. Vincent de Paul church, Mon- treal, and then to St. Bridget's church, Montreal.

From the latter church the Rev. Anthony P. Clermont was transferred to the diocese of Bur- lington, Vermont, under Bishop De Goesbriand, who appointed him chancellor of the diocese, and he also acted in the capacity of secretary to Bish- op De Goesbriand for two years. At the ex- piration of that time Bishop Michaud was con- secrated, and succeeded Bishop De Goesbriand, when the Rev. Anthony P. Clermont removed to Newport, Vermont, where he has since resided, engaged in his duties as pastor of St. Mary's church.

Father Clermont is an indefatigable worker, and he has accomplished much good work in Newport. He holds the esteem and love of all his parishioners, and is well and favorably spoken of by all who know him. His ordination by Bishop Fabre occurred on December 23, 1882.

REV. HOMER WHITE, S. T. D., LL. B.

Rev. Homer White, S. T. D., LL. D., late rector of the Protestant Episcopal church at Ran- dolph, was born in Weathersfield, Vermont, March 9, 1837, a son of George and Electa (Cushman) White. He comes of distinguished colonial ancestry on both the paternal and ma- ternal sides of the house, being descended from two Mayflower passengers on the paternal side. The line of descent is as follows: William, Re- solved, Samuel, John, Cornelius, Captain Samuel, Thomas, George, Homer.

William White (1), born in England, son of Bishop John White, of the Church of Eng- land, came to America with his family in the Mayflower in 1620, and died at Plymouth, Mass- achusetts, March 3, 1621. He married, at Ley- den, February 1, 1612, Susanna Fuller, who sur-

vived him, and married, second, May 22, 1621, at Plymouth, Governor Edward Winslow, by whom she became the mother of Governor Josiah Winslow.

Resolved White (2) born in Leyden, Holland, about 1614, died between 1690 and 1694. Ac- cording to Volume II, No. 2, of "The Mayflower Descendant," he married, first, November 15, 1640, Judith Vassall, who was buried at Marsh- field, Massachusetts, April 13, 1670. He mar- ried, second, at Salem, Massachusetts, October 15, 1674, Mrs. Abigail Lord, widow of William Lord, and daughter of Edward Winslow, by his first wife, and she died at Salem, between June 25 and July 7, 1682.

Samuel White (3) was born in 1646. John White (4), born about 1680, was killed by the Indians in 1710. Cornelius White (5), born February II, 17II, married Hannah Gilbert. Captain Samuel White (6), born in 1739, mar- ried Thankful Gilbert. He was a soldier in the Revolution, enlisting from Westmoreland, New Hampshire, and dying in camp at Roxbury, Massachusetts, in 1778. Thomas White (7), born in Westmoreland, New Hampshire, Novem- ber 10, 1767, married Betsey Lincoln, and be- came one of the pioneer settlers of Cavendish, Vermont, where his death occurred, December 21, 1805.

George White (8) was born in Cavendish, Vermont, January 8, 1797, and died at Reading, Vermont, December 30, 1873. By trade he was a copper-plate engraver and printer, and printed a great many maps of Vermont. In his religious belief he was a Universalist. On October 15, 1821, he married Electa Cushman, who was born in Montague, Massachusetts, June 17, 1803, and died in Reading, Vermont, November 25, 188[.

She was a direct descendant in the eighth generation from Robert Cushman, the immigrant ancestor, the line of descent being thus given : Robert Cushman (1), Pilgrim, first sailed in the Speedwell in company with the Mayflower, but on account of a leak in the ship was forced to turn back. He finally came over, with his son Thomas, in the Fortune, leaving England in July, 1621, and arriving at Plymouth, Massachusetts, November 9, 1621. He was the business man- ager of the Pilgrims, and though not a clergyman, preached in Plymouth the first New England ser-

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men that was ever published. The printing was done in London, England. Subsequently re- tuming to England, he died there in 1625. Thomas Cushman (2), bom in England in 1608, came to Plymouth, Massachusetts, with his father in 1621, and died there, according to Vol- ume II, No. 2, of "The Mayflower Descendant," December 21, 1091. For forty years he was ruling elder of the first church established in New England. He married Mary Allerton, who was born at Leyden, Holland, and came with her par- ents, Isaac and Mary (Norris) Allerton, to Ply- mouth in the Mayflower, their marriage being solemnized in 1636. She survived him, dying at Plymouth, December 8, . 1699. Rev. Isaac Cushman (3) was born February 8, 1647. Isaac Cushman (4), born November 15, 1676, died September 18, 1727. Nathaniel Cushman (5), born May 28, 1712, died October 1, 1793. Consider Cushman (6), born July 6, 1740, served as a soldier in the French and Indian war, and died April 4, 1819. Azael Cushman (7), born in Brookfield, Massachusetts, in 1765, died in Ches- ter, Vermont, July 12, 1816. Electa Cushman (8) married George White, as before stated.

Homer White (9) attended the common schools of Weathersfield and Reading in his youthful days, and after taking a course of study at the Black River Academy in Ludlow, learned the printing business in Newbury. Subsequently preparing for college at Mt. Washington Institute, in New York city, he entered Union College in Schenectady, New York, one year in advance of his class, and was graduated from that institution in 1861, with the degree of A. B., the following year being graduated from the law de- partment of the University of the City of New. York with the degree of LL. B. He afterwards worked at the compositor's trade in New York city and other places, and taught school in both Vermont and Wisconsin. Becoming a candidate for orders in the Protestant Episcopal church in Wisconsin, he was soon transferred to the diocese of Vermont, and was ordained deacon June 13, 1869, and priest, June 5, 1870, in Windsor, Ver- mont. The ensuing twelve years he served as rector of the Episcopal church in Enosburg, Ver- mont, going from there to Randolph, where he remained five years. He was next at Northfield, Vermont, where he was rector seven years, and

since that time ministered at Randolph, until his retirement from active service July 16, 1902. In 1892 Mr. White received the degree of S. T. D. from Griswold College. A man of scholarly at- tainments and literary tastes, he has delivered many sermons and lectures, and, besides writing and publishing many poems and short stories, has given to the reading public five novels. Fra- ternally he is a member of the Zeta Psi college society; the Masonic order; the Odd Fellows; and the University Club of Randolph.

Mr. White married, first, November 10, 1864, in Detroit, Michigan, Catherine Frances Cor- hein, who bore him one child, Georgia, Septem- ber 6, 1866, in Taycheedah, Wisconsin. He mar- ried, second, April 15, 1880, in Enosburg, Ver- mont, Martha E. Cramton. Miss Georgia White inherits from her father strong literary tastes and ability, and has contributed much to current literature. She is now associate editor of the Herald and News, of Randolph, to which she furnishes a weekly poem. She was for some time connected with the Burlington Daily News, and, later, with the Bellows Falls Times for a period of five years.

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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 65

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