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Hindes, Jacob C., Vergennes, was born in Clinton county, N. Y., in 1834, and settled in Vergennes, Vt., in 1869, as a manufacturer of horse shoe-nails, and in 1871 became general man- ager of the National Horse Nail Company of Vergennes, Vt., having a capital of one hundred thousand dollars, and giving employment to fifty men. Jacob G. Hindes is now one of the board of aldermen of the city. He was married in 1860 to Lucy C. Cutting, of Westport, N. Y. They have had a family of four children born to them - Spencer W. (assistant cashier of the Farmers' National Bank), Ella M., L. Augusta, and J. Churchell. Jacob G. was a son of James and Armitta F. (Fuller) Hindes, who were born in Addison county, Vt., and now reside at Keeseville, N. Y. They had a family of five sons and one daughter born to them-Colonel G. W. and Captain E. W. Hindes (enlisted and served until the close of the war), W. F., J. G., and Augusta (married E. K. Barber).
Hoag, Enos P., Lincoln, one of the most venerable and respected citizens of Lincoln, Vt., was born in that town on January 18, 1816. He was married on September 13, 1838, to Nancy F. Keyes, a daughter of John Keyes, a farmer at Acworth, Sullivan county, N. H. Their chil- dren are Alonzo (born in 1839 and died in 1858), Amelia (married Dr. A. J. Cushman, and died in Lincoln, in 1870). Mrs. Hoag was born on December 22, 1813. Mr. Hoag has been prom- inently identified with all the public affairs of his town, representing the same in the State Leg- islature in 1851 and 1852 ; has been a justice of the peace for about thirty years ; has been town treasurer for several terms, also selectman, town auditor, and United States postmaster. His father, Nathan Hoag, was a native of Eping, N. H., and was born on April 2, 1776. He set- tled in Lincoln, Vt., in the vicinity of Mount Abraham in 1803, and was married in 1804 to Esther Lamos, a daughter of James Lamos, of Starksboro, Vt. She was born on May 22, 1784. Nathan Hoag spent the greater part of his life on the homestead, and died on January 14, 1828. Of his ten chidren only five are now living - James, and Mary (now the widow of the late Elijah Varney), and E. P. Hoag, Elmina Fitch, and C. L. Hoag, three of whom are now resi- dents of Lincoln, Vt.
Hoag, James L., Lincoln, was born in Lincoln, Vt., on May 24, 1805. He was a son of Na- than and Esther (Lamos) Hoag. He married Eunice Hanson in 1839; she was a daughter of Tobias Hanson, of Lee, N. H. They had a family of five children born to them - Diana (de- ceased), William, Delia, Nathan (deceased), Esther. William was born on September 27, 1842, and was married on April 28, 1862, to Clara Colby, a daughter of Stephen Colby. He was selectman of his town for two terms. Mr. James Hoag died in 1878. He has been selectman, lister, and also held several important commissions in the militia.
Holcomb, Wilbur S., Addison, was born in Starksboro, Addison county, Vt., on May 10, 1840. His parents were S. D. and Cyntha (Husted) Holcomb. S. D. was born in Starksboro, Vt., on June 1, 1807. His father, Solomon Holcomb, was an early settler in Starksboro, Vt., and died there in 1843. S. D. when seventeen years of age settled on the farm which is now the home of his widow and son, where he spent the last of his days. He reared a family of five children to maturity, four of whom are now living. He was a successful farmer and dairyman, and owned at the time of his death 400 acres. He was in early life constable and collector for many years, and represented his town one year before the war, after which he was a member of
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the State Senate for two years. He was also an active member of the Methodist Episcopal Church up to the time of his death, which occurred on February 28, 1880. His widow is still living. Wilbur S. was educated in the common schools and also in the academy at Hinesburg, and at Fort Edward, N. Y. He taught school one year; was married on February 25, 1867, to Mary E. Livermore, who was born in Hinesburg, Chittenden county, Vt., on February 24, 1845. They have had two children - Rollin H., who was born on January 2, 1870, and Ella M., who was born on January 27, 1872. After his marriage Wilbur S. spent one year on the homestead, and in the spring of 1868 he removed to Addison, where he purchased the farm on which he now resides, and which formerly belonged to William Hurlburt. The farm when he purchased it consisted of seventy-seven acres, but now contains 170 acres. Wilbur S. has been a successful farmer and stock raiser. He and his family are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
Holland, Emerson, Panton, Vergennes p. o., was born in Hinsdale, Berkshire county, Mass., in 1829. He represented his town in 1864-65, and is now town treasurer, an office which he has held for seventeen years; he has also been lister and selectman, and held all of the leading offices of his town. He is a farmer and surveyor, and now owns and occupies the old homestead which was purchased by his father, Stephen. Emerson Holland was a son of Stephen and Achsa R. (Bixby) Holland, who were born and married in Massachusetts, and set- tled in Panton, Vt., in 1835. Stephen was by trade a clothier, carder and cloth dresser. He was born in 1799, and died in Panton, Vt., in 1855. Achsa was born in 1805, and died in 1880. They had a family of four children born to them - Emerson, W. S. (is an inventor), Miriam (died at the age of five years), and Jesse, who now resides with her brother, Emerson, on the old homestead. Stephen Holland was one of the representative men of his town, representing the same in the Assembly in 1844 and 1845, and held many of the prominent offices of the town. He was a son of William and Polly Holland. William Holland died in 1856, aged ninety- three years.
Holley, Winter H. (deceased), Bristol, was born in Bristol, Vt., June 15, 1798, and died June. 10, 1877, after a long, useful, and busy life. He was a son of Colonel Robert and Hannah (Hewitt) Holley. His father was one of the early settlers of Bristol, a distinguished Revolu- tionary soldier, a prominent man both in the town and county, and the first representative from Bristol to the General Assembly of the State. Winter H. was married October 26, 1820, to Mary Seymour, a daughter of William and Susan (Rubilee) Seymour, of New Haven, Vt. She died March 14, 1886, having survived her husband nearly nine years. She was a woman of character, a model wife and mother, between whom and her husband there was perfect har- mony, true affection, and confidence, she nobly seconding all his efforts in business, and to. whom, in no sinall degree, he was indebted for his success. Winter H. Holley was an active business man, and prominent in all the affairs of his town. While a modest man, and in no. sense an office seeker, he held the usual town offices, and also represented his town in the Gen- eral Assembly of the State. He also held the office of director of the bank at Vergennes for more than forty years, and was vice-president of the same for several of the last years of his. life. Four children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Holley - George S., who died in infancy ; Ho- ratio S., who died April 15, 1863, aged thirty-three years ; Mary Ann, the wife of Oren Moses, of Malone, N. Y., and Cornelia H., now the widow of Colonel Oliver Smith, who devoted the greater part of her life to the assistance and care of her father and mother. She is now the sole survivor of the family at Bristol, and occupies the old homestead.
Hope, Louis, Middlebury, was born in Saint Hyacinth, Canada, on February 28, 1828. His parents were Alexander and Margaret (Ash) Hope. He was educated in the common schools of his town, and engaged in farming until reaching the age of seventeen years, when he be- gan to learn the blacksmith trade. He came to Cornwall, Addison county, Vt., in September, 1843, and in 1844 settled in Middlebury, Vt., where he remained for one year, and at the end of that time went to Salisbury, Vt., one year, returning to Middlebury, where he has since re- sided. He worked as a journeyman for Eli Mathews for about seven years, after which he purchased the business and conducted the blacksmith business at the fair grounds company's shop for twenty-five years. About seven years ago he removed his shop to the rear of his resi- dence ; was married on May 20, 1848, to Jane Gee, who was a native of Quebec, Canada, and by her had a family seven children, five of whom are living- Louis, jr., born on June 28, 1851 (is now a resident of San Francisco, Cal.); Benjamin B., born on August 12, 1852, now in furniture business at Middlebury ; Demos T., born on November 3, 1855, associated in business with his father; Bonus, born on April 29, 1857, now dead; Prusilla, born on November 3, 1859, now deceased; Bonus 2d, born on November 28, 1862, now resides at home with his parents, and William W., born on October 26, 1866. Mr. Hope is a self-made man, having no start whatever in life. He now occupies a handsome residence on Court street, which he has occupied for the past twenty-five years.
Hopkins, Roswell John, Panton, was born in Ferrisburgh, Vt., in 1809, and died in March,
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1877. He was married in 1852 to Louisa Dudley, who was born in Addison, Vt., in 1809. They had a family of two children born to them; one died in infancy, and Ella A. married Ches- ter Allen. She died in 1880, leaving a family, only one of whom is now living - John Hopkins Allen, who was born in 1875. Louisa (Dudley) Hopkins was a daughter of Thomas and Rachel (Norton) Dudley, who were natives of Connecticut and settled in Addison county, Vt., at an early day. They had a family of four children born to them, all of whom are now dead with the exception of Mrs. Louisa Hopkins. Roswell John Hopkins was a son of Roswell D. and Mary (Strong) Hopkins, and a brother of Dr. William Hopkins.
Hopkins, William S., Vergennes, was born February 28, 1825. He was a graduate of Mid- dlebury College in 1846, and a graduate of the Castleton Medical College in 1849, and settled in Vergennes, Vt., in the practice of his profession. He represented his town in the Assembly in 1864 and 1865, and was mayor of the city from 1875 to 1878. He was a son of Roswell D. and Mary (Strong) Hopkins. Roswell D. was born in Bennington county, Vt., November 5, 1787. His wife was born in Vergennes, Vt., and was a daughter of Samuel and Mercy Strong. Samuel Strong was born in 1762 and died in 1832. Roswell and Mary had a family of nine children born to them, two of whom are now living-Sally R., now the widow of E. G. War- ner, and Dr. William S.
Hudson, Robert, jr., Vergennes, was born in Brandon, Vt., in 1850, and settled in }Vergennes, Vt., in April, 1885, when he commenced his stove, tin, and plumbing business. He was mar- ried in 1877 to Bridget Ryan, of Orwell, Vt. Robert Hudson was a son of Robert and Eliza (McCadden) Hudson, who were born and married in Ireland, and settled in Brandon, Vt., in 1850. Robert Hudson enlisted in the Fifth Vermont Regiment in 1861, and was killed in the battle of the Wilderness, and buried on the field. He left a widow and eight children, six of whom are now living - Robert, Edward, James, Eliza, Mary A., and Nellie.
Hurlbut, Hiram F., Ferrisburgh, Lynn, Mass. p. o., was born in Ferrisburgh, Vt. He was married in 1860 to Roxy Satterly, who was also born in Ferrisburgh, Vt. They have had one son born to them - Byron S., who is a student at Harvard College. Hiram F. Hurlbut was a son of Lewis and Philomelia (Fuller) Hurlbut, who were natives of Ferrisburgh, Vt. Roxy Hurlbut was a daughter of Captain Isaac and Sophia (Marsh) Satterly, who were married in 1826. Mrs. Satterly died in 1856, leaving four children - Ralph M., Mary, Charlotte, and Roxy. Captain Isaac Satterly died on October 27, 1885.
Hurlburt, Ward B., Weybridge, was born in Ripton, Vt., November 19, 1842. He was a son of Hiram and Susan (Bullard) Hurlburt. Hiram Hurlburt was born in Woodstock, Vt. In early life he resided in Weybridge, Vt., where he was engaged in conducting a saw-mill; was also engaged in the same business at Ripton, Vt. He went to California in 1850, where he re- mained until the time of his death, which occurred in 1861. Ward B. Hurlburt received his education in the public schools at Weybridge, Vt., and also at a select school at Vergennes, Vt. He taught school for one year. He enlisted on May 20, 1861, in Company K., Second Vermont Volunteers; was mnustered in and participated in the battle of Bull Run, and was also in all the battles in which the regiment participated, with the exception of the battle of the Wilder- ness and the first day at Spottsylvania. He was present in all at about twenty-two engage- ments. He re-enlisted and served for four years; was corporal, second sergeant, then first lieutenant, and then commander, and was then promoted to captain on December 24, 1864. He returned to civil life in 1865 and spent one year in traveling in the West, and settled in Wey- bridge, Vt. On February 16, 1867, he was married to Sarah Jane Ayres, a daughter of Fran- cis Ayres. They have had five children born to them - Susie M., born on January 31, 1868 (is now a pupil at the Troy Conference Academy); Francis H., born on November 21, 1869; Watson W., born October 8, 1871; John A., born on July 3, 1873, and Ada A., born on May 10, 1876. Mr. Hurlburt's place consists of 200 acres, and was the former Ayres homestead. He has been justice of the peace, lister for four years, superintendent of schools.
Husted, Jethro B., Vergennes, was born in Starksboro, Vt., in 1817. He commenced his business life as an apprentice in the tailor business and clothing trade, and in 1840 opened a store on his own account and continued successfully in that business until 1868, when he sold his interest and spent two years in Philadelphia. Having experienced some reverses he re- turned to his native town in 1870, and engaged in his old business, in which he still continues. He was married in 1852 to Jane Simonds, of Middlebury, Vt. He was a son of Ezekiel and Martha (Allen) Husted, who were natives of Dutchess county, N. Y., and settled in Starksboro, Vt., before 1800. They had a family of ten children, four of whom are now living-J. B., Cyn- thia, Allen, and Ezekiel. Ezekiel Husted, sr., and his wife, Martha, died in Western New York.
Jackson, Andrew, Panton, Vergennes p. o., was born in Addison, Vt., in 1822. He repre- sented his town in 1868 and 1869, and has been selectman and lister. He is a general farmer, dairyman, stock grower, and shipper, and owns and occupies the homestead farm of 230 acres. He was married in 1846 to Eliza Clark, who died in 1878, leaving two children-Charles L., and
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Fred C. Andrew Jackson then married for his second wife Emily Frances Collins, of Ferris- burgh, Vt., on October 19, 1880. Andrew Jackson was a son of Hezekiah and Sarah (Allen). Jackson. Sarah was born in Vermont in 1792, and her husband, Hezekiah, was born in Stephen- town, Rensselaer county, N. Y., in 1772, and died in 1860. They had a family of four children born to them, all of whom are now living. Hezekiah Jackson had five children by his first wife, all of whom are now dead. The four children whom he had by his second wife are Andrew, David, Charlotte, and Elmina. Hezekiah Jackson settled in this town before 1800, and was in the War of 1812 and 1814. Andrew's paternal grandfather was Ephraim Jackson, who was an early settler in Vermont, and died at Addison, Vt.
James, Curtes H., Cornwall, was born in Weybridge, Vt., on June 21, 1848. His parents were Samuel and Salome (Hurd) James. Samuel James was born in Weybridge, Vt., on the place now owned by his son John A. James. Curtes H. James was educated at the common schools, and also at the Burr and Burton Seminary, at Manchester, Vt., which he attended one or two terms. He was brought up to farming and remained at home until the time of his marriage, which occurred on March 9, 1871, to Catherine C. Jewett, who was a daughter of Philo Jewett, a well-known resident of Weybridge, Vt. In 1871 he purchased the place where he has since resided, and which was the former home of the Rev. Jedediah Bushnell. He occupies a very fine residence, and there are many fine farm buildings in connection with the farm, which con- sists of 130 acres. Mr. James has been lister several terms. He has one son and three daugh- ters.
Johnson, Hiram C., Vergennes, was born in Rome, Oneida county, N. Y., in 1825, and set- tled in Vergennes, Vt., in 1855. He published the Vergennes Vermonter twenty-five years, and is still engaged as a journalist. He was appointed postmaster in 1871, and held the office four- teen years. He has been twice married. He had five children by his first, and two by his sec- ond, wife.
Joslin, William, Ferrisburgh, was born in Cambridge, Lamoille county, Vt., in 1798, and died on April 8, 1886, aged eighty-seven years and nine months. He settled in Vergennes, Vt., on March 20, 1820, as a harness-maker and saddlery manufacturer, and engaged in this business under the firm name of Clark & Joslin and in 1822 he became sole proprietor of this business. He was elected constable and collector, and became sheriff and served from 1824 to 1834 ; he was then appointed deputy, remaining in that office until 1867. He retired from active business life at Ferrisburgh, Vt., in 1867. He was married in 1831 to Laura Wheeler, who was born in Poultney, Vt., in 1811. They had a family of nine children born to them, four of whom are now living - William H., Cornelia Wheeler, Frederick A., and Frank D. Of the five who are dead, Charles died aged twenty-five years, and George E. died aged twenty-one years. Laura (Wheeler) Joslin was a daughter of Reuben and Matilda (Hoyt) Wheeler, who settled in Vergennes, Vt., in 1816, where they died. William Joslin was a son of Jonas and Barbara (Dalrymple) Joslin, who were natives of Massachusetts, and died in Hinesburg, Vt. They had a family of five children born to them - Milton D., Rhoda, Barbara, Jonas, and William. Mr. Joslin was burned out in February, 1866, losing all his furniture and clothing, and sustaining a still greater loss by losing $2,150 of his own, $600 of the Wentworth estate, and $2,500 of the George E. Parker estate, all in government bonds, and as yet are a total loss. The bonds were of the first issue.
Keeler, Charles D., Vergennes, was born in Kent, Litchfield county, Conn., in 1810. He became an apprentice in the tanning business in 1826, and in 1831 he embarked in the manufac- ture of boots and shoes, and also in the tanning business, which he has continued until the present time. He was married in 1837 to Lovina Williams, who died in 1841, leaving four children, all of whom have since died. Charles D. Keeler then married his second wife, Sophia Gay, in 1851. She died leaving three children, only one of whom is now living -- Mary (who married John W. Ross, of Rutland, Vt.). Charles D. then married his third wife, Elizabeth A. Painter, of Vergennes, Vt. They have had one daughter born to them-Ruth C., who is now the wife of Franklin A. Goss, of Vergennes, Vt. Charles D. was the only child of David and Ruth (Berry) Keeler, who moved to Vermont from Kent, Conn., in 1810. He engaged in the tanning business in Ferrisburgh. The following year he returned to Connecticut to settle his business there, and while there was taken sick and died. His widow afterward married Russell Rogers, esq., of Vergennes. Five children were born to them, two of whom now survive.
Kidder, Tousaint, Middlebury, was born in Canada on November 1, 1837. His parents were Francis and Angelique (Mahyer) Kidder. Tousaint was educated in the common schools at St. Charles, Canada, and received a fair education. At the age of fourteen years he was apprenticed out to learn the harness-making trade, which he served for three years, after which he worked as a journeyman in Canada until the spring of 1857, when he came to the United States and settled in Middlebury, Vt. He worked for N. Brasso for two years, and then for some years during the war he bought horses for the government. He commenced business for himself in
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1867, and which he has conducted ever since. It consists of harness making and a carriage re- pository, selling the work of the Babcock Buggy Company at Watertown, N. Y., and is doing an extensive business. He married Helen Parrow, and they have had one son born to them- George T., born on April 6, 1865. Mr. Kidder is a self-made man, having no start whatever in life.
Kimball, jr., Charles L., Ferrisburgh, Vergennes p. o., was born in Ohio in 1854, and settled in Ferrisburgh, Vt., in 1884, on the homestead of 100 acres, which he has occupied ever since. He was married in 1875 to Susan Ryan, of Georgia, Vt. They have had four children born to them - Adeline, Lilian, Ivy, and Carlotta. Charles L. Kimball, jr., was a son of Charles L. and Adeline (Kenyon) Kimball. Mrs. Kimball was a native of New York, and Mr. Kimball was a native of Ferrisburgh, Vt., and was a son of Dan and Maria (Haight) Kimball, of Addison county, Vt. Charles L., sr., has been a railroad manager and superintendent for many years in New York State and New Jersey, and now resides at Fishkill-on-the-Hudson.
Kimball, George F. O., Vergennes, was born in Burlington, Vt., in 1841. He has served as deputy sheriff and constable for nine years, and chairman of the board of listers for nine years, and a member of the board of water commissioners for three years; represented his town in the Legislature in 1882 and 1883, and was appointed postmaster in 1885, a position which he now fills. He was married in 1862 to Roxey C. Champion, of Vergennes, Vt. They have had three children born to them - George F., Chas. P., and Mary A. Chas. P. died June 3, 1883, aged seventeen years. George F. O. Kimball was a son of Daniel and Mary A. (Field) Kimball. Daniel was a native of Littleton, Mass., and Mary A., of Waltham, Vt. Mary A. died in Ver- gennes, Vt., in 1844, leaving one son-George F. O., who, after the death of his mother, resided with his grandparents. His grandfather, George Fields, was an early settler and resident of Bennington, Vt.
Kimball, Noble L., Ferrisburgh, North Ferrisburgh p. o., was born in Ferrisburgh, Vt., in 1847. He was married in 1873 to L. Tracy, of Monkton, Vt., who was born in 1843. They have had two children born to them-Mary J. and Alice P. Isabella L. (Tracy) Kimball was a daughter of Thomas F. and Rebecca (Powers) Tracy. They had a family of two children-Hart- well (born in 1832) and Isabella L. Noble L. Kimball was a son of Lyman and Phebe (Ball) Kimball. Phebe (Ball) Kimball was a daughter of Alvin and Mary (Siple) Ball, of Ferrisburgh, Vt. Lyman Kimball was born in Nelson, N. H., in 1805, and settled in Ferrisburgh, Vt., in 1825, and was married in 1835. They had a family of five children born to them, two of whom are now living-Noble L. and Ann E. (now Mrs. Dr. Maxfield). Lyman Kimball died in 1884, and his wife Phebe died in 1879. Lyman purchased his homestead farm in 1834, and retired in 1873, selling his farm to his son Noble, and settled near Lake Champlain, where Noble now resides.
Kingsland, Hiram F., Ferrisburgh, North Ferrisburgh p. o., was born in Addison, Vt., in 1828, and settled in Ferrisburgh, Vt., in 1844, and purchased his present homestead farm in 1873. He was married in 1863 to Rhoda Wing, a daughter of Isaac and Fanny (Barnes) Wing. Rhoda was born in 1840. They have a family of five children - Herbert H., Jessie, Franklin, Hiram, jr., and Howard S. Hiram F. Kingsland was a son of Abraham and Ann (Vanderhoof) Kingsland, who were born and married in New Jersey ; settled in Addison, and died in Ferris- burgh, Vt. They had a family of five children born to them - Hiram F., Frederick R., Elizabeth Charlotte, and Jonas. Mr. Kingsland died in 1884, aged eighty-one years, and his wife, Ann Kingsland, died in 1879, aged seventy-four years. Rhoda Wing's ancestors were among the early settlers of Vermont, and large land owners.
Knowles. Ira M., New Haven, was born in Monkton, Vt., on December 31, 1823, and settled in New Haven, Vt., in 1856. He was twice married; his first wife was Delia Stearns, and his second wife was Laura Carter, a daughter of Solomon and Harriet (Barnes) Carter, of Chelsea, Vt., and by whom he had two children - Carter E. and Delia H. (now Mrs. Charles Smith). Mr. Knowles and his son occupy a farm of 375 acres, and have a dairy of thirty head of high Durham stock, and he owns a farm of 350 acres in Bristol, Vt. His parents were John and Ab- igail (Maeder) Knowles. His father was a pioneer in Monkton, Vt., and settled in the north- west part of this town, clearing and improving a farm, on which he lived and died. He was a wheelwright by trade and did an extensive business. He was also a natural mechanic, and was said to be the first man to undertake the plan of a sewing-machine, although he never effected the invention. He was a Quaker in religious belief. He was twice married, his first wife being Abigail Maeder, by whom he had three children - Ezra, Ira M., and Eliza. His sec- ond wife was Sarah Varney, and by her also he had three children - Abigail (Mrs. Elijah Carroll), John S., and Sarah (Mrs. Daniel Hill). His paternal grandfather was Samuel Knowles, who was a pioneer of Monkton, Vt., but who after removed to Canada, and died there.
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