History of Addison county Vermont, with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers, Part 99

Author: Smith, H. P. (Henry Perry), 1839-1925. 1n
Publication date: 1886
Publisher: Syracuse, N.Y., D. Mason & co.
Number of Pages: 988

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Goodale, Rollin C., Addison, was born in Westport, Essex county, N. Y., on December, 18, 1836. He was a son of Jared, jr., and Phebe (Norton) Goodale. Jared Goodale, jr., was a son of Jared Goodale, sr., who was an early settler in the town of Addison, Vt., settling on the Goodale place, which is near Chimney Point. Rollin C. Goodale was educated in the common schools at Westport, N. Y., and was brought up to farming. When fifteen years of age he was thrown on his own resources, with but fifteen cents in his pocket. He went to Pennsylvania and after to Illinois, where he engaged as a farm hand at Plato Center, Kane county, Ill. He, remained here for some years, after which he went to South Missouri, where he taught school for one year, during the excitement incident to the John Brown raid, and in common with all northern school teachers he was compelled to give up his school. After this he made a journey of 500 miles on foot, to Leavenworth, Kansas, where he purchased 160 acres of land. He went to Pike's Peak in the spring of 1860, crossing the prairies with a team. He remained at the Peak for one year, and then returned to Vermont by way of the Great Lakes. He was engaged in peddling in the spring and summer of 1863 to 1878. He was married on June 10, 1863, to Hila Frost, of Bridport, Vt., by whom he had one daughter -- Cora M., who was born on January 29, 1867, and who now resides with her parents. In 1864 he enlisted in the First Vermont Cavalry and served until the close of the war; after the close of the war he became a resident of the town of Bridport, Vt. He went to Kansas in September of 1870, and traveled extensively, return- ing to Vermont by the way of Washington, New York, and Boston. He rented the Converse farm at West Addison, Vt., for one year, and in 1872 he purchased the farm where he has since resided. In 1865 he introduced the Clipper Mowers and Reapers, a business which he has followed to the present time, and of which he has made a great success ; also introduced the Buckeye Down Binder into this country, and the noted Tiger Broad-cast Grain Seeders and

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Drills, acting as general agent for J. S. Rowell, Sons & Co., of Beaver Dam, Wis. He has been very successful in introducing improved appliances to agricultural interests; is extensively inter- ested in fruit raising and general farming.

Goss, Franklin A., Vergennes, was born in Waterbury, Washington county, Vt., in 1850. He is now engaged in the manufacture of kaolin, under the firm name of Goss & Gleason, and have their office at Vergennes, Vt. He was married on June 3, 1873, to Ruth C. Keeler, of Vergennes, Vt., and a daughter of Charles D. and Elizabeth A. Keeler. Franklin A. has had four children born to him-three daughters and one son. Franklin Goss was a son of Benjamin F. and Mary J. (Witherell) Goss, who settled in Vergennes, Vt., in 1864, where Benjamin F. died in 1878, aged seventy-two years, and leaving a family of one son and one daughter, Jennie, who married H. J. Talbot, of Lowell, Mass.

Grant, Edward, Middlebury, was born in County Antrim, Ireland, on March 14, 1810. His parents were Dennis and Martha Dallis. The family on both sides were of Scotch origin. Ed- ward Grant came to America in the spring of 1847, when he came direct to Middlebury village, and remained there six years. He was a weaver by trade, and was employed in the cotton- mill there. He was a resident of Burlington for two and one-half years, where he was em- ployed as watchman for the R. & B. R. R. He then went to Leicester, where he engaged in the lime business for six years, after which he removed to Ripton, where he remained five and one-half years, and engagad in lumbering and farming, and in 1867 he removed to East Mid- dlebury, where he purchased his place of fifty acres, on which he now resides. He was married in 1830 to Hannah McAuley ; she died on November 14, 1881. They had a family of nine chil- dren born to them, six of whom are now living - Martha (now Mrs. John Markham, of Leices- ter Junction), Nancy (now Mrs. Charles Turner, of Brandon, Vt.), Lucy (now Mrs. Daniel Cragon, of Ripton, Vt.), Henry F. (who is now engaged in the lumber business, and who is a well-known resident of Middlebury ; he was married on October 11, 1883, to Mary E. Clark, a daughter of Ira Clark, of Middlebury, Vt.), Rachel J. (now Mrs. George J. Hodges, of Rip- ton, Vt.), John A. (who is associated in the lumber and saw-mill business with his brother ; is doing an extensive business ; has been highway commissioner, and is a prosperous and enter- prising young man).

Gravline, Adolphus A., Vergennes, was born in Canada, Province of Quebec, on June 16, 1847. He settled in Vergennes, Vt., on July 25, 1874, and erected his present fine dwelling and shop buildings, and established a fine business, engaging in the general smithing, wagon and car- riage manufacturing, and repairing trade. He was married in September, 1873, to Mary Agan, of New York city. They have had a family of five children born to them -- Eugene P., Lizzie, Mattie, Mabel, and Amy. Adolphus Gravline was a son of Eugene and Mary Gravline. He died in 1882. He had a family of nineteen children born to him-twelve by his first wife, and seven by his second wife. Fifteen children are now living.

Greene, William Ellery, Vergennes, was born in Vergennes, Vt., on August 2, 1810. He has been a member of the common council, a commissioner, and also a quartermaster in the militia. He served five years as an apprentice at the tailor trade, and at the age of twenty-one years he went to New York city as a journeyman, and in 1833 he returned to Vergennes, Vt., where he has since en- gaged in the merchant tailoring business, and also is connected with a large lumber business, and is now largely interested in the manufacture of scales and the raising of blooded and graded stock. He was married on August 15, 1836, to Ann Jane Sherrill, who was born in Vergennes, Vt., on September 27, 1817. They have had a family of ten children born to them, five of whom are living - John E., Fanny, Laura, Lucy, and William E. Ann Jane was a daughter of Elliott and Laura (Bellamy) Sherrill. William E. was a son of John and Hannah (Beers) Greene. She was born in Newtown, Conn., in 1775, and he was born in Rhode Island in 1777. He died in Octo- ber, 1823. They settled in Vergennes, Vt., about 1804, where they were married. They had a family of five children born to them, two of whom are now living-Lucy H. and William E. John Greene was the first druggist of Vergennes, Vt., and was also postmaster for many years. Hannah Greene died in Montreal in 1833, of cholera.

Griswold, Lester, Orwell, was the second son of Griswold the pioneer, and was born on April 18, 1786. He was married to Lucinda Parks, a daughter of Asa Parks, also an early pioneer, and to them were born six children -- William C., Lucretia L., Asa Parks, Olivia L., Emmitt Darwin, and Georgianna Augusta. Of these children Emmitt Darwin is one of the sub- stantial men of Orwell, Vt., who believe in doing well whatever is worth doing at all. His farm is among the best, and is stocked with the choicest bloods. His cattle are thoroughbred "Jer- seys; " sheep of the finest wool Atwood Merinos, and horses all thoroughbred stock. He mar- ried Martha Conkey, of Orwell, Vt., and to them have been born two children-Gracie L. and Mary C.

Guindon, Nicholas H., Lincoln, was born in New Haven, Vt., on September 3, 1830. His father, Gabriel Guindon, was for many years a resident of New Haven, Vt. He was of French

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Canadian parents, and was born in the town of Moscow, Province of Quebec, on May 1, 1802. He was married in June, 1828, to Lydia Purinton, a daughter of Chase Purinton. They had a. family of three children born to them -- Nicholas H., Jasper R. (now a resident of Lynn, Mass.), and Cleora C. (who married Ezra Page, of Lincoln, Vt .; is now a widow). Gabriel Guindon, father of Nicholas H., was a farmer by occupation, and worked eleven years for Rodman Chap- man, of Vergennes. He came to Lincoln, Vt., in 1833, and purchased the present Nicholas. Guindon estate of one hundred acres, in 1831. He was selectman of the town for several years, and held several other minor offices. Nicholas H. Guindon has been thrice married. His first wife was Eliza Gove, a daughter of Levi Gove. She died leaving one daughter-Mary A. His second wife was Hetty E. Tabor, a daughter of Francis Tabor, of New Bedford, Mass., and by her had a family of three children - Francis T., William G., and George R. His third wife was Mary Cadwell, a widow of Mitchell Cadwell, of Starksboro, Vt. She was a daughter of Ben- jamin Jackson, of Starksboro, Vt. Mr. Guindon now owns a fine estate, consisting of two. hundred acres.

Hack, Chester B., Orwell, was a native of Brandon, Vt., and settled in Orwell, Vt., about fifty years ago, and is one of the most respected of her adopted sons. William C. Hack, a son of Chester B. Hack, was the first person to introduce Holstein cattle in Orwell, Vt., and in this. he takes rank as a pioneer. His first importation was from the celebrated stock farm of Smith & Powell, of Onondaga county, N. Y. Subsequent importations by others, and the good re- sults therefrom, attest Mr. Hack's judgment in his selection. His farm is popularly known as. " Maple Shade," and stands among the best in Addison county, Vt.

Hall, Erasmus D., New Haven, was born in the town of New Haven, Addison county, Vt., on October 18, 1817 ; is a physician; studied medicine at the Castleton Medical College, and began practice at St. Albans in 1844. He settled in New Haven, Vt., in 1850, where he has been in active practice ever since. He was twice married. His first wife was Eveline Sprague, to whom he was married in 1845. They had three children born to them-Francis, Genevieve, and Mary A. Eveline was a daughter of Anthony and Rhoda (Frisbie) Sprague. He was married the second time in 1866 to Marianne Landon, a daughter of Elisha H. and Charlotte (Hoyt) Landon. Mr. Hall was a son of Adin and Lucy (Sprague) Hall. His paternal grand- father, Richard Hall, was a native of Mansfield, Conn., who settled in New Haven, Vt., in 1799. Adin Hall was born on September 25, 1786, and died on May 26, 1850. He studied medicine. with Dr. Bass, of Middlebury, Vt., and practiced medicine in New Haven, Vt., for thirty-four years. He was a prominent physician of his day, and represented his town in the Legislature for three terms. His children were Edward (deceased), E. Darwin, Sophia, Julia (deceased).

Hallock, Heman, Panton, Vergennes p. o., was born in Hinesburg, Vt. In 1826 he came to Bristol. He was a son of Anson and Polly (Sweet) Hallock. They had a family of eleven children born to them - Isaac, Lucy, Anson, Ira, Chester, Heman, Sarah, Hyman, Ovett, Charles, and Stephen. Heman was married in 1851 to Mehitable Norton, who died in 1852, leaving one daughter, Hattie, who married William Siples. Heman then married Mrs. Emily Eastman Stewart in 1855. She had one daughter by a previous marriage-Sylvia Stewart, who married Erwin Carpenter in 1877. Heman had a family of three children by his second wife-Adelia (married William Conant in 1879), Eugene, and Etta. Mr. Hallock removed to Panton, Vt., in 1873, where he now resides. One of his brothers, Stephen, enlisted in the Ninth Vermont in 1863, and died at the hospital in New Orleans, of fever, while in the United States service.

Halnon, John, Cornwall, was born on June 22, 1836. His parents were James and Cather- ine (Dalton) Halnon. He came with his parents to America in 1849, and settled at Schuyler Falls, N. Y., and finished his education at Plattsburgh Academy. In 1853, when seventeen years of age, he came to Cornwall, Vt., and worked for Alonzo Bingham and Rollin J. Jones for five years, when he purchased a farm in Beekmantown, Clinton county, N. Y., where he lived for seven years. He returned to Cornwall in 1865 and purchased the place where he now resides, and which was the former Baxter place. It then contained (at the time of purchasing it) 350 acres. He now owns 550 acres. He occupies a part of the old Baxter house, which he has added to and remodeled until now it is a very fine residence. He is a successful farmer and stock raiser. He enlisted on the first call for troops in the spring of 1861, and took part in the first battle of Bull Run, in Company D, Sixty-Ninth New York Volunteers. He served out his term of enlistment, and was discharged at Albany, N. Y. He was married on April 21, 1870, to Isabella M. Tully, a daughter of Peter Tully, of Cornwall, Vt.

Hamilton, A. C., Cornwall, was born in Bridport, Vt., on July 19, 1843, and is the only son of Hosea and Lucetta (Cooley) Hamilton. Hosea Hamilton was born in Bridport, Vt., in 1805, and was the son of James Hamilton, one of the early pioneers of Addison county, Vt. He was a resident of Bridport for many years, but the latter part of his life was spent in Cornwall, Vt., at the home of his son, where he died on January 26, 1885. A. C. Hamilton was educated in the common schools of Addison and in the academy at Shoreham. He was married in October,

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1864, to Julia Perkins, and they lived on the home place in Bridport, Vt., until the fall of 1875. In the spring of 1876 he purchased the site of his present home, which was the former Skinner farm, and consisted of 140 acres at that time. He now owns 240 acres; has been a successful farmer and breeder of fine-wool sheep. He has never desired public office, but is a member of the Masonic order, and also of the Baptist Church. He is a prosperous and substantial citizen. He has a family of two sons and two daughters -- Frank O., Augusta S., Edward E., and Marion M. The three youngest children received their education at the Middlebury graded school.

Harris, Corydon S., Panton, Vergennes p. o., was born in Panton, Vt., in 1812. He was brought up from the age of two years by Norman Munson and his wife Sally (Pearse) Munson. Mr. Munson died in 1844, and Mrs. Munson in 1877. Having previously purchased a part of the farm, consisting of 272 acres, Mr. Harris at the death of Mrs. Munson came into possession of the balance, and now resides on it. He has held most of the town offices, and represented the town of Panton in 1872 and 1873 at Montpelier. He was married in 1850 to Annie O. Goodrich, of Addison, who died in April, 1851. He then married his second wife, Achsa Maria Goodrich, a sister of the first. They have had four children born to them -- Sidney Munson, Susan Imogene, Mina Araminta, and Milo Corydon. Sidney M. was a graduate of the North- western University, at Evanston, Ills., and is a local preacher in the Methodist Episcopal Church in Minnesota, and farmer. He was married in 1881 to Alice J. Bristol, of Panton. Susan I. married Earnest J. Bristol, of Panton, in 1878. Mina A. married Fred C. Ward, of New Haven, Vt., in 1882. Milo C. is twenty-two years old, and is at present with his father on the farm.

Hatch, Giles T., Ferrisburgh, Panton p. o., was born in 1848. He was married in 1871 to Sarah Stimpson, who was born in Essex county, N. Y., in 1849. They have had five children born to them, two of whom are now living -- Westley T. and William I. Sarah was a daughter of John and Ann Stimpson. John was born in county Stoe, England, and died in 1871, leav- ing one son and four daughters. Mrs. Stimpson lives with her daughter, Mrs. Hatch. Giles T. Hatch was a son of Isaac and Ursula (Kenyon) Hatch, of Hinesburg, Vt. Mrs. Hatch was born in February, 1816, and Isaac was born in Ferrisburgh, Vt., in 1801. They were married on October 11, 1840. They had four children born to them - Isaac T. (born in 1843), Giles T. (born in 1848), Mary E. (born 1850), and Emma E. (born in 1855). Isaac F. enlisted and served in Company K of the First Vermont Cavalry. Mrs. Ursula Hatch was a daughter of Giles and Polly Kenyon, of Hinesburg, Vt.

Haven, Franklin K., Vergennes, was born in Bethel, Vt., in 1826; settled in Vergennes, Vt., as a clerk in 1849, and in 1850 engaged in the mercantile business, in which he still continues, dealing largely in gents' clothing and furnishing goods, boots, shoes, and groceries. He was married in 1852 to Eliza H. Strong, daughter of Solomon Strong. They have a family of three children - Charles S., Foster S., and Martha E. Franklin K. Haven was a son of Rev. K. and Ruth (Harrison) Haven. She was born in New Jersey in 1794, and died in 1865; he was born in Farmingham, Mass., in 1795, and died in 1879. They were married in 1815. They had a family of nine children born to them, two of whom are now living -- F. K. and Charlotte M. Rev. K. Haven was a Universalist clergyman, and labored in his profession in Bethel, Vt., eight years, in Shoreham, Vt., forty-two years. He died in Shoreham, Vt.

Hays, William R., Ferrisburgh, Vergennes p. o., was born in Ferrisburgh, Vt., on Septem- ber 10, 1824. He was married March 25, 1845, to Sophia Gregory, who died December 9, 1866, leaving two sons-Michael D. and Harvey W. He married his second wife, Mrs. Nancy Meader, of Lincoln, Vt., on December 1, 1867. They have had one daughter born to them - Emma S. (born December 18, 1870). She had by her first husband, John C. Meader, four chil- dren. W. R. Hays was a son of Seymour and Hannah Brydia Hays. He was born on August 20, 1780, and died on October 6, 1852, and Hannah was born on November 20, 1780. They had a family of nine children-Henry, Alonson, Samuel, Michael D., Rufus C., Seymour, Hial C., Hannah C., William R. Two are now living - Seymour and William R. Mrs. Hays died June 21, 1861.

Hazard, Ezra A., Ferrisburgh, North Ferrisburgh p. o., was born in Ferrisburgh, Vt., in 1831. He is one of the large, successful farmers of his town, and now owns and occupies a portion of the old homestead, which was purchased by his great-grandfather ; was selectman of his town, lister, and poor-master. He was married in 1860 to Caroline Williams, of Charlotte, Vt. They have had two children born to them - Adelia and Sylvia. Ezra A. Hazard was a son of Robert and Elizabeth (Alexander) Hazard. Robert Hazard was born in Uxbridge, Canada West, in 1806. They settled in Ferrisburgh, Vt., in 18-, where Mr. Hazard died in 1865; Mrs. Hazard died in 1862. They had a family of three children born to them - Ezra A., Sylvia, and one son whom she had by a previous marriage. Ezra A. is the only one now living. Sylvia mar- ried Henry A. Beach; she died leaving one son -Fred. Robert Hazard was a son of Thomas and Lydia (Rogers) Hazard who were born and married in Vermont, where they also died. They had a family of five children born to them-Robert (born in 1806), Rufus (born in 1808),

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Seneca (born in 1810), Mary (born in 1815), and Dennis (born in 1819). Thomas was a son of Robert Hazard, sr., who was one of the first settlers in Ferrisburgh, Vt.

Hazard, Rufus, Ferrisburgh, North Ferrisburgh p. o., was born in Uxbridge, Canada West, in 1808. He has held several of the town offices and has been appointed executor and adminis- trator of several large estates. He was married in 1835 to Sarah A. Allen; she died in 1865, leaving one adopted daughter-Mary Esther Anthony, who married Thomas R. Noonan. Rufus married for his second wife Mrs. Ruth Carry Holmes, who was born in Half Moon, Saratoga county, N. Y. Rufus Hazard was a son of Thomas and Lydia (Rogers) Hazard, who were born and married in Vermont. They died in Ferrisburgh, Vt., leaving a family of five children- Robert, born in 1806; Rufus, born in 1808; Seneca, born in 1810; Mary, born in 1815; Den- nis, born in 1819. Thomas Hazard was a son of Robert Hazard, who was one of the first set- tlers of Ferrisburgh, Vt.

Heitmann, Ehlert, Bridport, was born in Brunswick, Germany, on August 5, 1822. From the time he was six years old until he reached the age of fourteen years he attended school and received a German education. From that time until he reached the age of twenty years he was engaged in working for others at farming. He was conscriped at this time in the army, served one year and six weeks, and was then furloughed until wanted. He then went to Bre- men and engaged as engineer in a large brewing establishment there, where he remained for three years, when he was called upon to go to the Schleswig-Holstein War, where he remained for eight months; took part in all the campaigns; was again furloughed, and returned to his former employment in Breman, where he stayed until March, 1849, when he was again called upon to serve in the army. He came to America in May, 1849, and worked in a sugar refinery in New York city for two years, when he worked at clerking for a year. He then went into the grocery business in Williamsburg, where he did a successful business for six or seven years, and in the spring of 1858 he sold out to his brother and came to Bridport, Vt., and purchased the place where he still resides. It was formerly the Zenas Myrick place, and when he pur- chased it consisted of eighty-five acres. It now numbers one hundred acres, and is considered a very fine place. He was married on August 24, 1854, to Catherine Koerner, who was born in Hanover, Germany, on October 28, 1835. They have a family of seven children-Emma J. (who married Louis L. Koerner, of New York city), Eliza M. and Lizzie (who are twins; the former resides in New York city and the latter at home), Richard H., Anna G .. Mary L., and Charles N. Mr. Heitmann and family are members of the Lutheran church. Mr. Heitmann is also a member of the Masonic order, and is a self-made, prosperous man. His parents were Hendrick and Gecene (Brandt) Heitmann.

Hickok, Julius S., Vergennes, was born in New Haven, Vt., in 1841, and settled in Ver- gennes, Vt., in 1865, where he engaged in the retail drug business until 1872, when he sold out and engaged in coal, and general insurance, a business in which he is now engaged. He was married in 1866 to Mary D. Willard, of Vergennes, Vt. They have had three children -- Henry H., Lizzie D., and Nellie W. Mary D. Willard was a daughter of Hosea and Betsey (Benton) Willard. Hosea Willard was born in Woodstock, Vt., in 1806, and settled in Vergennes, Vt., in 1826. He was a prominent master builder, a business in which he engaged after settling here. He built the United States Arsenal here, all of the churches, and many of the business blocks, and was also a prominent inventor. He died in 1883, and his wife, Betsey, died in 1879. They had a family of six children born to them, four of whom are now living-Electa J. (now Mrs. H. Stevens), Harvey F. (now a resident of St. Louis, Missouri), Hosea B. (of Port Henry, N. Y.), and Mary D. Julius S. Hickok was a son of Elias B. and Lucy M. (Sprague) Hickok, who were born in New Haven, Vt. Mr. Hickok was born in 1815, and his wife in 1814. They had two children - Isadore (now Mrs. Henry M. Willson) and Julius S. Elias B. Hickok was a son of Austin and Roxana (Cook) Hickok, who came to New Haven, Vt., from Williamstown, Mass., about 1780. Two of their sons were ministers, Rev. Milo J., D. D. (deceased), and Rev. Henry F., D. D. (now pastor of the brick church, Orange, N. J.).

Higbee, Nathaniel, Monkton, North Ferrisburgh p. o., was born in Monkton, Vt., on Janu- ary 10, 1831. He was inarried in 1854 to Eliza A. Patterson, who was born in England in 1832. They have had four children born to them -- Mary Louise (born in 1857; was married in 1878 to Albert Baill; she died in 1882, leaving one daughter-Edith), Etta I. (was born in 1859 and died in 1879), Wilbur E. (was born in 1863), and Frederick N. (was born in 1868). Eliza A. Higbee was a daughter of William and Mary A. Patterson, who were born and mar- ried in England, and settled in Monkton, Vt., in 1838. William died in Perrington, N. Y., in 1871. His wife, Mary, is now living. Nathaniel Higbee was a son of James and Clarinda (Car- penter) Higbee. She was born in Charlotte, Chittenden county, Vt., and died in 1883, aged seventy-five years. James was born in Greenbush, Rensselaer county, N. Y., on August 3, 1804. They were married in 1826, and had a family of four children born to them - Mary Ann (was born in 1826, and married in 1847 to George Hurlburt; she died in 1853, leaving one daugh-

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ter-Helen), Nathaniel, Margaret (born in 1838, married Mitchell Kingman), and William Henry Harrison (born in 1842, and married in 1860 to Lura Saulsbury). He enlisted in Company G, Second Vermont Regiment, and served from 1862 to 1863, and died in the hospital at Washing- ton in 1863, leaving a widow and one daughter-Mary A.

Hindes, Charles W., Addison, was born in the town of Moriah, Essex county, N. Y., on July 21, 1836. His parents were Aaron and Betsey M. (Hurd) Hindes. Aaron Hindes was born in Addison, Addison county, Vt., on October 28, 1811, on the place which was first settled ·on by his father, Aaron Hindes, sr., who came to Vermont at an early day, and was a very prominent man ; was born in 1779. Aaron Hindes, jr., lived much of his lifetime on the home place on which he now resides. He had a family of three children -- Eliza M. (now Mrs. Dr. George L. Whitford, of Cold Water, Mich.), Charles W., and Amanda E. (now Mrs. H. C. Bur- well, of Bridport, Vt.). He was a selectman for several years. His wife died on January 25, 1883. Charles W. Hindes was educated in the common schools at Addison, was brought up to farming, and taught school for one term. He was married on March 28, 1861, to Mary B. Don- nelly, and resided on the home place until 1874, when he purchased the farm where he now resides. It was formerly the John Hindes place, and consists of one hundred acres and a resi- dence which was built by John Hindes at an early day. He is a successful farmer and breeder of fine-wool sheep. He had two children born to him - Lillie M. (now Mrs. W. H. Rockwood, who resides at Shoreham, Vt.) and Bertha A. He is a successful and self-made man. Aaron Hindes, sr., was born in New Jersey, and settled in this State about 1803. He had a family of three children. Aaron is now the only one living. He held some of the town offices, and died in 1841.

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History of Addison county Vermont, with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers, Part 99

Author: Smith, H. P. (Henry Perry), 1839-1925. 1n Publication date: 1886 Publisher: Syracuse, N.Y., D. Mason & co. Number of Pages: 988

Author: Smith, H. P. (Henry Perry), 1839-1925. 1n
Publication date: 1886
Publisher: Syracuse, N.Y., D. Mason & co.
Number of Pages: 988