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B EDARD, SPENCER S., was born in Stanbridge, P.Q., April 21, 1838, and was the oldest of three children born to John and Philena C. Be- dard. During his youth his father died and Spencer S. then commenced to learn the harnessmaker's trade. In the fall of 1856 he came to St. Albans, but after about two years he went to Montpelier. In the spring of 1862 he went to Boston and found employment, but three years later, in 1865, he returned to St. Albans, at which village he has since resided. On coming to this place Mr. Bedard entered into partnership with his brother, J. A. Bedard, and purchased the harness business formerly conducted by H. M. Stevens, but to this they added a trade in
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carriages ; and after the firm dissolved-having been in trade some twelve years-the harness business was continued by his brother, while Spencer took charge of the carriage trade and has since carried it on. Besides this Spencer S. was for a time engaged in the boot and shoe business and in the clothing business at Rouse's Point, N. Y. Mr. Be- dard has not been unknown in the political history of St. Albans, as about 1870 he was elected justice of the peace and held that office about ten years. In 1880 he was chosen associate judge of the County Court, and so continued for two years. In 1885 and 1886 he was one of the selectmen of his town, and in the fall of 1886 he was elected town rep- resentative. In the legislature Judge Bedard was chairman of the Com- mittees on Ways and Means and on Claims. In religious matters he and his family are members of the Congregational church. On arriving in Montpelier in 1860 Mr. Bedard married Sarah L. Clark. They have had three children : Jennie (wife of F. Irvin Dutcher), Sarah Grace, and Frederick S. Mr. Bedard's mother was of American birth, but of English descent. His maternal grandfather was born in France. His paternal grandfather was of Dutch extraction.
M AYNARD, ASHLEY J., a native of Bakersfield, Vt., was born in February, 1845, the fourth child of James Maynard, who was born in Bakersfield in April, 1809, and reared a family of seven chil- dren. James married Antensia, daughter of Josiah Shattuck, in 1837. Ashley J. was brought up to farm work, received but a common school education, and started out for himself in early life as only a common laborer. In 1870 he bought the old homestead, where he has since re- sided. In December, 1874, he married, first, Ella, daughter of Harvey Upton, of Bakersfield, and they have had four children : Sadie, born December 2, 1875 ; Lena, born in July, 1877; Arthur, born in May, 1879 ; and Grace, born in March, 1881. He married, second, Jennie (Sweet) Barnum, of Lawrence, Mass., June 4, 1890. Mr. Maynard has always been a firm Republican, and in 1887 was lister of his town. He is a member of Eagle Lodge, No. 67, F. and A. M., of Fairfield. He and his wife attend the Methodist Episcopal church of Bakersfield, of which the latter is a member.
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CHAPTER XL.
FAMILY SKETCHES OF FRANKLIN COUNTY.
O enumerate all of the old and prominent families in Franklin county would in itself make a large and pretentious volume, while it would be practically impossible to give a genealogical sketch of all. We have been compelled, owing to lack of space, to limit these sketches to only those who have felt and manifested an interest in preserving the records of their ancestors. Sketches of many of the early settlers will be found in connection with the chapters containing the history of the respective towns. In this chapter biographical notices have been col- lected and printed of those whose descendants to-day form the business and social life of the stated localities.
BAKERSFIELD.
Brigham, Albert G., was born in Bakersfield, March 12, 1836. His father, Josiah F., was a native of the same town, and was born October 11, 1801, a son of Uriah and Elizabeth F., who in 1796 moved from Marlboro, Mass., to Bakersfield, where Uriah died August 28, 1878. Albert G. married, first, Mariette, daughter of Josiah Hough- ton, in April, 1856, and their two children were Charles W., born about 1860, and Fred H., born in 1862. He married, second, Celina, daughter of George Larabee, of Berkshire, October 26, 1869. They had two children : George F., born July 25, 1874, and Cynthia J., born April 22, 1876. Albert G. secured his education in the common schools, and in 1853 he went to Boston, where he was engaged in business for two years. In 1865 he returned to his native town as a farmer, in which with his business he has been successful. He is a staunch Democrat, and has been selectman for four terms.
Brigham, William O., was born in Bakersfield, May 16, 1836. His father, Samuel S., was also a native of Bakersfield, and married Mary, daughter of Peter Powers, in 1835. They have had four children : William O .; Julia S., born in 1839, died February 14, 1886; Mary E., born in 1843 ; and Laura E., born in 1851. William O. Brigham married Nellie, daughter of John Perkins, of Bakersfield, in February, 1864. They have three children : Clarence and Clara (twins), born February 5, 1867, and John P., born July 18, 1872. Mr. Brigham received his education in the common schools and at Bakersfield Academy. In 1858 he moved to Illinois and was in the employ of S. R. Holmes and W. B. Powers until the spring of 1860, when he returned to Bakersfield and worked on the farm with his father. In September, 1862, he enlisted as a private in Company G, Thirteenth Vermont Regiment, and in June, 1863, he received an honorable discharge. Returning to his native town he bought the farm known as the Brigham homestead, and has since been a farmer. He has held most of the usual town offices : selectman, lister, and overseer of the poor for fourteen years. At different times he has been adjutant
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and commander of Merritt Williams Post, No. 20, G. A. R., of Bakersfield. Mr. and Mrs. Brigham are members of the Congregational church.
Giddings, William A., was born in Bakersfield, August 3, 1839. His grandparents, William and Betsey (Harris) Giddings, came from Massachusetts to Bakersfield about 1805. They had nine children, of whom Thomas, father of William A., was the fifth child, born in 1805. He married, first, Salina Eaton, of Enosburgh, Vt., in December, 1829, and they had four children, as follows : Amanda, born November 7, 1830, died in 1880; Josiah, born August 10, 1832; Lorinda, born September 13, 1834; and Thomas H., born September 8, 1836. He married, second, Clarissa, daughter of Alanson and Bethiah (Dunliam) Kilburn, of Enosburgh, October 28, 1838, by whom he had one child, Will- iam A. William A. Giddings was reared on a farm and received his education in the common schools. In March, 1869, he married Emeroy C., daughter of John Ballard, of Bakersfield, and they have one child, Harry D., born December 6, 1885. Mr. Gid- dings is a Republican and was elected selectman in 1885. He has been justice of the peace for the six years preceding 1890. Both he and his wife are members of the Bap- tist church of East Enosburgh.
Giddings, William H., was born in Bakersfield, October 24, 1840. His father, Will- iam, born in 1796, married Betsey Wallace, of Wentworth, N. H., and had ten children, of whom William H. was the youngest. William, sr., was a blacksmith by trade, at which he worked and carried on a farm in Bakersfield for many years. Here William H. was reared and secured a common school education. In April, 1863, he commenced the study of medicine with Dr. W. R. Hutchinson, then at Enosburgh Center, and in the spring terms of 1865 and '66 attended the Medical Department of the University of Vermont at Burlington, graduating from that institution in June of the latter year. He decided after much thought to settle in Bakersfield. February 11, 1868, he married Sarah A., daughter of John S. Perkins, of that town, and they have one child, Flor- ence E., born in June, 1882. Mr. Giddings is a Republican and the present senator from this district. He has been trustee for six years of the Vermont State Asylum for the Insane, and is chairman of that board. In 1870 he was a member of the State Con- stitutional Convention. He is a member of the State Medical Society and in 1890 was president of the Franklin County Medical Society. He has been selectman, and held other offices of trust in his native town.
Mainard, Ashley J., a native of Bakersfield, was born in February. 1845, the fourth child of James Mainard, who was born in Bakersfield in April, 1809, and reared a family of six children. James married Antensia, daughter of Josiah Shattuck, in 1837. Ash- ley J. was brought up to farm work, received only a common school education, and started out for himself early in life as a common laborer. In 1870 he bought the old homestead, where he has since resided. In December, 1874, he married, first, Ella, daughter of Harvey Upton, of Bakersfield, and they have four children : Sady, born December 21, 1876; Lena, born in July, 1877; Arthur, born in May, 1879 ; and Grace, born in March, 1881. He married, second, Jennie (Sweet) Barnum, of Lawrence, Mass., June 4, 1890. Mr. Mainard has always been a firm Republican, and in 1887 was lister of his town. He is a member of Eagle Lodge, No. 67, F. and A. M., of Fairfield. He and his wife attend the Methodist Episcopal church of Bakersfield, of which the latter is a member.
Maynard, Jesse K., was born in Bakersfield, Vt., March 24, 1808, a son of John May- nard, who was born in Boston, Mass., in 1774. The latter came to Bakersfield about 1795 and settled on a farm. He married Elizabeth Knowles, of that town, about 1797, and they had five children, of whom Jesse K. was the last. John Maynard died in 1813. Jesse K. married Lucy M. Taylor in 1828, and they had five children, viz .: John K. L., born July 26, 1829; Elizabeth M., born September 3, 1830; Cornelia L., born June 23, 1832 ; and two who died in infancy. Lucy M. Maynard died in 1836, and Jesse K. married, second, Lucy Giddings in 1837. Of this marriage one child, Harriet L.,
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was born in 1842. Mr. Maynard married, third, Melona (Page) Jeudevine, in Septem- ber, 1874, who died August 2, 1888. His daughter by his second marriage, Harriet L., married Rollin G. Brown, of Enosburgh, in December, 1878. They had one child, Sum- ner R., born February 1, 1882, who died August 2, 1886. Rollin G. Brown died De- cember 14, 1881. His widow, Harriet L., lives with her father in Bakersfield.
Naramore, William M., a native of Chittenden county, Vt., was born October 10, 1844. His father, Hawley A., was born in Underhill, Chittenden county, October 23, 1802, and married Fannie L., daughter of Peter Martin, of the same town. He was one of the original incorporators of that town. They had nine children : Gaines H, born October 19, 1823; Elam M., born March 11, 1836; Frank, born December 20, 1837 ; Justin, born July 4, 1840; Rollin C., born October 17, 1842, died October 30, 1862; William M .; Fanny L., born September 6, 1847, died February 13, 1873; Fred P., born August 5, 1851, died March 6, 1875; and Olive E., born May 9, 1854, died September 27, 1855. Hawley A. Naramore died in Bakersfield, February 17, 1885. William M. received his education in the common schools. September 10th he enlisted as a private in Company F, Thirteenth Vermont Volunteers, and served a nine months' term. Au- gust 15, 1864, he re-enlisted in Company K, Seventeenth Vermont Volunteers, was made a sergeant, and was honorably discharged July 14, 1865. He was in the Ninth Corps of Grant's regiment and participated in the Gettysburg and Petersburg cam- paigns. In 1880 he removed to Bakersfield and engaged in trade. He has been com- mander of Merritt Williams Post, No. 20, G. A. R., of Bakersfield, for four years, and in 1890 finished his fourth term as adjutant. He served as aid-de-camp on the personal staffs of General Fairchilds and Judge Rugg when they were commanders of the G. A. R. He married Medora L., daughter of Elijah and Mary Porter, of Chittenden county, and they have two children : May, born March 30, 1871, and Burt F., born August 7, 1877.
Perkins, John A., is a native of Bakersfield, and was born December 1, 1839. His father, John Perkins, was born in Bakersfield and married Betsey Pierson, of the same town, and they had nine children. John A. received his education in the common schools and in the academies of Bakersfield. In. 1859 he married Mariah Hulburt, of Bakersfield. In 1864 or 1865 he opened a general mercantile store in Bakersfield, in which he is still engaged. He is a staunch Republican, and served as town treasurer from 1871 to 1890. He held the position of postmaster from 1873 until 1884. In 1886 and again in 1880 he represented the town in the legislature and was appointed post- master under President Harrison, which position he still occupies. Mr. Perkins has been deacon in the Congregational church for many years.
Perkins, Manlius R., a native of Enosburgh, was born March 8, 1850. His father, James A., was born in Bakersfield, June 22, 1817, and married Emily, daughter of Jonas Brigham, of Bakersfield, about 1846. They had two children : Manlius R. and Emma. The latter, born December 22, 1861, married John Giddings, of Bakersfield, in 1888. Manlius R. Perkins married L. Georgie, daughter of M. Bradford, January 1, 1877. They have two children : Harry B., born March 17, 1879, and Harlie M., born April 28, 1883. Mr. Perkins was educated in the common schools, and is a Republican in poli- tics. He is a farmer and millwright. The old circular saw-mill was operated for about two years, when James Ayres put in an upright saw. Mr. Ayres was the first to run a saw-mill in Bakersfield. Mr. Perkins repaired the old circular saw and put in machinery suitable for furnishing lumber ready for market. Since 1887 the mill has been kept running the whole year with the exception of a short time during midsum- mer. The mill now contains a planer, matcher, and a complete shingle-mill, and does an extensive manufacturing business and & large amount of custom work, having a daily capacity of about 6,000 feet of lumber.
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BERKSHIRE.
Anderson, Robert, born in Royalton, Vt., May 31, 1770, moved to Enosburgh, Vt., in February, 1811, and to East Berkshire in March, 1816. He married Ruth Stevens, of Hartland, and was a farmer by occupation. In 1843 his son Robert S. married Har- riet Perley, of Enosburgh, by whom he has had three children, viz .: Florence, born November 27, 1850, married James Hadley, and died December 13, 1878; Isabel, born February 8, 1852, married Ira J. Sweat, of Potton, Canada, and has one child, Leon; and Robert S., jr., born August 25, 1865, resides at home.
Anderson, Seth P., son of Robert, was born in Royalton, Windsor county, Vt., Jan- uary 1, 1802. He married Elvina Stone, who was born August 21, 1806. Of this mar- riage there were four children, three of whom are living. Ira S., the eldest, was born May 27, 1831, and has always lived on the homestead. He married, June 1. 1853, Elvina Perley, daughter of Edward Perley, of East Berkshire. She was born August 18, 1832. Their children are Annette, Wilbert L., and Mary P. Wilbert L. married Dora Beattie, of Sandusky, O., and is now a Congregational minister in Muskegon, Mich. Mary P. is teaching in a Presbyterian college in Independence, Mo.
Austin, Mary Ann, born in Berkshire, April 13, 1824, is the daughter of Lucius H. and Mary Wheeler. Her father was born in Windsor county in 1801, and married Mary Rowley, of Enosburgh, in 1832. They had eight children, of whom Mary Ann was the eldest. She married, January 4, 1843, Hazard P. Austin, a native of Berkshire and the second son of four sons and one daughter born to Raymond and Abigail Austin. He was reared on a farm with but the advantages of a common school education, and started in life without aid, but later became the possessor of a good property. In poli- tics he was a Republican and held several town offices. He died May 24, 1887. His widow, Mary Ann Austin, lives on the homestead and conducts the business.
Booth, James T., the second in a family of twelve children of Joshua and Sarah (Taylor) Booth, was born in Ireland, February 14, 1820, and came to this country with his parents in 1841, finally removing to Canada. He married Mary Ann, daughter of Robert Armstrong, of Berkshire, August 2, 1848. In 1859 he started a general store at Berkshire, which he continued until 1889, when he sold out to his nephew, William B. Jolley. He was postmaster for twenty-three years at this place preceding 1889. He is a Republican in politics, and has been selectman and trustee of public money for many years. He is a member of the Episcopal church of Berkshire, and a member of Osissegus Lodge, No. 78, F. and A. M. Mrs. Booth died July 6, 1875.
Bowen, Cromwell, came from Clarendon to Berkshire about 1808. He had four children, of whom Harrison, born in 1813, married Susan, daughter of Silas Stowe, of Berkshire. They had five children, Albert H., who was born July 3, 1836, being the eldest. He worked on the farm and in 1862 bought the homestead. In 1863 he mar- ried Florence, daughter of Allen Thayer, of Berkshire, by whom he had five children : Mary S., born in 1864, married Herbert Cummings in 1885; Maud E., born in 1866, married Dr. C. S. Jenne in 1890; Caroline M., born in 1875; Florence A., born in 1878; and Cornwall A., born in 1879. Albert H. Bowen carries on a general farming and dairy business. He is a Democrat and is the present town clerk and treasurer. Both he and his wife are members of the Baptist church of Berkshire.
Chaffee, Albert, was born in Berkshire in 1820, and married Nancy C., daughter of Alexander Brice, of that town. Of their six children all died young except Harvey A. and Bianca G. The latter, the youngest of the family, married John J. McCarty, of Berkshire, in 1876, and their three children are Glenna, Gladys, and Grace. Harvey A. Chaffee married, first, Ellen M. Whitehead, of Canada, in 1862, by whom he had one daughter, Alberta E., who married Gardner Armstrong. He married, second, Adelia A., a sister of his first wife, in 1864, and their three children are as follows: Hattie B.
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(Chaffee) Crandall, of Canada, Etta M., and Albert S. He married, third, Edna M. Page, of Waterloo, P. Q, in 1884. He is a Republican and has served two terms as selectman. He is a member of Lincoln Lodge, No. 78, F. and A. M., of Enosburgh, and is a member of the Baptist church of Berkshire.
Chaffee, John, was born in 1796, and married Priscilla, daughter of Jonathan Dan- forth, of Berkshire, and they had seven children, of whom Homer S. married Mary R., daughter of Daniel B. Burleson, of Berkshire. Mr. Burleson was born March 12, 1801, and married Electa Hawley, December 4, 1823. Homer S. had children as follows: Gertrude E., born March 11, 1873; Homer, born May 20, 1875; and Wilbur, born April 8, 1878. Mr. Chaffee is a general farmer on the Chaffee homestead.
Grant, Noah, son of Reuben a Revolutionary soldier, was born in Lyme, N. H., October 16, 1790, and died in October, 1861. He married, first, a Miss Conant, by whom one son was born. He married, second, Anna, daughter of Elias Lawrence, of Enos- burgh, Vt., and of this marriage six children were born, of whom Joseph L. was the eldest. In September, 1866, he came to Berkshire, where he now resides. He mar- ried Maria Combs, daughter of Caleb Combs, of Montgomery, November 15, 1860, and they have had six children, as follows : Abbie A., born June 9, 1862, married Benton Wilson in December, 1883 ; Seth L., born June 14, 1864; Henry R., born August 2, 1866; Edwin E., born June 22, 1868; Howard C., born December 19, 1871; and Mary C., born August 7, 1874. Seth L. and Henry R. are now living in Medfield, Mass. Joseph L. Grant belongs to the Vermont and Quebec Conference of Adventists, while Mrs. Grant is an active member of the Methodist Episcopal church of Montgomery.
Hoadley, Aaron, jr., was born in Charlotte, Chittenden county, Vt., October 10, 1817. His father, Aaron, was born in Hartland, Vt., and came to Berkshire about 1822. He married Esther Hadasa Higgins about 1803, and they had thirteen children. Mr. Hoad- ley was a farmer, and Aaron, jr., was brought up to farm work. About 1838 the latter commenced learning the carpenter's trade, at which he worked for several years. Jan- uary 3, 1847, he married, first, Ruth, daughter of Samuel Runnells, of Berkshire, by whom he had four children, as follows: Alcy L., born December 14, 1847; Aldath H., born July 8, 1849 ; Eliza A., born March 21, 1851; and Harrison, born March 22. 1853. He married, second, Persis, daughter of John Potter, and by her has one child, Arthur J., born May 31, 1863. Aaron Hoadley, jr., had only a common school education, and early began work to help an invalid father provide for a large family. About 1841 he bought fifty acres of land, and has since experienced a successful business career. He is a member of the Baptist church and his wife of the Methodist Episcopal church.
Hull, Ethan A., was born in Fairfield, Vt., July 1, 1813. His grandfather, Jehial, born in Connecticut, married Jerusha Phelps and had seven children, of whom Anson (father of Ethan A.) was the fifth. Anson Hull, born in 1772, moved from Norfolk, Conn., to Whiting, Vt., and in 1799 he married Susan Whaley, of Fairfield, by whom he had fourteen children. Ethan A. Hull married Melinda L., daughter of Oliver Austin, of Berkshire, February 23, 1842. She was born January 11, 1821. Her grand- father, William Laribee, came from Weathersfield, Vt., in 1807, and married Amy Royce, who bore him seven children. Ethan A. Hull had but a common school educa- tion, and early learned the clothier's trade, at which he worked winters and on the farm summers. About 1841 he began to speculate in cattle and real estate, and in 1861 came from Cambridge, bought land, and settled on his present home in Berkshire. He repre- sented his town in 1870 and was sent to the state Senate in 1876. He has been select- man and held other town offices many years, and was also one of the railroad commis- sioners who were largely instrumental in paying up the railroad bonds about 1870. He has three children: Clark A., born October 11, 1843; Delia, born June 6, 1845, married Guy Clark, of Berkshire, December 29, 1864; and Mark A., born August 23, 1851, who married Belle W., daughter of Chester Wilde, of Berkshire, August 23, 1876. Mark Hull is now living on the homestead, and his two children are Fennom W., born Decem- ber 21, 1878, and Addie M., born February 27, 1880.
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Ladd Family, The .-- Late in the seventeenth century two brothers by the name of Ladd came to this country from England, one of whom settled in Connecticut and was the father of Asa L., jr., father of Henry, the subject of this sketch. The latter at the age of twenty-one years engaged as clerk in the store of Alonzo Green at East Swan- ton, with whom he remained six months, when he entered the employ of William Clapp, a merchant at East Berkshire, where he remained for nine years though the firm name changed hands several times during that period. In 1854 he married Celia M. Levins, daughter of Pascal P. Levins, of Berkshire Center, by whom he has two sons, Albert Avery and Pascal P. Mr. Ladd was a war Democrat, and wrote the first recruiting call for Berkshire. He was prominent in the effort to discount Berkshire's railroad bonds by payment at the time of issue, which was finally accomplished. He represented his town in 1872, and has held about all the town offices.
Larabee, William, moved from Weathersfield, Windsor county, Vt., in 1806, where his son George was born in October, 1800. The latter married Celina Birch, of Berk- shire, about 1823, and their children were as follows: Harding H., born in 1828; Viola, born in 1831; Asa, born in 1833 ; Thirsa, born in 1835; Edson B., born in 1839; Paulina, born in 1841; and M. Merritt B., born in 1843. He married, second, Cynthia Stevens about 1848, by whom he had one child, S. Celina, born in 1846. Edson B. Larabee married, January 2, 1866, Susan B., daughter of Phillip Shufelt, by whom he had two children, viz .: Emma, born in June, 1868, who married Ralph Clark in 1886, and Grace, born in November, 1869. In 1862 Edson B. enlisted as a private in Com- pany I, Tenth Vermont Infantry, and at his first battle-Locust Grove-in 1863 he was wounded and conveyed to the Mansion House Hospital in Virginia, where he remained for five months. He participated in the following battles : The Wilderness, Spottsyl- vania, North Ann, Gaines's Mills, Cold Harbor, Bermuda Hundred. Monocasy, Charles- ton, Smithfield, Winchester, Flint Hill, Cedar Run, and the seige of Petersburg. In the fall of 1864 he was promoted to sergeant, and on June 26, 1865, received an honorable discharge. He is now a member of Pixley Post, No. 102, G. A. R., of Enosburgh Falls, Vt. He is selectman of the town, and both he and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal church of Berkshire.
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