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Moren, Daniel, son of Patrick and Mary (Donnelly) Moren, was born in Ireland, June 15, 1825. In 1831 Patrick Moren left his native country with his family for America. He spent two months in Berkshire, and then returned to Montreal, where he had left his family. He lost his wife and one child shortly after. Daniel was left with Nathaniel Leetch, of Berkshire, in which family he lived until twenty years of age. After having secured a common school education he went to Massachusetts and worked in a paper-mill for three years and a half. In 1849 he went to California, where he was employed in running a steam engine for over three years. He returned home in 1854, but the next year he went to California again. In 1857 he moved to East Berkshire, where he has since resided. He married, in 1863, Catherine Tewett, of Ohio, a niece of Mrs. Leetch. Mr. Moren formed a partnership with Dolphus Paul, and later with Kiles A. Paul, son of Dolphus, and retired from business in 1888. He has had seven chil- dren, four of whom are living. In 1878 he represented his town in the legislature and in 1884 became state senator.
Pand, Theopholas P., was born in Wolcott, Lamoille county, Vt., in August, 1800. He came to Berkshire when thirteen years of age and commenced farming. He married Abbie, daughter of Harding Swan, by whom he had ten children, as follows: Fanny (deceased), Jaben F., Addison P., Webster, Emily, Margaret, Harriet, Ezra, Joel, and Fanny. Addison P. Pand was born in Berkshire, April 13, 1829. In March, 1857, he married Sarah, daughter of Harding Allen, by whom he had one son, Herbert A. Mrs. Pand died in 1862, and he married, second, Fanny Jones, of Berkshire, June 30, 1867. Of this marriage five children were born, as follows: Alice, born October 3, 1868; Catherine, born April 19, 1870; Edwin, born January 3, 1874, died aged seven ; Arthur, born April 19, 1879 ; and Eva, born March 22, 1884. Mr. Pand represented his town
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in the legislature in 1882, has been deputy sheriff for fourteen years, and has held other public offices. In politics he is a Republican.
Paul, Dolphus, son of Dolphus and Rhoda (Clemons) Paul, was born in Wells, Rut- land county, Vt., April 23, 1815, and in 1816 the family moved to Enosburgh, from which place they removed to Berkshire. Dolphus, sr., was a blacksmith by trade, and his son, reared on a farm, was given a common school education. In 1837 the latter married Harriet, daughter of Oliver Austin, of Berkshire, and they have had eight chil- dren, five of whom are still living. In 1857 he engaged in the general merchandise business with Daniel Moren, under the firm name of Paul & Moren, which continued for fifteen years, when Dolphus was succeeded by his son, Kiles A. He was also sta- tion agent at East Berkshire for fifteen years, and was selectman and lister for many years. He is a Democrat in politics.
Paul, Kiles A., son of Dolphus Paul, of East Berkshire, was born in Enosburgh, Sep- tember 13, 1849, and at the age of twenty-one he entered the employ of Paul & Moren, East Berkshire, where he continued until 1859, when he became a member of the firm of D. Paul & Co. In 1862 Mr. Paul retired from the firm, but the year following he became interested in the same business with Daniel Moren, the firm being known as Paul & Moren. In 1887 he bought Mr. Moren's interest, and has since conducted a suc- cessful business at the old stand. December 15, 1875, he married Cora E., daughter of Ira Brown, of New Haven, Vt., and they have two children, viz .: Dolphus W., born September 24, 1876, and Hattie E., born February 11, 1878. Mr. and Mrs. Paul are both members of the Episcopal church.
Samson, William, the eldest of six children of Erasmus D. and Angeline (Hamilton) Samson, was born in Berkshire, Vt., August 8, 1831. Erasmus D. Samson was a farmer, and William remained with him until 1842. He married, March 4, 1855, Susan, daugh- ter of Jonas Boutelle, of Enosburgh, Vt., and they have had three children, all of whom are living. In 1872 he commenced repairing horse-powers, and soon after his buildings were struck by lightning and burned. Leaving the farm he established his present plant. In 1876 he took in as partner Jasper A. Rouse, and they are owners of three valuable patents, manufacturing sawing machines, threshing machines, and churns, which are sold throughout New England. Mr. Samson is a successful business man, has been selectman in his town, and is a member of the Congregational church.
Stiles, Samuel S., was born in Chester, Vt., about 1778, and married Halma, daughter of Talma Hendrick, of Enosburgh, Vt. They had ten children, as follows : William H., who died March 31, 1891, in Montgomery ; Hendrick, who died in California in 1889; Paschal, who married Caroline Brown, and is now living in California; Elsie M., who married Charles Jenne, of Berkshire, and died in 1853; Benjamin F., now living in Berkshire ; Lydia, who died in Illinois in 1859; Harriet N. (Mrs. George Colburn), who lives in Oregon; Mary Ann, who married a Mr. Carmach, of Illinois, and died in 1858; Rhoda P. (Mrs. David Carpenter), who resides in Wisconsin; and Hannah, who mar- ried a Mr. Carmach, and died about 1862. Benjamin F. Stiles married, in 1856, Sarah Ann, daughter of Nathaniel Jenne, of Berkshire, by whom he had one child, Mary A., born January 19, 1857, who married John M. Robb, of Montgomery, November 13, 1878.
Towle, James C., a native of Berkshire, was born October 15, 1856. His grandfather, Theopolis, a native of New Hampshire, was born March 30, 1790, and married Deborah Miller. J. Clement, son of Theopolis and father of James, was born in Franklin, De- cember 21, 1814, and married Mary, daughter of Allison and Sally Judd, of that town. They had five children, of whom James C. was the youngest. He married, January 10, 1879, Lillian O., daughter of Elmer and Orlana Phelps, of Franklin, by whom he had four children, as follows : Lillian A., born April 27, 1879, died May 30, 1880; Vera M., born June 29, 1881 ; Seth C., born March 31, 1883; and Nellie S., born October 26, 1884, died May 28, 1885. James C. Towle attended the district school and the Frank -
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lin and Bakersfield Academies. He first went to work in Boston, but soon returned to Berkshire and bought the home farm, and began buying butter and conducting the creamery business.
Weld, Newton, was born in Berkshire, December 23, 1805, and married Anna, daugh- ter of Benjamin Austin, of that town, by whom he had eight children, viz .: Chester, Ruth, Newton F, Susan, Hiram, Norman, Gracia, and Emma A. The first three men- tioned are the only survivors. At the age of twenty years Newton F. Weld began farming, and in the fall of 1858 he moved to Rhode Island and entered the employ of the Providence and Worcester Railroad Company, where he remained two winters. In the spring of 1860 he returned to Berkshire, and bought the Weld homestead. In pol- itics he is a staunch Republican, and is a member of Lincoln Lodge, No. 78, F. and A. M., of Enosburgh Falls.
Wheeler, Josiah, came from Windsor county to Berkshire in 1806, and settled at the center of the town, where he continued to reside until his death in 1854. He was one of those men peculiar to the early history of Vermont-generous and forbearing to a fault, aiding a friend with the last penny, yet strong in his opposition to what he con- sidered wrong and injustice. Lucius H. was five years old when his father moved from Windsor. Being the youngest son he was the one chosen to stay at home and aid in the clearing of the farm, and ultimately to succeed his father in its ownership, while the other sons went out from the parental home to clear farms for themselves. In 1822 he was married to Mary Rowley, of Enosburgh, with whom he lived for more than fifty years, and who bore him eight children. Although an active, pushing, and successful business man, having occasion to meet his townsmen and others in the most difficult of business relations, he was universally esteemed and respected for his piety and unright- ness of character. He was a life-long Methodist, and before the building of churches in town his house was always open for gatherings of his neighbors for divine worship. A barn now stands upon the farm in which meetings were held in the early days of the settlement, it being the most commodious building in the neighborhood. He died in 1873. When it again became necessary for the sons and daughters of the family to think about their individual prospects for life Marshall S., the youngest son, was the one to whose lot it fell to remain at home and occupy the farm his grandfather and father had cleared. He has always resided upon the farm, and now occupies the same house in which he was born and which was built by his father fifty-seven years ago. Before reaching the age of majority he engaged in mercantile business, and the buying and selling of cattle and sheep with his father, and successfully continued the same until a few years ago, since which time he has attended exclusively to the care of the farm. In 1863 he married Hapalona, daughter of Horace Ewins. He has one son, H. Elmer, now a law student in St. Albans.
Yaw, Joseph, was born in Franklin county, Vt., September 15, 1825. His father Joseph, was born in Clarendon county, Vt., in 1785, and married Sarah, daughter of Reuben Towle, of Franklin, in 1817. He was killed by a falling tree in 1824. Of his five children Joseph, jr., was the youngest. He came to Berkshire in October, 1855, and married Mary Ann, daughter of Ebenezer Bowman, of Colchester, Vt. They have one child, Ada, born October 9, 1863, who married Dwight Weld in September, 1881. Mr. Yaw is a Republican, and represented his town in the legislature in 1886. He has al o been selectman two terms and has held other town offices. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church of Berkshire.
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Armstrong, Theodore H., was born in Berkshire, March 28, 1849, the son of William and Mary Jane (Booth) Armstrong and the oldest of their six children. He was reared on the farm on which he was engaged until his removal to Enosburgh Falls in 1886,
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when he turned his attention to manufacture. At that time he bought the box factory on the river, together with the water privilege and about one and one-half acres of land. At the mill and factory are made boxes for use by the numerous medicine firms of the Falls and other places in the county. He also does planing, matching, and all kinds of job work in woodworking. Mr. Armstrong has a large business and is meeting with good success. He married, October 4, 1870, Ellen Leach, of Berkshire, by whom he has one son.
Baker, Niles E., born at Dunham, P. Q., February 9, 1830, has been known to the business community of Enosburgh Falls and vicinity since 1858. At the age of sixteen he left Dunham and went to Worcester, Mass., as clerk in a grocery store. Later he manufactured " treeing" machines for boot manufacturers, but the latter enterprise proved unsuccessful, and he left the locality and came to Enosburgh Falls in 1858, where he went into trade, having the only general merchandise store at the Falls at that time. In 1860 he built a store, and in 1875 built two others. He was in the flour, feed, and grain trade for several years, selling out and retiring in December, 1887. In 1858, on February 3, Mr. Baker married Emily O., daughter of Rev. Merrill Ladd, of Enosburgh. Of this union two children were born, Mr. Baker has no political ambi- tion. He was formerly a Republican, but afterwards became a Prohibitionist, and as such he was delegate to the Butler Convention.
Billado, William Henry, was born at Broome, Canada, October 16, 1848, and was the third of eleven children born to Stephen and Jane (Loucks) Billado. The father was a carpenter, and at this trade William worked, both in Canada and in various towns in Vermont, until 1876, when, being at Enosburgh Falls, he determined to become a mer- chant. With his small accumulations he started a grocery store, and from that nucleus has grown the extensive business he now conducts in the most complete brick block in the village. Mr. Billado takes but little part in public affairs, finding his time fully em- ployed in the management of his business. By religious preference he is a Methodist. In 1872, January 1, he married Jennie Willard, of Berkshire, of which marriage one child has been born. They have also one adopted son.
Brewer, Caleb Royce, was born in Berkshire, May 12, 1813. He was a son of Da- ' vid and Esther (Sykes) Brewer, and the fifth of their nine children. He was reared on his father's farm, but at the age of twenty-one started out to work by the month, and so continued until he married, in March, 1839, Saphronia P. Ovitt, of Enosburgh, by whom he had three children and who died December 5, 1849. After his marriage Mr. Brewer rented a farm in St. Albans, on which he lived for five years, and previous to which he lived in St. Albans for a like time. In April, 1844, he came to Enosburgh and purchased his wife's father's farm of nearly 250 acres, and on this he has lived to the present day. Judge Brewer, as he is commonly called, is one of the most promi- nent farmers in the county. On February 14, 1850, he married again, his second wife being Mary P., daughter of Nathan Perley. He is not entirely unknown to the poli- tics of the town or of the county. Three times he was elected representative from Enosburgh, on one occasion receiving every vote but one. He has held town offices, being frequently elected selectman, and for two years was associate judge of the Frank- lin County Courts. In politics he is a staunch Republican. He became a communicant of the Episcopal church before he was of age, and from that until the present time has been prominently associated with the affairs of that denomination. Since 1844 he has been warden of Christ church at Enosburgh Center. Mr. Brewer's children are all de- ceased but one, a son, who resides with his wife and three children on a fine farm in Fremont county, Ia., which was presented to him by his father. He is a prominent and prosperous farmer and citizen.
Cramton, Henry A., the oldest of the six children of Chester A. and Samantha (Miller) Cramton, was born in Berkshire, August 30, 1836. In 1849 the family moved to Enosburgh, and afterwards occupied the farm now owned by Henry A., which came
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to him by inheritance from his father and grandfather Miller's estates. He is inter- ested in the affairs of the town and county, and his name has occasionally appeared on the Democratic ticket for political offices. Mr. Cramton married, December 26, 1876, Alice Rawson, of Montgomery, by whom he has had three children. The family is con- nected with Christ church of Enosburgh Center.
Croft, Albert B., son of Joseph B., was born in Fairfield, Vt., January 18, 1849. His grandfather, Joseph, came from England and settled in Fairfield, where Joseph B. was born in September, 1825. The latter married Pamelia A., daughter of Philemon Buck, September 14, 1844, and of their eight children Albert B., the second, married, Decem- ber 5, 1871, Ellen Smith. Their four children are as follows: Homer S., born in 1874, died December 24, 1876 ; Vera M., born in 1882; Blaine A., born in May, 1884; and Merle D., born in January, 1887. Albert B. Croft moved to Berkshire in 1872. and set- tled on a farm he had recently bought. Besides conducting his large farm and dairy business he is senior member of the firm of Croft & Towle, who carry on an extensive creamery. They dispose of the milk from about 600 cows, and for the season of 1889 their average was 2,000 pounds of butter per week. Mr. Croft is a Republican, and has been selectinan for two years, lister four years, and auditor for 1890. Mr. and Mrs. Croft are members of the Methodist Episcopal church of Enosburgh Falls.
Dow, Samuel H., a native of New Hampshire, was born at Hampton, December 7, 1821. His parents were Samuel and Louisa (Smith) Dow, and of their six children he was the fourth. In 1832 the family moved to Enosburgh and settled where Samuel H. now lives, the farm having descended to him on his paying the claims of the other heirs. In 1846 Samuel H. Dow married Joanna, daughter of Deacon Ephraim Adams, of Enosburgh. Of this marriage there have been no children, but they have a son and a daughter by adoption, both married and started in life for themselves. About 1858 Mr. Dow united with the Congregational church at the Center, and during nearly all the years since he has been one of the deacons of the society. He has been somewhat prominent in the political affairs of the town, having held all the town offices except constable and clerk. He represented the town in 1888, and was the leading actor in the effort that resulted in obtaining a postoffice at East Enosburgh.
Draper, Wilson, the third in a family of four children of Alanson and Phebe (Fish) Draper, was born in Sheldon, August 25, 1834. He lived in his native town on a farm until 1867, when he moved to Enosburgh Falls, but soon returned to Sheldon and re- mained there until 1887, when he located permanently at the Falls. He has always been a farmer, but in connection with that calling he has dealt extensively in butter in large quantities for the past fourteen years. Mr. Draper married, in 1857, Martha, daughter of Rev. F. C. Kimball, of Enosburgh Falls. In 1886 he represented Sheldon in the General Assembly ; in 1859, '60, '86 he served as selectman; in 1878, '79, '80 he was deputy sheriff ; he was road commissioner in 1886; and has been trustee of the village of Enosburgh Falls, in which capacity he has been instrumental in bringing about many improvements to the locality. In 1888-90 Mr. Draper was door-keeper in the state Senate.
Fassett, Gardner Smith, is a son of Alvin and Annie (Butler) Fassett. Alvin Fassett was for many years a merchant in Sheldon, but the last twenty years of his life were passed on a farm. To the latter occupation the subject of this sketch was brought up, and his education was acquired in the common and academic schools, a part of the time in attendance at the Oberlin Preparatory School. At twenty-one years of age Mr. Fassett worked at the carpenter's trade, but abandoned it for the farm. His father's family settled in Enosburgh in 1836, and from that time Gardner lived in this town in various places until he became the owner of his present property, which together with its Jersey stock is second to none in the town. It comprises 128 acres, and is devoted to general agriculture, dairying, and the staple product of maple sugar. December 4, 1856, Gardner S. Fassett married Julia, daughter of Hon. George Adams, of Enosburgh, and they have had five children, three of whom are living. Mr. Fassett represented his
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town in 1872, was a member of the State Board of Agriculture three terms from 1874 to 1879, and has held various town offices. In 1886 he became allied with the Prohibi- tion party, and was then its nominee for the office of senator. In 1888 on the same ticket he was the candidate for judge of probate. and in 1890 the State Prohibition Convention honored him with the nomination for the lieutenant-governorship. In 1890 he was by the state legislature chosen one of the trustees of the University of Vermont and State Agricultural College.
Gilbert, Nathan A., born in Fairfax, February 4, 1847, is the youngest of five chil- dren born to Nathan and Cynthia Gilbert. Nathan was brought up to mill work, and became actively interested in that business in his native town, being half owner with his father of a mill. In 1877 he came to Enosburgh, and with D. B. Stetson built the large flouring-mill at the Falls, but later he sold out to his partner. He then went into the drug business with H. D. Kendall, and some two years afterwards became its sole proprietor. Still later J. W. Beatty became his partner, and in 1886 the business changed to that of manufacturing proprietary medicines, notably the famous Scotch oil. Connected with the business is the preparation of other remedies, such as lung balsam and sarsaparilla bitters, in the sale of which the firm is extensively engaged in New York and the New England states.
Hamilton, Edgar H., was born in Berkshire, June 5, 1852, the seventh of the eight children of Hannibal and Julia E. Hamilton. At the age of eighteen he left the farm and went to Richford, where he learned the trade of a printer, with which occupation he has been directly or indirectly connected ever since, but whatever attention he now devotes to that trade is mainly in connection with the advertising department of the extensive proprietary medicine business in which he is interested. In 1880, after some years spent as journeyman printer and a short time in the livery business at Richford, Mr. Hamilton came to Enosburgh Falls and became foreman in the packing department of the famous Dr. Kendall, but after a time went on the road selling the doctor's medi- cines. In 1886 he became interested in the manufacture of proprietary remedies as one of the firm of Hamilton, Best & Kimball, which was changed in 1888 to Hamilton, Kimball & Co. In 1873 Mr. Hamilton married Addie L., daughter of Hon. H. D. Farrar, of Richford, by whom he has had three children.
Harvey, Daniel A., son of Luther and Eliza (Bowers) Harvey, was born in Dunham, P. Q., December 5, 1852. Daniel lived at home until he was fourteen years of age, when he went to St. Albans and entered the employ of L. L. Dutcher, the well known druggist of that place. After five years young Harvey went to work for the Central Vermont Railroad Company, and about four years later came to Enosburgh Falls, where he went into the general merchandise business with A. H. Rublee, two years later becoming sole proprietor. In 1881 he went to Dakota, but returned the next year and began the manufacture of proprietary medicines with H. D. Kendall. Eventually Mr. Harvey became sole owner of the business, and has succeeded in building up a profit- able trade in his special lines, among which is "Superior Healing Oil," "Kendall's Kid- ney and Liver Cure," " Sarsaparilla and Iron," "Elixir," "Cordial," "Pain Cure Pills," soothing syrup, and condition powders. In 1871 Mr. Harvey married Louisa Rublee, of which marriage one child has been born. In 1872 he was appointed postmaster at the Falls, an office he afterwards held for eight years.
Hendricks, James Parker, was born in Enosburgh, July 15, 1819, the youngest of twelve children of Talma and Lydia (Thomas) Hendricks. Talma was born in Pownal, Vt., and came to Enosburgh in 1803, bringing his wife and four children. The other eight were born in Enosburgh, but James P. is the only one now living in that town. At the age of twenty years James started out for himself. He married, March 23, 1841, Polly Salls, who bore him five children. His wife died August 15, 1848, and October 13, 1885, Mr. Hendricks married, second, Eliza A., daughter of Stephen Brown, of Montgomery, and widow of Silvan Gates. Mr. Hendricks is one of the largest farmers of Enosburgh, his lands embracing some 440 acres, devoted to general agriculture and
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stock raising. He commenced life in a small way, gradually increasing his possessions until they have reached their present fine proportions. He has been a Republican since that party's organization, but has never sought office.
Hubbell, Timothy, who died in Enosburgh in 1880, was well and favorably known to the residents of the town. He was born in Fairfield in 1833, the son of Nathan Hub- bell, and was a carpenter before his marriage, but after that event he gave his attention to farm work. In 1861 he married Eliza K., daughter of Ellison Maynard, and had two children, Chauncey and Marshall L. Mr. Hubbell died in 1880, and his farm passed to his widow and sons, being now conducted by the former and Marshall L. Hubbell. It comprises 153 acres, and sustains a dairy of upwards of thirty-five cows. Mr. Hub- bell during his life was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church of West Enos- burgh, and was one of its stewards. He was a Republican and quite prominent in town affairs.
Hutchinson, William R., was born in Grand Isle, December 16, 1824, the eldest of seven children born to John and Eliza Hutchinson. The youthful life of William was passed on his father's farm and as a clerk in the store at Monkton, Vt. At the age of eighteen he commenced the study of medicine in the office of Dr. Stone, of Monkton, and after three years took two courses at the Castleton Medical College, graduating in 1848. Dr. Hutchinson commenced practice at Vergennes, but in 1849 came to Enos- burgh, locating at the Center, and practicing there until 1875, when he took up his res- idence at the Falls, giving to his son his practice at the Center. Dr. Hutchinson has two sons in practice in this town-Dr. William Watson Hutchinson and Frederick Smith Hutchinson. The former is a graduate of the Medical Department of the University of Vermont, and also attended the College of Physicians and Surgeons of New York city, commencing practice at the Center in 1874. The last named son graduated from the Burlington institution in 1882, and has since practiced in the town of Enosburgh. Dr. Hutchinson, sr., while his life has been given to professional work, is not wholly un- known to the politics of his county. In 1864 he represented Enosburgh in the legis- lature, and in 1868-69 he was in the Senate. In 1862 he was appointed county medi- cal examiner. He married, in 1849, Celinda C., daughter of Burrill Smith, of Monkton, by whom he has had two sons (above referred to). Dr. Hutchinson was town clerk of Enosburgh for nineteen years, and while living at the Center he held the position of postmaster.
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