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Hurlbut, Adam W., born in Georgia, August 23, 1841, is a son of John J. and Abi- gail (Austin) Hurlbut, the children of whom were Jane, Edson, Ebenezer, Byron J., Adam W., Hannah E., Walter, and Amanda. John J. Hurlbut was born in 1803 and died about 1873. His wife prior to this marriage was a widow and had one child, Diana, who died in Michigan. Adam W. Hurlbut was educated at the common schools and attended one term at the Johnson Academy. When about twenty years of age for the benefit of his heath he went to Massachusetts, and then to sea, where he engaged in mackerel fishing, but afterwards returned to Georgia. In 1870 he married Betsey, daughter of Adam V. Wightman, of Georgia, by whom he had five children, three of whom, John W., Albert E., and Jennie, are living. Prior to his marriage Mr. Hurlbut was engaged in farming, the duties of housekeeper being performed by his sister. He hired the old home farm of his father for some years, but subsequently purchased and still owns it.
Hurlbut, Edson E., was born in Georgia, December 15, 1834, the son of John J. and Abigail (Austin) Hurlbut. He was educated in the common schools of the town and attended the Bakersfield Academy for two terms, but as he was the eldest son his help was required on the farm. The young man had a strong inclination for the Western country, but he was persuaded to remain in Georgia. In 1864 he purchased the Samuel Barber farm, containing 150 acres, on which he paid down $700, but the balance of the purchase price, $4,300, he paid during the next eight years. (Here is a lesson for some of the now discouraged farmers of Vermont.) After completing his payments Mr. Hurlbut rebuilt and repaired the old farm buildings on the place, and his is now one of
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the finest and most productive farms in the county. In 1858 Edson E. Hurlbut married Charlotte Jaynes, of Georgia, and they had a family of nine children, as follows: Ben- jamin Franklin, a Baptist clergyman of Dutchess county, N. Y .; Elmer, of St. Albans; Wilber and Myrtie, of Bakersfield ; and Chester, Pearl, and two who died in infancy.
Judd, Sidney L., was born in the town of Fairfield, Vt., September 20, 1843. His parents, Alson S. and Sally C. (Barnes) Judd, had four children, Sidney being the eldest. The father, who was born in Sheldon, was descended from one of the old fam- ilies of that town. In 1858 he moved to Georgia and died there in 1886, his wife hav . ing passed away some years earlier. Sidney was brought up to farm work, and has always been an industrious husbandman. He has raised, too, and furnished for the market some of the best horses bred in his town. His farm comprises about 250 acres. In January, 1865, Mr. Judd married Barbara D., daughter of Elizabeth and Lewis Storey, of Fairfax. They have had a family of four children: Sanford D., Walter S., Henry W., and Lana B.
Ladd, Ephraim L., born in Milton, July 26, 1832, is the second of four children born to Alfred and Samantha Ladd. He was reared on his father's farm, and attended the district schools of the town, but when he attained his majority he traveled about for some five years. In March, 1848, he married Fanny A. Leonard, after which he came to Georgia and began farming. Five years later he sold out and went to Illinois, and there engaged in the same pursuit, but ten years later failing health necessitated his re- turn to Vermont, where he has since resided. Mr. Ladd, when he started out in life, had no capital save his determination, but his business life has been reasonably success- ful. His father was a substantial and well-to-do farmer, and of the latter's estate he inherited some property. Although not a church member he has contributed to the maintenance of the Baptist church at Georgia Plains, and other societies as well. In town affairs he has held the offices of selectman and lister, and in 1890 he was one of the town auditors. The children of Ephraim L. and Fanny A. Ladd are Oscar B., Caro- line (Mrs. Nathan N. Post), and Hattie (Mrs. Frederick W. Bliss).
Meigs, Sanford Timothy, was born in St. Albans township, February 18, 1822, and died September 5, 1891. His residence in Georgia began in 1851, when he moved on the farm which has the credit of being the first to be cleared and settled in that town, and on which was born the first white child in Georgia. He was the son of John and Lucretia (Tuller) Meigs, and of their eight children he was the third. John Meigs was a farmer of St. Albans, and on the farm Sanford lived until he reached his majority, when. he started out in life to make his own way. He engaged in farming and mechani- cal pursuits, but finally purchased the historic farm in Georgia on which he lived until his death. In 1852 he married Harriet, daughter of Eleazer and Dorothy Jewett, of St. Albans. No children were born of this marriage, but Mr. and Mrs. Meigs adopted and reared two children. Sanford T. Meigs was a self-made man, his starting capital amounting to only $4, but he made his life a successful one. In politics he was a firm and unswerving Democrat.
Pino, Charles B., an aged and highly respected resident of Georgia, was born April 14, 1807. His father, Lawrence Pino, was a native of Paris, France, who, as his son relates, was a schoolfellow with Bonaparte, but he ran away from his native country and came to America. He took up his residence at Plattsburgh, N. Y., but afterwards moved to Burlington, Vt., and was a soldier in the War of 1812. His son Charles B. also seems to have been in this service in the capacity of waiter to Ensign Thomas la Vague, and although a mere child he wore a uniform. The father afterwards moved to Grand Isle and thence to Swanton about 1809. From Swanton he went to Fletcher, thence to Burlington, where he lived until 1813, and then came to Milton, whence he moved in 1817 to "Sodom " in Georgia, where he built a log house in 1819. He died in 1828. In Plattsburgh Lawrence Pino married Elizabeth Sanford, and Charles B. was the only child born to them. In 1831 the latter named married Cornelia Andrews, by whom he has had six children. In 1850 Mr. Pino started in the mercantile business in Georgia, and has ever since followed that industry.
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Post, Cephas A., is the owner of one of the best farms in Georgia. The surname Post stands for industry and enterprise in the locality. Addison S. Post, the father of Cephas A., was during his life-time one of the foremost men of the town. He acquired a goodly property, and this upon his death, in April, 1888, descended to his son Cephas. Addison was the son of Jesse, a pioneer in the town. Three children were born to Addison and Sarah (Seward) Post, viz .: Sophia, who died young; Ellen, who died at the age of twenty years; and Cephas A. Mrs. Post died April 5, 1890. Cephas A. Post was born October 9, 1843, and has always lived at his father's home. He married, in 1868, Ellen R. Ashley, of Georgia, and they have two children, Emogene S. and Myra E. His farm comprises 140 acres. Although a Republican he has taken no active part in politics of the town, and in religious affiliations is a member of the Georgia Methodist Episcopal church.
Post, Henry B., was the son of Major and Lucina (Adell) Post, the children of whom were Nelson, Lucina, Curtis M., William D., Albert, Henry B., Oscar, and one other who died unnamed. Henry Bradley Post was born April 28, 1822. He is now and has been since youth a farmer. His present home and farm occupy a commanding site on a hill on the road leading southeast from Georgia Center to the east part of the town, and comprises about seventy-five acres. In 1844 Mr. Post married Diana Dee, and they have had eight children, as follows: Frank, of California; Maria (Mrs. Oscar Martin), of Iowa; Miranda (deceased); Charlotte (Mrs. G. S. Conger) ; Dorman, who died young ; Emily A., who married Benjamin Hill, of Georgia; and Bradley H. and Nellie, at home. Mr. Post and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal church. He has taken no interest in political affairs beyond what every tax-paying citizen should feel, and has never held office.
Post, Lorenzo Arthur, the present town clerk and treasurer of Georgia, was born December 7, 1846, and was the eldest of three children born to Curtis M. and Mary (Nichols) Post. The other children were Nathan N. Post, a practicing attorney of St. Albans, and William C. Post, the last named being dead. Curtis M. Post, the father, was town clerk and treasurer of Georgia from 1855 until the time of his death in 1878, after which the mother was chosen to the same positions and filled them (Lorenzo A. acting as assistant) until her death in 1886. At the next meeting our subject was regu- larly elected clerk and treasurer, and still holds the offices. On February 16, 1876, Lorenzo A. Post was married to Frances M., a daughter of Franklin Towne, of Milton. Mrs. Post died September 26, 1887. Mr. Post is not wholly unknown in the political history of his town or of the county. In 1886 he was elected representative. For four years he was assistant postmaster at St. Albans. In religious matters he inclines to Universalism, although he was brought up in the Congregational church.
Smith Family, The .-- The pioneer of the Smith family in Georgia was Josiah, a na- tive of New Hampshire, who came to the town at a very early day. He was born Feb- ruary 4, 1783, and the wife whom he married was Sarah (Whittemore) Smith, who was born December 30, 1793. The children of this union were Richard W., born Novem- ber 7, 1811; Harriet, born July 28, 1813; John C., born August 4, 1815; Aluna K., born December 15, 1817; Henry, born June 25, 1820; Edwin, born June 12, 1822 ; Sarah, born June 12, 1824; Andrew J., born March 22, 1828; and Lucius D., born De- cember 15, 1830. Lucius D. Smith is known as one of the leading farmers and citizens of Georgia. He is industrious, thrifty, and independent, and a man of strong convic- tions, and fearless and outspoken in expressing them. In politics he is a Republican. In 1890 he was selectman, and so chosen because his townsmen wanted new and strong timber on the board. He has held the offices of road commissioner and overseer of the poor. Lucius D. Smith married, April 13, 1852, Freelove Green, and they have had a family of four children.
Torrey, Milton Hubbell, born in Georgia, March 2, 1810, was one of the four children of Nathaniel and Fannie (Stannard) Torrey who grew to maturity. These children were Milton H., Hannah Maria, Jane, and Sarah Ann. Nathaniel M. Torrey built the
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substantial stone house in which Nathan D. Hayden, who married Mr. Torrey's grand- daughter, now resides. He was a prominent man in Georgia, and one who held the re- spect and esteem of all of his townsmen. For more than forty years both he and his estimable wife were connected with the Congregational church. Milton R. Torrey mar- ried Mary Ann (Bostwick) Shepard, daughter of Rev. Levi B. Shepard, of Georgia, a prominent family the surname of which is not now known in the town. Of this marriage four children have been born : Fannie P., who married Wyram R. Macomber, of Jeri- cho ; Marian M., who died at the age of twenty-one; Beach M., who died in 1888; and Lottie Parmelia, who became the wife of Nathan D. Hayden and now lives in the old homestead. Milton Hubbell Torrey died August 10, 1886.
Waller Family, The .- Joseph Waller and Parthenia, his wife, and their children, Wal- ter, Chester, Asahel, Lovisa, Octavo, and Dennison, settled in Enosburgh in 1805. They came from Royalton, Vt., where Joseph is understood as having lived when that town was burned by the Indians in 1780. After the family came to Enosburgh one child, Louisa, was born. Dennison Waller went to Georgia in 1827, and there he married Love Hurlbut and had born to him children as follows: Myron; Hiram, who was killed in the late war; Albert, who died while in the army ; Eliza, who married Wheaton Dunster, has a daughter, Love Athelia, and resides in Georgia; and Cordelia (Mrs. Pat- terson), now deceased. Myron Dennison Waller was born on the farm on which he now lives in 1828, but he has lived in the towns of St. Albans, Milton, and Fairfax. He finally settled on the homestead in 1886 or 1887. In 1849 he married Lucinda Camp- bell, of Swanton, by whom he had one child, Duane Hiram. In 1872 he married Georgianna Witters, and by her has had four children : Emily Love, Ira Hawley, Cor- delia Georgianna, and Myron Dennison, jr.
Wilcox, Reuben E., a prominent farmer on the shore of Georgia Bay, was born in Georgia, February 13, 1833, the only child of Cyrus B. and Lucy L.(Evarts) Wilcox, both of whom died when Reuben was young. He was brought up in the family of Capt. Reuben Evarts, from whom he was named. In 1856 Reuben E. Wilcox married Olive C, daughter of J. W. Barnes, of Fairfax, of which marriage two sons, Fred E. and Bert W., were born. Mr. Wilcox, although generally a busy farmer, has found time to devote to town affairs, and he has been honored by his townsmen with a number of offices, having been representative, selectman several times, and lister. His fine farm comprises nearly 170 acres.
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Anderson, John, was born in Scotland, was a farmer, and died at the age of sev- enty. He married Rebecca Brimer, of Aberdeen, Scotland, and their children were William and Kirstey. William Anderson came to Highgate, Vt., in 1818 among the first settlers of this town, where he remained until his death in 1845, at the age of fifty years. He was a manufacturer of linen in Scotland. He married, first, Margaret Brown, and second, Mary Stark. His children were William, David, Charles, Ann, James, and John. The latter, his oldest son, was born in Scotland and came to High- gate with his father. He lived forty years in St. Albans. He married Mary Ann
Sackett, of St. Albans, Vt., daughter of Richard and Keziah (Conger) Sackett, and his children are John, William, Stephen, and Hiram. He is now a resident of Highgate, Vt. John and William are residents of Clinton, Ia. The latter married Annette Brown, and they have one son, Arthur. Stephen Anderson married Frank, daughter of John Pomeroy, and they have one son, George, who is now a commercial traveler and resi- dent of St. Albans. John Anderson, jr., served in the Papineau war. He is now eighty-two years of age, his wife being seventy-five.
Butler, John, was born in the North of Ireland in August, 1805, and came to High- gate while young among the early settlers of the town, where he remained until his
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death, April 28, 1874. He was a farmer, and married Mary Jane McFeetus, who was born June 19, 1811, and came to Highgate in 1826. She was a daughter of James and Ann (McAffee) McFeetus. Their children were John, born in Highgate, Vt., February 4, 1837, died January 10, 1884, from injuries received January 8, 1884, on his return from Swanton while crossing the St. Johnsbury and Lake Champlain Railroad near Highgate station, by an express train going west; Ann Jane, who died September 5, 1847, aged nine years; Elizabeth; Ann Jane, 2d, who died June 3, 1868, aged twenty years ; and James A., born in Highgate, Vt., May 2, 1843. The latter married Fran- ces C. Smith, of Swanton, December 21, 1882. She was born in Swanton, December 14, 1857, a daughter of John and Caroline (Clark) Smith, natives of that town. Their children are Annie Frances, born September 16, 1883; John Smith, born October 23,1885, died September 8, 1886; and Mary Caroline, born August 13, 1890. He has been dep- uty sheriff and is now station agent for the St. Johnsbury and Lake Champlain Railroad at Highgate, Vt., where he has been engaged since August 1, 1882. He still owns the homestead farm.
Cross, Thomas, a native of Nottingham, Mass., was born March 20, 1763, and was active in the War of 1812. He was a Federalist, an anti-Mason, and a temperance man, and moved to Swanzey, N. H., where he lived for many years. Finally he came to Highgate, Vt., at which 'place he died March 20, 1838, aged about eighty. His wife was Sarah Pemberton, of Swanzey, N. H., and was born June 11, 1764, and died at Winchester, N. H., aged ninety-seven. His children were Peter, Lewis, Henry, John, Lucina, Charles, Sarah, Selinda, Enoch, Rachel, and Nathan. The latter, born in Swan- zey, N. H., September 2, 1790, came to Highgate, Vt., where he died June 28, 1874, at the age of eighty-four. He married Betsey Hammond, of Swanzey, who died in High- gate, May 24, 1872. He was an early settler of Highgate and a hard working farmer. His children were Sylvester H., Lorenzo D., J. Winslow, Sidney R. S., George W., Fanny M., and Joel B. The latter was born in Highgate, July 14, 1821, and married Elizabeth B., daughter of John and Lavina (Bearss) Dillon, and his children are Frank B., Lizzie A., and Fred W. He is now a general merchant in Highgate, where he has been engaged for forty years with marked success. Frank B. Cross married Hattie D. Cutler, of Highgate, daughter of Horace and Helen (Wilson) Cutler, and they have three children, Fred C., Horace B., and Earle. Mr. Cross is now a general merchant in High- gate with his father. Lizzie A. married Barnard L. Olds, of Franklin, Vt., and had one daughter, Daisy A., now living in Denver, Col. Mrs. Olds died at the age of twenty- six in St. Albans, Vt., May 10, 1879. Fred W. Cross married Jessie E. Carman, of Highgate, and their children are Harry M., Charles E., and Frank B. They are now residents of Moorefield, Neb. George W. Cross was born in Highgate, August 14, 1833, and married Martha Hefflon, of that town, who was born February 22, 1845, a daugh- ter of Session L. and Lucy (Fillmore) Hefflon (married June 10, 1869). Their children were Nathan, born April 19, 1873, and Ethel M., born September 27, 1875. He is now a farmer on the homestead near East Highgate. Daniel Fillmore served in the Revolu- tionary war. Thomas Cross served in the war of the Revolution and drew a land war- rant.
Cushman, Zeri, was born in Castleton, Vt., August 31, 1789, came to Franklin, Vt., where he was a practicing physician and surgeon for twenty-five years, and finally moved to Berkshire, Vt., practicing there until his death in 1844, aged fifty-five. He was representative of the town of Franklin two years, and was a very successful physician. He was also surgeon in the Canadian rebellion. He married Rachel French, who was born August 8, 1789, a daughter of Seeva and Mary French, of Clarendon, Vt., and who died in March, 1870. Their children were Mary Ann, Louisa A., Horace, Happilona, Louisa, Maryette, Caroline, Rosetta, and Leander L. The latter was born in Clarendon, Vt., March 14, 1818, and came to East Highgate, where he practiced as a physician and surgeon, having also practiced in the towns of Berkshire, Fairfield, Swanton, Vt., and Black Brook, N. Y. He graduated from the Woodstock Medical College in 1845, and has
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represented the town of Swanton in the legislature during the years 1852 and 1853. He married, June 20, 1848, Fanny C., daughter of Luther and Sarah (Hawkins) Rix- ford, of East Highgate, and they have had two children: Kate L., born February 5, 1851, died March 13, 1851, and Edna G., born in Swanton, April 5, 1852, married Wes- ley A. Shumway, September 19, 1877, son of Jeremiah D. and Orra (Woodward) Shum- way. He is now a resident of East Highgate. Happilona Cushman, sister of Dr. Le- ander L. Cushman, was born in Franklin, Vt., in 1821, on December 25, and married, first, in 1841, John Adams, of Franklin, son of Abel and Sally Adams, of St. Armand, Province of Quebec. They had three children, Adalaide D., Zeri A., and Solon A. She married, second, George Barney in 1867. He died in Swanton, Vt., in 1884, aged sev- enty-two. John Adams was killed in 1864, aged forty-six, by a band of guerrillas in West Virginia during the late war.
Deal, Francis, a native of Highgate, was killed by accident. He married Katie Shel- ter, and his children were John, Frank, Adam, Martha, Hannah, and Mary. Adam Deal, a native of that town, married Anna Burchall, of England, daughter of James Burchall, and his children are Ralph, Calvin, William, Charles, Celia, Mary, Flinda, and George H. The latter, the youngest son, married Jessie Hoyle, of Canada, daughter of G. L. and Ellen (Mack) Hoyle.
Dimon, Moses, a native of Connecticut, served in the Revolutionary war and kept a musket and powderhorn marked " M. D.," which is still preserved in the family. He was a farmer, and died at an advanced age in Fairfield, Conn. His children were Noah, Hannah, and Jane. Noah Dimon, born in Fairfield, Conn., March 3, 1766, served in the War of 1812. He had in his possession a Bible, handed down from his father, which was published in 1716 and was a noted relic. He married Mollie Marvin, who was born March 3, 1769, and their children were Eben B., born April 19, 1790 ; Moses, born March 2, 1792; John, born November 17, 1794; Hannah, born November 1, 1800; and Polly, born June 20, 1803. Moses Dimon married Naomi Burton, of Milford, Conn., daughter of Judson and Sylvia (Barnham) Burton (a relative supposed to be a sister of P. T. Barnum), and came to Highgate in 1841. Their children were Jane B., Lewis J., Eben, Burton, and Moses. Burton Dimon came from Connecticut to Fairfield, Vt., at the age of six years, and died in Highgate in 1861, and the age of seventy-seven. He married Laura Mitchell, May 11, 1856, daughter of James and Margaret (Tittemore) Mitchell, and his children are Margaret M., Jennie E., Sylvia M., and Judson B. He is now a res- ident on the home farm of his father in Highgate. Sylvia Dimon married Chellice S. Fuller, of the Province of Quebec, and is now a resident of Farnham, P. Q.
Hinds, William L., son of Elisha and Susan Hinds, of Littleton, N. H., married, July 8, 1840, Sarah P. Rixford, by whom he had children as follows : Adalaide, Josephine, Jane, Emma, Ida, William, Fanny, Clarence, and Oscar L. The latter was born in Brook- lyn, N. Y., November 10, 1855, and married Florence A. Darling, of West Berkshire, Vt., daughter of Hiram and Sarah M. (Noble) Darling, and they have three children : Oscar W., born September 29, 1878; Harry H., born October 28, 1882; and Florence D., born December 23, 1885. Mr. Hinds is now interested in the business of O. S. Rix- ford, manufacturer of axes and scythes at East Highgate, and is a partner in the O. L. Hinds Company, of New York, jobbers in dry goods at wholesale.
Hinerth, John, son of John, was born in Hessian Castle, Germany, and came to Belle Isle, Canada, afterward moving to Bedford, Canada, where he died at the age of forty - eight. He married Julie Bordo, of Belle Isle, and their children were Matilda, Melinda, George, John, Elizabeth, Mary, and Joseph. The latter was born in Stanridge, Canada, March 31, 1845, and came to Highgate in 1880, where he married Margaret, daughter of Charles and Zoe (Rushlow) Patnode, and by whom he has had three children : Alice M., Laura, and Constant C. He is now a foundryman at Highgate, where he has been engaged for ten years in the manufacture of stoves and hollowware.
Holmes, Duncan, was born in Scotland and came to Sheldon in early manhood soon
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after his marriage. He died in Sheldon in 1869, aged sixty-nine. He had eight chil- dren, as follows : Erastus, Adolphus, Loren, William, Mary, Miranda, Malissa, and Sarah. Loren was born in Swanton and came to Highgate in 1855, at the age of twenty-three. He married Mary J., daughter of Hiram and Olive Hemphill, and had one son, George C., who was born in Highgate, November 7, 1858, and married Grace Pelton, of Highgate, daughter of L. E. Pelton, June 18, 1890.
Jennison, William, son of Captain Israel and Mary (Haywood) Jennison, of Worces- ter, Mass., was born April 12, 1758, in that city, and came to Swanton in September, 1803, where he died July 19, 1819, aged sixty-one. He was twice married, his first wife being Elizabeth, daughter of Cornelius and Sevilla Stowell, of Worcester, Mass. She died November 21, 1784, aged twenty-one, and he married, second, Sarah Sumner, of Shrewsbury, Mass., daughter of Rev. Joseph Sumner. She died December 9, 1824, aged sixty. His children were Elizabeth, Joseph S., Nahum E., Charles H., William D., Israel S., Sarah S., Samuel W., and Erastus G. Israel S. Jennison was born May 24, 1801, in Shrewsbury, Mass., and came to Highgate about 1816, where he died April 27, 1885, aged eighty-five. He was an early settler of that town and held many offices of trust. He married Phoebe Clark, of South Hero, Grand Isle county, Vt., daughter of Dr. Clark, one of the earliest settlers of that county. Their children are Homer C. and Sarah F. Homer C. Jennison was born at Highgate, Vt., December 31, 1834, and is still a resident of Highgate, the only representative of the family now alive.
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