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Born in Gilford, N. H., August 16, 1826. Resided in Gilford until he was twenty-eight years of age. Taught the district schools in or in the neighborhood of Alton, Meredith, Gilford and Gilmanton, N. H. From 1854 to 1856, studied and graduated at Fairfax Theolog- ical Institution, at Fairfax, Vt. From 1856 to 1859, he
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and Nancy (Oaks) Gould, of Andover, Vt., of whom eight children were b, five of whom d in infancy. The living are :- Eugene J., residing in Winchester, Mass. ; Eliza J. Jackson, residing in Ludlow, Vt. ; Leonard A., at So. Reading, Vt. Worked in different places until 1869, then worked at the tanner's trade in Weston two years, for White & Heron ; moved to Cuttingsville, in 1871, and worked in the tannery of James Huntoon, nine years. Moved to Ludlow in 1882, and worked at farming. Moved to So. Reading, Vt., in March, 1892, on to the Marvin Robinson place, and has carried on the farm and done butchering for the citizens.
Albert N. Swain.
Albert Nathaniel Swain, of Bellows Falls, Vt., son of Nathaniel and Lucia (Stow) Swain, was b in Read- ing, July 12, 1828.
He received his literary instruction in the common schools, but his practical education was derived from the printing office. In this latter he served an' appren- ticeship of three years, commencing in 1847, in the office of the Vermont Journal, at Windsor, during which he gave some attention to the study of Latin. After this, he continued for a similar period as journeyman with the same employer, when seized with an ambition to be- come a journalist, he removed to Brattleboro, and there found a position as printer and assistant editor of the Vermont Republican, then published by O. H. Platt. In 1856, he came to Bellows Falls, where he be- came editor, and soon after, proprietor of the Bellows Falls Times, which he continued to publish in connec- tion with conducting a job printing establishment, for more than thirty-two years, when he retired from active life, still making that town his place of residence.
Mr. Swain was m, Nov. 13, 1856, to Susan W., daughter of John L .. and Phebe (Town) Putnam, of
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CHAPTER XXIX.
Paul Stearns and His Family.
(1) Paul Stearns, b 1774, a son of Daniel and Han- nah (Wetherbee) Stearns, of Leominster, Mass., d Mar. 22, 1844, a farmer of Reading, Vt. Married (1) Grace Washburn, who d 1799, leaving one (II) son Charles lived to be 15 years of age.
Paul Stearns m (2) 1800, Lucy Kneeland, of Wind- sor, Vt., b Nov. 8, 1776,in Winchendon, Mass., a daugh- ter of Timothy Kneeland, of Gardner, Mass., (a Rev- olutionary soldier for four years) and of Moriah (Stone) Kneeland, his wife, who was descended from Capt. John Stone, a celebrated Indian fighter, and on her mother's side from Degory Priest who came over in the Mayflower.
The Kneeland family trace their ancestry back seven centuries to Alexander Kneeland of Scotland, prelate, whose wife was an aunt of Sir Wm. Wallace. Mrs. Stearns d in 1875, in the ninety-ninth year of her age at Reading, Vt. Their children were ;
(II) Timothy Kneeland, b 1802, d in infancy.
(II) Lucy, b 1804, m John Gilson, d 1848. Children,
(III) Abel, Thomas, Wilbur, Charles, Edson, Ellen, Cleora, Lucy Ann, Emily and three infants. The first seven are still living, Abel in Indiana, Charles in Plymouth, Vt., and the others in Rutland, Vt.
(II) Grace, b 1806, m Almon Davis, d 1863.
(II) Thomas, b 1808, d 1826.
(II) Hon. John M. Stearns, A. M., LL.B., was b Dec. 13, 1810, m (1) Sept. 3, 1836, Emeline H. Adams, b April 15, 1807, in Royalton, Vt., who d Aug. 30, 1860, in Brooklyn, N. Y .; m (2) Dec. 16, 1861, at Williamsburg, N. Y., Mrs. Sarah J. (Valentine) Vanderburgh ; m (3) Aug. 23, 1889, Mrs. Katie Vesper, widow of Capt. Peter Vesper, of Thomaston, Me. He (Mr. Stearns)d Dec. 27,
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1898, at Poughbeepsie, N. Y. The following interest- ing sketch of his life was taken from a newspaper pub- lished in Poughkeepsie :-
"John M. Stearns was a man of remarkable ability, as well as of sturdy character. He was, through his whole life, a typical New England character, although in 1844 he removed to Old Williamsburg, N. Y., and from that time on was prominently identified with Brooklyn and its developement.
"He preached in his youth, and later turned to jour- nalism, editing several newspapers in New England. He became prominent in Brooklyn through his opposi- tion to the consolidation of Williamsburg and Brooklyn. He wrote an article on the 'History of the Town of Williamsburg', which is now found in Styles' History of King's County. His work in journalism was all done in Vermont between 1832 and 1840. When he went to Brooklyn he studied law and was one of the best-known lawyers in Brooklyn until advancing age removed him from active practice at the bar.
"Mr: Stearns wrote several books, among which may be mentioned, 'Wreath of Wild Roses', published in 1846; 'The Rights of Man the True Basis of Recon- struction', (1866); 'The Puritan as a Character in His- tory', (1876); 'The Bible in Harmony With Nature', 'An Appeal for Lay Preaching', 'Tom Paine on Trial', and 'The Infidels in Court', (1880).
"Mr. Stearns has traveled all over the country and was possessed of wide information. He was a handsome man, always pleasant, and his blue eyes were kindly and bright, even in his old age. His mind lost none of its clearness, nor did memory forsake him at any time, so that he was one of the most interesting and lovable of men. A year ago there was published in The Brooklyn Times an article on Mr. Stearns' life, in which article occurs the following :
" 'Mr. Stearns has traveled largely, both through
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the states and territories of the union and in the old world. He spent much of his time in travel, but in ad- dition to the varied knowledge so gathered, he believes that his life has been preserved thereby to the sound old age of 88, with a fair prospect for lengthened days. His long and varied experiences of life have mellowed, not soured, his disposition, so that his comments on men and things, although they may be sarcastic, are given with a merry twinkle of the eye that makes them spark- ling, but not acid. In these characteristics he resen- bles Carlyle, without Carlyle's bitterness.' "
(III) Children of first wife,- Helen, who is the widow of Hon. Homer A. Nelson, of Poughkeepsie, N. Y., and John Milton, Jr., who d, 1900, leaving three children, (Iv) Helen, John Milton and Winthrop.
(II) Sarah, b 1812, m Samuel Lamb, of Bridge- water. Vt., d 1867. Had ten children, of whom four are living, Mrs. Philip Royce, of Brownsville, Vt., Mrs. Jennie Webb and Samuel A. Lamb, of Barnard, and Mrs. Lucy Robinson, of Iowa.
(II) Benjamin Franklin Stearns, b in Reading, Dec. 25, 1814, d Nov. 6, 1899. Married (1) Lucy Mel- vina Washburn, daughter of Lemuel B. Washburn, Oct. 27, 1842, who d in Everett, Mass., June 13, 1880; m (2) Mary E. Davis, June 26, 1881, who d Feb. 8, 1883. in Everett, Mass .; m (3) Mrs. Elizabeth M. Coburn of Read- ing, July 17, 1884.
Four children were b to the first wife: Oscar Hamlin, Eugene H., Alice M., and Frank H .; the second and third children dying in infancy. Mr. Stearns moved from Reading to Rutland about 1862, and resided in Lunenburg, South Abington, and Everett, Mass., and returned to his native state in 1884, where he lived till his death.
He was a man of kindly nature and strict integrity; in religion, a believer in the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ ; never, however, uniting with any church, but
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often stating to the writer, he regretted that he had not done so. Quite a share of his life was spent in farming, but he also was a carpenter and for several years en- gaged in the wheelwright business, and in mercantile pursuits at Felchville, Vt.
Of Benj. F. and Lucy M. Stearns' children, Oscar Hamlin was b in Felchville Aug. 15, 1843. He attend- ed the village schools, prepared for college at Green Mt. Perkins Academy, So. Woodstock, Vt .; graduated with high honors at Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vt. He was principal of the Leominster High School, Leominster, Mass., in 1863-1867 and Athol High School, Athol, Mass., in 1867. He studied law in Boston, Mass., and Brooklyn, N. Y. and was admitted to the bar of New York and practiced there for several years. Afterwards he engaged in the fertilizer business at Fall River, Mass., and at Guilford, Conn., with the main offices in New York City for several years. Since dis- continuing the fertilizer business he has resumed the practice of the law and has offices and resides in Brook- lyn, N. Y.
He m Eliza F. Valentine of Brooklyn, N. Y., June 2, 1888. They have no children.
The other son, Frank Herbert, was b at Felchville, Oct. 31, 1857, and with his parents moved to Rutland about 1862, then to Lunenburg Mass., and after about two years to South Abington, then to Everett, Mass., He graduated from the grammar school in Everett in 1874 and afterwards entered the high school, but re- mained only a short time, going from there to a private school at Mt. Vernon, N. H., and to Wesleyan academy Wilbraham, Mass., and afterwards studied French at Longueuil, Canada, and other places.
After leaving school he was engaged in the printing business in Boston, and then in the fertilizer business in Fall River, Mass., Guilford, Conn., and New York City. Failing health compelled him to retire from active busi-
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ness for a time and his father having concluded to re- turn to his native state, he accompanied him in 1874, going direct to Felchville; part of each year, however, he returned to New York City, for three or four months but finally came to reside in Vermont permanently, estab- lishing a successful business in Chester in 1890, in grist mills and other machinery, where he still is. In 1896 he was m to Carrie Louise Marble, daughter of Eli and Mary Marble of Weston, Vt., and they have three daugh- ters, Lucy M. Ruth M. and Grace W.
(II) Rev. George Washington Stearns, b Dec. 25, 1814 a Christmas twin, at Reading, Vt., a clergyman of the M. E. church, and a homeopathic physician; m (1) May 8, 1838, Sarah Sylvia Crowell, of Yarmouth, Mass .; settled in New Bedford, Mass., m (2) Julia Amanda Ware, who bore him one son. He was the oldest mem- ber of the Southern New England Conference, but was obliged to give up preaching on account of the loss of his voice. By his first wife he had seven children, of whom two survive.
(II) Paul Wetherbee Stearns, b Mar. 4, 1817, a manufacturer of woolen cloths and woolen goods at Felchville ; m Dec. 5, 1844, Salome Tarbell, b March 24, 1817, d Aug. 18, 1878, at Felchville. Hed at Felch- ville. Their children were ---
(III) Elwin Hale, b Feb. 28, 1848 at Felchville ; m Sarah Elizabeth Martin, and 'settled in Manchester, Iowa, where he d July 27, 1884, leaving one son, Alex- ander Wetherbee Stearns.
The other child was a daughter; (III) Eudora Zu- lette, b July 28, 1858, at Felchville ; m in 1887, Dr. George A. Pettigrew, of Flandreau, So. Dakota. They have one daughter, Addie Stearns Pettigrew.
(II) The youngest child of Paul and Lucy (Knee- land) Stearns was Honestus, b July 22, 1820, and living on the old homestead where he was born, until his death where, surrounded by the fruit orchards, whose plant-
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ing, care and harvesting occupied a liberal share of his time for over fifty years. He was practically the pioneer in this section of the grafted fruit industry.
He m (1) Lenora D. Mathews, by whom he had one daughter, Helen Minerva, wife of Dr. George W. Nichols, of Mankato, Minn. They have two children living- Dr. G. Clarence and Ethel. He m (2) Mariette M. Gill, who d Sept. 11, 1873. They had four children-
(III) George Gill, b Nov. 1, 1851 ; m Mattie J. Amos, who din 1884 ; George G. d in 1889, leaving one daugh- ter, Lillian Elizabeth, b 1880; of Ironton, O.
(III) Kate Marie, b June 18, 1853 ; m in 1882, Os- car T. Rice of Weathersfield, who d in 1892. Their children -- Ethel Louise, b 1883; Elsie Lucille, b 1884, d 1885 ; Stella Katherine, b 1886 ; Karl Fitch, b 1890.
(III) Lucille Mariette, b Jan. 1, 1859 ; m Oscar S. Randall. There children are-Clarence Oscar, b 1881 , Harold George, b 1882; Edna Lucille, b 1888, d 1890 ; Earle Stearns, b 1895.
(III) Cora Theodotia, b July 16, 1863 ; m in 1893, George C. Whitcomb. They live in W. Lebanon, N. H.
Honestus m (3) Mrs. Emeline B. Lovell, who d July 26, 1884.
Daniel Stearns, Jr., was a brother of Paul Stearns, and was b at Leominster, Mass., Feb. 25, 1772, m (1) before 1796, Martha Kemp, who had one daughter, then d ; m (2) Dec., 14, 1797, Sarah Pratt, b Aug., 25, 1776, who d Jan. 10, 1828, daughter of David and Hepzibaza Pratt of Fitchburg, Mass. In 1796, he settled in Read- ing, Vt., where he d Mar. 22, 1831 ; there were ten chil- dren.
Of these Hannah Stearns, b June 6, 1805, m Mar. 27, 1833, Jarvis Pratt of Reading, and settled on her father's homestead; she d Feb. 23, 1886. Of their six children, Martha E. and Hobart S. live on the old place.
Daniel Stearns, 3d., b July 26, 1807, m Nov. 2, 1830, Flavilla Fay, daughter of Ezra and Olive (Lincoln) Fay
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Mr. Baldwin was again married to Sarah J. Rice, Jan. 25, 1874, at Hartland, Vt., Rev. Chas. C. Thornton officiating. Miss Rice had been a teacher in the public schools of Hartland, Windsor, Hartford and Woodstock, Vt .. forty terms.
Mr. Baldwin began business in Felchville as a shoe- inaker and grocer, in 1856, succeeding Verenus Hathorn . in a building on the site of the store now occupied by Hook & Burnham; and continued in this business until 1865 when he sold to Willard Gates. Willard Gates and Henry J. Hulett carried on a grocery and livery bus- iness at that place until the death of Mr. Gates.
Henry J. Hulett carried on the business until he sold to Fred K. Gates, the son of Willard. Fred K. Gates carried on the business until he died.
Corydon M. Fay became the successor of Mr. Gates at that store,
Charles C. Thornton was a Universalist clergyman and had held pastorates at Waitsfield and Essex, Vt.
The firm opened a branch store at So. Woodstock, in the brick store near the hotel, in 1868, and placed Mr. Thornton in charge of it, and he took up his residence in that place, and supplied the Universalist church there. He then removed to Hartland 3 Corners and carried on the mercantile business at that place and served as pas- tor of the Universalist church there until his death.
After the death of Mr. Thomas, Baldwin & Thornton carried on general mercantile business in the same store until Ed. H. Carter took the dry goods part and Mr. Baldwin the grocery department for about one year.
Horatio G. Hawkins bought out Mr. Baldwin and carried on the grocery business, and soon after Ed. H. Carter moved his business over to the store north of the hotel.
Townsend Records. By Arthur H. Keyes.
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Thomas Townsend came with three brothers from Dev- vonshire, England, and settled in Lynn in the colony of Massachusetts Bay, in the year 1637.
His mother was Mary Forthe the first wife of Henry Townsend and a daughter of Robert Forthe, LL. D. "Dean of the Arches" and a near cousin of Gov. Winthrop's first wife, Mary Forthe. As Gov. Winthrop was a relative and governor of the colony it is probable that his puritanical relations aided him in selecting a home in New England. In 1638 he was granted sixty acres of land with Lord Brook and others by the town of Lynn. In 1639 he was made a "free- man" and from his serving the public on more than one occasion he seemed to have been an important citizen. From reccords we learn that he did not agree with the Salem and Lynn Puritans in their extreme measures and was heartily opposed to persecution. He was a liberal and fled from England with colonists on account of their religious beliefs.
His wife was Mary Newgate. They had five chil- dren. With this Thomas Townsend the line of descent was transferred from England to America.
John Townsend his second son, was b in Lynn in 1640. Daniel Townsend son of John was b in 1700. Thomas Townsend (2) son of Daniel was bin Lynn in 1736. His wife was Susanna Green. They were m Nov. 1762. To them were b the following children, (3) Thomas, Susanna, Dorcas, Mehitable, Aaron, Sarah, Anna, William and Thomas.
Thomas Townsend served in the war of the Revolution as sergeant on the alarm of April 1775, was commis- sioned Ist Lieutenant in Capt. John Perkins' company, Col. Pickering's regiment.
In the year 1785 this Thomas Townsend left Lynn with his family and settled in Reading, Vt., taking up . government land about two and one half miles from the "Middle town" on Reading Hills and built a log house.
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This family was among the early settlers of Reading of whom it is said, "They were men imbued with Puritan- ical habits and opinions and early turned their attention to the subject of education and religion. They were among those who organized the first church in the town, and built a log meeting house and parsonage. They were strict in their observance of the Sabbath, going two and one half miles to attend church, in winter through deep snow and over high drifts with mercury at ten degrees below zero.
The following children settled in Reading : Aaron, Anna, William and Thomas, Aaron married Lydia Swain and lived on the home farm, building thereon a comfortable frame house and barn.' He followed the vocation of a farmer. Was Capt. in the State Militia. Lydia his wife d in 1824. His second was Mary Buck, who d in 1826. His third wife was Betsey Stone. The children of Aaron Townsend and Lydia Swain were Sally, Almond, Louisa, James Swain, Mary Emerson, Aaron, Otis, and Caroline Augusta. Anna Townsend . a woman of culture and ability, m William Hawkins who was a prominent man in the early history of the town. To them were b six children:
William Townsend m Susanna Smith, who d in 1820. His second wife was Hannah Bigelow.
Thomas Townsend was a farmer. His farm was not far from the Swain Place, where he spent the last years of his life and reared a large family of children. The Townsends who were noted in Revolutionary times, were Thomas (2) of Lynn, Mass., and his brother Daniel. It is recorded of Daniel that when the alarm was given that the British had marched to Concord, he left his farm and immediately started for the scene of conflict. He was killed in the battle of Lexington, April 19, 1775, aged, 37 years. He left a wife and five children. It is said of him, "He was a friend to his country, a blessing to society and an ornament to the
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church of which he was a member.
"He loved his Bible, he loved his God, he fell in defence of his country".
This inscription is on his tombstone at Lynnfield, Mass .:
"Lie valiant Townsend in the peaceful shades ; we trust
Immortal honors mingle with thy dust.
What though thy body struggled in its gore ?
So did thy Saviour's long before.
And as he raised his own by power divine,
So the same power shall also quicken thine, And in eternal glory mays't thou shine".
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CHAPTER XXXI.
Daniel Stearns White, Wm. Wilkins, The Oliver Whit- more Family, Dr. Isaac J. Wetherbee.
Daniel Stearns White.
Prepared at the Request of the Editor.
I was b in Felchville, in the town of Reading, Vt., in one of the red houses near the Baptist Church. Ros- well Hoadley occupied one half of the house and my father, Calvin White, the other half. I was b on March 24, 1837, and three weeks after Jennie Hoadley was born; an incident that Roswell Hoadley has fre- quently called my attention to.
My father was a blacksmith and removed soon after to Greenbush, in the town of Weathersfield, where he worked at his trade for several years until he finally removed to Cavendish where he engaged in farming on what is now known as the "Tarbell" place. In 1857 we removed to Greenbush, Vt., and my father again began working at his trade, but d in 1858. I was then twenty years old and went to Troy. N. Y., to live where I worked one year. I went from there to Carlisle, Pa., and entered the regular army, but was soon transferred to the permanent company and was there till 1860, and was sent to Harper's Ferry, Va.
The next spring I entered the Union army in Co. I, second regiment of Vermont Vol. Infantry for three years. I was made sergeant on the organization of the company, and on Dec: 26, 1862 was made second lieu- tenant and on January 8 was made captain of company I of the second Vt. Vols. 1
I participated in the first battle of Bull Run and each of the battles of my regiment in all the time I was in the regiment, making seventeen engagements that I
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participated in. I was wounded very seriously in the first day in the Wilderness on May 5, 1864, the seventh- teenth engagement the regiment had participated in.
I was shot through the right leg, just below the knee, and bled nearly to death before the blood could be stopped.
was removed from the field to Fredericksburg, I Va., and soon after to Belle Plaine Landing where I was transferred to boat and from thence to Armory Square hospital in Washington. Here I stayed a few weeks and was sent to my wife in Ludlow, Vt. In the spring of 1864 we had an order that any officer who would "signify his intention to remuster at the end of the time he had mustered in for would be allowed a furlough of 35 days." I took advantage of this offer and signified my intention to remuster at the end of my term, June 20, 1864, for another three years, and was al- lowed a leave of absence and went to Ludlow, Vt., and was m to Maria E. Howe, the daughter of Gardner I. Howe of that town. My leg was drawn up so badly I was told I must be transferred to the Invalid Corps which I declined, and in November of 1864 I resigned my commission as Capt. of Co "I" second Vt., and engaged in the manufacture of bedsteads and lumber and also had the grist mill, all in Felchville, Vt.
I run this one year and removed to Potsdam, N. Y., to give me greater advantages in manufacture with warerooms in New York at 182 & 184 Chatham Square. In 1868 I removed to Vermont having sold out my interests in the business and bought the Chair factory in Felchville. I sold this and moved to Woodstock where I lived till 1874, when I moved to Fort Atkinson, Wis., where I lived till 1879, when I moved to Flandreau, South Dakota where I engaged in the drug business.
I was elected as President of the State Pharm- aceutical Association and was appointed President of the State Examining Board, three terms. Have been pre-
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scribing medicine for the sick for nearly a quarter of a century and hold diplomas of M. D., Ph C., Ph D. In Oct. 1888 my wife died and in 1890 I was m to Miss Emma J. Sperry of Grundy Center, Iowa.
In 1894 I sold out my Drug interests in Flandreau and moved to Chicago where I have since resided at 760 West Adams St. I manufactured a Dr. White's New Hair Grower which had so large sales from Flandreau I was obliged to sell out and move it to Chicago where I could get better shipping facilities. At present it is made at Chicago and Montreal, Can.
I have been lecturing every Sunday twice and on several week day evenings for several years as my time will permit me to do.
I had one son by my first m and have one daugh- ter by my second m both living in this city, Chicago.
Wm. Wilkins and Family.
Wm. Wilkins b Nov. 13, 1797, d Oct. 19 1875; Lu- cinda Grandy b Feb. 15, 1802, d Aug. 20, 1889, m Dec 3, 1823. Their children were: Diana Wilkins b Nov. 30, 1824, d Oct. 22, 1843; Wm. H. Wilkins b Nov. 25, 1826; Alamander Wilkins b Oct. 21, 1828, d Sept. 22, 1889; Arozina Wilkins b Jan. 13, 1831, d Mar. 10, 1832; Lucia M. Wilkins b Nov. 10, 1832, Samuel C. Wilkins, b June 25, 1836; La Roy Wilkins b Jan, 25, 1843.
Of the foregoing, Wm. H. Wilkins m March, 1853, to Mrs. Rebecca Worsester, Alamander Wilkins m July 12, 1852, to Lorette E. Gilson; Lucia M. Wil- kins m Apr. 22, 1851, to M. A. Buck; Samuel C. Wilk- ins m Jan. 20, 1868, to Louise Hollenbeck.
The above parents and children were all b in Read- ing, Vt.
Oliver Whitmore Family.
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Oliver Whitmore, b in Weathersfield, Vt., 1781, came to Reading 1802, bought and moved onto the farm known at the present time as the Whitmore place in 1814, and there he d'April 22, 1845, at the age of 64 years.
He m Lydia Morse, daughter of Alpheus Morse, who was b in Reading, May 23, 1783. She d at the same place where they settled in 1814, Aug. 1866, at the age of 83 years.
The children were all b, m, settled and d in Read- ing, except Zilpha who went to Alden, N. Y.
Arvilla Whitmore, (daughter of Oliver and Lydia) was b Sept. 28, 1803 and d Oct. 19, 1887. She m Brad- ford Holmes. Arvilla's children were- Alzina who m George Buck ; Laura who m Morris C. Newton ; Jennett who m Leander Rockwood ; John who m Martha Colby and Elmer who d in the army unmarried.
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