History of Royalton, Vermont, with family genealogies, 1769-1911, Part 112

Author: Lovejoy, Mary Evelyn Wood, 1847-
Publication date: 1911
Publisher: Burlington, Vt., Free press printing company
Number of Pages: 1280

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6. HOMER RICHARD [7] STOUGHTON, son of Rich- ard Montgomery [6], b. Nov. 13, 1836, Quechee village, town of Hartford; d. Sep. 17, 1902, Otsego, Mich .; m. (1) Cleora At- wood of W. Randolph, where she d .; m. (2) May 3, 1869, Ellen Louise, dau. L. D. and Amanda (Smith) Gilchrist of North- field, b. June 30, 1848. She resides in Barre. Homer R. Stoughton was educated at Royalton Academy, and at the age

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of seventeen entered the employ of the C. V. R. R., continuing in the employ of that road through all the changes until he died, with the exception of a few years spent in the West and South. In September, 1861, he was commissioned by Gov. Fairbanks to raise a company for Col. Berdon's U. S. Sharpshooters. He was promoted major on the field of Antietam, Sep. 17, 1862, later, lieutenant colonel, and Jan. 19, 1864, colonel of the 2nd Regt. of Sharpshooters. In the battle of Gettysburg, Col. Stoughton held the key to the Union position of Little Round Top. He was wounded in the battle of Spottsylvania, May 10, 1864, and at Fredericksburg was taken prisoner. His first wife went to see the President and intercede in his behalf. After six months in Rebel prisons at Libby, Macon, Charleston, and Co- lumbia, S. C., he was paroled Dec., 1864, and discharged Jan. 23, 1865. He was P. M. and station agent at West Randolph 1865-72, both offices being in the same building. He was agent at various stations until 1885, when he went to Shelby, Ala., where he was auditor of the Shelby Iron Co., then general man- ager and vice-president until the plant was sold in 1891. The next year he resumed work with the C. V. R. R., and was made station agent at Barre in 1895, and later superintendent of the M. and W. R. branch. He was agent at Barre at the time of his death.

i. Charles Henry [8], b. Sep. 30, 1870, W. Randolph; d. Jan. 14, 1873, Palmer, Mass. ii. John Gilchrist [8], b. Dec. 19, 1871, W. Randolph; m. Mar. 18, 1893, Agnes DuBois. Children: (a) Nellie [9], b. Dec. 25, 1893; (b) Alice [9], b. July 9, 1895; (c) Homer [9], b. June 11, 1897; (d) Dorothy [9], b. Aug. 27, 1901; (e) Ruth [9], b. Aug. 24, 1903; (f) Marcia [9], b. Nov. 11, 1906.

iii. Fred Edward [8], b. Aug. 11, 1873, Palmer, Mass .; m. June 8, 1899, Eva May Bromley, and has one son, Fred E. [9], b. Dec. 28, 1901.

iv. Homer Richard [8], b. June 16, 1875, Palmer; m. Nov. 20, 1902, Martha Yarwood Bromley, and has three ch., Bromley S., Homer Richard, and Eva May. v. Henry Charles [8], b. Dec. 9, 1877, Reading, Mich .; m. Apr. 11, 1900, Anna Jane Bissell, and has two ch., Mildred Bissell, and Charles Bissell.

vi. Laura Ellen [8], b. Nov. 18, 1882, Palmer, Mass.

vii. Jason Elliott [8], b. Apr. 7, 1885, Shelby, Ala .; m. Oct. 20, 1908, Mabel Irene Mann.

viii. Marguerite Gilchrist [8], b. Dec. 22, 1890, Shelby.

The Stoughtons are a family of remote antiquity in County Surrey, England. In the reign of King Stephen (1135-54) Godwin de Stocton lived at Stocton in that county. During the reign of Edward I. Henry de Stocton received the royal license to embark one hundred and sixty acres of land there. The site of the old Stoughton Manor in Surrey is near the Church of Stoke with its Stoughton Chapel, where many ancient monuments of the family can be seen. The arms of the Stoughtons are: Field azure, a cross engrailed, ermine; crest, a robin redbreast.

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Thomas [1] Stoughton came from England to Dorchester, Mass., in 1630 or 1633, and removed to Windsor, Conn., about 1640. His first wife died in England. He married second, Mrs. Margaret Barrett Huntington of Dorchester, Mass. Nathaniel [5], was born Mar. 6, 1746, E. Windsor. He rem. to Weathersfield, Vt. in Feb., 1781. He was town clerk, for many years the only justice of the peace, repre- sented Weathersfield in the legislature 1795-97 and 1802-3, and was a member of the Constitutional Convention, 1793. He was a Revolu- tionary soldier. He married, Sep. 3, 1773, Abigail, dau. of Rev. Thomas Potwine of E. Windsor, Conn., and had eleven children. Abigail lived to be ninety-three; d. Apr. 26, 1848, when she had 109 great-grandch. and three great-great-grandch.

TAGGART FAMILY.

JOSEPH TAGGART, whose father came from London- derry, Ireland, to Hillsboro, N. H., was b. Dec. 4, 1756, Hills- boro; d. Jan. 1, 1833, Stockbridge; m. Lydia Jones, b. Feb. 22, 1767, Hillsboro; d. in Stockbridge. Joseph Taggart enlisted in Timothy Clement's Co., Sep. 13, 1776; stationed at New Castle, N. H., in Col. Pierce Long's 1st N. H. Regt., until he enlisted in the Continental army, Apr. 3, 1777, Capt. Cyclea's Co., Col. Nathan Hale's Regt .; later transferred to Capt. Elijah Cloy's Co., Col. Stickney's Regt .; served as corp. from late in 1777 until Jan. 1, 1781, in Col. Geo. Reid's 2nd N. H. Regt .; pen- sioned July 7, 1819, under act of 1818. In 1806 he rem. to Roy. and bought 75 acres in S. W. 37 T. P., which he sold in 1808 and rem. to Stockbridge.

i. Nancy, b. Jan. 29, 1784; m. Aug. 11, 1807, Roy., Sam. Newton of Randolph.

ii. Isaac, b. Oct. 4, 1785; d. Nov. 13, 1798.

iii. Jane, b. May 19, 1787; d. Jan. 8, 1874; m. Jan. 7, 1808, Edmund Foss of Antrim, N. H.

iv. Lucretia, b. May 25, 1789; m. - 17, 1808, Roy., John Averill of Windsor.

v. Rebecca, b. July 2, 1791; d. July 5, 1853.

vi. John, b. Mar. 6, 1794; d. Apr. 2, 1845.

vii. Irad, b. Apr. 18, 1796; d. June 17, 1875.

viii. Nabby, b. Mar. 14, 1798; d. Sep. 17, 1875.

ix. Mary, b. Aug. 26, 1800.

x. Isaac, b. Oct. 13, 1802; d. Mar. 25, 1885, Bethel.

Eliza, b. Dec. 10, 1804; d. Sep. 21, 1888. xi. xii. William, b. Aug. 18, 1810; d. Aug., 1818; m. Betsey Avery, b. Oct. 14, 1793, Deerfield, N. H .; d. June 18, 1868, Stockbridge; ch .: (a) Abigail, b. Jan. 2, 1815; d. Mar. 14, 1841; (b) Joseph, b. Jan. 15, 1817; d. Aug. 7, 1870, Stockbridge; m. May 9, 1849, Phila, dau. Jacob and Rosetta Knowlton, b. Sep. 3, 1822; d. Feb. 19, 1884, Stockbridge; ch .: (i) George K., b. Apr. 26, 1851, Stockbridge; m. Annette, dau. Dana and Jennette S. (Lyman) Bigelow, b. Nov. 25, 1848, Ware, Mass .; served as lister, selectman, school director, officer in Cong'l church; res., Roy .; no ch .; (c) Nancy, b. Nov. 21, 1818; d. Feb. 21, 1863; (d) Hannah, b. Nov. 26, 1820; m. Stillman F. Smith (See) ; (e) Harriet, b. May 4, 1823; (f) Angeline, b. Oct. 27, 1826; d. July 20, 1865; (g) Bartlett, b. June 24, 1829; d. Apr. 30, 1899; (h) Cynthia, b. Oct. 1, 1831; d. Mar. 3, 1907; m. May 10, 1858, Hon. Edward Conant, A. M. See Chap. XX.

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TARBELL FAMILY.

1. DANIEL TARBELL, JR., son of Daniel and Betsey (Wheeler) Tarbell, b. Mar. 13, 1811, Tunb .; d. Jan. 11, 1892, E. Granville; m. Mar. 12, 1835, Rebecca, dau. Elijah and Emily (Goodwin) Dickerman, b. Dec. 19, 1813, Tunb .; d. Apr. 13, 1885, E. Granville.

The data for the following sketch of Mr. Tarbell was fur- nished in part by his niece, Miss Charlotte Tarbell, for some years a teacher in the Randolph Normal School.

No history of the roads, bridges, the V. C. R. R. in Roy- alton, and the inception and building up of S. Royalton, could be written without also giving much of the history of Daniel Tarbell, Jr., who was an integral part of all these affairs, and a prominent factor in the development of the town for a score or more of years. It was his fertile brain and remarkable executive ability that made the S. Royalton of today a possi- bility, and though some of his undertakings proved most disas- trous, looking back a half century and judging dispassionately, one must accord to him the sincere purpose of striving zealously for the permanent good of the new village and of the town.

His education was received in the district schools of Tun- bridge. He early manifested a love of speculation which ma- terialized in the large enterprises of his middle life. As a farmer he was a great success. One year when carrying on his father's farm, he harvested 5,000 bushels of potatoes. Then he began speculating in farm products, clearing in one transaction $2,100. As an example of his energy and endurance, his own account of one day's work is interesting. He had been courting his wife-to-be the night before, and overslept the next morning. He had agreed to dig potatoes for a neighbor that day. When he appeared late, the neighbor greeted him complainingly, and objected to his working that day. Mr. Tarbell asked how many bushels he expected a man to dig in a day, and was told fifty. The pay was one cent a bushel. Mr. Tarbell agreed to dig fifty bushels and call it a day's work. The man was to pick up the potatoes with the help of wife and children, and put them into the cellar. Mr. Tarbell says, "No pipes to light, no long stories to tell. I buckled to my work the best I could till sun-down, when Curtis begged me to stop." He had dug ninety-seven bushels, and he adds, "He had reported to my girl what a big day's work I had done after sitting up all night with her," and he secured the girl.

He early became interested in phrenology, and this led to an investigation of the mysteries of mesmerism, and finally, to a firm belief in Spiritualism. He took a foremost place in the conventions of Spiritualists held in the state, and secured one

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or more for S. Royalton, himself assuming a large part of the necessary expense for such a gathering. He published a paper for some years at Sandusky, called "The World's Paper," in the interest of the Spiritualists. It was purchased by P. P. Ripley and removed to Randolph. He was keen and convincing in argument, as is evidenced in the newspaper controversies car- ried on at different times in connection with the S. Royalton Bank, which was founded chiefly through his efforts, and in his controversies with the V. C. R. R. He quickly saw the weak places in his opponent's armor, and aimed his arrows at the vulnerable points. He was interested in the education of youth, and in providing adequate religious ministrations, giving to each the liberty of conscience which he claimed for himself, but the keenest enjoyment of his life was in conducting some busi- ness enterprise to completion. Among his prominent traits were confidence in himself, a desire to excel, and persistency in any course which he had once undertaken. His reading was of a solid nature, such books as Combe's Moral Philosophy, Black- stone and other law writers. He was temperate in his habits, drinking neither tea nor coffee, and never used tobacco, or liquor to his injury.

The reader is referred to chapters 17, 18, 24, 29, 32, 37 and 38 for an account of Mr. Tarbell's efforts and influence in shaping the policy of the town so as to conduce to ampler facili- ties for travel, to increased financial and educational advantages, and to the fostering of religious instruction in the community. He removed to Sandusky, where he had large coal and lumber interests, employing about 100 hands in his mills and kilns.

i. Luke, b. May 23, 1836, Tunb .; m. 1863, Sarah Ann, dau. Philo and Sarah Ann Bell, who d. May (?), 1911, Northfield; ch .: (a) Charles P., d. at age of eight; (b) Effie R., m. E. W. Clark of Northfield; (c) Myrta M., m. Ernest Ball; both d. 1910; one ch., Theo- dore, b. 1905, lives with Prof. and Mrs. Winslow; (d) Lois E., m. Prof. A. E. Winslow of Northfield. Mr. Tarbell is a highly respected citizen of Northfield. For his part in the actual work of building S. Roy. see Chap. xxxvii.

ii. Emma, b. June 9, 1838, Tunb .; m. Jan. 5, 1857, Adin C. Esterbrook; two daughters, May Viola, a teacher, and Gertrude, who died; res., Lunenburg, Mass.

iii. George, b. Aug. 3, 1840, Tunb .; d. several years ago; m. Sarah Pratt; two ch., Bertha, and Jessie, m. Lester Dickerman, a lumber dealer; one boy, Kenneth; res., Vancouver.

iv. Betsey, b. Feb. 8, 1844, Tunb .; m. George Butterfield; she d. abt. 1904; one dau., Edith, b. Jan. 4, 1872, Lunenburg, Mass .; res., E. Granville.

V. Mary, b. Nov. 26, 1845, Tunb .; m. Edward J. Handley; ch .: (a) William, m. 1908, Florence - -; res., Burlington; employe in Custom House; (b) Daniel; (c) Charles; (d) Bessie, m. 1906, Dexter Forbush; mail agent on C. V. R. R .; res., E. Granville.

2. vi. Charles Paine, b. Feb. 22, 1850, S. Roy.

vii. Nettie, b. Mar. 2, 1856, S. Roy .; m. Asa R. Wilson; ch., Glenn, a jeweler in Richford, Ona, Max, and Ralph; res., Braintree.

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2. CHARLES PAINE TARBELL, son of Daniel Tarbell, Jr., b. Feb. 22, 1850, S. Roy .; m. Nov. 24, 1870, Lucia, dau. Lewis and Emily (Goodwin) Dickerman, b. June 11, 1845, Tunb .; no ch. See "Legal Profession" for sketch of Mr. Tar- bell. Some years after his marriage Mr. Tarbell established a home on Pleasant Street, where his taste and that of his wife found expression in beautifying the grounds, so that it is one of the most attractive spots on White river, and reminds one of the luxuriant lawns of the sunny South. Mr. and Mrs. Tarbell have been active in the social and religious life of South Royalton for many years. They are members of the Cong'l church, in which Mr. Tarbell has served as officer, S. S. superintendent, and at present is teacher of an adult Bible class, whom he has in- spired with enthusiasm for Christian effort. As county attor- ney he showed his strength of character in courageously enforc- ing the liquor law, in the face of strong opposition. He stands for all that is righteously progressive, morally upright, and that he believes to be beneficial to his fellowmen.

TAYLOR FAMILY.

ELNATHAN TAYLOR, parentage unknown, m. Nov. 26, 1777, Simsbury, Conn., Lydia He lived in Middle- ford, Mass., where four of his ch. were born, Lydia, Elnathan, Elihu, and Miriam. He bought W. 4 L. A. in 1784, but does not seem to have come to Roy. until June, 1787, when he bought E. 4 L. A. He seems to have prospered for a time, but in 1800 the probate court adjudged him non-compos and appointed Gen. Stevens and John Billings his guardians. His estate was in pro- bate Dec. 10, 1822. In 1800 his land on the east bordering Sharon was in dispute.

i. Lydia, had a son, James Hazleton, b. June 9, 1800, Roy.

ii. Elnathan.

iii. Elihu.

iv. Miriam, m. Dec. 6, 1804, James Chamberlin of Tunb.

v. Naomi, b. Feb. 13, 1788, Roy .; m. William (?) Prosser of

Sharon.

vi. Nehusta (Hester?), b. July 17, 1791, Roy .; m. Jonathan Kelsey ( ?).

vii. Lois, b. Apr. 16, 1793; m. Mr. Wright.

TENNEY FAMILY.

1. ODED TENNEY, b. June 13, 1793; d. June 27, 1858- 59, Roy .; m. Electa Curtis, wid. of Amon Steele, b. Jan. 3, 1794; d. July 1, 1857-58, Roy .; both bur. Branchview Cem. In 1843 Mrs. Tenney bought a small place near Isaac Morgan's, the Buck farm.

i. Amon Steele, d. Oct. 6, 1813.

2. ii. Chauncey Brewer, b. Jan. 30, 1817.

iii. Amon Steele, b. July 19, 1818; m. Dec. 20, 1840, Almira C. Bowen, b. Feb. 16, 1819.

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iv. Harriet E., b. June 7, 1820; d. Nov. 5, 1896, Roy .; m. Sep. 19, 1841, Lorenzo Parmenter, son Parmenter and Hannah (White) Honey, b. Apr. 25, 1814, Leominster, N. H .; d. Aug. 28, 1893, Roy .; lived some years on the Milo Dewey farm; ch .: (a) Amon S. T., b. Oct. 29, 1842; d. Mar. 28, 1864, New Orleans; enlisted from Roy. in Civil War; (b) Alvan P., b. Apr. 22, 1845, Roy .; d. Sep. 4, 1846; (c) Ira P., b. Jan. 20, 1847; m. Oct. 27, 1868, Ellen Luna, dau. Levi and Fanny L. (Havens) Baker, b. 1847, Roy .; ch .: (i) Amon Ira, b. Sep. 10, 1869; d. Dec. 26, 1869; (ii) Minnie Ellen, b. Sep. 16, 1873, Roy .; (iii) Clinton Royal, b. Feb. 3, 1876, Roy .; (iv) Alice L., b. Aug. 16, 1877, Roy .; rem. to Bayard, Ia .; farmer in Roy., living on the Levi Baker place; (d) Oded L., b. Aug. 15, 1849; d. Feb. 24, 1850; (e) Harriet Alberta, b. June 3, 1854; m. Eugene G. Faneuf (See). v. Levinia K., b. Sep. 5, 1822; m. May 28, 1850, William E. Wellington, b. 1821, N. H .; a dau., Isie Edna, b. 1853, Hinsdale or Chesterfield, N. H .; m. Edwin Frank Reynolds (See).

vi. Mary Jane, b. Sep. 20, 1824; d. June 27, 1831.

vii. Sally Ann, b. Apr. 19, 1828; m. May 8, 1853, Truman A. Stoddard of Chesterfield, N. H., b. July 13, 1829.

viii. Horace Curtis, b. Apr. 15, 1831; d. June 12, 1861, S. Roy .; m. Sep. 25, 1853, Sarah Jane Percival, b. Sep. 20, 1833; d. July 13, 1872, Chelsea; ch .: (a) George Washington, b. Jan. 28, 1856, Roy .; m. Della E., dau. George Worthy and Anna (Culver) Hastings, b. June 16, 1861, Rutland; res. Roy., on the Tilly Parkhurst farm; ch .: (i) Arthur Hastings, b. Jan. 1, 1880, Roy .; d. Feb. 22, 1908, Roy .; grad. from the U. V. M., 1903, with degree of B. S. E. E. He was a young man of much promise, who became a victim of consumption before his powers could be fully tested; (ii) Warren Horace, b. July 7, 1881, Roy .; present res. with his parents; grad. of S. Roy. high school, 1898; of the U. V. M. with degree of B. S. E. E., 1902. Mr. and Mrs. Tenney are active members of the M. E. church. (b) Warren Percival, b. Nov. 2, 1858, Roy .; d. May 9, 1879, Tunb .; after his father's death he and his mother went to her people in Chelsea, and his brother George lived with Chauncey Tenney. ix. Hiram Hills, b. Aug. 14, 1833, Roy .; d. Jan. 24, 1901, Roy .; m. Mar. 8, 1857, Caroline J. Percival, sister to the wife of Horace C., b. 1835; d. May 20, 1871, Washington. Ch .: (a) Lizzie Annette, b. Nov. 2, 1857-58, Roy .; m. Jan. 1, 1879, Frank M. Bliss of Brattleboro; (b) Lorenzo Parmenter Honey, b. July 17, 1859, Roxbury; m. Dec. 7, 1878, Orinda Francelia, dau. Antoine and Harriet (Nichols) Brooks, b. May 29, 1859, Montgomery; res., Roy .; ch. all b. in Roy .; (i) Leon Ernest, b. Oct. 9, 1879; d. Sep. 7, 1897; (ii) Harriet, b. Mar. 18, 1892; (iii) infant, b. and d. Jan. 1, 1901; (iv) Caroline Percival, b. Dec. 7, 1903; (c) Horace Curtis, b. Apr. 18, 1861; m. Mar. 17, 1880, Eliza, dau. Antoine and Harriet (Nichols) Brooks, b. Apr. 11, 1855, Montgomery; ch. all b. in Roy .: (i) Luella Ida, b. Nov. 20, 1880; m. Joseph De Coste; res., Derry, N. H .; ch., Agnes and Mary; (ii) Horace Curtis, b. Sep. 10, 1883; (iii) Goldie May, b. Sep. 8, 1886; m. Dec. 10, 1905, Scott Leroy, son Henry and Julia F. (Wood) Clark, b. 1882, Holderness, N. H., and has Esther May, b. Mar. 15, 1908; Maurice, b. Dec. 6, 1905; (iv) Rix, b. Oct. 22, 1889; m. Feb. 5, 1911, at Manchester, N. H., Lura Hillard; (d) Caroline May, b. Aug. 14, 1864, Tunb .; m. Harvey Brooks (See) ; (e) Martha Electa; (f) Hiram Hills, b. July 6, 1869; m. and wife dead; two daughters, Florence and Eva, both unm .; res., Keene, N. H.

2. CHAUNCEY BREWER TENNEY, son of Oded, b. Jan. 30, 1817; d. Feb. 12, 1887; m. (1) Mar. 6, 1838, Martha, dau. David and Hannah Brewer, b. Sep. 9, 1809, Tunb .; d. Feb.

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12, 1881, Roy .; m. (2) June 14, 1881, Mrs. Laura L., dau. Jack- son O. and Angie (Riford) Thayer, and wid. of John Hall; she m. (3) Mr. Thrasher; res. part of the time with a dau. by her first husband, Mrs. Herman Flint, Rand. Center. Mr. Ten- ney was an architect and farmer.

i. Horace D., b. Dec. 15, 1838.

*ii. Mary Jane, b. Oct. 20, 1840; m. James Buck.

iii. Luman C., b. Sep. 30, 1842; d. Apr. 8, 1862; enlisted from Roy. in Civil War.

iv. Carlos Keyes, b. Feb. 24, 1845, Roy .; d. Oct., 1906 (?), Concord, N. H .; m. Apr. 24, 1869, Ruth Alice, dau. Jesse and Ann (Havens) Button, b. Aug. 18, 1846, Roy .; ch .: (a) Henry Burton, b. June 21, 1870, Roy .; m. June 21, 1898, Ellen Eliza, dau. Horace Everett and Eliza Ann (Eaton) Stoughton, b. May 26, 1873, Roy .; one ch., Dorothy Stoughton, b. June 25, 1905, Barre; Burton H. was a popular clerk for A. P. Skinner for some years, now running a meat market in Barre; (b) Charles Ernest, b. Jan. 21, 1872, Roy .; m. Oct. 30, -, Ella, dau. Edward and Ruth Wells of S. Tunb .; one ch., Wells Ernest, b. Sep. 19, 1899, Exeter, N. H .; (c) James Edward, b. Aug. 26, 1873, Roy .; m. Nov. 26, 1901, Nellie M., dau. George and Adeline (Cutler) Smith, b. 1882, Roy .; ch .: (i) Alice Gilmore, b. Dec. 6, 1902, Roy .; (ii) Stella Bernice, b. Jan. 25, 1906, Roy .; (iii) Ira Jesse, b. Aug. 15, 1909, Roy .; (d) George Franklin Augustus, b. May 5, 1875, Roy .; m. June 14, 1899, Elsie Belle, dau. Chas. Whitman and Martha Cowen, b. Apr. 16, 1881, Quechee; ch .: (i) Ruth Martha, b. Oct. 27, 1900, Roy .; (ii) Marjorie Elsie, b. Oct. 20, 1904, Roy .; (e) Carl, b. Mar. 9, 1877; adopted by Jehiel Coburn, and res. Cal.

* v. Electa Ann, b. Jan. 16, 1847; m. Nathan G. Preston.

vi. Martha F., b. May 7, 1849; d. June 25, 1863, Roy.

vii. Hannah Ellen, b. Aug. 21, 1851; d. Apr. 30, 1868.

THACHER FAMILY.

EDWIN A. THACHER, son of Moses G. of Barnard and grandson of John O. of Pomfret, b. June 27, 1837, Pomfret; d. June 26, 1902, Rand .; bur. Pleasant Hill Cem., Roy .; m. Oct. 12, 1859, Ella R., dau. Franklin and Abilena Corbin, b. Jan. 25, 1845, Roy. Mr. Thacher first came to Roy. as a student at the academy. He was well known in connection with school affairs, teaching winters in various districts, and for 11 years was town superintendent of schools. He was chorister in the Cong'l church in Roy. village for several years. See Chap. XIX.

i. Alida May, b. Sep. 9, 1861; d. Jan. 5, 1865.

ii. Ida May, b. Nov. 23, 1865, Roy .; m. Jan. 18, 1900, Arthur G., son George and Philena Vinica of Penacook, N. H., b. Feb. 11, 1868, Concord, N. H.

iii. Inez May, twin of Ida M .; d. Feb. 25, 1866, Roy.

NORMAN THACHER, son of Thos. Hinckley and grand- son of John O. of Pomfret, b. Nov. 22, 1824, Pomfret; d. July 29, 1888, Menasha, Wis .; m. Mary Ann, dau. Amos, Jr., and Lois (Safford) Robinson. It is not known that they had any children. Mr. Thacher came to S. Roy. about 1853, and rem.

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to Wis. 1857-58. He was in business with his brother-in-law, Cyrus Robinson.

( The line of descent for Norman is Norman [7] (Thos. Hinckley [6], Dea. John [5], Capt. Sam. [4], Rev. Peter [3], Rev. Peter [2], Rev. Thos. [1]). Rev. Thos. was the first pastor of Old South Church, Boston, b. May 1, 1620, Salisbury, Eng .; d. Oct. 15, 1678, Boston. Dea. John O. is supposed to have died in Pomfret, Apr. 7, 1843, and Thos. Hinckley d. in Pomfret May 20, 1820.

THOMAS FAMILY.

RICHARD THOMAS, son of Capt. Philip and Mary Thomas, b. July 30, 1783, Rindge, N. H .; d. Apr. 21, 1863, Bar- nard; bur. E. Barnard; m. twice, his first wife not known; m. (2) June 18, 1815, Dollie, dau. Peter and Sarah Twiss, b. May 19, 1797, Danvers, Mass .; d. Sep. 16, 1850, Roy. His first two ch. were by the first wife, who d. before he came to Roy. He rem. from Pomfret in 1841, and bought the grist mill on Broad Brook. In 1854 he purchased the carding mill. He occupied the red brick house later owned by Amasa Royce, and he built the red house at the end of the bridge across the brook, where his son Philip lived. He was last listed in 1860. i. Eliza or Elizabeth, and ii., Mary, have left no record, but Mary must have d. young; Eliza lived to be quite old.

iii. Mary, lived some of the time with her brother Philip, but d. in the Old Ladies' Home in Lowell, Mass.

iv. Philip Volney, b. Mar. 30, 1828, Mass. (?); d. Aug. 13, 1892, N. Pomfret; m. abt. June, 1856, Irene Amanda, dau. Orren and Sally (Doton) Shaw, b. Dec. 27, 1832, Paris, Me .; d. May 12, 1907, Pomfret. He settled in Roy. on Broad Brook in 1869, and rem. to N. Pomfret abt. 1887. He enlisted in 1861 to serve three months, and before he left home he re-enlisted for nine months, and before he left the state he re-enlisted for three years. He was a member of Co. F, 3d Regt. Vt. Vols. He was prom. to orderly sergt., then to lieut. He was on Col. Veazey's staff. At Lee's Mills all the officers of his company were disabled, and he was placed in command. In the Wilderness campaign he was stricken with fever, and so delirious that he was left by the roadside, as he could not be carried on a stretcher. Chaplain Mack, a Roy. man, found him and took him in an ambulance to a boat and sent him home. He never fully recovered his health. He was honorably discharged with a captain's commission. He was at one time commander of the Orville Bixby Post, S. Roy., but at the time of his death he was a member of the Geo. C. Randall Post, Wood- stock. It was said of him that his religion was a life rather than a creed. Mrs. Thomas was a woman of superior attainments. She had been a skillful and artistic milliner and dressmaker in Hartford. Ch .: (a) Addy Josephine, b. Mar. 24, 1860, E. Barnard, in the house later owned by Washington Leonard, which is on the line between Roy. and Barnard; m. Sep. 3, 1884, Northam C., son Sherman E. and Zilpha (Keith) Livingstone, b. Jan. 2, 1862, Claremont, N. H .; res. Hartford, Pomfret, Raisin, Cal. Mrs. Livingstone has discriminating literary taste, and from her pen have come some very bright and pithy articles published in the current magazines; (b) Gratia Richards, b. Apr. 21, 1865, E. Barnard; d. July 2, 1884, Roy. Consumption claimed the lovely, unfolding blossom, which bid fair to add another name to the list of America's women renowned for poetic talent. She was

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HISTORY OF ROYALTON, VERMONT

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History of Royalton, Vermont, with family genealogies, 1769-1911, Part 112

Author: Lovejoy, Mary Evelyn Wood, 1847- Publication date: 1911 Publisher: Burlington, Vt., Free press printing company Number of Pages: 1280

Author: Lovejoy, Mary Evelyn Wood, 1847-
Publication date: 1911
Publisher: Burlington, Vt., Free press printing company
Number of Pages: 1280