History of Royalton, Vermont, with family genealogies, 1769-1911, Part 83

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

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v. Gad [7], b. Dec. 6, 1793; m. Jan. 5, 1830, Ann De Pui of Philadelphia, and had Ann De Pui and Mary.

vi. Benjamin [7], b. Sep. 5, 1795; m. Apr. 15, 1819, Cynthia Freeman of Potsdam, N. Y., and had four daughters.

vii. Asa [7], b. Aug. 7, 1797; m. (1) Dec. 23, 1824, Abigail Hall of Potsdam, N. Y., who d. Feb. 11, 1841; m. (2) May 26, 1842, Cleora Edwards of Lockport, N. Y .; ch .: (a) Warren Hall [8], b. Nov.

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1, 1826; (b) Emerson [8], b. July 18, 1839; (c) Cornelia Hortensia [8], b. Oct. 10, 1834; (d) Fayette [8], b. July 24, 1839.

viii. Ira [7], b. Aug. 17, 1799; m. Dec. 25, 1828, Elizabeth Torrey of Mechanicsburgh, Pa .; ch .: (a) Alfred [8], b. Feb. 20, 1830; (b) Annette [8], b. July 5, 1832; (c) Caroline Eliz. [8], b. July 8, 1834; d. Mar. 17, 1835; (d) John Emory [8], b. Apr. 1, 1836; (e) Mary [8], b. July 8, 1838; (f) Susan Alice [8], b. Oct. 6, 1840; (g) Jacob Torrey [8], b. Dec. 9, 1842; (h) Ira [8], b. Dec. 2, 1845; d. Dec. 11, 1845; (i) Francis Boggs [8], b. May 2, 1847.

ix. Joel [7], b. Sep. 12, 1801; d. July 12, 1879, Bethel; m. Feb. 28, 1828, Rebecca Wheeler of Bethel, b. Oct. 12, 1806; d. Oct. 27, 1892; both bur. Bethel.

Benjamin came from Hebron, Conn., to Royalton in 1780, but left after the Indian raid, returning again in 1783. Of his sons, Joel was the only one to remain in town for any length of time after coming of age. Spaulding res. in Orangeport, N. Y., Dan in Burlington, Gad taught for thirty or more years in different towns in Pa., Benjamin res. in Lockport, N. Y., Asa also, and Ira was a physician in Mechanics- burgh, Pa.

3. EBENEZER DAY, son of Benjamin, b. 1775; d. Jan. 22, 1832, Roy .; m. Oct. 29, 1801, Polly Robinson, sister of Tim- othy, b. Dec., 1780; d. July 22, 1827, Roy .; m. (2) Mrs. Minerva, mother of E. P. Nevens. If Benjamin came to Royalton as early as 1774, then Eben. was probably born in town, and spent nearly, if not all his life in Royalton. When he came of age he bought 50 acres in M. 35 L. A., and enlarged this in 1800 by land along the river. His children were born in Roy.

i. Laura S. [7], b. Apr. 11, 1804; d. Feb. 20, 1882; m. James B. Taylor of Hartford.

ii. Betsey or Elizabeth [7], b. Apr. 5, 1806; d. abt. 1860; m. (1) Charles Cutter; divorced; m. (2) Sam Broome of New York City, who d. 1855; m. (3) John F. Clew; no ch .; res. Hyde Park, N. Y.

iii. Alfred R. [7], b. Dec. 14, 1807; d. Feb. 14, 1865; grad. of Harvard; physician in Baltimore, Md.

iv. Albert [7], b. Nov. 20, 1814; d. Mar. 20, 1883; m. Eliza, dau. Joseph and Marie (Cartier) Petrie of Little Falls, N. Y., b. Mar. 24, 1816; d. July 10, 1895, Roy .; ch .: (a) Mary Josephine [8], b. Dec. 28, 1852, Roy .; m. Oct. 31, 1871, George Wesley, son John Larned and Sarah (Eaton) French, b. July 14, 1843, Randolph, Mass .; ch .: (i) John Larned [9], b. Apr., 1888, d. at age of 11 mo .; (b) Sam Broome [9], b. Mar. 3, 1846, New York City; d. Mar. 14, 1905, Roy .; m. Feb. 10, 1872, Hannah, dau. Thos. and Hannah (Walcott) Day, b. Nov. 3, 1852, Roy .; d. Mar. 17, 1899, Roy .; no ch. Albert left Roy. at age of eighteen for Little Falls, N. Y. Later superintended building of Erie Canal, then went to New York City; returned to Roy. in 1852.

v. Charles Rood [7], b. May 4, 1821; d. 1856, New York; sea captain. vi. Martha Josephine [7], b. Jan. 10, 1824; m. John E. Devlin of N. Y .; ch .: (a) Sam Broome [8]; (b) Mary Elizabeth [8], who m. Estephen Martinez of Spain, and has two ch .; res. Paris; (c) John Edward [8], m. and has dau., Marjorie, who m. Francis Moores of Bos- ton, a banker.

4. DANFORTH [8] DAY, son of Danforth [7] and Mary McAllister, b. Nov. 21, 1829, Roy .; d. Jan. 5, 1900, S. Roy .; m.

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Nov. 23, 1851, Roy., Harriet Adeline, dau. Phineas and Esther (Wight) Parkhurst, b. July 24, 1830, Roy .; res., S. Roy. Mr. Day's parents died when he was young, and he was taken by James Smith of Barnard. After marriage he settled in E. Bethel. He came to Royalton about 1876. He was a wheel- wright, carpenter, and carriage painter. He built the house owned by W. O. Belknap, and the one owned by his family.

i. Edward Juan [9], b. Oct. 17, 1852, Bethel Gilead; d. Dec. 28, 1883, S. Roy., unm. ii. Flora Adeline [9], b. Jan. 27, 1855, Surrey, N. H .; m. (1) William Albert, son Harry and Marcia L. (Dodge) Bingham; divorced; m. (2) Jan. 11, 1890, James Crompton of Cranston, R. I .; no ch.

iii. Danforth Lynn [9], b. Apr. 21, 1857, Keene, N. H .; d. Mar. 26, 1862; drowned in the Branch, E. Bethel.

iv. Infant [9], b. Nov. 18, 1860, E. Bethel; d. Dec. 16, 1863, E. Bethel.

v. Kilburn Leslie [9], b. Nov. 16, 1862, Bethel; m. (1) Lizzie H. Smith of Calais, Me .; d. Feb. 12, 1893; m. (2) Oct. 1, 1894, Mrs. Lulu (Bailey) Hunter, dau. Joseph Willard and Mary Maria (Pierce) Bailey, and wid. Horace Hunter, b. May 24, 1866, Roy .; d. Mar. 19, 1908, Tewks- bury, Mass .; bur. N. Roy. Cem .; ch .: (a) Karl Newton [10], b. Apr. 28, 1887, Roy .; (b) Earl Leslie [10], b. July 4, 1889, Roy .; d. Oct. 5, 1894; (c) Amy Madeline [10], b. Apr. 14, 1892; d. Sep. 24, 1892; (d) Leroy Rix [10], b. Mar. 9, 1895, Roy .; (e) Ora W. [10], b. Apr. 21, 1897, Hartford; d. Apr. 22, 1897; (f) Ola M. [10], twin of Ora W .; d. Sep. 24, 1892; (g) Rex R. [10], b. Aug. 17, d. July 30, 1899; Evan [10], b. abt. 1903.

*vi. Leona Estella, b. Aug. 11, 1867, Barre; m. William Albert Bingham.

vii. Ala May, b. Apr. 26, 1869, Barre. She and her mother live together in S. Royalton. Miss Day is a skillful dressmaker, and a noted cook. If she can be secured for a fine banquet, success is assured. She is very active in the Congregational church, and many a dollar has come into its treasury through her planning and execution.

The Day family trace their descent through the mother of Eben- ezer Day to Miles Standish. She was Eunice Rood, the daughter of Jabez Rood, who married Mehitable Standish, fourth in line of descent from Capt. Miles Standish. Robert Day, the emigrant ancestor, set- tled in Cambridge, Mass., April, 1634, arriving on the bark Elizabeth. He removed to Hartford, Conn., 1639. The family originally came from Wales.

DENISON FAMILY. (Contributed.)

1. DR. JO ADAM [8] DENISON (James [7], Ben Adam [6], William [5] Jr., William [4], Captain George [3], Wil- liam [2], John [1]), b. Dec. 22, 1774, Stonington, Conn .; d. Sep. 4, 1855, Royalton, Vt., bur. Royalton; m. June 10, 1802, Rachel, dau. Dea. Dudley and Alice (Corbett) Chase, b. June 10, 1774, Cornish, N. H .; d. Aug. 23, 1858, Royalton.

James [7], res. in Hartland, Ben Adam [6], William [5] Jr., William [4], Capt. George [3], in Stonington, Conn., Wil-

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liam [2] in Roxbury, Mass., and John [1] came from England, 1631.

Dr. Jo Adam Denison emigrated from Stonington, Conn., to Hartland with his parents. He was educated in Stonington. He studied medicine with his kinsman, Dr. Joseph Adam Gallup, of Hartland, afterwards of Bethel and Woodstock. In 179- Dr. Denison went to Bethel, and began the practice of his pro- fession. Miss Rachel Chase, whom he married in 1802, was a sister of Judge Dudley Chase of Randolph, United States sena- tor from Vermont for many years. He was the one who gave Salmon P. Chase a half dollar and told him to "go and buy a spade." Rachel Chase was the fourteenth child of Dea. Dud- ley and Alice (Corbett) Chase of Cornish, N. H. The Chase family was one of the oldest in New England, and produced many remarkable men. Two of her brothers were distinguished lawyers. Another was the father of Salmon P. Chase, Secre- tary of the Treasury during the Civil War, and afterwards Chief Justice of the United States.

Her youngest brother, the fifteenth child of the family, was the Rt. Rev. Philander Chase, first Episcopal Bishop of Ohio and Illinois. In many respects Rachel Chase was as remark- able as her brothers, and her vigorous personality and strong characteristics were impressed upon her descendants.

Three of the seven children born to Dr. and Mrs. Denison in Bethel were buried there. In 1815 Dr. Denison moved to Royalton with his family, and established his permanent home. From Col. Stafford Smith he purchased the dwelling house stand- ing just north of the "Old Meeting-House." It was known at that time as the "Throop House." The deed of transfer was dated Dec. 4, 1815. Here they lived until 1845, when Dr. Deni- son sold the building to his oldest son, and moved into another house which stood upon land adjoining the original dwelling place. After his death this house was occupied by Hon. D. C. Denison. The old part has been removed.

In his professional character Dr. Denison was greatly be- loved by the community. He was an active, vigorous man. Like most physicians of that time, he was surgeon, druggist, dentist. pharmacist, and regular practitioner.

Riding on horseback over the lonely hills, with his supplies of drugs and medicines in his saddle bags, Dr. Denison was a familiar figure as he went from one hill farm to another. Some- times he would journey continuously for days without coming home. Frequently he would have several messengers following him from place to place, each with new and urgent calls for aid. It is told of him, that often he would be so fatigued and in need of rest, that he would fall asleep in his saddle as he rode along,

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and would sometimes wake to find his horse standing patiently at some roadside water trough, waiting for him to dismount.

His was a welcome face at the secluded farm houses on the hills, where his periodic visits used generally to betoken an in- crease in population. It is said that during his forty years of practice in Royalton and vicinity, these cases alone numbered thousands. Tradition says that he was the attending physician at the birth of the so-called prophet, Joseph Smith, but investiga- tion fails to verify the story.

Dr. Denison and his wife kept an open house in Royalton; any one who was in trouble, or in need, would be taken home and cared for. Naughty boys would be sent to Dr. Denison to be disciplined, because the kindly man had such a gift of boy culture, and there were students, young men who needed his professional instruction, all of whom were welcome and were given such assistance as they needed.

The great grief of his life was the loss of his oldest son, the younger doctor; but with characteristic determination the old man assumed direction of his fatherless grandchildren and their bereaved mother, acting as adviser and counsellor to them all. The good doctor was an upright citizen, a devoted father and churchman. He continued his professional duties nearly as long as he lived.

i. Eunice Stanton [9], b. June 3, 1803, Bethel; d. Sep. 2, 1804.

2. ii. Joseph Adam [9], b. Mar. 23, 1805, Bethel; d. July 30, 1848. iii. Eunice Stanton [9], b. Oct. 22, 1806, Bethel; d. Feb. 23, 1809.

iv. George [9], b. Apr. 24, 1809, Bethel; d. June 3, 1861. He was graduated from Kenyon College in 1829. He became Professor of Mathematics in the same institution, which position he held for several years. In 1832 he was ordained in the Episcopal Church. He lived in Gambier, Ohio, Newark, O., Lockport, N. Y., and Keokuk, Iowa. He married Sep. 16, 1832, Jeanette, daughter of Alexander and Mary (Hos- mer) Ralston, b. July 10, 1811, and d. Jan. 2, 1889, in Keokuk, Ia. He d. in St. Louis, Mo. Four children d. in infancy. Three are living: (a) Henry Heber, b. Oct. 28, 1837, Lockport, N. Y .; m. (1) Oct. 16, 1865, Royalton, Lucia, dau. of William, Sen. and Maria (Smith) Skin- ner, b. July 20, 1842, Royalton; d. May 5, 1876, Webster Groves, St. Louis County, Mo .; m. (2) Aug. 11, 1886, Royalton, Adeline, dau. of Chauncey and Harriet (Rising) Walcott, b. Sep. 10, 1852, E. Barnard. Children: (i) Dudley Chase, b. Jan. 30, 1868, Royalton; (ii) Grace Maria, b. Oct. 27, 1872, St. Louis, Mo .; (iii) Walcott Denison, b. Oct. 10, 1889.

Henry Heber Denison graduated from Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio, July 1, 1857; was Professor of Ancient Languages in St. Paul's College, Palmyra, Mo., 1858-59; came to Royalton, Sep. 6, 1859, and entered the office of his uncle, Hon. Dudley C. Denison; admitted to the bar at Woodstock in the spring of 1862. During 1861-63 he was in the military service of the State of Vermont; first, with Gen. George F. Davis, Q. M. Gen., in raising, equipping and forwarding troops; second, with Capt. Gilman Henry, U. S. Provost Marshal, at Woodstock during the whole period of raising the quota of troops for Vermont

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by means of the draft; third, with Gen. Peter T. Washburn, Adjt. Gen., in preparing a roster of Vermont troops furnished for suppressing the Rebellion, and much of the manuscript roster in the Adjt. General's office at Montpelier is in Mr. Denison's handwriting; fourth, he was with Gen. Davis again, engaged in equipping and forwarding troops until December, 1863, when he enlisted in the 8th Vt. Vols., which regiment he joined in Louisiana. At the close of the war the regi- ment was mustered out at Burlington, June 28, 1865. Mr. Denison was at that time in Savannah, Ga., on detached duty. He returned to Ver- mont and was mustered out July 12, 1865, having been in the service two weeks later than any other man in the regiment.

In 1867 he represented the town of Royalton in the Legislature. He was acting assistant U. S. Attorney in 1868, at the time of the Fenian raid from St. Albans into Canada, and all the indictments found by the U. S. Court at Windsor, against the men captured in the raid, are in his handwriting. He left Royalton in November, 1869, and in March, 1870, settled in St. Louis, Mo., where he still practices his pro- fession. He was admitted to the bar of the U. S. Supreme Court in 1881, and in April, 1884, defeated Mrs. Myra Clark Gaines, the cele- brated New Orleans litigant, in the only case she ever lost in the U. S. Supreme Court. He was appointed judge of the St. Louis Court of Criminal Correction in 1897 for a short term, and has otherwise done much judicial work in civil and patent cases.

Mr. Denison is a Past Post Commander of the Grand Army in the Department of Missouri. He has been for a number of years past Sec- retary of the Episcopal Diocese of Missouri.

(b) Alice Chase [10], b. Nov. 14, 1846. She lives in Royalton in the summer, and with her brother, Henry, in the winter; (c) Charles Simeon [10], b. July 12, 1849; grad. from the Department of Civil Engineering in the University of Vermont, 1871; received the degree of Dr. of Science from U. V. M. in 1907; Professor of Stereotomy, Mechanism and Drawing in the University of Mich., with which insti- tution he has been connected many years. Res. Ann Arbor, Mich. He is unmarried.

v. Rachel [9], b. Oct. 5, 1810, Bethel; d. Aug. 9, 1812, Bethel. 3. vi. James [9], b. Mar. 3, 1812, Bethel.

vii. Alice [9], b. Apr. 30, 1814, Bethel; d. Dec. 22, 1853, Bloom- field, Conn. Married Oct. 1, 1832, Royalton, David Wadsworth Grant of Bloomfield, Conn. Six children: Infant, b. and d. Apr. 9, 1839; (b) David D. [10], b. Jan. 2, 1841; d. Feb. 26, 1841; (c) David D. [10], b. Apr. 1, 1843; (d) Joseph W. [10], b. Nov. 14, 1845; (e) George D. [10], b. Sep. 8, 1848; d. Nov. 4, 1851; (f) Alice Dudley [10], b. Oct. 18, 1851; res. Royalton.

viii. Rachel Chase [9], b. Nov. 15, 1816, Royalton; d. Jan. 26, 1893, Royalton. Rachel Chase was born in the "Old Denison House," the first of the name of Denison born in Royalton. She lived seventy- six years in the town, and gave herself to good works. She died un- married, and is buried in Royalton.

Her life was one of unselfish devotion to her parents, her friends and her church. She was beloved by the young members of her fam- ily, to whom she was both teacher and companion. Her influence was far-reaching, and the force of her example was felt by all who knew her, or who were associated with her refined personality.

4. ix. Dudley Chase [9], b. Sep. 13, 1819, Royalton.

2. DR. JOSEPH ADAM DENISON [9], son of Dr. Jo Adam [8] Denison, b. Mar. 23, 1805, Bethel; d. July 30, 1848, Royalton; m. Dec. 24, 1829, Eliza, dau. Calvin and Sally (Bil-

Mrs. Eliza (Skinner) Denison, 1808-1870.

OLD DENISON HOUSE, Royalton.

Dudley Chase Denison, 1819-1905.

1847-1908.

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lings) Skinner, b. Oct. 21, 1808, Royalton; d. Apr. 10, 1870, Washington, D. C .; bur. Royalton.

Dr. Joseph Adam Denison, oldest son of Dr. Jo Adam Deni- son, came with his parents from Bethel to Royalton in 1815, being then ten years of age. He prepared for college at the academy in Royalton, and at the Military School under Capt. Partridge, in Norwich. He graduated from the Classical De- partment of the University of Vermont in 1825, and received the degree of A. M. from the same University. He received the degree of M. D. from the Medical School at Yale in 1828, from which he graduated, and the same honorary degree from the Clinical School of Medicine in Woodstock on June 2, 1830.

Mrs. Denison's mother, Sally (Billings) Skinner, was the daughter of Dea. John and Olive (Noble) Billings, one of the old families of Royalton. The Billings family was highly gifted; a great genius for music distinguished its members through sev- eral generations. From her Billings ancestry Eliza (Skinner) Denison inherited this gift, as well as her striking beauty of coloring and fine dark eyes. In her youthful days she had much celebrity because of her beautiful voice. She was known as a singer, and used to lead the choir in the "Old Meeting- House." She had a place reserved for her in front of the choir pew in the gallery, where her voice rang out in songs of praise for many years. She was artistic in temperament, with an under-current of deep devotional feeling.

Her father, Calvin Skinner, was the son of Corp. Calvin Skinner, a Revolutionary patriot, and Eleanor (Porter) Skinner of Woodstock, Conn. After the death of her husband in Con- necticut, Eleanor (Porter) Skinner married (2) Capt. Zebulon Lyon, and emigrated to Royalton, where some of her descend- ants still live.

It was the daughter of this family whom Dr. Joseph Adam Denison brought home to the old Denison house, where they lived for several years after their marriage. In June, 1833, they moved into a cottage which stood on the site of the D. C. Denison house. It was remodeled in 1845. In this year Dr. Denison purchased the old homestead of his father. It is still occupied by his children, and is called "The Old Denison House."

Dr. Joseph Adam Denison was associated with his father in the practice of medicine from 1828 until 1848 in Royalton. "Dr. Joe," as he was lovingly called to distinguish him from his father, "The old Doctor," was remarkable for his erect car- riage, and for his charm and refinement of manner. Standing six feet and two inches in height, it was a habit with him to bend his head on entering a doorway, lest he should strike the lintel 48

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of the door. He was remarkably able in his profession, and for so young a man had a reputation for skill and insight not gen- erally gained in youth.

He was also public spirited, interested in education, and in town improvement. It is not generally known, but is a fact, that many of the apple trees yet bearing fruit in Royalton are seedlings from his garden, grafted by his own hand, for he had a fine taste for horticulture, as well as science. He lived to see the first train pass through Royalton on the railroad, which was completed after the occurrence of the accident which resulted in his death. He was thrown from his gig while driving down a steep hill, near the place where Broad Brook flows into White river. A railroad embankment now obliterates the spot.

He left ten children, eight of whom were under ten years of age. His widow, remarkable for her cheerful, hopeful dis- position, assumed the care of the family. A woman of quiet determination, she maintained her usual calm, cheerful manner, kept her large family together, was prominent in the affairs of the Congregational church, and was charitable and helpful to all. She was greatly respected in Royalton.

i. Eliza [10], b. in the "Old Denison House," Royalton, Nov. 26, 1830; d. Mar. 20, 1910, Chicago; m. in St. Paul's Church, Royalton, Oct. 11, 1855, John Alexander, son of Thomas and Martha (Gilchrist) Jameson of Irasburgh, Vermont. Judge Jameson was born Jan. 25, 1824, Irasburgh; d. June 16, 1890, Chicago, Ill. Mrs. Eliza (Denison) Jameson lived in Chicago. Five children: (a) Mary [11], b. Dec. 20, 1857, in the "Old Denison House," Royalton. Lives with her mother. (b) Eleanor [11], b. May 15, 1864; d. Sep. 14, 1865; (c) Eliza [11], b. Nov. 24, 1865; d. July 6, 1881; drowned in White river, Royalton; (d) John Alexander [11], b. Sep. 12, 1868; (e) Rebecca [11], b. May 9, 1870.

ii. Philander [10], b. Jan. 8, 1832, Royalton; d. Mar. 2, 1832.

iii. George Stanton [10], b. Aug. 15, 1833, Royalton; m. Feb. 24, 1857, Pensacola, Fla., Mrs. Cordelia Forsyth, who d. 1858. He pre- pared for college at the academy in Royalton, and graduated from the U. V. M., Classical Department, in 1854, standing second in his class. The following November he went to San Antonio, Texas, where he taught school for three years and studied law. He was admitted to the bar in Texas.

That he was of great and recognized service to the government of the United States in the prosecution of the Civil War and in the re- establishment of the Union, is shown by the recent publication of his correspondence with Secretary Salmon P. Chase.

The reports of the "Historical Manuscript Commission" to the "American Historical Association" for the year 1902, Vol. II, state: "The letters of one of Chase's correspondents, Mr. George S. Denison, are printed in full, and constitute probably the most important addi- tion to historical material that is made in the present report. Mr. Denison was familiar with the South before the war, and he was Chase's official and personal representative in New Orleans from June, 1862, till March, 1865, serving in the various capacities of 'Special Agent and Acting Collector,' 'Special Agent and Acting Surveyor,' and

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'Commissioner of Internal Revenue.' As Chase's personal and confi- dential agent, it was his duty to observe and report the progress of events, and to assist in stimulating and encouraging the formation of a Union party, and in shaping its continents aright."

Mr. Denison was an ardent Union man, and was the soul of honor and faithfulness. Royalton may well be proud of his record, and his family of such a son.

He died at sea while returning to his old home in Royalton, and was buried in the Atlantic. He left one son, William [11], born Dec. 26, 1857, in San Antonio, Texas. William fitted for college at Royal- ton Academy, and graduated with A. B. degree from the U. V. M. in 1880. Failing health compelled him to relinquish his purpose of study- ing medicine, and he died in Washington, D. C., Dec. 17, 1886.

iv. Eleanor [10], b. June 7, 1835, Royalton; d. Apr. 26, 1841. v. James [10], b. Jan. 3, 1837; m. Dec. 26, 1859, Lizzie Lind- say, in Salem, Mass., dau. Richard and Sophronisba (Fiske) Lindsay of Salem, b. Dec. 14, 1838; d. Washington, D. C., Oct. 26, 1902. He settled in Washington, D. C., where he still lives at Kendall Green. He is the Principal of the Kendall School for Deaf Mutes. Children: (a) George Stanton [11], b. Oct. 9, 1860; d. Sep. 12, 1862; (b) Lizzie Lindsay [11], b. Jan. 19, 1862; d. June 2, 1862; (c) Edward T. [11], b. Oct. 27, 1864; d. Sep. 14, 1866; (d) Richard L. [11], Sep. 23, 1871; d. June 23, 1872; (e) Lindsay [11], b. Mar. 23, 1873; (f) Raymond Chase [11], b. Oct. 3, 1876.

vi. Alice [10], b. Nov. 10, 1838, in Royalton; d. Nov. 23, 1904, Chicago, Ill. For many years Miss Denison was connected with the Treasury Department in Washington, D. C. She made her home in Royalton and is buried there. She was unmarried.

vii. Franklin, b. Feb. 6, 1842, Royalton. Prepared for college at Royalton Academy, and entered the U. V. M. in the spring of 1861. He enlisted in the 16th Vermont Volunteers, a company organized in Bethel, Aug. 26, 1862, for service in the Civil War. He was trans- ferred to the "Howard Guards" of Burlington, Co. C, Capt. Lemuel W. Page, 12th Vt. Vols., Col. Asa P. Blunt of St. Johnsbury commanding. This company was mustered in Oct. 4, 1862, and mustered out July 14, 1863, after the battle of Gettysburg. At the time of the St. Albans Raid Franklin Denison was Captain of a provisional company, Co. K, 8th Vermont Militia.

Upon the close of his service he returned to Burlington, and grad- uated with his class at the University in 1864. He graduated from the Harvard Law School in 1866, and was admitted to the Vermont bar in the same year. He went to Illinois, was admitted to the Illinois bar, and settled in Chicago in 1867. He was admitted to practice in the Supreme Courts of the United States in 1873. He was made Master in Chancery in the Superior Courts of Cook Co., Ill., a semi-judicial posi- tion of honor, which he held for seventeen years. He is unmarried, and still practicing law in Chicago.

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History of Royalton, Vermont, with family genealogies, 1769-1911, Part 83

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