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viii. Lucy [10], b. May 15, 1843, Royalton; d. Dec. 25, 1866, Royalton, where she is buried. Unmarried. She became a teacher, and was successful in that position in the public schools of Chicago in 1864-5.
ix. Clara [10], b. Dec. 2, 1844, Royalton; m. (1) Sept. 8, 1870, Royalton, Isaac D. Garfield of Syracuse, N. Y .; m. (2) Oct. 1, 1879, Jacksonville, Ill., Hon. Robert H. McClellan of Galena, Ill., who d. July 23, 1902, Galena. Mrs. McClellan lives at Briarcliff Manor, N. Y. She has one daughter, Clara Louise, b. July 15, 1872.
5. x. Charles [10], b. Nov. 1, 1845, Royalton; d. Jan. 10, 1909.
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xi. Susan [10], b. Jan. 24, 1847, Royalton; d. Nov. 4, 1903; m. at St. Paul's Church, Royalton, Dec. 22, 1868, Edward Miner Gallaudet of Kendall Green, Washington, D. C. Dr. Gallaudet was the son of Dr. Thomas Gallaudet and Sophia (Fowler) Gallaudet of Hartford, Conn. Mrs. Susan Gallaudet died at her home, Washington, D. C., and is buried in Hartford, Conn. Five children: (a) Denison [11], b. Apr. 1870; (b) Edson Fessenden [11], b. Apr. 21, 1871; (c) Eliza [11], b. June 28, 1874; d. in the "Old Denison House," Royalton, Aug. 26, 1875; (d) Herbert Draper [11], b. Sep. 12, 1876; (e) Marion Wallace [11], b. Apr. 11, 1879.
xii. Fanny [10], b. Dec. 8, 1847, Royalton; d. Aug. 3, 1859.
3. JAMES DENISON [9], son of Dr. Jo Adam [8] Deni- son, b. Mar. 3, 1812; d. Feb. 6, 1873, San Antonio, Texas; m. Apr. 2, 1848, Mrs. Elizabeth Royall, Matagonda, Texas. He was a law partner of Hon. Salmon P. Chase in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1835. Settled in San Antonio, Texas. He became Judge of the Supreme Court of Texas and was distinguished as a lawyer.
i. Alice [10], b. Jan. 9, 1849.
ii. Mary Chase [10], b. Aug. 1, 1851; d. June 1, 1852. iii. Joseph Adam [10], b. Jan. 9, 1856.
4. DUDLEY CHASE [9] DENISON, son of Dr. Jo Adam [8] Denison, b. Sep. 13, 1819, Royalton; d. Feb. 10, 1905, Roy- alton, and is buried here; m. Dec. 22, 1846, Eunice, dau. Oliver and Clara Webster Dunbar, b. Sep. 15, 1823, Hartland; d. Nov. 2, 1873, Royalton.
Dudley Chase Denison, the youngest child of Dr. Jo Adam and Rachel Chase Denison, was born in the "Old Denison House," Royalton. As a boy he went to the district school, and later, to the Academy, where he prepared for college. He gradu- ated from the Classical Department of the U. V. M. in 1840, and received the degree of A. M. from the same University. He studied law with Gen. Francis and Judge Marcy in Royalton. In December, 1844, he was admitted to the bar at Woodstock.
From 1858 to 1860 he was State's Attorney; trustee of the U. V. M., 1862 to 1865; United States District Attorney from 1865 to 1869. It is told of him that once in this capacity, dur- ing a Fenian raid on Canada, Mr. Denison went to St. Albans with his marshal and some U. S. troops, and succeeded in stop- ping the raid.
He was elected to the Vermont Senate in 1853; represented Royalton in the Legislature in 1861-63; Congressman from the Second Congressional District of Vermont, 1875-79.
He was enthusiastic in his love for his home, his native town, and his country. In his professional life he was emi- nently successful. He was continuously engaged in the prac- tice of law for sixty years, and was widely known and respected. He was a ready and eloquent speaker, taking a leading part in many celebrated cases. He is affectionately remembered by his brethren of the legal profession, and his associates narrate with
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pleasure instances of his success in the effective presentation of his cases. He was brief in his addresses to the jury, relying upon terse and forceful statements and apt illustrations. He was an earnest advocate of the interests of his clients, giving not only his experience, but his sympathy as well.
He was devoted to his family and his church. No one who has had the privilege will forget his impressive reading of the beautiful morning service in the "Little Church" in Royalton, where, in the absence of the rector, Mr. Denison officiated for three Sundays out of every four for many years.
He died at his own home, and is buried in Royalton. He had been a resident of the town for eighty-six years.
6. i. Joseph Dudley [10], b. Nov. 1, 1847; d. May 28, 1908.
ii. Catherine Amanda [10], b. Mar. 25, 1850; d. June 2, 1887, Royalton, and buried here. She m. Dec. 19, 1883, Charles Woodard of South Royalton, b. Oct. 6, 1851. Children: (a) infant dau. b. Oct. 3, 1884; d. Oct. 6, 1884; (b) Borodell [11], b. June 13, 1886.
iii. Elizabeth [10], b. Feb. 13, 1852; d. June 5, 1853.
iv. John Henry [10], b. July 15, 1855; m. Oct. 22, 1884, Agnes dau. Benjamin and Hannah (Hall) Hawley of Chicago, Ill., b. Feb. 29, 1856. He prepared for college in Royalton Academy; grad. from the U. V. M. in 1877. Studied law in Harvard Law School, and was ad- mitted to the bar in 1879. Rem. to Denver, Colorado, 1881, where he began the practice of law. He has been lecturer on law and juris- prudence in the University of Colorado. Three children: (a) Rosa- mond [11], b. Aug. 15, 1885; (b) Dudley Stanton [11], b. Nov. 30, 1888; d. June 9, 1895, Royalton, from the effects of a fall; (c) Rachel Chase [11], b. Dec. 25, 1900.
v. Gertrude May [10], b. Sep. 22, 1857. She made her home in Royalton until the death of her father, after which she moved to Denver, Colorado. She is unmarried.
vi. Edward Dunbar [10], b. Feb. 3, 1860; d. Dec. 6, 1860.
vii. Lucy Dunbar [10], b. Jan. 9, 1867; m. in St. Paul's Church in Royalton, June 25, 1903, Elwood Waite Elder of Denver, Colorado. Res. Denver. Children: (a) Joseph [11], b. Aug. 20, 1905; (b) Marian [11], b. Aug. 30, 1907.
5. CHARLES DENISON [10], son of Dr. Joseph Adam [9] Denison, b. in the "Old Denison House," Royalton, Nov. 1, 1845; d. Jan. 10, 1909, Denver, Col. He prepared for college at the Royalton academy. He graduated from Williams Col- lege in 1867, from the Medical Department of the U. V. M. in 1869, receiving the degree of M. D. He settled in Denver, Col., and began the practice of his profession in 1872. He married in Chicago, Dec. 26, 1878, Ella, dau. of Henry and Mary (Hal- stead) Strong of Chicago, b. Aug. 15, 1855.
Dr. Denison was a specialist in the study and treatment of tuberculosis for thirty-four years, with a record of over four thousand cases. He was Professor Emeritus of the Medical De- partment of the University of Denver for fourteen years. He was President of the American Climatological Association in 1890. He was Hon. Vice-President of the London Congress on
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Tuberculosis in 1901. He was corresponding member of the Central International Bureau for the prevention of tuberculosis, Berlin, Germany, 1902. He was appointed Vice-President, Sec- tion of Hygiene of International Tuberculosis Congress in Wash- ington, D. C., for 1908.
Dr. Denison was the inventor of the stethoscope which is called after him, and a dozen other valuable medical instru- ments. He was a writer of note upon subjects connected with his specialty, in particular, "Rocky Mountain Health Resorts" and "Climatic Maps in Color of the United States."
6. JOSEPH DUDLEY [10] DENISON, son of Hon. Dud- ley Chase [9] Denison, b. Nov. 1, 1847, Royalton; d. May 28, 1908, Randolph; m. Sep. 10, 1874, Elizabeth Abigail, dau. of William and Catherine (Kendall) Rix, b. June 21, 1852; d. Sep. 18, 1903, Randolph.
Joseph Dudley Denison prepared for college at the academy in Royalton, and graduated from the U. V. M. in 1868. He studied law with his father, and was admitted to the bar in 1869. He was State's Attorney, 1888-90. He represented Royalton in the State Legislature, 1894-96. For many years he was asso- ciated with his father in the practice of law. He removed to Randolph, where he continued the practice of his profession. i. Eunice Dunbar [11], b. Oct. 6, 1875, Royalton; m. June 9, 1902, John Roland Spring, a lawyer in Nashua, N. H .; ch .: (a) John Denison; (b) Elizabeth.
ii. Catherine Kendall, b. July 8, 1881, Royalton.
DENSMORE FAMILY.
LYMAN [3] DENSMORE (Abraham [2], Thomas [1]), b. Dec. 3, 1808, Sharon; d. Oct. 26, 1882, Hillsborough, N. H .; m. Mar. 1, 1831, Olive, dau. John and Sally (Holden) Hart- well, b. May 19, 1808, Hillsborough; d. Apr. 23, 1895, Hills- borough. i. Lyman Willard [4], b. Feb. 18, 1832, Sharon or Royalton; m. Dec. 30, 1866, Cleveland, O., Emily A., dau. Dr. Pardon and Persis (Cook) Slocum, b. Mar. 5, 1840; divorced, 1888; she m. again; he m. again and was again divorced. He went to school in the brick school house on Broad Brook. In the summer of 1835 he could read his Bible verse in school, and in 1837 he knew the multiplication table to 12 times 12. He was a carpenter in S. Royalton 1851-53. He went to New York City, 1853, to Nebraska, 1855. He removed to St. Joseph, Mo., and engaged in bridge building. He enlisted Jan. 19, 1862, in the 4th Cav. of the Mo. State Militia, and was commissioned 1st Lieut. and Adjutant of the 5th Cavalry in April of that year. He resigned Mar. 4, 1863, and resumed his business of bridge building. He came East in 1881, and in 1883 began writing a history of the Hartwell family, with which he was connected. Ch .: (a) Willard Percy [5], b. Aug. 18, 1867; (b) John Willard [5], b. Dec. 18, 1869; d. Feb. 6, 1870; (c) Ly- man Hartwell [5], b. Jan. 9, 1871; d. May 23, 1871.
ABRAHAM ALONZO DENSMORE, son of Abraham Le- man and Eunice L. King, b. Mar. 13, 1834, Sharon; d. May 17,
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1881, Roy .; m. Apr. 7, 1862, Sharon, Alma E., dau. Dexter and Aurilla (Bugbee) Burke, b. Mar., 1844; d. Jan. 9, 1907; she m. (2) Feb. 25, 1882, Sylvester M., son Charles B. and Marian (Baker) Snow, by whom she had Minnie E., b. Nov. 23, 1882, Roy. Mr. Snow m. (1) May 13, 1866, Elizabeth H. Spaulding, and had Addie E., b. Apr. 4, 1867, Sharon. Mr. Snow lived on Broad Brook for several years, where Mr. Densmore formerly lived. i. George E., b. Dec. 21, 1868, Pomfret; m. Nov. 26, 1890, Mabel L., dau. Adin and Chastina (Parkhurst) Allen, b. 1882, Pomfret; ch .: George, Herbert and Harold, the last two, twins.
ii. Arthur W., b. Oct. 3, 1869, Roy .; m. and has several ch.
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DEWEY FAMILY.
1. EBENEZER [4] DEWEY (Eben. [3], Josiah [2], Thomas [1]), b. Jan. 24, 1712, Lebanon, Conn .; d. Oct. 19, 1794, Roy .; bur. Dewey Cem., where most of the decedents of his family rest; m. Mar. 12, 1735, Hebron, Conn., Martha, dau. Ebenezer Wilcox, b. Jan. 3, 1711; d. May 29, 1761; bur. in Gilead Parish, Hebron.
Mr. Dewey was one of the original grantees of Royalton, but did not remove to the town until the spring of 1782. He had been living in Gilsum, N. H. He sold lot 5 Dutch, and in- creased his lot in 4 Dutch by buying 60 acres in 12 Dutch. When Gilsum voted to be united to Vermont, he was elected represen- tative.
i. Ebenezer [5], b. and d. Apr. 27, 1736 (?).
ii. Martin [5], b. July 24, 1737; d. June 9, 1740.
2. iii. Ebenezer [5], b. Mar. 7, 1740.
iv. Simeon [5], b. Sep. 22, 1742; d. Nov. 5, 1742.
v. Martha [5], b. Mar. 21, 1744.
vi. Sarah [5], b. June 21, 1747; m., 1764, Henry White, later of Tunbridge.
vii. Miriam [5], b. July 29, 1750; d. Aug. 11, 1750.
viii. Miriam [5], b. Aug. 15, 1751; d. May 6, 1752.
ix. Simeon [5], b. July 15, 1753; d. Oct. 30, 1753. x. Timothy [5], b. Mar. 27, 1755.
2. EBENEZER [5] DEWEY, son of Ebenezer [4], b. Mar. 7, 1740, Hebron, Conn .; d. Feb. 28, 1820, Roy .; m. July 24, 1760, Hebron, Temperance Holdridge, b. 1736; d. June 15, 1822, Roy. Mr. Dewey removed to Gilsum, N. H., abt. 1775, and to Royalton abt. 1785. He was five feet and eight inches in height, and weighed 180 pounds. He is said to have been rather eccentric, and possessed of a quiet humor. He was elected dea- con of the church in 1895. He was a Revolutionary soldier, serving in N. H. militia.
i. Temperance [6], b. May 25, 1761; m. (1) Feb. 6, 1781, Rev. Josiah Kilburn, b. Oct. 13, 1752, Hebron, Conn .; d. Sep. 24, 1781; m. (2) Luther Skinner (See).
3. ii. Ebenezer [6], b. Aug. 11, 1762.
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iii. Apollos [6], b. Dec. 12, 1764; d. Oakland Co., Mich .; m. Feb. 1, 1785, Roy., Matilda Pond of Keene; ch .: (a) Josiah [7], b. Jan. 17, 1786; d. June 1, 1874, Orion, Mich .; m. Nov. 5, 1807, Roy., Lucy Derby (Darbe?); (b) Thankful [7], b. Apr. 14, 1788; (c) Archibald [7], b. Oct. 3, 1789; (d) Jonathan [7]; (e) Levi [7], b. Sep. 11, 1793; d. Jan. 14, 1875, Waterford, Mich .; m. Amanda Brace; nine ch .; (f) Apollos [7], b. Sep. 2, 1795; d. Feb. 9, 1877; m. Feb. 24, 1817, Abigail, dau. Capt. John and Mehitable (Clark) Wetmore; four ch .; served in War of 1812; (g) Dustin [7], b. 1797; (h) Rodolphus [7], b. 1799; (i) Matilda [7], b. 1801; (j) Temperance [7], b. 1803. Ch. prob. all b. in Roy. Apollos was listed and paid poll tax until 1807.
4. iv. Rodolphus [6], b. Oct. 17, 1766.
v. Jedediah [6], b. May 8, 1769; d. May 16, 1769.
vi. David [6], b. May 19, 1771; d. Mar. 17, 1772.
vii. David [6], b. Jan. 6, 1773; d. Feb. 21, 1826, Rochester, N. Y .; m. (1) 1796, Judy Manchester, b. 1775 ( ?); d. Oct. 9, 1798, Roy .; m. (2) May 4, 1799, Elinor B. Eaton, of Tunbridge, b. May 4, 1779, Sutton, N. H .; d. Sep. 14, 1851, Ashtabula Co., O. David was last listed in Royalton in 1807. He was a farmer and shoemaker. The first six ch. were prob. born in Roy. Ch .: (a) David Seabury [7], b. Mar. 25, 1798; (b) Judy Manchester [7], b. Jan. 14, 1800; (c) Eaton [7], b. June 19, 1801; (d) Jehial Dorman [7], b. Apr. 14, 1803; (e) John Hold- ridge [7], b. Apr. 29, 1805; (f) Sally [7], b. Mar. 18, 1807; (g) Har- low [7], b. Dec. 17, 1809; d. before 1897; (h) Julia [7], b. Sep. 19, 1811; d. July 29, 1813; (i) son, b. and d. Mar. 8, 1814; (j) Emily [7], b. Dec. 4, 1816, Saratoga; m. twice; res. Madison, Wis .; (k) Sarah Jeannette [7], b. June 18, 1819; (1) Myron [7], b. Nov. 15, 1823; d. Jan. 14, 1846, Lyons, N. Y., unm .; (m) Dewit Clinton [7], b. Feb. 23, 1826, Rochester, N. Y .; m. twice; soldier in Civil War.
3. EBENEZER [6] DEWEY, son of Ebenezer [5], b. Aug. 11, 1762, Hebron, Conn .; d. Feb. 12, 1843, Roy .; m. Sep. 21, 1788, Jerusha, dau. John and Jerusha (Meacham) Kimball, b. Apr. 3, 1767, Conn .; d. Aug. 1, 1833, Roy. Ebenezer was a farmer and teacher. His family possess rare musical ability, and are characterized by strength and independence. His chil- dren were born in Royalton.
i. Ebenezer [7], b. Sep. 2, 1789; d. May 11, 1871, Roy., unm. Five successive generations had carried down the name of Ebenezer, which now died out with Ebenezer [7].
ii. Ansel [7], b. June 24, 1791; d. Mar. 13, 1827, Roy.
iii. Linus [7], b. Mar. 1, 1793; d. June 8, 1874; m. Dec. 22, 1820 (?), Clarinda Belknap, who d. June 29, 1878; nine ch.
iv. John Kimball [7], b. Feb. 28, 1795; d. Apr. 12, 1887; m. Dec. 22, 1820, Harriet Hunt; farmer at Fourtowns, Mich .; musician in Evans Co., N. Y., in War of 1812; six ch. *v. Sophia [7], b. Apr. 25, 1796-97; d. Nov. 18, 1870; m. Zabad
Whitney. vi. Adin [7], b. Aug. 26, 1799; d. June 30, 1830 (?). Family date, 1800.
vii. Roswell [7], b. Aug. 30, 1801; d. Mar. 3, 1883, Northfield; m. Mar. 25, 1828, Polly S., dau. Jonathan Whitney, b. Nov. 21, 1801, Tunbridge; d. May 29, 1845; m. (2) Oct. 31, 1851, Caroline Reed of Williamstown, who d. Mar. 3, 1883; four ch .; one, Mary, m. Jason W. Pinney (See).
viii. Jerusha M. [7], b. Oct. 12, 1803; d. Mar. 22, 1897, Roy .; m. Nov. 27, 1827, Stephen Cozzens; two ch., d. young.
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ix. Nancy [7], b. Apr. 26, 1806; d. Jan. 30, 1892, Roy., unm.
5. x. Harrison [7], b. June 17, 1808.
xi. Calvin [7], b. Aug. 13, 1810; d. Sep. 8, 1894; m. June 21, 1837, Sarah, dau. Dr. John and Catherine (Hall) McNabe of McIndoes Falls; seven (?) ch .; one son in 10th Vt. Vols. He was a cabinet maker and res. in Barnet.
xii. Ansel D. [8] Whitney, an adopted son, the son of dau. Sophia, b. Aug. 2, 1827. (See Whitney Family).
xiii. Nancy M. [8] Whitney, adopted, sister of Ansel D., b. Oct. 17, 1830.
4. RODOLPHUS [6] DEWEY, son of Ebenezer [5], b. Oct. 17, 1766, Hebron, Conn .; d. May 25, 1839, Roy .; m. (1) May 23, 1793, Roy., Jemima, dau. Capt. Joseph and Jemima (Newcomb) Kinney, b. May 2, 1766, Preston, Conn .; d. June 27, 1804, Roy .; m. (2) Diana, dau. Dea. Nathaniel Wright of Hanover, N. H., b. Oct. 22, 1773; d. Aug., 1851, Canton, Ill.
Rodolphus Dewey was the first Dewey to take any very prominent part in the affairs of the town. He served in various offices, was selectman eight years, town representative six years, and was one of the first trustees of Royalton Academy, and a warm supporter of it. He was one of Royalton's most honored citizens.
i. Ruth [7], b. Feb. 3, 1795; d. July 11, 1829, Roy .; m. Charles Kinney, son of Newcomb and Sally (Branch) Kinney, b. Dec. 20, 1795; d. June 16, 1829, Roy .; one son d. before parents.
ii. Jemima [7], b. May 4, 1798; d. Oct. 5, 1825, unm.
*iii. Welthia [7], b. Apr. 12, 1800; m. Darius Skinner.
iv. Holdridge [7], b. Mar. 9, 1802; d. Mar. 27, 1877, New York City; m. (1) July 23, 1831, Norwich, Conn., Harriet Kinney; m. (2) Oct. 23, 1837, Cynthia Brunetta Geer of Kent, Conn .; ch .: (a) Harriet Newcomb [8], who d. at age of four; (b) Holdridge Newcomb [8], who d. June 17, 1870, Loveland, O. Holdridge, Sr., was the tall Vermonter who measured with Abraham Lincoln, when on his way to be inaugu- rated. He was six feet and four inches in his stockings, well propor- tioned, erect and commanding in appearance. He aroused so bitter enemies by his staunch support of Horace Greeley, that only his physi- cal strength saved him from personal violence. He was a clerk in the Custom House in New York during and after Lincoln's administration, and was also real estate broker.
6. v. Rodolphus Kinney [7], b. May 12, 1806.
vi. Mary [7], b. Dec. 11, 1807; d. Nov. 13, 1820.
vii. Nathaniel Wright [7], b. Jan. 1, 1810; d. Jan. 11, 1839, at Lane Theo. Sem., unm .; grad. of Dartmouth with first honors, 1837.
viii. George Whitefield [7], b. Oct. 8, 1811; d. Feb. 26, 1902, Toulon, Ill .; m. Apr. 10, 1838, Diantha Martin Wright; eleven ch .; one son, Willis Curtis [8], was for several years the head of the Ameri- can College in Moedine, Turkey. He came home for his health, and died in a hospital in New York. His wife and daughter remained in Turkey. His mother, Diantha, d. Aug. 30, 1851.
5. LIEUT. HARRISON [7] DEWEY, son of Ebenezer [6], b. June 17, 1808; d. Jan. 24, 1899, Roy .; m. (1) Mar. 30, 1837, Marsylvia Gerry, b. July 13, 1814; d. Mar. 14, 1850, Roy .; m. (2) Feb. 17, 1863, Julia B., dau. Otis and Clarissa (Foster)
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Burney, b. Jan. 1, 1842, Randolph ( ?) ; d. May 5, 1906. Lieut. Dewey was a member of Co. E, 2nd Vt. Vols.
i. Ruth [8], b. Jan. 6, 1838; d. Feb. 11, 1842, Roy.
ii. Charles [8], b. Sep. 25, 1839; d. Feb. 4, 1842, Roy.
iii. Martha [8], b. Oct. 27, 1841; res. Worcester, Mass .; unm.
iv. George H. [8], b. Dec. 5, 1843; d. Mar. 2, 1862, Fort Jef- ferson, Fla .; private in 7th N. H. Vols., Co. C.
v. Charles [8], b. Jan. 15, 1846; d. Jan. 20, 1887, Enfield, N. H .; m. Ida Babbitt. A physician at E. Randolph and Strafford.
vi. Marion [8], b. Apr. 3, 1848; d. Jan. 6, 1866.
*vii. Gertrude M. [8], b. Apr. 3, 1864; m. William T. Vesper. viii. George Harrison [8], b. Jan. 17, 1870; m. Dec. 25, 1890, Hattie S., dau. Justin and Susan (Shepard) Slack, b. 1870, Meriden, N. H .; ch .: (a) Hazel Ila, b. Feb. 3, 1898, Roy .; (b) Claud Archie, b. Oct. 26, 1904, Roy .; d. Jan. 11, 1905.
ix. Walter M. [8], b. Jan. 4, 1872; m. Feb. 24, 1893, Sadie, dau. Sylvanus and Amanda (Hadley) Spaulding, b. 1870, Plainfield, N. H .; ch .: (a) Alice M. [9], b. Apr. 2, 1893; (b) Harrison [9], b. Mar. 2, 1894; (c) Bernice Ruth [9], b. Apr. 17, 1897; (d) Irwin Elias [9], b. May 12, 1904.
x. Mabel B. [8], b. Dec. 4, 1885, Roy.
6. RODOLPHUS KINNEY [7] DEWEY, son of Rodol- phus [6], b. May 12, 1806, Roy .; d. May 19, 1864, Roy .; m. Dec. 8, 1831, Hannah Marsh, dau. Daniel and Wealthy (Ladd) Park, b. Sep. 13, 1803, Roy .; d. Jan. 25, 1864, Chicopee Falls, Mass. Mr. Dewey was elected deacon of the First Congregational church in 1849. Though not so active in town matters as his father, he was regarded as a man of good judgment, and success- fully tilled the old Dewey homestead on Dairy Hill, which went into the hands of his daughter Mary, and now is owned by her son-in-law, Lisle McIntosh. Mr. Dewey was captain of a militia company, and was usually called Capt. Dewey.
i. Iris [8], b. Aug. 19, 1832; m. Oct. 27, 1859, Thomas Hume Thompson of Hartford, Conn., b. Maryland; had six ch.
ii. Ann [8], b. Aug. 17, 1834; d. Jan. 25, 1864, Chicopee Falls; m. Charles Spellman Stiles of Chicopee Falls, and had one son.
*iii. Mary [8], b. May 16, 1836; m. Oren Burbank.
iv. Charles Kinney [8], b. June 9, 1838; d. Feb. 7, 1865; m. Aurora L. Holton, Chicopee Falls; one dau. b. after father's death. He was in a Mass. regiment with Gen. B. F. Butler at N. Orleans; was sick and sent home.
v. Franklin [8], b. 1840, lived one week.
vi. Wealthia [8], b. Apr. 16, 1841; res. Hartford, Conn., unm.
vii. George Wright [8], b. Mar. 25, 1843; m. Feb. 9, 1865, Tun- bridge, Henrietta Whitney; had eight ch., seven living; in Civil War; went from Roy. to Toulon, Ill., then to Bayard, Ia., and in 1907, to Draper, S. D., taking up new land.
viii. Henry Kirk [8], b. Jan. 18, 1846; m. Dec. 2, 1874, Rebecca Ellen Paterson of Guthrie Center, Ia .; four daughters. An abstract and loan agent, and in 1909 was representative to the legislature.
1. CAPT. DARIUS [6] DEWEY (John [5], John [4], Josiah [3], Josiah [2], Thomas [1]), b. Aug. 22, 1757, Lebanon, Conn .; d. Dec. 13, 1849, Roy .; m. (1) June 1, 1786, Scotland,
Garner Rix Dewey, 1827-1901.
Darius Dewey, Jr., 1795-1887.
FULL VIEW OF SOUTH ROYALTON FROM THE SOUTHWEST.
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Conn., Rachel Bingham, b. Nov. 17, 1762; d. Oct. 25, 1819, Roy .; m. (2) Oct. 15, 1820, Mary Hall, b. Jan. 17, 1760; d. Mar. 20, 1825; m. (3) Nov. 4, 1826, Eleanor Williams, b. Jan. 10, 1782; d. Apr. 16-17, 1836; m. (4) Dec. 6, 1839, Jerusha Skinner, b. Nov. 7, 1782; d. Jan. 8, 1866. Capt. Dewey and three of his wives are buried in S. Royalton Cemetery. His tombstone re- cords that he had been a citizen of the town sixty years, but the land records would indicate that he was here in 1783. He bought a part of W. 16 L. A. He probably got his title of cap- tain from being connected with the militia, though he was a Revolutionary soldier and pensioned.
*i. Lydia [7], b. Mar. 1, 1787; m. Bela Hall.
ii. Ebenezer B. [7], b. Feb. 7, 1789; d. Mar. 10, 1883, Mt. Mor- ris, Mich .; m. Sep. 10, 1815, Harriet Meeker; m. (2) Sarah Maria Gil- bert, b. Feb. 24, 1794, Benson; five ch .; had an inn at Hubbardston until 1848, when he rem. to Mich.
*iii. Rhoda [7], b. July 10, 1791; m. Ebenezer Rix.
iv. Martha [7], or Patta, b. Mar. 19, 1793; d. Oct. 17, 1841.
2. v. Darius [7], b. May 8, 1795. vi. John [7], b. Apr. 10, 1797.
vii. Lucinda [7], b. Mar. 24, 1801; d. Feb. 25, 1804.
viii. Milo [7], b. Apr. 10, 1807; m. Elizabeth Wright; ch .: (a) Elizabeth Gertrude [8], b. Aug. 20, 1856. Milo lived on the "Braley" place, where Miss Jessie Benson now lives. He was called "Pigeon" Dewey, for some reason. He sold this place in 1858, and was then in Fayette, Ia.
2. DARIUS [7] DEWEY, JR., son of Darius, b. May 8, 1795, Roy .; d. Feb. 21, 1887, Roy .; m. (1) Dec. 30, 1821, Re- becca, dau. Garner and Elizabeth (Lyman) Rix, b. June 23, 1794, Roy .; d. Feb. 9, 1831, Roy .; m. (2) Harriet Holbrook of Fairlee, b. 1800; d. Oct. 16, 1858, Roy .; m. (3) Mrs. Sally Breeze Morse of Fairlee. Mr. Dewey was a forehanded farmer, pos- sessed of great strength of will and vitality. He lived near S. Royalton some years, but spent his last days with his son Garner on the old Garner Rix farm above Royalton village. i. Florinda Rix [8], b. Oct. 4, 1822-23; m. June 10, 1847, Olive S. Burr of Sudbury; a teacher.
3. ii. Garner [8] Rix, b. July 8, 1827, Roy.
iii. Rebecca Rix [8], b. May 17 or 26, 1833; d. Jan. 9, 1885, unm.
iv. Mary Niles [8], b. Mar. 18, 1838; d. Apr. 6, 1856.
3. GARNER [8] RIX DEWEY, b. July 8, 1827, Roy .; d. Aug. 23, 1901, Roy .; m. Mar. 27, 1857, Maria Elizabeth, dau. John and Betsey (Bartlett) Taggart, b. Nov. 29, 1833, Stock- bridge; d. Sep. 30, 1900, Roy. Mr. Dewey left to his family an unspotted reputation, and an example of true manliness. His wife was one of nature's noble women, a devoted wife and mother.
i. Frederick Foster [9], b. Sep. 27, 1857, Roy .; d. Mar. 10, 1864.
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ii. Pearl Bryant [9], b. Dec. 7, 1861; m. May 11, 1887, Lillian Augusta, dau. Luther and Harriet (Byam) Goodell, b. Dec. 26, 1860, Braintree. Pearl B. res. on the home farm. He has been school direc- tor several years. He has a fine family of children, richly endowed with intellectual faculties. Ch .: (a) Katherine Elizabeth [10], b. Aug. 30, 1890; sophomore in U. V. M .; grad. of Royalton Academy in 1908; (b) Garner Goodell [10], b. Apr. 3, 1893; grad. of S. Roy. high school, 1910; (c) Helen Louise [10], b. May 21, 1894; senior in Ran- dolph high school; (d) Gertrude Alice [10], b. May 21, 1894; junior in Royalton Academy; (e) Bartlett Taggart [10], b. Dec. 7, 1902.
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