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i. Harriet, b. Sep. 29, 1800, Randolph.
ii. Eliza, b. June 16, 1802, Bethel; d. Aug. 25, 1804.
iii. Nancy, b. Apr. 28, 1805; d. Aug. 15, 1833.
iv. Charles Tudor, b. Sep. 12, 1806; d. 1838.
v. Mary, b. Mar. 9, 1810, Roy. prob.
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vi. Frances, b. Feb. 11, 1811, Roy. prob .; d. Dec. 9, 1878. vii. Caroline, b. Mar. 21, 1813; d. May 3, 1872.
viii. Olive, b. Oct. 29, 1815; d. Oct. 28, 1888; m. May 25, 1841, Dwight Stone, b. May 14, 1817; d. June 5, 1901, Worthington, Mass .; ch .: (a) Julia Evans, b. Feb. 5, 1843; m. June 4, 1863, Henry Moore, son William and Hannah (Schwing) Neil, b. Aug. 4, 1832; res. Colum- bus, O .; ch .: (i) William, b. Dec. 28, 1864; m. Sep. 5, 1908, Abby Gros- venor Tillinghaste; a son, William, Jr., b. Nov. 1, 1909; res. Columbus, O .; (ii) Olive, b. Oct. 26, 1866, Columbus; (iii) Hannah, b. July 10, 1868; m. Nov. 12, 1891, Hon. Guy W. Mallon; nine ch .; res. Cincin- nati, O .; (iv) Alice Josephine, b. Aug. 21, 1870; m. Dec. 31, 1902, Rev. Albert Neilson Slayton; one ch .; res. Newton Highlands, Mass .; (v) Fay, b. Mar. 7, 1872, Columbus; (vi) Florence, b. Oct. 6, 1873; m. Oct. 6, 1896, Byron Lakin Bargar; four ch .; res. Columbus; (vii) Julia Stone, b. Feb. 28, 1876; m. Oct. 17, 1900, Alfred Hastings Chapin; three ch .; res., Springfield, Mass .; (b) Mary Olivia, b. Dec. 2, 1844; d. Oct. 2, 1846; (c) Ellen Eliza, b. Apr. 18, 1847; d. Jan. 10, 1876; (d) Myra Fay, b. Mar. 7, 1849; (e) Dwight, b. Feb. 3, 1852; (f) Daniel Wood- bury, b. Sep. 14, 1853; d. Feb. 22, 1859.
ix. Jane, b. Jan. 18, 1818, Alden, N. Y .; m. June 13, 1837, Lin- coln Kilbourne, b. Oct. 19, 1810; ch .: (a) Alice Grant, b. July 9, 1838; m. Sep. 12, 1865, Gen. Joseph Hayden Potter, b. Nov. 12, 1822; seven ch .; res. Columbus; (b) James, b. Oct. 9, 1841; m. Oct. 5, 1869, Anna B. Wright, b. 1849; four ch .; res. Columbus; (c) Major Charles, b. Jan. 17, 1844; m. Apr., 1868, Ada Coolidge; four ch .; wid. res. Columbus; (d) Fay, b. June 4, 1847; d. Aug. 10, 1857; (e) Lincoln Goodale, b. Apr. 4, 1849; m. July 23, 1873, Nellie Fisher; six ch .; res. Columbus. x. Cynthia, b. May 15, 1820; d. Mar. 1, 1821.
xi. Cynthia Louise, b. Mar. 1, 1822; d. June 20, 1822.
Nathaniel Evans was one of the boys captured by the Indians and released at the intercession of Mrs. Handy. His son Charles was the victim of an Indian massacre in Texas.
RICHARD EVANS, b. 1755; d. Mar. 16, 1842, Roy .; bur. Roy. Broad Brook Cem .; m. Sep. 16, 1800, Jerusha Noonan. Not much is known of Richard. He removed from Pomfret to Roy- alton and lived on Broad Brook. In Pomfret he used to remark that he had seen this section of country before moving here, and some thought he was with the British at the Royalton raid. He claimed to be a deserter from the British army, and that he shod their horses. He was an exhorter in meeting. At one time he described the Garden of Eden. After telling how it looked, what was in it, how God created man, then woman, he said, "And Eve took the apple from the sarpint and tasted it, and it tasted good, so she told Adam to taste it, and he did. Then they heard God calling, 'Adam, Eve, where are you?' They scampered away through the Garden, and God chased after them, and caught them, and shook them and said, 'What you been doing, you blood rascals ?'" Mrs. Evans was the mother of Mrs. Noah Goff, and they probably spent their last days with her. He seems to have owned no land.
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FAIRBANKS FAMILY.
CAPT. LUTHER [5] FAIRBANKS (Joshua [4], Jabez [3], Jonas [2], Jonathan [1]), bap. July 15, 1755; d. 1836, Bar- nard; m. (1) Mar. 5, 1777, Lancaster, Mass., Thankful Wheelock, who d. June 21, 1820, Pittsfield; m. (2) Anna -, who d. June 22, 1842, Castleton. Capt. Fairbanks rem. from Swanzey, N. H., to Barnard about 1782, and to Royalton in the early part of 1790, when he bought one-half of W. 24 L. A., which he sold in the fall of 1796. In 1775 he volunteered as sergt. under Capt. Jonas Hubbard, Mass. Continental, and was with Arnold at Que- bec. While scaling the fortifications he was taken prisoner. He was discharged from service in 1778, and pensioned in 1818 with the rank of captain. i. Thankful [6], b. May 10, 1778, Lancaster, Mass .; d. Mar. 23, 1849, unm.
ii. Luther [6], b. Sep. 10, 1779.
iii. Sally [6], b. Dec. 24, 1780, Swanzey, N. H .; m. Simeon Gates.
iv. Abel [6], b. Mar. 1, 1784, Swanzey; d. July 5, 1806.
v. Betsey [6], b. Oct. 2, 1785, Swanzey; m. James Dean; rem. to Ohio.
vi. Eunice [6], b. May 25, 1788; m. Dec. 2, 1807, Charles Hatha- way.
vii. Joshua [6], b. Jan. 30, 1793, Roy. prob.
viii. John [6], bap. June 7, 1795, Roy .; d. 1825.
ix. Joseph [6], b. Apr., 1796, Pittsfield.
Ophelia [6], b. Pittsfield.
LORENZO FAIRBANKS, son of Calvin and Lydia (Cham- berlain) Fairbanks of Barnard, d. in Austin, Minn., at the age of ninety-six; m. Sep. 5, 1828, Roy., Esther, dau. Jonathan and Esther (Stewart) Bowen, b. May 14, 1808, Roy .; d. Feb. 21, 1903, Austin, Minn .; res., Bethel and Roy. i. Alonzo, b. 1829, Chelsea; m. Jan. 1, 1850, Ellen Backus, who d. 1886; m. (2) Oct. 28, 1888, Calla Trumble; ch .: (a) Fred Alonzo, b. Mar. 6, 1852, Northfield; (b) John F., b. July 25, 1857; (c) L. Carl- ton, b. Aug. 13, 1866; (d) Zula, b. July 21, 1894.
ii. Augustus, b. Jan. 29, 1831; d. June 24, 1833.
iii. Nancy, b. Mar. 12, 1833; d. Feb. 2, 1836.
iv. Henry Augustus, b. Nov. 14, 1835, Bethel; d. Dec. 29, 1885; m. Jan. 10, 1857, Mary Phillips; four ch., all d .; m. (2) Susie Fox, and had Lula; enlisted 1864, Co. F, 3d Vt. Vols.
v. Luke Bowen, b. Mar. 26, 1838; d. Oct. 24, 1906-07, Austin, Minn .; m. Dec. 25, 1862, Caroline Frances, dau. Mark and Sarah Louisa (Harris) Bowen, b. Jan. 16, 1843, Roy. Served in the Civil War; cap- tain; settled on the Chester Clark farm abt. 1866; rem. to Kansas, then to Minn .; wid. res. in Austin, Minn. Ch .: (a) Samuel Pingree, b. Apr. 29, 1866, Roy .; (b) Henry Durant, b. Apr. 13, 1869, Brandon; (c) Eugene Stewart, b. Feb. 14, 1871, Ballard's Falls, Kan .; (d) Guy Luke, b. July 1, 1873, Windome, Minn .; (e) Dan, b. Sep. 27, 1877, Win- dome; (f) Lula Cora, b. Oct. 29, 1884, Windome; (g) Florence, b. June 15, 1887, Windome.
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vi. John, b. Mar. 24, 1840; served as corporal in Civil War; m. and had eight ch.
vii. Alfred DeCalvus, b. Oct. 20, 1843; wid. res. Austin, Minn. viii. Charles, b. June 22, 1846; m. and has two ch.
ix. Adelaide D., b. Dec. 31, 1853; m. Denison; res. N. Yakima, Wash.
FANEUF FAMILY.
DOSTIE FANEUF, b. May 3, 1824, Can .; d. June 19, 1908, Roy .; m. Julia, dau. Maturia and Julia Blair, b. 1827, Can .; d. Apr. 15, 1889, Roy .; res., Pomfret, Barnard, Roy. Mr. Faneuf rem. to Roy. about 1867. He was a farmer and blacksmith, one of the best blacksmiths which the town has ever had, reliable and honest. He was a man well regarded in the community.
1. Dostie, b. Jan. 20, 1845; d. Dec. 25, 1896, Roy .; m. Delia, dau. Antoine and Harriet (Nichols) Brooks, b. 1846, Montgomery; d. Feb. 1, 1899; ch .: (a) Herbert E., b. 1869, Pomfret; m. Dec. 22, 1892, Josephine, dau. Benj. and Clara (Little) Swanson, b. 1875, Vershire; (b) Arthur, b. 1871; (c) Henry H., b. 1873, Roy .; (d) Lee, b. Apr. 16, 1875, Roy .; (e) Frederick Severn, b. May 10, 1878, Roy .; (f) James A. Garfield, b. Sep. 14, 1881, Roy .; (g) Pearl, b. 1883 (?); (h) Florence Evelyn, b. Nov. 6, 1887, Roy.
ii. Adeline, b. 1847, Pomfret; d. in Pomfret; bur. in Hewitt- ville Cem.
iii. Eugene, b. Oct. 25, 1848; m. Oct. 25, 1873, Harriet Alberta, dau. Lorenzo P. and Harriet (Tenney) Honey, b. June 3, 1854; d. Apr. 24, 1902, Roy .; ch .: (a) Ethel Claire, b. Feb. 22, 1875, Roy .; m. Chester Sanborn (See) ; (b) Aimee Harriet, b. May 13, 1879; d. Nov. 22, 1905; (c) Eugene Gerald, b. Mar. 3, 1881; m. 1901, Jennie Mandy, dau. Riley G. and Jane (Russ) Rogers, b. 1886, Roy .; ch .: (i) Geraldine Maria, b. Mar. 13, 1902, Roy .; (ii) Leston, b. Mar. 5, 1904, Roy .; (d) Erle Honey, b. Aug. 22, 1883, Roy .; m. Feb. 26, 1907, Margaret Ann, dau. John E. and Mary Ann (Boylin) Sloan, b. 1881, Framingham, Mass .; ch .: (i) Hattie Maria, b. June 4, 1908, Roy.
iv. Henry, b. 1850; d. in Pomfret.
v. Charles, b. 1852, Pomfret; d. July 6, 1878, Roy .; m. July 30, 1874, Eliza, dau. Antoine and Harriet (Nichols) Brooks, b. 1855, Montgomery; ch .: (a) Wilfred George, b. Oct. 16, 1876, Roy .; d. Sep. 14, 1878.
vi. Emma, b. Dec. 14, 1854; m. Adelbard Pigeon, b. in Can .; ch .: (a) Albert A., b. May 4, 1878, Roy.
vii. George, b. 1856.
viii. Melvina, b. 1858. ix. Clara Melissa, b. 1860; d. 1861.
x. Edmund, b. 1861, Pomfret; m. Addie L., dau. Foster and Ruth (Luce) Shattuck, b. 1862, Hartland.
xi. Capitola, b. 1863; m. Walter Chadwick; ch .: (a) Clara C., b. Aug. 30, 1892, Roy.
xii. Ella, b. 1868, Roy .; m. Aug. 18, 1894, Felix DeCoste, son Andrew and Harriet (Dubois) DeCoste, b. 1868, Can.
xiii. Clara M., b. 1870; m. Roland H. Burnham; ch .: Sarah A., b. Feb. 14, 1895.
FAY FAMILY.
JONAS FAY, b. Nov. 14, 1768, N. H .; d. Oct. 30, 1830, Roy., bur. Barnard; m. 1793, Mary, dau. DeWolfe and Margaret
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(Shayes) Barnes, b. July 9, 1778, Barnard; d. Apr. 15, 1841, Roy. Mr. Fay rem. from Barnard to Royalton in 1791, and bought W. 21 L. A. His large family of children were probably all born in Royalton.
i. Silas, b. Jan. 20, 1794.
*ii. Susannah, b. Mar. 13, 1797; m. Luther Rugg.
iii. Nancy, b. Jan. 17, 1799; m. Foster Swift of Potsdam, Sep., 1821.
iv. Mary, b. May 25, 1803; m. Mar. 18, 1845, Calvin Russ of Tunbridge; no ch.
v. James, b. June 14, 1804 (?); d. Jan. 31, 1805. He was standing in a chair before the fireplace, and reaching out his hands to warm them, fell face downward into the fire.
vi. James, b. June 2 or 26, 1805; m. Dec. 9, 1830, Jerusha Lyman.
vii. Thomas Barnes, b. Nov. 9, 1807; d. Aug. 26, 1872, Bethel; m. (1) Nov., 1831, Hannah, dau. William Walcott, b. July 11, 1811, Barnard; d. Oct. 23, 1852, Roy .; m. (2) Apr. 3, 1863, Bethel, Mrs. Julia. A., dau. Oliver Belcher, b. 1821, Stockbridge; ch .: (a) Franklin M., b. June 21, 1833; d. Feb. 1, 1868, Salem, Mass .; res. Conn., Boston, Salem, Mass .; (b) Chauncey W., b. Aug. 8, 1838; res., Montpelier, Northfield, Haydensville, Mass .; (c) Helen M., b. June 13, 1842; m. Henry C. Smith; (d) Frances Adelaide, b. Apr. 19, 1844; m. Mar. 9, 1864, Edgar R., son R. S. and Orilla (Jones) Shedd, b. 1842, Bethel; res., Bethel; (e) Hannah W., b. Oct. 3, 1852; m. Sam. B. Day (See). viii. Carlos, b. June 27, 1811.
ix. William, b. June 17, 1813; d. Feb. 20, 1897, Roy .; m. Dec. 17, 1836, Elizabeth, dau. John Walcott; res., Roy. and Potsdam, N. Y. Ch .: (a) Henry; (b) Jonas A., b. Apr. 3, 1841, Roy .; d. Apr. 15, 1876; (c) Laura Jane, b. Apr. 4, 1844; m. Charles A. Lyman (See) ; (d) Sarah, d. young, prob. older than Laura.
*x. Deborah, b. Jan. 14, 1816; m. Aurin Luce.
xi. Orin, b. Jan. 30, 1818.
xii. Charles, b. Dec. 8, 1820; d. Jan. 22, 1890; m. Jan. 10, 1842, Elizabeth, dau. John and Polly (Bachelder) Marshall of Strafford, b. Jan. 27, 1825; d. Nov. 5, 1902, Roy. Mr. Fay lived on the John Mar- shall place, near the Sever schoolhouse. He was a thrifty farmer, and a highly respected citizen. His wife was a woman possessing many superior qualities. Mr. Fay was a trusted officer of the town, serving as selectman 1868-71. Ch .: (a) Alba Marshall, b. July 16, 1845; d. Feb. 1, 1863, at Fairfax Court House, Va .; bur. N. Roy. Cem .; member 16th Vt. Vols., Co. A .; (b) Alice Louise, b. Dec. 8, 1864; m. John Hinkley (See).
xiii. George W., b. Feb. 22, 1823; m. and had four ch .; res., Menasha, Wis .; 1st Asst. Surg. 32nd Wis. Vol. Inft., 1862-65; U. S. land agent, 1875-96; d. May 11, 1896, Huron, S. D .; grad. of Dartmouth Med. Coll., 1848.
DAVID FAY, m. (1) Anna -, b. 1774; d. July 16, 1799, Roy .; m. (2) Aug. 7, 1808, Mary Burton of Norwich. Nothing further is known of his family. He was first listed in 1791, and last listed in 1809. In 1792 he bought W. 37 L. A. He and Jonas seem to have come to Royalton together, and may have been brothers.
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FEE FAMILY.
JOHN FEE, son of Philip, b. 1806, Ireland; d. Jan. 2, 1904, Roy .; bur. S. Roy. Cem .; m. Jan. 3, - -, Ireland, Kath- erine Nelson, dau. John and Ann Doyle of Ireland, b. 1824; d. Nov. 10, 1910, Roy. Mr. Fee rem. from Randolph to Royalton in the 1850's.
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Mary, b. Mar., 1847; d. May 13, 1861.
ii. Philip, b. July 25, 1849.
iii. Lawrence, b. Sep. 28, 1851; d. in Fla.
iv. Robert, b. Apr. 4, 1855, Randolph; m. Apr. 4, 1888, Minnie, dau. Henry and Emma (Dutton) Woodward, b. 1866, Bridgewater; ch .: (a) Flossie Hannah, b. Nov. 30, 1894, Roy .; (b) William Robert, b. Sep. 15, 1900, Roy .; (c) Emma Katherine, b. June 17, 1905, Roy.
v. Ellen, b. Nov. 5, 1853; d. Mar. 19, 1873.
vi. Jennie, b. May 12, 1857; m. Sep. 9, 1888, James H., son James and Sarah (Dooley) Griffin, b. 1860, Granville, N. Y .; ch .: (a) Florence Louise, b. Dec. 23, 1893, Roy .; (b) Jennie Gladys, b. Aug. 1, 1898, Roy.
vii. Hannah, b. June 10, 1859, Roy .; d. Apr. 28, 1899. viii. Emma, b. Oct. 15, 1861; m. Aug. 18, 1886, Frank Demeritt.
FELCH FAMILY.
THOMAS FELCH, d. between Oct. 15 and Dec. 8, 1853; m. twice; m. (2) 1848, Mrs. Sally (Gould) Stockwell, dau. Jo- seph and Sarah Gould, and wid. David Stockwell, b. June 2, 1795, Enfield, N. H .; d. May 28, 1895, Roy. Mrs. Felch died in Royalton village almost 100 years old. She was kindly cared for in her last days by Miss Celia Sherman. She owned the his- toric old "red store." Her face can be seen in one of the cuts. In her youth she worked for Dr. James Corbin of Newport at seventy-five cents a week. Here she became acquainted with Mr. Stockwell. On her wedding day she attended church in the forenoon, and in the afternoon, dressed in white, she rode on a horse behind Mr. Stockwell to the house of a minister in Grant- ham, N. H., and was married. Her husband was a widower with six boys, five of whom lived at home. Her father's family was a musical one, and she sang the old hymns until a few weeks before her death. Her funeral occurred just seventy-eight years from the day she was first married. Mr. Felch removed from Henniker, N. H., to Royalton about 1851, and settled near Ha- vensville.
i. Thomas, b. July 11, 1791; d. Oct. 18, 1853.
ii. Hannah, b. Sep. 7, 1801; d. Mar. 22, 1845.
iii. Serena B., b. July 19, 1822; m. Zadock Dustin.
iv. William B., b. Oct. 8, 1824; in Northfield in 1852.
v. Walter, b. May 8, 1828.
vi. Judith B., b. Feb. 22, 1830; m. Moses R. Wood.
vii. Wallace, b. Mar. 10, 1832; in Northfield in 1853.
viii. Wesley, b. May 26, 1836.
ix. Elvira, b. Mar. 25, 1839; d. June 30, 1840.
x. Wooster, b. Oct. 15, 1841; res., Manchester, N. H.
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SALLY GOULD, m. May 30, 1817, David [4] (David [3], David [2], David [1]) Stockwell, b. July 5, 1784; d. Feb. 3, 1847; he m. (1) May 28, 1803, Esther Emerson of Croyden, N. H., who d. Oct. 6, 1816, leaving eight ch. Children of David Stockwell :
i. Nancy, b. Dec. 4, 1804; d. Aug. 5, 1816; m. C. Hicks, son of David; had five ch .; res., Weathersfield.
ii. Clark, b. June 29, 1805; d. Aug. 29, 1872; lived in Roy. some years; house joiner; went West, but d. Keene, N. H .; five ch .: Jarvis, Melissa, Walter, Albert, George, Edwin. Jarvis, a carpenter, m. Caroline Clark of Barnard, and res. Barnard; Melissa, m. Isaac Davis of Barnard; two sons; rem. to Marlborough, N. H .; Walter, a joiner; Albert, m. and has one ch .; he and mother live together in Keene, N. H .; George, d. unm .; was in the army, came home on a fur- lough, and died in Keene; Edwin enlisted; lost his health and came home; m. and wife d. in about two weeks, Keene.
iii. Alvin, b. June 26, 1808; d. Feb. 10, 1878; m. twice; settled in New York.
iv. Solomon, b. Aug. 15, 1810.
V. Benjamin, b. June 6, 1812; d. Jan. 18, 1855; m. (1) Sally Brown of Croyden, N. H .; m. (2) Mary Seaver of Manchester, N. H .; four ch.
vi. Edmond, b. Feb. 9, 1815; d. Dec. 3, 1873; went to Boston; police officer some years; m. (1) Mary Ann Estey; m. (2) Mehitable Weeks; eight ch .; capable, free-hearted man.
vii. Austin, b. Mar. 29, 1816-17; brought up by Giles Stock- well; m. Melissa Fletcher of Newport, N. H .; six ch .; went twice round Cape Horn to Cal., where he staid ten years.
viii. Elias, b. Nov. 28, 1818; d. Jan. 27, 1819.
ix. William, b. Jan. 18, 1820; d. Mar. 10, 1847; m. Angeline Wakefield of Newport, N. H .; ch .: Marian and Elbridge A .; a man of much ingenuity and energy.
x. Alanson V., b. Sep. 10, 1821; d. July 13, 1857; teacher and agent; lost the use of one arm from paralytic shock; m. Mary N. Cham- berlin of Dummerston, and had Lucius and George W .; was in blooded sheep business; res. Brattleboro.
xi. Phimela P., b. Aug. 13, 1823; d. Sep. 21, 1846; m. Oct. 31, 1844, Hiram N. Nutt, M. D., of Amsterdam, N. Y .; settled in Alstead, N. H.
xii. Marinda, b. June 28, 1825; m. Chauncey W. Smith of Croyden, a blacksmith, and had Carlos W., Henry W., Frank, Charles, Henry, and Emma Louisa.
FISH FAMILY.
DAVID FISH was one of the original grantees of the town, and seems to have lived here until his death. From the Perrin diaries it was learned that his funeral was held May 22, 1795, and he was called deacon. He m. Sybil -, who after his death, on Sep. 13, 1798, married Comfort Sever, and later they are found in Jefferson, N. Y. David's home seems to have been in District Six. His heirs were Nathan, Rufus, John, David, Elijah, Elisha, Joseph, Sybil, Sally. The Perrin diaries tell us
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that Sally's funeral was held at Esquire Sever's June 3, 1804. Joseph and Nathan were also original grantees, neither of whom seem to have lived in town much if any after 1790. Jacob was listed until 1804. Mr. Perrin again tells us that the funeral of Jacob was held Feb. 7, 1804. He married Clarissa Davis, whose funeral Mr. Perrin attended Sep. 20, 1806, at Dea. Davis' in Randolph, and Bezaleel Davis settled the estate. His children were Ira, Polly, and Clarissa, who married a Chase of Hanover. Polly was with her sister in 1824, and Ira was then in Bethel. In 1819 Joseph was in Great Bend, Pa. He is found in the rec- ords from 1782 to 1787. He served in Capt. Jo. Parkhurst's Co. of militia. Nathan and Elisha went to Canada.
LEWIS SPENCER FISH, son of Ansel and Sarah Fish, b. July 3, 1812, Randolph; d. May 11, 1876, Roy .; m. Feb. 12, 1839, Nancy A., dau. John and Polly (Bachelder) Marshall, b. Mar. 30, 1816; d. Dec. 28, 1881, Roy. Mr. Fish settled in the west part of town in 1859. He was in trade for a time with Downer, the firm being Fish and Downer. He was a clerk with Downer and Nevens and afterwards a clerk at Randolph. His farm was near the Sewall farm. He was captain of a militia company at one time.
*i. Sarah Jane, b. Nov. 3, 1839; m. Ira Curtiss.
ii. John Marshall, b. Dec. 7, 1841, Roy .; d. Aug. 19, 1861, Phila., Pa .; he was coming home on a furlough, was taken sick on the way; member of 2nd Vt. Vols .; in battle of Bull Run; bur. N. Roy. Cem.
iii. Fanny Cady, b. Aug. 3, 1845, Roy .; m. Feb. 26, 1878, Bethel, William S., son Israel and Harriet P. Tucker, b. 1847, Randolph; ch .: (a) Jennie M., b. Nov. 7, 1884, Roy.
iv. Adella R., b. Jan. 27, 1849, Roy .; d. May 11, 1874, Roy. EDGAR JOHN FISH, M. D., son of John Perry and Ann Vashti (Dufur) Fish, b. Feb. 7, 1851, Washington; m. July 28, 1872, Barre, Eliza Ann, dau. George H. and Eunice Allen (Rams- dell) Lyman, b. June 19, 1848, Washington. See "Medical Pro- fession," and "Fraternal Organizations," to many of which Dr. and Mrs. Fish belong. The parents of Dr. Fish were tenderly cared for during their last years in his home in S. Royalton.
i. John Euclid Lyman, b. July 30, 1873, Washington; m. June 6, 1901, Ann Eliza, dau. Dr. Story Norman and Ann Eliza (Vincent) Goss of Chelsea, b. Feb. 21, 1875, Chelsea; ch .: (a) Dorothy Lucile, b. Mar. 16, 1902, S. Roy .; (b) Martha Elizabeth, b. Nov. 19, 1904, Mel- rose, Mass .; (c) John Euclid, b. June 22, 1910, Canton, Mass. Dr. Fish was educated in Royalton Academy, graduated from Dartmouth in 1896, practiced a year with his father; appointed to a position on the medical staff of Taunton, Mass., Hospital for the Insane, which he held four years; medical visitor for Mass. State Board of Insanity six years; now superintendent of Mass. Hospital School for Crippled and Deformed Children at Canton, Mass.
ii. Harold D., b. Aug. 13, 1883, Tunbridge; grad. of S. Roy. high school; grad. of Dartmouth with A. B. degree, 1907; advertising agent for the "Auto Era," a magazine published at Atlanta, Ga., in the interests of the automobile.
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HISTORY OF ROYALTON, VERMONT
FLINT FAMILY.
JOHN [5] FLINT (Gideon [4], John [3], John [2], Thos. [1]), b. Feb. 13, 1760; d. Jan. 24, 1832, Granville; m. (1) Phi- lena, dau. Bartholomew Flint, b. Apr. 4, 1762 or 1764, Windham ( ?), Conn .; d. Oct. 5, 1805, Roy .; bur. S. Roy. Cem .; m. (2) Mrs. Desiah (King) Gilligan, who d. Apr. 5, 1864, Granville, aged ninety-two years; b. Tolland ( ?), Conn.
John Flint's father died when he was about four. At the age of sixteen he served on board a privateer, which preyed on British commerce during the Revolution. The gun which he carried is still in existence. When he came to Vermont, he went up as far as Middlebury, and then chose Royalton as a place for trade. See "Industries" for his business here. He was in Roy- alton in 1794, and last listed in 1807. The children are not ar- ranged in order of birth.
Roxbury. i. Gideon [6], b. 1781; m. Olive Emerson of Rochester; d.
*ii. Betsey [6], b. July 12, 1783; m. Ira Havens.
iii. Bela [6], b. 1786; d. May 1, 1859, Roy. He was eccentric, and this developed into something like insanity. He never married. He was a great walker, and made nothing of "footing it" to Boston and back. On one occasion he started with the stage, and trotted into Roy- alton before the stage arrived. Once when overtaken and asked to ride, he replied, "No, I'm in a hurry."
iv. Fanny [6], m. Eleazer Kendall of Granville.
v. Harvey [6], d. at age of twenty-two in Rochester.
vi. John [6], m. and d. New Bedford, Mass.
vii. Royal [6], b. Aug. 1, 1799, Roy .; d. Oct. 2, 1869, Hancock; m. Dec. 28, 1808, Harriet, dau. Col. John Hackett of Hancock, who d. Aug. 11, 1881. Merchant in Hancock, and postmaster many years; ch .: (a) Harriet [7], b. Nov. 6, 1835; d. May 16, 1861; m. B. T. Lombard; no ch. living; (b) Harvey [7], b. Apr. 25, 1837; d. May 20, 1899; m. Annie Dean; no ch .; (c) John H. [7], b. Feb. 18, 1840; d. Nov. 20, 1875; m. Helen Andrus; ch .: (i) John W. [8], an accountant in Nat. Ins. Co.'s office, Montpelier; (ii) Homer Abiel [8], rector of Episcopal church, Montpelier; m. dau. of Hon. Frank Plumley; (d) Royal [7], b. Mar. 24, 1843; d. in infancy; (e) Rolla [7], b. Aug. 1, 1845; d. Apr. 7, 1904; m. May 6, 1874, Hattie, dau. Albert H. and Hannah (Vinton) Flint; ch .: (i) Ada M. [8], b. Sep. 12, 1874; m. Almon W. Norton; (ii) Charles E. [8], b. Dec. 18, 1879; unm .; (iii) Anna Hattie [8], b. Nov. 5, 1882; (iv) Frances Folsom [8], b. June 4, 1886.
viii. Nathan [6], d. young.
ix. Joseph [6], b. Aug. 11, 1807, Roy .; d. Oct. 5, 1896, Gran- ville; m. Dec. 7, 1831, Rochester, Hannah, dau. Ezra and Hannah (Aus- tin) Washburn; ch .: (a) John [7], b. Aug., 1832; d. Jan. 24, 1841; (b) Hannah, b. Mar. 10, 1837; d. June 4, 1890; m. Sep. 29, 1858, O. R. Eaton; ch .: (i) Alice [8], b. Feb. 4, 1861; m. Jan. 15, 1895, William Downing of Poughkeepsie, N. Y .; res., Brooklyn, N. Y .; (ii) Herman [8], twin of Alice; d. Sep. 29, 1881; (iii) Lulu [8], b. Nov. 21, 1867; m. S. H. Kent of Rochester; (c) Isabel [7], b. July 9, 1839; m. Oct. 3, 1860, V. W. Allbee; ch .: (i) Lillian F. [8], m. H. A. Utley of Amherst, Mass., and has two sons; (ii) Julian R. [8], of Springfield, Mass .; (d) George [7], b. Dec. 3, 1841; d. Mar. 16, 1846; (e) Ella [7], b. July 21, 1844;
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HISTORY OF ROYALTON, VERMONT
m. Sep. 4, 1866, G. W. Eaton; one ch., Mrs. William Loves (?) of Col .; (f) Lucien [7], b. May, 1848; d. Aug. 3, 1848; (g) Royal Julian [7], b. Jan. 3, 1850; m. (1) Oct. 23, 1872, Mary L., dau. Alden and Clarissa (Rice) Lamb; m. (2) Mar. 2, 1887, Mary E. (Ball) Green of New York City; ch .: (i) George L., b. May 24, 1875; d. Sep. 3, 1891; (ii) Eunice H., b. Feb. 22, 1877; m. R. H. Coy of New York City. Royal J. was educated in Randolph Normal; a surveyor and farmer in Bethel; (h) Alice Julia [7], b. Oct. 31, 1852; d. June 16, 1855.
x. Benjamin [6], b. May 30, 1809, Rochester; d. Burlington, Ia., unm .; teacher of penmanship.
xi. George [6], b. Sep. 3, 1811, Rochester; went West and never heard from; supposed to have been murdered.
Thomas Flint came from Wales about 1640, and settled in Salem, Mass. John Flint rem. from Royalton to Rochester, where he had a store and potash works as in this town. He was the first postmaster in Rochester, and town clerk.
ELISHA [6] FLINT (Benjamin [5], Nathaniel [4], Nath. [3], Joseph [2], Thomas [1]), b. Aug. 30, 1781, Hampton, Conn .; d. Sep. 25, 1877, Roy .; m. (1) Patty Wood; m. (2) Bet- sey Oxvis, b. Mar. 10, 1793; d. Mar. 2, 1826; m. (3) Polly Keyes, b. Aug. 23, 1786; d. Feb. 1, 1891, Roy. The first four children were by the first wife, the last two by the third wife. Mr. Flint rem. to Royalton about 1841, and settled below S. Royalton. He was a man of means and good standing in the community, a sup- porter of, and generous contributor to, the M. E. church.
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