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xi. Caroline Elizabeth,+ b. Nov. 26, 1869 ; d. June 26. 1875.
xii. 'Gertrude Alma,+ b. Sept. 14, 1872; in. June 22, 1892. James P. Stearns of Springfield, Mass. Ch (1) Dorothy Nelson,5 b. May 26, 1893. (2) Scott Monteith,5 b. April 28, 1898.
16 ELIZABETH ANN,3 (John,2 William,1) b. Nov. 14, 1827; grad. Newbury Semin- ary, 1851; teacher. Was m. Aug. 10, 1854 by Rev. James McArthur to Rev. Fenner E. King. (He was b. at Cambridge, N. Y., Dec. 25, 1825; grad. Wesleyan University, 1854; entered the faculty of New- bury Seminary, 1855; principal, 1858-'62; in the ministry of the M. E. Church 1862-'67. when his health gave way ; farmer at Corydon, Wayne Co., Iowa till death March 30, 1869.) She again became a teacher and taught 15 years and is still actively engaged in Sunday School and Missionary work. She has had 18 gr. ch. of whom 13 are living.
Children :
i. William Nelson,+ [King] b. Newbury, May 9, 1858; farmer and stock dealer at Corydon, Iowa.
ii. Fred Ervin,+ b. Newbury, Oct. 18, 1860; ed. Lawrence, Mass., and New- bury Seminary ; Supt of city schools at Escanaba, Mich. Received degree of A. B. in special course and expects to receive degree of A, M., from the Univ. of Baltimore.
iii. John Wesley,4 b. Cabot, Vt., Oct. 14, 1862; farmer near Corydon, lowa. iv. Laura Anna,4 b. Jonesville, N. Y., Jan. 8, 1867; m. C. A. Meredith, a law- yer of Cass Co., Iowa, which he has twice represented in the legisla- ture.
17 ROBERT J., 3 ( John,2 Wm., 1) b. March 20, 1832; m. Aug. 29, 1865, hy Rev. J. M. Beattie, Margaret B., dau. Wmn. Nelson of Newbury (b. July 29, 1836). Rem. to Iowa, 1867; ret. 1876; went back to Iowa, 1890. Children :
i. Annie,4 b. Iowa, Nov. 17, 1868; m. Jan. 1, 1901, E. M. Probasco, lawyer at Vinita, Ind. Ter.
ii. William John,4 b. Dec. 10, 1870.
iii. Agnes Annot,4 b. Ryegate, Sept. 4, 1878 ; m. Dec. 6, 1900, Frank C. Dow- ney of Dexter, Iowa.
iv. Mary Belle,+ b. Jan. 1, 1881; d. Jan. 7, 1903.
18 WILLIAM GIBSON,3 (James.2 William,1) b. Ryegate, March 27, 1809. Studied under Rev. Wm. Pringle. Ap. 1833, Captain, 3d Co. 1st Reg. Inf 2d Brigade of Vt. militia; studied medicine and grad. Dartmouth Med- ical College. Nov. 16, 1836, and was made demonstrator of anat- omy, and later instructor in surgery. He declined thechair of surgery, made vacant by the retirement of Prof Mussey, insisting that the position should be held by an older man, and Dr. Dixi Crosby was chosen. He also attended Harvard Univ. and was for a time, surgeon to the Marine Hospital. In practice in Barnet till May, 1845, where he was widely and favorably known, and was the first to perform several important operations, one being the removal of a portion of the intestine in a case of strangulated hernia. He mı. at Cambridge, N. Y., March 14, 1839, Eliza Mary, dau. of Rev. Alexander Bullions, D. D., and sister of the wife of Rev. Wm Pringle, gr. dan. of Rev. David Goodwillie. Rem. to Cambridge, N. Y., in May. 1845. His departure from Vermont was greatly regretted. Sir Thaddeus Fair-
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banks offered him a house in St. Johnsbury if he would locate there. He became a leading physician and surgeon in that part of N. Y., where he d. Feb. 7, 1852. His death was greatly lamented, as he was not only an eminent physician, but a man of singularly winsome tem- perament, of strict integrity, and unselfish devotion to the duties of his profession. Mrs. Nelson d.
Children :
i. Alexander Bullions,4 b. Barnet, 1840; d. y.
ii. Mary Ellen,4 b. Barnet, 1842 ; d. y.
iii. William Henry, 4 b. Barnet, 1844; d. in the Union Army in Va.
31 iv. James Robert,4 b. Cambridge, N. Y., 1848.
v. Seraph Stevenson,4 b. Cambridge, 1851; d. 1899.
19 JEAN STEWART,3 ( James,2 William,1) b. Aug. 28, 1810; attended Peacham Academy; m. Feb. 2, 1837, by Rev. Wm. Pringle, to Nathaniel Batch- elder of Bath (b. May 9, 1803.) Lived in Barnet, 1837-'41, Ryegate, 1841-'51, Barnet, 1851, till death. He d. Jan. 26, 1891. She d. Jan. 11, 1892. Members of the United Pres. chs. of Ryegate and Barnet. Nathaniel Batchelder, was a son of James Batchelder, a Rev. Sol. from Deerfield, N. H., who was with Washington at Valley Forge and Yorktown. He was a descendant of Rev. Stephen Batchelder, a noted citizen of Newbury, Mass., and Hampton. N. H., who came from Eng- land in 1630.
Children :
i. Agnes G.,4 [Batchelder] b. Barnet, Nov. 20, 1837; m. Nov. 11, 1862 to Andrew G. S. Corliss at Danville, by Rev. John Eastman. Res. in Cabot.
Children :
1. James L.,5 [Corliss] b. Nov. 13, 1863; d. Sept. 11, 1865.
2. Allie Jean,5 b. Jan. 26, 1867 ; m. June 14, 1876, Geo. A. French of Cabot ; res. E. Rochester, N. Y. (a) Charles E.,6 [French] b. Jan. 30, 1887. (b) Agnes E .. 6 b. Jan. 1, 1891 ; d. Barre, Vt., Sept. 11, 1892. (c) Ethel May,6 b Barre. May 1. 1893. (d) Harry A.,6 b. Cabot, Oct. 24. 1894. (e) Henry E.,6 b. Sept. 25, 1896; d. 1898. (f) Flora Belle, 6 b. Nov. 2, 1898. (g) Theodore R.,6 b. Feb. 16, 1903.
ii. James, 4 [Batchelder] b. Barnet, March 20, 1841 ; m. 1861. Mary Fuller. He enlisted from R. into Co. F. 13th Vt .; d. at Union Mills, Va., April 13, 1863. Ch. Margaret J.,5 b Ryegate, May, 1862; m. Win. Rog- ers; res. Lyndon, Vt.
iii. Nathaniel,4 [Batchelder] b. Ryegate. Vt., Dec. 5, 1843 ; enlisted in Co. A, 11th Vt .; d. in rebel prison at Andersonville on Oct. 27, 1864.
iv. Margaret Jane,4 [Batchelder] b. Ryegate, Oct. 17, 1843; d. Barnet, Sept. 22. 1859.
v. William John.4 [Batchelder] b. Ryegate, Dec. 13, 1845; m. 1st, Boston, Mass , Nellie A. Gilman. Ch. (1) Jean Stuart,5 b. Oct. 15. 1876; m. Oct. 7, 1896, Elmer S. Chipman. 1 Ch. Res Boston. (2) Bertha Margaret.5 He m. 2d. Olive E Stone; res. Loudon, N. H.
vi. George Bancroft,+ [Batchelder] b. Ryegate, Dec. 4, 1848; m. Barnet, Jan. 1, 1871, Sylvia Tilden. Children all born in Barnet.
1. Frank W.,5 b. March 18, 1872; d. Barnet.
2. Katherine L.,5 b. March 9, 1874; m. Gordon Goss of St. Johnsbury.
3. Jennie M.,5 b May 22, 1876; m. Collins Brodien ; res. St. Johnsbury. 2 ch.
4. Grace C.,5 b. Sept. 17, 1878: m. John Ricker of St. Johnshury. 3 ch.
5. John T.,5 b. Aug. 17, 1880; m. June 21, 1905, Orris B. Carpenter ; res. St. Johnsbury.
vii. Mary Elizabeth,4 [Batchelder] b. Ryegate, Aug. 22, 1850; m. June 4, 1879, Gilbert Blair of Barnet.
DR. WM. GIBSON NELSON.
SAMUEL WARDELL NELSON.
DR. J. R. NELSON.
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Children :
1. Nellie Marion,5 b. April 30, 1880; m. Frank Shaw of Peacham. 1 ch.
2. Joseph N.,5 b. Feb. 2, 1882; res. Barnet.
3. John Batchelder,5 b. April 18, 1883; res. Seattle, Wash.
4. Margaret Jean.5 b. March 31, 1884 ; grad. Peacham Academy.
5. Mabel Agnes,5 b. July 24, 1887 ; grad. Peacham Academy.
6. Bertha Elizabeth,5 b. May 16, 1890.
viii. Isabel,4 [Batchelder] b. Dec. 16, 1854; m. July 4, 1883, James Morgan of Barnet.
Children :
1. Mary Elizabeth,5 b. March 6, 1884; m. Pliny Dowse. 2 ch.
2. Albert,5 b. June 9, 1886.
3. Barbara Jean,5 b. Jan. 16, 1899.
20 ROBERT, 3 (James,2 William,1) b. Feb. 24. 1820; owned "Long Meadow farm," which he sold to A. A. Miller; rem. to Wells River, and erected the building now owned by John Butson. He was Justice of the Peace 30 yrs., town representative 1862. '63, holding other offices. He m. Dec. 20, 1849, Isabel R., dau. Andrew Buchanan (b. May 21, 1819; d. R., March 16, 1903 ) Members of United Pres. ch. He d. at Wells River, Oct. 24, 1900; bur. Ryegate Corner.
Children :
32 i. Robert Burns, 4 b. May 15, 1851.
ii. Isabel Jean,4 b. July 7, 1853; m. A. A. Miller, q. v.
iii. Martha Agnes,4 b. Oct. 20, 1855; m. O. H. Renfrew, q. v.
JAMES, 3 (James,? William,1) b. July 12, 1821; lived for many years on the farm which was intended for his brother, Maj. J. J. Nelson, now owned by Mrs. J. L. Shackford. and bought the old Gray farm Nov. 1877. In 1885 he remodeled the house which was built by William Gray in 1822. The present house was built by him. Held all town offices and was town representative in 1857-'58. He m. by Rev. Jas. McArthur, Dec. 24, 1852, Mary dau. Win. Gray (b. May 30, 1857; d. Feb. 16, 1883). Her sister Lois, was m. at the same time to Charles Stuart. Members of the United Pres. ch. in which he was one of the strong pillars. He d. July 1, 1885.
Children :
i. Lewis Henry, 4 b. Dec. 6, 1853. Res. in the west.
ii. Frances Ann,4 b. Oct. 8, 1856; m. Sumner C. Gibson, q. v., p. 361.
33 iii. George Gray,4 b. Nov. 4, 1860.
iv. Isabel Agnes,4 h. Jan. 3, 1866; m. Dec. 28, 1898, W. W. Lowell of So. Dakota. Ch. (1) Raymond Nelson,5 b. May 7, 1901. (2) Gertrude Frances,5 b. Nov. 12, 1906.
THOMAS, 3 (Thomas,2 William.1) b. Jan. 15, 1816; farmer at East Ryegate, and in the old militia rose from a private to Lieut. Col. in the 17th Vt. regiment, when the militia law was repealed in 1844. At the breaking out of the Civil war a company was formed of lumbermen in Essex Co., who sent for Col. Nelson to come and drill them, which he did, and became their captain, and they became Co. I, 3d Vt. Regi- ment. They left St. Johnsbury, July 24, 1861, Wm. F. Smith, after- ward a Major General. being Colonel. Their first fight was at Lewis- ville, Va., Sept. 11, 1861, in which Amos Meserve of Newbury, was the first man killed. He was a member of Co. C, and is buried at the town house in Newbury. Capt. Nelson was badly wounded in the foot at the battle of Savage Station, June 29, 1862; commissioned Major, Jan. 15, 1863; was in 21 battles; mustered out of service at Burlington, July 27, 1864. Lieut .- Col. S. E. Pingree, afterwards Governor of Vt., was his tent-mate for two years. He held nearly every town office ; in politics a democrat; town representative 1845
From obituary by Edward Miller.
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and 1886. He was very popular, whether at home or in the army, and universally respected. He in. March 19, 1843, Susan Bedell of Bath (b. Sept. 1, 1818; d. March 10, 1905.) "She was a woman of great energy and activity, who managed matters at home in an able manner, while he was fighting the battles of his country." Maj. Nel- son d. Jan. 9, 1888; funeral sermon preached by Rev. E. J. Ranslow ; bur. in Blue Mt. cemetery.
Children :
i. Thomas J.,4 b. Jan. 7, 1846; was severely injured in childhood by the kick of a horse; served in the army for a time in Mass. regiment of heavy artillery ; d. un-m. in Ryegate, May 27, 1887.
ii. Sarah Addie.4 b. April 27, 1847 ; m. George Cochran, q. v.
35 iii. Ellen L., + b. April 2, 1848; m. A. P. Gilchrist.
36 iv. Carlos W.,4 b. March 25, 1850.
22a WILLIAM JOHN,3 (Thomas,2 William,1) b. Dec. 5, 1822; farmer, owning the farm now that of Benjamin Fuller, which his father bought in 1844, and conveyed to him in 1845, and which he sold to Mr. Fuller in 1894, to which he added land owned by James Aiken in 1852, and a part of the Roben farm in 1872, making a very large and productive farm, He was the first in town to churn in any other way than by hand power. He was also the first person to bring registered Jersey stock into Ryegate, in 1862. In 1872 he with M. R. Gray brought five registered Jersey cows from the herd of Joseph Powers in Haver- hill. Justice of the Peace, holding other town offices. He m. June 24, 1847, Nancy, dau. Archibald Park (b. May 13, 1823; d. Jan. 10, 1887,) a woman of practical sense and great energy. Original mem- bers of the First or Gen. Ass. at So. Ryegate, in which he was the 1st elder. He bought, and furnished free of charge for about 12 years, the organ still in use at that church, afterward bought by the society. He m. 2d, Dec. 31, 1892, Meroe Angelette [Crosier] dau. Win., 3 Miller, now living at Barnet. Win! J.FNelson d. Aug. 14, 1895. All this family who are d. except Mrs. Buchanan, bur. So, Ryegate.
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Children :
1. Martha Calista, 4 b. March 22, 1849; m. David Buchanan, q. v.
ii. Morris, 4 b. June 12, 1851 ; d. April 5, 1855.
iii. Lizzie Nancy,4 b. Feb. 11, 1853; d)June 27, 1865.
iv. Abbie Jane.+ b. Oct. 20, 1856; d. Aug. 15, 1862.9.
v. Carrie Margaret,4 b. Feb. 19, 1859; m. March-14, 1887, Frank Sly ; d. Nov. 24, 1877.
vi. John William,4 b. Dec. 1. 1861 111. March 30, 1887, Virginia J., dau. Wm. J. Henderson. He bought the Gen. Whitelaw farm and d. there, Dec. 7. 1893. 4
vi. Nancy Jane, 4 b. Sept. 9, 1864; m. Nov. 9, 1892. John A. Crosier. q. v.
viii. Birdie Annabel,4 b. Sept. 18, 1867; d. July 26, 1873.
22b EDWIN, 4 (John,3 William,2 William,1) b. Monroe, N. H., Sept. 1, 1836 ; farmer in Monroe till 1872; rem. to Lyman. He m. 1st, Aug. 26, 1860, Phebe Jane, dau. Samuel and Mercy [Hoskins] Gibson (b. Feb. 23, 1840; d. Jan. 1877). 2d, 1879, Anna Hadley. No ch. 3d, 1888, Irena Scales.
Children by first marriage.
37 i. William Stuart.5 b. June 6, 1861.
ii. Albert John,5 b. April 19, 1865; d. Sept. 10, 1868.
iii. Frank Kelsea.5 b. Jan. 21, 1870; res. in Lisbon.
iv. George Edwin,5 b. Jan. 14; d. Sept. 23, 1872. By second marriage.
v. Marion Belle,5 b. 1889 ; m. 1911, Harry Angerton of Lyman.
23 WILLIAM WALLACE, 4 (Robert S., 3 Win., 2 Wm., 1) b. Lyman (now Monroe) N. H., Oct. 29, 1833; in. there, May 20, 1856, Anna G. Emery (b. Lyman,
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Dec. 3, 1837; d. Syketon, No. Dak., Sept. 23, 1896.) They rem. to Ill., 1856, and to Wells Co., No. Dak., in 1883, where he d. at Syketon, March 22, 1905.
Children :
i. Willie,5 b. and d. Jan. 8, 1858.
ii. Allan,5 b. Oct. 18. 1860; m. at Syketon, No. Dak., by Rev. Wm. Griffith, Dec. 13, 1888, Clara Knotts; res. Medford, Oregon. Ch. (1) Nellie Fern,6 b. Dec. 28, 1889. (2) Edgar Allan,6 b. Oct. 21, 1890. (3) Grace E.,6 b. May 5, 1893. (4) Ernest,6 b. May 21, 1895. (5) Albert,6 b. June 8, 1903.
iii. John C.,6 b. Aug. 20, 1862; d. June 1, 1863.
iv. John Carlton,5 b. May 30, 1864; m. at St Louis, Mo., Feb. 14, 1907, Ida Williams; res. Tonna, Alaska; hotel business and mining.
v. William W.,5 b. Nov. 5, 1871; res. Tonna, Alaska; un-m.
vi. Minnie Stuart,5 b. Rockbridge, Ill., Jan. 13, 1874; ed. at State Normal School, Valley City, N. D .; teacher 3 yrs .; m. Syketon, 1898, Geo. A. Harris, (b. Dexter, Mich., June 18, 1867 ; farmer at Heaton, N. D. Ch. (1) George Carlton,6 b. June 30, 1899. (2) Gladys M.,6 b. May 28, 1900. (3) Emma M.,6 b. March 27, 1903. (4) Nelson,6 b. Jan. 17, 1908.
24 ROBERT STUART.4 (Robert G .,3 Wm.,2 Wm.,1) b. 1848; ed. com. sch., and Bunker Hill Acad., served 100 days in the Union army at the close of the Civil war, at the age of 16, having run. away to enlist; in grain trade and shipping bus., but is now a commercial traveler. He m. Litchfield, Ill., April 4, 1872, Harriet A. Jones.
Children :
i. Robert Stuart Kent,5 b. Marvel, Ill., Aug. 3, 1876; grad. Med. Dept., Ill. State Univ .; became surgeon in reg. army, and captain in the med. corps. He m. at Manila, P. I., Dec. 24, 1904, Edith M. Wills. Ch. (1) Janet M.6 (2) Agusta Charlotte.6
ii. Wayne Stillman,5 b. Marvel, III., Aug. 16, 1882; edu. Whipple Acad., Jacksonville, Ill., and St. Albans Military Acad ; traveling salesman. He m. at Peoria, Ill., Aug. 2, 1904, Harriet I. Booth.
24a SUSAN MORSE, 5 [Stevens] (Hannah, 3 Wm.,2 Wm., 1) b. Bath, N. H., May 2, 1826; m. April 6, 1848, Orrin Ferguson (b. Lyman, July 18, 1820) lived in Monroe; rem. to Ill. 1863. (This record is by Miller with- out change.)
Children :
i. William H.,5 [Ferguson ] b. Monroe, March 16, 1849; ed. Shurtleff Coll. Ill .; grad. St. Louis Med. Coll ; physibian. He m. March, 1876, Jen- nie S. Muzzey of Bunker Hill, Il1.
ii. George Edwin,5 [Ferguson] b. Jan. 30, 1852. Telegraph op. Drowned at Grinnell, Iowa, Sept. 4, 1878.
iii. Fred Miller,5 [Ferguson] b. Aug. 2, 1854; Prof. of Math. and Phys. in Bethany Inst. at Godfrey, Ill.
iv. Augustus Ripley,5 [Ferguson] b. Monroe, July 12, 1856; m. Elizabeth Cate, 1874
v. Carrie Augusta Blake,5 [Ferguson] b. April 26, 1858; res. in Monroe. vi. Arthur Weston,5 [Ferguson] b. Feb. 1, 1860.
vii. Charles Cushman,5 [Ferguson] b. Godfrey, Ill., Sept. 28, 1874.
viii. Mary Susan,5 [Ferguson] b. Bighton, Ill., Feb. 26, 1861.
25 JABEZ BIGELOW,4 ( Robert G.,3 Robert, William,1) b. Monroe, N. H., Nov. 8, 1832 ; went to Ill., 1850; in Lyman, 1852-'54 : in Cal. Jan. 1854-'58; farmer in Lyman 1858-'62; enlisted Sept. 1862, in Co. D, 13th N. H .; prom. to 2d Sergeant and was in command of his Co. at Cold Harbor and Petersburg; must. out July, 1865; removed to Butte Co .. Cal., April, 1879, later, near Los Angeles. He m. 1st, March, 1860, Rebecca Lang of Bath, who d. 1865. 2d, Jan. 21, 1869, at Monroe, Polly Ann, dau. John Park of Ryegate (b. March 20, 1846; d. near Los Angeles, June 11, 1893.) He d. there 1905.
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Children :
i. Maverick S.,5 b. Monroe, Oct. 3, 1870; d. Cal. June 16, 1884.
ii. Anna Belle,5 b. Bath, N. H., Sept. 4. 1872.
iii. Lucius William, 5 b. Monroe, N. H., Sept. 4, 1874.
iv. Alonzo B.,5 b. Cal , March 27, 1881.
v. Ella J.,5 b. Cal., Aug. 28, 1883.
25a WILLIAM R ,4 (Robert G.,3 Robert,2 Wm.,1) b. Lyman, N. H., June 13, 1830; lived on his father's farm at Haverhill and E. Barnet. He m. May 1, 1856. Lydia J. Way (b. Lyman, April 15, 1829; d. E. Barnet, Aug. 1889.) He d. E. Barnet, Dec. 1884.
Children :
Horace,5 b. April 11, 1857; m. July 4, 1883, Flora Locke; res. in Cal. Ch. Locke, 6 b. Oct. 1884.
37 ii. Wilbur.5 b. May 8, 1859.
iii. Laura,5 b. April 6, 1861; teacher at Windsor, Vt .; res. with her sister at Hartland, Vt.
iv. George A.,5 b. March 25, 1863; farmer at E. Barnet. He m. Dec. 11. 1889, Cissie J. Miles of Waterford. Ch. (1) Miles,6 b. Sept. 1891, (2) Margery,6 b. July, 1893.
v. Mary A.,5 b. Jan. 2, 1865 ; m. 1895, Rev. C. O. Gill. They went to China as missionaries in 1895, but were obliged to return because of ill health. Mr. Gill is now pastor of the Cong. ch. at Hartland, Vt., having had charges at Jericho, Vt., and W. Lebanon, N. H. Ch. (1) Laura 6 (2) Stanley.6 (3) Charles Farrington.6
vi. Cynthia Alice,5 b. Jan. 7, 1867 ; res. in Boston, emp. in Partridge's studio at Brookline.
vii. Jennie B.,5 b. July 4, 1870; d. July 15, 1885.
viii. Lydia B.,5 b. Nov. 24, 1873 ; d. Feb. 22, 1875.
25b HUGH,4 (Nathan, Robert,2 William,1) b. Monroe, Nov. 2, 1858; is a promi- nent citizen of M., owning several farms. He m. Feb. 1. 1888, Eliza, dau. Nathaniel and Agnes [Paddleford] Bolton (b. Feb. 1. 1862.) Children :
i. Ruth.5 b. Feb. 20, 1892.
ii. Philip,5 b April 6, 1894.
iii. Dorothy,5 b. Sept. 29, 1895.
iv. Isabel,5 b. Dec. 14, 1903.
26 JOHN HAMILITON, 4 (John F .. 3 John.2 Wm .. 1) b. June 6, 1853; edu. Com. Sch. and Peacham Acad. Bought, 1884, the farm which was formerly that of his gr. father, Alexander Gibson, where he now res. He m. April, 22, 1885, Annette, dau. Amos Abbott (b. Ryegate, Dec. 23, 1861.) Members of U. P. ch.
Children :
i. Mae Elizabeth,5 b. Feb. 27, 1886; grad. St. Johnsbury Acad., 1906; teacher ; m. June 29, 1910, Robert E. Lewis of St. Johnsbury. Ch. John Robert,6 b. April 12, 1911.
ii. Walter Alexander, 5.b. June 6, 1887; att. St. Johnsbury Acad. At home. iii. Raleigh Eugene.5 b. Jan. 23, 1889; att. St. J. Acad .; emp. in Pittsfield, Mass.
iv. Margaret Annette,5 b. June 16, 1890; grad. St. J. Acad., 1910; teacher grad from the Clark School, Northampton, Mass., 1912.
v. John Amos,5 b. July 26, 1894 ; in St. J. Acad.
vi Philip Arthur.5 b. May 27. 1896.
xii. Dorothy Agnes.5 b. Aug. 29, 1898.
viii. Florence Clara,5 b. Nov. 21, 1900.
27 SAMUEL FREMONT 4 ( John F.,$ John,2 William,1) b. May 5, 1856; farmer, owning the farm of his grandfather, John Nelson. He m. Nov. 7, 1883, Janet Louise, dau. James Esden of Barnet, b. Sept. 21, 1853. Members of U. P. ch. Town rep. 1906-'07.
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Children :
i. Harry Merton,5 b. Oct. 5,1884; grad. Cornell Univ., 1908; mechanical engineer in N. Y.
ii. John Esden,5 b. Dec. 26, 1887 ; grad. at Cornell Univ., 1910 .; civil eng.
iii. James Fremont.5 b. Aug. 2, 1893; grad. St. J. Acad. 1911.
28 LIZZIE BELL, 4 (John F.,3 John,2 Wm.,1) b. March 13, 1859; m. Jan. 7, 1885, James McBride of Amber, Iowa.
Children :
i. John Nelson,5 b. Nov. 3, 1885.
ii. Pliny Gibson,5 b. Sept. 17, 1887.
iii. Joseph Evan,5 b. Sept. 29, 1890.
29 HARRY ALBERT,4 (John F.,3 John.2 William,1) b. May 24, 1863; farmer, owning the farm near Ticklenaked Pond formerly that of Granville G. Meader ; built a new house in 1907; the old house was built by Sylva- nus Learned. He m. at Center Junction, Iowa, Dec. 24, 1889, by Rev. A. W. McConnell, Luella Etta Coder. Mr. and Mrs. Nelson and dau. are members of the U. P. ch.
Children :
i. Elsie Marion, 5 b. Feb. 12, 1891; m. Jan. 25, 1911, Calvin H. Murray of Ryegate.
ii. Leroy Coder,5 b. June 8, 1904.
30 WILLIAM HARLAND, 4 ( John F., 3. John,2 William, 1) b. Nov. 2, 1858; farmer, owning the farm which was his father's at the Corner. He m. 1st. Oct. 4, 1893, Effie Mae, dau. Edward and Charlotte [Morrison] Holmes, She d. March 7, 1900. 2d, Dec. 15, 1903, Emma Louise dau. Win. H. and Edna B. [McAllister] Goodfellow. Members of U. P. ch.
Children :
i. Effie Mae,5 b. Oct. 17, 1904.
ii. Lora Belle.5 b. Jan. 3, 1906.
iii. Alice Louise.5 b. Jan. 23, 1907.
iv. John Findley,5 b. Oct. 4, 1908.
v. Edna Lucille,6 b, May 23, 1910.
31 JAMES ROBERT,4 (Wm. G.,3 James,2 W'm.,1) b. Cambridge, N. Y., Jan. 13, 1848; edu. Washington Acad., Cambridge, grad. Columbia Univ. Coll. of Physicians and Surgeons, 1869; entered the office of Dr. John L. Campbell, N. Y., as surgeon, but overwork demanded a change; in very successful practice at Wells River 1872-1886; rem. to St. Johnsbury, 1886, in practice there, specializing his work upon diseases of the Eye and ear spending several winters in study in N. Y. City ; rem. there, 1897, and was placed on the staff of the Manhattan Eye and ear Hospital and the Delmit Dispensary ; instructor in diseases of the Eye in the Post-Graduate Medical School and Hospital. His re- searches and discoveries have been attended with excellent results. Rem. 1900 to Kingston-on-the-Hudson devoting his entire practice to his specialty ; dipealmologist of Kingston City Hospital; member of Ulster Co. Dipthalmogist, Med. Soc. of the N. Y. State Medical Soc., Am. Med. Ass., Vice-Pres. Kingston Board of Trade, Vice-Pres. Ulster Co., Branch of Nat. Red Cross Soc. He m. at Wells River, April, 1874, Lillias A., dau. Samuel A. Moore.
Children both born at Wells River.
i. Lillias,5 h. March 6, 1875.
ii. Samuel Wardale.5 b. July 31. 1880; ed. St. Johnsbury graded schools and Academy ; attended in N. Y., a preparatory school for Yale Univ. ; d. Dec. 3, 1900. A young man of great promise, maturity of character, and personal worth.
32 ROBERT BURNS,4 (Robert,3 James,2 William,1) b. Ryegate, May 15, 1851; lived iu Ryegate and Newbury (Wells River.) He m. at Lisbon, N. H., Sept. 16, 1873, Lizzie E., dau. Andrew J. Millis. Both d.
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HISTORY OF RYEGATE, VERMONT,
Children :
i. Isabel Ellen,5 b. Newbury (W. R.) June 29, 1874; m. Barre, Vt., March 14, 1903, Walter M. Cook of Barre. Ch. (1) Willie Mason,6 [Cook] b. June 23, 1904. (2) Nelson Clinton,6 [Cook] b. July 6, 1905. (3) Marion Elizabeth, 6 [Cook] b. Nov. 10, 1906. (4) Robert Raymond, 6 b, Washington, Vt., April 6, 1912.
ii. Andrew George,5 b. Ryegate, Nov. 20, 1876; d. Sept. 19, 1878.
iii. Robert Knox,5 b. Ryegate, Oct. 4, 1379; m. at Barre, Vt., May 18, 1904, Priscilla L. White. Ch. (1) Robert Millis,6 b. Feb. 6, 1905. (2) Ro- land White, 6 b. Boston, Mass., June, 1911.
iv. Maude E.,5 (twin to above) m. Barre, Vt., June 12, 1900, David Arthur. v. Clinton Burns,5 b. May 1, 1882; m. at N. Y. City, March 1908, Mamie Keller.
33 GEORGE GRAY,4 ( James,3 James,2 Wm.,1) b. Nov. 4, 1860; farmer on the old Gray farm, one of the largest in town; has been merchant at E. Rye- gate, also dealer in western grain and horses; has held all town offices and was town representative in 1904-'05. Hem. Jan. 1, 1895, Rosa Addie, dau. John and Susan (Quint) Park.
Children :
i. Marion Evelyn,5 b. Dec. 10, 1896.
ii. Letha Elizabeth,5 b. Jan. 29, 1901.
iii. Hassall Edgar,5 b. March 15, 1906.
34 ELLEN L.,4 (Thomas,3 Thomas,2 William,1) b. April 2, 1848; m. Nov. 24, 1868, Alexander P. Gilchrist of Barnet [McIndoes] who d. 1882. She ret. to the homestead after his d. and d. there Dec. 17, 1907. Member of Cong. ch. McIndoes from girlhood. Bur. at McIndoes.
Children born in Barnet.
i. Walter Alexander,5 b. Nov. 5, 1869. Att. McIndoes Acad., grad. East- man's Bus. Coll . Poughkeepsie, N. Y., 1889; farmer on the Thos. Nelson homestead; sec'y and treas. E. Ryegate creamery, and director of farmer's club. School director 3 yrs. giving much time to the duties connected with it. He m. May 16, 1896, E. Winnifred, dau. C. M. Wallace, a successful teacher and grad. of Johnson Normal Sch. He d. after a long illness, Aug. 30, 1898.
ii. Alice May,5 b. July 1873; m. Sept. 15, 1896, Clarence E., son of Edwin and Martha [Stevens] Bedell (b. Topsham, Vt., Oct. 17, 1862). They purchased the Thos. Nelson homestead 1899 and res. there. Ch. Orpha Ellen,6 b. Jan. 30, 1900.
iii. Ellen N.,5 b. May, 1875; m, Sept. 15, 1896 (same time and place as her sister,) Herman D. Chamberlin. Res. McIndoes, where he is butter- maker at the creamery. Ch. (1) Nelson W.,6 b. Sept. 23, 1897. (2) Walter G.,6 b. June 9, 1899. (3) Madeline E., 6 b. June 11, 1901.
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