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Goodspeed, Alvin, lived on the place now owned by Wilder Lewis ; his wife was Lola, daughter of Nathan Francis ; she died in 1852, aged -; the children were: Alma, who married Hiram Hastings, now of Chicago, Ill. ; Polly mar- ried John Rust, and moved to Ohio in 1837 ; Sylvia married
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John Potter ; Lola married James Bigart of Pawlet, and is dead. Mr. Goodspeed went west to Wisconsin some years ago, and is still living; he had one son named Alvin, jr., who resides with him.
Goodspeed, Ira, son of Stephen Goodspeed, lives on the Daniel Goodrich farm ; he married Mary Capon, from Sara- toga Co., N. Y. ; he has a family of two children.
Goodspeed, Henry, married Hannah McCreef of Green- wich, N. Y. ; the children were : Malvina, who married D. M. Hulett ; Catherine married Joseph Potter of Granville, N. Y .; Henry, Marsena, and Luna who married Abner Perry.
Goodspeed, Josiah jr., married Susan Marston; he, with the rest of the Goodspeed families, came from Barnstable, Mass. ; the children were : Clemon, Benjamin, Ira went west, Owen, Anson, Minerva who married Jacob Sykes of Pawlet ; he died in 1836, aged 42; she next married Samuel Woods of this town; Caroline married Aaron Haskins of Tinmouth ; they went west ; he soon after died. Mr. Goodspeed and his wife went west nearly twenty years ago, and both are dead. Clemon married Sally Hudson of St. Lawrence Co., N. Y .; the children were : Charlotte, who married Horace Green of Middletown ; Malinda married Obadiah Kelley of Danby ; Lorancy, Minerva, Albert and " Henry ; the four last, with the parents, have recently gone to Illinois. Benjamin married Aurora, daughter of Walter Fenton, and reared a family of seven children, viz: Ira, Laura, Collins, Eunice, Ann, Eugene, and Juliet. Mr. Goodspeed went west nearly twenty years since. Owen married Paulina, daughter of O. B. Hulett of Danby, and went to Wisconsin in 1854, where he now resides. Anson lives in Illinois.
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Goodspeed, Stephen, from Barnstable, Mass., in 1794, married Polly Howard ; they reared a family of children ; their names were : Thaddeus, Leonard who married Nancy McCreef, and now resides in Tinmouth ; Henry, Ira, Polly who married Abner Fenton, by whom she had one son named Franklin ; she died a few years since ; Sally married Levi Capen ; Betsy married Samuel Hawley, late of this town ; Abba, who married Ansel Goodspeed jr., and resides in Pawlet. Mr. Goodspeed died in the spring of 1845, aged 69 ; his wife in --. Another daughter named Orpha married Charles Howe of this town.
Goodspeed, Thaddeus, married Esther McCreef ; they have two children, Jane Ann and Cornelius.
Green, Ebenezer, settled on the farm now owned by Franklin Hadaway ; he married a widow, a sister of John Burnham, sen., of Middletown; he had one son named George, and a daughter named Charlotte ; they both went west ; Mr. Green left town at an early day.
Gray, David, from Arlington in 1794, and settled east of the Rider farm, then a wilderness ; he married Sally Cole ; the children were : Harry, who was a member of the legis- lature from Arlington in 1853 ; Richard, Fedro, Polly, David, Lyman, and Harriet who married Joseph T. Sherman of Danby, and died of the consumption in 1812. Mr. Gray left town in 1813.
Grover, Nathaniel, from Massachusetts, settled in the eastern part of the town, near the first of the present cen- tury ; he married Betsy, daughter of Thomas Clemons ; they reared a family of eight children : Whiting, William, Allen, Lyman and Calvin ; Relief married Benjamin Lincoln of Poultney; Elizabeth married Charles Lamb now of Mid
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dletown, and is dead. Lucinda married Reuben Robison of Poultney, and is also dead. Mr. Grover was twice married ; his second wife was widow Lovina Cox ; she died in 1865 ; his first wife died in -; he died in --. Whiting married Nancy Adams of Manchester. They had two children, Lo- vina married James Cox of Wells; Catharine L. married Alfred Lewis of this town. William married Harriet daugh- ter of Joshua Paul of Tinmouth. Their children were Lyman J. married Henrietta Weller of Chester, N. Y .; Joshua P. who married a Miss Vail of Danby, and Luna who died young. Mr. Grover and sons now reside in Tin- mouth.
Grover, Allen, married Rachel, widow of Samuel Harndon, her maiden name was Crane, she was a resident of Poultney. Their family consisted of three children, Luthera, Allen C. and Marcus D. Mr. Grover was a teacher eleven winters of common schools. He also carried on the mercantile busi ness upward of thirty years, he held the office of Selectman , Constable, &c., several years. He represented this town in the State Legislature two years. Luthera married W. H Hull, and lives in town ; Allen C., is a physician and practices as such in town ; Marcus D. is a lawyer, and has represented this town in the Legislature three years, the - youngest ever elected in town. Mr. Grover died in 1865 aged 63.
Hadaway, Benjamin, from Poultney, resided in the western part of the town. He married Hannah daughter of Davis Amidon ; the children were : IIelen married Stephen Chellis . Franklin, George, Edward, Thankful, Mary, Charles and Henry ; Franklin married Semantha Thompson, and lives in town, and has a son ; George married Thankful, daughter of
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David Howe, and has a family of five children ; Addella, David, Frederic, Edna, and one name unknown. He resides in town. Mr. Hadaway with his family lately moved to Rupert.
Haynes, Doct, Backus H. from Middletown in 1841, mar- ried Emily McClure of the same place. IIe continued in practice till the year of 1855, he then removed to Granville, N. Y. He now resides in Rutland.
Hastings, Heman, come from Pawlet in 1827, and lived in town until 1837, when he moved to Wisconsin ; Heman, jr., married a Miss Semple of Middletown. He died a few years since in Middletown ; Hiram married Alma daughter of Alvin Goodspeed, he removed to Chicago where he still resides ; Apollos married Nancy Hulett of Pawlet, he lives in Milwaukee, Wis. ; Charles married a daughter of the late Rev. Palmer Dyer, and lives in Wisconsin ; Janes married Amanda daughter of D. B. Lewis, and now resides in Bran- don ; and a daughter who married Seth Potter, Jr.
Hall, Matthew, from Stratford Conn., came to town in 1804, married Mary Baker ; Zalmon married Lucy daughter of Joel Clemons ; Anna married Luther Peck ; Loruma mar- ried Isaac Nichols; Mary married King George; William married a wife near Lake George; Cloe married Daniel Shaw of the same place ; Philo married Sally daughter of Ebenezer Butts. Mr. HIall moved to Caldwell, N. Y.
Hall, James, settled in town in 1790; he married Betty daughter of Joseph Lamb ; they had three children : Abner who married and moved to Tunbridge, Vt .; Betsy who mar- ried Nathan Butts ; Rhoda married John Lewis. Mrs. IIall became insane, by which the family was separated.
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Mr. Hall left town soon after. His wife lived with her relatives until the winter of 1813, when she died.
Hall, Zalmon, married Lucy, daughter of Joel Clemons, and lived in town many years. He now lives on the line between Poultney and Wells. He has reared a large family ; Joel, who was drowned in 1852, aged 35 ; Matthew, Milo, Thomas, who resides in Poultney; Lucy, Hannah, who is dead, and Eliza. Mr. Hall is 76 years old, and to whom we are indebted for many subjects of our sketches.
Herrick, Elijah, lived on the western parts of land now owned by Joshua How. He married Lucy, daughter of Joseph Button. The following are the children's names : Emily, who married Duncan McCall, and lives in town ; Pamelia married Itharner Stevens, and lives in Illinois ; Caroline married John How, and resides in Salem, N. Y .; Abba, Delia and Ephraim left town and are married. Mr. Herrick died with the consumption. His widow lives in Salem, N. Y.
Hopson, John C., came from Wallingsford, Conn., and was an early settler of this town. He was twice married. His first wife was Persis Swift, by whom he had six children : Almon, John C., jr., Oliver, Raymond H., Persis and Almira. Oliver is an Episcopal Clergyman. He studied for a time with the Rev. Stephen Jewett, of New Haven, Conn. A few years after he was ordained as Doctor of Divinety; for several years past he has alternately preached in Wells and Poultney. He has recently removed to Connecticut. Persis married Col. Amon Bailey, of Poultney, now deceased ; Almira married Califf Monroe, of Poultney. He formerly resided in this town, and was Representative to the Legisla_ ture in 1832. Mr. Hopson's second wife was widow Betheah
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Lewis, by whom he had two children, Orrin and Bethiah, who resides in Connecticut. His first wife died in 1811. His second wife in 1840, aged 60 years. He died in 18-, aged 87 years.
Hopson, Almon, resides on the hill west of the little pond. He married Clarisa Chandler, of Granville, N. Y., by whom he had two children, Persis C. and Almon C. Clarisa married Mr. Hosford, of Poultney, he died a few years since. Almon C. resides in Whitehall, N. Y., his wife died in 1827. He next married Esther, sister of his former wife, by whom he had three children : IIeber, who died young ; Edwin, who resides in Whitehall, and Ellen, who married Joseph Lewis, who died recently in Poultney. Mr. Hopson has held several official stations in town, has also been employed as a school We teacher over twenty winters almost in succession. remember him as our first schoolmaster in the winter of 1817.
Hopson, John C., jr , resided South of his brother Almon ; until about a year ago, he moved near the village. IIe married Louisa, daughter of Benjamin Lewis. His children were Caroline, who married- Colvin, then of Poultney, but row resides in Pawlet ; Warren married and Jeft town ; Henry married a Miss Sprague, of Poultney, daughter of George W. Sprague. Mr. Hopson represented this town in the Legislature two years, and held various town offices besides.
Hopson, Raymond H., lives in the village. He formerly carried on the blacksmithing business until his health became so much enfeebled, that he was compelled to relinquish the business. Since, he has been in the grocery business. Ile married Hannah Irish, of Danby. The children were Oliver and Almira. Oliver married Helen E. Couk, of Hydeville,
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and resided several years in New York, but returned the last season to Wells, where he lives with his father. Almira, a young lady of much promise, fell a victim to the most direful disease, the consumption, in 1864, in the 19th year of her age. Mr. Hopson has also held many town offices with ability and credit.
Hotchkiss, Socrates, Dr., came from Cheshire, Conn., In 1795. His wealth consisted of one horse and forty dollars worth of medicine. He commenced his practice as a physician soon after he came to town. He soon won the reputation of being a man of skill in his profession; his practice was extensive, not confined to his own town, but in adjacent towns. He resided with Samuel Lathrop, Esq., a short time, and won the affections of the family, especially Bethiah, whom he soon after married. He built the house now occupied by D. M. Hulett. By this woman he had two daughters ; Laura, who married Jesse Tryon, jr., of Pawlet, and Sally, who married Harlow Hosford, of Poultney, where she still resides. His wife died in 1803, aged 24. He next married Mary Ann Doolittle, aunt to the Hon. J. R. Doolittle, of Wisconsin, by whom he had two daughters ; Bethiah, who married Joseph Leffingwell, of Middletown, and Mary Ann, who married Dr. Sylvester G. Mattison, also of Middletown. Doctor Hotchkiss died in 1810, aged 36, deeply lamented. His life was cut short ere it had reached its zenith. With the exception of Mrs. Hosford, the family left Vermont for the far West.
Hotchkiss, Robert, came into town in 1796, and settled near the Lathrop place, on lands now owned by Alva Mitchell. Ile resided there until 1810, when he moved to the north- eastern part of the town, on the farm now owned by Michael
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Mooney. He was thrice married ; first, to Hannah Hotch- kiss, by whom he had three children : Raymond, Oliver and and Malenda. The two last went to Ohio. By his second wife, he had one daughter named Hannah D., who married Elijah Parks, jr. Her name was Lucy Matthews, a widow. Mr. Matthews died while serving in the revolutionary war. Mr. Hotchkiss died in 1829, aged 75. His wife in 1821, aged 73. He served in the revolutionary war, and was with Montgomery at the taking of St. Johns. His third wife was Sarah, widow of John Francis. She died in 1834, in Mina, N. Y., aged 76.
Hotchkiss, Raymond, married Viana, daughter of Daniel Goodrich ; she died in 1804, aged 24. He next married Polly P., daughter of Jason Tyler. He lived some years on the Cowdry farm, and moved to Pawlet in 1830 ; in 1837, he went to Granville, N. Y., and lived there until his death, which occurred in 1855, aged 76; his wife in 1861, at Castleton, aged 76. They raised no family. Mr. Hotchkiss served as Captain, under Col. Martindale, six months in the war of 1812. Ile filled many different town offices, and was justice several years. He was elected justice in Granville, in 1849, when over 70 years old.
Howe, Joshua, came from Wallingsford, Conn., in 1783, and settled on the place now owned by his grandson Joshua. He built the first grist mill in town. He married a Miss Blakely of the same place ; his children were, David ; Asa, who married Eunice Buck, sister of the Hon. D. A. A. Buck ; Samuel, Joseph, Joshua ; Ruth, who married Sam- uel Stevens ; and Eunice who married Michael Clemons. Mr. Howe was noted for his placidity of temper, never known to be excited, let what would come. In raising his
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grist mill, he stood near a post, and as it entered the mortice the end of the post came upon his toes and held his foot firmly, he spoke to his son Joseph in his usual moderate manner, " Joseph get the iron bar and raise up this post, I should like to get out my toes from under it." He died in 1800. His widow afterwards married Matthias Button.
Howe, Samuel, married a widow Herrick, and settled on the western part of the old homestead of his father. The children were : Samuel, jr., who went to the war of 1812, and never returned ; Charles, Chauncey, (twins), Joshua, Abigail and Avis ; Abigail still resides with her brother Joshua ; Avis married Orrin Spaulding, and lives in town : Chauncey married Achsah, daughter of Samuel Stevens , Charles married Orpha daughter of Stephen Goodspeed, they removed to Luzerne, N. Y., over 20 years since ; Joshua resides on the old homestead, he married Betsy daughter of John Reynolds, by whom they had three chil- dren ; Pherorus who married Lucetta daughter of John Lewis, and lives with his father ; Joshua jr., and a daughter who was accidentally drowned a few years ago. Mrs. Samuel Howe died a few years since at the advanced age of 98 years.
Howe, Joseph, married Annis daughter of Kyles Paul of Royalton, and resided on the homestead of his father, Joshua. His children were: Joseph, jr., Jerry, John and Tolman ; Joshua married Thedosia, daughter of Joshua Stevens ; Jerry married Alavander, daughter of John Reynolds, both removed to Michigan, both are dead ; John married Caro- line IIerrick and lives in Salem, N. Y .; Tolman married Eunice daughter of Wesly Clemons, Esq., and resides in
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town. They have three children living ; Emma married Theron Howe ; Emmet and Jerry.
Howe, David, married Phebe Cole ; he had three sons and several daughters, his sons were Jesse, Obed, and David ; Jesse married Polly Holt ; he had two children, named Jesse and Roxana ; Jesse lives in Poultney ; Roxana mar- ried James Whedon of Pawlet ; David jr., married Laura, daughter of Walter Fenton ; their children's names were, Thankful married George Hadaway ; Phebe married Jack- son Amidon ; Theron married Emma, daughter of Tolman Howe. Mr. Howe, jr., had a grandson named John ; he served in the late war till its close, returned home and was drowned in Wells Pond while bathing, in June 1866. He is now a widower, his wife having died several years ago. Mrs. Howe died a few yew years since aged 95.
Hulett, John S., came from Pawlet in 1832, and resides a little west of the village. He married Anna daughter of David B. Lewis ; their children's names were, Darwin M. who married Malvina, daughter of Henry Goodspeed, and lives near the residence of his father ; Laura who died young ; Cornelia and Paul, both of whom died the same day, and were laid in the same grave ; and Edna. Mr. Hulett has held many offices of trust in town, and was representa- tive two years, 1846 and 1847.
Hull, Rev. William II., from Saranac, N. Y., married Luthera, daughter of Allen Grover, Esq., and resides in the village. IIe came to town in 1844 ; his clerical duties are of a local sort ; for several years he has been in the mercan- tile business. He was appointed Postmaster in 1861, which office he still occupies. IIe has one son named DeForest, who has been confined to his bed for some years, now in his
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eighteenth year, he bears his afflictions with Christian resig nation.
Hunt, William, married a widow Pratt of Hartford, N. Y., he resided in town several years ; he was born in England, but espoused the cause of independence, and served in the Continental Army during the war, he was in the battle of Yorktown, at the taking of Cornwallis. He received a pen- sion until his death, which occurred in 1820.
Ives, Aaron, came to town in 1785, and settled in the north part of the town, near what is now called the Howard pond. He was from Wallingsford, Conn. He died in 1801, aged 53. Mr. Ives had one son named Aaron, jr., who was killed in Middletown, in 1831, by the falling of a tree.
Kellogg, Aaron, early settled on the farm now owned by Calvin Farrar. The names of his children were Warner, Betsey and William. Mr. Kellogg moved to Stowe, Vt.
Knapp, Elnathan, from Queensbury, N. Y., in 1814; married Polly Orton. He was a blacksmith and lived a short distance north of the village. He was ingenious in his mechanism ; also a great hunter, be caught several deers while here. He had the following children : Aseneth married Jesse Pray ; Justus lives in Saratoga ; Lyman died in Benson ; Albert E. resides in Poultney. He married Freelove . Broughton, and is a merchant, and also in the slate business. Mr. Knapp moved to Benson.
Lamb, Joseph, from Norwich, Conn., came into town about the year 1778. His wife's name was Betsey -; he settled in the north-east part of the town on a place called Lamb Hill. His family consisted of six children: Shubael, Levi, Jarus, William, who married Sarah Cole ; Betty, who married James Hall, and Sarah, who married Gill Mallary.
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Jarus went West at an early day. Mr. Lamb died in 1809, aged 73 ; his widow in 1825, aged 92.
Lamb, Levi, married Mercy Butler, of Middletown, and lived on the homestead of his father. Their children were Ormand, Russel, Susan, who married John Barden ; Levi and Almira, who married Lucius Button. Mr. Lamb's wife died in 1825. IIe afterwards married widow Merrills, from Pittsford. Mr. Lamb was a worthy citizen and was respected as such ; he died in 1835, aged 59.
Lamb, Ormand, married Miss Hannah Thomas, of Man- chester, by whom he had three children : Laura, who married Elisha Wales, of Whitehall, N. Y. ; Mercy married Thomas M. Clemons, and Russel, 2d. Ile died in 1833, aged 32. His widow afterwards married Thaddeus Merrills.
Lamb, Russel, married Diodama, daughter of John Pratt ; the children were, Stephen P., who married Melissa, daughter of Abner Stevens ; William, Mary, Laura and Ann E. His wife died in 1849. The famlly have gone West.
Lamb, Phineas, came into town in 1804, and settled in the north part of the town, on lands now occupied by widow Fanny Parks. His wife was Anna Garfield, she died in 1834, aged 72; he raised a large family, viz : Dolly mar- ried Nathan Palmer of Granville, N. Y .; Betsy married Ambrose Lewis ; Susan married John Wolcott ; George mar- ried and moved to Granville ; Nancy married John Palmer of Granville; William, Polly who died young ; Harriet mar- ried Wm. Potter, jr .; Lucy married Cyrus Geer; Samuel married Harriet, daughter of William Potter, and enlisted in the year of 1831, to fight the Indians under Gen. Dodge, and never returned ; Clark married a Miss Hyde of Poult- ney, and died in service in the late war ; Betsy and Hannah.
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Mr. Lamb was in the revolutionary war, and was taken prisoner by the British under Burgoyne.
Lamb, Capt. William, son of the above, married Caroline, daughter of Jonathan Bidwell of Pawlet, they had two chil- dren ; Laura Ann, who married Abner Pember ; Charles, who went to Minnesota some years since, and is one of the pioneers of that young and growing State. Mr. Lamb was captain of tlie Militia several years, constable, selectman, justice of the peace, and town clerk seventeen years ; ven- erable in years, he still lives in our community respected and esteemed. His wife is still living.
Lathrop, Samuel, was an carly settler in town, and held the office of justice till his death, which occurred in 1801, at the age of 64 ; one son named Zachariah married Charlotte, daughter of Joseph Button, Esq. ; both died the same day, and were buried in the same grave ; he left one daughter named Cynthia, who married Abel Potter ; another son named Azariah, and two daughters ; Bethiah, married Soc- rates Hotchkiss; and Elizabeth who married Simon Francis.
Law, John. resided in the north part of the town, and owned a saw-mill on Endless brook, so called, which was car- ried away by the freshet of 1811, and soon after left town ; his wife was a Miss Brougton ; he had two sons, Ahira and Elijah, the latter owned a carding and clothing establishment east of Winslow Goodspeed's saw mill, but was washed away in 1811 ; and a daughter named Lydia. The whole family left town nearly sixty years ago.
Lathrop, Azariah, married Esther, daughter of Barnabas Lewis, and resided in town until the year of 1836, when he moved to Illinois ; he had a large family ; his eldest daughter Esther, married J. Howard Pray, and now resides
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in Harmony, Chautauque Co., N. Y .; Sallie went west and is married ; Anna, and two sons, one named Azariah jr.
" Lewis, Barnabas, (by A. Lewis, Esq.) was from Ches- hire, Conn .; he married his first wife, by whom he had two sons, David and Benoni ; Benoni died young ; David moved into Wells previous to the revolutionary war ; he married Rebecca Hotchkiss. His father Barnabas married a second wife, Rachel Curtis, by whom he had nine children ; Zurial, Sarah, Rachel, Marion, Levi, Amarillus, Benjamin, Barna- bas, Esther ; Zurial and Levi came into town sometime pre- vious to 1800. The parents and Benjamin, moved from Cheshire with their families into Wells about 1807; Zurial married Lucy Bunnell ; Marion married Titus Andrus ; Levi married Bethiah Lumbard ; Amarillus married Aaron B. Tyler ; Esther married Azariah Lathrop ; Benjamin married Abigail Hitchcock ; Barnabus married a Miss Bradley. We may add that Barnabus moved to Canada soon after coming to Vermont.
Lamb, Rev., Shubael, came with his father Joseph, and lived in town until his death, which. occurred in 1850. He was a local preacher for nearly 60 years; he was twice married. The name of his first wife was Rhoda Patterson; she soon died, leaving one daughter named Rhoda, who married James Merrill. He next married Clarisa Bushnell, also from New London, Conn. He resided on Lamb Hill, so-called ; he reared a large family, viz : Charles, Shubael, jr., Madison, Clarisa, who married a Mr. Paul and went West ; Abigail married and went West, and is dead ; Orilla, who died in 1823 ; Asceneth married Lyman Grover, and resides in town ; Eliza married John Tracy, of Monkton, and is dead; Harriet married Nelson Mead, also of Monkton, and
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now resides in Irasburgh, Vt. Mr. Lamb represented this town two years in the Legislature. He died in 1850, at the age of 80 ; his wife in 1866, aged 86.
Lamb, Charles, married Elizabeth, daughter of Nathaniel Grover. His children were, Charles Wesley, who went West ; Hiram, Mary Jane, who married William Blossom, of Pawlet; and Asceneth. He moved to Middletown nearly thirty years silice, where he now resides.
Lamb, Shubael, jr., married Nancy, daughter of John Pratt. He had a family of six children : George, Lewis S., Betsey went to the northern part of New York and was married ; Lorinda married a Mr. Phelps, and resides in Schroon, N. Y. ; Clarisa also went West, and Avis is in Iowa. Mr. Lamb died in 1834, of the cholera. His widow went to the northern part of New York and was married.
Lamb, Madison, married Sylvia, daughter of William Lewis, and lived with his father until his death, which occurred in 1849, aged 34.
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