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1885. The organization of the academy was fully completed December 31, 1834, by the choice of Rev. Daniel Packer, president ; Hon. Jabez Proctor, first vice-president ; Stephen Cummings, second vice-president; Rev. J. M. Graves, secretary ; and Augustus Haven, treasurer.
The school building was completed in 1835, and was of brick, three stories high, and was on the site of the present school. The north side fronted the highway, while the south overlooked the river. The build - ing was surmounted by a belfry. In the erection of the building the in - habitants of Ludlow evinced public spirit and enterprise. Money was not plenty, and the means of the people were limited, but they gave willingly money, labor and material. The good cause was not confined to members of any religious denomination, but all took part in the work, and the same liberal spirit has continued to prevail in supporting the school.
The spring term of 1835 was taught by Zebulon Jones, assistant, and Norman N. Wood, A. B., first taught the school in the following sum - mer. The attendance the first year was ninety-five boys and eighty-five girls. Rev. Darwin H. Ranney succeeded Mr. Wood as principal, and in 1837-38 Rev. W. D. Upham filled the position, remaining until 1839. He was succeeded by Franklin Everett, who remained until December, 1840, when R. W. Clark, A. B., filled the station till 1845. On the night before the beginning of the fall term of 1844 the academy building was destroyed by fire, and after that time, until it was torn down to give place to the present building, the brick meeting-house erected in 1819 was used. W. B. Bunnell, A. M., was principal in 1845 and 1846 ; Claudius B. Smith, A. M., 1847 to 1852 ; George W. Gardner, D. D., 1853 ; Rev. Mark A. Cummings, who remained until the fall term of 1854. The next principal was Moses Burbank, A. M., who continued at the head of the school until 1860, and was succeeded by Rev. Arthur Little, D. D., who taught the terms of 1861. Milton C. Hyde, A. M., filled the position seven years, finishing in 1870, when he was succeeded by S. A. Griffin, A. B., who remained till 1874. In 1875 Herbert Tilden, A. M., became the principal and C. G. Farwell, A. B., in 1876, remaining until 1883, when John Pickard, A. B., became his successor. He remained until 1885, when Henry H. Kendall, A. M., became principal and remained until 1887. At that time the present incumbent, George Sherman, accepted the position.
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Since 1868, by an act of the Legislature, district number one has the privilege of using the property of the corporation for the higher depart- ment of a first-class graded school. The present building was erected in 1888, the cost being $16,500, of which sum district number one ap- propriated $5,600, the balance being subscribed by different members of the alumni.
The present officers of the academy are William H. Walker, presi- dent ; Surry W. Stimson, first vice-president ; Lowell G. Hammond, second vice-president ; Elwin A. Howe, secretary ; Alvah F. Sherman, treasurer.
Black River Lodge, No. 85, F. A. M .- Masonry dates back in Ludlow to the organization of the Ludlow Lodge, afterwards called the Green Mountain Lodge, in 1812. This lodge became defunct during the anti- Masonic troubles in the State. The secretary of the present lodge, who has in his possession the old record book, refuses its use in the prepara- tion of a historical sketch of the old lodge. The present lodge was or- ganized September 29, 1868, and their hall having been destroyed by fire December 25, 1883, the records were lost. Their membership is ninety-two, and they meet on Tuesdays in the weeks of the full moon. The officers for 1890 were as follows : John Bell, W. M .; F. O. Knight, S. W .; L. C. Howe, J. W .; W. D. Ball, treasurer; C. H. Howard, sec- retary ; N. G. Hammond, S. D .; M. R. Chase, J. D .; R. M. Wilder, S. S .; N. H. Woodward, J. S .; William Hoskinson, marshal ; John Hoskinson, chaplain ; M. G. Day, tyler.
Skitchewaug Chapter, No. 25, R. A. M., was chartered June 3, 1873, its charter members being Edward N. Dean, George W. Foggett, Charles H. Warren, George W. Graham, Charles H. Perry, George C. Shedd, Benjamin F. Dana, William H. Cobb, Hiram D. Spafford. Meet- ings were first held at North Springfield and afterwards at Springfield. In 1887, by the action of a higher body of the order, it was removed to Ludlow for four years, and at the end of that period it was returned to Springfield for the same length of time. The present membership is seventy-one. The past high priests are Edward N. Dean, S. H. Col- burn, George W. Graham, C. H. Warren, Augustus Lane, Justus Dartt.
Officers for 1890-91 : Charles W. Whitcomb, M. E. H. P .; Abner C. Hesselton, E. K .; Arthur W. Gibson, E. S .; Albert H. Lockwood,
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treasurer; Frank A. Walker, secretary ; John Bell, C. of H .; Elliott G. White, P. S .; Fred H. Battey, R. A. C .; William Shaw, M. 3d V .; John Y. Raistrick, M. 2d V .; Herbert F. Chilson, M. Ist V .; Fred James Dorand, chaplain ; Russell S. Warner, tyler.
Allimont Lodge, No. 30, I. O. O. F., was organized by Deputy Grand Master Henry W. Hall, December 17, 1887, with the following charter members : A. Bixby, C. L. Johnson, M. M. Tarbell, Freeman H. Fuller, E. A. Merchant, A. J. Aubrey, William Parker, D.W. Clement, and E. O. Pratt. The first officers of the lodge were E. O. Pratt, noble grand ; M. M. Tarbell, vice-grand ; A. Bixby, secretary ; C. L. Johnson, treas- urer. The lodge meets on Friday nights in G. A. R. hall, and has thirty-five members. The officers for 1890 were R. M. Wilder, noble grand; Harlan Graham, vice-grand; Lowell B. Hammond, treasurer ; W. N. Graves, secretary.
O. O. Howard Post, No. 33,G. A. R .- This post was organized July 4, 1868, and was named after the distinguished major-general. The original number of the post was six, the following being the charter members : H. O. Peabody, Linus E. Sherman, R. E. Hathorn, J. H. Putnam, L. Shaffner, J. F. Farnham, John Barrett, Fred A. Fish, Al- phonzo Sawyer, George Snowden Redfield. Meetings were held regu- larly until 1880, when, though the charter was never surrendered, no hall was hired until the post was re-organized May 10, 1883. The first officers of the re-organized post were R. E. Hathorn, P. C .; James Pollard, S.V. C .; H. A. Fletcher, J. V. C .; W. D. Ball, adjutant ; A. T. Moore, Q. M .; George Spafford, surgeon; Elihu Snow, chaplain ; Oscar Gassett, O. D .; F. H. Fuller, O. G .; D. C. Sheldon, sergeant- major; H. G. Hemenway, Q. M .- sergeant.
The present membership of the post is seventy-eight, and the follow- ing is a roster of its officers : J. Y. Raistrick, P. C .; Walter W. Fish, S. V. C .; John Lombard, J. V. C .; L. O. Weeks, adjutant; R. E. Hathorn, Q. M .; Amos S. Bixby, surgeon ; Charles Ray, chaplain ; M. M. Tarbell, O. D .; Daniel Johnson, O. G .; A. K. Gould, sergeant- major ; John McGowan, Q. M .- sergeant.
OLD FAMILIES.
It would be impossible within the compass of this work to give a . genealogical sketch of each family that has been connected with the
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town. The remainder of this chapter is devoted to those who feel and have manifested an interest in preserving the records of their ancestors. For sketches received too late for insertion in this chapter please refer to a later chapter of this work.
Bachelder .- Among those that settled in the town in the year 1796 was David Bach- elder. He was born in Reading, Mass., May 21, 1772. His father, Nathaniel, was born in the same town September 23, 1738. David married Sarah Adams, and had the follow- ing family : Abel, died young; Sally, widow of Daniel Sawyer, resides at Charlestown, Mass .; Hannah (deceased), married Arad Ross ; David, resides at Ludlow ; Abel ; Nabby, wife of Otis Ross, of Michigan ; and Lovinia (deceased), married Curtis Giddings. David died in Andover, December 18, 1840.
Bachelder, Abel, son of David, was born in Andover, October 16, 1811, and married Lois Chandler, of Chester. He died August 22, 1874. Of their family of seven children, four died in childhood; the others were : Lois Abigail (deceased), married Marshall B. Taylor; Marcia Sarah, wife of Orland W. Bishop, of Chester; and Delos Abel. From 1848 until the time of his death Mr. Bachelder resided at Ludlow.
Bachelder, Delos Abel, son of Abel, was born in Ludlow, May 6, 1855, and married Julia E. Whitcomb. They have the following children : Floyd W., Stella May, Millard G., and Ernest L.
Ball, William D., was born in Dorchester, Mass., August 28, 1843, and is the eldest son of Henry W. and Mary (Dunham) Ball. His father was a tanner and currier by trade and removed to Vermont in 1848, locating at Bellows Falls, and subsequently carried on his business in Londonderry and Jamaica, Vt. He now resides at Amsden, Vt. Mr. Ball, besides attending the local schools, was a student at the Weston Academy, and followed his father's trade till October 23, 1862, when he became a member of Company C, Sixteenth Vermont Regiment, having enlisted from the town of Weston, Vt., and was made a corporal. He was mustered out of the service August 10, 1863, and re-enlisted from the town of Londonderry, March 7, 1865, for three years, but was discharged May 12, 1865, under the proclamation issued by President Lincoln at the close of the war. Mr. Ball then attended Langsley's Commercial College at Rutland, Vt., and after com- pleting his course of studies, entered the employ of Robbins & Marsh, at Chester, Vt., remaining with them five years. He then engaged in business for himself in Bellows Falls, but came to Ludlow in 1871, and since that time has carried on the hardware business. He is one of the most enterprising merchants of the village. He is one of the present justices of the peace of the town. Mr. Ball married for his first wife Agnes J. White ; his second wife was Eva E. Dorval, and of their three children they have lost two. The other is Allen D.
Bixby, Thomas, born in Westford, Mass., in 1762, came to Ludlow in 1784, locating on the eastern slope of the mountain, on the lands still in possession of his descendants. As early as 1789 he was taxed for fifteen acres under cultivation, and in 1792 built for himself a large frame house, and later than that kept a tavern. He married Lydia Searles, of Nottingham, Mass., and had twelve children, viz: Jonathan, died young ; Thankful, died at thirty years of age; Thomas and Thomas, second, both died in infancy ; William, left no male issue; Lydia, died twenty-eight years of age; Rhoda (deceased), married, first, Martin Bryant, and second, George Reed; Polly (deceased), married Cor- nelius Sawyer; Calvin, Elnathan, Betsey, Elihu, the last three died young. Thomas died September 13, 1839. He married three times, but his children were all by his first wife.
Bixby, Calvin, son of Thomas, was born in Ludlow, October 16, 1810, and married Bet- sey, daughter of Lieutenant Silas Proctor. Their children are Charles Calvin; Henry Clay, a resident of Norwalk, Ohio; Martha Elizabeth and Mary Eliza, twins, the former
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the wife of Harvey Dudley, of Healdville, the latter is not living, but was the wife of Freeman Wallace, of Acworth, N. H .; Hiram Proctor; Sarah Jane, wife of Levi A. Pet- tigrew ; John Reed. The three sons, Charles, Hiram and John, were residents of Lud- low and, excepting John, were single; he has two children, Mary and James. Calvin is now the oldest man living in Ludlow who is a native of the town.
Cook, Samuel, third son of Thaddeus and Zerviah (Hinckley) Cook, and the fifth in descent from his Puritan ancestors, Gregory Cook, of Cambridge, Mass., (through Stephen who had a son John, who was the father of Thaddeus,) was born at Preston, Conn., May 18, 1765. On becoming of age his father gave him $1,000 with which he purchased land in Ludlow on which he always resided. He built a large two-story house, which he beau- tified with shade trees, and also a large fruit orchard. He early became interested in town affairs and was elected to various positions, among which were Selectmen, Grand Juryman, Lister, etc. He early joined the Quakers and was among their most respected and influential members. Previous to this he was lieutenant in the militia, which office he resigned on joining the above named denomination. He also refused to pay the war tax levied in 1812, and part of his farm was sold, but the matter was finally compromised. He married Sally Chamberlain, of Weathersfield, and had the following family : Hinck- ley, born October 27, 1792 ; Wyatt, born February 3, 1794; Thaddeus, born May 31, 1795; Sabrina, born May 28, 1797 ; Chauncey, born April 27, 1800; Lumas, born February 21, 1802; Mary, born March 14, 1804; Uriah, born September 12, 1806; Anson, born Feb- ruary 25, 1809 ; Julia Elma, born August 1, 1812.
Goddard, Martin H., of Ludlow, was born in Londonderry, Vt., February 26, 1844, and is the eldest son of Henry W. and Lucina (Babbitt) Goddard. His early life was spent on his father's farm, and he entered Black River Academy in 1863, graduating in 1867. While attending school at the academy he studied law with Judge William H. Walker, and was admitted to the Windsor County Bar at the May term of 1869. The same year he formed a partnership with Judge Walker, which continued till 1884. Since that time he has practiced his profession alone. Mr. Goddard was Democratic candidate in 1884 in the second Congressional district, and was a member of the Democratic National Conven- tion of 1888. His first wife was Emma Wilder, by whom he had one child, Henry M., a member of the class of 1890, of Middlebury College. His second wife was Miss Agnes A. Henderson, of Salisbury, Vt., and their children are Emma A., Agnes B. and Silas C.
Lane, George E., M. D., of Ludlow, was born in Westminster, Vt., February 13, 1834, and was the only son of Erastus and Fanny (Dickinson) Lane. After attending the local schools he entered Black River Academy in 1852, where he graduated in the summer of 1855. He then became a student of Middlebury College, graduating therefrom in 1859. From graduation to 1862 he was principal of. the Leland and Gray Academy of Townshend, Vt. Dr. Lane began the study of medicine with Dr. William A. Chapin, at Ludlow, and took a course of lectures at the Medical Department of Dartmouth College, and another course at the University at Vermont, at which institution he received his diploma in 1864. In the same year he began to practice his profession at Williamstown, Vt., where he re- mained until December, 1877, when he removed to Ludlow, where he has since practiced. Dr. Lane is a member of the Vermont Medical Society. He married Fanny Angelia Howard, at Townshend, Vt., and has two children, viz .: Richard H., engaged in the National Black River Bank, of Proctorsville, Vt., and Winfred H.
Pettigrew Family .- The first settler of this family in Ludlow was Andrew Pettigrew, who was born in Sterling, Mass., February 1, 1769, and came to Ludlow in 1800. He married Ruth Ross, and of their children seven reached maturity, as follows : Parker, James, Andrew, Sophia (deceased), married Josiah Walker; Phobe, wife of Warner Bates, of Sherburne, Vt .; Phidelia, widow of Joel Sheldon, lives in Nehawka, Neb .; Ruth (deceased), married Dr. Ardain G. Taylor. Deacon Andrew Pettigrew was an active member of the Baptist Church of Ludlow, and was the first male baptized in the town. He died September 24, 1854.
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Pettigrew, Parker, son of Andrew, was born in Sterling, Mass., December 13, 1793. He married Mary B. Dickerson and had eight children : Horace M., a resident of Wor- cester, Mass .; Josiah W .; Nehemiah; Rosetta, wife of Otis M. Heald, of Cavendish; Re- becca (deceased), married Ebenezer Robbins; Elon G., Marcus De LaFayette, both residents of Flandrau, South Dakota; and Benjamin Franklin, of Ludlow, Vt. Parker died in September, 1877.
Pettigrew, Josiah W., son of Parker, was born in Ludlow, May 3, 1823, and married for his first wife Susan Ann Atwood, by whom he had three children: Julian P., died at the age of sixteen years; George A., resides in Flandrau, South Dakota, and is a physician ; Stella A., died at the age of two years. His second wife is Amelia T. New- comb. There are no children by this marriage. Mr. Pettigrew has been engaged in mercantile business in Ludlow since 1846.
Pettigrew, George A., son of Josiah W., was born in Ludlow, April 6, 1858. In 1887, October 19, he married Dora L. Stearns, of Felchville, Vt., and went to Flandrau, South Dakota. They have one child, a daughter, born September 17, 1890.
Pettigrew, James, son of Andrew, was born in Ludlow, April 29, 1800, and married Almira Adams and has eight children, two of whom died young. The others were Lewis, died at the age of thirty-nine years; Mary Ann, wife of Lyman Horsley, of Union, Wis .; Lorinda, widow of Moses Baldwin, lives in Ludlow, Vt .; Levi E .; Rhoda, wife of Alfred Moore, of Plymouth, Vt .; James, died at nineteen years of age. James, sr., was engaged in farming, and was the oldest man living in Ludlow at the time of his death, August 9, 1889, who was a native of the town.
Pettigrew, Levi A., son of James, was born in Plymouth, Vt., October 21, 1835, and married Sarah Jane, daughter of Calvin Bixby. They have one child, Effie J., wife of Rev. F. M. Preble, a Baptist clergyman, now located at Camden, Me.
Pettigrew, Andrew, son of Andrew, was engaged in mercantile business in Ludlow from 1830 to 1854, when he went to Evansville, Wis., where he died. His son, R. F. Pettigrew, of Sioux Falls City, a native of Ludlow, was elected United States Senator from South Dakota on its admission as a State, in 1889.
Spafford, Artemas (6), son of John (5), Samuel (4), Jonathan (3), John (2), John (1), was born in Sterling, Mass., April 12, 1782, and married for his first wife Sally Warren, by whom he had one child, John F. His second wife was Mary Brimhall, and their chil- dren were Alvah M .; William P., born in Ludlow, March 26, 1823; Sarah W., resides in Ludlow; Charles O., who died single in Ludlow. His third wife was Mrs. Betsey Cleveland. Artemas came to Ludlow in 1801 and though a carpenter by trade, was en- gaged in farming. He died February 26, 1862.
White, Asa, was born in Washington, N. H., July 10, 1782, and came to Mount Holly Vt., with his father, Thomas, when he was six years of age. Soon after reaching man- hood he came to Ludlow, locating in the southern part of the town. He afterwards built and lived in the first house erected on what is now Main street in Ludlow village. It stood directly in front of the woolen-mill. He married Lydia Dutton and had ten chil- dren : Lucy, widow of Amasa Adams, resides in Ludlow; Maria, died single; Lydia, widow of Asa Webster, lives in Ludlow ; Alvin, died in the West; William H. H., died young ; Asa, died young; Louisa (deceased), married Judson Chellis; Salina, widow of Rodney L. Piper, lives in Ludlow; Olive L., widow of William Earl, resides in Fitch- burg, Mass .; Harriet E., wife of Joseph Sanders of Ludlow. Asa died March 28, 1853.
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CHAPTER XXV.
HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF BETHEL.1
B ETHEL is in the northwestern part of the county, and is bounded on the north by Randolph in Orange county ; on the east by Royal- ton ; on the south by Stockbridge ; and westerly by Rochester. It also corners with Braintree, Tunbridge and Barnard, and incloses a tract of territory six miles square. Bethel was made up from a part of Royalton (three tiers of lots) and a portion of what was called Middlesex, as will be seen from the following "Articles of Agreement," made at a meeting held at Hanover, N. H., December 29, 1777 : " We, the subscribers, de- sirous to form settlements on White River and its branches in the north- westerly part of Royalton, and that part of Middlesex which abuts on the northwesterly line of said Royalton, being convened this 29th day of December, 1777, to prepare the way for carrying the same into execu- tion, do enter into the following articles of stipulation and agreement with each other."
Here follows four articles of stipulation which were signed by John Payne, John Ordway, Comfort Seaver, and fifteen others. Meetings were held on the succeeding 30th and 31st days of December, during which time it was voted to present a petition to the honorable Council of Safety for the State of Vermont, for a charter for the foregoing described section for a town to be called " Bethel "; and said petition was drawn and signed by the same parties that signed the "Articles of Agreement," dated Jan- uary 1, 1778. At a subsequent meeting it was voted to admit proprie- tors to the number of fifty. At the same meeting, February, 1778, it was voted to appoint an agent " to enquire into the rights and claims of the land contained within the supposed limits of said Town, and to apply to Gentlemen in the State of New York for information therein "; also to make arrangements for some lots " Supposed to belong to persons friendly to the Country.". Abel Curtis was chosen agent as above, and his bill for the same appears on the proprietors' books charged at thirty pounds.
At a meeting held March 25, 1778, John Payne, who had been ap-
1 By William R. Adams, esq.
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pointed an agent to attend the General Assembly of the State of Ver- mont at Windsor, to transact affairs for the proprietary, presented the re - solve of said assembly, which was favorable for the charter which was to be granted when certain stipulations had been complied with, some of which were that there should be at least forty -six proprietors ; that cer- tain reservations of land for public institutions should be made, and that $2,000 should be advanced to the loan office. New proprietors were admitted from time to time. A committee was appointed to lay out lots. Among other charges in their bill for services is the following : " To cash paid for liquor fifteen pounds."
A lot containing four hundred and fifty acres, called "The Great Mill Lot," was voted to Colonel Joel Marsh, December 13, 1779, upon con- dition that he "do build a good saw-mill by the first day of September next, and a good grist-mill by the first day of November following, upon the forfeiture of five thousand pounds, extraordinary Providences excepted."
December 23, 1779, the charter was granted, of which the following is a copy :
" CHARTER OF BETHEL.
"STATE OF VERMONT S The Governor, Council, and General Assembly of the Repre- L. S. sentatives of the Freemen of Vermont.
" To all people to whom these presents shall come, greeting :
" Know Ye, that, Whereas it has been represented to us by our friends John Payne and John House, and their associates, that there is a tract or parcel of vacant land lying within this State, which has not been heretofore granted, which they pray may be granted to them.
" We have therefore, thought fit for the due encouragement of settling a new Planta- tion within this State, and other valuable considerations us hereunto Moving, and do by these presents, in the name and by the Authority of the freemen of the State of Ver- mont, give and grant unto the said John Payne, John House, and the several persons hereafter named their associates, (viz.) Dudley Chase, Benjamin Smith, Simeon Chase, John Hibbard, Matthias Stone, Benjamin Chase, Asa Edgerton, Samuel Peake, Will- iam Chaplin, Samuel Chase, Paul McKemptry, Ralph Wheelock, John Ordaway, Solo- mon Chase, James Treadway, Solomon Cleveland, Rice Wheeler, Seth Chase, Samuel Stone, William Lyon, Daniel Copeland, Laban Gates, Benijah Strong, Thomas Putnam, Samuel Webster, Israel Smith, John Throop, Timothy Brush, John Payne, jr., John
HISTORY OF WINDSOR COUNTY.
Cook, Zebulon Lyon, Joel Marsh, Ebenezer Putnam, John Torrey, John Morse, John Cooper, Thomas Bingham, Asa Parker, Stephen Child, Benjamin Crane, Joseph Tilden, Jeremiah Trescott, Daniel Kenney, Solomon Strong, and William Chaplin, jr. Together with five equal Shares, to be appropriated to Public uses as follows, (viz.) first, one share for the use of a Seminary or College within the State. One Share for the first Settled Minister, or Ministers, of the Gospel, to be disposed of for that purpose as the Town shall direct. One Share for the perpetual Use and support of the Ministry of said Town. One Share for the County Grammar School, throughout this State, and one Share for the use and support of a School or Schools within said Town.
"The following tract or parcel of land situate lying and being within this State described and bounded as follows, viz .: Beginning at a point Six Miles and one-half, on a straight line North 61 Degrees west from the Northwesterly corner of Sharon-thence south thirty-three degrees; West Six Miles, Sixty rods; thence North sixty-one De- grees ; West Six Miles; thence North thirty-three Degrees; East, Six Miles and Sixty rods; thence South Sixty-one Degrees; east Six Miles to the point of marking the first bound, containing by admeasurement, twenty-three Thousand and Sixty acres. To be divided into fifty-two equal Shares, and that the same be, and is hereby incorporated into a Township by the name of Bethel, and the Inhabitants that do, or shall hereafter inhabit the said Township are declared to be enfranchised and entitled to all and every, the privileges and immunities that other Towns within this State do by Law exercise and enjoy.
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