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in their possession, as evidence that so many had actually been destroyed. After this the hunters used to bring strings of heads for the authorities to count and make way with as they saw fit. In this way the business soon regulated itself, except in some instances where cunning boys contrived to get possession of stray strings which some selectman had carelessly left exposed. The heads however were generally burned or otherwise cared for.
COMMISSARY BROOK
A large brook, which flows into the Connecticut in this town near the Springfield line, has always been known as "Commissary Brook." In late years the question is often asked from what the name originated.
The name was applied to this brook because of the ownership by "Commissary General " Lewis R. Morris, who, about 1785 or 1790, owned a large tract of several thousand acres of land in that vicinity. He was, during a long life, an eminent resident of the town of Springfield, coming there previous to 1785. His father was chief justice Richard Morris, who was, before the Revolution, a Judge of the Admiralty, and, as chief justice, held court at Westminster when Vermont was under the New York rule.
General Morris was born November 2, 1760, and died October 29, 1825, at his homestead under the shadow of Skitchewaug Mountain in Springfield. He held many public offices, representing Springfield in early legislatures, and was speaker of the House from 1795 to 1797. He repre- sented Vermont in Congress from 1777 to 1803; United States Marshal from 1791 to 1797 ; County Clerk of Windsor County 1790 to 1796, and chief Judge of that court in 1796.
In January, 1791, he was appointed one of the com- missioners, with Nathaniel Chipman and another, to confer with Congress with respect to the admission of Vermont to the Union. From 1781 to 1783, he was secretary of foreign affairs under Chancellor Livingstone. In 18II he was appointed Major General of the first division of Vermont Militia, holding office until 1817.
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"Commissary Brook," and Stealing the Cannon
General Morris was with Dr. William Page, an incorpora- tor of the Bellows Falls canal, and with him a prime mover in its inception, when it was chartered in 1791. He early disposed of his interest, and the building of the canal was completed under the direction of Dr. William Page in 1802.
STEALING THE CANNON FOR CELEBRATIONS
The late Captain Walter Taylor, who, a half century ago took a prominent part in all celebrations, and was prominent in public affairs of the town, often told the following among the incidents of that era :
" Although Young America of to-day plays many pranks in his celebra- tion of the Fourth of July, he was more than matched by the Older America of earlier times. It used to be sharp practice between different localities to secure the few cannon that were owned by the different villages, and if one could not be borrowed, the men as well as boys tried to steal it. A good one was owned at the village of Rockingham, which was then the largest village in the town.
One year we were refused the use of it, and some of us learned that the citizens there had hid it under a certain pile of lumber back of Manasseh Divoll's. I went up with a number of others with teams after dark to get possession of it the evening of the third, but the cannon was not there. We hunted the whole village over without discovering it. At last I told the boys to hide and I would go and see Samuel L. Billings, who was then town clerk, and who I thought would be apt to know where it was. He got up and came to the door in response to my rap, wanting to know what was up. I told him very gravely I thought the Saxtons River boys had taken their cannon. Ile says ' Hold on a minute and I will get get the lantern and see.'
We went down to his tannery and he found a shovel and scraped off the dirt from two old planks in the floor, and, raising them, he was gratified to find the field-piece nestling where it had been hid. He remarked he was glad it was there, and I echoed his sentiment. He went home, and so did I, but not until I had reported to the boys and we had loaded the piece into our team and brought it here, where it did service for the next twenty-four hours.
The same year the Westminster boys stole the cannon from Walpole, but, as soon as its voice was heard and the Walpole people knew where it was, they rallied in so large numbers as to be able to take it away by force. The rally force was under command of old Captain Sparhawk, a prominent res- ident of Walpole. Such incidents occurred each year and there was consider- able rivalry to see which locality would use the most cunning or force, and secure the use of the guns, which were limited in number in all this locality."
CHAPTER XLV.
THE BUSINESS MEN OF OCTOBER, 1906
The history of the past years of the town would be incom- plete without a record made for future generations of the active business men of to-day, and so, very briefly, this chapter makes note of them.
TOWN OFFICERS
Moderator, George A. Weston. Clerk, Francis A. Bolles. Selectmen, Myron II. Ray, Chester B. Hadwen, Henry A. Thompson. Treasurer, Charles E. Capron. Overseer of the Poor, Peter Dorand. First constable, Daniel J. McDonald. Second constable, E. L. Foster. Listers, Henry C. Johnson, Ozias M. George, Thomas E. O'Brien, Foster B. Locke, Patrick E. O'Brien. Auditors, Zina HI. Allbee, Herbert D. Ryder, Eugene S. Leonard. Trustee of public money, James H. Williams (3d). Fence viewers, Edward R. Camp- bell, Frederick L. Osgood, Eugene S. Leonard. Town grand jurors, Ilerbert D. Ryder, Charles H. Williams. Inspector of leather, John F. Roche. Pound keeper, Fred Saker. Surveyors of wood and lumber, Myron 11. Ray, Joseph H. Grignon, Jr., John B. McLeod, Fay S. Fuller. Road commission- ers, Walter W. Barry, Jay H. Lawrence. Town agent, Myron H. Ray. School directors, John H. Blodgett, 1907, Herbert D. Ryder, 1908, James F. O'Brien, 1909. Superintendent of schools, Bert E. Merriam. Cemetery com- missioners for Oak Hill Cemetery, James C. Day, Albert N. Swain, Nathan G. Williams, Lyman S. Hayes, Elmore S. Allbee. Trustees of Rockingham Free Public Library, Albert N. Swain, Charles W. Osgood, George F. Chapin, Herbert D. Ryder, J. Sutcliffe Hill, David L. Sanford, Charles E. Howard, John T. Rudden, John H. Blodgett. Trustees of Campbell Legacy Fund, Lyman S. Hayes, Fay S. Fuller, Charles E. Weeden. Custodian of Campbell Legacy Fund, Charles E. Capron.
BELLOWS FALLS VILLAGE OFFICERS
Moderator, Zina II. Allbee. Clerk, Francis A. Bolles. Treasurer, Charles E. Capron. Bailiffs, Charles HI. Gibson, John J. O'Connor, James C. Day. Fire wardens, John H. Gately, William H. Savage, William Car- ter. Water commissioners, Herbert W. Keene, Charles S. Moore, Patrick Lawlor. Street commissioner, Charles E. McEvoy. Tax collector, Daniel J. McDonald. Auditors, Zina II. Allbee, James E. Byrne, Herbert D. Ryder.
Board of Trade, J. C. Day, president. H. D. Ryder, vice president. C. E. Howard, treasurer. T. E. O'Brien, secretary.
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NORTH SIDE OF THE SQUARE AND ROCKINGHAM STREET. LOOKING NORTH THROUGH WESTMINSTER STREET INTO THE SQUARE.
WEST SIDE OF SQUARE FROM BRIDGE STREET. OPERA HOUSE BLOCK. RAILROAD STATION.
GLIMPSES IN THE BUSINESS SECTION OF BELLOWS FALLS, JULY 2, 1907. Photos by R. C. Bristol.
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EAST SIDE OF THE SQUARE, UNION BLOCK AND HOTEL WINDHAM.
SOUTH SIDE OF THE SQUARE, LOOKING DOWN WESTMINSTER AND MILL STREETS. LOOKING NORTH THROUGH THE SQUARE.
GLIMPSES IN THE BUSINESS SECTION OF BELLOWS FALLS, JULY 2, 1907.
Photos by R. C. Bristol.
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SAXTONS RIVER VILLAGE OFFICERS
Moderator, Frederick L. Osgood. Clerk, George P. Alexander. Treas- urer, C. K. Ilughes. Trustees, W. B. Glynn, F. B. Locke, W. W. Barry, L. G. Thompson, I. A. Farr.
BUSINESS OF BELLOWS FALLS
Attorneys .- Z. H. Allbee, O. M. Baker, A. I. Bolles, F. A. Bolles. T. E. O'Brien, F. B. Pingree, G. II. Thompson, II. D. Ryder, G. A. Weston, C. HI. Williams.
Bakers .- Bellows Falls Bakery (C. W. Stuart, propr. ), F. Zeno & Son.
Banks .- National Bank of Bellows Falls, James II. Williams (2d), presi- dent ; James II. Williams (3d), cashier ; Bellows Falls Savings Institution, A. N. Swain, president, Arthur P. Williams, treasurer; Bellows Falls Trust Co., E. L. Walker, president, A. H. Chandler, treasurer.
Barbers .- J. E. Byrne, P. C. Exner, S. D. Harriman, Mrs. H. M. Ingra- ham, P. C. Russell.
Blacksmiths .- M. F. Glynn. John B. Lloyd, George Matthews.
Box Manufacturers .- Bogart & Hopper Manufacturing Co., (C. A. Peck, agent), Charles R. Holden.
Builders .- A. M. Buckman, J. D. Coté, George Underwood, J. HI. Witherbee.
Cabinet Maker .- S. W. Stuart.
Carriage Manufacturers .- G. N. French & Son, O. HI. Whitman.
Cheese Manufacturers .- Boston Dairy Co.
Churches .- Baptist, C. W. Jackson ; Congregational, A. P. Pratt ; Epis- copal, D. L. Sanford ; Methodist, L. O. Sherburne ; Roman Catholic, Edward Reynolds : Universalist, F. L. Leavitt.
Cigar Manufacturers .- Exner & Holmes.
Dairy Implement Manufacturers .- Vermont Farm Machine Co. (See p. 422.)
Doors, Sash and Blinds .- R. H. Ramsey, S. W. Stuart.
Engineer .- (civil) Byron A. Robinson.
Express .- The American Express Co., T. J. Garvey, superintendent, W. O. Kemp, agent.
Foundry and Machine Shop .- Bellows Falls Machine company.
Garage .- Charles S. Gates.
Gunsmith .- F. H. Mark.
High School-Bellows Falls .- A. E. Tuttle, principal : Jessie A. Judd, first assistant.
Hotels .- Hotel Windham, F. F. Shepard; The Rockingham, L. T. Lov- ell ; Central House, J. W. Buemond.
Insurance .- (general) J. E. Brosnahan. Eugene S. Leonard, E. L. Walker ; (life) M. J. Barrett, C. F. Burnham. H. C. Elliott, L. S. Hayes, C. L. Mesick.
Laundries .- George B. Wheeler. Sam Wo.
Livery Stables .- L. T. Lovell & Son, D. P. Neyland & Co .. II. W. Trowbridge.
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Machinists .- Bellows Falls Machine Co.
Marble Dealers .- Hiram King, D. M. Thayer.
Masons .- (contracting) J. T. Dodge. John O. Spring.
Merchants .- Auction Rooms .- F. B. Phelps; Books, Stationery and Periodicals .- F. C. Winnewisser ; Boots and Shoes .- Goodnow Bros. & Pear- son, Hatch & Bellows, P. J. Keane & Co., J. T. Keefe, H. C. & L. L. Rich- ardson ; Bicycle and Bicycle Repairs .- Charles S. Gates, F. H. Mark, C. T. Sherwin : Carriages and Horse Furnishings .- W. C. Hadley & Co. ; Cloth- ing .- J. H. Blakley, J. J. Fenton & Co .. Goodnow Bros. & Pearson, O. D. Gray & Co., F. G. Pierce : Coal .- Field & Lawrence. Howard Hardware Co. ; Coal and Wood .- Jerry Keefe, P. B. Leen ; Drugs. Books and Sta- tionery .- The Bellows Falls Drug Store (Mrs. S. T. Andrews), The Corner Drug Store (O. A. Gast), A. H. Fuller, H. H. Davis: Dry Goods .- J. C. Day & Co., M. L. Holmes & Co., Dallas F. Pollard, George R. Wales ; Fisk .- Henry L. Blake : Flour and Grain .- Frank Adams, J. H. Byrnes, F. M. Willson ; Fruit .- John Baldassarro, Frank Massucco; Furniture, Crock- ery and Paper Hangings .- Chase Furniture Co., Dean & Dean. George E. Welch & Son; Groceries .- " Boston Cash Grocery Co." (P. J. Keane & Co. ), Clark & Durkee, " F. B. F. Grocery Co., " F. J. Hall & Son. " Handy Store" (Putnam & Damon), " Keene Cash Grocery " (David Savage), F. L. Simonds, Underhill Bros. ; Hardware and Coal .- Field & Lawrence, How- ard Hardware Co. ; Harnesses .- W. C. Hadley & Co., H. E. Stilwell ; Ice .- Evans Ice Co., C. A. Williams ; Jewelry .- Barnard Bros., W. J. Eaton & Co .; Junk .- O. M. Baker Junk Co., C. R. Demerse, M. Zundel ; Lumber .- W. B. Carpenter, Ray and Shepardson, S. W. Stuart : Meat and Fish .- S. J. Cray, Lovell & Shedd, A. M. Richards ; Millinery .- G. F. Davis, Mrs. L. Gates-Hadley, Miss Winifred Lovell, Mrs. C. H. Shepardson, Mrs. F. D. Stilwell, Mrs. Pauline Howard-White: Musical Instruments and Sewing Machines .- Mason Bros. ; Stoves, Tinware and Plumbing .- George B. Allbee, Bodine & Davis. City Plumbing and Heating Co. (E. G. Osgood) : Variety Stores .- " New York Racket" (W. E. Conway), "The Surprise" (A. F. Winnewisser).
Olive and Oil Packers .- Los Angeles Olive Growers' Association, New England Branch, C. W. Butterfield, manager.
Painters .- A. L. Fuller, Charles S. Gates, H. T. Leonard, S. Il. New- comb, E. P. Smith, F. E. Spicer.
Paper Manufacturers -Blake & Higgins, Wyman Flint Sons & Co., International Paper Co., Moore & Thompson Paper Co., John T. Moore & Son, Robertson Paper Co.
Photographers .- P. N. Goddard, D. E. Webster.
Physicians .- Elmore S. Allbee, Edward R. Campbell, George H. Gor- ham, William F. Hazelton, J. Sutcliffe Hill, Edward Kirkland, A. Lawrence Miner, James F. O'Brien, John T. Rudden, Frank Whitman ; Dentists .- C. T. Clark, R. S. Elmer, O. M. George, E. W. Knight, C. F. Meacham ; Veterin- aries .- W. F. Pike, F. C. Wilkinson.
Plumbers .- George B. Allbee, Bodine & Davis, City Plumbing and Heat- ing Co. (E. G. Osgood.)
Plaster Manufacturers .- Bellows Falls Pulp Plaster Co.
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Printers .- Bellows Falls Times Co., P. H. Gobie, "Model Press" (Spitzenberger & Gould), Truax & Co.
Pulp Manufacturers .- International Paper Co.
Railroads .- Boston & Maine, William F. Perley, freight agent, Clayton H. Waite, cashier ; Rutland, A. H. Switzer, agent, D. H. Switzer, union ticket agent ; B. F. & S. R. Street Railway Co., D. A. Blakeslee, president, S. C. Morehouse, treasurer, William J. Sanford, superintendent and general manager.
Real Estate .- J. A. Eaton.
Restaurants .- F. W. Burnett, Exner & Holmes, Frank Massucco, L. T. Mosley, Herbert Pitcher, Mrs. Dora Waite.
Screen Plate Manufacturers .- Bellows Falls Screen Plate Co.
Scythe Snath Manufacturers .- Derby & Ball.
Slater .- (contracting) Ned Pierce.
Tailors .- Charles E. Capron, C. L. Fletcher, J. J. Fenton & Co.
Telegraph .- Western Union, and Green Mountain companies, A. J. Damien, manager.
Telephone .- N. E. Telephone & Telegraph Co., C. H. Burr, manager. Undertakers .- Chase Furniture Co., George E. Welch & Son.
BUSINESS OF SAXTONS RIVER VILLAGE
Academy .- Vermont Academy, John L. Alger, principal.
Barbers .- R. A. Hussey, C. W. Osgood.
Blacksmiths .- Clough & Davis, W. W. Cory.
Carpenters .- W. H. Dean, Charles Dionne, C. L. Gale, Ilugh IIatfield, G. R. Tower, C. H. Twitchell.
Carriage Manufacturer .- W. W. Cory.
Churches .- Baptist, Clarence H. Brown ; Congregational, George F. Chapin.
Grain Dealers .- (owning grist-mill) Whipple, Thompson & Co.
Harness Makers .- Fuller & Wright.
Harness Maker and Cobbler .- M. M. Martin.
Hotel .- " Hotel Kimball," F. F. Shepard, proprietor.
Livery Stables .- D. J. Bemis, B. J. Simonds.
Lumber Dealers .- (owning saw-mills) Mrs. E. I. Kilburn, Whipple, Thompson & Co.
Merchants .- Coal .- J. F. Alexander ; Dry Goods and Groceries .- C. F. Simonds ; General Store and Drugs .- Charles S. Moore; Groceries, Tin- ware, Heating and Plumbing .- Fuller & Wright; Meats and Fish .- I. A. Farr.
Painters .- George A. Bailey, H. E. Tarbell.
Paint Manufacturer .- (cold water) Starks Edson.
Photographers .- P. W. Taft & Son.
Physicians .- J. H. Blodgett, F. L. Osgood ; Dentist .- Mrs. Hattie Moon. Specialties Manufacturers .- The Madame Waitee Manufacturing Co.
Telegraph .- Green Mountain Telegraph Co., J. F. Alexander, Jr., man- ager.
Telephone .- N. E. Telephone and Telegraph Co .. L. F. White, manager. Warner Home .- (for boys) H. A. Arthur, superintendent.
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Wheelwright .- A. G. W. Brown. Woolen Mills .- Saxtons River Worsted Co. Wool Pullers and Dealers .- M. P. Barry, Patrick Harty.
BUSINESS OF ROCKINGHAM VILLAGE
Carriage Maker and Dealer .- F. M. Wheeler. Blacksmiths .- Dexter Benson, John Nolette. William S. Severance, F. M. Wheeler.
General Merchant .- Mrs. Josiah B. Divoll. BUSINESS OF BARTONSVILLE VILLAGE
General Merchandise .- A. J. McGinley. Lumber Dealer .- Noyes L. Jackson. Saw-Mill and Wood- Working .- Charles W. Parker. Shingle-Mill .- O. D. Fiske.
BUSINESS OF CAMBRIDGEPORT VILLAGE
Barber .- Guy R. Thayer.
Church .- Union, W. H. Miles, pastor.
Blacksmith .- L. W. Harris. General Merchant .- Solon P. Cushing. Hotel .- Cambridgeport House, Mrs. Addie C. Wood, proprietor. Saw and Grist- Mill .- Willie Wilder.
GENEALOGIES
OF
ROCKINGHAM FAMILIES
INCLUDING MANY
OF THE EARLY SETTLERS
ABBREVIATIONS
ae. aged.
grad. graduated.
b. born.
m.
married.
bapt. baptized. R. Rockingham.
B. F. Bellows Falls.
rem. removed.
ch. child or children.
res.
residence.
chh. church.
s.
son.
d. died.
S. R. Saxtons River village.
dau. daughter.
unm. unmarried.
est. established.
wid. widow.
CHURCHES
Ist Town chh .- Church established at Rockingham, 1773.
Ist Univ. chh. of R .- Universalist church, est. at Rockingham about 1786. Immanuel chh .- Immanuel (Episcopal) church of B. F., est. at R. 179S. Ist Bap. chh. of S. R .- First Baptist church, est. at Saxtons River, 1812. Cong. chh. of S. R .- Congregational church, est. at Saxtons River, 1835. Meth. chh. of B. F .- Methodist Episcopal church, est. at B. F. 1836. Univ. chh. of S. R. - Universalist church, est. at S. R., before 1841. Ist Cong. chh. of B. F .- First Congregational church, est. at B. F., 1850. St. Chas. chh .- St. Charles (Catholic) church, est. at Bellows Falls, 1854. Ist Bap. chh. of B. F -First Baptist church, est. at Bellows Falls, 1854. Cong, chh. of Cpt .- Congregational church, est. at Cambridgeport, 1868. Ist Univ. chh. of B. F .- First Universalist church, est. at B. F., 1879. Cong. chh. of Bvle .- Congregational church, est. at Bartonsville, 1884.
Genealogies of Rockingham Families
In the following records of Rockingham families, which the author has aimed to make as full as possible, especially in regard to the early settlers, it has been the intention to begin the record with the first of the name who came to Rockingham. In cases where it has been possible to trace the lineage back to the emigrant ancestor, the male line is given in brackets immediately following the name, and the system of numbers gives the superior numeral "I" to the emigrant, and the later generations are numbered from him. Where the emigrant is unknown, the first who came to the town is given the number " I."
It has been the intention to follow as closely as possible the plan of numbering used by the New England Historic Genealogical society in its publications.
ADAMS
HORACEI (s. of Amos F., gr. s. of Eli). b. Springfield, Vt., Sept. 16, 1817 ; m. Olive Sartwell, Jan. 1, 1850, b. Langdon, N. II., Aug. 9, 1826. They came to B. F. in 1875, and he became proprietor of the grist-mill on the canal. and so continued until his death, Oct. 19, 1883.
Children :
i. IDA M.,2 b. Langdon, N. H., Dec. 28, 1850; d. Langdon, Apr. 23, 1863.
ii. ABBIE, b. Alstead, N. H., Aug. 4. 1854; m. Daniel D. Howard Oct. 6. ISS1 ; a merchant in B. F. and now a manufacturer ; res. Kennett Sq., Pa. Child : 1. Edith Lucille,3 b. B. F. May 28, ISS5.
iii. FRANK, b. Alstead, Feb, 1, 1857; m. Stella 11. Allis, June 4, 1889, at Cold Springs, N. Y. He succeeded to the mill and business of his father in B. F. which he still continues. Children b. in B. F. : I. Walter Frank, 3 b. Feb. 1, 1890. 2. Eugene Gerald, b. July 20, 1895. 3. Doris Christine, b. June 14, 1899.
ADAMS
SAMUEL O.5 (John,4 Lieut. John,3 George,2 George,I of Watertown, Mass., 1645), b. Acton, Mass., July 24, 1757; rem. in 1789 to Cavendish, Vt., later to the meadows in the northeast part of the town of R. where he d. Sept. 10, 1835 ; m. Nov. 25, 1783, Ruth White of Westford, Mass., b. Sept. 3, 1758, d. Springfield. Vt., Mar. 28. 1814. Children unknown except Mark White.
MARK WHITE6 ( Samuel O.,5 John,4 Lieut. John,3 George,2 GeorgeI), b. Cavendish, Vt., May 22, 1790 ; an extensive farmer ; owned a large farm on the Upper Meadows, dealing in sheep and cattle ; m. Jan. 26, 1816, Philena, dau. of Ebenezer Allbee of R., b. Mar. 29, 1795, d. at R., Sept. 19, 1866; he d. Feb. 12, 1858.
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Children all b. R. :
i. LUCIUS WARREN,7 b. Feb. 15, 1817 ; became a prominent resident of Bartonsville where he conducted a general store with his brother, Hiram E., and was for some years R. R. station agt. : postmaster at Bartonsville, 1850 to 1864: m. June 4, 1838, Calista Ann, dau. of Eleazer Allbee of R., b. Sept. 9, 1815. d. Feb. 14, 1899; he d. Bartonsville, May 26, 1889. Child : 1. Henry Alberd,8 b. in. R., May 16, 1840; m. at Chester Vt., June 16, 1861, Eliza Ann, dau. of John M. Weston, b. Springfield, Vt., July 20, 1842 ; res. Chester, Vt. Children all b. in R .: i. Carrie Weston,9 b. Aug. 27, 1861 ; m. Fred J. Jefts of Langdon, N. H., Oct. 12, 1892 ; res. Chester, Vt. Child : Clyde Adams, 10 b. B. F., May 10, 1894. ii. Lucius Edgar, b. Nov. 19. 1863 ; d. in R., Mar. 17, 1865. iii. Eva Belle, b. Jan. 22, 1865 ; d. in R. May 12, 1881. iv. Nellie May, b. Sept. 16. 1869 ; m. June 20, 1894, Edward J. Plantier now bookkeeper in Nat. Bk. of B. F. ; she is librarian R. Free Public Library ; no children. v. Frances Minnie. b. April 9, 1873 : m. George W. Kimball, Jr. (See Kimball.)
ii. HIRAM HUNT, b. July 4, 1819; d. July 4, 1824.
iii. LUTHERA ANN, b. May 4, 1825; m. Daniel Kellogg Barry of R. (See Barry.)
iv. IIIRAM EBENEZER, b. July 4, 1828 ; learned carpenter's trade ; in 1855 in company with his brother, Lucius W., conducted general store in Bartonsville, later rem. to B. F. ; in 1867 to Rutland, Vt., and in 1879 to Burlington, Vt., engaging in both places in jewelry trade ; m. Apr. 10, 1850, Melinda Dorcas, dau. of Ophir Edson of Chester, Vt. ; he d. Burlington. Dec. 10, 1904. Children : I.
Frank Edson,8 b. Chester, Vt., Dec. 29, 1852 ; was employed by American Waltham Watch Co. 22 yrs., later in same business in Trenton, N. J., is now an optical specialist in Worcester, Mass. ; a prominent musician ; m. Feb. 4, 1875, Albertine Maria Longley of Worcester. Children : i. Emma Elizabeth,9 b. Waltham Mass., Mar. 10, 1880; a teacher in the public schools of Worcester ; unm. ii. Mildred, b. Waltham, Aug. 22. 1882 ; d. Waltham, July 29, 1884. 2. Mark White. b. Chester Dec. 23, 1854; several yrs. clerk in the Robbins store, Chester Depot, Vt., later owned a store in Charlotte, Mich., after which he rem. to Burlington, Vt., and engaged in the jewelry business with his father and has since conducted it alone; m. Ist at S. R., Apr. 8, 1887, Bell A. Church of Chester ; in. 2d Sept. 10, 1890, Hattie M. Beach of and at Burlington, Vt. Child : Har- old Beach,? b. Burlington, July 29, 1894. 3. Edgar Hiram, b. Rut- land. July 21, 1867; grad. University of Vt. as chemist in 1891 ; now engaged in the manufacture of sand lime brick at Brooklyn, N. Y. ; m. Burlington, Nov. 5, 1895, Grace Madeline Johnson of Burlington. Child : Cecil Hart,9 b. Brooklyn, N. Y., Dec. 27, 1897.
V. MARY PIIILENA, b. Sept. 13, 1832 ; d. Aug. 6, 1833.
ALDRICH
SIMEON,I came to S. R. village previous to 1806, and owned and resided in the dwelling across the street from the present graded school building formerly the " Old South Church in Rockingham." In 1807, he presented the town with the land for the church and cemetery near by, and was the first village sexton. Soon after 1824, he rem. with his family, excepting his son Jonas, to the west, and his descendants are scattered through Michigan, Illinois and Wisconsin. Ile m. Sept. 12, 1796, Lucinda Clark, of Westminster, who d. Aug. 5, 1824, ae. 48 yrs. They had ten children.
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JONAS2 ( Simeon1), b. S. R. ; m. Feb. 25, 1821, Louisa Lovejoy of Rindge, N. H. They lived a few years on the George M. Cory farm one-half mile west of S. R. ; then spent the remainder of their lives on the " Wilbur farm," 2 miles south on the road to Westminster West Parish. A portion of the farm lies in Westminster, which town he represented once in the legislature.
Children :
i. HENRY L.,3 d. Chester, Vt., Oct. 1901, ae. 80 yrs. Children : 1. Mary,+ d. 1840, ae. 15; 2. Everlina, d. 1842, ae. 10: 3. Louisa, d. 1859, ae. 19; 4. Oscar.
ii. MARY, d. young.
iii. EVELENE, d. young.
iv. LOUISE, d. young.
v. LUCINDA, m. George W. Hadley of Chester, Vt., Mar., 1851 : she d. Mar. 1887, ae. 59. Five children.
vi. SARAH A., m. Haskell I. Wiley, Apr. 3, 1851. (See Wiley. )
vii. MARTIIA J., mn. George O. Guild ; res. B. F. (See Guild.)
viii. HARRIET A., m. Sidney F. Perry of S. R. ; d. B. F., May 29, 1905 : no ch.
ix. LYMAN m. Maria, dau. of Otis Smith ; she d. Oct., 1902.
x. JONAS, a farmer ; m. Ist, May 5, 1866, Rebecca Louise, dau. of John Proctor, b. Oct. 27, 1842, d. Aug. 19, ISSI, : he in. 2d Mary Mor- rison Gould of Bartonsville ; res. one mile west of R. village ; no ch.
ELDER ARTAMUS ALDRICHI
A stone standing in the cemetery in Rockingham village has the following inscription :- "ELDER ARTAMUS ALDRICH who was found Dead under his Grist-Mill wheel, Feb. 19th, 1796, in the 50th year of his age."
ALEXANDER
JOHN FREDERICK8 ( Willard HI.,7 Ebenezer,6 Asa,5 Ebenezer,+ Eben- ezer,3 John,2 John,I who came from Scotland, previous to 1644, to Weathers- field, Conn., later to Northfield, Mass.), b. Chesterfield, N. II., Feb. 21, 1838; came to B. F. in 1856 from Brattleboro, Vt .; a merchant in B. F .. firm of Gray & Alexander ; rem. to S. R. in 1860 and has res. there since ; town representative in 1886-7 ; his principal business has been woolen manu- facture.
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