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xi. VALERIA A., b. Feb. 22, 1804: m. Xenophon Earle. ( Sce Earle.) xii. CHARLES ELLIOTT, b. Mar. 30, 1So7 ; while still a young man he became owner of the farm near the height of land between R. and S. R., now tenantless and owned by N. L. Divoll, and there he lived and labored over 40 years ; he m. Oct. 1, 1828, Marcia, daughter of Eleazur Allbee of R., b. Apr. 17, ISHI; d. in West- minster, Vt., Oct. 22, ISSo; he d. May 20, 1890. Among their children. - Martha, m. Oscar D. Olcott of R. (See Oleott.)
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Delia ; m. Rodney Ober of S. R. ( See Ober. ) Charlotte ; m. John Minard of Westminster, Vt. and S. R. (See Minard.) Marion, m. - Newman, and res. at S. R.
1. HIRAM3 ( Nathaniel,2 Nathaniel1), b. in R., May 28, 1788; m. Aug. 25. 1814, Melinda Stevens of Greenwich, N. Y., b. Dec. 1, 1793, d. Geneseo, Ill., Apr. 29, 18So ; he d. Plymouth, Vt., June 9, 1848.
Children :
i. MELINDA ANN,4 b. in R., Oct. 16, 1816; m. Lucius Weston of R. ( See Weston.)
ii. SIMON STEVENS, b. in R., Dec. 19, 1817; res. in Cincinnati, O., from 1853 to 1894; member city council ; founder of Relief Union, working for Union soldiers during the Rebellion ; member of school board; promoter of the Art Institute, and elected mayor of Cin- cinnati in 1871 ; rem. in 1894 to Newton Highlands, Mass., where he d. May 11, 1896. He m. Feb. 12, 1850, Elizabeth Sayer of Westown, N. Y., b. Westown, Feb. 12, 1831, d. Cincinnati. Jan. 13, 1879. Children : 1. Alla,5 b. Goshen, N. Y., Feb. 5, 1851 : m. Ist Jan. 22, 1874, J. G. Knight of Cincinnati, d. 1877; m. 2d June, 1901, F. L. Depew of Newton, Mass. ; she d. Feb. 5, 1903. Child : William L.,6 b. June 25, 1876; d. July 2, 1877. 2. Hattie, b. Goshen, Feb. 19, 1853 ; d. July 26, 1853. 3. Harry Sayer, b. Cincinnati, June 28, 1858; d. Feb. 17, 1866. 4. Mary Blanche, b. Cincinnati, May 12, 1860; m. Feb. 25, 1880, George A. Spicer, member of the International Shirt & Collar Co .; res. Chicago, Ill. ; no ch. 5. Liblin Corine, b. Cincinnati, Aug. 10, 1862 ; d. Feb. 12, 1866. 6. Ralph Fulton, b. Cincinnati, Jan. 31, 1865 ; d. Feb. 17, 1866. 7. Clarence Sayer, b. Cincinnati, May 10, 1867 ; d. Aug. 17, 1867. S. Simon Stevens, b. Cincinnati, June 26, 1868; is connected in business with George A. Spicer ; m. Feb. 16, 1898, D. Etta May McCarthy; res. Evanston, Ill. 9. Eva Adelia, b. Cincinnati, May 2, 1870 ; m. Nov. 26, 1890, C. P. Kelley, a silk merchant in Boston, Mass. ; res. Newton Highlands, Mass. Children all b. Newton Highlands : 1. Aubry Davis,6 b. Sept. 16, 1891. 2. Blanche Spicer, b. Nov. 14, 1894. 3. Davis P., b. Apr. 21, 1896. 10. Walter Knight, b. Cincinnati, July 14, 1872 ; d. June 13, 1873. II. Edith, b. Cincinnati, July 22, 1875; m. Apr. 18, 1900, E. P. Fisher ; res. Chicago. Children : 1. Alla Davis,6 b. Aug. 4, 1902. ii. Earl.
iii. HELEN FRANCES, b. in R., May 6, 1820; m. Feb. 5, 1846, Daniel Babcock, b. Oct. 20, 1820, d. Aug. 24, 1886; she d. Mar. 9, 1899; res. Franconia, N. II. Children : 1. Ella Frances,5 b. June 8, 1850; d. Oct. 20, 1881. 2. Anna Eliza, b. Oct. 20, 1852 ; m. Nov. 20, 1878, Henry Harvey Clark, b. Feb. 5, 1846. Children : i. Guy Harvey,6 b. Aug. 13, 1881. ii. Viva Anne. b. May 30, 1 886.
iv. HIRAM HARWOOD, b. in R., Oct. 5, 1822 ; res. Geneseo, Ill. : d. June 19, 1899. Children : 1. Linda.5 2. Ralph, res. Geneseo, Ill. JAMES GEORGE, b. in R., Jan. 31, 1825 ; m. Mar. 3, 1859, Carrie L.
v. Simonton of Cambridge, Ill. ; res. many yrs. at Andover, Ill. ; farmer and stock breeder; retired 1891; rem. to Cambridge, Ill., where he d. Jan. 15, 1903, ae. 77 yrs. Children all b. Andover, Ill. : 1. Frank II.,5 b. June 10, 1860 ; a farmer : m. July 28, 1886, Lena A. Lowry of Abingdon, Ill. ; res. Decota, Cal. 2. Fred S., b. Apr. 14, 1864; cattle dealer ; m. Dec. 25, 1894, Lena M. Van Aulstein ; res. Columbus, Neb. 3. William I., b. Sept. 8, 1868 : engaged in general mining and overseer of irrigation ; m. Sept .. 1900, Le Nora Funk ; res. Columbus, Neb. 4. Mary L., b. Jan. 6, 1870; res. with her mother in Cambridge, Ill. 5. Anna L. S., b.
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Dec. 25, 1875 : m. Mar. 13, 1895, Arthur J. Crawford, meat dealer in Cambridge, Ill.
vi. THEODORE STEVENS. b. in R., May 15, 1827 ; d. Sept. 5. 1828 ..
vii. ELIZA ABIGAIL, b. in R., Feb. 4, 1830; m. Oct. 6, 1850, Edson A. Wood of Plymouth, Vt., b. Plymouth, Sept. 24, 1829; res. many years in Geneseo, Ill., later rem. to Minneapolis, Minn., where they both d. She d. Feb. 13, 1903 : he d. Sept. 12, 1899. Chil- dren :' 1. Flora MI.,5 b. Plymouth, July 17, 1856; m. Dec. 23, 1SS6, Theodore J. Richardson, an artist of Minneapolis, b. Read- field, Me., Apr. 4, 1855. 2. Harry E., b. Geneseo, June 9, 1862 : a banker in Minneapolis.
viii. HENRY LAKE, b. in R., Mar. 19, 1832; d. Cincinnati, Sept. 24. 1 869.
ix. IRA WOODARD, b. in R., Apr. 13, 1834; rem. to the West at an early age.
x. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, b. in R., Aug. 27, 1836; a banker in Cincin- nati many years; rem. to Memphis, Tenn .; president of a bank and active in city enterprises ; m. Ist May 29, 1860, Adelia Gil- bert of Cincinnati, b. Nov. 13, 1837, d. Mar. 28, 1870; m. 2d Sal- lie Ranney ; he d. Memphis, Nov. 28, 1890. Children : 1. Joseph Gilbert,5 b. June 15, 1861 : d. Jan. 22, 1863. 2. Caroline Bridg- land, b. Nov. 27, 1863 ; m. Oct. 16, ISSS, Stonewall Jackson Shep- herd, b. July 14, 1860. Children : i. Adelia Davis.6 b. Aug. S, ISS9. ii. Elizabeth Poston, b. Jan. 22, 1892. iii. Amelia Beard, b. Dec. 13, 1897. 3. Charles Norris, b. Nov. 11, 1865 ; employed in office of George A. Spicer : res. Chicago.
2. JOHN HARWOOD3 ( Nathaniel,2 NathanielI), b. Aug. 30, 1797; lived on the homestead farm of his father in R. until 1855; m. Apr. 15. 1824, Susan Billings of R., b. Groton, Mass .. May 2, 1805, d. Galesburg. Ill., July 30, 1879; he d. Gallipolis, O., June 19, 1861.
Children :
i. HARRIET A.,4 b. in R .. Apr. 12. 1825 ; d. in R., June 7, 1826.
ii. LOUISE MARIA. b. in R .. July 13, 1826; m. Dec. 18, 1849, Albert Sherwin of Chester, Vt. ; res. Madison, Wis., Elgin, Ill., and later Leadville, Col., where he was a leading banker and mine owner ; after retiring he traveled extensively in foreign countries ; d. sud- denly in St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 21, 1904, while visiting the Exposi- tion ; she d. Three Oaks, Mich., Aug. 27, 1866; he m. 2d Oct. 19. 1868, Frances M. Lang, at Gallipolis, O., b. Nov. 25, 1832. Child- ren : 1. William Whitman,5 b. Milwaukee, Wis., Mar. 2, 1855 ; grad. Ann Arbor university ; a prominent business man of Elgin, Ill., is connected with large enterprises in Elgin, Chicago and Col- orado : m. Apr. 28. ISSO, Caroline M. Town, b. Elgin. May 27, 1855 : no children. 2. Caroline Aiken. b. Milwaukee, Wis., Mar. 2, 1855; d. Madison, Wis., Nov. 23, 1861. 3. Allbert Edwin b. Madison. Dec. 22. 1860: res. Leadville, Col., a lumber mer- chant and engaged in mining ; m. at Cairo, Ill., June 28, 1882, Ella May Turner. b. Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 25, 1861 : d. Lead- ville, Col., Feb. 15. 1906. Children : i. Maria Louise.6 b. Bush- nell, Ill., Apr. 21, 1883 ; d. Elgin, 111 .. Sept. 27, 1883. ii. Ruth Elizabeth, b. Elgin, Dec. 28, 1886. iii. William Albert, b. Elgin, Aug. 1, 1889. iv. Elliott Davis. b. Leadville. Oct. 14, 1896. 1. Susan Davis, b. Madison, Nov. 17, 1863; d. Leadville, Aug. 27. 1898. 5. Frank LeClercg, b. Three Oaks, Mich .. Nov. 2, 1865 : d. May 12, 1866. Child by 2d wife : 6. Frederick Lang, b. Elgin, May 12, 1870: a prominent lawyer ; res. Colorado Springs, Col.
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iii. SUSAN AUGUSTA, b. in R., Nov. 18, 1827 ; m. June 1, 1847, Amos G. Sears of Dover, Vt. ; they followed teaching as a life work, Prof. Sears being principal of Gallia academy, Gallipolis, O., 11 years, and Elgin academy, Elgin, Ill., 11 years, making a marked success in each. They retired in ISSI, since which time they have res. in Chicago. Child : 1. Nathaniel Clinton,5 b. Gallipolis, O., Aug. 23, 1854; grad. Amherst college; studied International law at Berlin and Heidelberg universities, Germany; admitted to bar in Chicago, 1878; elected judge of the superior court of Cook Co., 1890 ; appointed to Appellate court, 1897; after 10 years service on the bench resigned to do active work at the bar, where he holds rank among the ablest lawyers of the state ; received degree LL. D. from Northwestern university and occupied chair of practice. lecturing in the Law Department seven years; res. Chicago; he m. Ist June 2, 1881, Mattie Lee Barclay at Elgin, Ill., b. Elgin, Dec. 10, 1860; d. Chicago, Nov. 28, 1881 ; m. 2d May 26, 1887, Laura Raymond Davidson, b. Elgin, July 10, 1853; no children. NATHANIEL JOHN, b. in R., Oct. 14, 1830; engaged in mercantile business in Brattleboro, Vt .; in 1850 went to California and was a pioneer miner, later at Pike's Peak and Virginia City, Mont. ; has had many thrilling experiences ; present res. is Bozeman, Mont. ; in. Feb. 1, 1866 Jennie Urquhart Lovell at Virginia City, Mont., b. Front Royal, Va., Aug. 27, 1846; res. Virginia City. Children all b. Virginia City: 1. Fannie Louise,5 b. Jan. 5, 1867; m. Sept. 29, 1892, William J. Ennis, a ranchman ; res. Ennis, Mont. Children : i. Kathryn Leola,6 b. at Ennis, Jan. I, 1894. ii. Louise, b. at Ennis, July 11, 1895. iii. William. 2. Nathaniel John, b. Dec. 11, 1871. 3. Janet Lovell, b. Virginia City, Sept. 23, 1873; a teacher; m. 4. Mary Catherine b. Sept. 7, 1874. 5. Edwin Cooley, b. Dec. 24, 1875; in mercan- tile business in Bozeman. 6. Flora Le Clercq b. Aug. 23, 1880; d. Bozeman, Feb. 13, 1906. 7. Wiley Sears, b. Apr. 6, 1886; graduated business college at Bozeman.
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V. SARAH FRANCES, b. in R., Sept. 26, 1832 ; m. Daniel Leverett Wiley. ( See Wiley.)
vi. ELLEN SOPHIA, b. in R., June 20, 1834 ; m. Aug. 31, 1857, Edwin A. Cooley of Amherst, Mass., b. Feb. 2, 1831, a graduate of Amherst college in 1857. They both left Mass. for Charleston, S. C., after the Civil war to take charge of schools organized by the Freedman's Bureau; later took charge of Gallia academy, O., for a short time until they settled in Galesburg, Ill., on a farm ; she d. Galesburg, June 7, 1898; he d. Aug. 31, 1902. Children : George L.,5 b. Galesburg, Mar. 1, 1876; d. Galesburg, July IS, 1879. 2. Maria Louise, b. Galesburg, Mar. 7, 1895; was in the freshman class at Knox college at the time of her death, and as a memorial to her memory Mr. and Mrs. Cooley presented a scholar- ship of $3,000 to Knox college known as the "Louise Cooley scholarship."
vii. FLORA ANN, b. in R., Mar. 27, 1838; m. June 1, 1857, Francis Lewis LeClercq, a woolen manufacturer of Gallipolis, b. there July 24, 1832, and d. Chattanooga, Tenn., Feb. 17, 1891 ; she d. Spring- field, O., Feb. 11, 1906. Children all b. at Gallipolis : 1. Nel- lie R.,5 b. Mar. 15, 1858; m. May 16, 1882, Edward Harford, b. Trowbridge, Eng., Nov. 16, 1850, a banker and Masonic leader, has charge of the Masonic IIome for Widows and Orphans in Spring- field, O .; res. Springfield. Children all b. Springfield : i.
Flora C.,6 b. Mar. 17, 1884; d. Dec. 28, ISSS. ii. Frederick L., b. Aug. 6, 1887 ; is student of State university of Ohio. iii. Kath- erine S., b. Aug. 14, 1894. 2. Susan Sears, b. Sept. 3, 1863 ; res. in Springfield ; employed in the First National Bank. 3. Rose,
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b. July 2, 1867; m. Aug. 1. 1894, Charles Coles, a commercial traveller ; res. Chicago. Children : i. Marjorie R.,6 b. Spring- field, Mar. 16, 1896. ii. Elizabeth. 4. Francis Augustin, b. Jan. 1, 1874; for several years had charge of the works of the Ameri- can Radiator Co., in Buffalo, N. Y .; m. June 25, 1903, Lucille Prettie at Jamestown. N. Y. ; res. Springfield, O.
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JAMES CLARENCE7 (James Sweetland,6 Loammi,5 Loammi,4 David,3 Nathaniel,2 Anthony, I who sailed from London 1635, in the good ship " Paule" and settled in Gloucester in 1650), b. in So. Attleboro, Mass., March 26, 1848; came to B. F. from Keene, N. II. in 1877; in dry goods trade here since ; has been village bailiff many years ; chairman of board of commissioners for Oak Hill Cemetery from its inception ; president of the board of trade and has held many other offices ; is prominent in the Masonic fraternity : a past- master of Lodge of the Temple; charter member of Holy Cross Command- ery, K. T. ; member of B. F. Lodge, I. O. O. F. ; and member of the Cong. chh. of B. F.
He m. Ist Oct. 15, 1873, Charlotte E. Pray of Keene, b. White River Junction, Vt., Aug. 8, 1853, d. B. F., Oct. 29, 1891 ; m. 2d Jan. 23, 1895, Lorena E. Jewett of S. R., b. Chenoa, Ill., Aug. 24, 1867; res. B. F.
Children :
i. ANNIE MARGARET,8 b. Jan. S, IS78; d. Dec. 6, ISSI.
ii. CHARLOTTE MARY, b. Jan 17, 1880; m. Dr. M. M. Dolan, April, 1900 ; res. So. Glens Falls, N. Y. Children : 1. Clarence Robert,9 b. April 14, 1904. 2. Margaret Day, b. July 23, 1906.
iii. ROBERT HOLMES, b. Nov. 14, 1882 ; d. Jan. IS, ISSS.
iv. MARGARET HUMPHREYS, b. Jan. 21, ISS4; d. Jan. S. ISSS.
V. MARION FRANCES, b. Ang. 3, 1886 : d. Feb. S, 1887.
vi. ELIZABETH HOLMES, b. April 15, 1891.
vii. DOROTHY MADELINE, b. June S, 1896.
DERBY
ALBERT1 (s. of Ephraim, b. Leominster, Mass .. Nov. 16, 1798, and gr. s. of Nathan), b. Walpole, N. H .. July 4, 1830; came to B. F. in 1844 ; contin- uously identified with business of the place since that year ; first worked as house builder for Wm. Stone. then identified with various branches of manu- facture; since 1863 has been engaged in the manufacture of scythe snaths, since 1SS2 in connection with the late Franklin P. Ball and his suc- cessors, under the firm name of Derby & Ball ; m. Jan. 1, 1856, Martha Philena Russell, b. Walpole, N. H., June 18, 1831 ; she d. Sept. 24, 1891 ; he res. B. F. Child :
i. MINNIE FRANCES,2 b. Apr. 13, 1863; m. George M. Rossman of Keene, N. H., Oct. 24, 1SS9 ; no children.
DIVOLL
MANASSEHI (s. of Manassch of Lunenburg, Mass., b. Nov. 17, 1753. gr. s. of John, gr. gr. s. of William, b. May 8, 1672, gr. gr. gr. s. of Eusign John, b. Lancaster, Mass., 1672, and killed by the Indians), b. Lunenburg, Mass., Oct. 16, 1787; came to R. village about the year 1806; a tanner
JOHN L. DIVOLL. b. IS30.
MANASSEH DIVOLL, 1787-1864.
JOSIAH B. DIVOLL. IS32-1904.
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and currier, his tannery was located in the ravine by the brook north of the highway, just west of Lovell's Hotel, and in later years he also owned a tannery located on the middle falls in S. R. The business in R. village was that established by Samuel Billings, and Mr. Divoll was associated many years with his son, Samuel L. Billings, in business. Mr. Divoll's sister, Susanna, was the wife of Samuel Billings.
Mr. Divoll was widely known and influential in his day and held various town offices. He represented R. in the legislatures of 1829, 1830 and 1836. He m. June 23, 1817, Charlotte, dau. of Nathaniel Davis of R., b. in R. Feb. 6. 1794, d. in R. Jan. 20, 1882 ; he d. Jan. 25, 1864.
Children all b. in R. :
i. CHARLOTTE M.,2 b. Sept. 15, 1816; m. 1838, Elias Olcott. (See Olcott.)
ii. SARAII, b. July 26, 1820; was many years a prominent teacher in town, a portion of the time in B. F. ; d. Apr., 1886; unm.
iii. IRA M., b. Apr. 10, 1822 ; a farmer of R., res. in the village ; m. Dec. 25, 1863, Emma Smalley ; d. July 4, 1871 ; she m. 2d Eli Pulsipher of Springfield, Vt.
iv. SUSAN F., b. Feb. 2, 1824; a teacher in B. F. ; m. Apr. 5, 1853, Judge William Rounds of Chester, Vt. ; d. Chester, Apr. 30, 1893. v. GEORGE W., b. July 3, 1826; killed by the Indians in a massacre at Shakopee, Minn., Aug. 18, 1862; unm.
vi. ELIZA A., b. Sept. 20. 1828; m. Lewis S. Eddy of R. ( See Eddy.)
vii. JOHN L., b. Dec. 2, 1830; has always been a prosperous farmer, and owns at the present time a number of valuable farms in various parts of R .; m. Feb. 5, 1862, Flora A., dau. of John Hastings Olcott of R., b. Mar. 15, 1843, d. Nov. 26, 1904; he res. in R. Children all b. in R .: 1. John 1.,3 b. Nov. 1, 1862; res. R .; d. Nov. 9, 1906; unm. 2. Natt L., b. Sept. 1, 1864; res. R. ; unm. 3. Mary O., b. Aug. 15, 1866; res. R. ; unm.
viii. JOSIAII B., b. Nov. 26, 1832 ; a merchant at Bartonsville 2 years ; in 1857, rem. to R. village and conducted the store there 47 years ; the only one in the village after 1863; was appointed postmaster by Abraham Lincoln in 1861 and held the office continuously until his death 43 years later ; owned a number of farms in the vicinity of the village ; represented the town in the legislatures of 1868 and 1869 and held other public offices of trust. He m. May 15, 1861, Harriet D., dau. of Nathan Proctor of R. ; he d. Apr. 19, 1904 ; she res. R. Children all b. in R : 1. George WI'.,3 b. Mar. 9, 1862 ; is a merchant in R .; m. Feb. 26, 1900, Martha French of Chester, Vt .; no children. 2. Oscar J., b. Sept. 6, 1863 ; a mer- chant in R. ; unm. 3. Clarence A., b. Aug. 10, 1870; d. July 26, 1882.
DODGE
EDWARD ADOLPHIUS CRARYI (s. of Capt. Billy Dodge), b. N. Y. city, Mar. 25, 1807 ; came to B. F. in 1835, became manager of a fulling mill "under the hill," having learned the trade of fuller at Haverhill, N. H .; lived in a house still standing on the east side of Rockingham street until about 1854 ; then rem. to a farm in Athens, Vt. ; m. Marion Jenkins, b. Brad- ford, Vt., Jan. 10, 1811, d. Athens, Vt., Feb. 29, 1888; he d. Rutland, Vt., Feb. 14, 1896
Children :
i. EDWARD P. I.,2 b. Haverhill, Feb. 14, 1834; killed at his father's fulling mill in B. F., Oct. 19, 1840.
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ii. THEODORE S .. b. Haverhill, Mar. 27, 1835; killed on Vt. Valley R. R.
iii. MARION, b. at B. F., Nov. 27, 1837; m. George A. Griswold of Rut- land, Vt. (deceased ) ; she res. at S. R. ; no children.
iv. RANDOLPHI, b. at B. F., Aug. 23, 1838; in recent years teamster at
B. F .; m. Orissa Chase of Cambridgeport ( deceased) ; he res. Dorchester, Mass. Children : 1. William R.,3 b. Grafton, Vt., Nov. 23, 1860 : an electrical engineer ; m. Nellie Smith of Rutland, Vt. (deceased) ; he res. Rutland. 2. Elena, b. Grafton, Apr. 23, 1865 ; m. Sept. 27. 1882, John Church, commercial agent N. Y. C. R. R .; res. Boston Mass. Child : Beatrice,4 b. B. F., Aug. 31, ISS4.
V. EDWARD BILLY, b. B. F., Aug. 10, 1840; m. Mrs. Zina Kelley ; she res. Rutland, Vt. ; he d. Nov. 23, 1903 ; no children.
vi. OLIVER, b. B. F., Apr. 10, 1842 ; m. Frances Warner of Acworth, N. H. ( deceased) ; he d. Dec. 23, 1902. Child : Edward.3
vii. WILLIAM EDWARD, b. B. F., June 25, 1844 ; d. Aug. 9, 1848.
viii. LOUELLA MEHITABLE, b. B. F., Oct. 4, 1846; m. William Farr of Athens, Vt. Children : 1. Marion ;3 m. Dr. Frank Cowles of Beverly, Mass. 2. Bertha; m. Edward Phillips; res. in N. Y. state.
ix. ANNAH ISABEL, b B. F., July 6, 1854; m. Edwin Raymond Lake. (See Lake.)
DORAND
PETER.I b. Jan. 22, 17So, was the first of his name to come to R., about the year ISoo and settled upon a farm about a mile below Bartonsville, the old house being located across the road nearly opposite the present James Worrall residence. He was a farmer and mason by trade. He m. Dec. 22, 1803, Diadama Wright, b. June 13, 1780, a granddaughter of Moses Wright, one of the first three settlers, and a dau. of Solomon Wright who was said to have been the first male child born in the new township of R. Peter d. June 13, 1855 ; Diadama d. Aug. 26, 1856.
The family name of Dorand has been a common one in the town of R., and many of that name have held official positions during nearly all the years of the century that has passed.
Children :
i. QUARTUS M.,2 b. May 2, 1804 ; a mason and carpenter ; m. Mar. 22, 1827, Elvira Emery ; d. Mar. 22, ISSS; no children.
ii. SCHUYLER, b. Nov. 11, 1805 ; d. Apr. 29. 1812.
iii. IIARRIET, b. Sept. 1, ISO8; m. Nathan Proctor. (See Proctor. )
iv. LAURA, b. Aug. 27, 1816: m. John Burt. Children : 1. Martha ; 3 m. Frank M. Wheeler, a carriage maker and blacksmith of R. ; no children. 2. William is m. and res. in Unity, N. H. ; no children. V. SUSAN, b. June 22, ISIS ; m. Jedediah Gould ; went west.
vi. JAMES, b. Nov. 29, 1820 ; a mason and carpenter ; in. Martha Stearns ; he d. Sept. 27. 1SSS; she d. earlier. Child : 1. Fred J.,3 b. Dec. 6, 1856; res. Chester, Vt .; m. Ella Smith ; he d. Apr. 17, 1893 ; she m. 2d William S. Pollard ; res. Chester ; no children.
vii. JouN, b. Aug. 9, 1825 ; m. Ist Betsey Helen, dau. of Jehial Simonds of R .; m. 2d Mary Parker of R .; he d. May 11, 1866. Children : I. Peter,3 b. Feb. 11, 1851 ; m. Clara Rogers, of R., Sept. 10, 1873 ; a farmer : resides near Bartonsville : is overseer of the poor. Chil- dren : i. John J.,4 b. Apr. 29, 1874: m. July 4, 1895, Minnie Marble, b. in R., Mar. 15, 1874: res. Chester, Vt. ii. Urban F.,
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b. Aug. 3, 1876; m. May Carlisle, Aug. 17, 1898; res. Chester, Vt. Children : 1. Pearl,5 b. Aug. 9, 1902. 2. Harold C., b. Sept. 21, 1905. iii. Amy L., b. Nov. 19, 1889. 2. Ellen M., b. Feb. 13, 1860; m. Thomas Straley ; res. Albany, N. Y .; no children.
DUTTON
THOMAS1 (s. of Thomas and Hannah [ Burge] Dutton), came to R. as early as 1766 from Fitchburg, Mass. He was b. in Billerica, Mass., Aug. 28, 1713 ; m. May 10, 1737, Mary Hill ; rem. from Westford to Lunenburg, Mass., soon after 1741. His wife, Mary, the mother of several children, d. about 1754. Ile m. 2d Sept. 9, 1756, Sarah, dau. of Joseph Fitch, b. May 8, 1731. Children by 2d wife :
i. JOSEPHI FITCII,2 b. June 3, 1757.
ii. SUSANNAII, b. Mar. 7, 1759.
iii. JOHN, b. July 9, 1761.
EARLE
XENOPHON,I b. Chester, Vt., Jan. 25, 1798; came to R. from Chester about 1812 ; m. Oct. 2, 1822, Valeria Ann, daughter of Nathaniel Davis of R., b. Feb. 22, 1804, d. July 11, 1861 ; he d. at S. R., Feb. 15, 1875; res. at S. R.
Children all b. in R. :
i. SIDNEY R.,2 b. May 14, 1823; a wheelwright; res. at S. R .; m. Julia Williston ; he d. Nov. 2, 1903. Children : 1. Seymour II., 3 b. Feb. 15, 1851 ; m. Caroline Louise Cooke; res. Derby, Conn. Children : i. Ethel Dora,4 b. Sept. 7, 1883. ii. Mabel Julia, b. Jan. 6, 1886; d. July 29, 1886. iii. Alice Williston, b. Aug. 23, ISSS; d. July 7, 1890. 2. Frank R., b. Apr. 19, 1855 : d. Dec. 30, 1896; m. Ist Castella Cooper ; she m. 2d William Coons of Lin- lithgo, N. Y. Child : Mabel H.,4 b. Mar., 1894. 3. Sidney L., b. Aug. 2, 1870; res. New Haven, Conn. ; unm. 4. Charles E., b. Aug. 2, 1870; m. Lena May Dickinson ; res. Hampden, Conn. ; no children.
ii. MARY E., b. Dec. 16, 1824; m. H. A. Tuthill; res. in Virginia ; d. S. R., Aug. 16, 1858. Children : 1. Ella A.,3 b. May 5, 1851 ; m. William W. Hunt; res. Dalton, N. Y. Child: Grace,+ b. Nov. 26, 1876; m. La Vergne A. Walker. Child : Ralph II.,5 b. Oct. 29, 1896. 2. Fred A., b. Jan. 1, 1855 ; a locomotive engi- neer; m. Flora Benton of Dalton, N. Y .; res. Brattleboro, Vt. Children : i. Elizabeth B.,4 b. Oct. 25, 1885. ii. Flora, b. Mar. 29, 1889. 3. Seymour A., d. May 5, 1850, ae. 4 yrs. and 4 mos.
iv. iii HARRIET M., b. Feb. 15, 1827; m. Theron Estabrook ; she d. Apr. II, 1895; res. Chicago, later at B. F. where he d. ; no children. IRA LEWIS, b. Nov. 21, 1828; a railroad fireman and engineer for 40 yrs. ; fired the first locomotive run over the Cheshire R. R. to B. F .; master mechanic of Vt. Valley R. R .; later ice dealer ; built first houses on the street named for him ; m. at S. R., May II, 1853, Aner Maria Graves, d. B. F., Feb. 10, 1898; he d. at B. F., Apr. 14, 1904. Children : 1. Edward Lee,3 b. June 3, 1858; a locomotive engineer Rutland R. R. ; m. Oct. 11, 1877, Eva L. Snow of Charlestown, N. H. ; res. Rutland, Vt. Children : i. Edith M.,4 b. B. F., Sept. 12, 1878. ii. Ira L,, b. B. F., May 31, 1885. iii. Edward L., b. Rutland, Vt., June 19, 1895. 2. Mary Elizabeth, b. Jan. 15, 1863 ; m. Mar. 28, 1901, Mortimer S. Benton of Brattleboro, Vt. ; res. B. F. Child : Maria A., + b. B. F., Aug. 12, 1902.
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V. GEORGE B., b. Aug. 7, 1831 ; m. Hannah Fowler ; he d. Feb. 14, ISS9. Child : 1. Stella,3 b. May 1, 1860; m. Rev. II. L. Bradden ; no children.
vi. HENRY C., b. Feb. 5, 1832 ; employed by Cheshire R. R. 30 yrs., most of the time as locomotive engineer ; he d. Sept. 25, 1904 ; res. B. F. ; m. Nov., 1855, Mary L. Britton of West Swansey, N. H. ; no children.
vii. FANNIE M., b. Oct. 11, 1833; m. Henry P. Wheeler ; res. Daven- port, Iowa ; no children.
viii. VALERIA A., b. Aug. 13, 1835: m. Holland W. Osgood of S. R. (See Osgood.)
ix. CHARLES A., b. Jan. 17, 1838; d. Feb. 12, 1858; unm.
x. MARTHA J., b. Mar. 25, 1840; m. Charles E. Osgood ; res. S. R. ; she d. Feb. 21, 1886. Child : 1. Anna E,3 b. Dec. 16, 1869; d. Sept. 15. 1870.
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JULIUS A.I (s. of Amasa. gr. s. of James, gr. gr. s. of Asa, who d. Westminster, Vt., Dec. 17, 1816). b. Rochester, Vt., Dec. 3, 1833 ; ancestors were a race of blacksmiths ; he came to B. F., ISSo; engaged successively in bakery, tin trade, jewelry and real estate ; m. Aug. 27. 1854, Ann M., dau. of Elijah W. Allbee, b. R., Oct. 16, 1835 : res. B. F.
Children all b. Rochester, Vt. :
i. EUGENIE F.,2 b. Mar. 31, 1862 ; m. Nov. 7, 1882. Fay H. Martin ; res. Boston, Mass.
ii. WINIFRED A., b. May 23, 1865 ; res. B. F.
iii. WILLIAM J., b. May 23, 1865 ; a jeweller; m. Isabell E. Jennings, Sept. 23, 1891; res. B. F. Child : 1. Ruth E.,3 b. B. F., Oct. 4, IS92.
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