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CHARLES BENJAMIN7 ( Charles,6 Benjamin,5 Joel,4 Benjamin,3 Oba- diah,2 Samuel,1), b. in R., July 27, 1829: educated in the common schools and Chester academy ; admitted to Windham County bar, Apr., 1858, and became a leading attorney of this part of Vermont ; identified with all public matters in the town of R. until his death ; senator from Windham Co., 1870-I; an earnest Christian gentleman, prominently connected with the Methodist chh. of B. F. Benjamin5 was a resident in R. from 1805 until his death in 1813; lived on the " Rollins farm " a mile north of Rockingham village. SamuelI was son of the Rev. William Eddye, A. M., vicar of the chh. of St. Dunstan in Cranbrook, County of Kent, Eng., and emigrated to America, landing at Plymouth, Mass., Oct. 29, 1630. He became one of the original purchasers of Middleboro, Mass., and a large land owner in other places.
Charles Benjamin,7 m. Sept. 3, 1849, Sarah M. Spaulding, b. Cavendish, Vt., Mar. 30, 1829, d. B. F., Apr. 5, 1904 ; he d. B. F., June 5, 1893.
Children :
i. CHARLES FRANK,8 b. in New Jersey, June 22, 1850; grad. Kimball Union academy, Dartmouth college, and Albany law school ; admitted to Windham County bar 1872, and practised in B. F. ; now an attorney in Boston ; m. ist June 13, 1872, Helen Sarah Townsend; m. 2d Sept. 26, 1892, Ada M. Royleigh ; res. Malden, Mass. Children : 1. Charles Senaca,9 b. Poultney, Vt., Apr. 6
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IS73; m. Ist Grace Hamlin of Chicago; m. 2d Carrie Webster of Detroit ; buyer for Marshall, Field & Co. of Chicago; res. Brook- lyn, N. Y. ; no children. 2. Fred Benjamin, b. B. F., June 2, 1877 ; m. Bessie Gilmore of Chicago; he d. Brooklyn, N. Y., Dec. I, 1905; no children. 3. Sarah Gertrude, b. B. F., Sept. 21, 1879 ; m. Dr. Eben P. S. Miller ; res. Keithsburg, Ill. Child : Perry Gilbert, 10 b. Feb. 25, 1905.
ii. FRED SPAULDING, b. Chester, Vt., Nov. 11, 1852 ; m. Jan., ISS4, Jessie Gansel of Sonestown, Pa. ; res. Williamsport, Pa. Children : I. Alice.9 2. Roy, d. ae. 15 years. 3. Ethel. 4. Florence.
iii. WILLIAM CHIESTER, b. Chester, Apr. 11, 1856; d. B. F., Apr. 19, I S60.
iv. ALICE MARIA, b. B. F. Apr. 2, 1859; m. Dec. 24, 1885, Dr. John Eugene Monroe ; res. Orange, Mass. Children : 1. Elmer Eddy,9 b. Worcester, Mass., Apr. 11, IS87; grad. Orange high school; now student at Dartmouth college. 2. Harold Eugene, b. Wor- cester, Apr. 4, 1889; d. Apr. 13, 1905. 3. Kenneth Eugene, b. Farmington, Pa., Mar. 16, 1894.
V. ELMER ELLSWORTHI, b. B. F., Mar. 7, 1862; grad. B. F. H. S., 1879 and Boston Dental college ; m. Jan., 1895, Nellie M. Baker of Gardner, Mass. ; a salesman for Goodnow Bros. & Pearson ; res. Gardner.
vi. CLARA MAY, b. B. F., Apr. 16, 1865 ; m. June 16, 1886, Clarence E. Dowlin, an employee of the Vt. Farm Mch. Co .; res. B. F, Children all b. B. F. : 1. Ethel Clara,9 b. Feb. 6, 1887. 2. Jessie May, b. July 20, 1890. 3. Nellie Sarah, b. July 11, IS71 ; d. B. F., Aug. 30, 1871.
EDDY
JUSTIN6 (Benjamin,5 Joel,4 Benjamin,3 Obadiah,2 Samuel1), came from Middlebury, Vt. to R. and for a time owned the mills now known as "Law- rence Mills." He. m. Feb. 1, 1810, Dolly, daughter of Ensign James Walker of R., b. Aug. 30, 1790; he d. Mar. 31, 1852, ae. 64 yrs.
Children all b. in R. :
I. i. LEWIS S.,7 b. July 15, 1820; d. Feb. 19, 1896.
ii. HENRY, m. Marrietta Hickok ; settled in Westport, N. Y.
iii. ELIZA; m. - Putnam and lived in Westboro, Mass.
iv. JAMES W., res. Westport, N. Y.
I. LEWIS SCHUYLER7 (Justin,6 Benjmain,5 Joel,4 Benjamin,3 Obadiah,2 SamuelI), b. July 15, 1820; in middle life for about 25 yrs. owned the Divoll store in R. village and was both merchant and farmer ; occupied many places of trust, among them overseer of the poor for sixteen consecutive years ; post- master at R. village, 1851-1854; later dealt in cattle for the Boston mar- kets ; was peculiarly kind hearted and of strict integrity. He m. Ist Eliza, daughter of Manasseh Divoll; m. 2d Louise Clark; m. 3rd Luella A. Howard; no children except by 3rd. wife :
Children :
i. LEWIS SCHUYLER,8 b. Dec. 5, 1873; res. B. F., employed by B. & M. railroad.
ii. JAMES W., b. Aug. 4, 1874; m. Apr. 4, 1896, Florence Colburn of Grafton, Vt. ; res. Grafton. Children : 1. Raymond J.,9 b. Aug. 21, 1899. 2. Doris E., b. Oct. 8, 1900. 3. Howard C., b. Oct. 12 1902.
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iii. HARLAND II., b. Sept. 8, 1875, a farmer of Grafton, Vt. ; m. Nov. 15, 1899, Lillian Woodman of Prince Edward Island. Children : I. Bernice L.,9 b. Dec. 15, 1901. 2. Clarence G., b. July 28, 1904. iv. ANNA B., b. Sept. 8, 1887: res. with her mother in Grafton.
ELLIOTT
REV. JOSEPH,I first pastor of the Ist Baptist church of S. R., came here from the churches at IHinsdale and Chesterfield, N. H., in ISHI ; took prominent part in the church and social life of the town ; master of the first Masonic lodge of the town in 1817, but renounced masonry during anti- Masonic times ; was a strikingly large, fine looking man; lived in house now owned by II. A. Stearns near the " Warner Home; " resigned pastorate of church in 1822 and rem. later to Elyria, O., where he d. He m. Susan , and the town records show their children all b. in R. :
i. JULIUS WORDEN,2 b. May 12. 1812.
ii. ROMANZO ISRAEL, b. Mar. 1, 1814.
iii. JANE ORITIIIEA, b. June 5, 1816.
iv. DEMETRIUS JOHN, b. Apr. 17, 1819.
v. VIRGIL FORBEZ, b. Feb. 12, 1821.
EMERY
SAMUEL,1 was an early resident, owning the mills near Bartonsville that were for many years known as " Emery's Mills :" first meeting for organization of that school district held at his house near the mills Nov. 4, ISO1, and the school was held in his house until the school building was built in 1803 ; selectman, 1796-7, 1803-4; m. Mary -. d. Feb. 22, 1SOS, ae. 53 ; he d. Feb. 21, 1829, ae. 75 ; town records show-
Children :
i. THANKFUL,2 b. Feb. 27, 1790.
ii. BETSY, b. Apr. 19, 1793.
iii. JOHN, b. Apr. 9. 1795.
iv. ELEAZUR, b. May 27. 1797.
SAMUEL, JR.2 ( probably s. of above, although not shown by town records), m. Anna Darling of R. Sept 24, 1800, and town records show-
Children :
i. ANNA,3 b. Jan. 31, ISO1.
ii. SAMUEL, b. Sept. 21, 1802.
iii. THOMAS JEFFERSON, b. Aug. 9, 1804.
iv. MARY ADALINE, b. June IS, 1807.
CAPT. JOSIAH, owned the mills after Samuel, who was possibly his father. He m. Apr. 29, 1806, Esther Rymington of R., d. Oct. 13, 1844, ae. 57 ; he d. Sept. 29, 1843, ae. 56 and both are buried in R. cemetery ; town records show-
Children :
i. ELVIRA, b. June 23, 1807.
ii. MARY, b. Feb. 25. 1809.
ESTABROOK
ABRAHAMI (s. of Abraham), b. Dec. 26, 1779: a farmer ; elected tyth- ingman in R. Mar. 7, 1807; a veteran of the war of 1812; d. Jan. 6, 1869, buried in the old cemetery at R., grave unmarked except by a boulder.
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JOHN1 (s. of Abraham), early in life res. in Chester, Vt .; rem. to R .; lived on a farm one and one-fourth miles north of Lawrence Mills; d. there Aug. 25, 1865, ae. 80 yrs.
Children :
i. HUBBARD,2 went to N. Y. as a young man and res. there until he d. Children : 1. Peter L.,3 Theron, and possibly others.
ii. LUCIUS H., b. Oct. 10, 1813 ; came to the home farm near Lawrence Mills and lived; m. Ist Apr. 21, 1842, Nancy Jane, daughter of Capt. Robert Finley of R., b. Jan. 2, 1819, d. Mar. 11, 1845 ; m. 2d March 31, 1847, Caroline, daughter of Joseph Willard of Bartons- ville, d. Oct. 9, 1905 ; he d. Oct. 24, 1884. Children : 1. Harriet,3 b. Feb. 6, 1843 ; m. S. M. Allbee of R. (See Allbee. ) 2. Sarah Jane, d. young. 3. Mary Jane, b. Feb. 16, 1852 ; d. May 3, 1866. 4. Eddy Lucius, b. Jan. 12, 1864 : d. ae. five yrs.
EVANS
DEACON PETER3 (son of Peter2 of Deerfield and Northfield, Mass., b. in Roxbury, Mass., June 21, 1674, gr. s. of John1 of Roxbury who rem. about 1685 to Deerfield, Mass.), was born in Deerfield, Mass., Feb. II, 1713/14; rem. with his parents about 1716 to Northfield, where his father d. July 8, 1752. He m. Ruth -. They were dismissed from the chh. in Northfield to the chh. in Hinsdale, N. H., Aug. 14, 1763; res. for a time in Hinsdale, where his mother, Mercy Allen, d. May, 1772, ae. 83. He was one of the original members of Ist chh. of R., Oct. 27, 1773, and was chosen dea- con June 12, 1774 and served in various official capacities for the church and town. He died Apr. 27, 1793 and was buried in the old R. cemetery. His wife d. Dec. 19, 1789. In chh. records her name is given " Mercy," showing that she was probably a second wife.
Children b. in Northfield, Mass. :
i. RUTH,4 b. Jan. 9, 1739 .-
I. ii. PETER, b. Dec. 7, 1741.
2. iii. ASHER, b. Aug. 7, 1744.
iv. JESSE, b. July 7, 1746 ; probably the Jesse Evans who was drowned in R., Apr. 5, 1777.
v. NAOMI, b. July 7, 1748.
vi. VASIITI, b. Sept. 3, 1750; m. in R., Jan. 5, 1784, Samuel Trott of Walpole, N. H.
3. vii. ELI, bap. June 10, 1754.
I. PETER4 ( Peter," Peter,2 John1), was born in Northfield, Mass., Dec. 7, 1741 ; perhaps rem. with his parents to Hinsdale, N. H., in 1763 ; was one of the original members, with his wife, of Ist chh. of R. Oct. 27, 1773. His name appears frequently in town and chh. records. In 1799 was a member of the Episcopal chh. and is called deacon in record of his death. According to Saunderson's "Ilist. of Charlestown, N. H.," he m. May, 1769, Mary Gil- bert, although his wife's name is given as "Mercy" in chh. rec. He d. Dec. 9, 1810, and is buried in Old R. cemetery.
Children, by "Saunderson" and R. chh. rec. :
i. GILBERT,5 b. Feb. 19, 1770 ; died at B. F.
ii. ELIZABETII. b. Nov. 25, 1771 ; m. in R., Dec. 16, 1789, John Savage ; rem. to Cazenovia, N. Y.
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iii. PETER, b. Oct. 23, 1773, bap. R., Oct. 31, 1773; res. Charlestowi , N. II., where he d. July 29. 1856: m. Emma Walker, res. in R. late as 1797. ( For descendants see Saunderson's Hist. of Chas.
iv. MERCY, bap. R., Dec. 17, 1775 : d. Aug. 17, 1777.
V. MERCY, bap. R .. Sept. 20, 1778.
2. ASHER+ (Peter,3 Peter2 John1), b. Northfield, Mass., Aug. 7, 174 ' one of the original members of the ist chh. of R. when formed, Oct. 2, , 1773, with Mary, his wife ; appointed by the Cumberland Co., Committee of Safety as Ist Lieut. of the R. Co. of militia in 1776, and in 1778 ensign of the same Co. His first wife's name was Mary, who d. July 17, 1780 and the 2d to whom he was m. Nov. 9, 1780 was Lecta ( probably Electa) Sartwell of Charlestown, N. H. ; he served the chh. upon various committees and is fre- quently mentioned both in chh. and town records. In History of Northfield, Asher Evans of R. is said to have been son of John3 who was brother of Peter,3 which may be correct.
Children, all after the first by 2d wife :
i. ROSWELL,5 bap. May 19, 1776; d. Aug. 31, 1777.
ii. ELECTA, bap. May 26, 1782.
iii. ROSWELL, bap. July 25, 1784.
iv. ARAD, bap. Aug. 13, 1786.
V. ALPIIEE, bap. June 28, 1789.
vi. ROXALENA, bap. July 17, 1791.
vii. VASIITI, bap. Sept. 1, 1793.
viii. JonN, bap. July 3, 1796.
There was evidently an Asher of a later generation as in the Parker Hill cemetery a stone records the death of Asher Evans " June 15, 1813, ae. 45 yrs." and " Martha Evans, wife of Asher Evans, d. Aug. 9, 1814, ae. 45 years."
3. ELI+ (Peter,8 Peter,2 John1), bap. Northfield, Mass., June 10, 1754, was also among the early citizens of the name, although the records do not speak of him as frequently ; he m. Dec. 10, 1778, Hannah Larkum of R. They were received into the ist chh. of R., July 25, 1779. He d. Nov. 20, 1840, ae. 86. The town records show the following births of-
Children :
4. i. JESSE,5 b. May 8, 1779.
ii. HANNAII, b. June 15. 1780.
5. iii. EL1, b. Sept. 23, 1782.
iv. RANDALL, b. Apr. 24. 1784; m. Dec. 17, 1807, Betsy Walker of R. HENRY, b. Aug. 2, 1786.
vi. RUTH PETTY, b. Feb. 9, 1788.
vii. SOPHIA, b. Jan. 31, 1790.
4. JESSE5 (Eli,+ Peter,3 Peter2 JohnI), b. May 8, 1779; m. 2d Mrs. Dor- othy (Bixby ) Ausment.
Children by ist wife :
i. JESSE.6 m. ist Maria Mason ; m. 2d Nancy Mason ; m. 3rd Mrs. Eliza French. Children by ist wife: 1. Gratia,7 m. Edward Holmes : d. on the R. meadows. 2. Edwin, b. in R., Nov. S, 1834 : m. Elnora M. Wood of Langdon, N. H., b. Langdon, Sept, 19, 1837. d. Chester, Vt., Mar. 26, 1890; res. Springfield, Mass. Child : Elnora A.,8 b. in R., Apr. 10, 1858; m. Oct. 27, 1879, Mary R. Barney. b. Millport, N. Y., July 5, 1857. Children : 1. Helen,9 b. Springfield, Mass., Nov. 14, 1886. 2. Ruth Louisa, b. Springfield. Oct. 4. 1888. 3. George F., b. in R., May 21, 1840 : a farmer on R. meadows, later ice dealer at B. F. ; m. Nov. IS,
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1861, Mary Jane Wood, b. Langdon, N. H., Dec. 27, 1840; he d. B. F., Oct. 16, 1904; she res. B. F. Children : i. Stella M.,8 b. Oct. 4, 1862 ; m. Dec. 28, 1885, George H. Dickinson ; res. B. F. Children : 1. Elizabeth,9 b. Nov. 23, 1886. 2. George H., b. Mar. 25, 1892. ii. George Henry,8 b. Jan. 24, 1870; ice dealer ; m. Jan. 15, 1891, Johannah Rellihan; res. B. F. Child : George Franklin,9 b. Feb. 19, 1901. 4. Charles Herbert, res. Cambridge, Mass. Child : Gertrude,8 res. Cambridge.
ii. WILLIAM G., d. Nov. 1, 1884, ae. S1 ; unm.
iii. ELI LAWRENCE, b. Springfield, Vt., Sept. 22, 1806; m. May 16, 1833, Betsey King of Langdon, N. H., b. June 19, 1809, d. Woods- ville, N. H., May 19, 1887 ; he d. Woodsville, Mar. 4, 1880. Chil- dren : 1. Solon S.,7 b. Haverhill, N. H., Mar. 15, 1837; m. Oct. 19, 1858, Mary W. Gale of Bath, N. H., she d. Dec. 4, 1895. Chil- dren : i. John S.,8 b. Aug. 4, 1862; m. Oct. 9, 1894, Sarah J. Toohey. ii. Mary E., b. Aug. 7, 1864. iii. Madge C., b. July 11, 1875. 2. Eliza A., b. Haverhill, Apr. 12, 1839; m. Jason Spauld- ing ; she d. Aug. 11, 1862 ; no children.
SUSAN, m. John D. Gates. "
iv. v. JOSEPH H., b. June 13, 1810; m. Ist Oct. 17, 1831, Sarah A., dau. of Willard Hodgman ; m. 2d Oct 2, 1843, Randilla Hodginan. Chil- dren : 1. Alonzo,7 b. Sept. 12, 1840 ; d. June, 1862. 2. Sarah Ann, b. June 8, 1842 ; d. Mar. 1, 1843. 3. Melissa R., b. June 8, 1845 ; m. Jan. 1, 1865, Osman A. Spring ; she d. Mar. 29, 1902. Children : i. Lillian May,8 b. Feb. 18, 1866; d. June 17, 1889. ii. Leslie A., b. Dec. 27, 1869; d. May, 1873. iii. Myrtie A., b. Sept. 6, 1874; d. Aug. 18, 1899. 4 .. Nancy Ann, b. Nov. 17, 1848; d. Oct. 20, 1869. 5. Roseltha E., b. Dec. 12, 1853; m. Feb. 14, 1877, Willard S. Robinson. Children : i. Percy E.,8 b. Nov. 30, 1882 ; m. July 20, 1903, Mertie O. Woodward of Springfield. ii. Arthur W., b. Nov. 11, 1885. iii. Gertrude M., b. Aug. 6, 1889. 6. Joseph W., b. Dec. 5, 1855 : d. Mar. 15, 1856. 7. Joseph, b. Oct. 26, 1859 ; m. Hattie Young of Missouri Valley, Ia. Children : i. Frank A.,8 b. Dec. 25, 1893. ii. Fred, b. 1895. Children by second wife :
vi. ELLEN OMINDA, b. Sept. 26, 1827; m. Oct. 7, 1846, John Harvey Sargent, b. Mar. 27, 1824, d. Sept. 28, 1897 ; she d. Aug. 26, 1872. Children all b. Chester, Vt .: 1. Mary Ellen,4 b. July 12, 1847 ; m. May 26, 1874, Henry G. Harlow of Westminster West, Vt .; res. Keene, N. H. Children : i. Grace Ellen,5 b. Aug. 21, 1876 ; d. Keene, June 28, 1906 ii. May Emma, b. May 21, ISSO. 2. Charles Harvey, b. Oct. 9, 1852 ; d. Aug. 4, 1868. 3. William Evans, b. Sept. 3, 1854; d. Oct. 21, 1875. 4. George Clarence, b. Aug. 2, 1864 : d. Walpole, N. H., Feb. 14, 1884. 6. vii. SARAH J., m. May, 1846, Freemen F. Weston.
5. ELI5 ( Eli,4 Peter,3 Peter,2 John1), b. Sept. 23, 1782 ; m. May 18, 1807, Sarah Edson, b. Dec. 24, 1788, d. Dec. 14, 1869 ; he d. July 26, 1858.
Children :
i. HENRY,6 b. June 7, 1808: m. Apr. 3, 1839, Sophia Britton ; he d. Sept. 20, 1882. ii. OLIVE, b. Aug. 31, 1809 : m. Allen Huntley.
iii. LAURA, b. Mar. 1, 1811 : m. Dec. 23, 1831, David Stowell; she d. Mar. 17, 1869.
iv. SOPHIA, b. Jan. 24, 1813; m. Oliver King ; she d. Jan. 7, 1904.
v. HARRIET, b. Apr. 23, 1815 : in. Leonard Goodnough.
vi. WARREN FELT, b. Dec. 23, 1817 ; m. June 21, 1840, Charlotte Tinker.
vii. EMILY AUGUSTA, b. Mar. 2, 1825: m. Jan. 27, 1858, Royal E. Fisher ; she d. Jan 22, 1905. Children : 1. Warren Evans,7 b.
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Cambridgeport, Vt., Dec. 15, 1858; m. Aug. 5, 1893, Elizabeth Augusta Orcutt. Children : i. Royal Orcutt,8 b. Aug. 2, 1899. ii. Ralph Warren, b. Apr. 14, 1901 : d. Aug. 25, 1901. 2. Carrie May, b. Cambridgeport, Feb. 14, 1860; m. Jan. 6, 1886, Fred Lewis Howe. Children : i. Augusta Stella, 8 b. June 1, 1891. ii. Earl Warren, b. Feb. 17, 1903. 3. Rollin Everett, b. Grafton, Vt .. Feb. 18, 1863 ; d. Sept. 3, 1865. 4. Royal Earl, b. Grafton, Sept. 14, 1864; d. Sept. 10, 1865.
6. SARAH J.6 ( Jesse,5 Eli,4 Peter,3 Peter,2 John1), m. May, 1846, Freeman F. Weston ; she d. Aug. 29, 1875.
Children :
i. EUGENE S.,7 b. Aug. 14, 1847; m. June 6, 1871, Eva S. Hall. Children : 1. Lena DI. ,8 b. Aug. 11, 1872 ; m. Apr. 13, 1892, B. S. Gates. 2. Alfred F., b. Aug. S, 1875; m. Apr. 13, 1898, Nettie L. Hlinman ; he d. Sept. 29, 1904. Children : i. Mildred B.,9 b. Apr. 7, 1899. ii. Eva M., b. Nov. 25, 1900. 3. Bertha E., b. May 7, ISSI. 4. Grace F., b. Feb. 2, ISSS.
ii. WILLIAM EVANS, b. 1852 ; d. 1852.
iii. FLORA E., b. May 26, 1857; m. May 1, 1877, J. O. Sawyer. Child- dren : 1. Charles E.,8 b. Mar. 26, 1882. 2. Ruth AI., b. Sept. 10, 1885. 3. Nellie, b. 1887 ; d. 1887.
iv. EDGAR W., b. June 1, 1861: m. Carnette Johnson. Children : I. Sadie," b. Nov. 14, 1890. 2. Florence. 3. Emily F., b. May 15, IS98. 4. Julia. 5. William E., b. Jan. 18, 1904.
v. FRANK E., b. 1863 ; d. 1864.
vi. ADELINE M., b. May 21, 1867 ; m. Aug. 14, 1901, J. E. Hancock. Child : 1. John W.,8 b. Mar. 23, 1903.
FAIRBANK
EDWIN CORNELIUS9 ( Chilson C.,8 Cornelius,7 Levi,6 Samuel,5 Sam- nel,4 Jonathan,3 George,2 Jonathan,1 [ Fairebanke ] emigrated from England to Dedham, Mass., 1633), b. Grafton, Vt., Aug. 17, 1849; came to B. F., from Webster, Mass., in ISSS; engaged in plumbing trade in the firm of Fairbank & Labaree four yrs, since then in the grocery trade; m. Nov. 4, 1874, Lily Asenath Walker, b. Woodstock, Vt., May 27, 1854 ; no children. Chilson C., 8 b. Grafton, Vt., Nov. 21, 1822, who resides with Edwin C.,9 was for more than 30 yrs. deacon of the Grafton, Vt. Bap. chh., and since 1891, has been deacon of the Ist Bap. chh. of B. F.
FARNSWORTH
JOIIN A .. I b. Cambridge, Mass., Feb. 26, 1815 ; at the age of II yrs., apprenticed to learn the woolen trade at West Claremont, N. H .; in 1838 came to S. R. as overseer in the finishing room of the woolen factory ; except from 1844 to 1847 he res. in S. R. during the remainder of his life, and became a prominent and influential business man of the town; in 1847 became a member of the woolen manufacturing firm of George Perry & Co., later Farnsworth & Hoit; in 1866 Farnsworth & Alexander: in 1868 Farns- worth & Co., from which he retired with a competence a few years previous to his death; held many responsible public offices ; representative, 1861-62 ; selectman and justice of the peace many years ; overseer of the poor: school committee and county commissioner : prominent in banking affairs, being a director of the Bank of B. F., and National Bank of B. F., 33 yrs., and
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of the B. F. Savings Institution ; deeply interested in establishing Vermont Academy at S. R. and subscribed $10,000 toward its first endowment fund. One of the principal buildings of the academy was named for him.
He took great pleasure during his later yrs. in the remembrance that in early youth he, with other school children dressed in white, scattered flowers in the pathway of Gen. Lafayette on the occasion of his last visit to this country, and also that he heard Daniel Webster deliver his famous oration at the dedication of Bunker Hill monument.
He m. in 1839, Mary Jane Osgood of Brookline, Vt., d. Feb. 17, 1895 ; he d. at S. R., Oct. 29, 1895. They gave homes to two orphan nieces who shared their love and care until their marriage and removal from the home.
Child :
i. SABAII R.,2 d. at the age of six yrs.
FARRAND
DANIELI (s. of Rev. Daniel of Canaan, Conn. ), b. about 1760; grad. Yale college; lawyer Newbury, Vt., 1787/1800; member Constitutional Convention at Bennington, 1791 ; town representative 1792/8 and speaker of House, 1798; rem. to B. F., [800, lawyer here until 1804; represented R., 1802 ; state's attorney and ran for congress against James Elliott in 1803 ; was first school committee and organized first school of B. F., assisted by Quartus Morgan, in 1800; rem. to Burlington, Vt., 1804; assistant Judge of Supreme Court 1813; was a Federalist during War of 1812, opposing it with remark- able force; was member of the corporation of the University of Vermont after 1798.
He m. in Haverhill, N. H., May 1, 1794, Mary, dau. of Col. Asa Porter, d. Mar. 24, 1812 ; he d. Burlington, Vf., Oct. 13, 1825. They had nine dau., all handsome and accomplished women.
Children :
i. ELIZA CROCKER,2 b. Newbury, Vt., Sept. 11, 1795; m. Dr. A. L. Porter and rem. to Detroit, Mich., where she d. in Mar., 1875.
ii. MARY PORTER, b. Newbury, Dec. 11, 1796 : m. N. P. Rogers, a law- yer, teacher and editor ; she d. 1890. They had eight children.
iii. LUCIA ANN, b. Newbury, July 29, 1798; m. George A. Kent, Esq., of Concord, N. H. ; she d. in Feb. 1838.
iv. FRANCES JACOBS, b. Newbury, Sept. 6, 1800; m. Ist Rev. Mr. Mur- dock; m. 2d John Richardson, lawyer of Durham, N. H. ; she d. ISSo.
V. CAROLINE THOMPSON, b. B. F., Apr. 8, 1802; teacher; d. 1871 : unm.
vi. CHARLOTTE PARMALEE, b. Feb. 3, 1804; m. Dr. Stephen C. Henry of Detroit. Mich. ; she d. Jan. 25, 1884. One son, D. Farrand,3 b. May 27, 1833, a prominent civil engineer of the Detroit water works.
vii. ARABELLA MARIE, b. Burlington, Aug. 23, 1806; m. George Will- son, a prominent instructor and author of school books ; she was a lady of rare talent, authoress of "Lives of the Three Mrs. Judsons," and many other well known books ; she d. Canandaigua, N. Y., Mar. 13, 1884.
viii. MARTHA OLCOTT, b. Burlington, Sept. 6, 1808; d. 1878.
ix. ELLEN, b. Burlington, Feb. 7, 1812; m. Nathaniel E. Russell, founder of Green River Cutlery Works, Greenfield 'Mass.
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FELT.
ELIPIIALET.1 b. Dedham, Mass., Sept. 24, 1754; served in Capt. Robert Taft's company at Lexington, 1775, in Capt. Samuel Fales' artillery and " guarded the Gaol in Taunton, Dec. S, 1776;" rem. to Rockingham and erected previous to 17So a log house a mile south of the center, across the road from the present residence of Dexter Benson. The chimney was built outside with a fire-place 8 or 9 ft. long in the living room, with large doors at both sides of the room through which the back logs were drawn with horses. Ile later built the present residence of Mr. Benson where he res. until he d. in 1833.
He m. Nov. 4, 1779, Lona Wetherell of Norton, Mass .. b. 1762, d. in R. Aug. 31, 1845 ; he d. in R., Nov. 18, 1833.
Children all b. in R. :
i. CHARLES,2 b. Oct. 17. 1780; d. Aug. 24, 1797.
ii. JOIIN, b. Oct. 22, 1782 ; d. Apr. 19. 1805.
iii. JAMES, b. Jan. 12, 1785 ; a merchant in R. village, firm of " Cutler & Felt ;" d. Mar. 17, 1812.
iv. EUNICE. b. Oct. 20, 1787 ; m. Levi Hoit of R. (See Hoit.)
V. PHILENIA, b. May 3, 1790; m. Amos Ilitchcock of R. ( See Hitch- cock.)
vi. WARREN, b. Feb. 16, 1793: m. Feb. 16, 1823, Elmira E., daughter of Luther Webb of R .. b. Jan. 15, 1795, d. May 21, 1876 ; the most of their married life was spent on the old Felt homestead above described, where he d. Apr. 20, 1857. Children : 1. Wells War- ren,3 b. Nov. 11, 1823; in 1848 began a hotel career in the old B. F. Stage House, and later attained a reputation almost world- wide ; became manager of the Tontine House, New Haven, Conn., 1850: then Planter's Hotel, St. Louis, Mo., later Lindell House, St. Louis, which was burned in 1867; in Feb., 186S, took the Tremont of Chicago until destroyed in the great fire; later Gard- ner House of Chicago ; returned to the rebuilt Lindell in St. Louis in Sept .. 1874, of which he was proprietor at the time of his death, which occurred Aug. 24. 1875, while on a trip to Williamstown, Mass. He m. Aug. 4, 1865, Ella Winchester. Children : i. Wil- liam Sherman,+ b. Jan. 14, 1867. ii. Pauline Winchester, b. June 19, 1868. iii. Emily May, b. May 1, 1870. iv. Winchester Whip- ple. b. Aug. 15, 1874. 2. Charles Franklin, b. Sept. 8, 1825 ; d. Oct. IS. 1857: unm. 3. William Whiting, b. Mar. 16, 1829; res. B. F. three or four years : later rem. to West Rutland where he still res. : m. Ist, Nov. 4, 1850, Orrissa Kidder, d. Jan. 8, 1884 ; m. 2d Sept. 10, 1890, Mary C. Wooster, d. June 15, 1903. Child- ren : i. William Warren,+ b. Sept. 8, 1851 ; d. Mar. 21, 1858. ii. Orrissa Chloe, b. June 15, 1853; d May 10, 1890. iii. Charles Horace, b. Oct. 24, 1854 ; d. July 20, 1861. iv. Martha Almira, b. Jan. 20, 1857 : d. Mar. 17, ISSO. v. William Henry, b. Apr. 24, 1859 : d. July 31. 1861. vi. Fred Kidder, b. July 24, 1864 ; d. Apr. 19, 1893. vii. Wells Schuyler. b. Jan. 23, 1867; d. Dec. 31, 1879. viii. John Milton, b. Oct. 8, 1871 ; m. Minnie Gallinger of Water- town, N. Y. ; no children. 4. Luther Webb, b. May 24, 1833 ; m. Oct. 16, 1855, Aurelia Theresa Wright of Keene, N. H .; he was taken ill at the Centennial exposition at Phil. in 1876, where he was exhibiting a spinning machine that he invented, and d. Aug. 23. Child : i. Jennie Florence,+ b. May 28, 1859; m. Nov. 29, ISS3, Milan Henry Johnson of Keene; res. Keene; no children. 5. Martha Ann, b. May 1, 1840; m. May 15, 1861, Nathan Schuy- ler Proctor of R. ; res. R. ( See Proctor.)
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