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household goods came by the flat boat that then plied between Hartford, Conn., and B. F.
Mr. Morgan had already purchased, through the influence of his brother- in-law, Leverett Tuttle, who was part owner of the line of Connecticut river boats, the building now known as Frost block located on the west side of Rockingham street, the second building north of the Opera House. This building, Mr. Morgan often said in later years, was an old one at that time, and had been for some years used as a tavern. Mr. and Mrs. Morgan con- tinued it as a tavern until 1814, when, Mr. Morgan having died in ISI0, and Mrs. Morgan having erected the present Morgan homestead at the north end of the village, she sold the tavern property, and moved out of it June S, 1814.
During their ownership the " Morgan tavern" became one of the most popular and best known taverns between New York and Montreal, its fame often being discussed in both cities. During the ownership of the Morgans an assistant well known to the travelling public, and very efficient, was one Susie Fox. The quaint old sign promising good " ENTERTAINMENT FOR MAN AND BEAST " is still preserved, and a faithful representation of it is shown upon another page.
Ile m. Oct. 29, 1788. Lorana, dau. of Titus Tuttle, b. Fairhaven, Conn., May 16, 1769, d. B. F., Aug. 24, 1857 ; he d. B. F., Mar. 10, 1810. Both are buried in the old cemetery at R.
Children :
i. LAURA,6 b. West Springfield, Mass., Feb. 12, 1790; d. Mar. 1, 1804. ii. LOVISA STEBBINS, b. Northampton, Mass., Dec. 15, 1791; m. in B. F., Apr. 12, 1815, Hubbard Bellows of Walpole, N. H., d. May 19, 1835 ; she d. B. F., July 19, 1841. Children : 1. Sophia Lorana,7 b. Walpole, Mar. 20, 1816; m. in Macon, Miss., about 1839, Joel H. Tracy of Brandon, Vt., grad. of Capt. Partridge's Military School at Middletown, Conn., civil engineer ; after death of Mrs. Tracy went to San Francisco, Cal., and was for four yrs. Superintendent of public schools ; later, about 1854, rem. with his family to Kenosha, Wis., served in the Union army in 19th Wisconsin infantry; spent last 13 yrs. of his life in Chicago; she d. Walpole, N. H., Sept. 2, 1850; he d. in Chicago, Nov. 9. 1883. Children : i. Edward Bellows,8 b. Aug. 2, 1840: entered Union army; rose to rank of capt. ; d. of wounds, Fernandina, Fla., Apr. 6, 1865. ii. Francis Davies. b. Brandon, Miss., Apr. 6, 1842, a veteran of the Civil war, now in the employ of the Chicago & Alton R. R., Chicago, 111. iii. Henry Hudson, b. Brandon, Miss., Jan. 5, 1844 ; a veteran the Civil war; res. Chicago, Il1. iv. Frederick Knapp, b. Wal- pole, N. Il., Nov. 27, 1846; holds responsible position on the Chicago Tribune : res. Chicago. v. Sarah Bellows, b. Walpole, 1849; d. ae. 5 months. 2. Harriet Maria, b. Walpole, Apr. 13, 1818; d. B. F., Oct. 18, 1839. 3. John Hubbard, b. May 8, 1820; d. Baton Rouge. La., about 1849. 4. Quartus Morgan, b. May II, 1822; d. June 6, 1822. 5. Edward, b. Nov. 22, 1823 ; d. Dec. 26, 1823. 6. Laura Louisa, b. Jan. 17, 1825 ; m. in Dayton, O., June 22, 1847, Nathaniel Edward, son of David Stone of Walpole ; res. Union city, O. Children : i. Hannah Louisa,8 b. Dec. 9, 1849 ; d. Apr. 11, 1869. ii. Harriett Bellows, b. July 31, 1852 ; m. John S. Crabbs of Union City, O. 7. Hannah Stone, b. July 2, 1829 ; d. Dayton. O., Oct. 17, IS50.
iii. QUARTUS, b. Northampton, Nov. 24, 1793 : d. June 6, ISO8.
iv. ELENORA, b. B. F., Oct. 12, 1802 ; d. Jan. 19, 1804.
DEACON SAMUEL S. GRAGIN 1794-ISS3.
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DR. SAMUEL NICHOLS. IS12-ISS7.
CAPT WALTER TAYLOR. IS12-1901.
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LAURA WARNER, b. B. F., Nov. 18, 1804; m. Aug. 21, 1827, John Wyse of Middletown, Conn .; she d. Middletown, Oct. S, 1856. Children all b. Middletown, Conn .: 1. Laura Morgan,7 b. June 5, 1828; m. Apr. 23, 1851, George White Horne of Jamaica, W. I., grad. Oxford university, England, served in British navy, later Methodist minister in West Indies: rem. to the U. S. in 1848, became an Episcopal rector and in 1858 went to Africa as a mis- sionary and d. at Rocktown, Cape Palmas, Africa, Oct. 2, 1854, ae. 33 yrs. Child : Mary Elizabeth Laura,8 b. Middletown, Jan. 16, 1852 ; m. George Morgan Ockford, M. D. of Hackensack, N. J., Oct., 1877 ; she d. Ridgewood, N, J., Dec. 28, 1903. Children : 1. Catherine Marchmont,9 b. Oct. 1878; d. 1878-9. 2. Florence, b. about 1879 or 1880. 3. George Morgan, b. Burlington, Vt., 1881 ; d. Ridgewood, N. J., Jan. 5, 1906. 4. John Wyse, b. Vincennes, Ind., about 1886. 2. William Sumner, b. Oct. 3, 1830; m. Aug. 12, 1873, d. 3. Katherine Anne, b. Apr. 23, 1833 ; m. in Middletown, Nov. 1, 1865, Rev. William Welles Holley, D. D., grad. Trinity college, Hartford, and Law Dept. Yale college; now rector of Christ Episcopal chh. of Hackensack, N. J. Children : i. Maud Isabella,8 b. Staten Island, Oct. 2, 1867 ; d. Hackensack, Dec. 24, 1887. ii. - , d. in infancy. iii. Alfred Tilghman, b. Hacken- sack, Feb. 15, 1872. iv. Isabella Jeanette, b. Oct. 25, 1835 ; d. Nov. 1, 1836. v. Harriett Isabella, b. . Nov. 8, 1839; d. Dec. 20, 1860.
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JAMES BURT, b. in B. F., Oct. 26, 1806; many years selectman and served his townsmen faithfully in many offices ; was a prominent and influential citizen during a long life ; m. Apr. 23, 1834, Lucre- tia Fuller Oaks, of Athens, Vt., d. July 26, 1892 ; he d. Jan. 3, 1893. They always res. in the Morgan homestead at the north end of B. F., and both are buried in Immanuel cemetery. Children all b. in B. F. : 1. Mary Lorana,7 b. Jan. 26, 1835 ; still res. in B. F., in the Morgan homestead; unm. (Twin d. Jan. 26, 1835. ) 2. Quartus Edward, b. Apr. 1, 1837 ; postmaster of B. F., 1878-1886 ; m. in Rutland, Vt., June 17, 1868, Elizabeth Teresa Ward; res. B. F. Children : i. Frank Edward, b. July 22, 1871; res. N. Y. city ; unm. ii. Florence Tuttle, b. May 16, 1881 ; m. Oct. 15, 1906, Orion B. Dodge, teller Manchester, N. H. National bank. 3. Lev- erctt Tuttle, b. Feb. 18, 1841; d. Aug. 13, 1845. 4. Harriet Bellows, b. Oct. 31, 1844; res. B. F. with her sister ; unm. 5. James Leverett, b. Sept. 16, 1848; d. B. F., Oct. 21, 1905; unm. 6. William Wyse, b. Aug. 12, 1852; d. B. F., August 4, 1882 ; unm.
(Joseph, eldest son of Joseph3 and uncle of Quartus,5 was the father of Junius S., the London banker and partner of George Peabody, and father of the now well known J. Pierpont Morgan of N. Y. city.)
MORRISON
GEORGE W.+ ( William,3 Samuel,2 .John1), b. Walpole, N. H., June 11, ISII; was a successful farmer in R .; res. in the brick house just east of Lawrence mills ; m. Apr. 10, 1843, Betsey, dau. of Capt. Josiah Emery of R., b. July 23, 1812, d. in R., Apr. 15, 1871 ; he d. in R., Apr. 22, 1897.
Children all b. in R. :
i. GEORGE W.,5 b. Sept. 7, 1846 ; a farmer ; res. about a mile north of S. R. in R. ; m. March 10, 1870, Ilattie B., dau. of Moses Wether- bee of R., b. in R., July 29, 1847 ; he d. July 30, 1900; she res. at S. R. Children : 1. Frank William,6 b. July 16, 1871 ; res. San
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Francisco, Cal. 2. Fred Sherburn, b. Oct. 19, 1874; m. Sept. 12, 1894, Cora M. Mark; she d. June 25, 1902. Child : Carl L.,7 b. Apr. 19, 1896; res. at S. R. 3. Hugh Christy, b. May 7, 1877 ; res. at S. R. : unm. ; 4. Harry Robert, b. May 9, 18SI ; m July 9. 1902, Nellie M. Geer ; res. in S. R. Child : Ruth A.,7 b. Nov. 5, 1905. 5. Mary Augusta, b. Feb. 6, 1883 ; d. Feb. 18, 1893.
ii. MARY J., b. Aug. 26, 1850; m. Ist May 31, 1871, Norman G. Gould, a merchant in R., b. in R. Dec., 1843, d. Dec. 31, 1874; m. 2d Apr. 29, 1883, Jonas A. Aldrich, b. Westminster, Vt., May 5, 1842 ; (See Aldrich.) res. in R. Child : Melissa B.,5 b. Bartonsville, Aug. 17, 1873; m. Oct. 4, 1906, Edgar R. Lovell; res. Medford, Mass.
iii. SHERBURNE C., b. Sept. 1, 1853; m. at Burlington Jct., Mo., Dec. 28, ISSO, Martha E., dau. of George A. and Elizabeth Downing, b. Savannah, Mo., Aug. 20, 1857; res. Clinton, Mo. Children : 1. William Lewis,6 b. Burlington Jet., July 1, 1882 ; d. Buell, Ore., Jan. 7, 1906; unm. 2. Mary Edith, b. Burlington Jct., Mar. 15, ISS4: m. Oct. 1, 1903 at Chehalis, Wash., William M. Berry. 3. Ruth Elizabeth, b. Cambridgeport, Vt., Oct. 9, 1897. 4. Dorothy, b. in R., Jan. 1, 1900.
NICHOLS
SAMUEL! (s. of Thomas, Jr., and Prudence [ Thompson] Nichols), b. Walpole, N. 11., Oct. 25, 1812: grad. Norwich University, 1839; studied medicine with Dr. Ortt of Harrisburg, Pa. ; grad. Vt. Medical college, 1843 ; located B. F. in 1847 and continued practice of medicine here until his last illness. Ile was pre-eminently the family doctor, thoroughly devoted to his profession, much loved for his kindliness of heart. He was engaged in the drug trade here some years ; m. Jan. 24, 1847, Sophina C. Smith, b. Unity, N. H., Jan. 15, 1818, d. B. F., Aug. 9, 1905 ; he d. B. F., July 8, 1887.
Children :
i. EMMA MEDORA, b. May 23, 1850 ; res. B. F .; unm.
ii. ELLA MINORA, b. May 23, 1850; res. B. F. ; unm.
iii. SARAH ADELAIDE,2 d. Nov, 27, 1851, ae. 3 yrs.
iv. JENNIE SOPHIA, d. Feb. 15, 1853, ae. 10 days.
v. CARRIE EDNA, d. Sept. 22, 1854, ae. II weeks.
vi. HATTIE LOUISE, d. July 14, 1856, ae. 11 weeks.
vii. WILLIAM HENRY, b. Apr. 30, 1858 ; a R. R. clerk ; res. B. F. ; unm.
NUTTING
WILLIAM ( William,6 William,5 William,A Jonathan,& John,2 .John1), b. Randolph Center, Vt., Mar. 28, 1815 ; from 1853 was a manufacturer of church organs in B. F., his factory being the building standing on the north side of Bridge street. east of the canal, now occupied by tenants. John1 of Groton, Eng., emigrated 1653 and was one of the first settlers of Groton, Mass., where he was killed by the Indians. William6 was a lawyer of Ran- dolph Center, Vt.
William,7 m. Aug. 10, 1841, Mary A. Bradshaw at Montpelier, Vt., b. there Dec. 15, 1819, d. B. F., Oct. 9, 1900; he d. B. F. Oct. 21, 1869.
Children :
i. MARCIA AMELIA, 8 m. Dec. 9, 1872, D. A. Guptil of Montpelier, Vt. ; he d. Mar. 23, 1904 ; she res. B. F. ; no children.
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ii. GEORGE WILLIAM, some yrs. in hardware trade in B. F. ; m. Sept. 11, 1872, Rosetta Stevens of Baltimore, Md .; she d. Oct. 9, 1906; he res. Bridgeport, Conn., engaged in hardware trade. Children : 1. George Gray,? d. ae. 13 yrs. 2. Louis Fostino, now physical director in St. Lawrence university, Canton, N. Y.
iii. MARY EMELINE, d. ae. 2 yrs.
iv. LUCY MARIA, res. B. F. ; unm.
OBER
DEA. SAMUEL,1 b. Jaffrey, N. H., 1756 ; came to R. in 1787 from Salem, Mass. ; settled one mile west of S. R., on the Cambridgeport road, later owned the Homer Nourse farm, next west of the present Fred C. Rand farm ; built here a distillery for rum and cider brandy that he run many years and later it was run by one of his sons; late in life he saw the evils of intemper- ance and told his son if he would tear down the distillery he would give him certain notes that he held against him, and it was done; tradition states that " when he first came to this town he crossed the Connecticut river on a raft of logs in company with Messrs. Bellows and Lovell." There was then only one house where the village of S. R. stands, and that was upon the location now covered by the Chas. S. Frost residence; was over 30 yrs. a deacon of the Ist chh. in R., admitted Sept. 18, 1791 with his wife, " being recommended from the chh. in Jaffrey ;" at first he and his wife went to chh. on foot, 5 miles, guided through the forest by blazed trees, each carrying an infant. Ile had previously been a Revolutionary soldier from Jaffrey. (See N. H. Rev. Rolls. )
He m. Hannah -, b. 1753; he d. Jan. 28, 1844, and is buried at S. R. Children :
i. HANNAH,2 b. Apr. 17, 1779; m. Mar. 11, 1802, Joel Barry. ( See Barry.)
ii. SAMUEL, b. Jan. 26, 1781 ; m. Aug. 15, 1804, Lydia Rice ; he d. in Cambridgeport, 1855. Child : 1. Persis,3 b. Oct. 18, 1805.
I. iii. KENDALL, b. Apr. 6, 1783; m. Ist Sally Clark; m. 2d Edith P. Perham.
iv. REBECCA, b. Feb. 15, 1785 ; m. Jan. 5, 1814, David W. Hardy of Mt. Holly, Vt. ; she d. Feb. 27, 1861.
V. POLLY, b. Apr. 30, 1787 ; d. Aug. 7, 1795.
2. vi. ISAAC, b. in R., Mar. 29, 1789; m. Lydia Wilkins.
vii. DAVID, b. Apr. 26, 1792 ; m. Aug. 30, 1815, Lydia Mastick ; went to Ohio; he d. Feb., 1860.
viii. WILLIAM, b. Dec. 17, 1793; m. Jan. 15, ISIS, Fanny Fairbanks of R .; went to Ohio.
1. KENDALL2 (Dea. Samuel1), b. Jaffrey, N. H .. Apr. 6, 1783 ; a mason and wheelwright ; at one time owned a large tract now covered by the east end of S. R. village ; m. Ist Sept. 4, 1805, Sally Clark of R., b. Amherst, N. H., Apr. 4, 1785, d. at S. R. Feb. 17, 1816; m. 2d Mar. 22, 1817, Edith P. Perham, d. Athens, Vt., Sept 25, 1872 ; he d. at Southampton, Mass., Sept. 4, 1855.
Children, all except the last, b. in R. :
i. POLLY (Mary)3, b. Jan. 26, 1808; m. - Lowell; res. in B. F., and later in Mass. ; had two children.
ii. HEZEKIAH C., b. Feb. 27, 1810; m. and had children ; res. in N. Y. state.
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iii. SARAHI, b. Nov. 17, 1812 ; d. at R. of consumption.
iv. KENDALL PATTEN, b. May 10, 1815.
v. ORVILLE, b. Jan. 2, 1818; m. - ampton, Mass. ; two children, both deceased.
Goodwin : res. and d. South-
vi. HANNAH, b. Aug. 27, 1820; m. Richard Goodwin; res. Norwich, Conn. Children : 1. Annah H.4 2. Alice F., (a teacher). 3. Fred ; all res. Norwich.
vii. FREDERICK, b. July 28, 1822 ; d. in Mass. ; weighed over 300 lbs.
viii. EDITHI ANN, b. Jan. 25, 1824; m. - Cross; res. Nashua, N. H.
ix. GEORGE NELSON, b. May 2, 1826; m. Sarah Hardy, res. Athens, Vt. Children : 1. Willis Gilman,4 b. Reading, Vt., Sept. 28, 1850 ; m. Sept. 28, 1879, Helen E. Belden of Readsboro, Vt ; res. North
Westminster, Vt. Child : 1. Nelson B.,5 b. Athens, Vt., Jan. 26, ISSI; in. Dee. 9, 1905, Elsie G. Robinson of Rutland, Vt .; res. No. Westminster. Child : Lulu Helen,6 b. No. Westminster, Sept. 28, 1906. 2. Fred E., b. Athens, Vt., May 6, 1862; m. Dora Dunham of Athens ; res. Athens ; no children.
x. JUSTINA, b. Mar. 12, 1829; m. Calvin Pomeroy ; res. Easthampton, Mass. : she d. Feb. 18, 1907. Children : 1. Joseph.4 2. Abbie. 3. Fannie. 4. Delia.
xi. EDWIN, b. Apr. 25, 1831 ; d. ae. II mos.
xii. JOEL B., b. July 5, 1833; a merchant of Cambridgeport, and its P. M. 1873-6; m. Ist Fannie Hardy of Cavendish, Vt. ; m. 2d Clara J. Walker of Grafton, Vt .; res. Cambridgeport; he'd. Sept. 25, 1905 ; no children.
xiii. HIELEN A., b. Grafton, Vt., July 12, 1838; in. - Smith ; res. Nashua, N. H. Children : 1. Fred L.,4 res. Nashua ; unm. 2. Ethel E. ; res. Boston ; unm.
2. ISAAC2 (Dea. SamuelI), b. in R. March 29, 1789; m. Sept. 13, 1818, at Manchester, Vt., Lydia Wilkins; res. in the south part of R. and in Man- chester ; he d. in Manchester Nov. 11, 1857.
Children :
i. HEZEKIAH,3 b. Manchester, Vt., Nov. 24, 1818; came to R. while young ; rem. to Canada in 1839, and returned to R. in 1872; a mason by trade.
ii. BENJAMIN, b. Dec. 25, 1819; m. Lucia Ann Morse : he d. Spring- field, Mass., Sept. 28, 1848.
iii. ELVIRA, b. Feb. 23, 1821 ; d. in S. R., Aug. 24, 1856; m. Henry Snow.
iv. MARY. b. June 11, 1822 ; d. in S. R., Apr. 12, 1846; m. Perres Sherwin.
V. REBECCA, b. Mar. 1, 1824; m. Albert Russell in Goffstown, N.H.
vi. DAVID, b. Jan. 4, 1826; m. Fidelia Darling in 1850; he d. in Monticello, Minn.
vii. RODNEY, b. May IS, 1827; m. Delia Davis ; res. in S. R. ; no chil- dren : he d. in S. R., Feb. 15, 1907.
viii. PATTEN B., b. Feb. 28, 1829; m. Mar. 18, 1850, Lucy Ann Minard ; he d. Oet. 13, 1899 ; she res. in S. R. Children : I. M. Seymour,4 b. Townshend, Vt., Jan. 29, 1851 ; d. in S. R., Mar. 17, 1863. 2. MM. Carrie, b. Sept. 14, 1853; a teacher ; d. Mar. 15, 1904; unm. 3. John P., b. Feb. 3, 1855; m. in Boston, Hattie A. Lydston ; res. Boston. Children : i. Mary.5 ii. John. iii. Hattie. iv. Lillian. v. Edith. 4. Fred Rodney, b. Apr. 16, 1860; d. Oct. 31, 1863. 5. George B., b. Apr. 29, 1863; d. Boston, Aug. 22, 1891 ; interred in S. R. 6. Harry Oscar, b. June 9, 1866; d. Boston, Feb. 6, 1902 ; interred in S. R. ; m. Kittie F. Hay in 1891. Chil- dren : i. Louise.5 ii. George. 7. Hattie May, b. in S. R., Sept.
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16, 1871; m. Walter Green in 1890. Child: Caroline E.5; res. Charlestown, N. H.
ix. WILLIAM G., b. Nov. 18, 1830; m. Apr. 9, 1851, Harriet, dau. of John Minard of R., d. Westminster, Vt., July 9, 1853 ; he d. Nashua, N. H. One son, Charles W.5; deceased.
O'BRIEN
THOMAS,1 b. Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland, Mar. 24, 1830; came to B. F., June, 1849; is trustee and sexton of Catholic cemetery ; prominent member of St. Charles chh .; m. Feb. 16, 1857, Mary Ahern, b. Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland, May 17, 1832 ; res. B. F.
Children :
i. KATE E.,2 b. B. F., Feb. 14, 1858; res. B. F. ; unm.
ii. WILLLIAM A., b. B. F., Apr. 19, 1860; grad. Dartmouth college in 1885 ; a lawyer ; res. B. F.
iii. JonN C., b. B. F., Aug. 7, 1863; grad. medical department of the University of Vt. in 1887; m. July 9, 1889, Jennie C. Farren at Turners Falls, Mass., b. Hoosac Tunnel, Mass., Nov. 27, 1864; res. Greenfield, Mass., where he is a prominent physician. Child- ren : 1. John C.,3 b. Amsterdam, N. Y., Aug. 23, 1890. 2. Wil- liam A., b. Amsterdam, N. Y., Oct. 30, 1892. 3. Mary C., b. Greenfield, Mass., Dec. 30, 1901.
iv. THOMAS E., b. B. F., Aug. 5, 1867 ; grad. law department of Boston university in 1897 : a lawyer ; pres. of board of trustees of B. F. village ; unm.
v. JAMES F., b. B. F., June 28, 1871 ; grad. medical department of the University of Vt., 1900; a physician ; res. B. F., and is a member of the school board; unm.
OLCOTT
ELIASI (son of Timothy and Eunice ( White) Olcott and a descendant, the 6th in line, from Thomas and Abigail who were among the first settlers of Hartford, Conn., and warm friends of Dr. Thomas Hooker the founder of the colony. The name of Thomas Olcott is inscribed upon the monument erected by Hartford in memory of her first settlers), b. Bolton, Conn., Feb. 28, 1744, came to R. in 1763 and settled upon the " Upper Meadows," 2 miles north of Williams river ; soon erected the large dwelling still standing upon the farm yet owned by his descendants, one of the best types of the better dwellings of the residents of over a century ago. The meadows around it were chosen by the first settlers to be the site of the " city " of the future, as shown by a copy of the survey of the town upon another page, made in 1753. Here he spent the remainder of his life, as have a number of generations since.
He was one of the most prominent men of his day in town, taking an active part in all public matters ; became, with his wife, a member of the Ist chh. in R. when organized Oct. 27, 1773, and took part in the ordination of its first minister by offering the opening prayer ; chosen deacon Jan. 23, 1774, and held the office until his death, 21 years after ; town treasurer 1769, 1781, and for 11 yrs. previous to his death in 1794; selectman 1771 ; representative. 1782, in the sessions of the legislature held at Bennington, Windsor and Manchester.
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Ile is buried in the old cemetery at R., where a large, well preserved, gray stone bears this inscription :
In Memory of - Elias Olcott, esq - Who departed this Life - in hopes of a better - Oct. 29 - 1794 -. In the sist. year of his age. Ilere in this place the human face Will in Oblivion lie - Till christ on high shall Rend the sky And bid the dead arise -
His brothers, Rev. Bulkley Olcott the second settled minister of Charles- town, N. 11., and IIon. Simeon Olcott of Charlestown, Judge and U. S. Senator, were each men of prominence in all this vicinity.
lle m. Sibyl Dutton of R. Children :
I. ii.
i. CAROLINE,2 b. Oct. 17, 1769; m. Randall Lovell of R. (See Lovell.) ELIAS, b. June 27. 1771 : m. Fanny Hastings.
iii. PATTY, b. July S. 1773: m. Feb. 23, 1796. Bela, son of Jonathan llolton of R., b. Westmoreland, N. 11., Feb. 7, 1772. Children : 1. Olcott.3 2. Jehicl. 3. Hannah. 4. Bela. 5. Austin. 6. Martha. 7. John.
iv. SIBYL. b. July 28. 1775: m. Jehiel Webb. Jr. ( See Webb.)
V. SIMEON, b. Jan. 10. 1778: m. Abigail Taylor of R .; rem. to Lun- enberg, Vt. Children : I. Aaron.3 2. John. 3. Erastus. 4. Henry. 5. Orvilla. 6. Randall. 7. Nathaniel. S. Simeon.
vi. PARTIIENIA, b. Sept. 22, 1781: m. Feb. 11, 1802, Daniel Dart of Weatherstield, Vt. Children: 1. Sibyl.3 2. Olcott. 3. Frank- lin. 4. Nelson. 5. Alonzo. 6. Joshua. 7. Tryphenia.
vil. HIANNAN, b. Feb. 13, 1784; m. Mar. 7, 1802, Garanter Hastings of Charlestown, N. IL .; res. Weathersfield, Vt. : Children : 1. Worthy3 2. Yorick. 3. Hiland. 4. Justus. 5. Rodney. 6. Hammond. 7. Sally. S. Susan. 9. Maria. 10. Clarissa. II. Frances E.
viii. JOHN, b. June 24, 1786 : m. Jan. 6, ISII, Rocksene, dau. of Solomon Wright of R., b. June 29, 1790, d. Aug. 12. 1866; he d. Nov. 15, 1858 : both buried in the old cem. at R. village. Child : i. Lewis J., postmaster at R. 1834-1841. His children were: 1. George.4 2. Mary. 3. Ilelen.
I. ELIAS2 ( EliasI). b. on the old farm on the Upper Meadows in R., June 27, 1771, and always res. there : took active part in town affairs ; m. Jan. 24, 1799. Fanny, dau. of John Hastings of Charlestown, N. H., b. Oct. 17, 1777, d. Jan. 15, 1849; he d. Aug. 29. 1854.
Children all b. in R. :
i. SoLON.3 b. Sept. 20. 1799: always res. in R. and North Walpole. N. H. : late in life developed marked eccentricities ; d. Jan. 25, 1873: unm. ; is buried in Immanuel cemetery.
ii. LEWIS, b. Apr. 6, 1801: lived and d. on the old homestead; m. Mary Smith, b. Oct. 6. 1807. d. Apr. S. ISS4 ; he d. Jan. 31, IS92. iii. LUCRETIA, b. Feb. 27, 1803 : d. July 4, 1806.
iv. ESTHER. b. Aug. 10, 1805: m. in 1834 Frink Fletcher ; lived and d. in Springfield. Vt. : she d. May 9, 1898. Children : 1. Charles () .. + b. Apr. 25, 1839. 2. Henry, b. Jan. 28. 1844, d. Nov. 4, 1904. m. Ist Merab Wood of Springfield: m. 2d Aug. 31, 1898, Dora Carpenter. Child : i. Fred,5 b. May 7, 1874, d. Feb. 12, 1906 : all res. in Springfield.
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v. LUCRETIA, b. Aug. 11, 1807; d. about 1894 ; unm.
vi. ELIAS, b. July 23, 1809; res. early in the large dwelling in R. vil- lage opposite the Lovell Tavern ; was merchant at R. and P. M. 1844-5 ; rem. to B. F., and in 1849 erected the house near the north end of Atkinson street, on the west side, which was his home until his death ; took active part in town matters ; at various times con- stable, selectman, trustee of public money and highway surveyor ; while holding the latter office important changes were inade in the streets at the north end of B. F., caused by the Rutland R. R. being built and using land where streets formerly were located ; also he laid out Henry street, in B. F. ; m. Apr. 10, 1838, Charlotte M., dau. of Manasseh Divoll of R., b. Sept. 15, 1816, d. Apr. 7, 1858 ; he d. June 27, 1887. Child : 1. Oscar Divoll,4 b. in R., Jan. 29, 1843; was many years town treasurer, holding the office at the time of his death, Nov. 6, 1897; m. Martha C., dau. of Charles Elliot Davis of R. ; d. Mar. 21, 1904 ; no children.
vii. CLARISSA, b. Dec. 28, 1811 : m. Curtis D. Damon, b. Aug. 24, 1814, d. Nov. 28, 1870; res. and d. in Springfield, Vt. ; she d. Dec. 7, 1896. Children : 1. Elias Olcott,4 b. Nov. 24, 1840; m. Ist Mary Jane Rice ; m. 2d Marion Dart. Children by Ist wife : i. Clara Jane,5 b. Dec. 25, 1865 ; m. Elmer Walker. Child: 1. Howard,6 b. May 14, 1904. ii. Julia Ann, b. Mar. 19, 1869; m. May 8, 1888, Frank Stone. Children : 1. Bernard.6 2. Bernice. iii. By 2d wife, Ruth,5 h. Sept. 21, 1889; m. Nov. S, 1906, Jerome Tufts, Jr. 2. Franklin Hastings,4 b. Oct. 9, 1843; m. Ann Eliza Boynton ; res. Spring- field, Vt. Children : i. William Curtis,5 b. Dec. 29, 1875 : unm. ii. Charles Hastings, b. Feb. 8, 1880; m. Edna Harris, Dec. 11, 1906. 3. Caroline Ella,4 b. Apr. 17, 1845; m. May 8, 1866, Rich- mond J. Kenny ; res. Springfield, Vt. Children : i. Clara Lizzie,5 b. Mar. 24, 1867; m. Sept. 4, 1889, Fred W. Burd. Children : 1. Nellie Caroline,6 b. Sept. 9, 1891. 2. Myra Elizabeth, b. July 12, 1897. 3. Francis Walter, b. July 12, 1902. ii. Nellie Jane,5 h. Apr. 23, 1873 ; d. Oct. 14, 1876. 4. John Quincy, b. July 12, 1848; m. Ist Medora Wood, d. Aug. 19, 1883; m. 2d Kate Sheldon. Child : i. Carlton,5 b. Aug. 2, 1889. 5. Clara Jane, b. Mar. S, 1850; d. Mar. 12, 1864. 6. Fred, b. Dec. 12, 1854; m. Ida Hop- kins ; res. Springfield. Children : i. Abbie L.,5 b. Oct. 24, 1880 ; m. Allen L. Earle. ii. Curtis, m. Myrtie Lovell. Child : I. Thelma,6 b. Jan. 3, 1905. iii. Grace Mabel,5 m. Dec. 23, 1905, Harold E. Brown. Child : I. dau.6 b. Nov. 22, 1906. iv. Martha Whiting.5 .
viii. JOHN HASTINGS, b. Sept. 24, 1813; d. Sept. 22, 1873; was a life- long resident of R. ; P. M. 1854-6; m. Oct. 3, 1837. Mary Alma- rene, dau. of Jedediah Davis of R. Children: 1. Charlotte,4 b. Nov. 13, 1838; d. Feb. 16, 1842. 2. Flora A., b. Mar. 15, 1843; m. John L. Divoll. ( See Divoll.) 3. Mary, b. Nov. 3. 1846; d. Dec. 18, 1865 ; unm.
ix. FANNY, b. Mar. 20, 1818; m. in R. Oct., 1842, Elijah Franklin Burt. ( See Burt. p. 608) ; rem. to Howell, Mich., where they spent the remainder of their lives and d. there ; she d. Apr. 16, 18So; he d. Aug. 9, 1866. Children all b. Howell, Mich. : 1. Frank Olcott,4 b. Dec. 10, 1847; res. Howell ; unm. 2. Ella Caroline, b. July 4, 1850: d. Dec. 12, 1894; unm. 3. Mary Agnes, b. Jan. 10, 1852 ; res. Howell; unm. 4. Sidney Hastings, b. Feb. 24, 1857 ; d. Sept. 29, 1882 ; unm.
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