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iv. JAMES BUTLER, b. 1833 ; d. young.
V. FRANK PIERCE, b. at S. R., 1836; d. Hillsboro Bridge, 1858.
vi. JOHN BUTLER, b. at S. R., Apr. 12, 1838: a woolen manufacturer ; was governor of N. H., 1893-5: m. Emma E. Lavender, Boston, Mass., res. Hillsboro Bridge. Children : 1. Butler Lavender,3 d. ae. 2 yrs. 2. Archibald, now IS yrs. old. 3. Norman, now 15 vrs. old.
vii. CYNTHIA JANE, b. at S. R., 1840; m. George D. Peaslee ; res. Ilills- boro Bridge.
viii. ELLEN L., b. at S. R., 1843 ; res. Wellesley, Mass. ; unm.
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BENJAMIN+ ( Benjamin,3 Abner2 Rufus1), b. Westminster West, Vt., Jan. 28, 1778; came to S. R. when a young man and engaged in harness making, later owned a soap-stone quarry, and mill for manufacturing the same ; followed that business until his death which occurred at S. R., May 29, 1848 : represented Rockingham in legislatures of 1815-6, 1824-5; m. Ist in 1800. Hitty Clark. b. Westminster West, d. S. R., Feb. 17, 1814; m. 2d in
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Nov., 1817, Lucinda Goodell, b. Westminster West, 1791, d. S. R., June 22, IS83.
Children all b. in S. R. :
i. BENJAMIN,5 b. Aug. 23, 1802 ; representative in legislature 1847; m. Ist, Almira Ingram, d. Cambridgeport, Oct. 1, 1833; m. 2d, Harriet Weaver, d. Rahway, N. J., Feb. 12, 1889 ; he d. Cambridge- port, 1874. Children : 1. Harriet C.,6 b. Apr. 3, 1837 : d. Sept. 2, 1857. 2. Sarah, b. Oct. 28, 1839; d. Mar. 20, 1843. 3. Charles Benjamin, b. Jan. 26, 1845; m. Mar. 1, 1870, Abbie R. Perham ; he d. Rahway, N. J., Dec. 9, 1896; she res. Rahway. Children : i. Abbie H.,7 b. Nov. 29, 1871; res. Rahway. ii. C. Benjamin, b. Dec. 13, 1874; m. Edith J. Harned; res. Bloomfield, N. J. iii. Royal P., b. Aug. 29, 1882; res. Rahway. iv. Ruth E., b. Ang. 2, 1885; res. Rahway. v. Raymond, b. Ang. 2, 1885 : res. Rahway.
ii. HITTY C., b. 1805 ; d. Dec. 2, 1827.
iii. LAURA, b. 1807 ; d. Aug. 15, 1865; m. Philip Fletcher Perry. ( See Perry.)
iv. DULCINEA, b. 1807 ; d. Aug. 24, 1861 ; unm.
v. SARAII CAROLINE, b. Feb., 1810; m. Tisdale Porter. (See Porter.)
vi. PHEBE ANN, b. Sept. 16, IS11 ; m. Benjamin Frost. (See Frost. )
vii. ELIZABETII, b. Nov. 21, 1818; d. Grafton, Vt., Sept. 23, 1898; m. in 1847, Nathan Hall, d. Grafton, 1862. Children : 1. Fennie E.,6 b. Sept. 1, 1849; d. Sept. 2. 1883. 2. Fanny S., b. Jan. 21, 1859: res. Grafton.
viii. JANE M., b. Jan. 17, 1821 ; d. Grafton, Ang., 1889; m. Oct. 17. 1850, John Lewis Butterfield of Grafton ; no children.
ix. LUCINDA, b. Feb. 23, 1823 ; d. Jan. 4, 1884 ; unm.
x. CHARLES, b. May 29, 1825; prominent in town affairs ; first select- man many years; representative in 1880; m. Ist in Jan., 1849, Laurinda Wiswell, d. Apr., 1861 ; m. 2d Mrs. Eliza (Jones ) Axtell ; he d. Mar., 1885 ; she res. S. R. Children : 1. Charles W.,6 b. Jan., 1850; d. July, 1896. 2. Carrie S., b. Feb. 15, 1854; m. Lucius E. Glynn. Child : Charles Edward,7 b. S. R., Nov. 19, 1878; res. Lexington, Mass. 3. Edward, b. 1856; d. Cambridge- port, May, 1863.
xi. JOHN HALL, b. 1832 ; d. Sept. 12, 1841.
xii. FANNY HALL, b. Oct. 27, 1834; m. James K: Bancroft. (See Ban- croft.)
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JOHNI (s. of John of Needham, Mass.), b. Grafton, Vt., Apr. 9, 1784 : served in a regiment of cavalry in the War of 1812 ; m. July 4, 1813, Elizabeth D., dau. of Wilbur Closson of R., b. Apr. 10, 1785, d. June 3, 1864 ; he d. Grafton, Apr. 24, 1868; interred in the old cemetery at R.
Children :
i. JOHN HENDRICK BANSCORK,2 b. June 18, IS15; a blacksmith ; d. Apr. 24, 1868; unm.
ii. SARAH, b. Mar. 17, 1821 ; m. Ist Geo. Cooley of Charlestown, N. H., d. about 1853; m. 2d Royal Sanderson of Townshend, Vt. ; res. Townshend. Children : 1. Emnaetta,3 b. about 1850; m. Fred Davis and they had 3 sons ;+ she d. Dec., 1875. 2. Lloyd,3 d. young. 3. Emily, d. young. 4. Willie Alcut ( Sanderson), b. about 1858; m. Minnie Clayton of Ohio; res. Savannah, Ga. Child: Willie Alcut.4
iii. MARY, d. Sept. 31, 1826, ae. 2 yrs. 6 mo.
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iv. ELIZABETH DELIA, b. Mar. 6. 1826; m. Oct. 23, 1848, George Lawrence of Windham, Vt., b. July 5, 1822; res. Grafton, Vt. ; he d. Nov. 22, 1898. Children : 1. Georgianna Emmogene,3 b. Dec. 21, 1849; m. June 3, 1875, George Slade Aldrich ; he d. Dec. 24, 1903 ; res. Westmoreland, N. H. Children : i. Charles Henry,+ b. Oct. 27, 1875 : m. Jan. 30. 1901, Florence E. Blanchard of Wal- pole. N. H. Child : Gladys Lillian,5 b. Sept. 13, 1902. ii. Clark Lawrence, b. Nov. 9, 1877. iii. Edith Anna, b. Nov. 29, 1879; in. Willie M. Sparks of Townshend. Children : 1. Merrill W.,5 b. Jan. 11, 1899. 2. Julia Edith, b. Sept. 30, 1904. iv. Lizzie Louisa, b. June 6, 1882. v. Eva E., b. June 24. 1884. 2. Valeria, b. Feb. 3, 1851 ; m, Jan. 1, 1874, William W. Perry of Brookline, Vt., who served in the Civil war in Co. H. Sth Vt. Regt. ; res. Townshend. Child : Martin W. ; in. 1902, Lottie Dinsmore; res. Townshend, 3. Elzada, b. Aug. 13, 1853 ; m. Ist William Higgins by whom she had one dan. Elzada Lawrence :+ m. 2d Ellery A. Clayton ; res. Townshend. 4. Oliver, b. Aug. 21, 1855; m. Jan. 1, 1882, Clara L. Smith of Windham, Vt. ; res. on the home farm in Grafton. Children : i. Fred Oliver, + b. Dec. 21, 1882 ; m. Oct. 10, 1904, Leone Elouise Blanchard of Walpole, N. H. ii. Lynn W., b. Feb. 11. 1885. iii. George E., b. Sept. 19, 1888. iv. Arthur F., b. Apr. 9, 1894. v. Delia A., b. May 11, 1897. vi. Bert HI .. b. June 1, 1899. vii. Helen C., b. June 5, 1901.
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SOLOMON,1 b. Westmoreland, N. II., Sept. 3, 1786; a " master builder," or, as he advertised his business in 1818, a " house-wright ; " a citi- zen of B F. as early as 1817, as he that year built the Bellows Falls Stage House with Col. Ethan B. Webb, ( see p. 375). He m. Dec. 25, 1817, Lucina, dau. of Bill Blake of R., h. Alstead, N. II., Nov. 21, 1799, d. Brattleboro, Vt., Sept. 15. 1870. (The Blake family spelled the name "Lucinda.") They rem. to Springfield, Mass., about 1845, where he d. June 16, 1853.
Children all b. in B. F. :
i. HENRY HOSEA,2 b. Sept. 16. 1819; locomotive engineer many years on the Conn. River R. R., having been a machinist in the com- pany's shops ; was seriously injured in a railroad accident : m. Ist in March. 1843, Elvira. dau. of Isaac Ober of S. R., d. Aug. 24, 1856; m. 2d 1858, Julia A. Atwell, b. Westfield, Vt., 1839; he d. East Longmeadow, Mass., Sept. 4, 1893; she res. East Long- meadow. Children : 1. Harriett R.,3 b. 1842; d. 1853. 2. George S., b. 1844; m. Clara Bradford of Madison, Wis., deceased ; he d. 1901. Children : i. Nellie,+ d. in infancy. ii. Walter, res. Springfield, Mass. iii. Lottie, res. Madison, Wis. 3. Julia A., b. I848; d. 1853. 4. Walter H., b. 1853; d. 1853. 5. Charles 77., b. 1856; d. 1856. 6. Althea, b. 1859: d. 1860. 7. Willie HI., b. 1861 : d. 1894. S. Henry /7., b. 1864; engineer on B. & M. R. R .; res. Springfield. Mass. ; m. Ist 1881. Carrie W. Eaton, b. 1864, d. 1886; m. 2d 1899. Hattie E. Read, b. 1876. Children : i. Freddie M.,+ b. ISSI. ii. Charles A., b. 1884. iii. Howard W., b. 1886.
ii. WILLIAM BLAKE, b. Feb. 13, 1821; began work in 1844 for the Western R. R., one of the first to he built into Springfield, Mass., working on bridges and buildings; in 1850 became foreman of passenger car construction for the Am. Car Co .. at Seymour, Conn. ; rem. to Chicago in 1852, under contract with his Co. to build the first passenger cars constructed in that city ; later became
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master mechanic of the Ill. Cen. R. R., with which he was con- nected until 1891 except from 1872 to 1875 when he was travelling inspector for the Pullman Co. He m. in Springfield, Mass., Sept. 28, 1843, Orra L. Dyke, b. Acworth, N. H., Nov. 12, 1821, d. Chicago, Nov. 10, 1899; he d. Chicago, Oct. 20, 1898. Children : 1. Frank Austin,3 b. Springfield, Mass., Aug. 17, 1846: d. Chi- cago, Aug. 14, 1898; unm. 2. Lottie Louise, b. Chicago, Aug. 10, 1857 ; m. Chicago, Apr. 30, 1890, Albert G. Farr, b. Brandon, Vt., Dec. 3, 1851 ; res. Chicago ; no children.
iii. ELEANOR, b. Oct. 11, IS22 ; d. Oct. 28, 1827.
iv. ANN LUCINA. b. July 26, 1824; res. Syracuse, N. Y. ; d. Syracuse. Jan. 27, 1907; unm.
V. MARY LOUISE, b. Aug. 27, 1827; m. Franklin Snow; d. Jan. II, IS78; no children.
vi. HARRIET ELVIRA, b. Apr. 4, 1830; m. Bert Isham, deceased ; she res. Syracuse ; no children.
vii. GEORGE LEONARD, b. Aug. 29, 1836; d. May 5, 1837.
SPAULDING
JOSEPH,1 b. Dunstable, Mass., May 15, 1785; came to R. in 1820 and settled on the farm about one and one-half miles west of S. R., which has since remained in the Spaulding family ; m. Fanny Spaulding, b. Cavendish, Vt., May 5, 1791, d. in R., Feb. 23, 1882 ; he d. in R., Dec. 11, 1850.
Children :
i. WILLIAM BRADLEY,2 b. Sutton, Vt., Oct. 6, 1812; d. in R., Sept. II, 1838.
ii. FRANKLIN CROWLEY, b. Nov. 28, 1814; m. Jan. 4, 1841, Martha Wait; res. West Springfield, Mass. Children : 1. Fred,3 d. ae. 2 yrs. 2. Cornelia Augusta, m. Frank Fisher (deceased) ; she res. Westfield, Mass. 3. Otis Wait; unm.
iii. LOUISA MARIA, b. Cavendish, Jan. 7, 1817; m. May 3, 1841, Alfred Mason, res. Cavendish. Had six children, four of whom are living.
iv. ALFRED PARKER, b. Westminster, Vt., Oct. 20, ISIS; always res. on the home farm; m. Sept. 18, 1849, Sophia Griffin, b. Nelson, N. H., Aug. 15, 1821, d. Nov. 20, 1901 ; he d. Dec. 5, 1895. Children : 1. Charles Alfred,3 b. Nov. 16, 1852; m. Ist Oct. 10, 1877, Ella J. Richardson, d. Mar. 10, 1882 ; m. 2d Oct. 3, 1883, Minnie Wait Spaulding; res. on the homestead farm in R. Children : i. Frank O.,4 b. Sept. 26, 1879; trainman B. & M. R. R .; res. Winchendon, Mass. ii. Leslie P., b. Sept. 12, 1885 ; d. Feb. 22, 1903. iii. Helen G., b. Sept. 14, 1891. iv. Edward A., b. Feb. 13, 1897. 2. Alice Maria, b. May 5, 1857.
STODDARD
THOMAS,I with Sarah his wife, came from Scituate, Mass., in 1800, and settled just north of the Rockingham town line in Springfield. They had ten children, of whom five settled in Springfield and one, Jacob,2 in R.
JACOB2 ( Thomas1), b. Scituate, Mass., Sept. 22, 1Soo; settled in R., Apr., 1840, on the " David Campbell farm," now owned by Erving A. Lillie, near the Springfield line, where he spent the remainder of his life; m. Jan. 25, 1832, Laura, dau. of David Fletcher of Springfield, b. Jan. 25, 1809, d. June 15, 1892 ; he d. Mar. 30, 1877.
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Children :
i. CHARLES DEAN,3 b. Springfield. Oct. 27, 1832 ; paper maker ; res. Hinsdale, N. H. : m. Ist Sept. 7, 1857, Martha Davidson, b. North- ampton, Mass., Sept. S, 1833, d. Oct. 8. 1871 ; m. 2d May 6, 1874, Mrs. Abbie J. ( Sabin ) Cheney, b. Brattleboro. Vt., Jan. 20, 1849. Child : Fred Henry,+ b. Nov. 20, 1859; res. in California ; unm.
ii. SARAH HELEN, b. Springfield, Feb. 14, 1836; d. July 29, 1838.
iii. HENRY JOSIAH, b. Springfield, Jan. 14, 1840; formerly a tobacconist in Brockton, Mass. ; m. Feb. 14, 1865, Lucy Ann, dan. of Squire and Mary (Herrick) Green of Springfield, Vt., b. Nov. 19, 1843, d. Jan. 12, 1904 : he now res. in R .; retired.
iv. GEORGE, b. in R., Oct. 2, 1843: d. Feb. 17. 1849.
V. JOHN EMERSON, b. in R., Apr. 30, 1850: a farmer; res. between B. F. and R. village ; m. Feb. 11, 1879. Abba Elizabeth, dau. of Albert and Sarah ( Mansur) Brown of Springfield. b. June 10. 1850. Child : Henry Albert,+ b. Springfield, Apr. 6, ISSI : a farmer, in company with his father ; m. Nov. 2, 1904, Katharine May, dau. of Patrick and Elizabeth ( Hadwen) O'Brien of R., b. Feb. 16. 1879; res. in R. : no children.
STONE
ALVAH AUGUSTUS! (s. of Deacon Israel and Hannah [ Towne] Stone of Auburn, Mass. ), b. Auburn, Mass., Aug. 22, 1817. He was engaged in grocery trade in Worcester, Mass., Fitchburg, Mass., and other points, following the Cheshire R. R., as it was built toward B. F. Upon completion of the road, in 1849, he engaged in trade here in the firm of Harris, Stone & Co., and rem. to Chicago. Ill., in Aug., 1862. He m. Mary Ann Ilackett, Apr. 30, 1840.
Children :
i. JOSEPH AUGUSTUS,2 b. Apr. 17. 1842; m. Mary M. Porter of Chi- cago, Ill., Aug. 29, 1866; res. Cleveland, O. Children: I. Charles Tatum,3 b. Feb. 22. 1867 ; d. Aug., 1868. 2. Mary Hen- rietta, b. Aug. 23, 1869; m. Jan. 19. 1898, Herbert Wright; res. Cleveland. Child : Helen,+ b. Apr. 17, 1899. 3. Adel Locke, b. July 6, 1871 ; res. Cleveland : unm.
ii. MARY HENRIETTA, b. Feb. 3, 1845; m. William Chisholm, Sept. 22, 1865; he d. Dec. 6, 1905; res. Cleveland. Children : 1. Henry Stone,3 b. Nov. 7, 1866; d. May 26, 1869. 2. Mary Ann, b. Sept. 16, 1869: m. Kenyon Painter of Cleveland, May 23, 1893 : d. June 26, 1901. Two children ; d. young. 3. Alvah Stone, b. Nov. 13, 1871 ; m. Adel Corning of Cleveland. Nov. 24, 1896; res. Cleveland. Children : i. Adel,4 b. Sept. 11, 1897. ii. Alvah Stone,4 b. Jan. 6, 1899 ; d. July 26, 1900. iii. William, b. Dec. 29, 1901. 4. Jean Allen, b. Apr. 3. 1878; m. Francis E. Drake of Chicago, Dec. 28, 1899. Child : Josephine, + b. Nov. 18, 1900.
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IHRAM HOSMER1 (s. of Joseph, gr. s. of Leonard), b. West Newton, Mass., May 8, 1825 ; came to B. F. as passenger conductor upon the opening of the Cheshire R. R. in '49; one of the founders of Ist Cong. chh. of B. F. : rem. to Keene, N. II., in 1870, having been chosen general purchasing agent of the road ; later rem. to Walpole, N. II. ; m. Oct. 28, 1851, Catherine Amanda, dan. of Simon Pettes. b. B. F., Feb. 5. 1828, d. Walpole, Oct. 28, 1906: he d. Walpole, Nov. 28, 1897.
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Children :
i. WILLIAM HOSMER,2 b. Oct. 6, 1853 ; res. Walpole ; unm.
ii. FANNY MARIA, b. Apr. 29, 1860; d. Keene, N. H., Apr. 25, 1890; unm.
STONE
WILLIAM,1 b. Claremont, N. H., about 1793; came to B. F. as early as 1814, and for over fifty years was closely identified with the business and social interests of the village; a "master builder " of his day and erected many of the earlier dwellings, business blocks and churches. In 1817 he built the first Immanuel church building, and his agility and daring were shown when the frame of the tower was being erected, and only one timber reaching the highest point, he mounted it and leaped up and down upon its end scarcely larger than his two feet; lived on the east side of Atkinson street, just north of Oak street, and when he built his house he cut the road to it through the forest of pine trees, there being no house between the Mor- gan homestead at the north and the Charles Hapgood place at the south end of the street. He owned a large section of land now covered by Atkinson and Green streets, reaching from School street nearly to Williams street, and Oak street was cut through his section. On this tract he built many houses which he rented.
Ile had a unique carpenter shop on the west side of Atkinson street in later years, using a horse power in the first story that run a planer, saws and boring machines in the second story. It stood in about the present location of Butterfield court. In March, 1867, he " voted at town meeting the 53rd consecutive time, and during the same number of years had not failed to attend Christmas eve services at Immanuel church," of which he was a valued member, and he had been a member of the Masonic fraternity over fifty years. His reputation was that of an "upright and honest man." He m. Dec. 4, 1817, Lucinda, dau. of Leonard Burt, their marriage being the first to take place in Immanuel church, the first church building in B. F. She was b. Westminster, d. in B. F. May 18, 1873 : he d. B. F., Dec. 3, 1870. ae. 77 yrs.
Children :
i. WILLIAM FREDERICK,2 Ist lieut. in the Maine Cavalry; m. in Auburn, Me., July 27, 1844, Olive Russell of North Yarmouth, Me. ; he d. at the Soldier's Home, Togas, Me., Apr. 25, 1894, ae. 70 yrs. Children : 1. William Frederick,3 b. Apr. 15, 1845 ; m. Ist, Mary Pettes of Portland, Me .; m. 2d in Marysville, Cal., Augusta Doremus; he lived in California. Child by Ist wife : i. Helen,4 res. Portland, Me. Child by 2d wife : ii. William D., res. in California. 2. Frederick William (twin bro. of Wm. F.), b. Apr. 15, 1845 ; a soldier in the Civil war 1861 to 1865; m. in Sacramento, Cal., Lulu Melon ; he d. San Pedro, Cal., Oct. 19, 1905. 3. Emily Maria, b. Mar. 12, 1847; m. Ist in 1866, Edwin Waterhouse of Portland, Me .; m. 2d in N. Y. city, Col. Alfred Grand of Paris, France; she now res. in England. 4. George Burt, b. July 21, 1856; m. Abbie W. Lawrence of Pittston, Me. ; lives in Boston. Child : George Lawrence, 4 res. Boston.
ii. HELEN MARIA, b. Jan. 1, 1825 ; m. Ist Levi Welles Hibbard, M. D. ; mn. 2d Calvin E. Newcomb, at that time a merchant tailor in B. F., d. B. F., Feb. 15, 1878; she d. B. F., May, 1895. Children by Ist wife : 1. George Welles,3 d. in infancy. 2. Helen Nash, was
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first librarian of Rockingham Free Public Library ; m. in 1897, Sylvester Greeg Day, b. Memphis, Mich., in 1856; res. Cleve- land, O. 3. James Watson, d. ae. about 23 yrs. Children by 2d wife, 2. 4. Mary Everett, d. ae. about 12 yrs.
STORER
CHIARLES (s. of Ebenezer and Elizabeth [ Green] Storer), b. in Boston. 1761; grad. Harvard college 1779; was secretary of legation to John Quincy Adams, minister to France in 1779; came to B. F. about 1790 in the interest of himself and his brother-in-law, John Atkinson of New York. in connection with their investments in Vermont lands and property. Hle was intimately connected with the Atkinsons in the building and man- agement of the B. F. canal up to 1814, and was clerk of the corporation from 1804 to 1814. He lived in a small house standing on the island about where the Bellows Falls Machine Company's manufactory does at the present time. Ile was a very cultivated man and spent most of his time among his books. He returned to Boston and d. there Sept. 10, 1829: unm.
STOUGHTON
HENRY EVANDER1 (s. of Thomas), b. Weathersfield, Vt., July 23. 1815; a cripple from 7 yrs. of age ; worked at a cobbler's bench with his law books at his side: became a leading lawyer of Vt. and New York city, to which place he rem. in 1869 and established a large practice in connection with his brother, llon. E. W. Stoughton, and his son Charles B., in which he was actively engaged until he d. ; he came to B. F. from Chester, Vt., in 1853 and retained his B. F. residence near the intersection of Westminster and Church streets, now owned by Mrs. Hetty Green, during the last years of his life.
In politics he was an ardent "Union" Democrat. always outspoken in favor of sustaining the Union ; represented Rockingham in the legislature of 1852; U. S. District Attorney for Vermont 1857-1861 ; delegate to Democratic National conventions 1852, 1856 and 1860; at the latter date was vice-pres- ident of the convention that nominated John C. Breckenridge for the presi- dency ; state senator 1862-3 ; at the Democratic State convention of 1862 he made the following oft-quoted remarks indicating the fearless position he took during the Civil war :
"It to sustain the policy of the government in relation to the war is to cease to be a Democrat, then I subject myself to that criticism. So long as under that policy, my sons with my approbation, stand in the face of the enemy offering themselves as a sacrifice (if not already sacrificed), I shall neither desert them, the government, nor my country."
Ile in. Feb. 13, 1836, Laura E., dau. of John Clark of Chester, Vt., b. Chester. July 16, 1817, d. B. F., Sept. 29, 1871 ; he d. N. Y., June 19, 1873. Children all b. Chester, Vt. :
1. i. EDWIN HENRY, 2 b. June 23, 1838; d. Dec. 25, 1868.
2. ii. CHARLES BRADLEY, b. Oct. 31, 1841 ; m. Ada Ripley Ilooper.
iii. IluGit, b. April, 1843 ; d. July, 1843.
3. iv. SUSAN LAURA. b. July 16, 1844; m. A. D. S. Bell.
HON. HENRY EVANDER STOUGHTON.
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GEN. EDWIN HENRY STOUGHTON. GEN. CHARLES BRADLEY STOUGHTON 1838-IS6S. IS41-IS9S. MRS. LAURA E. (CLARK) STOUGHTON. IS17-1871.
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v. LOUISE, b. Feb. 21, 1851 ; became a writer of note; while abroad in 1878-9 with her uncle, Hon. E. W. Stoughton who was then Minister to Russia, wrote many brilliant letters that attracted public attention, a portion being published in the Boston Daily Advertiser; among her published works describing Russian life is " The Tzar's Window," published anonymously. She m. Dec. 7, 18So, William, s. of Robert C. Hooper of Boston ; she d. Feb. 13, 1886 ; no children.
1. GEN. EDWIN HENRY2 ( Henry Evander1), b. Chester, Vt., June 23, 1838; came to B. F. with his parents in 1853; entered West Point Military academy in 1854 and grad. 1859; appointed 2d lieut. 6th Infantry, regular army, and was sent with other officers across the Rocky mountains to leave troops at the military posts along the Missouri river, and the West. His diary shows he resigned to take effect on his arrival at San Francisco, Dec .. 1860, but the records of the War Department show the date as March 4, 1861 ; returned home and organized and drilled the 4th Vt. Regt., was appointed its colonel Aug. 1, 1861, at ae. 23, the youngest officer to take a regiment from Vt. during the Civil war. His record, as well as that of his regt., was a brilliant one. They took part in numerous engagements and were often commended in general orders.
He was promoted to brigadier-general of volunteers Nov. 5, 1862, and assigned to the command of the 2d Vermont Brigade; previous brilliant career was continued until Mar. 9, 1863, when the rebel captain, John S. Mosby, with a party of 29 men raided his headquarters in the village of Fairfax Court House, Va., access to the village being gained through a gap in the picket line. They captured the general, with a portion of his staff, 25 men and 55 horses.
The circumstances of this capture have been little known locally and the writer has spared no pains to ascertain them from the records of the War Department, from Col. Mosby himself who is still living in Washington, from the general's sister, Mrs. Bell, who was a guest of the general at the time, and from officers and men still living who were captured with him. The following are the facts : Headquarters had been established there the previous January under orders of Maj .- Gen. Heintzelman to "establish their head- quarters at the points most convenient to their commands," and the location and surroundings were known to his commanding officers. On March Ist Gen. Stoughton called attention of his superior officers, as shown by the records of the War Department, to a gap in the picket line which protected his position, through which some persons were enabled to " keep the enemy informed of all our movements." On the same day a communication from him informed the major-general commanding that division that he had dis- covered that " our cavalry pickets do not keep up a connected line on our right. * * * This should be remedied, as it gives free ingress and egress to any wishing to give intelligence to the enemy."
At the time of the capture, Gen. Stoughton's mother and two sisters were his guests. The general's headquarters were in a large house owned by Dr. Gunnell, while his mother and sisters were quartered in the house of a Mr. Ford near by. The three had spent the previous evening with the gen- eral in his room, not leaving until a late hour. The general retired immedi-
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ately, and Gen. Mosby awakened him by entering his room about 3 A. M., having captured Lieut. Prentiss who came to the door when Mosby knocked. The night was stormy and the general had allowed the sentry usually on duty in front of the house to occupy a tent in the rear of his headquarters. Col. Mosby says he received his knowledge of the weakness of the picket line. and the countersign which enabled him to answer all challanges, from a deserter from the 5th New York cavalry named Ames, and that "Great injustice has been done him (Stoughton). He was entirely blameless. If any one was to blame it was Wyndham, who commanded the cavalry outposts and let me slip in."
General Stoughton was taken to Richmond where he was given all the privileges that could be accorded a prisoner by his old classmate at West Point. Gen. Fitz Hugh Lee. He was confined in Libby prison, from which he was exchanged May 7, 1863. Ile never returned to the army.
He studied law with his father in B. F., and was admitted to Windham county bar Sept., 1864, later rem. to New York city where he and his brother Charles B., practised with their uncle, Ilon. E. W. Stoughton. He never fully recovered from the effects of the confinement in Libby prison and died of consumption, Dec. 25, 1868. llis remains are buried in Immanuel ceme- tery. When a Grand Army post was organized in B. F., it was named " E. 11. Stoughton Post " in honor of the brave and popular officer, which name it has always borne. Ile never married.
2. GEN. CHARLES BRADLEY2 ( Henry Evander!), b. Chester, Vt .. Oct. 31, 1841 ; rem. to B. F. with his parents at age 12 ; fitted for college in local schools : grad. University of Vermont, A. M., 1861 ; active in drilling troops for Civil war : commissioned adjutant of 4th Vt. Regt .. Aug. 4, 1861. his brother, Edwin H., being colonel of the same : was successively promoted to major, Feb. 25, 1862, - lieut. col., July 17, 1862, - colonel, Nov. 5, '62, when only 21 yrs. of age, one of the youngest officers in the service ; his service is frequently referred to in reports of superior officers as "especially distinguished on the field of battle:" as a result of a wound received at Funkstown, Md .. July 10, 1863, lost his right eye ; honorably discharged Feb. 2, 1864, and brevetted brigadier-general of U. S. Vol. Mar. 13, '65, for " gallantry on the field."
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