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After the war, with his brother Edwin H., studied law in the office of their father in B. F. : admitted to Windham county bar Sept., 1864, and practised in N. Y. city with their uncle, Hon. E. W. Stoughton.
He m. Apr. 7, 1869, Ada Ripley. dau. of Robert C. Hooper of Boston, and they res. in New Haven, Conn. : he d. Jan. 17, 1898 and is buried in Immanuel cemetery : she res. N. Y. city.
Children :
i. ADA RIPLEY, 3 b. New York, June 28, 1870; d. Nov. 27, 1891.
ii. LAURA, b. in B. F., July 11, 1872; m. Sept. 28, 1900, Roger S. White 2d, of New Haven, Conn., a grad. Yale, B. A., 1899, LL. B .. 1902 ; no children.
iii. BRADLEY, b. New York, Dec. 6, 1873; grad. Yale P. H. B., 1893 ; Mass. Inst. Tech., B. S., '96; now adjunct Prof. of metallurgy, Columbia university, N. Y ; m. Jan. 4, 1889, Grace A. Van Everen, who d. June 16, 1905. Child : 1. Philip Van Everen,4 b. N. Y., Feb. 20, 1900.
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iv. LEILA ROOSEVELT, b. New York, June 26, 1875; Bryn Mawr college, A. B. ; res. N. Y. city.
v. MILDRED LOUISE, b. New York, Oct. 26, 1876; m. June 30, 1900, Benjamin I. Spock of New Haven, grad. Yale B. A., 1895, LL. B., 1897 ; res. New Haven. Children both b. in New Haven : 1. Ben- jamin McLane,4 b. May 2, 1903. 2. Marjorie, b. Sept. 8, 1904.
vi. ISABEL RIPLEY, b. New Haven, July 14, 1880; res. N. Y. city.
3. SUSAN LAURA2 ( Henry Evander!), b Chester, Vt., July 16, 1844 ; m. Mar. 17, 1869, Albert D. S., s. of Robert Gibson Bell of Boston, Mass. ; res. Cambridge, Mass.
Children :
i. LAURA,3 b. Longwood, Mass, Nov. 14, 1870; m. Jan. 15, 1895, Louis Stoughton, s. of Andrew Jackson Drake of Cambridge, Mass. ; res. Newton, Mass. Children all b. Newton, Mass : 1. Laura,4 b. Jan. 9, 1904. 2. Andrew Jackson, b. May 17, 1905 ; d. May 19, 1905. 3. Prudence, b. July 24, 1906.
ii. STOUGHTON, b. Newton, June 28, 1874; grad. Harvard, A. B., 1896 ; LL. B., 1899; Cambridge, Mass., councilman, 1900-1 ; alderman, 1902-3 : res. Cambridge, has law offices in Boston ; unm.
iii. GERTRUDE, b. Newton, Jan. 30, 1876.
iv. CONRAD, b. Newton, Ang. 21, 1877; grad. Harvard, A. B., 1900: a physician ; m. Sept. 21, 1905, Elizabeth Prentiss, dau. of the late Sanford H. Dudley of Cambridge, Mass. ; res. Waltham, Mass. Child : 1. Dudley,4 b. Waltham, July 23, 1906.
v. GIBSON, b. Newton, May 31, 1879; grad. Harvard, A. B., 1901.
vi. IlUGH, b. Newton, Dec. 23, 1882 ; d. Nov. 27, 1883.
vii. STUART, b. Newton, Feb. 21, 1884.
STOWELL
(Early spelled "Stoel" and " Stoell")
DAVID,1 admitted to ehh. in Walpole with his wife in 1768, rem. to R. before Mar. 3, 1778 when he " Took the oath agreeable to the Constitution ;" d. Dec. 7, 1786, ae. 51, buried in the old cem. at R.
Children :
i. DAVID,2 Jr., m. in Walpole, Feb. 9, 1778, Molly Hodgskins.
ii. MEHITABLE, bap. in Walpole, June 14, 1772.
1. iii. AsA, b. about 1771 ; m. Abigail Kidder of Walpole.
JOHN (perhaps a member of this family); was prominent in Ist
iv. chh. of R., admitted with his wife, Joanna, Sept. 28, 1794; when chh. was re-organized Nov. 5, 1818, under Rev. Elijah Wollage he was one of the active members ; chosen 2d deacon Apr. 3, 1820. He m. in R. Oet. 30, 1787, Joanna, dau. of Jonathan Berry. He d. in R. previous to Sept. 11, 1839, when a chh. meeting was held " at the house of the late Deacon John Stoel." Children : 1. .Joanna,3 b. Oct. 14, 1790; d. Nov. 28, 1798. 2. John, b. Mar. 3, 1793; d. Sept. 6, 1809. 3. David, b. Aug. 9, 1795; d. Aug. 24, 1795. 4. Betsey, b. May 27, 1797.
I. ASA2 ( David1), mn. Abigail Kidder of Walpole, N. H .; he d. Sept. 5. 1845, ae. 74.
Children :
i. AsA, b. Nov. 12, 1793.
ii. JAMES, b. Sept. 7, 1795.
iii. ABIGAIL, b. Sept. 15, 1797.
iv. ROYAL, b. June 25, 1799.
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V. WILLARD, b. Apr. 5. 1801 : d. July 7, 1827.
2. vi. CHARLES, b. Jan. 27, 1803 : m. Lydia Smith.
3. vii. DAVID, b. July IS, ISOS.
viii. POLLY, b. Apr. 21, 1806.
2. CHIARLES? ( Asa,2 David1), b. Jan. 27, 1803 ; m. Lydia Smith of Wash- ington, N. Il. ; he d. Apr. 25, 1875.
Children :
i. ELLEN M.,+ b. May 3. 1832.
ii. LUCRETIA S., b. July 29, 1833.
iii. ABIGAIL C., b. July 16, 1835.
iv. MARTHIA A., b. Feb. 7, 1837.
V. CHARLES GUY, b. Aug. 1, 1838 ; a farmer, always res. in R. ; m. Nov., 1866, Cecelia M. Clark of Champlain, N. Y. Child : I. Charles Guy,5 b. July 5, 1868; d. Feb. 22, 1901 ; unm.
vi. JOHN R., b. Aug. 10, 1841 ; deceased.
3. DAVID3 ( Asa,2 David!), b. July 18, ISOS: m. Dec. 21. 1831, Laura Evans. Children :
i. WILLARD, + b. 1833.
ii. SARAII A., b. 1834.
iii. LAURA A., b. 1836.
iv. JAMES II., b. 1838.
v. OLIVE E., b. 1845.
vi. OSCAR D., b. 1847.
vii. HARRIET F., b. 1853.
ISAACI ( perhaps bro. of David! ), admitted to chh. in Walpole, N. 11., with his wife 1768; rem. to R. ; was one of those that " marcht to Man- chester."
Children :
i. NATHAN,2 bap. in Walpole, Sept. 20, 1772.
ii. RUFUS, bap. in R., Sept. 27, 1778.
iii. MERCY, bap. in R., Sept. 27, 1778.
iv. ISAAC, "Jr." (probably of this family), m. in R. Nov. 15, 1783. Sally Emerson of Walpole.
STUART
SILAS WILLARDI (s. of Silas Pratt, gr. s. of Samuel of Grafton, 17.), b. Grafton, Jan. 24, 1832 ; came to B. F. about 1854, has res. here almost continuously since and followed the business of a contracting builder and lumber dealer ; m. Ist, Adaline Griswold Buxton of Londonderry, Vt., b. Apr. 21, 1832, d. Feb., 1864; m. 2d, Mary Farmer of Grafton, d. Nov .. 186.
Children :
i. ADDIE LILLIAN,2 b. May 19, 1855; m. Joseph Rice Ball ; res. Water- ville, Que. Children : 1. Mabel Gussic,3 b. Apr. 17, 1872. 2. Henry Stuart, b. Dec. 4, 1887. 3. Franklin P., b. Jan. 6, 1897.
ii. BELLE ELIZA, b. Aug. 12, 1858; res. B. F. : unm.
iii. LEORA ELDELIA. b. Feb. 12. 1860; m. Walter P. Wilson ; res. Fitchburg, Mass. Child : 1. Mabel Lillian?
iv. MARY ELLA, b. Mar. 10, 1861; d. Dec., 1896; unm.
v. WILLIAM PRATT, b. Aug., 1870: d. Feb. 5. 1SS9: unm.
vi. FRANK JAY, b. IS71 ; d. at ae. of 9 mo.
vii. JOIN, b. 1873 ; d. at ae. of 9 mo.
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SWAIN
ALBERT NATHANIEL (s. of Nathaniel, gr. s. of Nathaniel), b. Reading, Vt., July 12, 1828; learned the printer's trade in the office of the Vermont Journal at Windsor, Vt., commencing 1847; became assistant editor of the Vermont Republican of Brattleboro in 1854; rem. to B. F., and established the Bellows Falls Times, Aug., 1856, first as editor and after a few months as publisher also; retained its active management until Oct. 1, 1888, over 32 years. During that period he entered into the business and social life of the town to a marked degree ; an early member of the old Lib- erty party, strong in his anti-slavery convictions, his newspaper and his whole personality were exerted to the utmost in upholding the government during the Civil war and the reconstruction era; introduced four presidents to Bellows Falls audiences, Grant, Hayes, Harrison and Mckinley, and was a guest of honor upon the occasion of President Roosevelt's visit in 1902 ; a member of the constitutional convention of 1870; represented R. in the legislatures of 1872 and 1876; senator from Windham county in 1886, and took a leading part in legislation ; postmaster of B. F., 1861 to 1873 ; a trustee of the Bellows Falls Savings Institution since 1882 and its president since 1902 ; one of the founders of the Rockingham Free Public Library in 1887, its only president and its greatest friend.
He m. Nov. 13, 1856, Susan W., dau. of John L. and Phebe (Town) Putnam of Brattleboro, Vt. In their half century of residence in town Mr. and Mrs. Swain have exerted a powerful influence for good, felt and appre- ciated by hundreds with whom they have come in contact. Their 15th, 25th and 50th wedding anniversaries were made notable occasions by the citizens of the town ; they have no children, except an adopted dau. :
EMILY FARNSWORTH, b. Dec. 27, 1852; m. Oct. 1, 1872, Henry Clinton Johnson, R. R. station agent at B. F., 1867 to 1897, deacon of Cong. chh. of B. F. since 1876, b. Canaan, N. H., Mar. 6, 1846: res. B. F. Children : 1. Florence May, b. June 16, 1873 ; d. June 1, 1874. 2. Annie Swain, b. Aug. 18, 1877; m. Oct. 22, 1902. Charles R. Dunklee of Brattleboro, Vt. ; res. Brattleboro. Child : Margaret Swain, b. Oct. 5, 1903.
TAFT
PRESTON WILLIAM? (Ezekiel Preston,6 William,5 Joshua,4 Elcazer,3 Thomas,2 Robert,1 emigrated from Eng. to Uxbridge, Mass., 1680), b. Towns- hend, Vt., July 25, 1827 ; came to B. F. from Townshend, May 1, 1853; was first a general merchant in the firm of Howard, Gray & Co. ; after three yrs. established daguerreotype and later photograph business which he continued till 1878, then rem. to S. R., where he still resides ; m. Jan. 2, 1850, Rose Melissa Miller of Dummerston, Vt .; b. Sept. 16, 1826, d. at S. R., Apr. 9, 1901.
Children :
i. FRANK MILLER,8 b. Brattleboro, Vt., Aug. 23, 1851 ; a photographer ; m. Aug. 23. 1875, Hattie Ann Greenwood of S. R., b. Feb. II, 1850; res. Glen Falls, N. Y. Child : I. Francis Greenwood,? b. June 24, 1876.
ii. CHARLES OTIS, b. in B. F., July 20, 1863 ; a photographer ; m. Oct. 15, 1891, Phebe May Roberts of Bolton, N. Y., b. Apr. 25, 1868;
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res. Glens Falls, N. Y. Child : 1. Ruth Roberts,? b. Oct. 2, 1897. iii. NETTIE LIVINGSTONE, b. in B. F., May 16, 1865 ; d. July 28, 1867.
iv. EDWARD PRESTON, b. in B. F., July 25, 1868; a photographer at S. R .; m. Sept. 22, 1SSS. Nellie Jane. dan. of Holland W. Osgood of S. R., b. Feb. 15, 1866, d. at S. R., Apr. 27, 1906. Child : 1. Preston Earl,9 b. at S. R., Aug. 12. 1892 ; d. Mar. 16, 1894.
TAYLOR
CAPT. WALTER,1 b. Chelmsford, Mass., Apr. 15, 1812 ; moved with his parents to Keene, N. H., when only two or three years of age; came to B. F., 1838, and res. here during the most of the remainder of his life; a conspicuous figure in all B. F. gatherings, and prominently identified with every military movement in this section of New England ; commissioned by Gov. Hiland Hall, May 25. 1859, capt. of the local militia company, the "Green Mountain Guards :" high sheriff of Windham county 1861-2 and deputy sheriff over 20 yrs. : chosen marshal for the east side of the state on the occasion of the famous Stratton convention in 1840 and had the honor of escorting the famous orator, Daniel Webster. to the grounds ; a painter by trade ; he m. Sept. 30, 1834, Elvira Walker of Walpole, N. H., b. Oet. 3, IS11, d. of consumption, Jan. 3, 1882, ac. 71, and their four children d. of the same disease ; he d. Bartonsville, Apr. 11, 1901.
Children :
i. SARAH E. ,2 b. Feb. 15, 1836; d. Nov. 16, 1862,
ii. MARY JANE, b. May 14, 1837 ; d. June 2, 1858.
iii. GEORGE W., b. Nov. 13, 1840; d. Feb. 13, 1863.
iv. HARRIETT M., b. Sept, 12, 1843 ; d. Jan. 24. 1860.
THAYER
DORR M.I (s. of Denzil R., gr. s. of Moses), b. Jamaica, Vt., Sept. 18, 1855 ; marble and granite dealer in this vicinity for 29 years : deputy sheriff 9 years ; m. Feb. 25, 18So, Jennie White, b. Dec. 12, 1861 : res. B. F.
Children :
i. RUTH JENNIE,2 b. July 4, 1881 ; m. Sept. 12, 1905. James Joss Hay. a foreman in the machine shop of the Vt. Farm Machine Co. : res. B. F. Child : 1. Ruth Dorothy,3 b. Aug. 2. 1906.
ii. GENEVA, b. Nov. 22, 1SS3.
iii. FAITH DULCENA, b. June IS, ISS7.
iv. GLENN DORR, b. Apr. 28, ISSO.
V. PAUL WHITE, b. Oct. 18, 1893.
vi. RUEL KIDDER, b. Jan. 3, 1895.
vii. EDRIS HOPE, b. Oct. 10, 1901.
THOMPSON
HORACE WESTON8 (Aaron Leland] Richard6 William,5 Deacon James,A Lieut. James, 3 Simon,2 James,I who came from England with Gov. Winthrop in 1630), b. Springfield, Vt., Mar. 3, 1834; spent three years as a clerk in Boston. and from 1859 to 1867 was a merchant in Springfield, Vt. ; from 1864 to 1869 engaged with Franklin P. Ball in the manufacture of seythe snaths in Springfield ; in 1871 rem. to Charlestown, N. Il., and in 1875 to B. F., and was associated with Albert Derby in the manufacture of seythe snaths ;
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in 1882 became a member of the firm of Moore, Arms & Thompson, paper manufacturers of B. F., changed to a corporation " The Moore & Thompson Paper Co.," Dec. 1, 1892 ; a prominent business man of this vicinity ; res. in the south part of B. F., just over the line in Westminster ; represented Westminster in the legislature of 1900.
Mr. Thompson was the only son of Aaron Leland Thompson, a prom- inent citizen of Springfield and Windsor, Vt., and Randilla, dau. of Joseph Weston of Springfield. Aaron Leland d. Springfield, Vt., Feb. 6, 1867; Randilla d. in B. F. in 1895; both are interred at Springfield, Vt.
Horace Weston8 m. ist at Arlington, Vt., Dec. 4, 1865, Georgiana Moseley, d. Apr. 9, 1899; m. 2d, June 19, 1901, at Marengo, Ill., Elizabeth Billings, dau. of Samuel C. Jackson of R. and Chicago, Ill., b. Feb. 14, 1856; he d. Jan. 3, 1905, interred Springfield, Vt. ; she res. in B. F.
Children :
i. HENRY RUMFORD,? b. Springfield, Vt., Sept. 30, 1866; an attorney, res. in Ilelena, Mont. ; he m. at Keene, N. II., Nov. 9, 1So8, Ellen Elizabeth Clark. Children : 1. James Clark, 10 b. Keene, June 20, 1901. 2. Sara Elizabeth, b. Helena, Mont., Dec. 1, 1904.
ii. FREDERICK LELAND, b. Charlestown, N. H., Apr. 21, 1872; is a paper manufacturer of B. F .; m. Oct. 16, 1900, Alice Sulloway of Franklin Falls, N. H. Child : 1. Richard Leland,10 b. at B. F., Mar. 6, 1902.
THRASHER
COMFORT1 (s. of Benjamin), b. Richmond, N. H., Feb. 2, 1791 ; was brought to R., when three months old on horseback in his mother's arms, fording streams and passing through forests; lived in Cambridgeport and vicinity over 83 years ; a soldier of the war of 1812 and took part in several engagements, including the battle of Plattsburg, serving a part of the time as commissary sergeant ; member of Cong. chh. in Cambridgeport; m. Ist in IS14 Susan Oakes of Athens, Vt .; m. 2d Feb. 24, 1830, Anna Spaulding of Massena, N. Y. ; he d. in Cambridgeport at the residence of his son, Ransom B., Dec. 20, 1874.
Children :
i. MARY M.,2 b. Mar. 22, 1815; m. Apr. 30, 1846, Hiram Brown ; d. June 28, 1887. Children : 1. Hliland C.,3 b. Feb. 28, 1847. 2. Helen M., b. Nov. 15, 1850; in. Charles E. Spencer of Galesville, Wis.
ii. RANSOM B., b. Oct. 27, 1822 ; m. Mar. 4, 1849, Cynthia Houghton of Northfield, Vt., b. Ang. 9, 1831, d. Sept. 3, 1903 ; he d. June 22, ISS9. Children : 1. Susan A.,3 b. Feb. 7, 1850; d. June 27, 1904; unm. 2. Charles C., b. Jan. 27, 1857; d. May 30, 1863. 3. Eva M., b. May 17, 1864; m. Solon P. Cushing. ( See Cushing.)
TOWNS
CHARLES7 (John,6 Nehemiah,5 Jeremiah,+ William,3 Edmund,2 Wil- liam,1 "Towne," " Town," "Towns," who, with his wife, Joanna Blessing, came from England and settled in Salem, Mass., in 1640), b. Keene, N. Il .. July 30, 1816; m. Hannah Watkins of Walpole, N. II., who d. Reading, Mass., June 12, 1904, ae. 72 years. He was a prominent stage driver between Keene and Boston, previous to the building of railroads ; later engaged in
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livery business at B. F., continuing it until his death, Feb. 13, 1SS5, his stable being located on Bridge street. About 1870, he became proprietor of the Island House and in 1873, erected the modern hotel building on the north side of the Square, known for many years as " Towns' Hotel," now Hotel Windham.
Child :
i. CHARLES W., 8 succeeded to the hotel business of his father ; d. Suna- pee, N. H., Aug. 21, 1895, ae. 44 yrs.
TUCKER
NATHANIEL5 (s. of Nathaniel, and Anna [ Dalton ], Samuel,3 Manas- seh,2 Robert,I who emigrated to America, 1635, supposed from Weymouth, Eng.), b. Boston, Mass., Aug. 21, 1775 ; a merchant in N. Y. city ; came to B. F. about 1815, and upon the death of his wife's father came into possession of the first toll-bridge across the Connecticut ; res. here the remainder of his life, over jo yrs. : a man of strong personality, a strict church man, and a prominent figure in B. F. affairs ; planned and erected the present "Tucker bridge " in 1840. ( Sec p. 269.) During the early years of his residence here he lived in the " Tucker Mansion," at the east end of the toll-bridge (sce p. 275) : later res. in what is now known as the " Hetty Green house " on the west side of Church street.
lle m. July 8, 1802. Catherine Ilay, dau. of Frederick W. Geyer of Boston ; he d. in B. F., Aug. 2, 1857, and was buried in a private family vault on Boston Common near the Public Garden.
Children :
i. ANNA AMORY, 6 b. Boston, May 14, 1803 ; m. Henry Atkinson Green. ( Sce Green. )
ii. CATHERINE GEYER, b. Mar. 11, 1805; m. James 1. Cutler. ( See Cutler.)
iii. MARY BELCHER, b. Feb. 17, 1807: in. Jan. 7, 1829, Rodolph C. Geyer of Boston.
iv. NATHANIEL AMORY, b. May 30, 1809 : d. Mar., 1813.
V. CHARLOTTE M., b. Feb. 5, 1812 ; m. George W. Sumner.
vi. NATHANIEL AMORY, b. Milton, Mass., Aug. 14, 1SI; was interested in paper making with James I. Cutler at Hubbells Falls near Burlington, Vt., after 1841; m. Maria, dau. of E. Hubbell and Fanny Deming of Burlington, d. Burlington, July 20, 1904; he d. Burlington, Feb. 25, 1873; no children.
VILAS
SAMUEL STILLMAN+ ( Nathaniel,3 Noah,2 Peter!), b. Alstead, N. H .. Nov. 20, 1820; rem. to B. F. in 1862 ; engaged in grocery trade with S. S. Cragin ; later paper maker ; m. Mary Ann, dau. of Deacon Samuel S. Cragin of Alstead, Apr. 28, 1847 ; they res. in B. F.
Children all b. in Alstead :
i. HENRY CRAGIN,5 b. Feb. 9, 1848 : manufacturer and dealer in paints and oils " Vilas Bros," Chicago; m. Apr. 19, ISS3, Nellie 1. Dane of Chicago. Children : 1. Henry S.,6 b. July 6, ISS4. 2. James W7., b. June 15, 1886. 3. Evelyn, b, Nov. 30, 1890. 4. Howard C., b. Feb. 3, 1894.
ii. EMILY HARRIET. b. Nov. 23, 1849; m. May 26, ISSI, Wm. B.
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NATHANIEL TUCKER.
1775-1857. MRS, CATHERINE HAY (GEYER) TUCKER.
HENRY ATKINSON GREEN. 1792-1863.
EDWARD HENRY GREEN. IS21-1902. MRS. ANNA AMORY (TUCKER) GREEN. IS03-1875. COL. ALEXANDER FRASER. d. IS5S.
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Parker, b. Norwich, Conn .; res. Chicago, Ill. Child : 1. Vilas,6 b. Aug. 24, 1886.
iii. JOSIAH CROSBY, b. July 20, 1853; is cashier National Park bank, Livingston, Mont ; m. June 24, 1891, Mrs. Ida ( Ball) Robinson of B. F. ; res. Livingston ; no children.
iv. DANA STILLMAN, b. Oct. 6, 1855; manufacturer and dealer in paints and oils "Vilas Bros., Chicago; m. June 28, ISSS, Mabel M. Baker of Chicago, d. Oct. 26, 1897. Children : 1. Raymond D.,6 b. Feb. 7, 1891. 2. Lawrence E., b. Jan. 30, 1893.
WALES
STEPHEN ROWE BRADLEY1 (s. of Samuel and Mary [ Bradley] Wales), b. Westminster, Vt., 1793 ; came to B. F. about ISIo; in 1817 owned and operated a carding mill; in 1829 was proprietor of the " Mansion House " near the foot of the School street stairs ; was several years agent for the B. F. Canal Co. ; 1841 to 1845 was engaged in tin and stove trade; thien succeeded to the dry goods trade of H. Henry Baxter, on the location since occupied by the O. D. Gray block on the east side of the Square.
After leaving the " Mansion House" he res. in a dwelling on the same site as the one in which his son, Stephen Rowe Wales, lived for 43 yrs., now the corner of Oak and Atkinson streets. Later he lived in the large dwelling afterward known as " St. Agnes HIall," on the site of the present high school building.
lle m. Rucxbe, dau. of Seth and Ruexbe ( Marshall) Blake of Dorches- ter, Mass., d. Mar. 19, 1875 ; he d. B. F., Mar. 19, 1850. Children all b. in B. F. :
i. RUEXBE ANN,2 b. 1814; m. Mar. 14, 1834, Ira Russell of B. F., b. Feb. 16, 1804, a cripple, stove and tin ware dealer, many years clerk in the office of the V. V. R. R., under Supt. Madison Sloat, d. in B. F., Sept. 15, 1860; she d. in B. F., Oct. 30, 1858. Children : I. Henry,3 b. May 4, 1835; m. Sarah Thomas ; he d. B. F., Mar. 7, 1861. Children all 'b. in B. F. : i. Harry,4 b. 1859 ; adopted by - Lindsey of Grafton, Vt., and is called Harry Rus- sell Lindsey. ii. George, b. 1861 ; adopted by. - Bond of Hart, Mich., and is called George Russell Bond. 2. Willam Rowc, b. Oct. 16, 1838; a lieut. in the 4th Vt. Regt. during the Civil war ; m. Nov. 27, 1861, Annie Eliza Smith, d. Boston, Mass., July 14, 1898; he d. of consumption in Boston, May 30, 1887, and is buried in Immanuel cem., B. F. Children : i. Willie Wales,+ d. Illion, N. Y., Jan. 17, 1869, ae. 3 mos. ii. Bertha Annie, b. Illion, Dec. 21, 1872 ; res. Boston, Mass. ; unm. iii. Royal Smith, b. Illion, Feb. 16, 1875; d. Boston, Oct. 28, 1SSS. 3. John Wales. b. May 19, 1843; shot on the battlefield at Baton Rouge, La., Aug. 5, 1862. Too young to enlist, he was accepted as a personal attend- ant to Major Holbrook of the 7th Vt. Regt. Knowing the major was on the picket line, he made an effort to join him with an addi- tional revolver which he might need. He was found the next day at the extreme front surrounded by the dead of both sides. He nobly sacrificed his life for a personal service He was the first from R. to be killed during the Civil war; always known locally as "Jack" Russell. 4. George Clapp, b. Aug. 12, 1848; res. Boston, Mass., in music trade ; d. Baltimore, Md., Feb. 11, 1SSS; unm.
ii. ELIZA, b. ISIS; m. H. Henry Baxter; d. B. F., Sept. 8, 1849; no children.
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1. iii. STEPHEN ROWE, b. June 24, 1819; m. Sarah Wiley of S. R.
iv. GEORGE BRADLEY, b. Mar. 17, 1821; m. Maria Dunham.
V. MARY; in. Oct. 28, 18.16, Joseph H. Ladd, s. of Henry Ladd of Portsmouth, N. H., d. ; she res. Brooklyn, N. Y. Children : . I. Mary Josephine,3 b. Aug. 26, 1847; m. Dec. 5. 1866, Edward Fowler of Brooklyn, N. Y., d. ; she res. Brooklyn. 2. Harry, b. Feb. 3, 1849; d. Aug. 23, 1849. 3. Florence Wales, b. Dec. 3, 1850; d. Nov. S, 1851. 4. Charles Wales, b. Aug. 7, 1852 ; a merchant ; res. Brooklyn, N. Y .; unm. 5. Caroline Lucy, b. Feb. 14, 1854; m. June 18, 1874, Peter Gilscy of N. Y. city, a son of the noted hotel proprietor. 6. Eveline Hurd, b. Sept. 2, 1864; m. Oct. 24, 1887, John Gilsey, also son of the noted hotel proprie- tor of N. Y. city.
I . STEPHEN ROWE2 ( Stephen Rowe Bradley]), b. June 24, 1819; a blacksmith ; res. B. F. ; m. ist Nov. 1, 1848, Sarah, dau. of John and Mary (Barry ) Wiley of S. R., b. Dec. 26, 1826, d. B. F., Dec. 29, 1855 ; m. 2d Feb. 3, 1857, Caroline Wiley (sister of ist wife ), b. in S. R., Jan. 30, 1831, now res. B. F. ; he d. Sept. 23, 1902.
Children :
i. ELIZA,3 b. Apr. 20, 1850; m. June 6, 1871, Clement Godfrey Lane, b. Drewsville, N. H .; a hotel clerk ; he d. B. F., Jan. 2, 1885 ; she res. B. F. Child : 1. Florence Sarah,+ b. B. F., May 14, 1873; res. B. F. : unm.
ii. GEORGE ROWE, b. Springfield, Vt., Mar. 12, 1859; is now a leading dry goods merchant of B. F., and prominent in business and social attairs of the village; m. Apr. 17, 1884, Clara Orpha, dau. of Dr. Daniel and Julia Campbell of S. R., b. Oct. 5, 1861. Children : 1. Caroline Julia,+ b. Oct. 13, 1886. 2. Rowe Campbell, b. July 2, 18SS.
iii. CHARLES STEPHEN, b. May 14, 1866; d. Aug. 3, 1866.
iv. MARY BRADLEY, b. Jan. 27, 1868 ; m. Patrick Thomas Clair of B. F., b. July 2, 1871, a merchant, res. West Derry, N. H. Child : 1. James Robert,4 b. Boston, Mass., May 22, 1898.
2. GEORGE BRADLEY? ( Stephen Rowe Bradley]), b. Mar. 17, 1821 ; m. Jan., 1842, Maria Dunham of Westmoreland, N. II., b. Jan. 16, 1823, d. Plattsburg, N. Y., Jan. 8, 1899; he d. B. F., May 12, 1848; she m. 2d George Sumner Miner of Walpole, N. H.
Children :
i. HELEN MARIA,3 b. B. F., Dec. 8, 1842 ; m. Sept. 7, 1868, George W. Spencer of Claremont, N. HI. ; a printer ; res. Chicago, Ill. Children : 1. Cora Louise,+ b. Uxbridge, Mass., Oct. 14, 1877 ; a teacher ; res. Chicago. 2. Edna Wales, b. Chicago, Ill., Feb. 28, 1882 ; m. ; res. Chicago, Ill. ; no children.
ii. GEORGE ROWE, b. B. F., Jan. 9, 1845 ; a drummer in Co. G, 11th Vt. regt. in the Civil war ; later a locomotive engineer ; m. Dec. 30, 1872, Nettie Kesselmeier of Galion, Ohio; he d. N. Y. city, Sept. 25, 1894; she res. Colorado Springs, Col. Children all b. in Galion, and res. Colorado Springs : 1. Joseph Rowe,+ b. Mar., 1874. 2. Harry Baxter, b. Mar., 1877. 3. Mary Belle, b. June 28, 1879. 4. George Miner, b. Aug. 11, 1881.
iii. MARY WALES, (Miner ), b. in B. F., Aug. 27, 1858; m. Oct. 26, 1904, William S. Ransom, b. Plattsburg N. Y .; res. Benson, Wis. ; no children.
STEPHEN ROWE BRADLEY WALES. 1793-1850.
STEPHEN ROWE WALES. IS19-1902.
DAVID BUTTERFIELD. ISII-1S90.
WILLIAM CONANT. ISO1-1866.
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EDWARD LEWIS9 ( Lewis Smith,8 Samuel,7 Samuel,6 Lieut. Aaron,5 Peter,4 Samuel,3 Philip,2 " Widow,"1 one of the first proprietors of Seekonk, Mass., 1643), b. Grafton, Vt., Feb. 22, 1858; came to B. F. from Grafton, 1891 ; engaged in insurance business ; in 1902, organized and was the first president of the Bellows Falls Trust Co., and still holds the position ; m. Oct. 13, 1897, Alice Ruth Colburn of Pomfret. Vt., b. Nov. 1, 1863 ; res. B. F .; no children.
Samnel,6 s. of Lient. Aaron,5 was b. Feb. 4, 1762, d. Feb. 19, 1813: a soldier in the Continental army ; rem. to Charlestown, N. II., but in later years probably lived in R., as he and his wife with one dau. Betsey, the wife of Randall Evans of R., are buried in the S. R. cemetery.
Samuel,3 b. Feb., 1655 ; served under Major Bradford in King Philip's war, and was variously styled Cornet, Lieut., Capt. and Gent.
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