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Children :
i. ETTA MARGARET,9 b. B. F., Nov. 4, 1857; m. Feb. 1, 1883, Charles Seymour Howard, Supt. of B. F. Mach. Co. works; res. B. F. ; no children.
ii. GEORGE IRWIN, b. B. F., Dec. 22, 1864; R. R. clerk and insurance agent ; m. Dec. 11, 1889, Minnie Emeroy Bridge; res. B. F .; no children.
WILBUR
REV. WILLIAM NORMAN,1 b. Griswold, Conn., Nov. 28, 1825 ; grad. Colgate univer. 1856; came to S. R. and was three yrs. principal of S. R. seminary ; ordained pastor ist Bap. chh. of S. R., Jan. 25, 1858, from which he resigned Nov. 30, 1873, to assume position of financial agent of Vt. Academy ; he raised the $100,000 endowment fund and also $25,000 additional for the purchase of the grounds and crection of buildings ; to his energy and hard work was due in great measure the successful establishment of the institution. His whole business life was spent in the interest of the schools
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and churches of S. R., except from 1884 to 1888 when he was pastor at New- port, Vt.
He m. Nov. 26, 1856, Huldah J. Richards, b. Preston, Conn., d. at S. R. Sept., 1867 ; m. 2d Oct. 13, 1868, Harriet Richards of Preston, Conn. He d. at S. R., Mar. 30, 1894.
Children b. at S. R. :
i. WILLIAM JOSEPH,2 b. Oct. 12, 1861 ; grad. Vt. Academy 'S1, and of U. V. M .; became a physician, contracted scarlet fever from a patient and d. in N. Y. city Jan. 21, 1887. Ile m. Mar. 15, 1886, Elizabeth A. Denio of Glover, Vt. who res. at S. R. Child : I. Wilma Josephine, b. Apr. 12, 1887, d. Apr. 30, 1901.
ii. MARY LOUISA, b. May 4, 1872, now res. in Phila., Pa.
WILCOX
OBADIAH,I came to R. at an early date and settled on the farm now owned by Holland W. Osgood at the bridge between S. R. and B. F., where all their children were b. ; m. Dee. 4, 1806, Mary Miller of Cambridgeport. They rem. to Glens Falls, N. Y., where he was drowned, after which she returned to Westminster West, Vt., where she res. with her s. Roswell. She d. in 1832.
Children :
i. ROSWELL,2 b. May 20, 1807; m. Melinda Tuthill of Westminster West, they res. and d. there, both members of Bap. chh. of S. R. ; had a dau. who res. there, Mrs. C. C. Goodell.
ii. EDWIN, b, Mar. 10, 1809; in. Maria Tuthill of Westminster West.
. iii. JANE, b. Jan. 14, ISII ; m. Horace L. Richmond of Rochester, Vt.
iv. HENRY, b. Nov. 14, 1812; m. Elmina Roberts of Warsaw, N. Y.
WILDER
ABEL KEYES6 ( Abel,5 Joshua,4 Nathaniel,3 Lient. Nathaniel,2 ThomasI "Wyellder," one of the first of the name in America, was at Charlestown, Mass., 1639), b. Feb. 11, 1804; came from Wardsboro, Vt. to S. R., Sept. 20, 1856 ; became proprietor and manager of the old Saxtons River Hotel, which he retained until his death ; m. Marenda Johnson, Apr. S, 1828, b. Nov. 17, 1808, d. Oet. 22, 1883 ; he d. Jan. 1, 1865.
Children, all unm. and res. in S. R :
i. ABIGAIL A.,7 b. 1829.
ii. CATHERINE, b. 1833.
iii. MARSHALL A., b. 1840; succeeded his father as innkeeper until 1903, when he sold the famous old tavern, which was then torn down to make place for a more commodious building.
WILEY
ROBERT,I b. Peterboro, N. H., Dee. 13, 1767; m. Abigail Campbell at New Boston, N. H., Dee., 1793. They came to R. in 1794, and settled about I mile north of S. R. village on the cross road from there to Lawrence Mills, on the farm now occupied by Clifford N. Moar. Here Mr. Wiley d. Jan. 27. 1826; his wife d. May 6, 1844, ae. 69. She fell into the fireplace in a fit and was burned to death.
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Children all b. in R. :
1.
i. JOHN,2 b. Mar. 5, 1795 ; m. Randilla Weaver.
2. ii. WILLIAM CAMPBELL, b. July 11, 1797 ; m. Mary Perry.
iii. ASENATHI, b. July 31. 1799: m. John Weaver. (See Weaver.)
3. iv. IRA. b. Jan. 4. 1802 ; d. Apr. 11, 1SS9.
v. RODNEY. b. Jan. 20, 1804, d. Jan. 8, 1826; unm.
+ vi. OREN, b. Sept. 27, 1805 ; m. Harriet W. Banks.
vii. ROBERT, b. Dec. 30, 1807; m. Sarah Almeda, dau. of Elijah Jones of R., d. June 5, 1903: he d. Greenfield. Mass .. June 22, 1885 ; buried S. R.
5. viii. ACHSAHI, b. Feb. 19, 1810: m. Horace Slade.
1. JOHN2 ( Robert1), b. Mar. 5, 1795 : settled on a farm one mile west of the center of R., in what is known as the " Wiley district," in Pleasant Valley; was always a farmer: succeeded to the ownership of his father's homestead ; a substantial and respected citizen of the town, holding many offices of trust ; in politics an unyielding Democrat : m. Apr. 22, 1817, Ran- dilla, dau. of Daniel Weaver, d. Mar. 24, 1874; he d. Feb. 10, 1866.
Children :
6. i. LUCIUS S .. 3 b. Feb. 23, 18IS; d. Aug. 18, 1882.
ii. DANIEL LEVERETT, b. Mar. 23, 1819; d. Mar. 17, 1890.
8. iii. J. EDWARD, b. Oct. 19, 1820; in. Elizabeth D). Wilson of R.
9. iv. MARY F .. b. Mar. 12. 1822 ; m. Charles B. Day.
WILLIAM F., b. Nov. 13. 1823 ; d. Oct. 31, 1846; unm.
10. vi. ROBERT W., b. Dec. 12, 1825; d. Aug. 27, 1897.
11. vii. HIASKELL I., b. Apr. IS, 1829; m. Sarah A. Aldrich of R.
viii. MYRON C., b. Dec. 5, 1830; d. Aug. 3. 1857 ; unm.
12. ix. MILTON W .. b. Nov. 21, 1832 ; m. Eliza M. French.
2. WILLIAM CAMPBELL2 ( Robert1), b. July 11, 1797; lived on a farm one mile north of S. R. village until IS58, when they rem. to S. R. ; m. Mary Perry at S. R., Dec. 21, 1819, b. 1801, d. May 13, 1879; he d. May 18, 1879. Mary Perry was a descendant of Robert Fletcher. who came to this country from Yorkshire, Eng., in 1630.
Children :
13. i. WILLIAM LORENZO,3 b. R .. Nov. 10. 1820: d. Galva. Ill., Aug. 2, 1900. 14. ii. GEORGE RODNEY, b. R., Sept. 28, 1825; d. Galva, Ill., July 30, IS6S.
iii. HENRY CLINTON, b. Dec. 29, 1827; m. Apr. 3, 1849, Caroline E., dau. of Samuel Bailey of S. R., b. June 30, 1828; he d. S. R., Mar. 28, 1898; she res. S. R. Children : 1. Lilla C.,4 b. Ang. 28, 1852 ; m. Oct. 27, 1SS6, Dr. James Sutcliffe Hill, b. Rochdale, Eng., Oct. 7, 1859, grad. in medicine univer. of N. Y., IS84, now a physician of B. F. prominent in his profession; res. B. F. Child : Ethel Wiley,5 b. Jan. 5, 1SS9 : grad. B. F. H. S., 1906. 2. Harry L., b. Jan. 5, 1864; d. May 3, 1873.
3. IRA2 ( Robert1), b. Jan. 4, 1802 ; m. Ist. May 27, 1826, Fanny Allen ; d. Nov. 1, 1864; m. 2d Elizabeth Chase ; he d. Apr. 11, 1889.
Children :
i. JERUSHA L.,3 b. May 3, 1828; m. Charles C. Hapgood of B. F. ( See Hapgood. )
ii. FRANCES II., b. Apr. 15, 1832 ; m. John I. Smith, Nov. 12, 1884; d. Saratoga, N. Y., Apr. 7, 1904 ; res. Saratoga.
iii. LINDEN A., b. Mar. 6, 1836; res. Stanstead, Que., unm.
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4. OREN2 ( Robert1), b. Sept. 27, 1805 ; was a tinsmith in Ohio; m. Aug. 8, 1884, Harriet W. Banks, who d. Nov. 9, 1872 ; he d. Mar. 8, 1879.
Children :
i. MARY ABBIE, 3 b. July 23, 1848; res. Knoxville, Tenn. ; unm.
ii. LIZZIE ASENATII, b. Feb. 5, 1852 ; d. Jan. S, 1854.
iii. HATTIE BANKS, b. Feb. 24, 1856; art teacher at Knoxville, Tenn .; unm.
iv. OREN CAMPBELL, b. Mar. 25, 1862 ; an oculist at Knoxville, Tenn. ; m. Ang. 18, 1891, Charlotte Louis Smith of Brooklyn, N. Y .; he d. May 20, 1898. Children : 1. Louisa M.,+ b. Dec. 25, 1892. 2. Elizabeth Campbell, b. Nov, 3, 1894.
5. ACHSAH2 (Robert1), b. Feb. 19, 1810; m. Jan. 26, 1832, Horace Slade, d. Michigan, Aug. 29, 1894 ; she d. Jan. 13, 1845.
Children :
i. ROSETTE,3 b. Oct., 1833; m. Ang. 18, 1854, A. J. Lobdell ; res. Mar- quette, Mich.
ii. MARY A., b. Nov. 7, 1835; m. Dec. 19, 1860, John Wiley : res. Fitchburg, Mass.
iii. CHARLES.
iv. EDWIN, d. Brimfield, Ill.
6. LUCIUS S.3 (John,2 Robert]), b. Feb. 23, ISIS; m. Ist May 29, 1844, Mary Ann Thompson of Grafton, Vt., d. Sept. 13, 1849; m. 2d Feb. 2, 1850, Laura L. Houghton, d. Sept. 12, 1862 ; m. 3d Amanda E. Iloughton, d. Jan. 9, ISS8; he d. Aug. 18, 1882.
Children :
i. MARIA R.,4 b. July 13, 1851.
ii. ANDREW J., b. Oct. 18, 1855.
iii. MYRON A., b. Aug. 10, 1858.
7. DANIEL LEVERETT3 (John,2 Robert]), b. Mar. 23, 1819; went to Brimfield, Ill., in 1844, and in 1855, moved to Henry Co., Ill., where he dealt in real estate ; was a banker in Galva, Ill., for many years, and at the time of his death; m. Ist Aug. 5, 1847, Mary, dan. of Samuel Billings of R., d. June 1, 1851 ; m. 2d Feb. 27, 1854, Sarah F. Davis; she res. Galva; he d. Galva, Mar. 17, 1890.
Children :
i. FLORA BILLINGS,4 b. Brimfield, Ill., Mar. 5, 1848; m. at Galva, Ill., Oct. 18, 1870, William Lorenzo Wiley; rem. to Castana, Iowa, where they now res. on a farm. Children : 1. Mary Billings,5 b. Galva, May 20, 1872; m. at Castana, Sept. S. 1897, Willard L. Frost; res. Sioux City, Iowa; no children. 2. Albert Leverett, b. Galva, Apr. 21, 1874; d. Galva, Apr. 21, 1879. 3. Edith Florence, b. Galva, Apr. 15, 1876; d. Galva, Apr. 15, 1879. 4. Dan., b. Galva, Apr. 13, 1879; d. Apr. 13, 1879. 5. Everette Eri, b. Galva, Mar. 19, ISSI. 6. Stella Louise, b. Galva, Apr. 16, 1883. 7. Fred Lorenzo, b. Castana, Iowa, Mar. 13, 1885.
ii. WILLIAM FRANKLIN, b. Brimfield, Ill., July 16, 1850; banker at Galva, later res. Sioux City, Iowa; m. Sept. 26, 1871 at Galva, Florence Munger of Galva, b. Sept. 17, 1852. Children all b. Galva: 1. Floyd Lyman,5 b. Oct. 21, 1874; d. Galva, Nov. 20, 1874. 2. Ione Belle, b. Apr. 22, 1877; d. Sioux City, Iowa, Mar. 30, 1897. 3. Agnes Gertrude, b. June 17, 1879; in. June 3, 1902, Fred W. Colville. 4. Florence Louise, b. Aug. 1, 1883 ; unm.
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iii. STELLA LOUISE, b. Galva, Dec. 25, 1856; d. Galva, May 18, ISSO.
iv. MARY SOPHIA, b. Galva, Apr. 29, 1862 ; d. Galva, Feb. 27, 1865.
Dau. b. Galva. Nov. 10, 1864; d. Galva, Mar. 3, 1865.
vi. AMY, b. Galva. Apr. 21, 1868; m. Ist Sept. 2, 1886, Orrin S. Hough- ton of Galva ; d. Mar. 5, 1891 ; m. 2d Oct. 14, 1895, George T. Lacey of Galva; res. Galva. Children b. Galva : 1. Earle,5 b. Apr. 1, 1SS7. 2. Flora Harriett, b. Feb. 20, ISS9.
S. J. EDWARD3 (John,2 Robert!), b. Oct. 19, 1820; m. Aug. 10, 1851, Elizabeth D. Wilson of R., d. May 24. 1875: he d. Brimfield. Ill., Feb. 24, IS74.
Children all b. Brimfield, Ill. :
i. SOLON WILSON, + b. Dec. 14, 1852.
ij. CLINTON MORRIS, b. June 19. 1855.
iii. MARION ELIZABETHI. b. Mar. 31, 1860.
iv. WALTER LORENZO, b. Nov. 2. 1862.
9. MARY F.3 (John.2 Robert1). b. Mar. 12. 1822 ; m. Aug. 27, 1844, Charles " B. Day, who was for 25 years a prominent wholesale dry goods merchant in Peoria. III., he d. Ill. ; she d. Jan. 23, 1852.
Children :
j. FLORA J.4 b. Aug. 27. 1846: m. Sept. 2, 186S, Charles Kellogg of Peoria. III.
ii. ELLA G., b. Aug. 29, IS48; m. Sept. 1, 1869, Edwin Pulsipher of Peoria, 111.
10. ROBERT W.3 (John,2 Robert!), b. Dec. 12, 1825 ; in. Ist June 2, 1847, Elizabeth D., dau. of David Pulsipher of R., b. July 26, 1826. d. Nov. 29, 1874; m. 2d Feb. 15, 1877. Sarah Brewer of Chester. Vt., who res. Los Angeles. Cal. ; he d. Brimfield, Ill., Aug. 27, 1897.
Children :
i. FRANK P.,4 b. Jan. 27, 1851 ; m. Nov. 7, 1872, Gertrude Camp. Children : 1. Ray Frederick,5 b. Jan. 22, 1877. 2. Elizabeth M., b. Feb. 18, 1879; m. in 1905, C. W. Schneider. 3. Flora Julia, b. Apr. 14, ISS2.
ii. JULIA ELIZABETH, b. Aug. 3. IS58; m. Aug. 17, ISSI, Croydon D. Jones. b. Feb. 26, 1850. Child : 1. George Wiley,5 b. July 13. ISS2.
II. HASKELL 1.3 (John,2 Robert1 ). b. R. Apr. 18, 1829; always a farmer in R. : m. Apr. 3, 1851, Sarah A., dau. of Jonas Aldrich of R. : she res. R., a prominent spiritualist ; he d. July 29, 1892.
Children all b. in R. :
i. HASKELL FRED,4 b. Sept. 19, 1853; m. May S. IS78, Lillian Clark at Galva, III. ; res. Peoria, Ill. Child : 1. Heury C.,5 b. Galva, Ill., Feb. 27, 1879: unm. : res. Peoria.
ii. HENRY G., b. Feb. 11, 1856; m. Susie Fullerton at Chester, Vt., Mar. 30, 18So: res. Chester. Children : 1. Fred F.,5 b. Chester, Jan. 20. ISSI: unm: res. Washington, D. C. 2. Helen G .. b. Chester, Jan 19. 1SS9 ; res. Chester.
iii. MINNIE L., b. July 6, 1859: m. James H. Kiniry of B. F. : a merchant and deputy sheriff ; res. Windsor. Vt. Children all b. Windsor, Vt .: 1. Raymond 17.,5 b. July 20, 1884. 2. Ralph W., b. Feb. 21. 1886. 3. Louise A .. b. Aug. 12, 188S.
iv. MATTIE C., b. May 27. 1861 : m. May 15, 1895, Henry M. Weeden, a prominent musician : they res. in R. Child: 1. Charlie H7.,5 b. R., Mar. 25, 1901 : d. Mar. 25, 1901.
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v. CHARLIE A., b. Dec. 12, 1864; m. May 6, 1891, Mahel Roe of Kearney, Neb. ; res. Council Bluffs, Iowa ; no children.
vi. SIDNEY P., b. Apr. IS, 1869; m. Apr. 14, 1891, Marion Shur of Kearney, Neb. ; res. Charlestown, N. H. ; no children.
12. MILTON W.3 (John,2 Robert1), b. Nov. 21, 1832; m. Oct. 2, 1855, Eliza M., dan. of Ira and Maria (Marvin) French of Alstead, N. H., d. Aug. 1, 1869 ; he res. S. R.
Children :
i. CORRINE EOLINE,4 b. Nov. 24, 1863; m. Edwin Raymond Lake of . S. R. ( See Lake.)
ii. ERNEST M., b. Mar. 16, 1869: d. Sept. 1, 1869.
13. WILLIAM LORENZO3 ( William Campbell,2 Robert1), b. R., Nov. 10, 1820; d. Galva, Ill., Aug. 2, 1900; m. Ist Apr. 14, 1842, Louise, dau. of Samuel Bailey of S. R., d. Galva, Ill., July 11, 1862 ; m. 2d Feb. 11, 1864, Eunice B. Williams at Galva, Ill. ; m. 3rd July 25, 1895, Kate Garey. He moved to Ill., in 1851, and laid out the town of Galva in 1854, where he res. at the time of his death, Aug. 2, 1900.
Children :
i. WALTER LORENZO, 4 b. Jan. 6, 1844 ; d. June, 1862.
ii. JESSIE LOUISE, b. Feb. IS, 186S.
iii. WALTER SPENCER, b. Mar. 29, 1872.
14. GEORGE RODNEY3 ( William Campbell,2 RobertI), b. R., Sept. 28, IS25; was justice of peace at the age of 21, moved to Galva, Ill., in 1858, where he held many important offices ; postmaster in Galva at the time of the war; also engaged in four different business firms at the time of his death ; he d. Galva, July 30, 1868.
Children :
i. WILLIAM RODNEY,4 b. R., Oct. 4, 1850.
ii. ROLLIN FREMONT, b. July 3, 1853.
iii. MYRA LOUISE, b. Sept. 20, 1856.
WILLIAMS
JAMES HENRY ( Ist)1 (s. of William), b. Chester, Vt., Jan. 16, 1813; came to B. F. in 1834 as clerk in the old Bank of Bellows Falls ; in 1838 went to Woodstock, Vt., for two years as cashier, was then cashier of the Cheshire Bank at Keene, N. H. until 1847, when he ret. to B. F. and became cashier of the Bank of Bellows Falls. From 1847, Mr. Williams was a leading bank official here during the remainder of his life ; became president of the National Bank in 1872; procured charter of the Bellows Falls Savings Institution, and was influential in all financial affairs in this section. Ile procured the charter of the Bellows Falls Water Co. that laid the first pipe from Minard's pond. and was deeply interested in the building and financing of the different rail- roads centering here.
He m. June 12. 1838, Frances Mary, dan. of Solomon Hapgood of B. F., b. July 31, 1811, d. B. F., Mar. 20, 1898; he d. B. F., Ang. 13, ISSI.
Children :
i. CAROLINE FRANCES,2 b. B. F., Feb. 24, 1839; m. Oct. 31, 1867, William Pitt Wentworth an architect of B. F., d. Newton, Mass., Apr. 12, 1896 ; she d. B. F., June 21, 1905 ; res. Boston ; no children.
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ii. WILLIAM, b. B. F., Apr. S. 1841 ; d. Nov. 12, 1842.
iii. JAMES HENRY (2d),2 b. Keene, N. II., July 19, 1843; began bank- ing with his father as a boy in the old Bank of B. F. ; succeeded his father as cashier in 1872, and as president in ISSI; is prom- inently identified with financial matters, and holds official position in local railroads, B. F. Canal Co. and other corporations; m. Ist Sept. 23, 1869, Lucy Amelia, dau. of Joseph and Elizabeth Willson of B. F., d. Apr. 19, 1878; m. 2d Sept. 22, 1880, Fanny Warren Schouler, d. June 19, IS91. Children all b. in B. F. : I. James Henry (3d),3 b. Aug. 29, 1874; cashier of National Bank of B. F. : in. Oct. 7, 1903, Sarah W. Steele of Boston. Child : James IIenry (4th) ,4 b. B. F., May 24, 1905. 2. Arthur Prentiss, b. Dec. 24, 1876; treas. B. F. Savings Inst. ; unm. 3. Margaret Schouler, b. Mar. 20, 18S2 ; m. June 7, 1905, George H. Watson ; res. Omaha, Neb. Child : Sylvia Hathaway, 4 b. Mar. 9, 1906. 4. Katharine War- ren. b. Nov. 27, ISS4 ; res. B. F. ; unm.
iv. HARRIET HENRY, b. Keene, N. II., May 5, 1845; m. Aug. 30, 1866, Lucius A. Morse of Rutland; she d. B. F., July 13, 1896. Children : 1. James A.,3 b. Rutland, Dec. 25, 1867; m. Anna Iludson of Newton, Mass. ; res. Newton. 2. George H., b. B. F., July 2, 1871 ; m. Nov. 20, 1891, Gertrude Fannie, dau. of Geo. A. Weston of B. F. ; res. N. Y. city ; no children. 3. William W., b. Rutland, July 21, 1875 ; res. Newark, N. J. ; unm. 4. Frances M., b. B. F., May 10, 1881 ; m. Apr. 22, 1903, Kenneth Martin ; res. N. Y. city. Child : Eda,4 b. May 29, 1904.
V. SARAH HUBBARD, b. B. F., Jan. 13, IS48; d. B. F., May 28, IS78; unm.
vi. JOHN HARRIS. b. B. F., Nov. 18, 1849; treasurer of B. F. Savings Institution, 1875-1906; m. Oct. 17, 1SS3, Merab Ann Bradley, dau. of Daniel Kellogg of Westminster, Vt. ; res. B. F. Children all b. in B. F. : 1. Mary Kellogg, b. May 27, 1SS6. 2. Alice Brooks, b. Sept. 23, ISSS. 3. Merab Bradley, b. June 28, 1895. 4. John Harris, b. June 8, 1897. 5. Francis Hapgood, b. July 5, 1902 ; d. July 5, 1902.
vii. KATE AMELIA, b. B. F., Dec. 30, 1851 ; res. B. F .; unm.
viii. MARY GRACE, b. B. F., May 3, 1855 ; d. B. F., June IS, IS74.
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NATIIAN GALLUPS ( Giles, Zephamah,6 Seth.3 Nathaniel,4 Nathan- icl,3 Nathaniel,2 Richard,1 a founder of Taunton, Mass. ), b. Pomfret, Conn., Oct. 31, 1844; res. in Providence, R. I., 1863 to 1873, engaged in steamship business (clerical), and banking; then res. in the West until he came to B. F. in Mar., 1877, and reorganized the Vermont Farm Machine Co., which business he has built up to large proportions and is now its president, treas- urer and general manager. ( See page 422.) Elected judge advocate general of Vt., by legislatures of 1904 and 1906; m. Ist Oct. 4, 1871, Sarah Phillips Carr of Warren, R. I., b. Aug. 20, 1851, d. B. F., Oct. 4, ISS4 ; m. 2d Jan. 28, 1886, Emily Frances (Cole) Smith, d. B. F., Oct. 29, 1901 ; m. 3rd Dec. 1, 1906, Abbie Lucinda Haines, b. Waterbury, Vt .; res. in B. F.
Children :
i. CHARLES EARNEST,9 b. St. Louis, Mo., Mar. 31, 1874, d. B. F., Oct. 18, 1882.
ii. ELIZABETHI CARR, b. Albia, la., June 13, 1876; res. B. F.
iii. GENEVIEVE, b. B. F., May 19, 1879; res. B. F.
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FREDERICK MATTHEWS5 ( Rev. Luther,4 Joseph,3 Robert,2 John1), b. Petersham, Mass., Apr. 17, 1830; came to B. F., Sept. 20, 1850; employed by Harris, Stone & Co., flour and grain dealers (established here July, IS50) ; in 1856 began hardware trade in B. F. with Aaron Arms, firm of Arms & Willson, until 1867; in 1862 became member of firm of J. Willson & Co. succeeding Harris, Stone & Co., flour and grain dealers, until 1890; since then in the same trade as "F. M. Willson ;" no other business man now in B. F. has been continuously in trade since 1850; he retired Apr. 1, 1907 ; res. B. F.
He m. Apr. 17, 1856, Mary Ann Jackson, dau. of Ralph Arms of Deer- field, Mass, b. Sept. 16, 1836; d. B. F. Nov. 23, 1893 ; he res. B. F.
Children, all b. in B. F. :
i. FREDERICK ARMS,6 b. June 8, 1860; was employed by his father in the flour and grain trade ; d. Apr. 23, 1907; unm.
ii. FANNIE CAROLINE, b. July 1, 1865; m. Jan. 11, 1890, Carroll A. Moore of the paper-making firm of John T. Moore & Son ; res. B. F. ; no children.
iii. ROBERT OTIS, b. Mar. 16, 1872 ; d. Feb. 2, 1881.
iv. LOUIS BARDWELL, b. Jan. 10, 1874 ; engaged in paper-making ; res. B. F .; unm.
WOODS
ORSAMUS F.1 (s. of fustus of Dana, Mass., gr. s. of David), b. Dana, Mass., 1820; came to B. F. about 1851, and took an active part in the busi- ness of the town until his death ; druggist and newsdealer; for a time hotel proprietor. His first store was in the north end of the Island House when first erected ; served various terms as bailiff, water commissioner and member of the school board ; an enthusiastic hunter ; a good singer, at times leading church choirs ; prominently identified with the founding of the Ist Univ. chh. of B. F. ; m. July 10, 1842, Ann Mary Kirk in New York, b. London, Eng., Aug. 29, 1822 ; he d. July 30, 1889; she res. with her dau., Emma L., in Westminster, Vt.
Children :
i. ANN ELIZA,2 b. Dana, Mass., Aug. 15, 1843; d. Barre, Mass., 1848.
ii. GEORGE F., b. Dana, Mass., June 15, 1845; m. Esther W. Pattie of Goffstown, N. H., d. Mar. 22, 1892; he d. B. F., July 9, 1888. Child : 1. Edward Kirk,3 b. Apr. 16, 1869; m. and res. New York city ; no children.
iii. EMMA L., b. Barre, Mass., Nov. 14, 1847 ; m. Feb. 3, 1869, Augustus H. Bissell, b. Wilmington, Vt., Aug. 18, 1839, merchant of B. F., now farmer in Westminster. Children : 1. Fred A.,3 b. Feb. 5, 1870; m. Marie Wilhemina Sauer; res. East Hartford, Conn. Children : i. Carl Frederick,4 b. B. F., Apr. 13, 1897. ii. Frank- lin Augustus, b. East Hartford, Conn., Dec. 28, 1900. 2. Charles Franklin, b. Sept. 2, 1871 ; res. B. F .; unm. 3. Ann L., b. May 20, 1878; m. Cyrus M. Cooke, Nov. 11, 1896; res. B. F. Child : Huldah W.,+ b. Dec. 2, 1897. 4. Mary F., b. Nov. 8, 1884. 5. Howard W., b. Feb. 11, 1892.
iv. CHARLES II., b. Sept. 8, 1850; d. B. F., Oct. 26, 1872.
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WOLFE
JOIIN CASPER SHANA1 (s. of Casper and Catherine [ Young] Wolfe ), b. about 1750 in Germany ; was a Hessian soldier, and probably one of those surrendered by Gen. Burgoyne in 1777. They were called "Conven- tioners" and marched to Boston where they were kept for a time, later being allowed to work among the farmers who needed help. Mr. Wolfe went to Leominster, Mass., and concluded to remain permanently in this country. In 1778, when the officers called for him to join his companions in their march to Virginia, he hid in the cellar of his employer's house, until the officers gave up the search for him and departed.
In 1781 he m. Rachel Battles of Leominster, where they resided for a time. The first record of their appearance in R. is in 1784 when their second child, Mabel, was bap. at the old town church. In 1787 he bought land about two miles north of S. R., which he cleared, and built the house in which he lived the rest of his life. It is said that he planted the first apple trees in the township of R., and when the first harvest was ripe he invited the neighbors to come in and enjoy the rare fruit. He was elected tything-man by the town in 1813. Although blessed with a large family, he left, at his death, a more than ordinary estate for those times. His home was on the now unused road leading from S. R. to R., next north of the Timothy Clark, Jr .. homestead.
lle m. ist Jan., 1781, Rachel, dan. of Joseph Battles of Leominster, Mass., b. June 7, 1752, d. Nov. 14, 1787: m. 2d Mar. 26, 1788, at R., Lucy Baker of R., d. July 17, 1837 : he d. in R., Nov. 25, 1827.
Children :
1. i.
JOHN,2 b. Leominster, Sept. 1, 1781 ; m. Achsa Slade.
ii. MABEL, b. in R., Sept. 14, 1783; m. Feb. 23, 1804, Ichabod East- man, d. Hancock, Vt., Mar. 22, 1841. Children : 1. Lucy.3 2. Electa. 3. Dorothy. 4. Mabel. 5. Catharine. 6. James WN. 7. Willard Valmore.
2. iii. JAMES YOUNG, b. in R., Aug. 31, 1787; d. 1845; was twice m.
3. iv. SYLVANUS, b. Sept. 21, 1788; d. 1869; was twice m.
V. RACHEL, b. Jan. 26, 1790; m. William C. Sabin. ( See Sabin. )
vi. JEINEL, b. Jan. 15, 1792 ; d. Nov. 28, 1799.
vii. ORIN, b. Nov. 9, 1794; d. Ang. 21, 1796.
viii. JONAS, b. Nov. 9, 1796; d. Feb. 1, 1797.
ix. ORIN, b. Feb. 9, 1798; rem. to Penn. ; d. Feb. 10, 1839. Children : 1. Wallace.3 2. Lucian.
x. PATIENCE, b. July 14, 1799; m. Dec. 22, 1820, Lyndes Fairbanks ;
d. Claremont, N. H., Dec. 15, 1877. Children : 1. Abel S.3 2. Lucy O. 3. Fanny Y. 4. John N. 5. Fanny M. 6. Lurilla D. 7. George W.
xi. Lucy, b. Nov. 27, 1801 ; d. Mar. 1, 1802.
+ xii. ABEL STOWELL, b. Apr. 22, 1804; m. Sarah Minard.
xiii. BARZALAEL, b. Aug. 15, 1805 ; d. Sept. S, 1807.
xiv. ORINDA Y., b. Nov. 2, 1807 ; m. Oct. 25, 1827, George Willard; she d. Apr. 28, 1889. Children : 1. Eleanor 0.3 2. Sarah A. 3. Hugh 11. 4. Lucia. 5. Abel W. 6. George F. 7. Susan A. S. Abel. 9. Haskell.
1. JOHN2 (John Casper Shana1). b. Leominster, Sept. 1, 17SI ; m. Dec. 28, ISOS, Achsa Slade of Alstead, N. H., d. Mar. 26, 1813 ; he d. Dec. 28, 1812.
DANIEL KELLOGG BARRY. IS22-1SQ2.
WILLIAM S. WOLFE. ISII-IS90.
JOHN ROBERTSON 17SS-1839.
EDWARD D. MURPHY. IS45-ISS5
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Children :
i. HENRY YOUNG, 3 b. Mar. 4, ISI0; d. May S, ISII.
ij. WILLIAM SLADE, b. Nov. 26, 1811; m. Mar. 6, 1837, Oril Gleason Wood of Alstead, N. II. ; he was killed by a carriage accident at Walpole, June 16, 1890; res. Springfield, Vt. Children all b. in R. : 1. Ellen Elzoa,4 b. Apr. 4, 1838; m. Mar. 4, 1862, Allan Lucius Slade ; she d. June IS, 1905. Children : i. Carrie Ellen,5 b. Feb. 23, 1863 ; in. Fred C. Hammond. Children : 1. George.6 2. Ruth. ii. Harry Allen,5 b. Sept. 20, 1869; unm. iii. Alice Frances, b. June 27, 1870; m. Clarence Higgins. Child : Ned6. 2. Martha Bolles, b. Jan. 14, 1840; m. Ist Jan. 1, 1860, Samuel Woods; m. 2d Nov. 24, 1869, George Kimball. Children : i. Jessie A. M.5 ii. Kate F. 3. Mary Livera, b. June 2, 1843; m. May 22, 1872, Liberty Browne. Children : i. Charlotte E.5 ii. Hattie J. iii. Samuel J. iv. William H. H. v. Mary W. 4. Achsa Anne, b. May 27, 1846; m. May 20, 1875, Charles Martin ; res. Springfield, Vt. ; no children. 5. Harriet Ella, b. Aug. 26, 1848; m. Oet. 2, 1865, Herman Boutelle; she d. Feb. 20, 1869. Child : Bertha M.5 6. William Henry, b. Aug. 22, 1854 ; m. Ist Jan. 30, 1877, Flora S. Cummings ; m. 2d May, 1905, Mrs. Augusta Burleigh ; no children. 7. Jennie Oril, b. Dec. 5, 1856; m. Jan. 30, 1877, Everett Batchelder Cook. Children : i. Bernice.5 ii. Bruce.
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