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Whipple, Charles F., enlisted March 3, '62, Co. M, 2d Wiscon- sin Cavalry ; mustered out Nov. 15, '65.
Whitcomb, Lincoln L., enlisted July, '64, Co. A, 8th Massa- chusetts Volunteers ; mustered out Nov. 10, '64.
SOLDIERS' BOUNTIES.
At a special town meeting held June 8, 1861, the town voted unanimously to assume the liabilities of the subscribers to a certain fund raised and pledged to the families of the soldiers be- longing to this town, who had enlisted into the service of the government, and to pay the board and expense incurred by said company, thereby assuming all their liabilities ; also to pay for the uniforms of the drummer and fifer and of the commissioned offi- cers of said company, Wheelock G. Veazey, Frederick E. Crain, and H. W. Floyd.
At a special meeting held Aug. 2, 1862, the town voted " to pay a bounty of fifty dollars to each person residing in this town who has enlisted, or shall enlist, into the volunteer service of the United States under the recent call of the President for three hun- dred thousand volunteers, not exceeding the quota that shall be as- signed, provided that no person who shall hereafter enlist shall be entitled to said bounty unless he shall enlist by the eighteenth day of August instant."
On Sept. 2, 1862, the town voted " to pay all the nine months' men that are enlisted, who are residents of the town, a bounty of one hundred dollars on being mustered into service."
Also it was voted to pay those who enlisted from this town to fill up the old regiments a bounty of twenty-five dollars in addi- tion to the bounty already voted to be paid them.
At a special town meeting held Aug. 15, 1863, the town voted " to pay those persons drafted from this town, who shall enter the service of the United States under the recent draft, the sum of one hundred dollars per year during the time for which they were drafted, and in that proportion for the time they shall serve."
At a meeting held Nov. 25, 1863, the town voted "to pay a bounty of three hundred dollars to such volunteers as shall en- list and be mustered in under the last call of the President, if they shall enlist before the first day of January next."
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Dec. 22, 1863, the town voted " to pay those persons who have enlisted, or shall enlist, to fill up the quota of this town under the last call of the President of the United States, when accepted and mustered into service, not exceeding twenty-nine men in the whole, an additional bounty of two hundred dollars to the bounty of three hundred dollars heretofore voted by the town."
On Feb. 15, 1864, the town voted "to pay a bounty, not exceed- ing five hundred dollars each, to a sufficient number of men to fill the town's quota under the present call, and that the veterans already re-enlisted be' included, provided that they can count to the credit of the town on the last call of the President for five hundred thousand men." That part of this last vote relating to veterans who have re-enlisted, was subsequently rescinded.
At a meeting called June 28, 1864, " to see what measures the town will adopt to enlist volunteers to fill the town's quota under any future call of the President," and "to see what bounty, if any, the town will authorize the selectmen to give to such as shall enlist and be mustered in for said town, or what authority it will give them upon the subject," it was voted, "That the selectmen be authorized and empowered by themselves, or their agent or agents, to recruit in any state in the Union where they may lawfully recruit or enlist, a number of men not to exceed the town's quota, including the credit which the town already has, and pay such bounty as they see fit."
Total amount paid by the town for soldiers' bounties from July, 1861, to August, 1864, $26,652.
GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC.
A post of the Grand Army of the Republic was instituted in this town Aug. 18, 1868, with eleven charter members, namely, H. W. Floyd, Adin H. Whitmore, L. A. Pierce, Thomas R. Proctor, J. W. Hastings, H. D. Spafford, N. B. Stone, E. D. Hatch, George S. Cook, J. F. Stiles, J. C. Howe.
This was the seventh post organized in the State, and was named for Major Charles Jarvis of the 9th Vermont, who was killed Dec. 1, 1863, near Cedar Point, North Carolina; hence it was known as Jarvis Post No. 7, Department of Vermont G.A.R.
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Col. H. W. Floyd was the first Commander, and this office was successively filled by J. C. Howe, C. C. Johnson, W. R. Rowell, Oliver Dodge, Orrin Rice, 2d, and J. Wood Hastings. Over eighty comrades were mustered, but interest in the order gradually diminished, and the post became extinct in 1874.
A new post was organized July 2, 1883, by chief mustering officer H. E. Taylor, of Brattleboro, with the following named charter members :-
Nelson Parker, W. H. H. Putnam, C. C. Johnson, J. C. Holines, H. D. Spafford, A. O. Coburn, Liberty Brown, S. N. Bronson, C. C. Lee, H. W. Jenkins, Geo. H. Farnsworth, C. E. Bisbee, H. H. Burbank, Zimri Messinger, C. G. Herrick, E. G. Bloxsom, Solomon Lovely, J. A. Lamson, Chas. F. Whipple, James H. Stafford, Simeon Grow, John Nelson, W. H. H. Slack, H. M. Carpenter, Wm. A. Lewis, C. M. Ball, L. M. Cass, J. W. Hastings, A. W. Stickney, Thomas Sexton, William Sparrow.
This was the forty-third post organized under the new adminis- tration of the order, and is Jarvis Post No. 43, Department of Vermont G. A. R.
Wm. H. H. Slack was the first commander of this post and held the office until 1886. W. H. H. Putnam was commander in 1886, H. H. Burbank in 1887, R. S. Herrick in 1888, William Sparrow in 1889, A. O. Coburn in 1890, C. M. Ball in 1891, A. W. Stickney in 1892, and C. C. Johnson in 1893 and 1894.
Dec. 30, 1893, there were one hundred and twenty-one members. The relief fund was about three hundred dollars. There were no suspended members. The post was the sixth in the State in membership, the second in amount of relief furnished during the year, and the first in increase of members, thirty comrades having been mustered in in 1893.
In 1894 this post took the initiative in the movement to secure provision for more attention to instruction in the public schools, in the history of our country and the patriotism of the people.
JARVIS RELIEF CORPS NO 6.
Jarvis Relief Corps No. 6, auxiliary to Jarvis Post, was or- ganized Jan. 31, 1885, with thirty-one charter members. Mrs. William A. Lewis was the first president, and served until Jan-
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uary, 1887. Mrs. H. H. Burbank was the next president. She was succeeded in January, 1889, by Mrs. Amos Gould, who was excused from serving a second term on account of ill health, and was followed by Mrs C. C. Johnson in January, 1890, who served two years, and in 1892 Mrs. Lewis was again elected. Mrs. Orrin Rice was chosen in 1893, and was succeeded by Mrs. Thomas Olney in 1894. The objects of this organization are the follow- ing : -
To aid and assist the Grand Army of the Republic, and to perpetuate the memory of their heroic dead; to assist such Union veterans as are needy, and extend needful aid to their widows and orphans ; to cherish and emulate the deeds of our army nurses, and of all loyal women who rendered loving service to our coun- try in her hour of peril ; to maintain true allegience to the United States of America ; to inculcate lessons of patriotism and love of country among our children and in the communities in which we live, and to encourage the spread of universal liberty to all man- kind.
The membership of this corps has steadily increased, and although five of the number have answered the call to "go up higher," eight have been given transfer cards, and eleven an honorable discharge, there are now (1894) seventy-six members. Their charities have been cheerfully bestowed in all cases of need. The relief work in money and in other things, at a money valuation, amounts to over two hundred dollars. Cash given to the W. R. C. National Home, near Madison, Ohio, $18.37 ; and cash and furnishings for the Soldiers' Home at Bennington, Vt., $91.80.
The corps has been of great service to Jarvis Post, and the success and prosperity of the post have been in no small degree the result of the encouragement and inspiration received from the Relief Corps.
SONS OF VETERANS.
Milan Parks Camp, Sons of Veterans, was instituted in March, 1887. It is named in honor of Milan Parks, son of Frederick Parks, who was a sergeant in the 1st Vermont Cavalry; he was killed in battle near Richmond, Va., June 12, 1864.
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The object of the organization is to honor and perpetuate the memory of their fathers who fought in the War of the Rebellion, to cultivate patriotism, aid the Grand Army of the Republic, and to develop in the members the best type of American citizens. The camp is in good working order.
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CEMETERIES.
IT is probable that the first burials in town were near the Crown Point Road, some rods up from Connecticut River, above the house built by Col. John Barrett, now owned by the heirs of the late J. M. Butterfield.
The spot is now covered with a growth of pine-trees ; but a few rough stones that were used to mark some of the graves may still be seen. There was another burial place on this old Crown Point Road, or near it, at Eureka. This was used for interments later than the first named. It is said that soldiers in the old French war, as well as some who died in the Revolutionary War, were buried in these grounds. The first burials at Parker Hill were about 1793, and this yard is the resting place of many families which were prominent in their time.
The second cemetery in town was that near Newell's store at Hubbard's corner, in Eureka, near the Crown Point Road. Most of the interments of residents of this then populous part of the. town, up to about the year 1800, were made here.
A part of the ground of the village cemetery was given to the- town by William Lockwood, the first settler at the falls. He- deeded it to the town in 1793. Later it was enlarged by pur- chase of Samuel Cady, and by a portion of the Common. A few years ago the ground was carefully surveyed and a plan made. - with each lot and grave located and marked, and a good index made which is kept at the Town Clerk's office. This cemetery is. well cared for, and the grounds have been improved and beautified from time to time by the town and by individuals donating for that purpose.
It is in charge of three commissioners chosen by the town. In 1893, this ground having become filled, new ground was pur-
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chased for a cemetery on the east side of Black River towards North Springfield on the Isaac Fisher farm, once owned by Hiram L. Houghton, and lately known as the Eaton farm. Burials are now made in this ground.
The cemetery at North Springfield was purchased by subscrip- tion in 1816. Burials in this part of the town were made previous to this near Jacob Lockwood's. This was called the Lockwood burying ground. Many of the bodies were afterward moved to the new ground.
There is also a cemetery on Connecticut River not far from the Walker homestead, which is still (1894) used for interments.
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PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS IN THE VILLAGE.
The people of Springfield have always shown a commendable spirit of enterprise and liberality in making the town attractive and convenient, and funds both public and private have always been available for the purpose.
The re-modelling of the churches has been elsewhere referred to.
WOOLSON'S BLOCK.
In 1868 Amasa Woolson, Horace W. Thompson, and Fred- erick Parks caused the old Brooks store to be removed, and erected on the site a three-story brick block, affording room on the first floor for four large stores. There is a printing office in the base- ment, and banks and offices in the second story with Masonic Hall above.
BROWN'S BLOCK.
Brown's Block was built by Squire Baker and Jonathan Martin in 1868. It stood on the opposite side of the street adjoining the stage barns. They sold it to Edward Ingham, in exchange for the stage business. He sold it to parties in Minneapolis, and they sold it to J. W. Pierce and C. D. Brink, who sold it to Adna Brown, who moved it across the street to its present location. It is of wood, two stories in height with basement, two stores on first floor, and the upper floors are used as tenements.
FAIRBANKS' BLOCK.
In 1889 Asahel P. Fairbanks built the block which bears his name, on the site of the store occupied for so many years by George W. Porter. The building is of wood, three stories in height, with two large well-lighted stores on the first floor. The
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second floor is occupied by the United Order of the Golden Cross, the Springfield Grange of Patrons of Husbandry, and shops, and the third by Jarvis Post of the Grand Army of the Republic, the Women's Relief Corps, and the Sons of Veterans.
HOTEL ADNABROWN.
The Springfield Hotel Company, built in 1893 the Hotel Adnabrown, elsewhere described.
LELAND'S BLOCK.
Smith K. Randel and George O. Henry built, on the site of Burke's store, a brick two-story block, with two stores on the first floor. In 1884, or a little later, Charles A. Leland & Son bought the block and since then have added another story, all of which, with the basement, is occupied by them.
CHASE BLOCK.
In 1894 Mr. William Walker, representing the heirs of Moses F. Chase, made extensive improvements in the Chase Block, for so many years the store of Jonathan Chase. The front was re- built and extended higher, and the interior remodelled, making it a credit to the village.
COMMONWEALTH BLOCK.
The Tontine was built of brick as a residence, by Isaac Fisher in 1812. It was quite a pretentious looking building for the times. It is said that Mrs. Fisher's flower garden, on the south side, attracted notice and admiration. Since that time the building has experienced many additions, changes, and has had many different owners. The first floor and part of the second has for many years been used for stores and offices, and the hall in the upper story was for a long time used by the Masonic fraternity. John C. Loveland and his heirs and J. W. Pierce were for many years the owners. William Sparrow acquired an interest in the building, and in 1891 he became the sole owner. In 1894 he made a contract with the Commonwealth Club to fit up rooms for them, and made thorough repairs, from the foundation to the roof, of the whole building, fitting up an elegant suite of rooms for the club, with
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electric lights, and all modern improvements, so that the building, which had long needed overhauling, has come to be a credit to the owner, the club, and the town. The name "Tontine" was dropped and that of Commonwealth Block adopted.
THE COMMONWEALTH CLUB.
The Commonwealth Club was organized in 1894, under the State laws, a charter having been obtained from the Legislature.
The objects of the club are the promotion of good fellowship, intellectual improvement, and the general welfare of the town. The club has rooms in Commonwealth Block, finished and fur- nished with great elegance, with billiard, pool, card, and toilet rooms, an upright Estey piano, and is supplied with plenty of choice reading.
The club has meetings for debates, recitations, and smoke talks, and has already done much for the public good, besides causing the unsightly Tontine to be remodeled into the Commonwealth Block.
The officers are (1895) Adna Brown, president; E. C. Burke, 1st vice-president; John A. Slack, 2d vice-president; Wm. A. Lewis, 3d vice-president; P. J. Donovan, secretary and treas- urer. Board of trustees : Adna Brown, ex-officio; C. A. Rich- ardson, A. A. Haig, W. W. Brown, G. F. Leland, Geo. M. Witt, Miles Smith.
CENTRAL SCHOOL BUILDING.
At the March meeting in 1894 the town voted to instruct the school directors to procure a site and erect a school building suitable for the needs of the village. In compliance with that vote the property of the late Frederick Parks and that of the late Daniel Rice were purchased, and a commodious brick building of two stories and basement is now (1895) being erected.
On the first floor are six schoolrooms, four wardrobes, and . four rooms for teachers.
On the second floor is the high school room, with a recitation room adjoining, two wardrobes, three rooms for teachers, a large music hall, and two rooms for the grammar schools.
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HIGH SCHOOL.
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The third floor has a gymnasium, laboratory, recitation room, and a store room.
In the basement are rooms and closets for all grades, and the building is to be heated with indirect steam.
. SIDEWALKS.
For several years the village trustees have been making sys- tematic improvements in the sidewalks, and now many of them are thoroughly finished in concrete.
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GENEALOGICAL RECORD.
[EXPLANATORY NOTE .- In these family histories and genealogical records the name of the first person of each family who came into town, or whose record is written, is given first, and printed in small capitals.
Names of the second generation arc numbered with Roman numerals. Names of the third generation are numbered with Arabic numerals.
Names of the fourth generation are numbered with Arabic numerals in parentheses. Names of the fitth generation are numbered with Arabic numerals in brackets. Where no State is given Vermont is understood.
These abbreviations are used: b. for born; d. for died; m. for married; res. for reside, resides, resided; ch. for child, children; unm. for unmarried.]
ADELBERT L. ALLEN was b. at Wardsboro, March 20, 1838. Attended Springfield Wesleyan Seminary ; member of Co. H, 16th Regiment Vermont Volunteers. He m. 1st, Emeline A. Howe, daughter of Eli and Polly (Houghton) Howe; she d. -. He m. 2d, Dec. 14, 1865, Lavina Cole, daughter of Silas and Sylvia (Frost) Cole of Ludlow; she d. Oct. 25, 1893. Ch. :
I. Elmer A., b. Dec. 14, 1866.
II. Emma A., b. June 24, 1868.
III. Bertie M., b. Jan. 10, 1870.
IV. Rollin P., b. Dec. 11, 1872.
V. Cora S., b. Jan. 8, 1874; d. Nov. 14, 1893.
ROBERT C. ALLEN, son of Robert and Eliza (Doolittle) Allen, was b. at Jamaica, Vt., Oct. 8, 1842; m. 1st, Jane A. Lockwood; she d. June 18, 1864; m. 2d, Lucy C. Lockwood; she d. Nov. 7, 1868 ; m. 3d, Harriet M. (Chapman) Henry. Ch. : 1st marriage, Abbie J.
OREN E. AVERILL, b .-; d. July 12, 1885; m. Lucinda A. Woodard, daughter of Benjamin and Polly (Angell) Woodard.
JONATHAN ALLEN was b. at Middletown, Conn., Jan. 10, 1782; March 7, 1810, he m. Abigail Birdsey of the same town, who was b. Sept. 20, 1780. They came to Springfield in May, 1810, and settled on the farm now occupied
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by the oldest son, Dennis B., which has been in the family eighty years. He was a farmer, and was a justice of the peace for three years. He d. July 23, 1834. Abigail (Birdsey) Allen d. Aug. 23, 1855. Their ch. werc:
I. Lucy M., b. Aug. 20, 1811.
II. Dennis B., b. April 26, 1814. A farmer and carpenter. He has framed and raised over two hundred buildings and moved} about fifty. Has served as lister and town grand juror, and was selectman seven years, and has settled many estates. Nov. 17, 1857, he m. Fannie Divoll of Weathers- field, who d. July 28, 1867, leaving onc son.
1. Walter B., b. Sept. 13, 1858. He nı. Alice E. Martin, Jan. 20, 1885, and has two ch. :
(1). Claude M., b. Jan. 6, 1887.
(2). Harry D., b. Aug. 28, 1888.
'They live on the old home- stead.
III. Emily A., b. Aug. 3, 1816. Lives with her bro- ther, Dennis B.
IV. Walter J., b. Dec. 18, 1818; m. Lydia Benard, and went to Wisconsin in 1842. Now lives in Iowa. They have five ch.
JEREMIAH ABBOTT came to Springfield about 1802 from Chelmsford, Mass., and located in the south part of the town. His wife was Sally Farrar, and they had eight ch .:
I.' Olive, b. in Chelmsford, Mass., in 1801.
II. James, b. in Spring- field, Vt., in 1803.
Dennis B. Allen
III. Mary Ann, b. in Springfield in 1805.
IV. Susan, } twins, b. in Springfield in 1807. V. Sally,
VI. Emily, b. in Springfield in 1809.
VII. Jeremiah, b. in Springfield, July 25, 1811. He lived on the home farm, where he died July 13, 1886. He was a prosperous farmer and successful wool grower, noted for his industry, economy, and
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good judgment. He m. April 4, 1839, Olive Metcalf of Gilsum, N. H. Ch. :
1. Ellen, b. Jan. 26, 1842; m. Tyler Putnam.
2. George, b. Oct. 9, 1847.
3. Frank, b. Oct. 14, 1853; farmer and auctioneer, res. on home- stead; m. Sept. 24, 1888, Mrs. Alice (Cook) Nourse, daughter of Seymour O. and Abiah Cook.
4. Lizzie Emma, b. 1858.
5. Stella May, b. 1862.
VIII. Rachel Spaulding, b. in Springfield in 1813.
CALVIN ADAMS, son of Phineas and Rebecca (Gibson) Adams, was b. in Ludlow, Vt., May 23, 1829. He m. Caroline M. (Stowell) Harlow. (See Harlow family.)
ELI ADAMS came from Stoddard, N. H., to Springfield in 1791; m. Hepsey Farley. Ch. :
I. Anna, m. Abel Lockwood; she died in New York State.
II. Joseph, b. in Stoddard, N. H., Feb. 16, 1784; d. April 13, 1844; m. Polly Goodnow. Ch. :
1. Vianna, m. Samuel Roundy.
2. Mary, m. Alpheus Dean.
3. Sarah, m. J. C. Hall.
4. Marietta, m. Asahel Wyman.
J. Abel, b. Sept. 6, 1821, in Springfield ; m. Susan Felch, daughter of Asa and Sarah (White) Felch. Ch. :
(1). George H., b. Oct. 1, 1850; m. Dec. 25, 1878, Celina Damon, daughter of Horace R. and Susan (Spencer) Damon.
(2). Sarah J., b. April 1, 1852; m. Foster L. Piper.
(3). Laura A., b. Sept. 22, 1853; m. Allen Woodward.
(4). Abby A., b. Sept. 6, 1855 ; m. John C. Eaton.
(5). Edwin W., b. April 4, 1859; d. June 8, 1874.
(6). Mary E., b. Sept. 26. 1860; d. Feb. 28, 1865.
(7). John A., b. Oct. 30, 1868.
(S). Mary. (9). Marcia.
6. Cyrus, res. in Bridgewater, Vt.
III. Amos, d. at Charlestown, N. II.
IV. Sally, m. Henry C. Dana.
V. Jessie, d. in Springfield.
MONROE E. ADAMS, son of Samuel and Fanny (Reed) Adams, was b. at Rockingham, Sept. 11, 1854; m. March 14, 1876, Mariau S. Lockwood, daugh- ter of Dean and Salina M. (Howard) Lockwood. Ch. :
I. Ellsworth M., b. Jan. 13, 1877.
II. Bertha M., b. Sept. 25, 1879.
III. Carlton D., b. July 7, 1885.
WILLIAM K. ADAMS, son of Luther and Mary (Metcalf) Adams, was b. May 28, 1822, at Rockingham, Vt .; m. April 23, 1850, Miranda Felton, daughter of John and Mary (Walker) Felton. Ch. :
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I. John Q., b. Aug. 24, 1853; m. June 30, 1886, Annie Richmond.
II. George G., b. June 23, 1855.
III. Charles W., b. Feb. 28, 1858; m. March 3, 1876, Flora A. Fletcher.
IV. Lowell M., b. June 28, 1864; d. in infancy.
ALBERT MERRIAM ALLBE, the only son of Ellery and Hannah (Messer) Allbe, was b. at Westminster, Vt., Nov. 13, 1821. After attending the district schools, he took an academical course. at Walpole and Chesterfield, N. H., and studied law with Hon. William C. Bradley, a prominent lawyer of his native town. He was admitted to Windham County Bar in 1843, and began the practice of his pro- fession at Westminster, but removed to Londonderry the same year. On account of ill health he was obliged to re- linquish his practice in 1848. From that time until 1872 he was engaged in various pur- suits. From 1852 until 1855 he was in California, then was for six years engaged in farming in Westminster. In 1861 he engaged in busi- ness in Fitchburg, Mass., which he continued until 1865, when he returned to Londonderry and was con- nected with woollen manu- facture. He resumed the practice of law in 1872, and in 1874 located in Springfield, where he has since continued the practice of his profession. In 1856 he represented West- minster in the Legislature, and also at the special session in .1857. He m. Dec. 30, 1845, Mary C. Wait, daughter of Barnet and Polly (Smith) Wait of Londonderry. She A . M. Allbe was b. in Andover, Vt., Aug. 3, 1825. Ch. :
I. Alla Nell, b. at Londonderry, Jan. 12, 1850; m. Dec. 2, 1869, Freder- ick W. Pierce. Ch .:
1. John Franklin.
II. Cara Annette, b. at Londonderry, Feb. 7, 1852; m. May 5, 1881, Elmore S. Allbee, physician and surgeon, of Bellows Falls. Ch. :
1. Angie Gertrude.
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III. Gertrude A., born at Fitchburg, Mass., Aug. 3, 1862; m. May 15, 1882, Alvah C. Spencer of Springfield ; res. in Roslindale, Mass. Ch. :
1. Grace Agnes.
2. Blanch A.
HORACE H. ALLBE, son of Horace and Hannah (Herrick) Allbe, was b. at Fairlee, Vt., June 26, 1821 ; m. Betsey Glynn, daughter of Benjamin N. and Martha (Johnson) Glynn. Ch. :
I. Martha, b. Aug. 9, 1844; m. Hiram W. Todd.
II. Gardner H., b. Feb. 26, 1846; m. Henrietta Sellick.
III. Horace E., b. Sept. 1, 1852; m. 1st, Luella Taylor; she d. Dec. 24, 1883 ; m. 2d, Sarah (Pratt) Scoville.
WILLIAM H. ALLBE, son of John and Sophia (Smith) Allbe, was b. in Rockingham, Vt., Jan. 31, 1810. He moved to Springfield and became prominent in town affairs. Was for many years trial justice, and held other positions of trust. He d. Dec. 29, 1878; m. Lucretia Johnson, daughter of Joshua and Hannah (Estabrook) Johnson of Rockingham. She d. in Spring- field, March, 1895. Ch. :
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