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AUGUSTINE W. STICKNEY, son of Henry C. and Mary (McKeen) Stickney, was b. in Mason, N. H., April 29, 1848. He is a blacksmith by trade and a skilled workman. He worked many years for R. T. Johnson, and is now with R. S. Herrick. He served in the Rebellion in Co. B, 18th Reg't New Hamp- shire Volunteers. He in. Nov. 31, 1868, Mary J. White, daughter of Franklin and Caroline M. (Pearson) White. Ch .:
I. Henry L., b. in Lebanon, N. II., Jan. 25, 1871, graduated from the Springfield high school, was two years in Middlebury College, then studied medicine and graduated from the Medical Department of
the University of Vermont in 1894. In practice at Newport, N. II. II. Eva J., b. April 4, 1877 ; d. Sept. 2, 1878.
III. Harry C., b. April 14, 1882.
FRANK W. STILES, son of William L. and Betsey A. (Sargent) Stiles, was b. in Windsor, Dec. 27, 1849. The family moved to Springfield in 1864, and Frank began work for the Vermont Novelty Works Co. at the age of fourteen. His father being subject to mental derangement at times, the care and support of the family fell upon Frank, and he discharged his duty with fidelity, train- ing himself to habits of industry and self-reliance.
He worked for the Novelty Company until 1876, when he began job print- ing for himself, and in 1878 commenced the publication of the Springfield Reporter, which still continues. Mr. Stiles has "paddled his own canoe," re- ceiving little, if any, help from others, and has been successful in his efforts. The Reporter is now established upon a good paying basis, and he is the owner of valuable real estate in Springfield village.
He m. June 5, 1879, Ann S. Hayes, daughter of Daniel and Mary (Boyle) Hayes of Plymouth. Ch. :
I. George Hayes.
II. Louisa May, d. in infancy.
III. Bessie Ann, d. in infancy.
IV. Harold F. W.
V. Russell Willianı.
DAVID STIMSON was b. in Tolland, Conn., April 14, 1762, and came to Springfield previous to 1794. He m. Anna Wilson, b. April 3, 1766. Ch. :
I. Barbara, b. June 3, 1791; m. Benjamin Lewis, Oct. 7, 1813.
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II. Samuel, b. Oct. 7, 1793; was a large and prosperous farmer, lived in Distriet No. 4; m. Luey Griswold, daughter of Daniel and Anna (Lenthal) Griswold, Dec. 24, 1818. She d. Aug. 30, 1860. Samuel Stimsou d. Feb. 27, 1877. Ch. :
1. Samuel, Jr., b. Dec. 28, 1823 ; m. Mary E. Eaton, April 18, 1850. She d. July 19, 1863. He d. Jan. 14, 1856. Ch. :
(1). Mary E., b. July 17, 1852; m. George H. Barrett, Feb. 27, 1872, who d. Jan. 24, 1875. Ch. :
[1]. Charles, b. Aug. 20, 1874. Mary E. m. 2d, Otis Sawyer ; res. iu Sharon, Vt.
(2). Lizzie L., b. Feb. 3, 1856; d. July 20, 1863.
2. Ellen L., b. Nov. 28, 1835; m. Jan. 15, 1855, Charles H. Haywood, b. Dec. 15, 1832. Ch. :
(1). Samuel S., b. Sept. 12, 1859; m. Carrie M. Woodward, July 30, 1884; res. in. Cambridge, Neb.
III. Jolin, b. March 1, 1795; d -.
IV. Sally, b. April 23, 1798; m. Abijah Miller, May 29, 1817. (See Miller family.)
V. David, b. July 4, 1804.
CHESTER H. STONE, son of Walter and Nancy M. (Dexter) Stone, was b. in Troy, Vt., July 25, 1822. He lived in Cavendish aud Weathersfield. In 1875 came to Springfield and kept a boarding-house for John C. Holmes & Co .; m. Mary H. Rumrill, daughter of Simeon and Polly (Hall) Rumrill. Ch. :
I. Jennie A., b. Sept. 17, 1848; m. Christopher C. Lee (deceased).
II. James E., b. Oct. 27, 1850; m, Frances E. (Grimshaw) Slattery. Ch. : Edith L., Frank, H., Aunie, Vivia.
III. Charles W., b. July 31, 1853; m. Ella Sias of Charlestowu, N. H. Ch .: George Henry. Walter Chester.
IV. Susan Elleu, b. June 8, 1855; m. Elbert O. Hopkius.
V. Mary F., b. Aug. 1, 1857; m. Fred E. Shedd.
VI. Emma May, b. July 27, 1859; m. William H. Sias.
VII. George E., b. May 8, 1861.
OBADIAH STREETER came into this town from Weathersfield iu 1816, and lived at North Springfield, on the plain near the old brick meeting-house. This was before the time of frequeut mails and daily papers, but two weekly newspapers were published at Windsor, the Vermont Journal by Alden Spooner, and the Re- publican by Simeon Ide. About 1820, Mr. Streeter began to make regular weekly . journeys to Windsor for these papers, and distributed them, leaving a bundle at .what was then Weathersfield Four Corners, now Aseutneyville, at Weathersfield Centre and North Springfield, and bringing oue for Chester. He took subserip- tions for the papers, leaving single copies at houses on the route, and also carried letters and parcels, aud did all kinds of errands for the accommodation of the people. The weekly visit of the " post rider," as he was called, was the one event of interest to most of these families, whose juformation and knowledge of current events was obtained from the oue weekly paper. and the verbal re- ports of the carrier. Mr. Streeter made these trips ou horseback until 1825, when he had his first wagon.
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He m. Elizabeth Jackman of Weathersfield, who d. Jan. 5, 1818. July 16, 1818, he m. Susannah Wescott, b. June 6, 1792. He d. March 11, 1861. By the first marriage there were three children :
I. Lucius, b. in Weathersfield, Vt., Aug. 2, 1813. His father moved to North Springfield in 1816, and Lucius lived there until twenty- one years old, when he went to Rindge, N. H., where he was for many years foreman and manager in the shoe business of Amos Cutter & Co.
Ten years after, not being content to continue in the shoe busi- ness and having a strong desire for agricultural pursuits, he severed all connection with his former business, moved to Weathersfield, and bought of Charles Barrett the old Jackman homestead, where his mother was brought up. Then came the great struggle of his life. He had abandoned a well- known business, which had ab- sorbed all his best faculties and en- ergies from his youth, and of which he had be- come a proficient master in every branch, to try a new occupation. He began farming in 1847, at the age. of thirty-three, with a heavymort- LUCIUS STREETER. gage on his farm, and it is needless to say that it was only by the most persistent effort and rigid economy, shared equally by his wife, that he was able to stem the current until he came into more calm waters. In 1858 he moved to Springfield, having bought the Simeon Bradford farm, in Eureka, of Thomas Pratt, where he is now living (1894).
In 1870 he bought the Woodbury farm adjoining his homestead to still further extend his dairy and wool business, having been a breeder of choice merino sheep for nearly fifty years. He is known
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as one of the most systematic and successful farmers of this section of the State, and possesses the confidence and esteem of his towns- men. For seven years he was overseer of the poor, and for three years selectman, and since 1879 has been one of the trustees of Springfield Savings Bank.
He m. Oct. 27, 1836, Mary Jane Stratton, daughter of Josiah Strat- ton of Rindge, N. H. Ch. :
1. William, b. Sept. 15, 1839; m. April 19, 1863, Marianna Cutler of Rindge, N. H., and settled in Junction City, Kan., in 1865.
2. Herbert, b. March 3, 1852; m. March 6, 1878, Hattie E. Butterfield of Springfield, and is manager of the home farm, where he lives with his father. Ch. :
(1). Harry, b. Aug. 10, 1879.
(2). Arthur, b. Oct. 16, 1882.
(3). Jane, b. Nov. 21, 1889.
II. Elizabeth, b. September, 1815; d. 1834.
III. Sarah Carlton, b. Aug. 19, 1817; m. Waldo C. Clark, and moved to Wisconsin. ..
Also three children by the second marriage :
IV. Susan, b. March 29, 1819; m. Stephen H. Nourse in 1854, and now lives in California.
V. Charles W., b. Nov. 30, 1820; m. Asenath Lewis in 1848; d. May 25, 1892. One son :
1. Charles W., m. Ada Cone.
VI. James, b. in Springfield, June 14, 1824. He went south at the age of twenty, and was soon largely engaged in mercantile busi- ness in Alabama. At the opening of the war he had business inter- ests in Memphis, a bank in St. Louis, and cotton plantations in Mis- sissippi. In IS61 he located at Junction City, Kan., and was senior partner in the firm of Streeter & Strickler. In addition to a large wholesale and retail store, they owned banks and mills, supplied government posts with provisions, dealt largely in land, built hotels, and conducted what was considered at that time the largest business enterprise in the State. Mr. Streeter was one of the pioneers of Leadville, Col., built the two large hotels, and cleared in two years one hundred thousand dollars. His investments were made with rare business sagacity, and he seldom failed of suc- cess in his business ventures.
In 1868 he m. Mrs. Josie King of Okalona, Miss. He d. at Kan- sas City, July 16, 1886, leaving a wife and one daughter :
1. Jennie.
SAMUEL SHATTUCK, son of Samuel and Elizabeth (Wesson) Shattuck, was b. Sept. 17, 1757, in Pepperell, Mass., came to Springfield in 1795, and d. here in 1835. He m. Dec. 14, 1781, Hannah Hartwell, who d. March, 1850, aged 99. Ch. :
I. Samuel, b. Sept. 17, 1781, came to this town with his father in 1797. Settled in Crown Point in 1816, and later in life in Line Mills, Pa. Five children.
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Il. Daniel, b. July 18, 1783, was a cooper in Springfield until 1816, then moved to Boston, and after to Line Mills, Pa. ; m. Louisa D. Organ, who d. in Boston, Jan. 16, 1844.
III. Wesson, b. Oct. 25, 1785; m. Betsey Mathers of Springfield; settled in Essex, N. Y.
IV. Hartwell, b. Feb. 19, 1788; came to this town with his father in 1795; m. Mercy Safford, daughter of Philip and Elizabeth (Bigelow) Safford.
V. Hannah, b. July 29, 1790; d. Aug. 22, 1790.
VI. Clementina, b. Sept. 4, 1791; d. in Springfield; Dec. 27, 1852; m. November, 1818, David M. Merritt. In 1820 they settled in this town. He d. Aug. 21, 1845, aged 56. Four children. (See Merritt family.)
VII. Roxanna, b. in Springfield, April 3, 1796; m. Nov. 9, 1817, Samuel Litchfield of Scituate, Mass.
WILLIAM A. SNELL, son of Nelson A. and Emily J. (McCollister) Snell, was b. in Chester, Vt., March 6, 1846. He m. Aug. 20, 1865, Mary Hall, daughter of Hiram and Lucy A. (Goodell) Hall. Ch. :
I. Frank E., b. in Chester, Vt., Dec. 11, 1867 ; m. Hattie B. Davis.
II. Hattie M., b. June 5, 1870.
III. Fred W., b. Sept. 17, 1881.
IV. George M., b. Feb. 15, 1886.
AMASA SPAFFORD, son of Eliphalet and - (Randall) Spafford, formerly lived in Weathersfield, afterward in Springfield. He d. Oct. 18, 1870. He m. 1st, Sybil Latham. Ch .:
I. Simeon L., b. Oct. 15, 1820. He was a civil engineer, and quickly rose . to eminence in his profession. He was employed at different times by the Vermont land Massachusetts Railroad Co., the Troy and Green- field, the Vermont Central, the Ala- bama and Ten- nessee, and others. He was the inven-
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tor of the Spafford railway protective signals for drawbridges. At the time of his death at Philadelphia, Jan. 25, 1855, he was general superintendent of the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad. He m. Feb. 27, 1853, Sophia B. Field of Northfield, Mass. Ch. :
1. George L., b. Oet. 12, 1853; m. Mareh 4, 1875, Nellie J. Sawyer. He is conductor on New London and Northern Railroad, and clerk and treasurer of Estey Guards, Brattleboro.
II. Samuel H. b. Sept. 29, 1824; res. Drewsville, N. H.
III. Mary ; m. Pliny Putnam ; res, in Strong, Neb.
IV. Sarah E., m. Geo. W. Densmore ; both deceased.
HENRY HARRISON SPAFFORD.
V. Caroline S., m. Frank W. Jones.
He m. 2d, Nov. 19, 1837, Betsey Latham, who is still living in Springfield (1894). Ch. by 2d mar- riage :
VI. Wesley H., b. April 4, 1843. He enlisted June 23, 1862, in Co. D, 9th Reg't Vermont Volunteers ; was dis- charged and re-en- listed in Co. H, 7th Regiment, Dec. 15, 1863, discharged at Brownsville, Texas, March 14, 1866. He m. Aug. 2, 1873, Rose M. Piper. Ch. :
1. Willie Latham ; res. in Durango, Col.
VII. George W., b. Oct. 3, 1845; res. with his mother in Spring- field.
Amasa Spafford was noted as a man of prodigious strength, and many anec- dotes are told of his feats of muscular power.
HENRY HARRISON SPAFFORD, b. in Weathersfield, May 19, 1813, was the son of Joseph and Rachel (Wright) Spafford, and grandson of Joseph and Sarah (Eames) Spafford, who moved from Boxford, Mass., to Weathersfield, Vt., when there were but three families in that town. His wife was Prudenee Goodwin, deceased. Mr. Spafford was one of the first to invest money in western securities, and by judicious management of his loans for many years
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he accumulated a large property. He was accounted a man of integrity and strictly honest in all business affairs. He was for many years a director of the Bank of Black River at Proctorsville, and held other important trusts. In 1872 he came to Springfield, and bought a house on Seminary Hill, where he lived till his death, Jan. 8, 1893.
By his will Mr. Spafford left $20,000 dollars in the hands of trustees to be expended for a public library building and the care of the same in Spring- field. (Sce Spafford Library Building.)
HIRAM SPAFFORD, son of Joseph and Rachel (Wright) Spafford, b. Nov. 3, 1801 ; m. Feb. 8, 1835, Paulina Cutter of Jaffrey, N. H. He d. in Springfield, July 16, 1846. Ch. :
I. Abbie L., b. Oct. 25, 1839; d. Dec. 29, 1871.
II. Hiram Duncan, b. July 29, 1841; in. June 4, 1867, Mary Georgianna Fowler, who d. April 25, 1886. Ch. :
1. Harry Fowler, b. Nov. 1, 1871.
2. Iliram Milton, b. May 13, 1874.
3. Edward Elwell, b. March 12, 1878.
4. Georgie Louise, b. Dec. 23, 1879.
5. Fred Ernest, d. Aug. 9, 1886.
ROMAINE A. SPAFFORD, son of John T. and Esther (Turner) Spafford, was b. in Weston, Vt., March 28, 1847. He has been deputy sheriff and high bailiff of the county, is engaged in mercantile busi- ness at North Springfield. He m. Eudena Blodgett, daughter of William A. and Caroline (Maynard) Blodgett.
WILLIAM SPARROW. Har- ness maker; carried on the business a number of years in Springfield ; sold out in 1894. He was a member of the First Vermont Cavalry, and served as saddler's sergeant in Co. I. He m. Jane L. Ford, deceased. Ch. :
I. Henry D.,m. Fannie L. Hayden (de- ceased), daughter of Charles S. and Cynthia R. (Tay- lor) Hayden.
II. Allen.
WILLIAM SPARROW.
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NATHANIEL SPAULDING came to Springfield from Cavendish in March, 1853, and bought a farm on the brook in Spencer Hollow, which is now owned by his son, Francis P. Spaulding. He was an excellent farmer and a man of great industry. By judicious ditching and under-draining, he changed a swampy flat into one of the finest meadows in town, and this farm has few superiors of the same size. He d. Jan. 1, 1879. His wife, Annie (Swift) Spaulding, d. Dec. 11, 1880. Ch. :
I. Francis P., b. in Cavendish, June 16, 1837; m. Oct. 13, 1862, H. Florence Myrick, daughter of Marshal S. and Katharine A. (Walker) Myrick, b. June 25, 1845; res. on the homestead in Spencer Hollow. Ch. :
1. Fred M., b. Aug. 15, 1863.
2. Morton M., b. April 12, 1867.
II. Melinda, d. young.
III. Julia Ann, m. Samuel H. Nutting (deceased) ; res. in Chester.
IV. Charles Elliot (deceased).
V. Henry, res. in Cavendish.
VI. Elizabeth, m. George W. Winslow, a Methodist clergyman; res. in Illinois.
VII. Emily J. (deceased) ; m. Henry Martin.
VIII. Sarah J., m. A. D. L. Herrick; res. in Chester.
SPENCER FAMILY.
The sixth school district received its familiar name of "Spencer Hollow" from three brothers, Timothy, Taylor, and Simeon Spencer, who settled here at a very early date.
Timothy Spencer and Taylor Spencer were two of the seven inhabitants of Springfield who signed the first call for a town meeting, in March, 1764, the original copy of which is still preserved among the papers of Simon Stevens, with the signatures in their own handwriting, and Simeon Spencer was elected one of the town officers at the first town meeting of which there is any complete record, which was in April, 1769.
TIMOTHY SPENCER settled on the farm afterward for a long time occupied by Hugh Smith, between H. M. Arms's and Levi R. White's, on the Crown Point Road, lately owned by Horace Messinger. He enlisted in the army, and died in service in 1776 or 1777. He left a large family, but they all left this town nearly a century ago.
TAYLOR SPENCER m. Mary Davis, and settled on or near the farm where H. M. Arms now lives. They had sixteen children, but only one made perma- nent settlement in this town, -Philena, who m. John Walker. (See sketch of Walker family.) Taylor Spencer lived several years in Charlestown, N. H.
SIMEON SPENCER was b. in 1740; d. March 25, 1808. He m. Esther Gould, and lived on the farm now owned by J. D. Chase. His wife d. July 20, 1821, aged 82. They had seven sons and two daughters.
I. James was a well-known and popular minister of the Christian de- nomination.
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Nehemiah, Aaron, Jonas, and John settled in Spencer Hollow, and nearly every farm in that school district has been occupied by one of the Spencers or some of their descendants.
II. Nehemiah Spencer, m. May 12, 1791, Martha Bragg. They had three sons and five daughters. One son and one daughter d. in youth. Ch. :
1. Betsey, m. T. Hulett.
2. Sally, m. Lucius Fairbanks.
3. Rehtse Maria, m. Luke Schofield.
4. Lucinda, m. Jeremiah Wood. Ch. :
(1). Merab, m. Henry H. Fletcher. (2). Medora, m. Quincy Damon.
5. Lewis, was killed June 15, 1815, by falling from a frame.
6. Nehemiah Gould, m. Mary Ann Walker, and lived on part of his fathers' farm. He d. in 1848. They had twelve children. She d. in 1848.
7. Solomon, m. Abigail Pierce, and lived on a part of the homestead in Springfield. He d. in 1880, leaving three children :
(1). Harriet A., unm.
(2). Sarah L., m. Amos Holden.
(3). Lewis S., m. Edna Pope of Claremont, N. H., and was the last of the name to live in Spencer Hollow. He went to Wisconsin in 1881.
III. Aaron Spencer, m. Patty Glazier; lived in Spencer Hollow, afterwards moved to Clarendon. He is remembered as a man of ability, and who held offices of trust in town affairs. There were at least three children :
1. Guy, b. 1797.
2. Lydia, b. 1800.
3. Simeon Reed, b. 1807.
IV. Jonas Spencer, m. Aug. 4, 1799, Bethiah Bates, lived on the farm since owned by Rufus Bosworth. He was an officer in the militia, and retained the title of major. Ch. :
1. Jonas Bates, b. Sept. 3, 1801. He first lived on the homestead in Spencer Hollow, afterwards moved to the village and kept the hotel. He d. Aug. 26, 1876. He had three wives; m. Ist, Eliza A. White; m. 2d, Betsey Moore. Ch. :
(1). Josiah, kept the hotel in Springfield a few years.
(2). Eliza, m. R. O. Forbush. (See sketch.)
Jonas Bates m. 3d, Mrs. Hannah Ladd. Ch .:
(3) Alvah C., b. -; m. Gertrude A. Allbe.
2. Maria, b. June 12, 1803; d. in infancy.
3. Joshua B., b. May 27, 1805; m. Sophia Putnam, daughter of Abra- ham Putnam.
PATRICK SPILLANE, only son of Michael and Margaret (Pendergrast) Spillane, was b. in 1837, in the town of Spillane, Limerick County, Ireland. His father carried on the tailoring business, and was a prominent man in his
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native town. Patrick was trained in the schools and received a liberal educa- tion. In 1857 he came to Springfield, and began working at his father's trade with - Morgan, who had a tailor's shop.
IIc worked at tailoring thirty-four years, with different men, including - Morgan, - Fleming, James Kidder, H. W. Floyd, and O. E. Noyes. He was killed by an accident caused by a runaway team in 1891.
He mı. Catharine A. Mahoncy. Ch. :
I. Alice May, b. April 13, 1867.
II. William F., b. Sept. 12, 1869.
III. Eugenia H., b. Jan. 22, 1872.
IV. Henry G., b. Nov. 30, 1873.
V. Walter S., b. Nov. 30, 1873.
VI. Agnes M., b. May 1, 1878.
VII. Grace C., b. July 8, 1880.
OSMAN A. SPRING, son of John A. and Delia A. (Sawtelle) Spring, was b. April 25, 1843 : a member of Co. D, 9th Reg't Vermont Volunteers. He ni. Jan. 1, 1866, Melissa J. Evans, daughter of Joseph HI. and Rondella (Hodge- man) Evans. Ch .:
I. Lillian M., b. Feb. 18, 1867.
II. Leslie A., b. Dec. 27, 1870.
III. Myrtie A., b. Sept. 6, 1875.
OTIS P. SPURR, son of Phineas and Sarah (Remington) Spurr, was b. in Pittsfield, Mass., Aug. 28, 1834. Served in the War of the Rebellion in a Mas- sachusetts regimental band. He m. Dec. 7, 1865, Henrietta Washburn, daugh- ter of Alphonso and Sarah A. (Upham) Washburn. Ch. :
I. Albertus Otis, b. July 21, 1867.
II. Clyde W., b. Feb. 4, 1852; d. Nov. 23, 1872.
CAPT. ABIAL S. SMART was born in Hopkinton, N. H., March 19, 1783. His father was Col. Benning Smart of that town, who was twice married and had fourteen children. Abial was the third child by the second wife, Abigail Hutchins. He came to Springfield in 1818 or 1819, and for many years fol- lowed the trade of cabinet making, having a shop where that of the Parks & Woolson Machine Company now stands. Later he engaged in the manufac- ture of ox bows and axe helves and in house painting. The last of his life he lived in the house now occupied by Herman Dressell. Sept. 24, 1824, he was elected captain of artillery, and attached to the Second Regiment, Second Bri- gade, First Division of Vermont Militia. His commission is now in possession of his daughter, Mrs. Graham, and bears the signature of C. P. Van Ness, governor of Vermont.
Capt. Smart was a prominent Mason, and was a member of St. John's Lodge in 1819.
He m. Sophia Bennett of Charlestown, N. H., daughter of Abner Bennett, who afterward lived in Springfield. There were eleven children, only three of whom are now living: James, who resides in California; Mrs. Abbie S. Brown of Cambridgeport, Mass., and Mrs. Sarah Graham, wife of Almon Gra- ham of Springfield.
Capt. Smart died in 1869.
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I. Joseph Smart, son of Abial S. and Sophia (Bennett) Smart, b .- , was a painter by trade and lived in Springfield. He m. Rhoda A. Whitney. Ch. :
1. George W., b. Aug. 11, 1859, followed the trade of his father. He m. Dec. 24, 1884, Belle E. Kendall, daughter of II. J. and Marcia J. Kendall of Chester, Vt. Ch. :
(1). Harold Joseph, b. Jan. 9, 1886.
(2). Hobert Abial, b. Jan 24, 1889.
(3). Ruth Adelle, b. March 26, 1893.
WILLIAM SMILEY, son of Franeis Siniley, was born in the north of Ireland, and came to this country with his father when three years old. He married Sarah Robinson, who was born in Boston, Mass., in 1731, and whose parents were from England and settled in Jaffrey, N. H., where for forty years he was senior deaeon of the church of Rev. Dr. L. Ainsworth. Ile died in Springfield at the house of his son, Rev. Robinson Smiley, March 24, 1813, and his wife two years later. Both are buried in Springfield cemetery.
REV. ROBINSON SMILEY, son of William and Sarah (Robinson) Smiley, was born in Jaffrey, N. H., April 19, 1771. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1798, and studied theology with Rev. Dr. L. Ainsworth of Jaffrey, Rev. Dr. William Emerson of Boston, and Rev. Nathaniel Thayer of Lancaster, Mass. Sept. 23, 1801, he was ordained and installed pastor of the Congregational church in Springfield, and his pastorate continued twenty-four years.
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