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2. JOSHUA4 DARTT (Daniel,3 Daniel,? Richard1) was born in Bolton, Conn .; rem. to Gilsum, N. H., and later to Surry, N. H., where he was in 1774. In 1783 he was "of" Weathersfield, Vt .; in 1788 he was again "of Surry," and in 1791 was again in Weathersfield.
He married, Apr. 3, 1751, Deborah Spencer. Children:
1. DEBORAH,5 b. July 5, 1752.
ii. JOSHUA, b. Mar. 23, 1754; d. Oct. 22, 1776.
iii. JusTus, b. May 23, 1757.
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IV. JOSIAH, b. May 3. 1759; m. Jan. o. 1783, Elizabeth Delano of Surry; rem. to Weathersfield, Vt., and had Josiah," 1784; Nathaniel, 1786; Elizabeth, 1789; Erastus, 1792; Harry, 1794; Penninah, 1798.
V. PAMELIA, b. Jan. 16, 1762; m. Dec. 6, 1798, Jacob French, Jr. of Weathersfield.
vi. OLIVET, b. Apr. 2, 1763; was in Weathersfield and unm. in 1791.
vii. CHLOE, b. Aug. 24, 1765.
viii. LUCRETIA, b. Sept. 9, 1769; m. June 4, 1789, George Nye, at Spfld., Vt.
3. ix. DANIEL, b. Aug. 23, 1774.
3. DANIEL5 DARTT (Joshua,4 Daniel,3 Daniel,2 Richard1) was born in Surry, N. H., Aug. 23, 1774; sett. in Weathersfield, Vt. He married (1) Mar. 28, 1799, Esther Stimpson, who died soon; (2) Feb. 11, 1802, Parthenia, dau. Elias and Sibyl (Dutton) Olcott of Rockingham, Vt., b. Sept. 22, 1781.
Children (all by second wife):
1. NELSON.6
11. OLCOTT.
jii. FRANKLIN.
iv. ALFRED.
4. V: JOSHUA S., b. Mar. 11, 1816.
vi. ALONZO.
vii. SYBIL.
viii. PARTHENIA.
4. JOSHUA S.6 DARTT (Daniel," Joshua,4 Daniel,3 Daniel,2 Richard1) was born in Weathersfield, Vt., Mar. 11, 1816; res. in Rochester, Vt., Springfield, Vt. and W., where he died, Mar. 12, 1876; a shoemaker.
He married, July 15, 1846, Maria A., dau. Garinter and Hannah (Olcott) Hastings, b. Dec. 2, 1825; d. Mar. 29, 1894.
Children:
i. MARY ANN,7 b. Apr. 17, 1847; d. Aug. 29, 1849.
ii. CLARA A., b. June 8, 1850; m. Feb. 9, 1887, Rev. Stephen H. Robinson, b. in Providence, R. I., Aug. 6, 1845, Pastor Congl. Ch. in W., June 15, 1877-Nov. 1, 1884.
iii. ELLEN M., b. June 6, 1854; m. Feb. 7, 1874, Jeremiah N. Kew. JULIUS H., b. May 21, 1856; m. Nov. 13, 1878, Mary J. Con- nell; res. Clinton, Mass.
iv.
v. JULIA E., b. May 21, 1856; m. June 11, 1879, Charles F. Herrick of Manchester, N. H.
DASCOMB.
REV. ALFRED B. DASCOMB, son of George Dascomb, was born at Hillsboro Bridge, N. H., June 7, 1837; graduate of Dartmouth Coll., 1858; came to W., 1860, and served as pastor Congl. Ch., until 1867; lived for many years in Westminster, Vt., where he died, July 13, 1894.
He married Stella, dau. Nathaniel Nutting, b. at Westminster, Apr. 25, 1838; d. Jan. 7, 1885.
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Children, first two born in Waitsfield:
1 GEORGE A., b. Oct. 5, 1861; m. Nov. 27, 1884, Jean Perry ; res. San Antonio, Texas.
ii. CHARLES EDMUND, b. May 19, 1865; Dartmouth Coll., 1888; d. Dec. 25, IS92.
iii. HARRY N., b. Oct. 28, 1870; Dartmouth Coll., 1893; m. Sept. 15, 1896, Lerosa Wilson; res. Port Huron, Mich.
iv. MARY, b. Oct. 28, 1870.
v. ARTHUR S., b. Dec. 29, 1872; res. Eagle Pass, Texas.
vi. ALICE S., b. Dec. 29, 1872.
DAVIS.
.1 ELIJAH2 DAVIS, son of Capt. Benjamin1 and Betsey (Jenkins) Davis, was born in Duxbury, Vt., Nov. 6, 1787, and died at Warren, Vt., Jan., 1858.
He married, Sept. 18, 1808, Deborah, dau. Joseph and Martha (Dascomb) Phillips, b. July 17, 1790.
Children:
2. i. ANDREW B. C.,3 b. Sept. 18, ISO9.
ji. BENJAMIN, b. Mar. 9, 1811 ; d. June 2, 1891; m. Mar. 28, 1836, Lydia Turner; res. in Delaware.
iii. POLLY, b. Mar. 10, 1815; d. Mar. 15, 1907; m. May 16, 1852, Nathaniel A. Stockwell.
iv. JOSEPH P., b. in Duxbury, Dec. 18, 1821; d. at Duxbury, May 5, 1906. Was for some years a resident of W. and enlisted Dec. 15, 1863, in Second Vt. Battery. He married Jan. 1, 1847, Sarah Jane, dau. Samuel C. and Amelia (Munson) Turner. Chn. Frank A.4 b. Sept. 8, 1850, Addie A., Warner H., Flora, William.
v. ALBERT, b. Feb. 18, 1827; d. Nov. 24, 1896; m. May 25, 1858 Susan Putnam; res. Warren, Vt.
vi. LORENZO, b. Nov. 2, 1819; d. Mar. 12, 1871, unm.
2. ANDREW B. C.3 DAVIS (Elijah,2 Benjamin1) was born in Duxbury, Vt., Sept. 18, 1809; died at W., Apr. 26, 1891. He married (1) 1837, Jerusha J., dau. Joseph and Martha (Knapp) Haselton of Moretown, b. June 8, 1812; d. July, 1849; (2) wid. Warner, who d. Oct. 14, 1892. Children:
i. PHILA L., b. Mar. 18, 1839; m. Dec. 26, 1861, Samuel M. Turner of Duxbury.
ii. FANNIE C., b. Aug. 12, 1843; m. Dec. 22, 1868, William H. Haselton.
SUEL DAVIS was born in Charlestown, N. H., abt. 1791; sett. abt. 1817 in the easterly portion of Waitsfield which was set off to Northfield in 1822. By his wife Hannah he had children born in Waitsfield:
i. HOWARD REED, b. Oct. 21. 1817.
ii. LOUISA, b. Apr. 5, 1821.
iii. WILLIAM, b. 1822.
iv. HANNAH, b. 1825.
JULIUS D. DAVIS, son of Myron M. and Laura (Palmer) Davis, was born Oct. 9, 1866; sett. in W., where he conducted a hard- ware and tinsmithing business; died June 24, 1908; no issue.
He married, Sept. 22, 1903, Florence Josephine, dau. Nathan and S. Minerva Boyce, b. Oct. 5, 1873.
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DEAN.
BARNABAS DEAN married Lucia Prentis and resided a few years near the Common, but returned to Weathersfield, Vt., from which town he came.
GEORGE DEAN was in W. in 1842, when he and wife Rebecca S. had:
i. CADACE, b. June 16, 1842.
DEWEY.
HENRY7 DEWEY (William,8 Simcon," William,4 Josiah,3 Josiah,2 Thomas1), son of William6 and Rebecca (Currier) Dewey, was born in Hanover, N. H., Sept. 12, 1779; was in Berlin, Vt., 1807, and Montpelier, 1824, but soon came to W., where he d., Oct. 3, 1875. He married, Apr. 7, 1816, Amelia L., dau. Abel and Susannah Dutton, b. in Alstead, N. H., Apr. 10, 1795; d. Sept. 29, ISSI.
Children:
i. SILAS,8 b. Mar. 13, 1817; d. Apr. 5, 1817.
ii. HARRIET AMELIA, b. Aug. 19, 1818; in. (1) Sept. 2, 1842, Charles Jones; (2) Mar. 24, 1868, Dea. Hiram Gale of Barre, Vt.
iii. HENRY ALBEE, b. Jan. 16, 1822: d. Sept. 29, 1823.
iv. ZILPHA BROOKS, b. Jan. 22, 1825; m. May 28, 1857, David M. Phelps.
V. HENRY ALBEE, b. Apr. 28, 1832; d. Sept. 29, 1864, at New- berne, N. C., while serving in U. S. Signal Corps; also Co. B. 13th Vt. Vols: m. Oct. 2, 1855, Lucy Isabella, dau. Earl Whitney. Ch .: Henry Earl,9 b. Sept. 8, 1858.
DIGGINS.
WILLIAM DIGGINS was probably a grandson of Oliver+ Diggins of Windsor, Ct., and Weathersfield, Vt. (Joseph,3 Jeremiah,2 Jeremiah1). (See N. E. Hist. and Gen. Reg., vol. 61, p. 143.) He sett. in W. abt. 1824 and removed early to Gouverneur, N. Y. Married, Dec. 1, 1825, Lucinda, dau. Eli Skinner, b. Aug. 5, 1797.
An infant ch., d. June 19, 1826.
DOW.
1. THOMAS1 Dow. Early settler of Newbury, Mass. ; freeman, June 22, 1642 ; rem. early to Haverhill, Mass., where he died, May 31, 1654. He married Phebe - -, who. m. (2), Nov. 20, 1661, John Eaton.
Children:
i. JOHN,2 b. abt. 1638; d. Nov. 2, 1672, at Haverhill; m. Oct. 23, 1665, Mary, dau. John Page.
ii. THOMAS, b. abt. 1641; d. June 21, 1676; m. Dec. 1, 1668, Dorcas. dau. Henry Kimball.
2. iii. STEPHEN, b. Mar. 29, 1642.
iv. MARY, b. Apr. 26, 1644; m. Matthew Clark.
V. MARTHA, b. June 1, 1648; m. Parker.
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2. STEPHEN? Dow (Thomas1) was born in Newbury, Mass., Mar. 29, 1642, and died at Haverhill, Mass., July 3, 1717. He married (1) Sept. 16, 1663, 'Ann Story, who died Feb. 3, 1715; (2) Feb. 17, 1716, Johannah, wid. Joseph Hutchins, b. Apr. 28, 1650; d. Oct. 29, 1734. Children:
i. RUHAMAH,3 b. Mar. 24, 1663-4; m. Jan. 16, 16SI, Moses Davis.
ii. SAMUEL, b. Jan. 22, 1665-6; d. Dec. 3, 1749; m. May 5, 1691, Ruth, dau. John Johnson.
iii. HANNAH, b. July 1, 1668; m. Josiah Gage.
iv. STEPHEN, b. Sept. 10, 1670; d. June 17, 1743; m. Dec. 14, 1697, Mary, dau. Joseph Hutchins.
v. MARTHA, b. Apr. 1, 1673; m. Johnson. He was killed by Indians Mar. 15, 1697.
3. vi. JOHN, b. July 13, 1675.
3. JOHN3 Dow (Stephen,2 Thomas1) was born in Newbury, Mass., July 13, 1675. He married, May 23, 1696, Sarah, dau. Abraham Browne of Salisbury, Mass., b. June 25, 1676. Children:
i. Child, b. Dec. 29, 1696; d. same day.
ii. JOHN,4 b. abt. 1698; d. 1698.
iii. JOSEPH, b. abt. 1699; d. 1699.
iv. MEHITABLE, b. abt. 1700.
V. JUDITH, b. abt. 1701.
vi. ABRAHAM, b. abt. 1704; d. 1716.
vii. SARAII, b. abt. 1706.
viii. ELIZABETH, b. abt. 1707.
ix: JOHN, b. Aug. 19, 1709.
4. ABIAH, b. abt. 1710.
xi. ANN, b. abt. 1715.
4. JOHN4 DOW (John,3 Stephen,2 Thomas1) was born in Haverhill, Mass., Aug. 19, 1709. He was a grantee of Goffstown, N. H., 1748; sett. in Atkinson, N. H., abt. 1732; died Jan. 20, 1780.
He married, June 3, 1728, Mehitable Haines, b. Jan. 25, 1709; d. Oct. 23, 1783:
Children:
i. ABIGAIL,5 b. Apr. 3, 1729; d. Oct. 18, 1799.
ii. ELIZABETH, b. Feb. 1, 1730; d. Sept. 11, 1737.
iii. ABRAHAM, b. Feb. 23, 1732; d. at Salem, N. H., Mar. 13, 1795; m. Susannah.
iv. JOHN, b. Feb. 20, 1737; d. Sept. 14, 1737.
v. HANNAH, b. Sept. 8, 1738.
5 . vi. JOB, b. Oct. 5, 1740.
vii. JOHN, b. Feb. 10, 1743; d. Feb. 21, 1815; m. June 19, 1764, Anna Atwood.
viii. MOSES, b. Feb. 17, 1746-7. Harv. Coll., 1769. Gen. in Militia. Married.
ix. JAMES, b. Mar. 13, 1754.
5. JOB5 Dow (John,4 John,3 Stephen,2 Thomas1) was born in Atkinson, N. H., Oct. 5. 1740; sett. in Goffstown, N. H., where he was prominent; Quaker; Rep., 1787; called Colonel; died Aug. 15, 1809.
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He married, Feb. 14, 1760, Hannah, dau. Peter and Elizabeth (Scribner) Pattee, b. Oct. 1739; d. Aug. 7, 1806. Children, born in Goffstown, N. H.
i. PETER,6 b. Feb. 2, 1761; m. Dec. 12, 1781, Martha Page; (2) May 27, 1813, Phebe Gault.
ii. POLLY, b. Feb. 15, 1763; m. Jan. 6, 1791, Dr. Jonathan Gove.
jii. ABIGAIL, b. Feb. 19, 1765; m. Nathan Baker Page.
iv. HANNAH, b. Dec. 29, 1766; m. Thaddeus Ladd.
v. MEHITABLE, b. Aug. 17, 1768; m. Aug. 9, 1791, William Thomas.
6. vi. Jos, b. June 23, 1770.
vii. ABRAHAM, b. Mar. 9, 1772; d. Feb. 11, 1776.
viii. ENOCH, b. Sept. 20, 1773; in. Phebe Butterfield; rem. tỏ Ohio.
ix. ELIZABETH, b. Oct. 2, 1775; m. Thomas Worthley.
X. PHINEAS KIMBALL, b. May 11, 1777; m. Nov. 16, 1797, Mary Gordon; res. in Cabot, Vt.
xi. ANNA, b. Aug. 28, 1779; d. before 1809.
xii. NANCY, b. Aug. 28, 1780; m. Dec. 1, 1799, John Chaffin.
xiii. SALLY, b. Apr. 17, 1781.
xiv. ACHSAH, b. Jan. 11, 1783; d. Jan. 4 or 5, 1790.
XV. NELLIE, b. Jan. 11, 1786.
6. JOB6 Dow (Job,5 John,4 John,3 Stephen,2 Thomas1) was born in Goffstown, N. H., June 23, 1770; died at Walden, Vt .; he resided in W. from 1820 to 1824.
He married (1) Aug. 22, 1791, Lydia Butterfield of Goffstown, who d. Feb. 22, 1795; (2) July 21, 1796, Elizabeth Colony of Goffstown; (3) July 21, 1822, Lois, wid. Moses Stewart of W.
Children (order of birth doubtful):
i. ABIGAIL,7 b. Aug. 27, 1792; m. Robert Leach.
11. LYDIA, b. Jan. 25, 1795: m. Jonathan Bell of Goffstown.
iii. NELLIE ELEANOR, b. Feb. 24, 1797; m. Simon Farnsworth of Danville, Vt.
iv. JOHN, m. (1) Oct. 8, 1834; Charlotte, dau. Isaac Hawley, b. Nov. 17, 1815, in Waitsfield; (2) Broderick; re- moved to Western N. Y., 1838. Chn .: William,8 Mary Ann, Helen.
7. V:
JAMES E., b. Mar. 27, 1803.
vi. HANNAH, m. Wright Page of Walden, Vt.
vii. JONATHAN, rem. to Canada.
viii. LYDIA B., b. Dec. 24, 1807; m. June 7, 1832, Harry Hawley.
ix. MARIAH (or Mary), m. May 10, 1826, James Hart of Middle- bury, Vt.
x. MOSES, d. at Colorado Springs, Colo., unm.
xi. JoB, d. young.
7. JAMES E.7 Dow (Job," Job,5 John,4 John,3 Stephen,2 Thomas1) was born Mar. 27, 1803; res. in W. until abt. 1850 and then rem. to Berlin, Vt., where he died, July 8, 1877.
He married (1) May 2, 1824, Lovina, dau. Moses and Lois Stewart, b. Feb. 7, 1805; d. Nov. 26, 1847; (2) Mrs. Sarah B. Pierce.
Children, born in Waitsfield:
i. PARNEY,8 b. Mar. 19, IS25; m. Samuel Gleason.
ii. FOSTINA, b. Apr. 10, 1828; m. Dec. 5, 1850, Rufus R. Root of Newport, Vt.
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iii. FOSTEAN, b. Apr. 10, 1828; m. Dec. 7, 1848, Silas Smith.
iv. LYDIA E., b. Apr. 22, 1832; m. Jan. 21, 1854, Charles F. Collier of Coventry, Vt.
vi.
V. HANNAH, b. Apr. 21, 1836; m. Edward Ervin of Aurora, Il1. ELEANOR CATHARINE, b. Feb. 19, 1845; m. Jason Carpenter of Northfield, Vt.
vii. SARAH L., b. Dec. 12, 1848.
DREW.
1. JOHN' DREW of Redding, Conn., was born abt. 1724; called "Captain"; conductor of teams to American troops during winter, 1778-9, although his sons were loyalists; died Mar. 9, 1819, at Redding. and is buried in Christ Churchyard.
He married (1) at Redding, Conn., Jan. 16, 1746, Mary Northrop, who died Mar. 5, 1760; (2) June 24, 1760, Joanna Thorp.
Children, born in Redding:
i. WILLIAM,2 b. July 28, 1746.
ii. JOHN, b. Dec. 16, 1749. fiscated, 1779.
Loyalist. His property was con-
2. iii. ISAAC, b. June 17, 1752.
iv. PETER, b. Apr. 22, 1754.
V: MARY, b. Mar. 29, 1758.
vi. HANNAH, b. Feb. 6, 1760.
vii. SARAH, b. May 12, 1762.
viii. DANIEL, b. Apr. 24, 1764.
ix. ANNA, b. Oct. 30, 1765-6.
x. NOAH, b. Aug. 8, 1768.
xi. SAMUEL, b. Mar. 11, 1770.
2. ISAAC' DREW (John1) was born in Redding, Conn., June 17, 1752. His property was confiscated Mar. 25, 1778, because of his loyalist sympathies. His estate was settled in Danbury Probate Court, 1827.
He married Abigail (perhaps Sturgis) who survived him. Children (named in settlement of the estate):
3. 1. ZACHEUS,3 b. July 19, 1775.
ii. ISAAC.
iii. LEVI.
iv. STURGES, m. Hannah.
v. MARY, m. Lyman Munroe.
vi. SARAH, m. Morgan.
vii. GRACE, m. George Crofut.
viii. CLARA, m. Barrett Bearss.
ix. AMELIA.
3. ZACHEUS3 DREW (Isaac,2 John1) was born in Redding, Conn., July 19, 1775; sett. in Shelburne, Vt., then in Charlotte, Vt., and came to Fayston, Vt., in 1821, where he died, Oct. 28, 1865.
He married Grace Hayes of Danbury, Conn., b. Nov. 28, 1776; died Feb. 6, 1831. Children:
4. i. PETER,4 b. Oct. 19, 1797, in Redding, Conn.
ii. ABEL, b. Aug. 8, 1803; d. Feb. 20, 1863, unm.
iii. RUSSELL, d. young.
5. iv. RUSSELL, b. July 28, 1806.
v. MARY, b. July 4, 1812, in Shelburne, Vt .; m. Jonathan S. Seaver.
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4. PETER+ DREW (Zacheus,3 Isaac," John1) was born in Redding, Conn., Oct. 19, 1797; he came early from Shelburne, Vt., to Fayston, where he was for 30 yrs. town clerk and kept a store; died at W., Apr. 3, 1881.
He married (1) Aug. 16, 1819, Nabby Kingman, d. July 3, 1823; (2) Aug. 1, 1824, Anna, dau. William and Charisse (Wilder) Farr, b. Jan. 19, 1805; d. July 24, 1828; (3) Oct. 26, 1839, Anna Barnes, b. 1811; d. Nov. 20, 1884. Children, born in Fayston:
i. HANNAH5 M., b. Oct. 8, 1825; m. Oct., 1846, David Belding of Duxbury, Vt.
ii. ISAAC, b. Jan. 24, 1827; d. Mar., 1827.
iii. ANNA, b. July 15, 1828; d. Aug. 24, 1832.
iv. A. G. F., b. Oct. 20, 1841; m. Jennie Stacy; res. Morrisburg, P. Q.
V. ADELAIDE E. R., b. Aug. 1, 1843; m. Aug. 18, 1865, George J. Ainsworth.
vi. ELLA A., b. Aug. 12, 1849; d. 1892, unm.
5.
RUSSELL4 DREW (Zacheus,3 Isaac,2 John1) was born in Redding, Conn., July 28, 1806; came to Fayston with his father and sett., 1830, in W .; died Apr. 4, 1897.
He married, Jan. 25, 1829, Martha, dau. William and Charisse (Wilder) Farr, b. Feb. 14, 1811; d. Nov. 17, 1907. Children, born in Waitsfield:
i. WILDER S.,5 b. Aug. 27, 1832; m. Nov. 28, 1866, Mrs. Mabel (Wolcott) Badger of Williamstown, Vt. Chn .: Ida MI.,6 b. Dec. 25, 1867; Edna Maria, b. April 22, 1870; Edgar Wilder, b. Sept. 14, IS74; Walter Ira, b. July 17, 1876.
ii. LOVINA, b. Nov. 30, 1835; m. Sept. 23, 1857, Josiah Holden.
il1. M. ELIZA, b. May 25, 1841; m. July 22, 1863, Julius I. Palmer.
iv. MARIAH H., b. July 22, 1844; m. Jan. 5, 1869, Benjamin J. Avery of Duxbury, Vt.
DUMAS.
1. JULIAN1 DUMAS was born in Chambly, Canada, Feb. 22, 1790; sett. in W. abt. 1812; his first house stood near the Common and later he kept a tavern in the village; he died Nov. 10, 1874. He married, Jan. 5, 1815, Relief, dau. Gaius and Sarah (Wells) Hitchcock, b. June 7, 1791 ; d. Oct. 29, 1859.
Children, born in Waitsfield:
i. ANNETTE,2 b. Jan. 29, 1816; m. Mar. 11, 1833, Levi Willard.
ii. JOSETTE, b. June 23, 1817; m. 'Sept. 23, 1841, Cornelius. Emerson Joslin.
iii. GENNETTE KEZIAH, b. May 20, 1819; d. Sept. 11, 1822.
iv. SARAH RELIEF, b. Oct. 14, 1821; m. June 23, 1842, Almon Joslin.
v. JULIA WELLS, b. Sept. 4, 1823; m. Sept. 2, 1846, Dewitt C. Strow.
vi. STEBBINS, b. Feb. 12, 1826; for many years proprietor of a hotel at Hampton, N. H. (Boar's Head).
2. vii. EDWIN A., b. Dec. 14, 1828.
2. EDWIN A.2 DUMAS (Julian1) was born in W., Dec. 14, 1828; mill owner and operator; rem. late in life to Wtby., where he died, Sept. 27, 1896.
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He married, May 8, 1850, Marcella, dau. James Jr. and Orpha (Reed) Joslin, b. July 17, 1830.
Children, born in Waitsfield:
i. GEORGE E.,3 b. Nov. 24, 1854; m. Sept. 12, 1874, Ida M., dau. Marvin Davis of Fayston, Vt. Chn .: Herman C.,4 b. 1875, d. 1876; Bessie, b. Oct. 11, 1877; Gladys, Ira.
ii. FREDERICK FORREST, b. Feb. 1, 1859; res. New Bedford, Mass.
iii. JENNIE E., b. Mar. 2, 1866; d. Sept. 24, 1866.
iv. JESSIE L., b. June 7, 1868; d. Sept. 7, 1868.
1. JULIAN DUMAS, son of Morice and Charlotte (Butigie) Dumas, was born in Laprairie, Canada E., Nov. 13, 1813. The father came to W. with his family in 1838 and worked as a cooper; the son was a carpenter, and died at W., Feb. 9, 1894. He married Adeline M., dau. John Brooks (Rousseau) of Laprairie, b. Sept. 29, 1817; d. Feb. 24, 1879.
Children:
i. ADELINE, m. N. S. Young of Charleston, Me.
ii. JULIAN, b. Mar. 28, 1837; d. two days later.
iii. JULIAN J., priv. Co. B. 13th Vt. Vols; m. Emma Tenny; res. Boston, Mass.
iv. MOSES, b. Sept. 25, 1842; d. Sept. 24, 1844.
V. DAVID, b. Apr. 1, 1844; d. Apr. 26, 1900, unm.
vi. EMILY, b. June 12, 1843; m. July 31, 1863, John Barber.
vii. ADELAIDE, m. Eaton A. Heath of Warren, Vt.
viii. LEON, sett. in Springfield, Mass.
ix. GEORGE U., m. Lizzie Allen; res. Boston.
x. CASSIMIR, b. Apr. 16, 1855; m. Fanny Chesley; res. Rochester, N. Y.
xi. ROMAINE, b. Oct. 7, 1857; m. Ada Arnold; res. Boumainville, Canada.
xii. ALFRED E., b. Oct. 21, 1862; d. Mar. 21, 1873.
xiii. SERENA, m. - Martell of Cambridge, Mass.
MORRIS DUMAS, son of Morice and Charlotte (Butigie) Dumas, was born Aug. 10, 1812; came to W. with his father in 1838; died at Moretown, Vt., Aug. 23, 1863. He married Mary Louisa, dau. Andrew Desilsby.
Children:
i. MORRIS, b. Jan. 30, 1834; m. Emily Miner; res. Lincoln, Vt.
i1. 'ARMAND d. Jan. 7, 1867, ae. 24 y., 3 m., 21 d.
iii. ADELIA, b. Dec. 13, 1843; m. Aug. 13, 1871, Charles D. Ashley of Moretown.
iv. JOSEPHINE, b. Sept. 18, 1846; d. Sept. 23, 1866.
v. EZRA, b. Sept. 7, 1851; d. Oct. 15, 186.1.
vi. EDWARD, b. Jan. 24, 1854; d. Nov. 9, 1861.
vii. EDWIN, b. Dec. 20, 1855; m. Oct. 30, 1871, Myra J., dau. Count D'E. Billings.
viii. LIZZIE A., b. June 13, 1858; m. Nov. 24, 1875, Isaiah S. Austin of Moretown.
DUNSMORE.
SAMUEL DUNSMORE came from Charlestown, N. H., abt. 1814 . and sett. on the east side which was set. to Nfd. in 1822. Married Anna Powers.
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GENEALOGIES.
Children:
i. WILLIAM, b. ISI5.
ii. MARY ANN, b. 1817.
iii. JANE, b. 1S20.
iv. SAMUEL, b. 1824.
v. HIRAM, b. IS26.
vi. SARAH ANN, b. 1829.
vii. FANNY, b. 1831.
viii. WELLARD, b. IS34.
ix. EDWIN, b. IS35.
DURANT, DUREN.
1. JOHN1 DURANT, Billerica, Mass., 1659; died Oct. 27, 1692. He married, Nov. 16, 1670, Susanna, dau. Thomas and Susannah Dutton of Reading, Mass., born Feb. 22, 1653-4. She m. (2) Justinian Holden.
Children, born in Billerica, Mass:
2. i. JOHN,2 b. July 31, 1672.
ii. THOMAS, b. Jan. 7, 1674-5; m. June 12, 1702, Sarah Jaquith.
iii. ABIGAIL, b. Sept. 24, 1681.
iv. MEHITABLE, b. Apr. 20, 1687; prob. m. Dec. 16, 1708, at Charlestown, Mass., Thomas Skinner.
2. JOHN2 DURANT (John1) was born in Billerica, Mass., July 31, 1672. Died Feb. 25, 1757. He married, Aug. 10, 1695, Elizabeth Jaquith, prob. dau. of Abraham of Woburn, Mass.
Children, born in Billerica, Mass .:
i. JOHN,3 b. Aug. 14, 1696; m. Hannah
ii. . ELIZABETH. b. Sept., 1698.
iii. HENRY, b. abt. Feb., 1700; m. Hannah (Faulkner?).
iv. THOMAS, b. Oct., 1701; killed, on Westbrook's expedition against the Indians, near Penobscot, Me., 1722-3.
v. ABIGAIL, b. Mar. 16, 1703-4.
vi .: ESTHER, b. June 10, 1707; m. Feb. 22, 1738-9, Joseph Brooks of Concord, Mass.
3. vii. ABRAHAM, b. Apr. 1, 1709.
viii. MEHITABLE, b. Apr. 1, 1711; d. Dec. 13, 1780, unm.
ix. SARAH, b. June 15, 1712; m. July 3, 1744, John Teel.
3. ABRAHAM3 DURANT (John,2 John1) was born in Billerica, Mass., Apr. 1, 1709; died abt. 1789. He married, May 20, 1736, Rachel, dau. William and Elizabeth Manning, b. Feb. 6, 1714-15. Some of his descendants especially in the line of Abraham and Reuben changed the name to Duren.
Children, born in Billerica, Mass .:
i. ABRAHAM,4 b. Oct. 4, 1737; d. Nov. 6, 1776; m. Nov. 1, 1764, Lydia Gould.
4. ii. JONATHAN, b. Aug. 20, 1739.
iii. MARTHA, b. June 11, 1741; m. Oct. 10, 1768, Jonas Priest.
iv. RACHEL, b. May 6, 1743; m. Dec. 17, 1760, Leonard Wilson.
v. JOSEPH, b. Feb. 6, 1744-5.
5. vi. REUBEN, b. Feb. 29, 1747-8.
vii. JONAS, b. June 4, 1751; m. Dec. 7, 1776, Esther Janes of Bedford, Mass.
viii. AsA, b. July 15, 1753.
ix. SARAH, b. Nov. 4, 1757 ; m. (1) Daniel Whitney of Stow, Mass .; (2) Wetherbee of Boxboro, Mass.
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HISTORY OF WAITSFIELD.
4. JONATHAN4 DURANT (Abraham,3 John," John1) was born in Billerica, Mass., Aug. 20, 1739; Rev. soldier; died at Hills- boro, N. H., about 178o. He married, Apr. 13, 1763, Anna, dau. Timothy and Margaret Wilkins of Concord, Mass.
Children, born in Billerica, Mass .:
i. ANNA,5 b. Dec. 30, 1764.
ii. BETTE, b. Aug. 10. 1766; m. 1788, Elias Greenleaf of Hillsboro. 6. iii. JOSEPH, b. Apr. 14, 1769.
5. REUBEN' DUREN (Abraham,3 John,2 John1) was born in Billerica, Mass., Feb. 29, 1747-8; sett. in Bedford, Mass., and later in Billerica, Mass .; mill, bridge and church builder; in Capt. Wilson's Co. at Concord fight; died Jan. or June 4, 1821.
He married, Jan. 11, 1770, Mary Gould, b. Aug. 9, 1746; d. Oct. 16, 1823.
Children, born in Bedford, Mass .:
i. EL1,5 b. Sept. 21, 1770; d. July 22, 1771.
ii. MARY, b. Dec. 7, 1771; m. Jan. 30, 1790, Stephen Parker.
iii. REUBEN, b. Aug. 4, 1775; d. at Augusta, Me., Feb. 13, 1832; m. Oct. 20, 1799, Sarah Conant.
iv. AsA, b. May 11, 1778; m. 1800, Hannah Russ of Salisbury, N. H.
V. JOEL, b. June 22, 1780; d. 1812; m. Lydia Conant.
vi. NATHANIEL, b. Nov. 26, 1781; d. in Boston, May 28, 1864; changed his name to Gould; m. Nov. 15, 1801, Sally Pritchard.
vii. JOSEPH, b. July 30, 1784; d at Middlebury, Vt., June 8, 1853; m. Aug. 30, 1807, Lucinda Clark.
7. viii. ELNATHAN, b. Oct. 8, 1786.
ix. ABEL, b. July 8, 1788; d. in N. Y. City, 1829; m. (1) Oct. 17, 1813, Nancy Allen; (2) Abigail Allen.
X. CHARLES, b. Jan. 20, 1791 ; d. July 13, 1796.
6. JOSEPH5 DURANT (Jonathan,4 Abraham,3 John,2 John1) was born in Billerica, Mass., Apr. 14, 1769; sett. in Springfield, Vt., near Cheshire bridge; engaged in transporting mdse. to Boston; died at Poultney, Vt., Oct. 22, 1836. He married, Apr. 3, 1793, at New Ipswich, N. H., Sarah Gilson, b. May 12, 1777 ; d. at Brandon, Vt., May 23, 1855. Children, born in Springfield, Vt .:
8. i. LUTHER,6 b. Dec. 28, 1793.
ii. MARY, b. Feb. 22, 1796; m. Josiah Hayden.
iii. ANNA, b. Mar. 23, 1798; m. James Davidson.
iv. SAMUEL WILKINS, b. July 8, 1800; d. Oct. 15, 1833, at Hart- ford, Vt .; m. Desdemona Field.
v. Lucy, b. Aug. 23, 1802; m. Daniel Lock (second wife).
vi. JOSEPH PERKINS, b. Mar. 14, 1805; d. Mar. 26, 1875, at Salisbury, Vt .; m. Sept. 25, 1828, Theodosia Russell.
vii. RHODA, b. July 31, 1807; m. Reuben Peasley of Charlestown, N. H.
viii. ELETHEA, b. Mar. 6, 1809; m. Daniel Lock (first wife).
ix. NANCY, b. May 26, 1811; d. July 3, 1813.
x. LEWIS, b. Aug. 14, 1813; m. Arvilla Phillips; sett. at Ferris- burg, Vt.
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GENEALOGIES.
xi. CALVIN, b. Apr 17, 1815: d. in Poultney, Vt.
xii. WILLIAM CONE, b. Aug. 7, 1821; m. Sept. 17, 1844, Julia E. Mead; sett. in W. Troy, N. Y.
7. ELNATHANS DUREN (Reuben,4 Abraham,3 John,2 John1) was born in Billerica, Mass., Oct. 8, 1786; merchant and musician; for many years chorister at Park St. Ch., Boston ; died at Bangor, Me., Apr. 15, 1857.
He married (1) Dec. 10, ISIo or II, Elizabeth, dau. Samuel Freeman, b. at Portland, Me., Nov. 7. 1786; d. Aug. 28, 1815; (2) Sept. 16, 1834, Mary Willard of Charlestown, N. H., b. Feb. 28, 1790; d. 1860.
Children:
i. ELNATHAN FREEMAN,6 b. Jan. 14, 1814: m. May 30, 1836, Mary C., dau. William Hyde; res. Bangor, Me.
9. ii. CHARLES, b. June 28, 1815.
S. LUTHERS DURANT (Joseph,5 Jonathan,4 Abraham,3 John,2 John1) was born in Springfield, Vt., Dec. 28, 1793; came to W. about 1835 and was selectman, 1853-54; died at W., Feb. 8, 1868. He married Susannah Leland, who d. Sept. 17, 18So, ac. 84.
Children, born in Springfield, Vt .:
i. NORMAN,7 b. 1820; lawyer; Dist. Atty. for Orange Co., Vt .; member Vt. Const. Convention, 1843; A. M., U. V. M., 1848; died Nov. 5, 1850, at Rattlesnake Bar, Cal .; married, July 1, 1846, Ellen Elizabeth, dau. Joseph Allen Curtis of Hanover, N. H., b. Feb. 16, 1823; d. Dec. 31, 1863, at Warren, Vt.
ii. EMELINE S., b. 1821; m. Nov. 22, 1842, Cheney Prentis.
iii. ELIZA ANN, b. Mar. 8, 1824; m. Jan. 26, 1842, Ezra Osgood Joslin.
iv. LUTHER LELAND, b. 1827; a lawyer of ability; died at Mont- pelier, Vt., Feb. 23, 1888. Married, May, 1853, at Alstead, N. H., Julia Maria, dau. Asa Tenney, b. May 17, 1830.
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