History of the town of Waitsfield, Vermont, 1782-1908, with family genealogies, Part 33

Author: Jones, Matt Bushnell, 1871-1940
Publication date: 1909
Publisher: Boston, Mass., G. E. Littlefield
Number of Pages: 1102


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9. LUKE7 JOSLIN (Joseph, Nathaniel,5 Peter,4 Peter,3 Nathan- iel,2 Thomas1) was born in Lancaster, Mass., Dec. 10, 1778-9; came to W., 1805-6; his farm lay in lot 103; died May, 1834.


He married at Weathersfield, Vt., Dec. 10, 1805, Lydia Graves.


Children, born in Waitsfield:


i. SAMUEL ANDERSON,8 b. Jan. 17, 1808; res. Brownington, Vt .; died Mar. 1, 1873; m. Feb. 8, 1840, Elmira Dale. Chn .: Almira Fidelia,9 b. Feb. 21, 1841; Rollin Orlando, b. Sept. 21, 1842; Ferona Celestia, b. Apr. 29, 1845; Evaline Mari- etta, b. June 15, 1847; Fannie Louise, b. May 28, 1849; Wilder Josiah, b. Mar. 22, 1858.


ii. ALMIRA, b. Jan. 26, 1810; m. July 14, 1833, Ira O. Knapp of . Montpelier, Vt.


iii. AURILLA, b. Dec. 6, 1811; m. May 3, 1838, John B. Bisbee.


iv. LYDIA MELINDA, b. Feb. 11, 1813; m. Dec. 17, 1834, Rev. Hiram D. Hodge of Marshfield, Vt.


v. LOUISA, b. Feb. 6, 1815; d. Mar. 16, 1873, unm.


vi. CALVIN JEWETT, b. Sept. 10, 1818; m. May 1, 1848, Olive Gleason.


vii. FANNY SPOFFORD, b. Sept. 20, 1820; d. 1898, unm.


viii. LUKE, b. July 2, 1823; rem. to Porter, Wis., in 1855, and thence to Lebanon, Mo .: m. Feb. 18, 1846, Joanna A. Ford. Chn .: Caro Elizabeth,9 b. Oct. 6, 1848; Wilbert C., b. Aug. 7, 1850; Luke WV., b. May 19, 1852; David D)., b. June 14, 1854; Mary A., b. Apr. 20, 1856; Charles E., b. Oct. II. 1858; Walter H., b. Jan. 19, 1860; Hattie E., b. Dec. 30, 1860; Archie C., b. Nov. 26, 1862.


10 WILLIAM7 JOSLIN (Joseph,6 Nathaniel,5 Peter,4 Peter,3 Nathaniel,2 Thomas1) was born in Lancaster, Mass., Oct. 27, 1780; physician; studied medicine with Dr. Corbin of Newport, N. H .; came to W. abt. 1805-6; died June 23, 1834.


He married Rebecca Perry of Newport, who died Dec. 25, 1850, ae. 69.


Children, born in Waitsfield:


1. WILLIAM,8 b. May 5, 1806; rem. to Brownington, Vt., 183 -: m. Nov. 22, 1832, Abigail, dau. Levi and Lovina (Skinner) Wilder, who d. Apr. 1, 1858. Chn .: Genethon S.,9 b. Jan. 27, 1834, d. May, 1834; Myron, b. Mar. 25, 1835; Genethon S., b. Nov. 30, 1836; Helen Rebecca, b. Jan. 12, 1839; Pomona Wilder, b. July 15, 1841; Stephen P., b. May 9, 1843; Frederick R., b. May 9, 1845, d. 1850.


ii. JENNISON, b. May 4, 1807; d. May 22, 1807.


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iii. STEPHEN PERRY, b. Sept. 10, 1808.


iv. HUBBARD, b. Mar. 5, 1810; d. Oct. 19, 1890, unm; sett., 1840, in Brownington, Vt., and in 1845 went to Derby Line, where he was prominent as a business man.


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v. BETSEY, b. Oct. 16, 1811; m. (1) Aug. 18, 1833, Ginethon Skinner; (2) May 27, 1838, Horace S. Jones. She d. Apr. 2, 1845.


vi. son, b. Mar. 2, 1813; d. same day.


vii. son, b. Jan. 8, 1814; d. same day.


viii. AMARIAH CHANDLER, b. Feb. 4, 1816; rem. to Brownington, Vt .; died Oct. 12, 1877; m. (1) Oct. 2, 1839, Clarissa P., dau. Levi and Lovina (Skinner) Wilder, b. Sept. 14, 1813,


d. July 3, 1851; (2) Oct. 3, 1851, Marietta Hinman, who d. Aug. 8, 1860; (3) Harriet H. Hinman. Chn .: Charles,9 b. Mar. 20, 1841, d. Oct. 18, 1845; Clarissa P., b. Mar. 28, 1846; Charles H., b. July 18, 1854; Sherman A., b. Apr. 4, 1857; Marietta H., b. June 8, 1860.


ix. HARRIET, b. Dec. 17, 1818; m. Horace S. Jones.


x. son, b. Aug. 4, 1820; d. same day.


xi. REBECCA, b. June 6, 1821; d. June 7, 1821.


xii. daughter, b. Sept. 25, 1822; d. same day.


xiii. LAURA W., b. Dec. 24, 1823; d. Aug. 16, 1824.


11. NATHANIEL7 JOSLIN (Joseph,6 Nathaniel,5 Peter,4 Peter,3 Nathaniel,2 Thomas1) was born in Weathersfield, Vt., Apr. 15, 1785; came to W. abt. 1810; rem. later to Elk Grove, McHenry Co., Ill., where he died Mar. 22, 1864. He married, Feb. 10, 1807, Charlotte Grout, b. Aug., 1787; d. Apr. 30, 1846.


Children:


23. i. NATHANIEL GRAVES,8 b. Aug. 5, 1807.


ii. JOSEPH OSGOOD, b. Mar. 11, 1809; res. Fayston and Johnson, Vt .; m. Nov. 29, 1835, Marian, dau. Garinter and Hannah (Olcott) Hastings, b. July 17, 1812; d. Nov. 17,1844. After her death he joined the Shaker colony at Enfield, N. H. Chn .: Oliver Tarbel,9 b. Dec. 24, 1836; Sarah Z., b. Dec. 12, 1838; Emily Graves, b. May 23, 1841; Mary Ann, b. Oct. 3, 1843.


iii. MERETTA, b. Mar. 13, 1811; m. Sept. 10, 1833, Henry S. L. Chandler.


iv. ZANETTE, b. Oct. 22, 1813; d. Oct., 1835.


v. LORENZO Dow, b. Feb. 28, 1816; d. Mar. 18, 1885; m. Jan. 10, 1843, Lucretia E., dau. John and Lois (Whitney) Campbell, b. Mar. 24, 1819; d. July 29, 1849. Ch .: Hattie L.9


vi. ALBERT MONTREVILLE, b. July 3, 1819; rem. to Elk Grove, Ill., and Geneva Lake, Wis .: m. Sept. 16, 1847, Maria E., dau. Peter Nourse. Ch .: Ella Maria,9 b. Oct. 20, 1854.


vii. CHARLOTTE, b. May 17, 1822; m. Luther S. Burnham.


viii. ASA FAYETTE, b. Sept. 4, 1824; res. Chicago, Ill .; m. Elvira Bradley.


ix. ELISHA WHITE, b. Jan. 2, 1827; d. 1829.


12. HOOKER7 JOSLIN (Joseph,6 Nathaniel,5 Peter,4 Peter,3 Nathan- iel,2 Thomas1) was born in Weathersfield, Vt., Apr. 21, 1791 ; came to W. with his father; rem. abt. 1846 to Seneca, Ill., where he died, Aug. 16, 1847.


He married, Jan. 26, 1816, Lucia, dau. Paul and Belinda (Childs) Davidson, b. Feb. 20, 1795; d. Jan. 2, 1881.


Children, born in Waitsfield:


24. i. CORNELIUS EMERSON,8 b. Nov. 8, 1816.


ii. MINERVA, b. Aug. 22, 1818; m. Dec. 15, 1836, Paschal Stowell.


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iii. OsGOOD, b. July 20, 1820; rem. to Marengo, Ill .; m. Apr. 13, 1847, Mary Frances Kimball, b. May 10, 1826. Chn .: Irene A .,º b. Nov. 7, 1848; Georgianna M., b. Aug. 13, 1851; Everett Osgood, b. Nov. 17, 1856.


iv. BELINDA, b. June 3, 1822; m. Jan. 8, 1843, Joel Waterman.


v. LUCIA ANN, b. July 5, 1824; d. Aug. 7, 1825.


vi. LEONARD BENNETT, b. Apr. 18, 1826; rem. to Oskosh, Wis .; m. Jan. 6, 1853, Lamora Melvina Marks. Chn .: Ida L.,º b. Feb. 8, 1853; Incz E., b. June 10, 1855; Della M., b. May 25, 1859; Cora L., b. Aug. 14, 1860; Elmer L., b. Oct. 4, 1862; Fred C., b. Feb. 6, 1869; Wiltse A., b. Nov. 8, 1872; Leda L., b. Sept. 22, 1875.


vii. LUCIA ANN, b. Mar. 7, 1827; m. Jan. 6, 1852, Dennis W. Carpenter; (2) Sept. 28. 1864, George W. Hicks.


viii. ALZINA, b. Nov. 6, 1830; m. James Woodruff of Chippewa Falls, Wis.


ix. DOROTHY M., b. Oct. 14, 1832; d. Aug. 10, 1834.


x. WALDO W., b. Apr. 5, 1835; rem. to Marengo, Ill .; m. Sept. I, 1858, Anna M. Diggins. Chn .: Nora A., b. Aug. 24, 1859, d. Dec. 19, 1862; Wilmer R., b. Dec. 12, 1861; Nellie A., b. Mar. 5, 1863; Walter D., b. July 2, 1869; Edith M., b. Oct. 3, 1882.


xi. BETSEY JONES, b. July 12, 1837.


xii. EDWARD O., b. Feb. 5, 1839; d. Feb. 23, 1841.


13. CYRUS7 JOSLIN (Joseph,6 Nathaniel,5 Peter,4 Peter,3 Nathan- iel,2 Thomas1) was born in Weathersfield, Vt., May 22, 1795; came to W. with his father; died Mar. 23, 1866; town clerk, 1846-47; selectman, 1842-4, 1848-9.


He married, Apr. 20, 1824, Calista, dau. John and Lois (Whitney) Campbell, b. Sept. 20, 1801; d. Feb. 26, 1887.


Children, born in Waitsfield:


i. CALISTA EUGENIA,8 b. Dec. 2, 1824; m. July 15, 1846, John Waldron Richardson.


ii. LOUISA ROWENA, b. Jan. 8, 1826; d. Sept. 30, 1901, unm.


iii. MIRAETTE MINERVA, b. July 2, 1827.


iv. MARY JANE, b. Feb. 20, 1829; m. Apr. 10, 1850, Loren Wash- burn Jones.


v. GILMAN CYRUS, b. July 24, 1831; res. Kasson, Minn .; m. Mar. 12, 1855, Mary Jane, dau. Hiram Stephens. Chn. :. Elbert E.,º b. Feb. 29, 1856; Melvin C., b. Oct. 15, 1858; Hattie M., b. Feb. 15, 1860; Hubert D., b. Aug. 9, 1865; Fred E., b. May 10, 1868; Charles C., b. May 8, 1870; Myrtle M., b. Aug. 7, 1872; Hiram B., b. July 7, 1876.


vi. JOHN CAMPBELL, b. June 23, 1833; d. July 2, 1860.


vii. BETSEY MOLINA, b. Nov. 9, 1836.


viii. DOROTHY ANGELINA, b. Jan. 4, 1839; d. Aug. 30, 1839.


25. ix. DAVID OSGOOD, b. Aug. 30, 1840.


X. EDWARD OSCAR, b. Dec. 15, 1842.


14. JENNISON8 JOSLIN (Joseph," Joseph," Nathaniel," Peter," Peter,3 Nathaniel,? Thomas1) was born in W., Jan. 27, 1801 ; died, Mar. 24, 1888.


He married, Mar. 13, 1833, Eliza, dau. John and Betsey Woodbury of Baltimore, Vt., b. June 12, ISII; d. Oct. 26, 1884.


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Children, born in Waitsfield:


i. MARY ADALINE,9 b. Dec. 2, 1833; d. Oct. 3, 1851.


ii. THERON ADELBERT, b. Oct. 23, 1835; d. May 16, 1859.


iii. MARIA THERESA, b. May 7, 1839; d. Aug. 16, 1840.


iv. THERESA ELIZA, b. Aug. 29, 1841; m. Jan. 7, 1868, George W. Fisher.


v. CORINTHA AUGUSTA, b. Sept. 13, 1843; d. Mar. 10, 1892; m. May 20, 1875, John Seabury of Waterbury, Vt.


15. LUKE8 JOSLIN (Joseph,7 Joseph,6 Nathaniel,5 Peter,4 Peter,3 Nathaniel,2 Thomas1) was born in W., Mar. 12, 1803; rem. to Morrisville, Vt., and thence to Waterbury, Vt .; died May 8, 1892.


He married, Mar. 13, 1827, Eliza Waterman. Children:


i. MYRAETTE,9 b. Nov. 16, 1827; m. Baldwin.


ii. FRANCIS W., b. Mar. 11, 1830; m. ; d. Feb. 4, 1895.


iii. GEORGE D., b. May 3, 1832; m. Mar. 22, 1870, Emeline Sheridan. Chn .: Lilla M.,10 b. Jan. 27, 1871; Ernest E., b. June 19, 1874; Myrtie L., b. Aug. 16, 1876; Bertha E., b. July 2, 1884.


iv. MARTHA J., b. June 1, 1836; d. Sept. 22, 1897.


V. BETSEY M., b. June 19, 1838; m. - Grout.


vi. F. ADALINE, b. Nov. 20, 1842; m. Lucius Merrill Tyler.


vii. EDWIN, b. Oct. 20, 1844; d. July 11, 1862.


viii. EMMA A., b. June 10, 1851; m. Manning.


16 EZRA OSGOOD8 JOSLIN (Joseph,7 Joseph,6 Nathaniel," Peter,4 Peter,3 Nathaniel,2 Thomas1) was born in W. Feb. 18, 1818; died Oct. 13, 1881.


He married (1) June 26, 1842, Eliza Ann, dau. Luther and Susan (Leland) Durant, b. Mar. 8, 1824; d. Sept. 21, 1846; (2) Apr. 3, 1851, Harriet A., dau. Crowell and Almira (Pease) Matthews, b. May 2, 1830.


Children, born in Waitsfield:


i. CHARLES DURANT,9 b. June 20, 1846; res. Detroit, Mich .; lawyer; m. Julia A., dau. Alpha A. Atherton of Wtby., Vt. Chn .: Max A.,1º b. Jan. 17, 1874; Alice E., b. Sept. 6, 1875; Louise D., b. June 24, 1877.


ii. ELLEN E., b. May 18, 1852; teacher, Detroit, Mich.


iii. HARRIET I., b. Mar. 3, 1854; m. Aug. 29, 1883, Charles F. Ainsworth.


iv. MARY E., b. Feb. 24, 1856; teacher, Minneapolis, Minn.


v. HENRY, b. Aug. 1, 1858; d. June 6, 1861.


vi. ELMER E., b. July 3, 1862; d. Sept. 29, 1896, unm.


vii. IRENE, b. Apr. 26, 1866; teacher, Minneapolis, Minn.


17. ALMON8 JOSLIN( Joseph,7 Joseph,6 Nathaniel,5 Peter,4 Peter,3 Nathaniel,2 Thomas1) was born in W., July 31, 1819; for many years overseer of the poor; selectman, 1853.


He married (1) June 23, 1842, Sarah Relief, dau. Julian and Relief (Hitchcock) Dumas, b. Oct. 14, 1821; (2) Oct. 27, 1887, Mrs. Miranda (Bowen) Tisdale. Children, born in Waitsfield:


i. EMILY ANNETTE,º b. Dec. 22, 1842; m. Feb. 8, 1859, Lucius D. Savage.


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ii. EDWIN EUGENE, b. Aug. 9, 1844; Co. H., 2nd U. S. S. S., and 4th Vt. Vols .; res. Montpelier, Vt .; m. (1) Mar. 23, 1867, WVelthea F. Seabury, who d. Feb. 22, 1870; (2) Jan. 26, 1875, Mary A. Sawyer. Chn .: Jesse E.,1º b. Aug. 30, 1867; Bertrand L., b. Sept. 16, 1868.


33. iii. FERDINAND R., b. Apr. 20, 1849; m. June 10, 1907, Mary W., dau. John C. Gleason; res. Omaha, Neb.


iv. HARRIET A., b. Feb. 16, 1852; m. Sept. 22, 1884, Edwin C. Persons.


v. MYRAETTE D., b. Apr. 14, 1854; d. July 7, 1855.


vi. LIZZIE M., b. July 8, 1856; m. Oct. 21, 1880, Charles Henry Newcomb.


26. vii. JULIAN JOSEPH, b. Jan. 30, 1861.


18. ALFRED8 JOSLIN (Joseph,7 Joseph, Nathaniel," Peter,4 Peter,3 Nathaniel,2 Thomas1) was born in W., Oct. 23, 1822; occupied his father's farm for many years but removed late in life to Barre, Vt., where he now resides.


He married, May 4, 1847, Esther Ann, dau. Salmon and Lucy (Joslin) Rice, b. Dec. 10, 1824; d. July 1, 1892. Children, born in Waitsfield:


i. GEORGE A.,º b. June 30, 1848; successful business man; res. Omaha, Neb .; m. Sept. 24, 1874, Sarah Hannah, dau. James and Calista (Joslin) Selleck, b. Apr. 14, 1851. Ch .: Clifton Howard,10 b. June 28, 1875, d. Oct. 8, 1875.


ii. CLARENCE, b. Dec. 15, 1855; res. Montreal, Canada. Chn .: Pearl E.,10 b. Sept. 8, 1882; Alfred, b. May 10, 1887; George H., b. Oct. 9, 1889.


27. iii. FRED A., b. Feb. 7, 1858.


iv. JENNIE A., b. Jan. 12, 1862; m. Sept. 21, 1881, Herbert D. Jones.


v. ELWIN, b. Nov. 3, 1863; d. Apr. 12, 1879.


19. JAMES8 JOSLIN (James,7 Joseph, Nathaniel,5 Peter,4 Peter,3 Nathaniel,2 Thomas1) was born in W., Feb. 24, 1797; died Mar. 29 (30), 1849.


He married, Dec. 27, 1829, Orpha, dau. Benjamin and Jerusha (Diggins) Reed, b. Jan. 26, 1798; d. May 3, 1874. Children, born in Waitsfield:


28. ii.


i. MARCELLA,9 b. July 7, 1830; m. May 8, 1850, Edwin A. Dumas. CASSIUS, b. Sept. 27, 1831.


iii. EMOGENE, b. June 28, 1833; m. Richard F. Carleton, and d. Nov. 6, 1891. Chn .: Carrie B.,10 b. Feb. 7, 1863, m. Oct. 10, 1885, Charles W. Richardson; Grace M., b. Feb. 18, 1874.


iv. J. MONROE, b. Oct. 8, 1834; m. Jan. 3, 1861, Ella M., dau. Yorrick C. W. and Maria (Hunt) Hastings. He rem. to Morrisville, Vt., and d. 1904.


29. v. WILBUR W., b. Nov. 23, 1840.


20. BETHUEL8 JOSLIN (James,7 Joseph,& Nathaniel,5 Peter,4 Peter,3 Nathaniel,2 Thomas1) was born in W., Mar. 25, 1805; died May 20, 1887.


He married, May 16, 1837, Lucy, dau. Doud and Lucy (Joyce) Bushnell, b. Mar. 26, 1807; d. Sept. 26, 1876.


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HISTORY OF WAITSFIELD.


Children, born in Waitsfield:


i. MARTICIA A.,9 b. Sept. 24, 1838; d. Mar. 12, 1844.


11. AMANDA M., b. July 24, 1840; m. Sept. 17, 1860, Charles Edward Jones.


iii. LUCY B., b. Oct. 9, 1843.


iv. AHIRA BETHUEL, b. Aug. 6, 1847; d. May 19, 1860.


v. JAMES ABNER, b. Sept. 20, 1849; res. Fitchburg, Mass .; m. Dec. 27, 1877, Ida M. Abbott. Chn .: Edith,10 b. Dec. 13, 1878; Harold, b. June 27, 1883.


21. CYREN8 JOSLIN (James,7 Joseph,6 Nathaniel,5 Petcr,4 Peter,3 Nathaniel,2 Thomas1) was born in W., Feb. 11, 1820; sett. in Hardwick, Vt., and removed later to Morrisville, Vt., where he died, Jan. 27, 1884.


He married, Apr. 26, 1842, Lydia E., dau. Robert and Lydia (Dow) Leach, b. June 23, 1822.


Children:


i. EDGAR ALBERGENE,9 b. Jan. 31, 1845; d. Jan. 6, 1893; res. Boston, Mass .; m. Oct., 1875, Maria Theresa, dau. Joseph and Rebecca (Rolfe) Ilsley of Portland, Me., b. Sept. 19, 1844, d. Apr. 2, 1900. Ch .: Leonora Ilsley,10 b. Dec. 1, 1883. EDWARD OSCAR, b. July 20, 1846; m. (1) Jan. 26, 1870, Edna A., dau. Cornelius Emerson and Josette (Dumas) Joslin, b. Oct. 17, 1847, d. 1870; (2) Nov., 1875, Luella, dau. Simeon Bridge. Ch .: Edna A.,1º b. Nov. 21, 1870.


ii.


iii. CYREN ROBERT, b. Oct. 20, 1850; d. Nov. 3, 1853.


iv. FRED HERBERT, b. Sept. 15, 1853; res. Randolph, Vt .; m. Oct. 9, 1873, Edna, dau. Aaron Fales of Randolph.


v. GERTRUDE L., b. Nov. 17, 1863; m. - Robinson.


22. STEPHEN PERRYS JOSLIN (William,7 Joseph, Nathaniel,5 Peter,4 Peter,3 Nathaniel,2 Thomas1) was born in W., Sept. 10, 1808; selectman, 1850-51; died Apr. 28, 1893; success- ful farmer and owned old Elias Taylor farm in lots 86 and 88.


He married, Feb. 6, 1837, Ruth Pitkin, b. Aug. 22, 1813; d. May 13, 1908.


Children, born in Waitsfield:


30. i. ORRIN HUBBARD,9 b. Apr. 2, 1838.


ii. SOPHIA PITKIN, b. June 25, 1839.


iii. HARRIET, b. Dec. 30, 1840; d. Aug. 1, 1865.


iv EMILY CHRISTINE, b. July 11, 1842; m. Mar. 30, 1870, J. E. Crane of Middlebury, Vt., and d. Dec. 13, 1879.


v. AMELIA A., b. Oct. 8, 1844; m. Feb. 5, 1868, Chester W. Ward of Johnson, Vt.


31. vi. ORAMEL SMITH, b. Sept. 23, 1846.


vii. ELDORA WINONA, b. Mar. 3, 1853; m. J. E. Crane of Middle- bury.


23. NATHANIEL GRAVES& JOSLIN (Nathaniel,7 Joseph,6 Nathan- iel," Peter,4 Peter,3 Nathaniel,2 Thomas1) was born in W., Aug. 5, 1807; selectman, 1846-48; died June 28, 1874; owned the old Wait farm and resided in the village.


Married, Apr. 22, 1841, Lovina, dau. Roderick and Anna (Davis) Richardson, b. Apr. 1, 1814; d. May II, 1882.


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Ch .:


i. LEWIS R., 9 b. Feb. 12, 1843 in W .; farmer and merchant ; d. Mar. 21, 1896; m. May 1, 1873, Fanny L. Kirkpatrick. Chn .: Annie Lovina,10 b. Aug. 3, 1874, d. Mar. 19, 1894; Lewis Elliot, b. Nov. 6, 1877, res. Boston, Mass .; Mary Frances, b. May 13, 1886, m. Dec. 30, 1906, Hugh Watson; Reuben R., b. Nov. 6, 1890, d. Feb. 11, 1905.


24. CORNELIUS EMERSONS JOSLIN (Hooker,7 Joseph,& Nathaniel," Peter,4 Peter,3 Nathaniel,2 Thomas') was born in W., Nov. 8, 1816; selectman, 1844-45, 1847, 1857-58, 1869; died July 30, 1887.


He married, Sept 23, 1841, Josette, dau. Julian and Relief (Hitchcock) Dumas, b. June 23, 1817; d. Jan. 16, 1891.


Children, born in Waitsfield:


i. GERTRUDE LYCINTHIA,º b. Aug. 18, 1842; d. June 20, 1864.


ii. LESLIE OSGOOD, b. May 23, 1844; d. May 1, 1864.


iii. EDNA ALZINA, b. Oct. 17, 1847; m. Jan. 26, 1870, Edward Oscar Joslin.


iv. EVA OPHELIA, b. Mar. 5, 1853; m. Aug. 31, 1875, Dr. Clarence Jean Allen.


v. LUCIA RELIEF, b. Sept. 4, 1856; m. Jan. 28, 1883, Burton Dewey Bisbee.


vi. ANNIE MARIA, b. Aug. 31, 1858; m. Sept. 13, 1879, Nelson D. Phelps.


25. DAVID OSGOODS JOSLIN (Cyrus,7 Joseph,8 Nathaniel,5 Peter," Peter,3 Nathaniel,2 Thomas1) was born in W., Aug. 30, 1840; has lived for many years on the original Benj. Wait, Jr., farm, in lots 131 and 132.


He married, Aug. 10, 1865, Sarah Eliza, dau. Merrill and Zelinda (Whitcomb) Tyler, b. Oct. 24, 1843; d. Dec. 24, 1896.


Children, born in Waitsfield:


i. CLAYTON TYLER,º b. June 27, 1867; res. Holliston, Mass .; m. Sept. 21, 1891, Isabella M. Palmer. Ch .: Ralph P.,10 b. July 22, 1892.


ii. JOHN CAMPBELL, b. June 28, 1869; res. Wakefield, Mass,; m. Dec. 25, 1906, Etta Smith of Chester, Conn.


iii. DAVID CLEMENT, b. July 18, 1871; m. Nov. 24, 1892, Harriet M. Avery. Chn .: Earl O.,1º b. Dec. 26, 1893; Olin A., b. Aug. 5, 1895; Jessica Sarah, b. 'Oct. 29, 1899; Winifred, b. Nov. 25, 1903; Harry A., b. Apr. 16, 1907.


iv. WALTER CYRUS, b. Nov. 18, 1872.


v. BERTHA SARAH, b. Dec. 28, 1874; m. Dec. 22, 1908, Charles W. Johnson of Newport, N. H.


vi. BLANCHE LAURA, b. Aug. 29, 1877.


26. JULIAN JOSEPH' JOSLIN (Almon,8 Joseph,7 Joseph," Nathan- iel," Peter,4 Peter,3 Nathaniel,? Thomas1) was born in W., Jan. 30, 1861.


He married, Nov. 25, 1882, Carrie B., dau. George H. and Elmina A. (Shepard) Hastings, b. May 12, 1865, d. Jan. 3, 1904.


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HISTORY OF WAITSFIELD.


Children, born in Waitsfield:


i. GEORGE B.,10 b. Aug. 10, 1883; res. Newton, Mass.


11. child, b. July 23, 1885; d. July 26, 1885.


FRANCES E., b. Sept. 1, 1886.


27 FRED A.9 JOSLIN (Alfred,8 Joseph," Joseph,8 Nathaniel,5 Peter,4 Peter,3 Nathaniel,? Thomas1) was born Feb. 7, 1858; rem. Nov., 1899, to Northfield, Vt.


He married (1) June 11, 1881, Cora, dau. Daniel.Bacon of Nfd., who d. June 29, 1899, ae. 41 y., 7 m., 24 d .; (2) Nov. 8, 1900, Ina, dau. William C. Dana, b. Feb. 16, 1875. Children, born in Waitsfield:


1. ETHEL MAY,10 b. Feb. 21, 1882; d. Jan. 6, 1898.


ii. EDA I., b. May 19, 1884.


iii. JUNE JENNIE, b. June 1, 1886.


iv. CLYDE F., b. Jan. 5, 1890.


v. ROSE, b. Aug. 10, 1891; d. July 22, 1896.


vi. ELWIN D., b. Oct. 29, 1893.


vii. CLIFTON EVERETT, b. Dec., 1895.


28. CASSIUS9 JOSLIN (James,8 James,7 Joseph," Nathaniel,5 Peter,4 Peter,3 Nathaniel,2 Thomas1) was born in W., Sept. 27, 1831 ; occupies the farm that his father and grand- father occupied before him.


He married, Sept. 8, 1856, Abigail L., dau. Samuel and Nancy (Lockwood) Chipman, b. July 27, 1836; d. May 30, 1902.


Children, born in Waitsfield:


i. JOSHIE ELBERT,10 b. Aug. 3, 1860; d. Apr. 12, 1864.


ii. WILL CASSIUS, b. July 22, 1862; res. Somerville, Mass .; m. Aug. 17, 1896, Zena Ann Royal.


iii. KARL SAMUEL, b. Nov. 10, 1867.


iv. HOWARD FULTON, b. Dec. 27, 1870.


V. MAUDE CHIPMAN, b. Mar. 19, 1877; m. Aug. 6, 1903, Henry E. Foster of N. Y. City.


vi. GRACE REED, b. July 22, 1879.


29. WILBUR W.9 JOSLIN (James,8 James,7 Joseph,& Nathaniel," Peter,4 Peter,3 Nathaniel,2 Thomas1) was born in W., Nov. 23, 1840.


He married, Jan. 13, 1862, Alice B., dau. John and Mary (Leach) Waterman, b. Jan. 13, 1842.


Children, born in Waitsfield:


i. LOUIS WILBUR, 10 b. Mar. 5, 1864; d. Jan. 4, 1890.


ii. HERBERT J., b. Nov. 29, 1868.


iii. JAMES ROBERT, b. Apr. 13, 1873.


30. ORRIN HUBBARD9 JOSLIN (Stephen Perry,& William,7 Joseph," Nathaniel," Peter,4 . Peter,3 Nathaniel,2 Thomas1) was born in W., Apr. 2, 1838.


He married, Sept. 8, 1868, Caroline Samantha, dau. Anson and Joanna (Barnard) Fisk, b. Nov. 22, 1837 ; d. Feb. 4, 1888.


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Children, born in Waitsfield:


32. i. STEPHEN ERVIN,10 b. June 5, 1870.


ii. MABEL RUTH, b. Aug. 22, 1871.


iii. FIDELIA LOUISE, b. Jan. 25, 1873.


31. ORAMEL SMITH' JOSLIN (Stephen Perry,8 William,7 Joseph,6 Nathaniel," Peter,4 Peter,3 Nathaniel,? Thomas1) was born in W., Sept. 23, 1846; selectman, 1891-94; Rep., 1894-5. He married, Jan. 9, 1878, Julia G. Bailey, b. Sept. 15, 1850.


Children, born in Waitsfield:


i. FRANCES CAROLINE,1º b. Mar. 12, 1880; d. Mar. 26, 1898.


ii. GEORGIANNA B., b. July 31, 1881; d. Apr. 14, 1898.


iii. EMILY CHRISTINE, b. Dec. 24, 1882.


iv. STEPHEN PERRY, b. Mar. 24, 1885.


V. PERRY BAILEY, b. Mar. 19, 1890.


32. STEPHEN ERVIN10 JOSLIN (Orrin Hubbard,9 Stephen Perrys William,7 Joseph,6 Nathaniel," Peter,4 Peter,3 Nathaniel,2 Thomas1) was born in W., Jan. 5, 1870; provision dealer. He married, Dec. 5, 1894, Elizabeth E., dau. William Ward of Duxbury, Vt., b. Dec. 19, 1864.


Children, born in Waitsfield:


i. WARD ERVIN,11 b. Nov. 5, 1895.


ii. RUTH MARY, b. Apr. 20, 1897.


iii. DWIGHT WILLIAM, b. Feb. 18, 1899.


iv. RALPH HERBERT, b. Jan. 10, 1901.


v. FRANK HUBBARD, b. Aug. 27, 1907.


33. BERTRAND L.10 JOSLIN (Edwin Eugene,9 Almon,8 Joseph," Joseph, Nathaniel," Peter,4 Peter,3 Nathaniel,2 Thomas1) was born Sept. 16, 1868.


He married, Nov. 24, 1892, Mary A., dau. John Gunnison and Sarah (Bates) Lewis, b. Feb. 10, 1870.


Children, born in Waitsfield:


i. HAROLD,11 b. June 11, 1893.


ii. LEON, b. Feb. 27, 1895.


iii. EVELYN H., b. July 5, 1896.


JOYSLIN (JOSLIN).


1. PETER5 JOYSLIN (Joseph.4 Nathaniel,3 Nathaniel,2 Thomas'). His birth is not recorded in Westboro, 'Mass., nor is he mentioned in the probate of the est. of Joseph4 but the History of Shrews- bury, Mass., and other authorities say he was the son of Joseph4 Joslin of Marlborough, Mass. and Westboro, Mass., and was born Dec. 13, 1730. If this is so the line is as given above. He resided in Shrewsbury and Winchendon, Mass., where he died, 1802. He began to write the name Joyslin.


He married, 1754, in Bolton, Mass., Elizabeth Greenleaf, b. 1731; d. 1807.


Children:


i. MARY,6 b. June 5, 1755; m. Nov. 25, 1788, John Perks, Jr.


ii. ALICE, b. Oct. 27, 1757; d. in Montpelier, Vt., 1799.


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iii. PETER, b. Oct. 12, 1759; d. in Surry, N. H., Dec. 12, 1837.


iv. PERSIS, b. Feb. 26, 1762; d. in Surry, N. H., 1829.


v. DOROTHY, b. Feb. 12, 1764; d. in Grafton, Vt., Dec. 13, ISII .


vi. ANNA, b. Feb. 12, 1764; d. 1774.


2. vii. SAMUEL, b. Aug. 2, 1766.


2. SAMUEL6 JOYSLIN (Peter,5 Joseph,4 Nathaniel,3 Nathaniel,2 Thomas1) was born in Shrewsbury, Mass., Aug. 2, 1766; res. in Springfield, Vt., and abt. 1808 rem. to Pittsfield, Vt .; died Sept. 23, 1847.


He married Lettice Carlisle.


Children:


i. CALVIN,7 settled in Rochester, Vt., where he died Aug. 4, 1864.


11. ROYAL.


3. iii. DAVID CARLISLE, b. May 15, 1799.


3. DAVID CARLISLE? JOYSLIN (Samuel,8 Peter,5 Joseph,4 Nathan- iel,3 Nathaniel,2 Thomas1) was born in Springfield, Vt., May 15, 1799; came to W. about 1825; physician; died at W., Nov. 19, 1874, having practiced his profession in the town for fifty years.


He married, Oct. 26, 1852, Jane Eliza, dau. Jesse and Harriet (Wait) Carpenter, b. Sept. 2, 1828. She m. (2) Moses H. Sessions of Lincoln, Neb., and d. July 5, 1896.


Children, born in Waitsfield:


i. JULIUS CARLISLE,8 b. Oct. 14, 1853; res. Minneapolis, Minn .; m. Jan. 4, 1876, Abbie, dau. Jonathan H. and Ellen (Mer- riam) Hastings, b. Dec. 14, 1851. Ch .: Paul,º b. Feb. 3, 1877.


ii. FRANK K., b. May 2, 1860; d. Feb. 11, 1864.


iii. DAVID CARLISLE, b. July 14, 1862; d. Feb. 21, IS64.


JOYCE.


CHARLES JOYCE, son of Thomas Joyce was born abt. 1808 in Wherwell, Eng., and came to New England about 1836 with his wife and oldest child. He sett. at once in W. and rem. about 1852 to Northfield, Vt., where he died, Apr. 24, 1877.


He married Martha Elizabeth, dau. Thomas Grist. Children:


i. CHARLES H., b. near Andover, Eng., Jan. 30, 1830; lawyer; M. C. from Vt., 1874, 1876, 1878; Major and Lt. Col. 2nd Vt. Vols .; res. Rutland, Vt .; m. Feb. 21, 1853, Rowena M., dau. Gideon Randall of Northfield.


ii. MARY ANN, m. Jan. 26, 1856, Isaac Randall of Nfd.


iii. HARRIET S.


iv. WILLIAM.


v. CLARISSA.


KELLOGG.


ENOS KELLOGG was a resident of W. and had a family in 1805. Possibly he was the father of Ebenezer S. Kellogg, voter in 1818, and Merry Kellogg who appears on militia return in 1830.


CHARLES W. KELLOGG, son of Charles and Betsey, of East Montpelier, was a resident of Dist. 5 in 1855 and had dau. Mary. He removed to Duxbury and d. Nov. 30, 1903, ae. 84 yrs., S mos., 23 days.


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KELSEY.


THOMAS W. KELSEY was born in Windsor, Conn., July 18, 1810, and died at Warren, Vt., Nov., 1888. His wife Zira C. was born in Moretown, Vt., Dec. 19, 1818, and died Aug. 21, 1891. Their son William C. Kelsey was born in Warren, Vt., Oct. 19, 1854, sett. in W. and married, Oct. 27, 1891, Alice M., dau. Thomas D. and Lucetta (Dimick) Poland, b. June 29, 1859.


KELTY.


JOHN J.2 KELTY, son of Peter1 and Mary Kelty, was born in Pasco, R. I., 1858; for many years he was driver of the Waits- field stage; he died Nov. 7, 1906.


He married, Nov. 12, 1879, Marietta E. Thayer of Warren, Vt., b. 1859.




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