History of the town of Waitsfield, Vermont, 1782-1908, with family genealogies, Part 36

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


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He married, Oct. 24, 1893, Louise S., dau. Horace Mehuron of Fayston, Vt.


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i. SUSAN NORA,2 b. Oct. 7, 1900, d. same day.


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HISTORY OF WAITSFIELD.


MCKINNEY.


HUGH2 MCKINNEY, son of David' and Mary Mckinney, was born in Amoy, Co. Antrim, Ireland; came to America before 1850, and died in W., Nov. 7, 1900, ae. 92.


He married (1) Mary -, who d. Apr. 10, 1872, ae. 72; (2) Jan. 7, 1873, Anna, dau. George Somerville.


Children:


i. ELIZA, b. abt. 1840; m. Nov. 7, 1861, John Ferris.


i1. MARY JANE, d. Feb. 7, 1856, ae. 9.


iii. WILLIAM.


iv. HUGH, b. Feb. 12, 1874.


v. ANN JANE, b. June 6, 1882.


MEHURON.


1. ALFRED1 MEHURON was born in Franklin, Mass., Oct. 28, 1808; res. Hinesburg, Vt .; died Mar. 7, 1883.


He married Louisa, dau. Ebenezer Shedd of Springfield, Mass., b. July 26, 1803; d. Jan. 20, 1882.


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2. i. ALLEN E.,2 b. May 1, 1838, in Hinesburg.


2. ALLEN E.2 MEHURON (Alfred1) was born in Hinesburg, Vt., May 1, 1838; res. for many years in Fayston, Vt., but rem. to W .; priv. Co. G, 6th Vt. Vols., Sept. 27, 1861-Feb. 4, 1863. He married, Jan. 2, 1865, Margaret, dau. Thomas and Martha Maxwell, b. in Blairs Town, Ireland, Nov. 26, 1837. Children:


i. MATTIE L.,3 b. Jan. 24, 1866; m. Mar. 10, 1889, Jesse W. Canerdy.


ii. THOMAS A., b. June 11, 1868; m. Dec. 23, 1902, Julia A., dau. Geo. W. and Lucina (Kellogg) Folsom, b. Sept. 7, 1880. Chn .: Ruth Evelyn,4 b. Nov. 21, 1903; Elmer Robert, b. Sept 7, 1906.


iii. JENNIE E., b. Sept. 21, 1869; m. Jan. 2, 1893, Edwin A. Perrin.


MINOR (MINER).


1. AARON6 MINOR (James,5 Jehu," Ephraim,' John,2 Thomas1) was, without much doubt, the son of James5 and Mary (Crissey) Minor, born in Woodbury or Brimfield, Conn., Mar. 22, 1757; Rev. soldier; was "of Windsor, Vt." in Sept. 1793, but had sett. in W. prior to March, 1794; selectman, 1796, 1798, 1800, 1804; rem. with his son Frederick T. in 1833 to Elk Grove, Cook Co., Ill., where he died, Mar. 29, 1849.


He married, Feb. 17, 1779, in Woodbury, Conn., Hannah


Children:


2. 1. ANDREW B.,7 assessed for poll in 1806.


3. ii. ASHBEL, b. Oct. 28, 1732.


4. iii. FREDERICK T.


iv. LOVINA, m. Mar. 7, 1808, Enos Wilder.



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2. ANDREW B.7 MINOR (Aaron," James,5 Jehu,4 Ephraim,3 John,? Thomas1) was born abt. 1786; selectman of W., 1816-17, 1823; died Oct. 16, 1824, ae. 38, and his family rem. to Elk Grove, Ill.


He married, Feb. 22, 1815, Polly, dau. Amasa and Salome (Bushnell) Skinner.


Children, born in Waitsfield:


i. JULIETTE AMELIA,8 b. Dec. 11, 1815; m. Sept. 4, 1839, Lucius Skinner.


ii. MARY ADALINE, b. Jan. 10, 1818; m. Jan. 16, 1839, Oliver Field, Jr.


iii. HORACE SKINNER, b. June 16, 1820; m. Hortensia Rockwell; res. Elk Grove, Il1.


iv. ANDREW HUDSON.


3. ASHBEL" MINOR (Aaron,6 James,5 Jelui,4 Ephraim,? John,? Thomas1) was born Oct. 28, 1782; miller and farmer; rem. to Warren, Vt., and thence to Wheatland (now Randall), Wis., where he died, Oct. 2, 1846.


He married, Feb. 2, 1809, Dorothy Wallis, who died at Wheatland, Oct. 7, 1846.


Children:


i. ADALINE,8 b. Jan. 29, 1810; d. Apr. 23, 1813.


ENOS WILDER, b. Dec. 31, 1811; d. at Wheatland, Wis., May 15, 1859; m. Elixa, dau. Amasa and Salome (Bushnell) Skinner, who d. Apr. 5, 1877. Chn .: Morris Gardner,9 b. July 2, 1838, d. May 24, 1841; Mary Phebe, b. Apr. 6, 1840, d. Sept. 13, 1894; Adeline Salome, b. Mar. 30, 1844; Maurice Ashbel, b. Mar. 29, 1849.


iii. AARON BALDWIN, b. Aug. 2, 1815; d. in Warren, Jan. 24, 1829. JANE ELLEN, b. in Warren, Aug. 29, 1820; m. B. F. Gibbs; d. Jan. 23, 1891.


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v. HARRIET ADALINE, b. Jan. 12, 1824; m. D. Putnam of Lake Co., I11.


vi. HANNAH ELIZA, b. July 14, 1830; m. O. T. Gibbs of Bloom- field, Wis .; d. Aug. 21, 1896.


4. FREDERICK T.7 MINOR (Aaron,6 James,5 Jehu,4 Ephraim,3 John,? Thomas1) was a voter in 1814; physician; owned a small farm in lot 125; resided for a short time, about 1828, in Williston, Vt., but returned to W., and in IS33 went overland with his entire family to Chicago, Ill. The following year he removed to Elk Grove, Ill., and some years later to Dunton, now Arlington Heights, Ill., where he died, Feb. 11, 1861.


He married (1) Sept. 20, 1821, Miranda, dau. Amasa and Salome (Bushnell) Skinner; (2) Rebecca Meacham. Children, born in Waitsfield:


i. BENJAMIN RUSH BOWERS,8 b. Oct. 4, 1822; d. at Arlington Heights, Ill., June 15, 1899; m. Nov. 26, 1849. Sarah Loraine Gay, b. in Gaysville, Vt., 1831; d. Sept. 26, 1906. Chn .: Sarah Francelia,º b. Dec. 29, 1852; Adelaide Miranda, b. July 30, 1855; Mary Ann, b. 1857, d. 1867; Mary, b. 1869, d. 1872.


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ii. FREDERICK WILLIAM, bapt. Aug. 1, 1824; res. Elk Grove, Ill .; mn. Esther Cooley. Chn .: Ellen,º Walter.


iii. ELLEN, d. young.


iv. NARCISSA, m. Oliver T. Field of Dunton, now Arlington . Hts., I11.


v. JOHN, b. 1833; res. Elk Grove, Ill .; m. Mary Ann Dunning. Chn .: Fred,º Rush, John, Roy, Mary.


MINER.


HENRY A.3 MINER, son of Alanson2 and Adelia M. (Simonds) Miner of Duxbury, Vt., and grandson of Israel' and Minerva (Hurlburt) Miner of Fayston, Vt., was born Dec. 14, 1841; priv. Co. I, 17th Vt. Vols.


He married, Sept. 20, 1865, Elizabeth, dau. James and Emily (Shonio) Wilbur, b. July 7, 1845.


Children:


i. ANSON LELAND, 4 b. May 9, 1873; res. Montpelier, Vt .; m. May 10, 1898, Emma E., dau. James Ryle. Chn .: Catherine E.,5 b. Aug. 13, 1900; Jessamine Maria, b. Feb. 18, 1902.


ii. WESTON HENRY, b. Feb. 16, 18;8; m. Jan. 3, 1906, Mary L., dau. Chauncey L. and Anna Murray; res. Montpelier, Vt.


MIX.


JESSE MIX was born abt. 1760-1; Rev. soldier; sett. in W. as early as 1793; rem. after 1821 to Fayston, Vt., where he died, May 8, 1842.


He married, at Braintree, Vt., Nov. 23, 1793, Polly, dau. John and Rachel Burk. After the death of her husband she rem. to Moriah, N. Y.


Children, born in Waitsfield:


i. BETSEY, b. June 18, 1799.


ii. POLLY, b. Aug. 27, 1802.


iii. JESSE, b. Apr. 27, 1805.


iv. LUTHER, b. Apr. 19, 1807.


v. LYMAN, b. Nov. 25, 1810.


MORIARTY. :


1. PATRICK2 MORIARTY (John1), son of John Moriarty, was born in Ardfert Parish, Co. Kerry, Ireland; came to America in 1847, and settled in W .; rem. abt. 1870 to Northfield, Vt.


He married Crane.


Children, born in Ireland:


2. i. MICHAEL,3 b. Jan., 1832.


ii. ELLEN, b. Jan., 1834; m. 1863, Martin Dooley of Burlington. Vt.


iii. JOHN, b. 1836; res. Nfd .; m. 1862, Kate Dooley.


iv. MARY, b. 1838; m. 1868, Isaac Catherin of Nfd.


v. JULIA, b. 1841; m. 1867, William Gibson of Austin, Nev.


2. MICHAEL3 MORIARTY (Patrick,2 John1) was born in Ardfert Parish, Jan., 1832, and came to W. with his parents.


He married (1) Jane McAvoy; (2) Hannah Ryan, who d. May 11, 1904, ae. 67.


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Children:


i. ANNIE J.,4 b. Oct. 12, 1857; m. 1878, Albert H. Bowen of Windsor, Vt.


ii. CHARLES E., b. 1859; m. 1891, Florence A., dau. Stephen C. and Hannah (Campbell) Dana. Chn .: Sidney D.,5 b. Nov. 12, 1894, d. Dec. 30, 1894; Dorris E., b. Oct. 5, 1896; Raymond James, b. Nov. 5, 1898; Donald Campbell, b. Jan. 27, 1903; Kermit Ryan, b. Mar. 15, 1906; Merlin Charles b. Jan. 27, 1908.


iii. MARY, d. Nov. 29, 1884, ae. 21.


iv. JULIUS C., b. 1865; m. Jan. 1, 1902, Nettie, dau. Foster S. Dana. Ch .: Richard,5 b. Mar. 15, 1903.


v. JULIA, b. Aug. 11, 1865; m. 1884, Henry Russ; d. Oct. 16, 1888.


vi. JOHN, b. 1861; res. Helena, Montana.


vii. WILLIAM, b. 1867; d. 1868.


viii. NELLIE, b. 1869; m. 1898, Joseph B. Ryan of Bethel, Vt.


ix. JAMES, b. 1871; res. Butte, Montana.


X. FRANCES, b. 1876; d. 1879.


1. DANIEL1 MORIARTY was born in Ireland, 1835, and died in Waitsfield, Dec. 2, 1899.


He married Winifred Kelty.


Children:


i. ANNIE, b. Apr. 27, 1867.


2. ii. WALTER HENRY, b. Mar. 15, 1870.


iii. DANIEL FRANKLIN, b. Jan. 7, 1872.


2. WALTER HENRY2 MORIARTY (Daniel1) was born in Waits- field, Mar. 15, 1870; lumber manufacturer and owner of the mills in the village; selectman, 1904-5-6.


He married, Feb. 3, 1904, Alice, dau. Michael and Jane Taylor of Moretown, Vt.


Children, born in Waitsfield:


i. FRANCIS WALTER,3 b. Apr. 14, 1906.


ii. DANIEL JOHN, b. Aug. 13, 1907.


NEILL.


1. EDWARD E. NEILL, son of James Neill, was born in Ireland, 1856. He owns the old Aaron Minor farm in lot 90.


He married, Nov. 1, 1888, Eliza J., dau. James H. and Nancy (Baird) Baird, b. Dec. 23, 1859.


Children, born in Waitsfield:


i. FLORENCE THERESA, b. Dec. 31, 1889. .


ii. THERON, b. Mar. 26, 1896.


iii. PAULINE, b. June 4, 1900.


iv. HERBERT JAMES, b. July 7, 1901.


2. JOSEPH H. NEILL, son of James Neill, was born in Ireland, 1865. He owns the old Capt. John Campbell farm.


He married, Jan. 28, 1895, Mary, dau. Jeremiah and Julia (Pembrook) Ryle, b. 1864.


Children, born in Waitsfield:


i. LEROY, b. Mar. 25, 1896.


ii. CHARLES, b. Jan. 17, 1898.


iii. JULIA, b. Oct. 17, 1899.


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NEWCOMB.


1. FRANCIS1 NEWCOMB, came to New England in the Ship Planter, 1635, "age 30," with wife Rachel, age 20, and two children; sett. in Boston but removed in three years to Mt. Wollaston, later called Braintree, Mass. He died May 27, 1692. Children :


1. RACHEL,2 b. 1632-3.


ii. JOHN, b. 1634; d. in Braintree, Mar. 21, 1722; m. (1) Ruth ; (2) Elizabeth


iii. HANNAH, bapt. Aug. 15, 1637; m. Jan. 8, 1657-8, James Thorp of Dedham, Mass.


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iv. MARY, b. Apr. 1, 1640; m. Sept. 10, 1657, Samuel Deering. SARAH, b. June 30, 1643.


vi. JUDITH, b. Feb. 16, 1645-6.


2. vii. PETER, b. May 16, 1648.


viii. ABIGAIL, b. Aug. 16, 1651.


ix. LEAH, b. Aug. 30, 1654; m. William Price.


x. ELIZABETH, b. Sept. 26, 1658; m. July 31, 1677, John Pidge of Dedham.


2. PETER2 NEWCOMB (Francis1) was born in Braintree, Mass., May 16, 1648, and died there, May 20, 1725.


He married (1) June 26, 1672, Susannah, dau. Richard and Sarah Cutting of Watertown, Mass .; (2) Mary , who died May, 1738.


Children, born in Braintree, Mass .:


i. SUSANNAH,3 b. June 22, 1673-4; m. Apr. 5, 1699, Benjamin Hobart.


ii. RACHEL, bapt. Aug. 31, 1675; d. Feb. 5, 1678.


iii. PETER, b. May 5, 1678; d. young.


iv. RACHEL, bapt. June 15, 1680; m. Feb. 24, 1703, William Everett of Dedham, Mass.


V. SARAH, bapt. Jan. 4, 1682-3; m. - - Hobart.


3. vi. JONATHAN, b. Mar. 1, 1685-6.


vii. PETER, b. July 29, 1689; sett. in Pawtucket, R. I .: m. Jan. I, 1711-12. Mary Humphrey.


viii. RICHARD, bapt. Mar. 14, 1694; d. young.


ix. RICHARD, b. Mar. 17, 1704; d. July 9, 1728.


3. JONATHAN3 NEWCOMB (Peter,? Francis1) was born in Brain- tree, Mass., Mar. 1, 1685-6; rem. to Norton, Mass., 1728; died in service on Louisburg Expedition, 1745; his will was proved Nov. 11, 1745. He married Deborah, who died Nov., 1780, ae. 95. Children, born in Braintree, Mass .:


i. JONATHAN,4 b. May 13, 1711; d. Nov. 19, 1802: m. (1) May 3, 1737, Mercy Everett: (2) Apr. 4, 1771, Ruth Blanchard. ii. DEBORAH, b. May 16, 1713; m. Mar. 20, 1745-6, Jonathan Hodges.


iii. JOSEPH, b. July 2, 1716; soldier, 1749; d. Oct. 2, 1778; m. Oct. 3, 1745, Judith Pratt.


iv. BENJAMIN, b. Apr. 9, 1719; soldier, 1757; d. ISO1; m. Nov. 24, 1743, Mercy Everett.


4. WILLIAM, b. July 21, 1721.


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vi. JUDITH. b. Feb. 23, 1724; m. May 23, 1748, Bliss Tolman of Stoughton, Mass.


vii. SAMUEL, b. Sept. 1, 1725-6; soldier, 1749-57; d. 1802; m. Apr. 13, 1758, Mary Hedges, widow of George Mowry. viii. SARAH.


4. WILLIAM+ NEWCOMB (Jonathan,3 Peter,2 Francis1) was born in Braintree, Mass., July 21, 1721 ; soldier in S. Wetherell's Co. from Norton, Mass., 1757; died Mar. 17, 1790.


He married, Mar. 20, 1755, Mary, dau. John Barney of Norton. She died June 11, 1812. Children, born in Norton, Mass .:


i. ABIGAIL,5 b. Feb. 3, 1756; m. Sept. 3, 1801, Asa Copeland.


ii. DEBORAH, b. May 22, 1757; d. Mar. 24, 1801, unm.


iii. MARY, b. May 1, 1759; d. 1845, unm.


5. iv. WILLIAM, b. Aug. 8, 1761.


v. HANNAH, b. Mar. 22, 1764; d. Feb., 1847, unm.


vi. RICHARD, b. July 1, 1766; d. Sept. 10, 1852; m. Sept. 15, 179-, Betsey Knowles.


vii. MATILDA, b. Nov. 1, 1768; m. Feb. 15, 1795, Ebenezer Falch of Mansfield, Mass.


viii. BETSEY, b. Aug. 19, 1771; m. Richard Field.


5. WILLIAMS NEWCOMB (William,4 Jonathan,3 Peter,2 Francis1) was born in Norton, Mass., Aug. 8, 1761; rem. to Sutton, Mass., 1788; Shelburne, Mass., 1795; Swanzey, N. H., 1802, and Fayston, Vt., 1808; Rev. soldier; died Sept. 8, 1841.


He married, at Sutton, June 23, 1790, Rachel Briggs, b. in Norton, Mar. 25, 1764; d. Sept. 8, 1843.


Children:


i. POLLY,6 b. May II, 1791 : m. Mar. 16, 1813, Wells Hitchcock.


ii. BETSEY, b. June 23, 1793; m. Nov. 5, 1820, Stebbins Hitch- cock.


iii. WILLIAM, b. Mar. II, 1796; d. Oct. 8, 1797.


6. iv. CHARLES, b. Jan. 1, 1801.


7. v. HOSEA, b. Nov. 28, 1803.


vi. EMILY B., b. July 17, 1808; d. Mar. 10, 1810.


6. CHARLES® NEWCOMB (William,5 William,4 Jonathan,3 Peter,2 Francis1) was born in Shelburne, Mass., Jan. 1, 1801; sett. in W .; carpenter and wheelwright; died Nov. 14, 1882.


He married, Nov. 13, 1823, Fanny, dau. Gaius and Sarah (Wells) Hitchcock, b. Nov. 25, 1800; d. Mar. 5, 1883. Children:


i. WILLIAM FREDERICK,7 b. Aug. 30, 1824; sett. in Brooklyn, N. Y., and Farmingdale, L. I .; m. (1) Mav 16, 1847, Louisa J., dau. Darius Gleason, b. May 6, 1829, d. Sept. 23. 1851; (2) Feb. 3, 1852, Lestina A. Thayer.


ii. BETSEY AMELIA, b. Nov. 18, 1825; d. Apr. 30, IS26.


8. iii. JAMES SEYMOUR, b. Oct. 23, 1827.


iv. FANNY DIANTHA, b. Aug. 25, IS29.


v. HARRIET ANJINETTE, b. May 13, 1831; m. Mar. 7, 1852, Charles Edgerton of Nfd.


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vi. CHARLES EDWIN, b. Dec. 19, 1832; sett. in Lawrence, N. Y .; m. (I) Jan. 1, 1854, Ladoskia A. Brownell; (2) Mar. 14, 1864, Phebe D. Brownell.


vii. LEVI WILLARD, b. Feb. 1, 1836; d. July 6, 1850.


viii. HARLEN GAIUS, b. Mar., 1838; priv. Co. I. 107th N. Y. Vols., 1862-5; d. Detroit, Mich., 1900; m. Nov. 9, 1858, Mary A. French of Burlington, Vt.


ix. ELIZA MARIAN, b. Sept. 25, 1840; m. Oct. 25, 1866, Dennier S. Norris.


IRENEAUS P., b. Nov. 13, 1843; Co. H. 6th Vt. Vols .; d. at Hampton, Va., Apr. 9, 1862.


7. HOSEAG NEWCOMB (William, William,4 Jonathan,3 Peter,2 Francis1) was born in Swanzey, N. H., Nov. 28, 1803; res. in Fayston, Vt., until 1844, then in Warren, Vt., and abt. 1858 rem. to Atchison, Kas .; died Dec. 11, 1889.


He married, Jan. 23, 1827, Harriet, dau. Theophilus and Anna (Fisk) Bixby, b. in Roxbury, Mass., July 16, 1805; d. Mar. 17, 1903.


Children, born in Fayston, Vt .:


i. DAN,7 b. Aug. 25, 1829; physician; sett. in Park Ridge, Ill .; m. Sept. 9, 1851, Calista H., dau. David and Hannah Smith of Cabot, Vt.


ii. GEORGE BIXBY, b. Apr. 12, 1831; sett. in Warren; m. Aug. 3, 1854, Mary Jane, dau. Gideon Goodspeed of Warren.


iii. LYDIA MARIA, b. June 30, 1833; m. Feb. 17, 1852, Nathaniel Shepard.


iv. DON CARLOS, b. July 13, 1836; merchant in Atchison, Kan .; m. Aug. 8, 1866, Anna E. Bowman.


V. HARRIET MALONA, b. Oct. 13, 1844; m. Apr. 5, 1864, John Becker of Brighton, Iowa.


S. JAMES SEYMOUR NEWCOMB (Charles,6 William," William,4 Jonathan,3 Peter,2 Francis1) was born in Fayston, Vt., Oct. 23, 1827; sett. in W .; wheelwright; built the carriage shop, S. W. of the village in lot 136; died Nov. 29, 1908.


He married (1) Feb. 3, 1852, Harriet A., dau. Darius and Anna (Russell) Gleason, b. Oct. 31, 1826; d. Dec. 31, 1903; (2) July 5, 1904, Mrs. Belle M. (Billings) Howe, dau. Sumner Billings of Warren, Vt.


Children, born in Waitsfield:


i. LIZZIE JANE,8 b. Oct. 27, 1852; m. Feb. 9, 1875, Gordon Jedediah Bushnell.


9. ii. CHARLES HENRY, b. Feb. 27, 1856.


iii. FANNY SARAH, b. Oct. 15, 1857; m. Morris Eddy of St. Johns- bury, Vt.


iv. ABBIE ANNA, b. Jan. 23, 1860; m. July 25, 1888, William H. Gale of Barre, Vt.


v. EVA CARRIE, b. July 2, 1861; d. July 30, 1869.


vi. HATTIE LOUISE, b. Jan. 10, 1867; d. Mar. 27, 1873.


9. CHARLES HENRY8 NEWCOMB (James Seymour," Charles,6 William," William,4 Jonathan,3 Peter,2 Francis1) was born in W., Feb. 27, 1856; wheelwright ; Rep., 1904.


He married, Oct. 21, 1880, Lizzie M., dau. Almon and Sarah (Dumas) Joslin, b. July 8, 1856.


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Children, born in Waitsfield:


i. NINA KATE,º b. Jan. 26, 1882; m. July 30, 1902, Harry W. Trask.


ii. ROY JOSLIN, b. Aug. 30, 1884.


iii. FERDINAND, b. Nov. 6, 1885.


iv. EDWARD C., b. Feb. 25, 1892.


V. THERON JAMES, b. Mar. 30, 1897.


NICHOLS.


GUY C. NICHOLS came from West Springfield, Mass., in 1816 and operated the clothiers works near Green's Mills.


He married Rhoda


Children, born in Waitsfield:


i. Lucius, b. Feb. 22, 1817.


ii. ELVIRA, b. May 13, ISI8.


iii. DAVID R., b. Oct. 7, IS19.


iv. LOUISA, b. Oct. 30, 1821.


NORTON.


JESSE B. NORTON came from Richmond, Vt., about 1893; creamery proprietor and merchant; rem. to Oklahoma about 1903; Rep., 1898-1901.


He married, Nov. 28, 1895, Eugenia L., dau. Nathan and S. Minerva Boyce, b. Aug. 3, 1866.


NOURSE.


DANIEL G. NOURSE, son of Daniel and Nancy Nourse, was born in Rockingham, Vt., Jan. 8, 1819; he came to W. in 1840 but removed in a few years. His wife Mary died Oct. 3, 1852, ae. 30. Children:


i. LUCIUS.


ii. CHARLES L.


iii. ROMAIN.


PETER NOURSE came to W. from Charlestown, N. H., in 1835 but removed to New York in 1846. . His wife was Martha


Children:


i. MARY, m. Milo Barnard.


ii. MARCIA E., m. Sept. 16, 1847, Albert M. Joslin.


iii. JOEL E.


EUNICE NOURSE, dau. of Peter Nourse of Jaffrey, N. H., and probably sister of Peter, (supra), came to W. with her sister Phoebe G. in 1841. Eunice was born Apr. 2, 1773, and died Feb. 17, 1851; Phoebe G. was born Nov. 16, 1784, and died Jan. 5, 1864.


NUTTING.


DAVID NUTTING was "of Roxbury," Vt., in 1806 and came to W. in that year; was a resident as late as 1829. Children (probably):


i. LYMAN, took freeman's oath, Sept. 4, IS21; m. Mar. IS, 1822, Lydia, dau. Moses Stewart; rem. to Dickerson, N. Y., before 1830, and to Lake Co., Ill., bef. IS52.


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HISTORY OF WAITSFIELD.


ii. ELDAD, a minor in 1822.


iii. JUDITH, m. May 25, 1820, Augustus Greenslit.


iv. REBECCA, m. June 12, 1820, Jacob Tinkham.


V. HARRIET, m. Feb. 16, 1826, Francis Dana, Jr.


OLMSTEAD.


GEORGE W. OLMSTEAD, son of Harry and Ayer (Spofford) Olmstead, was born in Elmore, Vt., Feb. 25, 1843, and came as a boy to W., where he has since resided except for a few years spent in Williston, Vt.


He married, Jan. 1, 1867, Mary, dau. William Childs and Aurilla (Hayes) Barnard, b. June 25, 1843.


ORMSBEE.


CHRISTOPHER ORMSBEE was in W., 1844, and had chn. of school age.


i. CHRISTOPHER.


ii. CHARLES.


iii. PIERCE.


iv. DANIEL.


OSGOOD.


JOSEPH OSGOOD, son of Joseph and Elizabeth (Carter) Osgood of Lancaster, Mass., was born Sept. 18, 1746; Rev. soldier. No mention can be found of any family and he was probably un- married. He died of hydrophobia, Apr. 22, 1812, ae. 65.


PALMER.


1. JONATHAN+ PALMER was living in that part of Concord, Mass., now Carlisle, July 4, 1742, when he was admitted to the church; blacksmith; held minor town offices, 1747-1771. Al- though no proof is known he may be identical with J. P. of Mendon, Mass., 1735, son of Samuel3 (Thomas,2 Thomas,1 of Rowley) and Mary (Felt) Palmer, bapt. Mar. 11, 1721-2. He was granted land in Alexandria, N. H., Oct. 12, 1773, on con- dition that he settle there within six months, and removed to that town before the close of the year. He came to W. about 1794 with his sons and died there, May 15, 1809, "age 90." He married at Concord (1) July 10, 1744, Esther Laughton ; (2) Nov. 29, 1752, Elizabeth Hawkins.


Children, born in Concord, Mass .:


1. PENELOPE,5 b. May 14, 1745.


ii. MARY, b. Jan. 13, 1746-7.


iii. SARAH, bapt. Jan. 15, 1748-9; m. Feb. 24, 1767, John Wheeler.


iv. ESTHER,


v. ANNA, -


twins, bapt. Apr. 7, 1751.


2. vi. JONATHAN, b. June 2, 1754.


vii. WILLIAM, bapt. Apr. 4, 1756; was a voter in W., 1797 and 1798, but there is no later record of him.


viii. ELIZABETH SARAH, b. Jan. 21, 1758.


ix. HANNAH, b. June 17, 1760.


MEHITABLE, bapt. Jan. 27, 1762.


xi. ANNA, bapt. Oct. 25, 1767.


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GENEALOGIES.


xii. BENJAMIN, bapt. Aug. 8, 1773: was in W., as early as Jan., 1793, but in 1799 had removed to Waterbury, Vt.


xiii. JOSEPH, bapt. Aug. 8, 1773; probably that J. P. of Waterbury, whose estate was settled 1814, leaving wife, Sally, and ch.,


2. JONATHAN5 PALMER (Jonathan4) was born in Concord, Mass., June 2, 1754; Revolutionary soldier; came early to W., certainly by 1797; res. on "Palmer Hill," lots 56 and 81; conveyed his farm to his son Aaron in 1832 and died the next year.


He married (I) Betsey Quimby (some say Zerviah Quimby) ; (2) Lydia Quimby of New Chester, N. H., who probably survived him.


Children:


3. i.


JOSEPH,6 b. Oct. 15, 1789.


ii. RHODA, in. Jan. 1, IS12, Paul Boyce of Fayston, Vt.


iii. LUCY, m. (1) William Wheeler; (2) Elijah Grandy, Jr.


iv. LYDIA, m. Jan. 12, 1829, William Pierce of Fayston.


V: MARY, m. Jan. 5, 1823, Benjamin Marble of Fayston.


4. vi. MOSES, b. May 30, 1801.


5. vii. AARON, b. May 30, 1801.


viii. ANNA, m. Silas Parker of Henrysville, Canada.


6. ix. JONATHAN, b. Sept. 5, 1804.


3. JOSEPH& PALMER (Jonathan,5 Jonathan+) was born in Alex- andria, N. H., Oct. 15, 1789, and died at W., Oct. 22, 1868. His farm was on "Palmer Hill" in lot 81.


He married (1) Mar. 11, 1817, Mary, dau. Nathan and Zerviah (Green) Boyce, who d. June 16, 1843, ae. 56; (2) Hannah, dau. Isaac and Hannah Tewksbury, b. Feb. 3, 1807; d. Mar. 1, 1895.


Children, born in Waitsfield:


i. child, d. Nov. 23, 1817.


ii. HORTENSIA,7 b. Dec. 9, 1818; m. Sept. 11, 1836, John Quimby.


iii. JENETTE, b. Nov. 28, 1820; m. Oct. 7, 1841, Eleazer Wells Tucker.


iv. MARY ANN, b. Jan. 25, 1825; d. Sept. 11, 1852.


7. V. JOSEPH, b. June 8, 1826.


4. MOSES® PALMER (Jonathan,5 Jonathan4) was born in W., May 30, 1801, and died there, Feb. 18, 1844.


He married Jerusha, dau. Elijah and Bathsheba (Hamilton) Grandy, b. May 24, 1804; d. Feb. 4, 1864. Children, born in Waitsfield:


i. FANNY,7 b. May 7, 1827; m. June 30, 1845. Andrew Long.


ii. HANNAH J., b. Mar. 13, 1836; m. Jan. 5, 1858, Harry Porter.


iii. HARRIET A., b. June 7, 1837; m. Edmund Miller of Warren, Vt.


iv. MARY E., b. Feb. 6, 1839; m. Sept. 30, 1855, Phineas Thayer. v. ADELINE P., b. Sept. 18, 1840; m. Dec. 24, 1865, Hiram Freeman Stoddard.


5. AARON& PALMER (Jonathan,5 Jonathan") was born in W., May 30, 1801, and died there, Feb. 18, 1874.


He married, Apr. 2, 1832, Sarah, dau. Nathan Thayer of Warren, Vt., b. Aug. 22, 1807 ; d. Dec. 2, 1884.


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HISTORY OF WAITSFIELD.


Children, born in Waitsfield:


i. HIRAM,7 b. Apr. 27, 1834; d. May Ir, 1893, unm.


EDWIN F., b. Jan. 22, 1836; Dartmouth Coll., 1862; res. Waterbury, Vt .; lawyer; State Supt of Schools; m. June 15, 1865, Addie D. Hartshorn. Chn .: Edwin F.,8 b. Feb. 24, 1868; Annie D., b. Mar. 23, 1870; Alice C., b. May 23, 1872; Mabel, b. Aug. 15, 1874; John H., -b. June 9, 1877; Charles C., b. Apr. 8, 1879; Robert W., b. July 9, 1884.


iii. ELVIRA, b. 1833: m. George Blake.


iv. ORMAN, b. 1838; m. Mary Carpenter.


v: ANN ELIZA, b. Feb. 18, 1841; d. July 30, 1867.


vi. MARIAM B., b. Jan. 16, 1842; d. Feb. 8, 1865.


vii. WILLIAM, b. May 14, 1843; d. Sept. 9, 1904; m. Aug. 26, 1891, Lovina A. Carroll. No issue.


viii. MosEs, b. Sept. 6, 1845; d. Apr. 27, 1897; m. Nov. 7, 1877, Myra R. Goodspeed. No issue.


ix. JULIUS C., b. Aug. 3, 1847; d. Dec. 16, 1848.


X. JULIUS, b. May 1, 1849; d. Dec. 17, 1870.


xi. LUCY M .. b. May 9, 1852; m. Apr. 17, 1877, Julius E. Berry 6. JONATHAN6 PALMER (Jonathan,5 Jonathan+) was born in W., Sept. 5, 1804; called captain; died Dec. 16, 1869.


He married (1) June 5, 1833, Laura M., dau. John and Elizabeth (Farnsworth) Barrett, who died Apr. 18, 1847, ae. 37 ; (2) Dec. 25, 1849, Betsey Taft; (3) July 11, 1858, Matilda Dyke of Morristown, Vt.


Children:


i. EMELINE K.,7 b. Dec. 26, 1833; m. Oct. 30, 1860, Hiram W. Brown of Fayston, Vt.


ii. HUBBARD JONATHAN, b. Apr. 24, 1835; sett. in Moretown, Vt .; m. Aug. 15, 1865, Ellen J. Mead. Chn .: Harriet,8 Edson, Elda.


iii. LAURA, b. Apr. 8, 1839; m. Myron M. Davis of Moretown, Vt.


8. iv. J. WELLS, b. Sept. 8, 1840.


9. V. JULIUS I., b. Jan. 20, 1842.


vi. ALMA LENORA, b. July 3, 1844; d. Apr. 4, 1846.


7. JOSEPH7 PALMER (Joseph,6 Jonathan,5 Jonathan+) was born June 8, 1826, and died in W., May 9, 1901.


He married (1) Sept. 30, 1849, Annice A., dau. Jonathan and Elizabeth (Wilson) Campbell, d. Sept. 2, 1872, ae. 48 yrs., Io mos .; (2) Mar. 5, 1891, Mrs. Ellen (Arnold) Mehuron; d. July 26, 1899.


Children:


i. MARY,8 b. June 30, IS54; m. Oct. 26, 1873, Benjamin J. Avery.


IO. ii. WARREN J., b. Aug. 5, 1859.


iii. WILLARD B., b. Sept. 0, 1860; d. July 28, 1875.


iv. WELLS C., b. Jan. 23, 1868; d. Sept. 1, 1888.


S. J. WELLS7 PALMER (Jonathan,6 Jonathan," Jonathan4) was born Sept. 8, 1840; private Co. C, Ist Vt. Cavalry, 1863-5. He married, Mar. 24, 1866, Ida Jones, b. May 31, 1850; d. Mar. 17, 1873. Children:


i. BYRON L.,8 b. Jan. 18, 1867; m. May 29, 1901, Ida M., dau. Benjamin Johnson of Duxbury, Vt.


ii. LEON E., b. Jan. 26. 1873; m. June 24, 1899, Lizzie A., dau. Thomas Duncan of Moretown, Vt.


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GENEALOGIES.


9. JULIUS I." PALMER (Jonathan,6 Jonathan,5 Jonathan+) was born Jan. 29, 1842 ; selectman, 1900.


He married, July 22, 1863, Eliza M., dau. Russell and Martha (Farr) Drew, b. May 25, 1841.


Children, born in Waitsfield:


II. i. FREDERICK R., b. Aug. 27, 1864.


ji. FRANK I., b. Dec. 28, 1865; m. Sept. 26, 1894, Helen C. Hayes; res. Wilder, Vt.


iii. Lovis E., b. Oct. 11, 1867.




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