USA > Vermont > Men of Vermont : an illustrated biographical history of Vermonters and sons of Vermont > Part 44
Note: The text from this book was generated using artificial intelligence so there may be some errors. The full pages can be found on Archive.org (link on the Part 1 page).
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 | Part 10 | Part 11 | Part 12 | Part 13 | Part 14 | Part 15 | Part 16 | Part 17 | Part 18 | Part 19 | Part 20 | Part 21 | Part 22 | Part 23 | Part 24 | Part 25 | Part 26 | Part 27 | Part 28 | Part 29 | Part 30 | Part 31 | Part 32 | Part 33 | Part 34 | Part 35 | Part 36 | Part 37 | Part 38 | Part 39 | Part 40 | Part 41 | Part 42 | Part 43 | Part 44 | Part 45 | Part 46 | Part 47 | Part 48 | Part 49 | Part 50 | Part 51 | Part 52 | Part 53 | Part 54 | Part 55 | Part 56 | Part 57 | Part 58 | Part 59 | Part 60 | Part 61 | Part 62 | Part 63 | Part 64 | Part 65 | Part 66 | Part 67 | Part 68 | Part 69 | Part 70 | Part 71 | Part 72 | Part 73 | Part 74 | Part 75 | Part 76 | Part 77 | Part 78 | Part 79 | Part 80 | Part 81 | Part 82 | Part 83 | Part 84 | Part 85 | Part 86 | Part 87 | Part 88 | Part 89 | Part 90 | Part 91 | Part 92 | Part 93 | Part 94 | Part 95 | Part 96 | Part 97 | Part 98 | Part 99 | Part 100 | Part 101 | Part 102 | Part 103 | Part 104 | Part 105 | Part 106 | Part 107 | Part 108 | Part 109 | Part 110 | Part 111 | Part 112 | Part 113 | Part 114 | Part 115 | Part 116 | Part 117 | Part 118 | Part 119 | Part 120 | Part 121 | Part 122 | Part 123 | Part 124 | Part 125
As a Mason, Mr. Burnell has been Wor- shipful Master of Mineral Lodge, No. 93 F.
BUTLER.
& A. M., district deputy of 13th district, and member of Tucker Chapter of Morrisville.
He married, July 4, 1871, Abbie A., daughter of Hon. Richard F. and Sophronia (Andrews) Parker. One child was born to them : Harry Parker.
BUTLER, FRED MASON, of Rutland, son of Aaron and Emeline (Muzzey ) Butler, was born in Jamaica, May 28, 1854. His great-grandfather, Aaron Butler, settled in Jamaica about the time of the close of the Revolutionary war. His grandfather, Aaron, with the assistance of his brothers (their father having died while he was an infant), made a clearing in the forest and erected a
FRED MASON BUTLER.
frame house in place of the log cabin. Aaron Mason Butler, the father of the sub- ject of the present sketch, was a prosperous farmer, and held at different times nearly all of the most important town offices.
Fred Mason Butler was educated in the public schools of Jamaica and at Leland and Gray Seminary. Before leaving school he had resolved upon a professional career, and began the study of law with Jonathan G Eddy, Esq., of Jamaica, and afterward spent a year and a half in the office of Hon. E. L. Waterman and Hon. H. H. Wheeler.
He was admitted to the Windham county bar at the March term of court, 1877, and during the same summer entered into a co- partnership with Hon. Joel C. Baker of Rut- land, which was discontinued at the end of a
5 2
BUTTERFIELD.
year. He then practiced alone for a time, self master of the printer's trade. Three but carly in 1879 he fonned a copartner ship with Hon. L. W. Redington, which arrangement continued six years. In 1884 he formed a partnership with Hon. Thomas W. Moloney, which copartnership continues at the present time.
Mr. Butler was attorney for the defence in State vs. O'Neil ; was counsel for respondent in the notes cases entitled in re Bridget Kennedy, James Kennedy and Patrick Ready, reported in Vol. 55, p. 1, of the Vermont Reports ; was the leading attorney in the cases entitled Vaughan vs. Congdon and Riley vs. Melnlear, Est. ; counsel for municipality in Bates vs. Village of Rutland, Bates vs. Horner et al, also fully reported, and in many other important cases which an examination of the Vermont Report will dis- close.
He is a Republican, has been town grand juror and city attorney. He held the posi- tion of city attorney until he was appointed judge of the municipal court ; and was suc- cessively re-appointed to that office by Gov- ernors Dillingham, Page and Fuller. Upon the organization of the city government, he was appointed judge of city court, which office he now holds.
He has been a director of the New England Fire Insurance C Co. since its organization, and obtained the charter of the corporation from the Legislature. He became a member of the Rutland Bar Asso- ciation when he established himself in Rut- land ; and is also a member of the Vermont Bar Association, having served on several of its important committees.
On Nov. 25, 1875, he married Lillian, daughter of Josiah and Octavia (Knight) Holton of Dummerston, and has three chil- dren : Anza, Helen, and Florence.
BUTTERFIELD, ALFRED HARVEY, of North Troy, son of Nathan S. and Mary (Hatch) Butterfield, was born in Lowell, Sept. 5, 1857.
Mr. Butterfield is of the eighth in lineal descent from Benjamin Butterfield of Eng- land, who was the first one of the name to settle in America. His grandfather, Joseph Butterfield, was the ninth settler who estab- lished his household in the town of Lowell, Vt., removing thence from Dunstable, Mass., in 1810. He comes of Revolutionary ances- try on both sides ; his great-grandfather, John Hatch, was a commissioned officer in the war of 1812.
Mr. Butterfield received a common school education, which he afterwards supple- mented at the village academy at Water- bury. He was a resident of Burlington for several years till 1878, when he took up his abode in North Troy, where he made him-
years sufficed to give him a practical expe- rience of that vocation, and he purchased from his uncle the North Troy Palladium in conjunction with C. R. Jamason. This con- nection lasted for six months, when Mr. But- terfeld bought out the interest of his partner and since that time has been sole proprietor of the paper.
He espoused, June 22, 1880, Gertrude E., daughter of Mitchell and Henrietta ( Porter) Hunt. Their union has been blessed with four children : Alfred Mitchell, Hugh Har- vey, Ross Hunt, and Mary Ruth.
ALFRED HARVEY BUTTERFIELD.
Mr. Butterfield is affiliated with the Pro- testant Episcopal church, and for three years. he has been secretary and treasurer of the local society, the Church of St. Augustine. ..
He is a staunch supporter of the princi- ples of the Republican party, has served as. town clerk and as chairman of the Republi- can town committee, chairman of that on text books, and several minor positions. Since 1890 he has been clerk of the North Troy Corporation, and the previous year was appointed a deputy collector of customs at Newport, where he remained till 1890,. when he returned to North Troy as deputy in charge. This position he voluntarily re- linquished, Nov. 1, 1893, and resumed the active management of the Palladium.
BUTTERFIELD, EZRA TURNER, late of Jacksonville, son of Deacon Zenas and Sally (Turner) Butterfield, was born in"Dum-
53
BUTTERFIELD.
merston, April 14, 1815, and died May 1, 1887. His education was obtained at the littlefred schoolhouse on the hill, "the glory of Puritan New England," and at the age of twenty he removed to Wilmington, where he became one of the most progressive farmers. For a short time he was engaged in trade, but agriculture was the chief occupation of his life. For forty years justice of the peace, he was also assistant judge of the county court several years. In 1886 he received an
EZRA TURNER BUTTERFIELD,
appointment from the Department of Agri- culture at Washington, which failing health compelled him to decline ; was representa- tive from Wilmington in the Legislature in 1857.
In the old "June Training" days Judge Butterfield was captain of the first company 27th Regt. Vt. Militia. In his early youth he became a member of the Free Will Baptist church in Dummerston and was church clerk at the age of nineteen, and later in Whit- ingham, and was the last clerk of the Whit- ingham society, but after this denomination had quitted their field of labor in the vicin- ity he attended the M. E. Church, liberally contributing to its support and laboring for many years in the Bible class. He was a man of pleasant address and much given to anecdote.
Judge Butterfield was wedded, Jan. 1, 1835, to Mary, daughter of Rev. Abner and Chloe (Bucklin) Leonard and by her had : Mary Angelia, Sarah Amelia, Oscar E., A. Augustine, and Lucius Alonzo.
BUTTERFIELD.
BUTTERFIELD, A. AUGUSTINE, of Jacksonville, son of Ezra Turner and Mary ( Leonard) Butterfield, was born in Wilming- ton, June 25, 1844.
Educated in the common and high school of Wilmington and by private tutors, he read law with the late Charles N. Davenport and Hon. Abisha Stoddard, and was admitted to the bar April 30, 1867. In 1868 he removed to the village of Jacksonville, where he has since resided and practiced law, excepting one year in Massachusetts. Mr. Butterfield has always taken a deep interest in educa- tional matters and has held all the district, town and county offices connected with this department. He has also devoted much attention to insurance and for some years has been a director in the Union Mutual Fire Insurance Co. of Montpelier, has been a master in chancery twenty-two years, and twenty years justice of the peace.
As a Republican, he represented the town in 1880-'82 and was the originator of the bill taxing telephone and telegraph companies, which was the father of the present corpora- tion tax law of Vermont. He was also state's attorney 1882-'84 and senator 1888-'90.
A. AUGUSTINE BUTTERFIELD.
Made a Mason at the age of twenty-two, he has been several times Master of his lodge, was twice district deputy G. M., and is now chairman of an important committee in the Grand Lodge of Vermont. He is deeply interested in genealogy and is preparing a history of the Butterfield family.
54
BUTTERIJJ.D.
He is a member of the Baptist church, and one of the board of managers of the Vermont Baptist State Convention.
October 2, 1869, he married Marcia Sophia, daughter of Rufus and Elizabeth (Winn) Edwards Brown, by whom he has had two sons and six daughters, two of whom are deceased.
BUTTERFIELD, FREDERICK DAVID, of Derby Line, son of David and Elmira Ward ( Randall) Butterfield, was born in Rockingham, May 14, 1838.
Hle was educated at the common schools and the Saxton's River Academy. Choosing
FREDERICK DAVID BUTTERFIELD.
a practical business education rather than a college course, he, at the early age of sixteen entered the hardware house of A. & J. H. Wentworth of Bellows Falls. In 1859 he re- moved to Derby Line and became con- nected with the house of Foster & Cobb.
At the breaking out of the rebellion he gave up his business prospects and entered the Union army, enlisting as a private in Co. B, 8th Vt. Vols., and was successively promoted to 2d lieutenant, Ist lieutenant and captain. The original term of service for the regiment expired June 1, 1864 ; Col. Butterfield however remained in service some time thereafter, but after his campaigns in Louisiana and Texas, he became so utterly broken in health that an immediate return to the North was the only means of saving his life. He accordingly resigned his commis- sion August 6, 1864. Early in 1862 he was
detached from his regiment and appointed to a position in the signal corps, where he re- mained during the balance of his military service. In the capacity of a signal officer he was attached to the personal staff of Gen- eral Godfrey Weitzel, General Butler, Gen- eral Franklin and General Dana. At the battle of Labadieville, La., while carrying an order under a terrific fire he had his horse shot from under him by a shell from the enemy, narrowly escaping instant death. For his gallantry on this occasion he was complimented in general orders. His ser- vices were highly appreciated in the signal corps.
In 1888 he was appointed an aid-de-camp with the rank of colonel on the staff of Gov. William P. Dillingham. On his return from the army he engaged in business at Derby Line until 1866, when he was appointed deputy collector of customs for that port, which office he retained until 1872, when he resigned to engage in the manufacture of the Reece sewing machine. On account of the panic of 1873-'75 this business failed of success, and in 1879 he commenced the manufacture of taps and dies. Beginning with a small force of men, by careful and painstaking efforts, he gradually built up a large and important industry. The works are located at Derby Line, with a second complete plant at Rock Island, P. Q. The firm is known as Butterfield & Co., and they manufacture taps and dies and tools for en- gineers' and steam fitters' use. In 1888 his younger brother, Gen. F. G. Butterfield, became associated with him in business.
Colonel Butterfield is a member of Golden Rule Lodge, F. & A. M., of Stanstead, Canada, a member of Golden Rule R. A. C. at Sherbrooke, a member of Sussex Precep- tory Knights Templar of Stanstead, of which he has been Eminent Commander. Is a member of Baxter Post, G. A. R., at New- port, a charter member of the Vermont Commandery of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion, U. S. ; a member of the Ver- mont Society of the Sons of the American Revolution and numerous other military and social organizations.
At Stanstead, P. Q., Oct. 8, 1868, he married Ellen Jeannette Morrill, daughter of Ozro and Charlotte Juliette (Way) Morrill, who died July 5, 1874, leaving two daugh- ters : Charlotte, and Ellen.
BUTTERFIELD, FRANKLIN GEORGE, of Derby Line, son of David and Elmira Ward (Randall) Butterfield, was born in Rockingham, May 11, 1842.
He attended the common schools and Saxtons River Academy, and entered Mid- dlebury College in 1859. Entering the army in the fall of his junior year he did not grad-
56
nate with his class. After the war of the rebellion, however, Middlebury College con ferred on him the degree of Master of Arts. October 1, 1861, he enlisted at Middlebury as a private in Co. A, 6th Vt. Vols. He was promoted successively to ed lieutenant, ist lieutenant, captain, and, on October 21, 1864, to lieutenant colonel, commanding the regiment, at the age of twenty two years. Having been seriously wounded, he was obliged to relinquish his command and tendered his resignation. He served with his regiment, which was a part of the "Ok] Vermont Brigade," in the 6th Army Corps through its campaigns in Virginia with the army of the Potomac, participating in all its battles up to 1865. He was first in battle at Lees Mills, April 16, 1862, where he dis- tinguished himself by carrying off the field Capt. E. F. Reynolds of Rutland, who had been mortally wounded. Later in the Peninsular campaign, he was mentioned in general orders for conspicuous gallantry at the battle of Golding's Farm and also two days later at White Oak Swamp, both engage- ments being a part of the seven days' fight. During the year 1863, including the Chan- cellorsville, Gettysburg and Mine Run cam- paigns, he served as an aid-de-camp on the staff of Maj .- Gen. Lewis A. Grant, command- ing the Vermont Brigade. In May of that year at Banks Ford he again attracted notice by his bearing under fire. The following year, at the battle of the Wilderness, though his command was literally cut to pieces, he brought off his surviving troops in good order, and was promptly engaged with the enemy in the advance at daylight in the fol- lowing morning. Throughout his service his conduct was such as to win the com- mendation of his superiors, and he was awarded a medal of honor from Congress " for gallantry at Salem Heights." The gen- eral commanding the army, in making the recommendation, said : "The record of Lieutenant-Colonel Butterfield is an exceed- ingly brilliant one, his conduct on several separate occasions well merited a medal of honor, but the affair of May 4, 1863, is prob- ably the one most worthy of such special recognition, since Colonel Butterfield not only displayed there his accustomed bravery, but also soldierly qualities of a high order."
After the close of the war, the Legislature of Vermont in joint assembly unanimously elected him judge advocate general of the state, with the rank of brigadier-general, as a recognition of his faithful service with his command and his gallant conduct in the field.
From 1865 to 1877 he was engaged in mercantile pursuits at Saxtons River. In August, 1877, he commanded a brigade of veterans at the celebration of the 100th
anniversary of the battle of Bennington. In that year he returned to his original inten- tion, broken up by his army service, the study of law. In :880 he was appointed by President Hayes supervisor of census, and had charge of the state of Vermont in the taking of the tenth census. On completion of this work he was selected by the Presi- dent, the Secretary of the Interior, and Gen. Francis A. Walker, superintendent of the tenth census, to take charge of the investiga- tion of the alleged census frauds in the state of South Carolina. Leaving Vermont carly in November he remained in South Caro- lina till Feb. 1, 1881, when he returned to Washington and made his report. A previ- ous investigation had been made which had proved unsatisfactory. General Butter- field's report settled this vexed question to the entire satisfaction of all parties. He was urged by General Walker to remain in Wash- ington to assist in completing the work of the tenth census, and consented. In 1882 he was transferred to the Bureau of Pensions, where he served through all the various grades and became a principal examiner in July, 1884. In 1890 he was made chief of the special examination division and during that year had three hundred and fifty special agents in the field and an office force of upwards of one hundred. Finding the work much in arrears, he brought it up to date and in a period of three years had reduced the expenditure of that division in the hand- some sum of $426,000. In 1888 he formed business connections in Vermont and in July, 1892, after great reluctance on the part of the Secretary of the Interior and Commis- sioner of Pensions, his resignation was ac- cepted, and he returned to Vermont to devote his entire time to private business. He is associated with his brother, Col. F. D. But- terfield, under the firm name of Butterfield & Co., in the manufacture of taps and dies and other thread cutting tools at Derby Line.
General Butterfield is a charter member of Lodge of Temple, No. 94, F. & A. M., of Bel- lows Falls ; a charter member of Abenaqui R. A. Chapter No. 19 of same place, of which he has been High Priest ; member of Hugh de Payn's Commandery Knights Templar of Keene, N. H .; member of E. H. Stoughton Post G. A. R. of Bellows Falls ; has been a member of the Department and National staff ; is a charter member of the Vermont Commandery of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States, having previously been one of the officers of the District of Columbia Commandery of Wash- ington, D. C .; member of the District of Columbia Society of the Sons of the Amer- ican Revolution, having served as vice- president of the same, and for several years one of the board of managers and was a
57
CAMP.
CAMP.
member of the National Congress of the order ; was vice-president of the Society of the Army of the Potomac in 1893, and is also connected with various other social and military societies.
On June 1, 1866, he married Maria Smith
Frost, only daughter of Benjamin and Phebe Ann (Smith) Frost. They have two chil- dren : Benjamin Frost (U. S. Consular Agent at Stanstead, P. Q., born April 25, 1867), and Esther Elmira (born August 4, 1871).
CAMP, ERASTUS C., of Orange, was born in Orange, March 8, 1823. He was the son of George and Lydia ( Paine) Camp. Erastus was the oldest of a family of four sons and one daughter.
ERASTUS C. CAMP.
Educated in the common schools of Or- ange, and Newbury Academy, he remained with his father until he was twenty-three years old, when he married and moved to one of the finest upland farms in Orange county, where he, still active and energetic, now resides, and carries his years lightly.
A stalwart Republican, he has held most of the town offices during the past twenty years. He represented Orange in 1864-'65 and again in 1888, and was senator from Orange county in 1890. A plain, practical man of sterling common sense, he was elected by the town of Orange during the war as a special agent for the enlistment of recruits.
He married, April 14, 1846, Caroline E., daughter of David and Eleanor (Fuller)
Platt. Three children were born to them : Homer D., Clayton F., and Oscar F. (deceased ).
CAMP, LYMAN L., of Elmore, son of Abel and Charlotte (Taplin) Camp, was born in Elmore, June 10, 1838. Of English descent, his grandfather served under Israel Putnam. His father, Abel Camp, a life-long citizen of Elmore, three times represented his native town in the Legislature.
He was educated in the public schools of Elmore and at Barre Academy and then worked for a time on farms in Wolcott and Barre. After his return from the war he bought a farm near that of his father, and in 1889 came into possession of the old homestead.
A Republican in politics, he has repeat- edly held many important town offices, and represented Elmore in the Legislature. He was also a member of the advisory council on farm culture and cereal industry at the World's Exposition at Chicago.
In June, 1861, Mr. Camp enlisted as a private in Co. E, 3d Regt. Vt. Vols. He was with his company in the skirmish at Warwick Creek near the old historic field at Yorktown. He afterwards participated in the battles at Williamsburg, the seven days' fight, battle of Savage Station, second and third battles of Fredericksburg Heights, Salem Church, Funkestown, Brandy Station, Antietam, Wilderness, Spottsylvania, North and South Anna, Cold Harbor, and Peters- burg. He was twice hit, but not wounded, luckily escaping unharmed in all these con- tests. He was discharged July 27, 1864. Mr. Camp is a member of the J. M. Warren Post, No. 4, G. A. R. of Morrisville.
He married, March 19, 1868, Hattie E., daughter of Thaddeus and Miranda White of Wolcott. Four children were born to them : Elmer, Mary Gertrude ( Mrs. Henry Puffer of Richford), Abel Newton, and Lucy (deceased).
CAMPBELL, ALFRED H., of Johnson, son of Smith and Sophia ( Hills) Campbell, was born in Litchfield, N. H., Sept. 28, 1850.
Bred on a farm, Mr. Campbell received his early education in the Nashua high
58
CAMPBEIJ.
school, New London Academy, State Nor mal School at Bridgewater, Mass,, and Mt. Vernon Academy. Ile graduated from Dartmouth College with the degree of A. B. in 1877, receiving the degree of A. M. in 1880, and, having completed the post graduate course, that of Ph. D., from the University of Vermont in 1888.
After teaching in the public schools and serving as principal of Kingston, N. 11., Academy three years, and associate princi- pal of Cushing Academy, Ashburnham, Mass., five years, he was elected and has been for ten years principal of the State Normal School at Johnson. An extensive traveler in this country, he has twice visited
ALFRED H. CAMPBELL.
Europe and devoted much time to the study of the school systems of different nations. He has been very successful in his adminis- tration of the State Normal School at Johnson.
A member of the Republican party, he has never devoted much time to politics, confining his energies to the educational field. An officer of the American Institute of Instruction, and a member of the Na- tional Educational Association, he is now (1893) president of the New England Nor- mal Council, and also president of the Ver- mont State Teachers' Association. He was appointed by Governor Page county exam- iner of Lamoille county in 1891, and was for years secretary, and now holds the office of president of the Lamoille County Sunday School Association and chairman of its executive committee.
Dr. Campbell is a member of Waterman Lodge, No. 83, F. & A. M., and serves the lodge as chaplain. He is a member of the Congregational church in Johnson and one of its deacons. He has been licensed as a minister, and occasionally supplies the pulpit in the vicinity of his home.
He married, Nov. 29, 1877, Ilattie E., daughter of N. W. Winchester, who died Feb. 11, 1888. Of this marriage were born four children : Arthur W., Hattie Louise, C'arrol Alfred, and Alice Cary. In a second union, Dr. Campbell was married to C'arrie 1 .. Kingsley of Rutland, March 27, 180. (She died, May 16, 1891.) On July 20, 1893, he married Marian E., daughter of A. 1'. Blake of Boston.
CAMPBELL, WALLACE H., of Roches- ter, son of George M. and Philette ( Pear- sons) Campbell, was born July 18, 1854, in Brockton, Mass.
George M. Campbell was a native of Ver- mont, to which state he returned before his son was a year old. The latter was educated at the common schools of Rochester and at Springfield Academy. Bereft of paternal guidance by the death of his father, he car- ried on the old homestead at the age of eighteen. He then emigrated to California and remained there three years as foreman in an establishment for reducing gold ore. In 1879 he returned to Rochester, where he engaged in the hardware business for ten years with great success.
Mr. Campbell married, Sept. 10, 1882, Eva, daughter of Orlando and Helen (Sterling) Kenedy of Granville. The fruits of this marriage are : Leon, Adolph (died in in- fancy), Helen Catherine, and Jessie.
A member of the Republican party, Mr. Campbell has been six years member of the town committee and justice of the peace, and was the town representative in 1892-'93, a school director, and sugar inspector of Rochester. He is a member of the Masonic order, belonging to Rural Lodge of Roches- ter, to Whitney Chapter R. A. M., and the Montpelier Commandery of K. T.
CANFIELD, THOMAS HAWLEY, son of Samuel and Mary A. (Hawley) Canfield, was born in Arlington, March 29, 1822. He de- scended on the father's side from Thomas Canfield, descendant of James de Philo, a French Huguenot, who came from Yorkshire, Eng., to Milford, Conn., in 1646, while his maternal ancestor was Joseph Hawley, who was born in Derbyshire, Eng., in the earliest years of the seventeenth century and emi- grated to Stratford, Conn., where he died in 1690. Nathan Canfield, the great-grandson of Thomas Canfield, removed to Arlington in 1768, and was the grandfather of the subject of this sketch.
0
This TI Canfialo
(10)
C'ANIJE.I.D.
During the carly trouble arising from the disputes concerning the New Hampshire grants, the Canfields, Hawleys, Hards, Alens and Bakers were the most prominent leaders in the struggle.
Need help finding more records? Try our genealogical records directory which has more than 1 million sources to help you more easily locate the available records.