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One speaker declared that if he would have accepted, he might have had any office in the gift of the people of Wis- consin. Emmons Taylor was one of the most eloquent men our town ever produced. In 1862 (I think), on the occasion of a Wisconsin regiment leaving for the scene of conflict, he presented their colors, in an address that was a master- piece of patriotic eloquence. I greatly desired it for these pages, and made diligent efforts to obtain it, but without avail.
JAMES B. TAYLOR,
1838. Brother of Emmons; graduate of Union College, 1866. Studied law and settled in practice with his brother at Portage City. Served as mayor of the city two terms ; died in 1898.
ELIAS B. BURTON,
1816. Son of Judge Nathan and Charlotte (Graves) Bur- ton ; fitted for college at Bennington Academy and grad- uated at Middlebury in 1838; taught in town and one year in Alabama; studied law with Judge Allen of Salem and began practice at Manchester in 1843: He continued to reside here, and to practice his profession till within a few years of his death, which occurred in March, 1892; he was State's Attorney of Bennington Co., in 1852; rep- resented Manchester in the Legislature in 1855; a State Senator, 1856-7, and Judge of Probate many years; the first being in 1849, and holding that office at the time of his death. Judge Burton was twice married; his first wife was Adeline Harwood of Bennington, Dec., 1842; she died in 1886; her children were Agnes (Mrs. Theo- dore Swift); Ella (Mrs. George Swift), both of Manches- ter, and Fanny (Mrs. Wm. Frost), of Smith's Falls. Ont. His second wife was Mrs. Mary Huff, of Buffalo. Judge Burton was a successful lawyer, especially strong in his knowledge of law.
GROVE M. HARWOOD,
1821. Son of John, grandson of Silas; also grandson of Judge Grove Moore; educated at Pawlet Academy, Burr
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Seminary and Williams College; studied law partly in the office of Hon. William H. Seward, at Auburn, N. Y., and partly in the office of Olin & White at Troy, N. Y., and was admitted to the bar of the State of New York in 1848. He commenced the practice of law at Keesville, N. Y., but after about five years removed to Troy and sub- sequently to New York. He now resides in Rutherford, N. J., but still continues his law office in New York.
JOHN W. BEEBE.
1850. Son of T. S. and Maria (Tucker) Beebe; attended school at Fort Edward and South Woodstock; taught in town; studied law with Hon. M. Fairchild, Salem, and Townsend & Browne, Troy; admitted to the bar in Ben- nington Co., in 1871; Miner & Beebe of Manchester till 1876: J. W. Beebe of Bennington till 1878; settled at Kansas City, Mo., in 1879, where he has since resided and practiced his profession.
WAYNE BAILEY,
1845. Son of John and Harriet (Farrar) Bailey; resided in town until 1874; in that year began the study of law with Dunton & Veazey, Rutland, being admitted to prac- tice in 1877; has been Register of Probate about twenty years; is a Police Justice of the city and a pension agent ; also President of the Rutland Savings Bank. Mr. Bailey married May Stone, of Montpelier.
ALBERT SMITH,
1844. Son of Hiram S. and Adaline (Warren) Smith ; educated in the common and select schools of this town, at Castleton Academy and Union College, graduating from the latter in 1870, with high honers; studied law in the office of Townsend & Browne, Troy, and was admitted to the bar in 1872; he immediately began prac- tice in that city, and in 1878 was formed the firm of Smith, Wellington & Black, the latter being the present governor of N. Y. ; this firm was dissolved by Mr. Black retiring, at the end of one year; the firm of Smith & Wellington
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until 1887, when Henry Smith, brother of Albert, was admitted to the firm, which continued, so constituted, until the death of Albert, March, 1893. Mr. Smith mar- ried in September, 1879, Eliza Haigh of Newburg, N. Y. He was prominent in the Masonic order; in politics, a staunch Republican; as a lawyer he won not only cases, but the respect and confidence of his fellow citizens.
HENRY W. SMITH,
1848. Brother of Albert; prepared for college at Burr & Burton Seminary and Alfred Institute, Alleghany Co., N. Y. ; a graduate of Dartmouth College in 1875; studied law in the office of his brother, in Troy, and admitted to the bar in 1878, beginning practice immediately; in 1887 became a member of the firm of Smith & Wellington. Albert Smith died in 1893, and in 1894 the firm of Smith & Wellington was dissolved; since then Mr. Smith has been alone and enjoys a lucrative practice. He married, June, 1886, Mrs. Annie Bainbridge Wendell, of Troy, who died Aug., 1891.
ISAAC SHERMAN,
Sandgate, 1797. Son of Enoch and Catharine (Seeley) Sherman; resident of Rupert 1807-38; attended Middle- bury College for a short time, then Union College, where he graduated in 1820; studied law and was admitted to the bar, but did not make it a life work, preferring farm- ing and other business enterprises, rather than the law. Mr. Sherman resided one year on the farm now owned by Grant Morey; from there he moved on to the farm now owned by Warren Flower, where he resided until his death in 1869. Mr. Sherman married Charlotte, daughter of Judge Josiah Rising : their children were Josiah, John, Albert.
AUGUSTUS SYKES,
Was a son of Milton; about 1825-30, became a lawyer, settled in Missouri, where he resided until his death, about 1890.
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The following brief notices are mainly of natives of the town, who, in early life, went forth to seek new homes. Necessarily, it is an incomplete list. 1
BAILEY, DUANE, son of Hiram, about 1840. To Illi- nois, in 1865; merchant at Polo and at Dixon, that state ; removed to Nebraska, and now a farmer, near Kearney, Married Libbie, daughter of Francis Graves, in 1866.
BARDEN, M. C., son of Horace, 1852. Married Estelle, daughter of Wm. Sheldon and resides on the Dillingham farm. Children; Eugene, Bertha, Ray. Town Repre- sentative of Pawlet, 1898.
BARDEN, H. E., brother of M. C., 1854. Married Ida, daughter of Geo. Smith and resides in Granville. Connected with the Carver Mfg. Co. ; a daughter, Franc.
BARDEN, H. B., brother of M. C., 1860. Married Anna Northup of Hartford and resides in Granville. Con- nected with the Carver Mfg. Co. Children : John, Etta, Clifford, Zella.
BEEBE, FRED, son of A. C., 1853. Has been in the hotel business nearly twenty years, mostly in this state; now at Newport. Married Lizzie Peverly, of Rutland.
BIBENS, GEORGE, son of Lucien, 1864. Married Liz- zie Miller, of Castleton. Farmer in Springfield, Vt.
BIBENS, A. M., brother of George, 1866. Married Fanny Foster, of Shushan ; grocer, Spokane Falls, Wash. ; now a farmer in Colton, that state.
BURTON, SHELDON, son of J. G. and Ruth (Sheldon) Burton, 1836. Clerk for John King, Salem; next with Harvey Sheldon, Constantine, Mich. To California in 1858; miner, messenger for Wells, Fargo & Co., and merchant; Captain in the State Guard, in the Civil War;
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is now proprietor of a summer resort at Weber Lake. Married, in 1870, Victoria Secretan, of Downieville, and resides at Sierra Valley, Cal. Children: Sheldon J., Aimee, Cora.
CLARK; FITCH, son of Ozias and Polly (Gookins) Clark, about 1828. A mechanic. Married Laura, daugh- ter of Chauncey Elwell, and settled at La Crosse, Wis. Died in Rupert in 1861.
CLARK, JOHN, brother of Fitch, about 1833. A mechanic. Resides at West Salem, Wis.
CLARK, CHARLES, son of Rev. J. B., 1859. A drug- gist ; first at New Britain, Conn. : now at Arlington, Mass. His sister, Martha (1864), died at New Britain in 1886.
CLAPP, ISAAC, about 1841. Was a Captain in the 77th New York Inf .; settled in Kansas City, and for twenty years, or more, a merchant there. His brother, Stephen, was a member of the Vermont Cavalry, and also settled in that vicinity, soon after the war.
CARROLL, JOHN, when a small boy, was taken by Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Conant, in whose care he grew to man- hood; resides in Chicago. In 1866, he was shipwrecked on a whaler, in the Pacific, his comrade, Edward Tracy, being lost.
DANFORTH, MONTILLA, son of Elkanah; a tuner of musical instruments, and resides in Rutland.
DANFORTH, JOHN, mechanic; resides in Lansing- burgh; half brother of Montilla.
DENIO, FAYETTE, son of Abel H., 1848. Resided twenty years in Middletown, Conn. ; since 1894, in Spring- field, Mass. ; manager and part owner of the Springfield Webbing Co. Married Emma Winchester. Children : Fanny, Winchester.
DENIO, MARCELLUS, son of Mylon, about 1842. To Nebraska; became a locomotive engineer and was killed in a railroad accident.
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ELWELL, SPENCER, about 1834. Son of Chauncey ; taught in Rupert and Argyle; removed to West Salem, Wis., about 1859; Superintendent of Schools of La Crosse County, 1861-3; merchant three years; removed to La Crosse and for seven years County Clerk; visited Rupert in 1862 and '76. Died at La Crosse, July, 1878. Mr. Elwell married Loraine Hall, of Mansfield, Mass. Chil- dren : Gertrude, Percy S.
ELWELL, CHAUNCEY, brother of Spencer, about 1829. Has resided upwards of forty years in Wisconsin, mostly at West Salem; farmer in the active years of his life. Married Kate Preston of Brockport, N. Y .; a daughter, Ida (Mrs. Tillson).
ELWELL, OSCAR, brother of the above, about 1832. Married, first, Louisa Youlen of Rupert, and after her death, Ellen Shaw, of same, in 1867; resides at West Salem, Wis .; farmer, but retired from active labor. Children of the first wife: John, Charles, Youlen, Fred.
EASTMAN, CYPRIAN, " Was born in Norwich, Conn., in 1749. He was the second son of Jonathan Eastman, of Rupert. He married. Rosanna Nelson of Rupert, by whom he had ten children. In 1787, he settled on Bris- tol Flats, and was one of the first selectmen. In June, 1791, a militia company being organized, he was chosen captain, and was also appointed one of the committee to lay out the first division lots of land and roads in town. The Captain was a good citizen and well esteemed. In the spring of 1798, he went to Montreal, where he took the smallpox, of which he died on the 23d of May, aged 49 years."-Vt. Hist. Mag., p. 21.
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EASTMAN, JONATHAN, " Was born in Norwich, Conn., in 1753, and was the third son of Jonathan Eastman of Rupert. He married a Miss Haynes for his first wife, by whom he had one daughter; and a Miss Ruth Dean for his second, by whom he had five children. He removed from Rupert to Bristol in 1791. He was a worthy citizen, and our first Representative in 1792, and again in 1795;
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four years one of the selectmen; eleven years Town Clerk ; and seventeen years a Justice of the Peace. He died December 16, 1816, aged 63."-Vt. Hist. Mag., p. 21.
EASTMAN, AMOS, was one of the younger sons of Jonathan, and brother of the above. He also removed to Bristol, but cannot say what year, nor give the date of his death. He was living in Bristol as late as 1858, being then about ninety years of age.
EASTMAN, LE GRAND, 1808. Grandson of Enoch, who was the eldest of the sons of Jonathan Eastman. Mr. Eastman resides in Rutland. He has contributed largely to this work, and under the head of " East Rupert" will tell of his own life and much of the Eastman family in general and particular.
EASTMAN, JOHN, about 1835, son of Dorson. For a . number of years was employed in the railroad service at Castleton; later in the drug business, same place; re- moved to Rutland and employed in Curtis' flour and feed store ; severely injured by the fall of an elevator in said store, never fully recovering from it; resides in Rutland. Mr. Eastman married Ellen, daughter of Willis Phelps; a son George, a student in Amherst College.
FARRAR, CALVIN, son of Jonathan ; married Abigail, daughter of Shubal Barden, and settled in Wells, as a far- mer, where he resided until his death, about 1880. Chil- dren : Ann (Mrs. Kendrick Thompson); Philetus (married Anice Jones); Helen (Mrs. Merritt Wood); Emmet, mar -. ried Sarah Lewis; Seymour, married Edna Lewis.
FARRAR, MARTIN, son of John and Betsey (Barden) Farrar, 1837. Began railroading as a fireman on the Rut- land & Washington in 1856; has been an engineer on sev- eral roads, mainly in Wisconsin; resided in Portage City and Joliet; now in Chicago.
FARRAR, SAMUEL, brother of Martin, 1849; married Adell Hill, 1873; a farmer in Andover, where he has re-
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sided since 1879. Children: Laura, Lloyd, James G., Vina.
FARRAR, DAVID, son of Samuel and brother of John, 1825; married Esther, daughter of Maj. Sylvester Smith; a farmer in Pawlet since 1855. Children : Jason, Fred, Charles, Stella.
FARRAR, HENRY C., son of Charles, 1856; from Ru- pert about 1870; resided in Pawlet, Middletown, Ludlow ; since 1883 in Rutland; special agent for the Equitable Life Assurance Society; clerk of ward 9; trustee of the Gill Odd Fellows' Home; Grand Master of Grand Lodge, I. O. O. F., of Vermont in 1893; Superintendent of Sunday School in the Universalist Church eight years. Mr. Farrar married Jennie French of Ludlow in 1880.
FARRAR, MARCELLUS F., son of Philetus and Anice (Jones) Farrar, 1863; to Illinois about 1SS6; married in 1893, Martha Ingersoll, cousin of Robert G .; resides in Chicago and is a milk dealer.
FISHER, PRESTON, son of Deacon James and his sec- ond wife, the widow of Rev. John B. Preston. Built and occupied the house now the residence of Charles Trum- bull; resided many years at Mellenville, N. Y., and en- gaged in the merchantile business.
FLOWER, HORACE, son of Timothy, 1816; resided most of his life in Hebron and Salem ; a farmer. Married Delia Rogers. Died about 1878. Children: Spencer, De Witt, William, Gardner, Flora.
FLOWER, EDD, son of Elihu, 1855. Since 1879, clerk in McNish's store, Cambridge. Married in 1897, Lizzie Green, of same; a daughter, Margaret.
FONDA, EDMUND S., son of Stephen and Julia (Har- wood) Fonda, 1839. Educated at Greenwich and Fort Edward, N. Y .; taught in Rupert and Cambridge; to Michigan in 1860, and in mercantile business at Constan- tine, several years; to Iowa, in 1868, settling at Osage;
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deals in real estate and farm machinery ; member of School Board; Trustee of Cedar Valley Seminary; President of Mitchell County Agricultural Society ; mayor of Osage, 1889-93. Mr. Fonda married in 1864, Loretta Crego, of Constantantine. Daughters: Lottie (Mrs. Towner), Fanny, Kate.
FRARY, ORANGE, son of Orange, 1812. Emigrated to New York state in early life. Mrs. Almon Smith and Mrs. Chas. Fellows, former residents here, were his daughters.
GRAVES, ABRAM, son of Cyrus. Married Zilpha Rose, of Milford, N. Y., in 1823; removed to Fairhaven in 1833, and thence to Warrensburg, N. Y .; in 1857 removed to the state of Georgia, where he died.
GRAVES, FAYETTE, son of Nathan and Salome (Stod- dard) Graves, 1849. Married Jennie, daughter of Anson Whedon ; has resided in Burlington, Springfield, Mass., North River, N. Y .; now in Vergennes; employee of the Vt. Shade Roller Co. His daughter, Dorothy, taught the Prescott school, a term, in 1895.
GRAVES, ALLEN L., son of Francis and Esther (Bowe) Graves, 1845. Attended Burr & Burton Seminary ; entered the employ of Cone & Burton, merchants, at Manchester, in 1866; active partner in the firm of Burton & Co., Man- chester Center, 1869; A. L. Graves, of same, since 1894; Vice-President of the Factory Point National Bank, at its organization, in 1883; President since 1SS8; a Trustee of Dellwood Cemetery Association ; of Burr & Burton Semi- nary, and member of corporation of The Mark Skinner Library. Married October, 1870, Mary Hemanway of Bridport, who died January, 1893; married June, 1895, Delia C. Smith ; a daughter by second wife.
HAY, JOSEPH H., son of Herschel and Sibyl (Hast- ings) Hay, about 1835. Served during the Civil War in a New York regiment and was severely wounded in the foot; remained in the army several years after the close
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of the war, and attained the rank of Captain; settled at West Hebron and engaged in mercantile business. Died in 1893, from injuries received by being thrown from his carriage. Capt. Hay married Emma, daughter of D. D. Woodard. Children: Roscoe, Minnie, Horton, Mary.
HAY, MARCUS, son of Leroy and Delight (Gookins) Hay, 1859. Resides at Westwood, Mass., and grows small fruits. Married Carrie Johnson of Ludlow. Chil- dren : Ethel, Eva, Lola.
HARMON, SHEDRICK, son of Seth, brother of Rufus and Seth jr. ; about 1785, removed to Genesee Co., N. Y. in early life, settling at Corfu, near Batavia, where he was a farmer. In our town his memory is associated with the abduction of Wm. Morgan, in 1826.
HARMON, JOSIAH, son of Seth, Jr., about 1816; mar- ried Ann Smith of Sandgate; from here to Wisconsin about 1854; settling near Belleville, where he resided till his death.
HARMON, AUGUSTUS, son of Julius and Betsey (Nelson) Harmon, 1832; married Mary, daughter of Whitney Hay ; to Richland, N. Y., about 1869; farmer and carpenter. His son Henry, since deceased, taught the W. Rupert school about 1889. Mr. Harmon visited here in 1897.
HARWOOD, FRANKLIN G., son of Joseph and Vesta (Blackmer) Harwood, 1817. To Dorset in 1842; a farmer. Married Alvira Cochran, of that town, and resides at East Dorset. Children: Mary, Lemira, Laura, Edward.
HARWOOD, OLIVER, brother of F. G., 1819. Married Ruhama, daughter of Samuel Farrar; was a farmer in Dorset Hollow, from about 1851 to 1867-date of death. Children : Horace G., Vesta.
HARWOOD, HEMAN, son of Joseph B. & Eunice (Far- rar) Harwood, 1838. Member of 14th Vermont Infantry, 1862-3; to Michigan in 1865, where he was a farmer, and
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resided until his death, in 1889. Married in 1870, Emma : Stevens of Constantine. Children : Olive, Laura, Bessie. musiceine Harnova casa, Dentina
HARWOOD, ROLLIN J., son of Capt. John and his wife, Maria, daughter of Judge Grove Moore. Married Sarah, daughter of Silas Reed, and settled in the northeast cor- ner of Pawlet.
HARWOOD, GREEN B., son of Zachariah, about 1848. Resided some years in Brattleboro, and employed in the Estey Organ Works.
HARWOOD, SILAS J., son of Seymour and Mary Ann (Kinne) Harwood, 1850. Married, first, Adell Hill, of Erie County, N. Y .; next, Alice Pepper of East Rupert ; resides in Dorset; a daughter, Lillian, and several sons.
HARVEY, NORMAN, son of Ephraim, about 1805. Married Rhoda, daughter of Seth Moore; resided in a house that stood near A. Hopkins' sugar house. His house was carried away by a flood in 1832. He was at that time constable of the town, and had in his possession a considerable sum of money, collected on the state tax. The legislature, at its next session, credited him with the amount lost. Removed soon after to Michigan, where he became wealthy through land speculations. Died about 1866. Children : Delia, Henry, Daniel, Mark, Wallace.
HARVEY, PIIILO, brother of Norman. Married Betsey, daughter of Richard Bailey; to Constantine, Michigan, about 1844. Died about 1875. Children : Mary, Norman.
HIBBARD, SUMNER, WARREN and ORVIL, sons of Joseph, 1855, '60, '64. To Ft. Edward in boyhood; now Hibbard Bros., of Sandy Hill; machinists, iron and wood workers, sell and repair bicycles.
HOGLE, EDWIN S., son of C. W. and Maria (Swasey) Hogle, 1868; to Auburn, N. Y., in 18SS; to Los Angeles, Cal., in 1896.
HOGLE, ALBERT G., brother of E. S., 1874; to Sche- nectady in 1895; salesman in crockery store.
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HURD, DENNIS, son of Humphrey, married Betsey daughter of Capt. Enos Sheldon and removed to Wiscon- sin in the early fifties. He served in the army during the Civil War, and was killed by a railroad accident in Wis- consin in 1897. Resided at Eau Claire.
HURD, CHAS., half-brother of Dennis, and married Adell Hill, niece of Mrs. Sam. Farrar, and removed to Buffalo about 1890.
JONES, MARCELLUS, son of Ephriam ; to Illinois in the fifties, and resides at Wheaton. Raises and moves build- ings. Married Ella Meacham. Capt. Co. E., Sth I11. Cav., in 1862-5. ·
JONES, NELSON, brother of Marcellus, married Mary, daughter of Ellsworth Sykes, and is a farmer in Pawlet. Children : Frank, Jessie (Mrs. Herman Smith).
KINNE, JOHN, son of Lyman; to Michigan in the fifties, where he now resides, near Charlotte, and a farmer.
LEACH, C. B., son of G. C., and Lois (Harwood)' Leach, about 1846. Resides at Middletown, Conn., and is Secretary and Treasurer of the Columbia Trust Co.
MOORE, MERRITT, son of Seth and Rhoda (Spear) Moore, 1800. Settled at Churchville, Genesee Co., N. Y., where he was a merchant. Died, 1871; twice married, and a daughter by first wife. Second wife, Mary McBrughton, in 1835.
MOORE, BRADLEY, brother of Merritt, 1806. Married Sarah, daughter of Oliver Harwood, and settled at Mar- illa, about fifteen miles from Buffalo. Mr. Moore was a farmer of the well-to-do class, respected in the commu- nity and holding many offices of honor and trust. He was zealous in church and S. S. work. He died in 1896, being the last of his father's family. Children: Fayette, Harlen, Calvin, George, Jane, Julia, Adaline.
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MOORE, ABEL BUEL, 1806, son of Judge Grove and brother of Dr. Henry. When a mere boy he developed a talent for painting, and subsequently became a very prominent and successful portrait painter. He lived and painted portraits in Troy for many years. He painted for the State, portraits of several of its governors, which are now preserved in the capitol at Albany. He died at Rhinebeck, N. Y., where he had lived some ten or more years, about 1879.
MOORE, CHARLES E., C. E., son of Silas and Mary (Burton) Moore, 1849. Educated at Burr & Burton Sem- inary, Fort Edward Institute and Union College. Taught å year in Alfred (N. Y.) University. Resided at Syracuse and St. Louis; now of Santa Clara, Cal. Mr. Moore stands high in his profession, as his work will testify. Married in 1874, Kittie Cole, of Syracuse, N. Y. A daughter, May.
MOORE, DARIUS, 1795. He was engaged in the mer- cantile business for a number of years at Rupert Corners (E. Rupert), in connection with his father, Grove Moore, . under the firm name of D. and G. Moore. Served as a County Judge of Bennington Co. : also as S. S. Superin- tendent of the Congregational Church, Dorset, 1832-40. About 1840, removed to Northville, N. Y., where he resided until his death in 1884. He represented the counties of Fulton and Hamilton in the New York Legis- lature in 1847-8. Elder of the Presbyterian Church at Northville.
MOORE, GROVE, brother of Darius, 1797; resided some years in Dorset, in the house afterward the residence of G. W. Farwell. Removed to Wisconsin and died at Oshkosh; date unknown. Lived in Dorset as late as 1845, and for some time in charge of the town liquor agency.
MOORE, ASA B., brother of Darius, 1801. Resided some years at Newport, Vt., and was deacon of the Bap- tist Church. Later years, lived in Dorset, where he died
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in 1870. His second wife was. Mrs. Mary Underhill Stevens.
MOORE, ALBERT, brother of Darius, 1809. Was a superior mechanic, and for some years had a planing mill on Hagar brook. Removed to Northville, N. Y., where he resided until his death.
MOREY, ERASTUS, brother of Matthew ; to Iowa many years ago, where he now resides, a prosperous farmer.
NELSON, HOLDEN, son of James Y., 1817; to Hebron about 1840. Has been a successful builder in this and other towns about. The Rupert street schoolhouse, Mrs. E. Burton's residence and that of H. C. Guild were built by him. Married Ruth, daughter of Austin Johnson. Sons: George, Elbert, Austin, Henry, Fred.
NELSON, P. T., son of Almon, 1851; to Rupert in boyhood. Lived some years at West Pawlet, where he had a harness shop; removed to Bedford, Ohio, about 18S6. Married Eva Burch, sister of Mrs. A. E. Buiton.
PARKER, JOHN, son of Capt. John and Mary (Convis) Parker, 1788. Settled at Versailles, Cattaraugus Co., N. Y., where he was a farmer, and died in 1859. Mar- ried Polly Convis.
PARKER, DAVID, brother of John, 1791; married Olive, daughter of Thomas Remington, of West Rupert, and settled at Versailles, where he was a farmer, and died in 1875.
PARKER, JOHN M., son of Col. Joseph and Mary (Montgomery) Parker, 1826; married Mary Smith of Hebron and settled in Granville; now resides in Sandy Hill. Children: Albert, Emma (Mrs. Gilchrist), Alma . (Mrs. Gibson).
PARKER, CONVIS, brother of John M., 1840; member of the 14th Vt. Inf., 1862-3; Bradley & Parker, W. Rup- ert, 1866-S; resided in E. Dorset and Wallingford; now
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at Washington, D. C .; employee of the war department. Married first, Almena Bradley of Sunderland, who died in 1869; and next, Marion Batchelder of E. Dorset; daughter of first wife, Carrie; of second, Alice.
PARKER, DAVID W., brother of John M., 1842; mem- ber of the 14th Vt. Inf., 1862-3. Married Jennie Matoon of Versailles, N. Y., and resided in that region some ten or fifteen years; now in Washington D. C., employee of the coast survey. Children: Fred W., LeRoy.
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