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the summer of 1860, and located in the town of Morgan. His people being extremely poor, his chances for getting an education were very limited. He attended the district school when not working out to help support the family.
November 14, 1873, Mr. Bradford married Edna L. Burroughs of Mor- gan and moved to Derby for two years. Here their only child, Gertie Isabelle, now Mrs. Alfred L. Dem- ick, was born August 7, 1875. He came to Holland in November, 1815, where he has resided ever since. He is engaged in farming and carrying on a general store. Mr. Bradford has always taken a keen interest in the welfare of his town, and is a
JAMES A. BRADFORD.
wide-awake and public-spirited citi- zen. He has held various town of- fices, was a justice of the peace four- teen consecutive years, and in 1894
represented his town in the legisla- ture.
KELLEY, LEVI R., son of George and Mary (Moore) Kelley,
LEVI R. KELLEY.
was born at St. Johnsbury, March 3. 1849. In 1857 his parents moved to Derby. Mr. Kelley received his ed- ucation in the district schools and academy at Derby. He has always followed farming and in later years has dealt extensively in cattle. In 1871 he married Clara Dodge of Derby, and located in Holland, on what is known as the Pratt farm. Fourteen years after he sold out and bought the F. F. Ruiter place, where he still resides. Five children have blessed their union: William G., Orville L., Stuart R., Parker D., and Clarence B.
Mr. Kelley has served as lister, school director eight years, consta- ble and collector fifteen years, and
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in 1902 represented the town in the general assembly of Vermont.
LE BARON. ALFRED M., was born at Barford, Province of Quebec, in 1845, of American parents, son of William and Betsey (In- galls) Le Baron. When twelve years of age his parents moved to Stanstead, where they were for four years. Locating in Holland, four years later they settled in Island Pond, but soon after returned to Holland. Alfred M. Le Baron re- ceived a good, sound education in the schools of the several towns in which he resided and then took up sawmill work, to which he has de- voted his time. For the past thirty- two years he has been in the employ of G. R. Caswell and for the past seven years he has been manager of the G. A. Caswell Lumber com- pany's mill.
July 4, 1869. Mr. Le Baron mar- ried Martha Moshier of Holland. They have had three children: Ed- gar, who is a machinist and has been in the employ of the Butterfield company at Derby Line for the past thirteen years; Sada, Mrs. Wilbur Wallace of Holland, and Ea, Mrs. William Smith of Holland.
Mr. Le Baron is a man of ability, push, and good judgment, and being a man of integrity and with a high sense of honor, he has won a place of credit and responsibility among his townsmen.
ALBANY.
Population, Census of 1900, 1,028.
June 27. 1781, the state granted to Col. Henry E. Lutterloh, Major Thomas Coggswell, Gen. Joseph
Badger, Col. Ebenezer Smith, Col. Antipas Gilman, Gen. John Tyler, and fifty-five others, a township un- der the name of "Lutterloh," which name it bore until 1815, when the inhabitants petitioned the legisla- ture to change it to Albany, which was done.
The charter of the town was granted June 26, 1782. In 1788 the town was first surveyed; but no settlement was made until 1799. Who the first settler was is not defi- nitely known, but in 1800 there were several families in town.
The town was organized in 1806, with Thomas Coggswell, modera- tor; Benjamin Neal, clerk; Silas Downer, Eli Chamberlain, and Thomas Coggswell. selectmen. Thomas Coggswell was chosen the first representative in 1808.
Stanton Fairfield, son of Isaac, was the first white child born in town.
In the various wars Albany has always done her part, liberally and ungrudgingly, and in the War of the Rebellion furnished 117 men and paid more than $12,000 in bounties.
The Congregational society was the first to be established in town, and was organized August 16. 1818. Rev. Elias W. Kellogg be- came the first settled minister in 1826.
The Methodist society was or- ganized in the same year, and in 1833 erected the first church in town.
In 1842 the Freewill Baptist so- ciety was organized at East Albany, and in 1874 the Catholic church was organized at East Albany.
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CHAFEY, HON. MARTIN BEARD, was born at Albany, May 11, 1842, a son of Hiram and Asenath (Ken- dall) Chafey. He was educated in the public schools, the academy, and the People's academy at Morris- ville. After completing his educa-
outbreak of the Civil war, but being a minor, his parents refused to con- sent to his entry to the service. Be- fore the age of twenty-one he had been enlisted onco and had been drafted twiee.
Ile served as postmaster of Al-
MARTIN B. CHAFEY.
tion, Mr. Chafey clerked for a year at Derby Line, and then served a similar period in a Boston wholesale house. In 1866 he entered the mer- cantile business with his brother. Hiram W., but since 1882 has con- ducted the business by himself.
He enlisted in the army at the B-3
bany from 1866 to 1886; was elected town clerk in 1876 and treasurer in 1893, the two latter he still holds. In 1890 he represented Albany in the general assembly and attended the extra session of 1891. His son, Roland E., accompanied him to the capital as a page in the house; at
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the extra session Roland was ap- pointed assistant secretary of the house, being only fourteen years of age, and the youngest person ever to hold that position, and at seven- teen was assistant cashier of the First National bank of Ithaca. Michigan. For the past six years Roland E. Chafey has held an im- portant position with the Boston Safety Deposit and Trust company, and is a member of the Boston As- sociation of Vermonters.
Martin B. Chafey was elected a member of the Vermont senate from Orleans county in 1898. Is trustee of the Barton Savings bank of Barton, Vermont, which position he has held since its organization, being one of the incorporators, and is one of its investment committee.
Married Jennie Wilson, a daugh- ter of Alexander and Margaret (Calderwood) Mitchell of Crafts- bury. Four children have been born to them: Don M. (died in infancy), Agnes O., Roland E., and Margaret E., now Mrs. William H. Stevens of St. Johnsbury.
WILLIAMS, CHARLES W., was born in Greensboro, March 1, 1861, a son of West and Eliza (Clarke) Williams. He was educated at Glover and Craftsbury. and came to South Albany in 1885.
Mr. Williams has always followed farming and has a good place of 125 acres, 1,500 sugar trees, and keeps forty-five head of stock.
Ile has served Albany as school director for three years and as se- lectman for three years.
In 1884 Mr. Williams was mar- ried to Alice Anderson of Glover. One son has been born to them: Leo West Williams, born September 15, 1895.
West Williams, father of Charles W., was born at Montpelier, and for many years was in trade at Greens- boro, and conducted a tannery at ('raftsbury.
WILLIAM ROWELL.
ROWELL, WILLIAM, son of Enoch Rowell, a soldier in the American Revolution, was born in Plainfield, New Hampshire, in 1788. He came to Albany, Vermont, in 1812 and, in company with his brother. Enoch, bought two lots of land in the southern part of the town, on which was the first and only distillery ever operated in town. They contracted to pay a stipulated number of gallons of po- tato whisky for the land. When the contract was filled the still was stopped. After paying for the farm the brothers divided it be- tween them. Enoch taking the southern half and William the northern half, which, together with
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additions purchased, constitute the farm where his grandson, William W., now resides.
In 1818 he married Sally Leavitt, and five children was the fruit of their union. He took a decided in- terest in public affairs, holding the several town offices, and was a rep- resentative in the Vermont legisla- ture for several terms. He was an active member of the Masonic order in its early history in the state. He died in 1871, and his wife two years later.
ENOCH C. ROWELL.
Enoch C. Rowell, grandson of Enoch, and nephew of William, was born in Plainfield, New Hampshire, October 18, 1835, and came to Al- bany in 1851 to live with his uncle William. Ile married Viola, daugh- ter of his uncle William, in 1865, They had three children: William W., Jennie Clover, Mrs. J. C. Thorn- ton of Dorchester, Massachusetts, and Mary V., who resides with her brother, William W., on the old
homestead. He gained considera- ble prominence in local affairs, and was a man of character, worth, and recognized ability. He held the va- rious town offices, and in 1878 rep- resented the town in the legislature. He was commissioned captain of Company H, First regiment, Ver- mont Militia, in August, 1866. He always took an active interest in the Masonic order, of which he was a member. He died June 28, 1900. Ilis widow still resides on the old homestead.
William W. Rowell was born on the old farm in 1865, and educated in the district schools of his native town and Craftsbury academy. He has always taken a keen interest in the affairs of the town, to which his family history is so closely allied. He has served as road commissioner,
WILLIAM W. ROWELL.
lister, and auditor, and in 1900 rep- resented the town in the state legis- lature. He is a member of the Sons of the American Revolution, and
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affiliated with the Masonic fra- ternity.
PATTERSON, ADAMS D., was born at Glover in 1833, a son of
ADAMS D. PATTERSON.
Gabriel and Mary (Pope) Patterson. Ile was educated at the public schools and at Glover institute. He has always followed farming, with the exception of two years, one of which he was in trade at East Burke, the other in trade at South Albany. He located in Albany thirty-eight years ago.
March 25, 1858, he was united in marriage to Elizabeth, daughter of Siloam Rowell of Albany, and lived in Glover seven years before mov- ing to Albany. Two children have been the fruit of their happy union: Fred W. (deceased) and Effie E., Mrs. Fred (. Brown of Barton Landing.
Mr. Patterson has served Glover as justice, and Albany as auditor, selectman, and in 1896 as repre-
sentative to the general assembly of Vermont. For many years he has been a working member and stew- ard of the M. E. church.
MILES, A. RUFrs. a son of Tim- othy C. and Almira ( Rowell) Miles, was born January 3, 1854, at Al- bany. Educated in the public schools of his native town, he has followed thoroughly progressive and modern farming, with the re- sult that he is now classed among the successful farmers of northern Vermont. His fine farm of 300 acres and 1,000 sugar trees is pleas- antly located a mile from Albany village, on the road to Irasburg. Sixty head of stock is the average usually kept on this very produc- tive farm.
In 1878 Mr. Miles married Abbie-
A. RUFUS MILES.
Greaves of Craftsbury. Two- children have been born to them: Frank and Effie.
Ile has served Albany as a lister,
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selectman, and in 1902 as repre- sentative to the legislature.
BROWN, JOHN A., a son of Thomas P. and Sally (Woolley)
JOHN A. BROWN.
Brown, was born at Plymouth, Windsor county, August 16, 1850. When five months old his parents came to Westfield. Here Mr. Brown attended the public schools and the academy. Farming has been his chosen field, and he has an unns- ually fine place of 220 acres on the Irasburg road. Fifty-five head of stock are kept.
In 1825 he married Flora E., daughter of Willard Hunt of Al- bany. They have four children: Lucius R., Gladys S. E., Mildred .A., and Muriel M.
Mr. Brown has served Albany as grand juror, justice of the peace, and for the past five years as select- man. He is superintendent of the Congregational Sunday-school, and a member of the Masonic fraternity.
and is now serving as chaplain of Central lodge, No. 62, F. & A. M., of frasburg.
TENNEY, FRANK W., a son of John and Evaline (Washburn) Ten- ney, was born at Albany, February 18, 1854, attended school at Al- bany, and always followed farming. with the exception of eight years that he was engaged in trade in this town. In 1880 he married Etta, a daughter of Ezra Wilcox of Albany. Two children were born to them. One only, John Curtis, survives. Mrs. Tenney died in 1901.
Mr. Tenney has served Albany four years as postmaster, six years as school director, fourteen years as lister, eight years as constable and
FRANK W. TENNEY.
collector, and in 1894 as representa- tive to the general assembly.
John Tenney, father of Frank W., was a foremost citizen of the
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town, held the various town offices, and was serving as town treasurer at the time of his death, which oc- curred in 1883. He represented Albany in the general assembly in 1874.
GREGORY, REV. ALBERT, was born at Stanbridge, Province of
painter's trade and followed this line for eighteen years, becoming a workman of skill and meeting with a marked degree of public confi- dence and favor.
In 1869 Mr. Gregory was united in marriage to Marion M., fifth daughter of Luther Colburn, who
REV. AND MRS. ALBERT GREGORY.
Quebec, April 2, 1848, a son of A. H. Gregory and grandson of Daniel Gregory, one of the first settlers of St. Albans, Vermont. Mr. Gregory was reared on a farm and educated in the district schools and acade- mies.
Leaving the farm he learned the
was one of the early settlers of Barton. Five sons and a daughter have been born to them. The daughter died at Glover. The sons are Albert H., Warren A., Charles S., Daniel J., and Ilarry V .. all grown to manhood.
Daniel J. Gregory saw service in
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the Spanish-American war with the New Hampshire troops and in the Philippines. Charles S. Gregory is now corporal of Company I, Tenth regiment, United States regulars, stationed at Fort Adams, Newport, Rhode Island.
Rev. and Mrs. Albert Gregory be- came converted in 1870 at Man- chester, New Hampshire, and unit- ed with the Free Baptist church of that place. Four years later they joined the Methodist church and in 1884, while at Glover working at his trade, he took ont a local preacher's license. In 1888 he joined the Vermont conference and has served the following charges: Guildhall, Bloomfield, Newport Center, Troy, Danville and West Danville, West Concord, Westfield and Lowell, Holland and Morgan. East Burke and East Haven, and is now at Albany.
In the various charges Mr. Greg- ory has devoted himself diligently and faithfully to his duty as he has seen it; a preacher of strength and a man of exemplary character, his has been a work that has borne fruit. IFe has always manifested a cheerful, helpful, and Christian spirit that has endeared h'm to those among whom he has been placed by the Conference.
SHEPARD, GUY E., a son of George and Chloe (Amidon) Shep- ard, was born at Marshfield in 1869, and received his education in the district schools of his native town. At twenty years of age he came to Albany and for eight years he was the village blacksmith. TIe then took up farming and lumbering, and in 1902 purchased the general store of Dr. Campbell at South Al- bany. At this time he was ap-
pointed the village postmaster, and has won a marked degree of public confidence, as his business would in- dicate, doing by far the largest bns- iness ever done in the place, still continuing the lumber business.
November 25, 1887, he was unit- ed in marriage to Joanna Wood- ward of Eno-burg. Two children have blessed their union: C'arroll G., born March 5, 1889, and Mil- dred M .. born January 12, 1896.
Mr. Shepard takes a lively inter- est in all matters that will upbuild the village of South Albany, and is completing one of the finest resi- dences in town. As Mr. Shepard's friends say, "when he makes a start they need not look for him back, for he don't go that way."
JAY.
Population, Census of 1900, 530.
On March 13, 1:80, the town of Jay was chartered under the name of Carthage. The land finally re- verted to the state and in 1792 the legislature changed the name in the following maner: "The tract of land called Carthage is an uncom- monly good one and should be erected into a township by the name of Jay." Childs, in his gazetteer, tells us that that "one third of the territory was granted to Governor Thomas Chittenden and the remain- ing two thirds to John Jay and John Cozine of New York." The Chittenden grant was chartered No- vember 7. 1292. A copy of this charter was not filed in the office of the secretary of state for record until January 29, 1806. The last of the Chittenden lands passed out of the name when, on April 1, 1874, George W. Chittenden of Boston,
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Massachusetts, sold a tract of land to B. F. Paine of Jay.
Samuel Palmer was the first set- tler. He came prior to July, 1802. Luther and Philander Bailey came at about this time.
The town was organized and the first meeting held March 29, 1828. Madison Keith, who came from Bridgewater, Massachusetts, was the first representative of the town.
CHAMBERLIN, HENRY DWIGHT. was born in Jay. July 11, 1841. a son of Joshua and Sophia (Smith) Chamberlin. His early life was spent upon a farm, with very poor school privileges. He attended two half terms of Westfield grammar school in the fall of 1859 and 1860. He taught school at eighteen years of age. He enlisted at nineteen in Company B. Third regiment, Ver- mont volunteers, May 10, 1861, and was discharged December 10, 1862. He was in the battle of Lee's Mills, Virginia, and in several minor af- fairs. He taught school in the win- ter of 1863, and again in 1864. He was elected first lieutenant of Com- pany H. Fifth regiment, Vermont State Militia, at its organization at Troy in December, 1864, and made captain July 1. 1865, which posi- tion he held until the disbanding of the organization.
Mr. Chamberlin worked at the carpenter and joiner's trade for a few years, and was engaged in mill work, manufacturing elapboards for Stevens & Shurtleff and M. W. Shurtleff at Jay and Bolton from 1869 to 1813. He engaged in mer- cantile business at Jay in the early part of 1873. He built a mill for manufacturing lumber and butter tubs in the fall of 1826 and win- ter and spring of 1811. This in-
volved him to such an extent that he was obliged to go through bank- ruptey, which stripped him of every dollar. He manufactured the stock of logs he had got in. for the as- signee, and manufactured 10,000 butter tubs. He ran the mill for the purchaser, B. F. Paine, until the beginning of 1881. He was burned out on Thanksgiving day morning. 1880, losing most of his household effeets without any insur- ance. He soon began getting to- gether the lumber and material for his present residence on the same site. He began land surveying in 1883 and has followed it since. In the fall of 1889 he entered into an agreement with C. P. Stevens & Co., of Richford, whereby nearly 1,000 acres of timbered land was pur- chased and a steam saw and dress- ing-mill built on the land, situated in the central part of the town of Jay, he having one-fourth interest. This business was carried on until the plant was burned in March. 1895. He now owns the tract of land and a farm of 100 acres as a result of that enterprise.
October 1, 1855, he was married to Sarah Ermina Chase, by whom he has had three children. all of whom are dead. On the same date he was commissioned postmaster of Jay. and he or his wife has held the office since, with the exception of about eight years. He represented the town in the regular legislative session of 1844, and the extra ses- sion of 18:5. Ilo has been super- intendent of schools six years, lister. treasurer, and audit or several years, and is such at the present time: con- stable and collector several years, and a justice of the peace about thirty years. He has been elected
HENRY D. CHAMBERLIN.
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town clerk twenty-five times, and is the present incumbent.
Mr. Chamberlin has been clerk of the Jay Baptist church since its or- ganization in 1883. Hle was elected assistant judge of Orleans county in 1896, and again in 1898.
He is a member of Masonie Union lodge, No. 16, F. & A. M., since 1869, and has been master five years: a member of Cleveland chap- ter, No. 20, R. A. M .. of Malta com- mandery, No. 10, K. T., and of Newport lodge of Perfection, 14°, A. A. S. R. He is a member of Bai- ley post, No. 62, G. A. R., and has been commander two years. He has always voted the Republican ticket.
J. E. CHASE.
CHASE, J. E., was born at Fletcher, Vermont, November 3, 1838, and located in Jay in 1849. He was married June 6. 1862. to
Sarah A. Preston; one son, living at Barton. He enlisted April 25, 1861. in Company H, Second Vermont volunteers, was wounded at the first battle of Bull Run, was trans- ferred to Company F. First United States sharpshooters, in 1863. He was in every battle of the Army of the Potomac until severely wounded on the 12th of May, 1864, at Spott- sylvania, Virginia, causing the loss of a foot; was discharged August 31, 1866, having the longest war record of any volunteer from Ver- mont. He has held every town office in Jay time and again, except town clerk; justice of the peace for twenty years and is still at the present time, and is also superin- tendent of schools.
He represented the town of Jay in the general assemby of Vermont in 1880, served on general com- mittee of military and several spe- eial committees. He received his education in the common schools and academies. He is a farmer on a very fertile farm of 200 acres at Jay village.
MACOMBER, ALBERN ASHLEY, son of William M. and Louisa (Buck) Macomber, was born in Westford, Chittenden county, March 10, 1853. In 1859 his pa- rents moved to Johnson. in 1861 to Westfield, and in 18:1 to Jay. He attended the district schools of Westford, Johnson, and the West- field grammar school.
Mr. Macomber's paternal grand- father. David Macomber. was born at Chesterfield, Massachusetts, and together with several brothers, came in about 1808 to Westford, where William M .. father of the subject of this sketch, was born June 12, 1824.
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He is still living. David married Rhoda Whitten, who was born at Cummington, Massachusetts.
Mr. Macomber's maternal grand- father, Jesse Buck, was born at Chesterfield, Massachusetts, June 10, 1801, and came to Westford.
splendid example of the thrifty, energetic, and up-to-date farmer. He has made a specialty of fine Jersey eows, and by application, knowledge, and a splendid physique has made his chosen work a con- spienons success.
ALBERN A. MACOMBER.
where his daughter, Louisa, mother of the subject of this sketch, was born September 17, 1829. She is still living.
Albern A. Macomber has always followed farming, with the excep- tion of one year that he clerked for J. H. Buek at Westfield. He is a
February 2, 1886, he married Francese A., daughter of Ebenezer Richardson of Troy, by whom he had two children: Albern M., born April 1, 1887, and Arley B., born December 10, 1890. Mrs. Ma- comber died June 11. 1898, and June 21, 1899, Mr. Macomber took
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for his second wife, Elma E., daugh- ter of Heman B. Miller of John- son, Vermont.
Mr. Macomber has always taken a keen interest in publie matters and has ever been foremost in all move- ments that would tend to advance the interests of Jay. He has fre- quently been called to public office by his townsmen, and has served them most acceptably as lister, auditor, superintendent of schools, selectman, and in 1890 represented Jay in the general assembly.
a splendid hillside farm of 220 acres, which has 1,400 sugar trees, and keeps forty head of stock.
Mr. Wakeman is a splendid type of the thorough and progressive New England farmer. He has al- ways followed his chosen calling with the exception of three years in Minnesota and Dakota, a part of which time he was engaged in the hotel business.
He has served Jay as a lister. school director three years, road commissioner, constable, and col-
RESIDENCE OF ARTHUR M. WAKEMAN.
WAKEMAN. ARTHUR M., a son of Seth B. and Cynthia (Houghton) Wakeman, was born November 27, 1855, at Fairfax, Franklin county. When but three years of age he re- moved from Fairfax to Fairfield with his parents and in 1861 they located at Jay.
Mr. Wakeman attended the schools of Fairfield and Jay and laid the foundation in youth for both a splendid physique and a sound knowledge of men. He resides on
lector, and a number of other of- fices.
Mr. Wakeman was united in mar- riage to Edith L. Macomber of Jay. Three children have blessed their union: Mystre E., born December 15, 1881 (Mrs. John Lucier of Jay), Merton A., born March 10, 1884, Elsie V., born November 28. 1886, died July 30, 1890.
PLACE, GUY B., son of Benja- min and Phobe (Judd) Place, was born in Canada in 1845, and came
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with his parents to Jay, Vermont, when a boy of four years. Here he attended the district schools and took up farming on the old home- stead, where he has always remained. In 1863 he married Salina Barrow of Jay, and they have had their happy home blessed by six children, all of whom are living: Frank E., Guy A., who married Edith Wilkin- son of Sutton, Province of Quebec,
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