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A Merry Christmas has come to deserving recipients who remain ignorant of the source of the timely remembrance. His unstinted contributions to the needs of his own kith and kin have ยท found a parallel alike to those whose association in less fortu- nate days had been a pleasant memory, and whose needs in their decline appealed to his generous nature.
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The old friend and partner of his youth had substantial evi- dence of his interest and remembrance.
After the decease of his second wife he assumed a charge who had been the object of her solicitous care, and carried cheer to her by frequent letter and contribution during a lingering ill- ness and until death brought release to her.
His interest in the welfare of the churches of Underhill has been manifested by a permanent gift to each, from which income may be derived for the maintenance of preaching in after years when his annual contribution shall have ceased. Surely no more fitting memorial could have been instituted and it will ever be a constant reminder of his devotion to the church and the cause he loved.
THE BUXTON FAMILY. By W. E. Buxton and L. F. Wilbur.
Benajah Case Buxton came to the town of Jericho in 1837. He m. Elizabeth E. Phillips. They had nine children, viz .: Zilpha, Daniel, Eunice M., Thomas H., Lydia A., George C., Henry H., Benajah C., and Franklin.
(1) Zilpha m. David Bigelow and had two children.
(2) Daniel m. Eliza Bigelow and had three children.
(3) Eunice M., b. in 1839, d. in 1902; m. David McIntire, and had no children.
(4) Thomas H. d. in 1893 at the age of 52 years. He m. Mary Jane, the dau. of John and Sarah Demag of Essex, Vt. John d. in Essex, about 1872, 66 years of age, and his wife Sarah d. in 1884. Sarah, the mother of Mary Jane, was Sarah Mckinley, b. in Ireland and was aunt of President William Mckinley. Thomas H, and Mary Jane Buxton had six children, viz. : Willie M., Fred W., Warren E., Perley C., who d. in 1874, Clifford C., and Cora B. Willie, b. in 1863, m. Edith M. Bullock, has four children and lives in Burlington, Vt. Fred W., b. in 1868, m. Edna Foster and has six children, viz. : Mildred, Clayton, Donald, Raymond, Delbert and Helen. Warren E., m. Hattie A. Wood. They have one child, Florence. Clifford, b. in 1874, m. Ella Buzzell and they have three children : Ralph C., Mabel and Maurice. Mabel is dead. Cora B., b. in 1874, m. Marlin A. Bullock of Jericho and
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now lives on the old Seth M. Packard farm. They have six children, viz .: Earl, Bernice, Doris, Inez, Ethel and Pearl.
(5) Lydia A. m. Nelson A. Prior and they had two chil- dren, Willie E. and Jed W., both living in Burlington. Willie E. m. Della Church and they have two children. Jed W. m. Carrie Hanley and they have three children.
(6) George C. m. Mattie Conklin and they have two chil- dren : Rose, and George D., who is a physician. (See Physicians). The father, George C., is dead.
(7) Henry M., b. in 1847, m. Almira Rood in 1875. She was b. in 1854 and d. in 1882. They had two children, Laura and Almira. Henry M. m. Ida Slater. Henry M. d. in 1886.
(8) Benajah C. m. Alice Garrison. They have one child and live in Bellows Falls.
(9) Franklin P. m. Nancy Ferguson in 1873. They had one child, Arthur, that d. in 1878 when three years of age. They live in Berlin, Mass.
When Benajah C. Buxton, Sr., came to town in 1837, he pur- chased of Peter L. Allen, by deed bearing date Sept. 1, 1837, the mill site with a saw mill thereon, located on the south bank of Brown's river just above the iron bridge, which site has ever since been known as the "Benajah C. Buxton Mill Site." He added to that purchase lands and rights by deeds from Charles Howe and Elijah B. Reed. Benajah C. Buxton ran the mill for the manufacture of large quantities of lumber from logs for thirty-six years, then selling out in 1873 to John Early and James Gribbin, who built and ran a grist mill in connection with the saw mill for several years. After the sale of his mill he pur- chased and lived on the farm now owned by William Schillham- mer. He d. Benajah C. and Elizabeth E. Buxton were zealous members of the Baptist Church.
THE BYINGTON FAMILY.
By Albert P. Byington.
The late Deacon W. I. Byington, who d. February 22, 1914, was b. in Hinesburg, Vt., June 12, 1834. He was a son of Hon. Stephen and Sarah (Hoyt) Byington, and until about 1872 re- sided at his father's old homestead.
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W. I. Byington m. Jane Phelps, Willsboro, N. Y., Nov. 20, 1862, and in 1912 they celebrated their golden wedding anniver- sary. To them were b. Sarah Hoyt, who d. in 1901, the wife of E. W. Young, of West Rutland, Vt .; and Albert Phelps, with whom they resided at the time of his death.
From the time he moved to town in 1873, with the exception of sixteen years when he was colporteur for the Vermont Bible Society, he followed his occupation as farmer. He was active in the reorganization and support of the Second Congregational Church at Jericho Corners, and was chosen to the position of first deacon, which he held until his death. He was made Deacon Emeritus in 1907.
He is survived by his widow, his son Albert P., and a brother, Rev. Geo. P. Byington, of Ballardville, Mass. Albert P., was b. July 31, 1876; m. Lucy Church 1906. They have one child, Merrill C. Albert P. is a farmer and owns a farm on the river.
THE CARROLL FAMILY. By L. F. Wilbur.
Philip Carroll and his first wife were b. in County Wicklow, Ireland, and had one boy that d. in Canada when they were on their way from Ireland to Vermont. Philip Carroll m. 2 Mary Cavanaugh in County Wicklow. They had six children, four boys and two girls. This family, when they came to Vermont, first located at Williston, but in a few years removed to Jericho and lived on the Jericho Plains.
(1) James was b. 1843 and d. in 1914. He m. Margaret Reddy, Jan. 4, 1884, and they had one child, Mary Elizabeth, who is a school teacher.
(2) Catherine, b. about 1845, m. Edward Perry in Bur- lington and d. about 1910. They had no children.
(3) Faley, b. about 1847, lives in California.
(4) Michael, b. about 1849, m. Jennie O'Donald about 1887, and lives in California. Have no children.
The above named four children were b. in Ireland.
(5) John, b. in Williston, Vt., about 1850, m. Anna Bulger . in Jericho and had eleven children, viz .: Charles, d. when three years of age; James, m. and lives in New York, has one child ;
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John P., b. in 1881, unm. Mary m. Edwin Marcia; (she d. in 1909. They had four children) ; Elizabeth m. Harty Hanley. (She d. in 1908. They had eight children) ; Grace, m. Lewis La Bell (they had no children) ; Julia, Laura, Alice, Irene and Susan who are not m.
(6) Margaret, the sixth child of Philip and Mary, m. Michael Bulger in 1881. He d. in 1909. They had two children : Frank and Charles.
Philip and Mary Carroll were honest, hard working and industrious people.
THE CASTLE FAMILY.
By F. A. Castle.
Henry Castle, the emigrant ancestor of the Castle family in Jericho, came from England in 1635, at 22 years of age, and d. in Woodbury, Conn., Feb. 2, 1697-8.
David Castle, great-grandson of Henry, b. 1725, in Wood- bury, and m. there, 1747. He came to the "Grants" previous to the Revolution and settled in Pawlet, where he was moderator of the first town meeting, called to organize the town govern- ment, and in 1776 was first selectman. Toward the close of life he came to Jericho and lived at the head of "Church Street," and nearly opposite to his son, Jonathan, where he d. in 1823. He m. Phebe Sanford in Roxbury, Conn., in 1747. She d. in 1820. Headstones were set at their graves in the cemetery near by in 1892 by their great-great-grandson, F. A. Castle. Children : Abel, b. 1749; Jonathan, b. 1751; Lewis, b. 1754; David, Jr., b. 1758; Nathan, b. 1761 ; Pattie, b. 1763 (?) ; Phebe, b. 1768 (?).
Abel Castle came to Jericho in 1784 or 1785. He was the original settler on lots No. 61 and 64, 100 acres each, which he purchased of Ira Allen for 120 pounds. His cabin stood a little northwest of the Episcopal Church and near a spring of good water in the bank. His family consisted of his wife, Dezier (dau. of Abel Hawley), and their three children, viz .: Delle Es- ther (nicknamed Polly), Marshall, and Abel, Jr., all b. in Paw- let, where they had resided several years. He had a pair of oxen and one cow, and these he wintered, at least two winters, on the Indian flats or intervales below Winooski; they lived in the open
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air and yarded like deer. It was six miles from his cabin to the nearest grindstone, and at Colchester Falls was the nearest mill. Dezier, his wife, d. Oct. 1, 1786. (First death in Jericho).
Having sold out to Nathaniel Bostwick, he purchased July 9, 1788, of Joel Woodworth for "seventy pounds, lawful money"
"one hundred acres of land known by the number of forty in the great body of lots in the town of Essex," and removed there soon after. In Pawlet he belonged to the military company commanded by Capt. John Stark in 1780, and was also one of Col. Herricks' "Rangers"; in 1775 and 1776 was one of the "Com- mittee of Safety." He held office repeatedly in Jericho and Essex, being representative from Essex in 1797, d. 1843.
Joel Castle, son of Abel, was b. Jan. 2, 1790; he m. Aurelia, dau. of Roger and Eunice (Bostwick) Lane, and came to Jericho in 1820. Children :
Arthur L., b. 1812, d. Jericho, 1892.
Osman R., b. 1814, d. Middlebury, 1838.
Samuel C., b. 1818, d. Hinesburg, 1894.
Eunice, b. 1820, d. Jericho, 1870.
Mary, b. 1823, d. California, 1913.
Laura A., b. 1823, d. Illinois, 1902.
Cheney M., b. 1829, d. Minnesota, 1909.
In Essex he united with the Baptist Church, 1816, and was church clerk, 1817. In Jericho he was frequently in town office, a deacon in the Baptist Church, as well as clerk and chorister. In 1822 was commissioned Captain of the First Company of Light Infantry in the Third Regiment, Second Brigade and Third Divi- sion of State militia, he having previously served as lieutenant in the second company of same regiment. He d. Sept. 27, 1840, in Jericho. Mrs. Castle d. Apr. 9, 1858, in Louisville, Ky., while visiting her dau., Eunice, who was a school teacher there many years before becoming the wife of Dea. Elijah B. Reed of Jericho.
Arthur L. Castle, son of Captain Joel and Aurelia (Lane) Castle, was b. in Essex, Vt., Dec. 14, 1812, and d. in Jericho, Apr. 15, 1892. He m. 1 Jan. 1, 1838, Laura G. Reed, b. Dec. 24, 1813, and d. Feb. 5, 1852; dau. of Lyman and Parthenia (Gal- usha) Reed; m. 2 July 1, 1852, Helen L. Brown, b. Feb. 8, 1830, and d. Dec. 7, 1854, dau. of Bela and Harriet (Maynard)
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Brown; m. 3 Apr. 29, 1855, Olive Brown, b. Jan. 6, 1829, and d. Sept. 10, 1891; dau. of Luther and Olive (Stow) Brown. Their only children were twins, viz .: Frank A. Castle, b. June 5, 1860 ; m. Dec. 2, 1896, Clara E. Willard, b. May 29, 1868; dau. of Martin V. and Ellen I. (Packard) Willard. Children b. in Med- ford, Mass., Willard M. Castle, b. Mar. 11, 1900. Robert W. Castle, b. July 6, 1903. Nellie L. Castle, dau. of Arthur L. and Olive (Brown) Castle, b. June 5, 1860, m. Oct. 4, 1887. G. Willis Bass, M. D., son of Dea. Josiah and Mary (Whitcomb) Bass. Children : Frank C. Bass, b. in Minneapolis, Minn., Nov. 4, 1888.
Jonathan Castle, son of David and Phebe (Sanford) Castle, b. Roxbury, Conn., 1751 ; came to Pawlet about 1775, and settled in Jericho in 1784. He m. Charity French, Feb. 13, 1787, and they were original settlers on lot No. 36, at the head of "Church Street" and kept tavern there, where the brick house built by Lucius Barney now stands. They had no children. He d. 1830. He was Town Clerk in 1788.
THE CHAMBERS FAMILY. By L. F. Wilbur.
John Chambers was b. in 1793, d. 1876. He m. Delana Bartlett and lived at Jericho Center. She was b. in 1788 and d. in 1858. They had four children: Jane, Guy, Hoyt (b. 1828, d. 1912) and Bertha E., who d. 1863 in infancy. John m. 2 Marietta Linsley, b. 1828, d. 1894. After the death of John in 1876, Marietta m. 2 Henry L. Smith, b. 1820, d. 1901. John Chambers by his second wife had a son, Frank, who lives in Underhill, and a daughter, Cassandra, who m. Dr. W. M. Brad- ford, and has two children, viz .: Lillian and Dana. Cassandra m. 2 Frank B. Howe of Jericho, and they now live in Montana.
THE CHAPIN FAMILY. By Mrs. Cora Smith and L. F. Wilbur.
Lewis Chapin, son of Benoni and Esther, b. Sept., 1755, m. Esther Richardson of Manchester, Vt., Jan., 1788. He learned the shoemaker's trade at Springfield, Mass., and worked at it some years in Lanesboro. In 1786, with his brother Ichabod, he
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purchased a wild tract of land in Jericho, just south of Jericho Center, which he cleared and improved and on which he lived until his death in 1828. Elected the first town clerk of the town he held that office for 18 years. He gave land to the town for a public green and cemetery, and assisted in forming the Congre- gational Church at the Center, of which he was an active, con- sistent member through life. The farmhouse now standing was built by him in 1797, and church services were held in the kitchen (which then extended the whole length of the house) before the church was built. His children were :
(1) Hitty, b. 1788, m. Rev. Moses Parmalee of Pittsford, Vt., in 1814. They had four children.
(2) Laura, b. 1791, m. Dea. Isaac Higby of Shelburne, Vt., and d. 1815, leaving a daughter, Laura Chapin, who m. Chauncey W. Brownell of Williston, and d. leaving five children.
(3) Lewis, b. 1792, d. 1833. He m. in 1816 Sophia Hutch- inson of Jericho, who was b. 1796 and d. 1877. They had eight children. The three who lived to maturity were:
(a) Milo Hoyt, b. 1823 and d. 1901. In 1859 he m. Mrs. Emily Smith Weed who was b. 1827 and d. 1908. For nearly 25 years he served as deacon in the First Cong. Church. They had two children: (1) Laura Ann, b. 1860, m. in 1880 Henry W. Dutton, who was b. in Royalton, Vt., in 1847. Their children are: (a) Altha Luella, b. 1884, m. Frank G. Hyde, who was b. 1877. They have one child, Helen Louise, b. 1911. (b) Laura Anne, b. 1885, m. Chester B. Dodge, who was b. 1885. They have two children: Altha, b. 1909 and Henry Dutton, b. 1911. (2) Cora Louise, b. 1867, m. in 1893 Ernest H. Smith. They live on his grandfather's old farm in Jericho and have one daughter, Pauline, b. 1894. He is a good farmer and business man.
(b) Laura Sophia, b. 1827, d. 1854 unm.
(c) George Freeman, b. 1829, m. in 1853 Cynthia M. Pierce of Jericho. They had four children. He m. 2 in 1874 Mrs. Harriet Osgood Brown. They had two children : Lewis Osgood, b. 1875, m. in 1903 Cliff Campbell, and Velma L., b. 1877 who m. Erford Stone and has three children.
(4) Phebe, b. 1794, m. Rev. Simeon Parmalee, then of Westford, and had seven children. He lived to be 100 years old.
HON. LUCIAN H. CHAPIN. Representative from Jericho in 1872.
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(5) Esther, b. 1796, m. David Skinner in 1823, and d. in Jericho leaving four children.
(6) Harriet, b. 1798, lived and d. in Jericho unm.
(7) Sidney, b. 1800 and d. while fitting for college in 1819.
(8) Chauncey, b. 1806, d. 1833 unm.
(9) One infant d.
Ichabod Chapin, son of Benoni and Esther, b. 1760, m. Asenath Smith of Goshen, Conn., and d. in 1843. He removed to Jericho, Vt., in 1786, and carried on a tanning business and farming. He was a member of the Congregational Church and was regarded as an upright and valuable member of society. He had a remarkable memory and during the last years of his life was able to repeat fifty hymns. His children were:
(1) Charity, b. 1785, m. Daniel Shaw of Jericho about 1803. Six children.
(2) Levi, b. 1788, m. Minerva Lee of Jericho about 1813, d. 1837. Their children were: Emma, b. about 1816; Joseph Emerson and Albert.
(3) Myron, b. 1794, m. Ruth Currier, d. 1851. Their chil- dren were: (a) Juliette, b. 1823, m. Heman Putnam of Cambridge and d. about 1901. Three children living: Emma who m. H. A. Bailey, Sidney and Myron. Emma and Sidney live in Winooski. (b) Albert Franklin, b. 1825, m. Sarah Ann Palmer in 1852. Early in life they were school teachers, and later he was a farmer and resided in Jericho for several years. Still later he pur- chased and lived on a farm in Essex, where he d. His wife also d. in Essex. They had two children, Willis F. and Carrie. Willis m. Ellen M. Andrews in 1878. She d. in 1904. Five children : Claudius R., b. 1880; Sara Buell, b. 1882; Jeanette Andrews, b. 1884 ; Albert Franklin, b. 1886; Carrie Palmer, b. 1888, who lives in Essex. Carrie, sister of Willis F., m. Edwin Humphrey, now of Burlington. (c) Herbert Smith, b. 1829, m. Malvina Whitton, d. 1876. They had one child, Lucian .H., b. 1857, d. 1906, m. Cora M. Willey, b. 1867 in Sutton, P. Q., and had three children, viz .: Helen M., b. 1893; Mildred M., b. 1896, and Kendal L., b. 1903. Lucian H. carried on a mercantile business at Riverside in Jericho several years, and later purchased a large farm on Lee river where they lived till his death. He represented the town in 1892. He was a man who lived an upright life and was re-
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spected by all who knew him; and although quiet and reserved, he was nevertheless alert in his activities and resourceful. In school matters, having served as a school director for years, his unerring judgment enabled him to give almost invaluable serv- ice to the town. He was so honorable in his dealings that he everywhere inspired confidence, so loyal to the town's best inter- ests that he was always trusted, and so consistent in his support of church, school and town interests as to win a foremost place in the hearts of his constituents. (d) Sidney, b. 1842, d. 1866. (4) Asenath, b. 1797, m. Ezra Church and they had eight children.
THE CHITTENDEN FAMILY.
By Mrs. Ethel Hawley and L. F. Wilbur.
Hon. Thomas Chittenden, the son of Ebenezer Chittenden, was b. at East Guilford, Conn., Jan. 6, 1730. His father was a farmer of that town. Thomas was educated there in the common schools. He removed from his native place to Salisbury, Litch- field Co., Connecticut, when he came of age, and was one of the first settlers and one of the leading citizens there, holding various civil and military offices. He came to the New Hampshire Grants, now Vermont, in 1773.
In this sketch of the Chittenden family, so far as it relates to Jericho, it is not our purpose to give a full write-up of the acts and services of this remarkable man during his eventful life. No complete history of Vermont has been, or can be, written without embracing the doings of his entire life. The fact that he was elected and served as Governor of the State for 18 years from 1778 to 1797 inclusive, except the year of 1790 when Moses Robinson was Governor, shows that he was favorably regarded by the people of the State. He d. in office Aug. 25, 1797. He m. Elizabeth Meigs in Oct., 1749. She was a person of robust constitution and of congenial education and habits. It is related of her that, while the Governor was living on a farm in Arling- ton, a company of gentlemen and ladies made a social call. At the time when the dinner horn was blown for the workmen, one of the party asked whether the servants came to the same table with the family. Mrs. Chittenden replied, "They do, but I have
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been telling the Governor, they did the work and we ought to give them the first table and take the second ourselves." In May, 1774, Thomas Chittenden moved to Williston, where he had pur- chased a large tract of land and built thereon a log house for him- self and family. They had four sons and six daughters, viz. : Noah, Martin, Giles, Truman, Mabel, Betsey, Hannah, Beulah, Mary and Electa. Noah, Martin and Mabel are the only members of the family that made Jericho their place of residence.
Noah, b. 1753, was a farmer and lived on the north side of Onion river opposite to the residence of his father, who lived on the south side of the river in Williston. Noah was sheriff of Addison county and the first sheriff of Chittenden county when that county was created. He also held the office of assistant judge of the county court; judge of probate; councillor from 1801 to 1811; representative of the town in the general assembly for the years of 1796, 1812, 1813 and 1814; and was a director of the Vermont State Bank. He was one of the largest land hold- ers that ever resided in town; he took a lively interest in all the affairs of the town, and was a liberal supporter of the Congre- gational Church at the Center. He d. in 1835. He was b. in 1753 and m. Sally, a daughter of John Fassett, of Cambridge, Vt., and they had two children: Thomas, b. 1791, and Hannah, b. in 1795. Hannah became the wife of Hon. Truman Galusha. (See the Galusha family).
Thomas after his father's death moved to Ohio, and had one son Thomas Jefferson.
Martin Chittenden resided in Jericho much of his life and took a prominent part in everything pertaining to the welfare of the town. He m, Anna Bentley. He was a graduate of Dartmouth College and made farming his profession, owning a large farm on Onion river near his brother Noah's. He served the town, county and State in several important positions; as Clerk of the County Court; Judge of the Chittenden County Court; Member of the Corporation of the University of Vermont ; ten years a Member of Congress from 1803 to 1813; represented the town of Jericho in the General Assembly in the years 1790, 1791, 1792, 1793, 1794, 1795, 1797, and 1802; Governor of the State for the two years 1813 and 1814 and afterward Judge of Probate for the county of Chittenden. (See sketch of Gov. Chittenden).
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Mabel, the eldest daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth Chitten- den, m. Thomas Barney, a highly respected citizen and farmer. He was b. in 1745, and she in 1750.' They resided the latter part of their life in Jericho with their son, Truman Barney, Esq. Thomas Barney d. in 1828 and his wife in 1838. He was a Cap- tain of Minute Men in Revolutionary times. (See the Barney family).
The following incident took place while Martin Chittenden was a student in Dartmouth College. Martin was spending his vacation at home, and his brothers feeling that they did rather more than their share of the work got Martin out in the morning to help do the chores, and he was set to work to teach a calf to drink. He got impatient at the operation and broke out, say- ing, "What shall we do with the paltry fool?" "I can't tell," says Truman, "unless we send him to college." "Send him to college!" said Martin, "I should want a smarter calf than that." "Just the one," rejoined Truman, "he should be sent and made to know as much as others."
THE CHOATE FAMILY. By L. F. Wilbur.
Thomas Choate was b. at Dunbarton, N. H., and m. Harriet Swan. They moved to Jericho from that town. Three children were b. to them: Martha, Mary and George.
(1) Martha, m. Thomas Robinson of Jericho, removed to Stowe where they lived until their death. They had ten chil- dren.
(2) Mary, m. Eber Hill of Jericho. They moved to John- son and later to Stowe, where they d. They had three children.
(3) George, b. in 1831, m. Relief S. (Roberts) Sterns. She was b. in 1826 and d. in 1893. They lived in Jericho all their days. They had six children :
(a) Dora L., was b. in 1853. She m. Ezra J. Brown in 1873. He was a farmer owning and living on the farm known as the "Simeon Pease" farm. He d. in 1903. They had eight children : (1) Haswell G., b. in 1875, unm. (2) Zeph, b. in 1877 m. Jennie Farrell of Bellows Falls, and have one dau., Beatrice M. Zeph was killed on the railroad at Waltham, Mass., in 1900.
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(3) Ray M., b. in 1881, m. Aura Wilder in 1903. They have two children, Malcolm F., b. in 1904, and Marguerite W., b. in 1908. (4) Fay C., b. in 1884, d. in 1888. (5) Willis J., b. in 1887, m. Anna Schillhammer in 1908. They have two children, Marie D., b. in 1909, and Wilmer M., b. in 1914. (6) Homer C., b. in 1889, is unm. (7) Doris R., b. in 1894, m. Warner Nichols of Essex in 1914. (8) Burton D., b. in 1908.
(b) Hattie, b. in 1855, m. Frank Bragg in 1883. They have eight children and live in Maine.
(c) Florinda R., b. in 1860, d. in 1899 unm.
(d) Roginia, b. about 1862, m. 1 L. B. Howe about 1893, and had one child, Ruth F. L. B. Howe, d. in 1899. She m. 2 Myron Reed, about 1904, and lived in Essex where he d.
(e) Della M., b. about 1864, m. Walter Flanders of N. H., and they have two children.
(f) Cora A., b. in 1866, m. Enoch Abbott, and live in Upton, Me. They have two children.
THE CHURCH FAMILY.
By E. B. Jordan, Mrs. Julia Booth and Mrs. F. S. Ransom.
The Church family is of English descent, and members of the same have been identified with the town for over one hun- dred years.
Isaac Church and wife (maiden name not known) were m. in 1736 and were residents of Mansfield, Conn. They were the parents of five boys and two girls. Three of their sons, Asa, Isaac, Jr., and. Jacob, emigrated with their families to Vershire, Vt.
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