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HERRICK FAMILY.
By C. H. Hayden.
Edgar E. Herrick, son of Phineas and Emily Mears Herrick, was b. May 9, 1841. His wife, Sarah M. Tyler, was the dau. of Frederick Tyler and Lucy M. Coffren Tyler and was b. Mar. 24, 1843.
Edgar E. Herrick and Sarah M. Tyler were m. Dec. 27, 1865. Two children were b. to them:
(1) Harry C., b. Feb. 29, 1868, was m. to Nellie C. Bristol of Vergennes Oct. 30, 1895. Harry C. Herrick con- ducts an extensive mercantile business, in Vergennes, Vt.
(2) Eugene D. was b. June 3, 1870. Eugene D. Her- rick and his mother, Mrs. Sarah Herrick, purchased the Orr farm in Nov., 1891, since which time they have resided in Jericho and they now live upon the Ira Morse farm, having sold the Orr property.
THE HILTON FAMILY.
By L. F. Wilbur.
Charles Hilton was b. in 1816, and d. in 1892. He m. Roxanna Ellsworth, who was b. in 1815 and d. in 1869. Their children were: Harriet, Cornelius, Cornelia, Edson C., and Birney.
Harriet was b. in 1838 and d. in 1908. She m. Henry Smith. Cornelia m. 1 George Simonds and had two children, 2 Charles Caustic.
Edson C. was b. in 1840. He m. Myra Ward. He en- listed Oct. 16, 1861, in Co. E, of the First Vt. Cavalry, and while in the service his horse was shot from under him in Banks' retreat. He fell from the horse, was fatally injured, and d. Feb. 7, 1863. A pension was granted his family.
Birney W. enlisted in. Dec., 1863 in Co. B of the Seventeenth Regiment, was wounded in the shoulder and discharged in 1864. He m. Eliza Ford, had one daughter, and d. in California.
The father of this family m. 2 Celia C. Bliss in 1871, who had one child, Martha G. Bliss, by her former husband, and she m. Harvey G. Gates of Essex. Celia C., d. in 1913.
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Charles Hilton was a farmer and an active man and in early life for a short time kept the "tavern" at Jericho Center that stood where George Cunningham now lives. He was a Mason and was Master of McDonough Lodge, F. & A. M., at one time. He was an active member and supporter of the Methodist church located at Jericho village.
THE HOSKINS FAMILY.
By L. F. Wilbur.
Nathan Hoskins, son of Abel Hoskins, was b. in 1764 and d. in 1841. He m. Sarah E., dau. of David and Elizabeth Oakes, in 1789. She was b. in 1772 and d. in 1851. They immigrated from Litchfield, Conn., to Springfield, Vt., about 1789, and to Jericho, Vt., about 1799, settling on the road leading from Lee River over the hill to Mill Brook on the farm later owned by Abel C. Hoskins, his grandson, and now owned by Waldo Smith. The following inscription is on his tombstone:
"Adieu vain World with all thy fleeting toys, And you my children, of my tenderest love, And you, companion of my joys, I have passed the awful scene of death, To join with spirits immortal,
And participate in the fruition of God to all eternity." When they came to Jericho they had three children: Sarah, Nathan, Jr., and Henry E., and later two more were b. to them: Lura and Eliza M.
(1) Sarah, b. in 1790, d. about 1865, m. in 1811 Dea. John Benham of Jericho, who was b. in 1786 and d. about 1875.
(2) Nathan Jr., b. 1793, was a soldier in the war of 1812 and a lawyer by profession. He m. Margaret Miller and they had several children. One of them was Robert, who spent his life as a missionary for the Methodist church in India.
(3) Henry E., b. in 1799, m. Elizabeth Miller and lived on the said farm all their lives. They had five children b. to them: Marcus, b. in 1833; Jennie, b. in 1837; Ann W., b. in 1840, and d. in 1865; Abel C., b. in 1845; and Lura A., b. in 1848, and d. in 1864.
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Marcus, m. Alice H. Weatherby in 1863. They had seven children, viz .: Albert H., b. in 1864, d. in 1866; Jennie A., b. in 1866, d. in 1883; Julian L., b. in 1869; Bertha E., b. in 1871, d. in 1874; Bernie A., b. in 1874, d. in 1882; Frank M., b. in 1874; S. Ethel, b. in 1887.
Julian L., m. Elsie Cunningham in 1908, and they have one child, Geneva Hoskins, b. in 1909. Frank M., m. Hattie Mc- Laughlin in 1904. They have two children: Sarah Virginia, b. in 1905, and Kenneth M., b. in 1906. S. Ethel, m. Arnold Aldrich in 1909. Frank M. is a blacksmith and an excellent citizen of Jericho Center. Has held office of selectman for three years.
Jennie, m. a Mr. Taylor of Brooklyn, N. Y. She, when a girl, attended the Converse School in Burlington and taught school in Minneapolis, Minn.
Abel C., m. Ida A. Smith in 1877 and lives in Jericho. They have had four children : Edward W., b. in 1879, Euretta H., b. in 1886, d. in 1900, Hazel S., b. in 1892, and Harry b. in 1895. Edward W., m. Susie L. Pease in 1903. She d. at Jericho in 1908 at the age of 29 years. They had one child Reginald C., b. in 1905; Edward W., m. 2 Maud Hurlburt in 1910 and lives in Colorado. Hazel S. m. Frank B. Brown in 1910.
(4) Lura, b. in 1802, m. Isaac Lewis and lived in Spring- field, Vt. They had no children, but adopted the child of her sister, Eliza Minerva.
(5) Eliza Minerva, the fifth child of Nathan and Sarah, was b. in 1807 and m. Metcalf Haven and lived in Dunham, P. Q. She was a bright scholar and before her marriage spent much time in studying and teaching in a convent in Montreal. She was a fine linguist and musician, and proficient in oil painting.
THE HOVEY FAMILY. By Mrs. H. H. Higgins.
Frederick Freeman Hovey was b. in Thetford, Vt., Jan. 16, 1826, the son of Frederick and Harriet (Ellis) Hovey. He sprang from good colonial stock. Daniel Hovey, the first of the name to come to New England from Old England, settled in Ipswich, Mass., in 1628, and was a man of note, prominent in 33
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the affairs of the town and colony. His wife was an Andrews, sister to the first schoolmaster of Ipswich, and many of her descendants have been professional men. His father's mother, Martha Freeman, of Mansfield, Conn., also came from a family of scholars .. Her father, Edmund Freeman, and her grand- father, as well as several uncles graduated from Harvard College, and her great grandfather, Rev. Joshua Moody, pastor of the church at Portsmouth, N. H., was elected president of Harvard, but declined the honor, feeling that it was his duty to stay with his church. On the Freeman side he was a descendant of Rev. John Russell of Hadley, Mass., who was famous both for his preaching and as one who furnished a hiding place for the regicides.
Dr. Hovey graduated from Thetford Academy, studied med- icine with Dr. Smith of Berlin, and graduated from the Ver- mont Medical College, then located at Woodstock, in 1853. Soon after he came to Jericho, assuming the practice of Dr. Hamilton, who was retiring from business. He m. Harriet G. Field of Berlin, March 14, 1854. Dr. and Mrs. Hovey had two daughters, Harriette Rhoda, who m. Charles F. Higgins of Springfield, Mass., and Gertrude Fredrika, the wife of Eugene B. Jordan. Dr. Hovey was a genial, kindly man with a rare sense of humor, and with a great gift of mimicry which made him an entertaining story teller. He was a sincere lover of na- ture and a fine musician, having a magnificent tenor voice. He was a member of the First Congregational church, the McDon- ough Lodge of Masons, and the State and County Medical as- sociations.
His profession was very near his heart and in ministering to the sick and suffering, he was the skilful physician and kind friend. His first thought was of others, himself he thought of last. His self sacrificing disposition may have been the means of shortening his life.
He d. in March, 1872, aged 46 years, leaving many to mourn the loss of one who nobly fulfilled one of the greatest missions to humanity, that of the Country Doctor.
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THE HOWE FAMILY.
By Mrs. Harmon G. Howe and L. F. Wilbur.
Abraham Howe, progenitor of this family, was b. in Eng- land.
(II) Daniel, son of Abraham Howe, was b. at Lynn, Mass., 1630.
(III) Daniel (2), son of Daniel (1) Howe, was b. in 1651, m. 1686, Elizabeth Kerley.
(IV) Daniel (3), youngest son of Daniel (2), b. at Wal- lingford, 1706, settled in Waterbury, Conn., and m. there, July 3, 1743, Ann, dau. of Isaac Bronson. He had previously a wife by whom he had one child, Elnathan, who never m. Children of second wife: Aaron, b. July 23, 1735, d. April 2, 1742; Ann, September 2, 1737, m. Isaac Tuttle; Huldah, August 24, 1739; Daniel, October 4, 1741, mentioned below; Elizabeth, October 16, 1743, d. May 7, 1745.
(V) Daniel (4), son of Daniel (3) Howe, was b. in Waterbury, October 4, 1741. He appears to have removed to Canaan, Conn. , He m., at Waterbury, June 23, 1763, Damaris, dau. of Dea. David Dutton. Children, born at Waterbury : Elizabeth, May 31, 1765; Aaron, mentioned below, and probably others.
(VI). Aaron, son of Daniel (4) Howe, was b. at Water- bury, February 12, 1766. According to the first federal census of Vermont, taken in 1790, Aaron Howe was living in Burling- ton, Vt. Dr. George Howe, his son, came from Burlington, Vt., to the adjacent town of Jericho about 1815 and d. in 1857; his son, Edward P. Howe, was a graduate of the Albany Medi- cal College. Dr. George was b., according to "Hemenway's Gazeteer of Vermont," in Canaan, Conn. Another son, Dr. Harmon, mentioned below.
(VII) Dr. Harmon Howe, son of Aaron Howe, was b. in Canaan, Conn., or Vermont, 1795, d. September 11, 1830. He m., November 9, 1820, Fanny, b. May 6, 1796, dau. of Timothy and Anne (Campbell) Bliss. In 1877 she was liv- ing at Ashtabula, Ohio. Children: 1. Mary, b. November 5, 1823, m. March 24, 1843, Jeremiah H. Woodman; children: i George Bliss Woodman, b. September 30, 1845, at Philadelphia ;
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ii Thaddeus Fletcher Woodman, b. September 3, 1847, resided at Youngstown, Ohio; iii, Charlotte Peaslee Woodman, b. Novem- ber, 1850, lived at Ashtabula, Ohio; iv Charles William Wood- man, b. May 24, 1860, resides at Ashtabula. 2. Lucian Bliss, mentioned below.
(VIII) Lucian Bliss, son of Dr. Harmon Howe, was b. in Jericho, Vt., July 29, 1826. He m., in 1849, Clarissa J., dau. of Hon. Truman and Hannah (Chittenden) Galusha. Truman Galusha was son of Governor Jonas Galusha, of Vermont, and was b. in Shaftsbury, Vt., in 1786; m. (first) in 1809, Lydia Loomis, of Shaftsbury, and (second) in 1819, Hannah Chitten- den, dau. of Hon. Noah Chittenden. Truman Galusha removed to Jericho, Vt., in 1824 and was one of the wealthiest and most prominent citizens. His son, Russell L. Galusha, lived at Jer- icho. Children of Lucian Bliss Howe: Dr. Harmon George, b. September 3, 1850, mentioned below; Frank, b. 1852, at Jer- icho; Lucian C., resides in St. Johnsbury.
Dr. George Howe, the son of Aaron, was b. in 1782 and d. in 1857. He m. Mary Potter. She was b. in 1794, and d. in 1873. They had five children: George P., Edward P., Rosa- mond, Ann and Henry J.
George P. was an active man and m. Ellen M., the dau. of Hon. Truman Galusha. They had two children, viz .: Mary, who m. Ferd Chase, and kept the summer resort and hotel at Loon Lake, N. Y .; and Lillie, who m. George Place. George P. Howe was b. in Jericho. He owned and ran the stage and car- ried the U. S. Mail for several years from Essex Junction to Johnson before the Burlington and Lamoille Railroad was built. He also built the hotel at Essex Junction that stood a little northwest of the depot, and kept that hotel for several years. His wife was b. in Jericho in 1824 and d. at Plattsburgh, N. Y.
Edward P., b. about 1836, d. about 1904. He m. Libbie Adams. They had no children.
Ann, m. Dr. - - Kidder.
Rosamond, was b. in 1826, d. 1903, m. Dr. Dennison Bliss, who was b. in 1826 and d. in 1888. They lived and d. at Jericho. They had one son, Willy.
Henry J., b. in 1828, d. in 1860. He m. June E. Blodgett, who was b. in 1831 and d. in 1856. He had two sons: (1) Fred
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W., who m. Clara K. Collins in 1877. Both are dead. They had one son, George. (2) Frank K., b. in 1852, m. in 1903, Phoebe G. Smith, b. in 1871, and is a machinist and farmer and lives on the old Dea. Truman Galusha place on the hill in Jer- icho village.
Lucian Bliss Howe, the grandson of Aaron Howe above mentioned, was b. in 1826, and d. in 1899. He m. Clarissa J., the dau. of Hon. Truman Galusha, who was b. in 1826 and d. in 1890. He was a man of large business capacity and for many years was a successful merchant and farmer in Jericho, and later in life he and Ferdinand Beach owned and ran the large Chittenden custom grist and flouring mill at Jericho Corners. He represented Jericho in the General Assembly of Vermont in 1868 and 1869. Their children were: Dr. Harmon G. Howe, Frank B. Howe and Lucian G. Howe.
Harmon G., b. in 1850, became an eminent physician and practiced his profession at Hartford, Conn., till his death in 1913. His death was caused by a collision of trains on the N. Y., N. H., & H. railroad. Dr. Harmon G. Howe attended the public schools and the Essex Classical Institute of Essex, Vt. He began the study of medicine in 1870 and graduated in 1873 from the University of Vermont, and in 1875 from the College of Physi- cians and Surgeons of the city of New York. He also acquired valuable hospital training, and subsequently was assistant at the Retreat for the Insane at Hartford, Conn. In May, 1876, he opened an office in Hartford, engaged in general practice and met with marked success. He was visiting surgeon of the Hartford hospital and a member of the executive committee ; surgeon of the First Regiment of the National Guards of Conn .; a member of the Connecticut State Medical Association and the Hartford Medical Society. He was prominent in social life. All organiza- tions and clubs that existed in the community intended for the welfare of the city and state received his support. He m. Harriet M., dau. of Dea. Luther M. Stevens of Jericho, Vt., in April, 1876, and they had three children: Fanny B., b. 1877, d. 1912; Horace Stevens, b. Sept. 19, 1878, and Lucia L., who d. in infancy.
Frank B., was b. in 1852 and in 1875 m. M. Ella Mellendy, who was b. in 1855 and d. in 1879. They had one child, Mattie
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Clara. He then m. 2 Lizzie Z. (Reed) Simonds in 1882. She was b. in 1855 and d. in 1900. They had three children, viz .: Harmon P., Frank L., and Bernard R., all b. in Jericho. Then he m. 3 Cassa (Chambers) Bradford. With his father he ran the grist mill at Jericho for several years, and after his father's death owned and ran it, as well as a large farm, until 1906 when he met reverses in business. He represented the town in the General Assembly of Vermont for 1896 and 1897. He now re- sides in the State of Montana.
The said Lucian Bliss Howe m. 2 Rogenie Choate. They had one child, Ruth.
THE LUTHER M. HOWE FAMILY.
By L. F. Wilbur.
Dea. Aaron Howe came from England in the 18th cen- tury. He and his wife settled for a short time in New Hamp- shire and then removed to Rochester, Vt. It is not known when she d. He moved to Westford, Vt., in 1815. He was a farmer and d. in Westford. He had three children, two girls and a boy. The boy's name was Hezekiah, who m. Nancy Mar- tin of Rochester in 1814. The Martins were a prominent family of that town. They had five children, viz .: Harriet, Martin, Esther, Nancy, and D. Brainerd.
(1) Harriet was b. in 1813 and m. Eber Hatch of Jer- icho, but had no children.
(2) Martin, b. in 1815 at Rochester and d. in 1897, m. Mary A. Osgood of Westford. She d. in 1889. They had five children that came to adult age, viz. : Luther M., Nancy A., Anna M., Emma G., and Carlos.
(a) Luther M., b. in 1841, d. in 1914, m. Clara E. Lee in 1864. She was b. in 1839. Their children were: Carrie L., b. in 1865, d. in 1885; Elmer, b. in 1867, m. Lucy Smith of Randolph, and they have one child, Esther, and live in Reedley, Cal .; Orpha L., b. in 1875, is a nurse and lives in Burlington, Vt .; R. Lee, b. in 1878, m. Nina L. Hulburt in 1896, and they have three children, Henry L., Lucius L. and Lee Howe.
(b) Nancy A., b. in 1843, m. George Story, and lives in Iowa. They have five children.
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(c) Anna M., b. 1845, m. John Atchinson in 1864, and they have five children living. They live in Underhill.
(d) Emma G., b. in 1852, m. Arthur Saxby in 1870. They live in Michigan and have three children.
Said Martin Howe and his son, Luther M., lived nearly all their lives in Jericho where their children were b., and both were farmers. Luther M. owned a farm on Lee River in Jericho, and his father owned and lived on a farm on the cross road leading from Lee River to Nashville on Mill Brook. Luther M. was for five years a deacon of the Congregational Church at Jericho Center. He d. in Underhill, July, 1914.
DR. HULBURD FAMILY.
(See Sketches of Physicians at Present in Town).
THE HUMPHREY FAMILY.
By Mrs. L. R. Hazen.
The most recent genealogist of the Humphrey family states that it has been proved beyond all reasonable doubt that Jonas Humphrey, the earliest American ancestor of Edy Humphrey, came from Wendover, England, about 1634, and settled in Dor- chester, Mass. Edy Humphrey's father, James Humphrey, was b. in Barrington, R. I., and was a son of Samuel and Elizabeth (Andros) Humphrey. He served all through the war of the Revolution, and was with Washington at Valley Forge. At the close of the war he returned to R. I. and m. Amy Harding of Providence. Edy Humphrey was the eighth of their eleven children and was b. in Surry, N. H., May 19th, 1790. He m. Feb. 20th, 1818, Phebe Lee of Jericho, oldest child of Solo- mon and Lovisa (Lane) Lee, and granddaughter of Azariah Lee, who with his brother John came to Vermont from Say- brook, Conn. Edy Humphrey and Phebe Lee had four sons : James Lee, George W., Edwin W., and Albert Orlando, all of whom with their wives have passed away, the latest death having been that of Albert Orlando, Dec. 27th, 1913. Of these sons James Lee when a young man went on a whaling voyage around the world, sailing from New Bedford, Mass., which afterward
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became his home. He brought home many curiosities from foreign parts, some of which are treasured still. Another was one of the promoters of the first electric roads in the northern part of Vermont, and two served in the Legislatures of Vermont and Massachusetts. The direct descendants of Edy and Phebe (Lee) Humphrey to the fifth generation, number not far from fifty, of whom at this present time not one remains in Jericho. Five reside in Burlington, Vt., five in Hartland, Vt., others in R. I., more still in Mass. and Conn., while some have gone farther afield, one living in Colorado and two in Nebraska. These have been law abiding, quiet, home loving citizens, following mainly the professions of farmer, merchant and teacher, while one has been on the editorial staff of the Burlington Free Press and the Denver Times and another is an author.
Other former residents of Jericho, who bore the name of Humphrey, were descendants of William, older brother of Edy Humphrey. (See Solomon Lee branch of Lee family).
THE HUNT FAMILY.
By S. H. Barnum.
Erastus D. Hunt lived from 1893 to 1906 near Lee River where Stephen Riggs now lives. He was m. three times. The name of the first wife cannot be given. The second was Sarah Wheeler and the third Eliza Varney. Erastus d. in 1906 and Eliza survived him a year. To Erastus and Sarah were b. 2 sons : Orville and Willis.
Orville A. was b. in Johnson and came to Jericho from Westford in 1901 with his family. Since that time, with the exception of a year, they have lived in town. In 1892 he m. Lillie McClellan, who was b. in Westford in 1876, the dau. of Henry J. and Lamira J. McClellan. Their children are (1) Alice, b. 1893, m. Alfred Sweeny of Essex in 1914; (2) Rolla, b. 1895, is in New Britain, Ct., a carpenter; (3) Harold, b. 1897; (4) Gladys, b. 1900; (5) Albert, b. 1904; (6) Mabel, b. 1906; (7) Ilene, b. 1908; (8) Laura, b. 1912. The four oldest were b. in Westford, the others in this town.
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THE HUTCHINS FAMILY.
By W. B. Fish and Fanny Bullock.
Dr. Eleazer Hutchins of New York, was the first of his profession to locate in Jericho. The date has been mislaid, but it was in the 18th century, as he had four children b. be- fore the 19th. They had the first cook stove in town and it was a great attraction to their neighbors.
After he graduated, he m. Miss Betsey Hollenbeck of Litch- field, Conn. She was from the original Hollenbeck family that settled in New York from Holland, (this family scattered into Conn. and Vt.). After their marriage, they started out in pursuit of a place to locate and practice. They both rode on the same horse, which was the most common way to travel in the early days. After several weeks they arrived in Vt. and stopped with Governor Thomas Chittenden, who was a cousin of Mrs. Hutchins. He advised them to locate in Jericho as it would be a central town later on. After looking Richmond and Williston over, they decided on Jericho and located on the road between Lee and Brown's rivers, buying a small farm. The Doctor soon became known over a wide range, as he was of a very imposing appearance. His practice extended to Montpelier, Burlington, Williston and intermediate settlements, where orders were left for him to call. His practice was done on horseback for many years. It was through his advice that Dr. George Howe located at Jericho Corners.
Although he was an Englishman by birth, he was a true American by adoption, as was shown in the war of 1812, when he left his practice, taking his son Eleazer, Jr., who had graduated as M. D., and went to Plattsburg as surgeons without compensa- tion. They were in the battle of Plattsburg, N. Y., and con- tinued as long as they were of help to their country's cause. Later the son went on a man-of-war as surgeon, and was never heard from after leaving N. Y.
The elder doctor had ten children, five boys and five girls. The most of them went west and settled, four remaining in the east. Thomas Chittenden Hutchins, the youngest son, settled in Montreal. He m. a Miss Barney from Jericho. They had two children. Albert, the only son, went into our late war with
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the Vt. Cavalry, was wounded and returned home and d. from the effects of the wound. Later, Jane, a daughter, m. a Mr. Warren of Montreal. She left two daughters, Minnie, the oldest, m. Wm. Simester. She has one son, Warren. The other dau., Alice, m. a Mr. Cole. They reside in Cambridge, Mass., and have a son and dau.
The Doctor had three daughters who also remained in the east : Ollie, Fannie L., and Betsey L. Ollie m. twice: first to Julius Ransom, and by this union she had two sons, the oldest, Julius Hutchins, m. Miss Cornelia Barney of Underhill, Vt. They left one son, Charles, who m. Percy Williams of Essex. They have one son, Guy, that is m. and they all live in Essex. The other son, Steven, m. twice and left quite a family, and d. in Cambridge, Vt. Ollie, for the second hus- band, m. Freeman Sinclair of Essex, and left three children. Frederick Hutchins, the only son, m. Miss Louise Locklin of Jericho. They d. in Cambridge, Vt., leaving one son, Allen, who was for several years Dept. Sheriff and resided in Cam- bridge. The oldest dau. Lucinda, m. A. J. Lavigne of Essex ; they left no children. The other dau., Polly Ann, m. Dwight Williams of Essex; she left two children: (1) Castle, who m. Miss Page of Westford, Vt .; they have several children; (2) Percy, m. Charles Ransom, a son of Julius H. Ransom; they have one son, Guy, who is m., and they all reside in Essex. Fannie L. m. Hon. David Fish, Jr., of Jericho. They left two sons, Hiram Booth and Wallace Brown. Hiram spent the most of his life in Jericho. He m. Miss Ella Dow, of Jericho, and they left one dau., Grace L., who married C. C. Battey of Spring- field, Mass. They have two sons and one dau., Hiram Fish, Hoyt Howard, and Mary Van. They all reside in East Brook- field, Mass. Hiram Booth spent the most of his life in Jericho ; he enlisted in our Civil War as Lieut. of Company A, 7th Vt. Vol., a regiment that suffered more from southern fever than any other body of men that ever left New England. After being in camp out-of-doors in Vt. from January first to the the middle of the following March, they were transported to Ship Island, the southern part of the United States, where they were exposed to the hot sun without tents or shade for the first month. The mortality was great. They saw their first battle at Baton Rouge,
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with seventy per cent. of their strength dead or ill with fever. After this battle many were discharged and shipped north, and he was one of them and survived the trip, which many did not, but never recovered his health. He d. in Springfield, Mass.
Wallace Brown spent much of his life in Jericho, Vermont. He was Dept. Sheriff under the late John C. Griffin and was Keeper of the County Jail at. Burlington in the last illness of Sheriff Griffin. He traveled by team through many states from Maine to Kentucky. In 1878, he moved to Springfield, Mass., taking a position as superintendent of O. W. Bullock's Mfg. Plant, and at the death of Mr. Bullock, he was chosen president of the Bullock Mfg. Association, and in connection with his sister, Mrs. Fannie M. Bullock, has conducted a successful busi- ness ever since. He m. Miss Clara H. Chilson of Springfield, Mass .; they have no children.
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