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conclusion I wish to quote briefly from a letter written by Geo. B. Lane:
"The principal Lane who should be especially described in a history of Jericho is Jedediah Lane, 1st., who was the first Lane settler in Chittenden County and, therefore, the father of the Lane line of Chittenden County.
It has been very interesting to watch the record of the de- scendants of the various children of Jedediah Lane. The first one, Phebe, m. a Scotchman, Peter McArthur. He came from eastern New York with many others who settled Chittenden County, but at some time after marriage moved to Lachute, P. Q., where his large family of twelve children were brought up, but most of the descendants of those twelve, however, moved later to the United States, and the descendants of this couple are very large in number and very remarkable for their success in life, the greater number entering commercial pursuits, and in my record I have found all over the world many descendants who have been successful both financially and in a perhaps broader way.
The second child of Jedediah Lane, Roger, m. into the strong New England family of Bostwicks and there is a surprising num- ber of their descendants, one may say a majority, who have fol- lowed literary and professional careers with better than average success.
The third child, Jedediah, II., the only college graduate in the family, evidently followed his older sister to Lachute and he remained there during most of life where his descendants con- tinued their residence.
The fourth and ninth children, John and Levi, went with the great Western Reserve movement to Gustavus, Ohio, and their descendants are numerous and still located in the section surrounding that town, nearly all given to agricultural pursuits.
So far as I can learn, there are no remaining descendants of the fifth child, Charity.
The descendants of Lovisa, Lydia and Cyrus, viz .:- the sixth, seventh and eighth children, are principally given to agri- cultural and commercial pursuits, and have largely remained in New England with, of course, the occasional exception who drifted West.
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The descendants of Stevens Lane, the tenth child, have been principally given to commercial and professional pursuits.
Of Stevens Lane and Emma Lee, there were eight children, seven who lived to maturity. Of the first one, Valencia, the de- scendants are principally resident in Missouri. Farmers.
Of the second child, Minerva, the descendants are practically all resident in and around Chicago, some of them having been very successful in business careers.
Of the third child, Melissa, whose early life was spent in the South, the descendants are now nearly all resident in and around Denver, Col., largely in commercial pursuits.
The fourth child was Lucius Lee Lane, my own father, and I am his only descendant.
Of the fifth child, Edgar H. Lane, the descendants have all followed commercial or professional careers and are principally resident in or near Chittenden County, Vt.
The descendants of the sixth child, Olive Lyman Lane, who m. her cousin, Albert Glines, are resident in the West, principally in Iowa, Illinois and Minnesota and given mostly to commercial business.
This also applies to the descendants of the seventh child, Juliana, who m. Henry C. Leavenworth, her descendants with a very few exceptions being successfully connected with business propositions in western states.
Through all of these children ran a strong strain of love for music and literature and, as the generations have gone on, it has in some cases shown up to more than average value. These two features are also especially prominent in the descendants of Stevens' older brother, Roger, and especially the one of music. I have known almost no descendants of Roger Lane who were not musically inclined and musically capable."
THE LEARY FAMILY.
By S. H. Barnum.
Moses Leary, son of Patrick and Catherine (Roe) Leary, was b. in the county of Wexford, Ireland, March 8, 1830, and came to America in May, 1853. April 8, 1858, at Richmond, Vt.,
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he m. Catherine Cassidy, dau. of John and Catherine (Monahan) Cassidy ; who was b. in the County of Monahan, Ireland, Oct. 12, 1836, and came to America in Oct. 1852. They were parents of 11 children :
1. Margaret E., b. in Bolton in 1859 and now living in Burlington.
2. Catherine J., b. in Bolton in 1861; taught in the public schools from 1879 to 1884; m. L. B. Bolger April 18, 1885; d. in 1911. (See Bolger Family).
3. John A., b. in Bolton in 1863; m. Catherine McElroy in 1889 ; they had 7 children : Leo, b. in 1890, d. in 1892; Alice, b. in 1892, graduated from St. Mary's Academy in Burlington in 1910 and now has charge of a meat and grocery business in Bur- lington; Agnes, b. in 1894, graduated from Burlington High School in 1914 and from the Vermont Business College in 1915; Harold, b. in 1896, now at Albany Business College; Lionel, b. in 1899, now in Burlington High School; Katherine, b. in 1902 and Eulalia, b. in 1906. John A. was a farmer in this town and moved to Burlington in 1909, where he conducted a meat and grocery business until his death in 1911.
4. Bridget A., b. in 1865 in Jericho, the birthplace of the remainder of the children; was graduated nurse from the Mary Fletcher Hospital in 1902; now lives in Burlington.
5. Patrick F., b. in 1867; graduated from the medical de- partment of the University of Vermont in 1890; located in Turners Falls in 1891; m. Emma Batton in 1894; has two chil- dren : Marion, b. in 1900 and Rosamond, b. in 1907. (See Physi- cians).
6. Moses E., b. in 1869; taught in the public schools; now a registered pharmacist and proprietor of the Richmond Drug Store; m. Agnes Nulty of Milton in 1894; have two children : Fredricka, b. in 1907 and Genevieve, b. in 1903.
7. James J., b. in 1871 ; graduated from Johnson Normal in 1897 and from Boston Law School in 1900; was admitted to the Massachusetts Bar the same year and located in Turners Falls, Mass. In 1905 was appointed by the Governor Judge of the District Court for the District of Franklin, which office he now holds. In 1906 he m. Margaret Moran of Amesbury, Mass. (See Lawyers). 36
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8. Matthew G., b. in 1873. In 1905 he m. Maud E. Glea- son of Richmond; has two children, Esther, b. in 1911 and Mat- thew G., b. in 1914. (See Lawyers).
9. Thomas F., b. in 1875; represented the town of Jericho in the Legislature of 1910; moved to Burlington in 1911 where he now conducts a general insurance business.
10. Mary H., b. in 1877 ; graduated from Johnson Normal in 1902 ; taught in our public schools ; in 1912 m. Walter Maurice and now lives in White Plains, N. Y. (See Teachers).
11. Anna M., b. in 1897 ; graduated from Burlington Busi- ness College in 1901 ; m. Dr. J. T. McGinnity in 1908 and resides in Springfield, Mass.
Moses, the father of the family, worked in Richmond before his marriage; bought a farm in Bolton and after a few years moved to Jericho where he lived nearly 50 years on the farm known by his name. He was a very hard working and highly respected man and a devoted member of the Catholic Church. He and his wife celebrated their golden wedding in 1908; he d. in 1910. His widow now lives in Burlington with her son Thomas.
LEE FAMILY.
By M. Alice Hayden.
Acknowledgment is made by the author for valuable in- formation of the Lee family secured from the genealogical. rec- ords arranged by George B. Lane.
John Lee and his brother Azariah Lee, came to Jericho, Vt., from Saybrook, Conn. Azariah's son Solomon Lee was the hus- band of Lovisa Lane. John Lee was b. April 19, 1733, d. in 1789, aged 56 years. First person buried in the old cemetery at Jericho Center, Vt. He m. Lucy Graves who d. aged 91.
Children :
(I) Reuben, b. Nov. 26, 1762, d. at Jericho, Vt., March 7, 1841, m. April 13, 1788, Phebe Messenger who was b. Nov. 21, 1765, and d. at Jericho, Vt., May 11, 1837, dau. of Roderick Mes- senger who came to Jericho, Vt. from Claverack, N. Y. in 1774.
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Children :
(1) Minerva, b. Feb. 21, 1789, m. Jan. 25, 1814, Levi Chapin, who was descendant probably from Ichabod Chapin.
Children :
(a) Emerson, d. in early manhood. .
(b) Alfred, d. in early manhood.
(c) Emma, m. Joseph Goodhue, d. in Wisconsin.
(2) Emma, b. Dec. 5, 1790, m. Dec. 4, 1811, Stevens Lane. She d. at Winooski, Vt., July 5, 1873, being buried at Jericho Center, Vt.
(3) Elon, b. Feb. 3, 1793, d. Aug. 15, 1794.
(4) Olive, b. March 8, 1795, m. Dec. 11, 1815, Daniel Lyman. She d. Feb. 23, 1818.
. Children :
(a) George Lee Lyman, to whom was b .: Ella, who m. William Henry Lee, son of Reuben Lee and grandson of John 2nd.
(5) Juliana, b. April 19, 1797, m. Feb. 13, 1825, Rapha Woodworth. She d., May 3, 1840. He d., Sept. 24, 1877. Juliana Lee was the 2nd wife of Rapha Woodworth, he having m. 1st, Ophelia Lane. He m. 3rd, Abigail G. Spaulding.
Children all b. in Underhill, Vt .:
(a) Byron, b. May 6, 1826. He went to Cal. about 1849 and lived there several years, then returned to Vermont and m. Gratia Huntley of Essex, Vt. He returned to Cal. in two or three weeks, leaving his wife in Vt. and after many years a divorce was granted them after which he m. in Cal. where he d. Dec. 21, 1870, leaving five or six children at or near Los Angeles or Santa Barbara.
(b) Mary, b. Sept. 7, 1833, d. at Underhill, Vt., Oct. 18, 1863, m. at Underhill Center, Vt., May 9, 1855, Dr. Arthur Franklin Burdick who was b. in Underhill, Vt., Oct. 26, 1828, a son of Timothy Burdick b. in R. I. in 1790, d. in Underhill, Vt., Jan. 24, 1875, and Sylvia Lewis b. in Cambridge, Vt., Oct. 22, 1802, d. in Westford, Vt., March 31, 1835. (A dau. of David Lewis).
Her child was :
(a) Mary Medora, b. at Underhill Center, Vt., Aug. 31, 1860, m. at Underhill, Vt., Sept. 27, 1882, Ernest Gustav Schweig,
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a lawyer of German descent who d. in New York City, Dec. 5, 1898. She is living with her father at Underhill, Vt. Mary Medora had one dau., Madeline Burdick, b. in New York City, March 16, 1887.
(6) Nancy, b. July 3, 1799, m. Dec. 9, 1820, Martin Bart- lett. No children.
(7) Samuel, b. Feb. 2, 1802, d. Aug. 9, 1803.
(8) Samuel Augustus, b. Sept. 3, 1806, went to Rockford, Ill., and m. Later started for Oregon, overland. Died and was buried on the way.
(9) Elon Alonzo, b. Jan. 13, 1809, went to Boston and m. a Miss Young. Was a piano manufacturer. Later in life lived the life of a recluse in N. J.
Children :
(a) Amanda.
(II) Betty, b. Dec. 9, 1765, m. Judge Joel Bronson of Rich- mond, Vt. A dau. m. Mr. Parkhurst of Port Jackson, N. Y. She had five daus. and two sons, and of these now living at Red Wing, Minn., are Miss Elizabeth Parkhurst, unm., and Mary who m. George Dickinson.
(III) Juliana, b. April 20, 1767, m. Dr. Wallace.
(IV) John 2nd, b. March 7, 1769, m. Sally Cochran. Children :
(1) Laura, m. Henry Field, a farmer at Jericho Center, Vt.
Children :
(a) David M ...... , m. Mira Johnson and they have lived . in Milton, Vt., during most of their m. life.
(b) John, m .- probably in Wis.
(c) Rachel, d. at an early age.
(d) Louisa, who went West and m .- her mother went with her.
(2) Reuben, m. 1st, Lucinda Brown, m. 2nd, Orpha Mer- ritt from Burlington, Vt.
His children by 1st m., were:
(a) A. Sanford, m. Albertine French at Jericho.
(b) Clara Elvira, m. Luther Howe at Jericho. (See Luther Howe family).
IT WAS A NOTABLE EVENT, WHEN ANDALUCIA LEE CONDE, IN DECEMBER. 1836, SET OUT WITH HER HUSBAND, JUST MARRIED, FOR HAWAII AS MISSIONARIES. The cut represents their home there, executed by Mrs. Conde, in a letter written home some years afterwards from which the picture is reproduced.
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(c) William Henry, m. Ella M. Lyman (Jericho), and d. 1907.
(d) Lucinda, m. Martin H. Packard at Jericho.
His children by 2nd m. were:
(e) Merritt N., b. 1845, m. 1 Edna Tuttle of Essex in 1867, and 2 Harriet Wiswell in 1903.
(3) John 3rd, b. 1802, m. 1 Lucretia Frink and 2 Esther Howe. He d. 1894.
His children were:
(a) Harriet, m. Davidson and lived in Jericho.
(b) William Fletcher, went West and m.
(c) Amelia, d. at Jericho, aged about 16 years.
(4) Emeline, who m. a Croft.
(5) Lamira, who m. Oliver Wilder.
(6) Betsey, who m. William Sherman.
(V) Linus, b. May 26, 1771, m. by Rev. Eben Kingsbury, Dec. 19, 1799, Phebe Ferris who was b. in Westchester Co., N. Y., April 1, 1781, a dau. of Benjamin Ferris and Hannah Bene- dict.
Children all b. in Jericho, Vt .;
(1) Lucy, b. Jan. 3, 1801, d. in 1806.
(2) Pamelia, b. Jan. 19, 1803, unm., d. Oct. 18, 1888, in Essex, Vt.
(3) Samuel, b. July 20, 1805, m. in Williston, Vt., Aug. 17, 1835, Susan Hyde. He was a graduate of the University of Vt. Class of 1831, also of Divinity Seminary at Auburn, N. Y. They moved to Ohio. He d. in 1866.
Children all b. in Ohio :
(a) Henry Hyde, merchant, Indianapolis, Ind., 1902.
(b) Lucy.
(c) Samuel.
(d) Charles.
(e) George, physician at Washington, D. C., 1902.
(4) Andalucia, b. June 17, 1810, m. at Cattaraugus, N. Y., Sept. 13, 1836, Daniel T. Conde. They sailed the following Dec. for Honolulu via Cape Horn (4 months and 16 days passage) as Missionaries of the Gospel. She never returned and d. in 1856. He d. at Beloit, Wis.
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Children all b. in the Sandwich Islands :
(a) Samuel.
(b) Susan.
(c) Pauline.
(d) Mary.
(e) Charles.
(f) Henry.
(g) Lucy.
(5) Daniel Benedict, b. Sept. 20, 1813, m. at St. Andrews, P. Q., Mary D. Wales, m. 2nd, Marion Gillard of Devonshire, England.
Children by 1st. m. all b. in St. Andrews, P. Q .:
(a) Phebe Ann.
(b) Elizabeth.
(c) Linus.
(d) Judson.
(e) Herbert.
(f) Lillian.
Children by second m .:
(g) Judson.
(h) Maud.
(6) Mary Arretta, b. Oct. 8, 1816, m. at Jericho, Vt., Sept. 21, 1841, Asa Liscum Lane. (See Cyrus Lane Record).
(7) Olive, b. Jan. 7, 1820, d. June 16, 1903 ; m. at Jericho, Vt., Aug. 7, 1842, Judson R. Osgood. They moved first, to Dayton, O., then to Indianapolis, Ind., where their children were b. She d. Aug., 1896. Children :
(a) Charles.
(b) Edward.
(c) William.
(d) Henry S.
(8) Julia Ann Moore, b. April 21, 1822, m. at Jericho, Vt., Dec. 16, 1841, William Powell of Cambridge, Vt., son of Erastus Powell and Sally Walbridge, d. April 15, 1900.
Children :
(a) Phebe Ann, b. June 20, 1843, at Cambridge, Vt.
(b) Mary Ann, b. Jan. 2, 1848, at Jericho, Vt.
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(VI) Daniel, b. Jan. 16, 1774, m. Sally Frink. No chil- dren. He d. 1864 and she about 1860.
(VII) Lucy, b. Jan. 10, 1777, m. Heman Lowry and moved to Burlington.
(VIII) Augustus, b. Sept. 21, 1780, m. Mary Buell Har- wood of Conn. No children. His mother built the original part of the house on Lee River now owned by W. C. and F. C. Bliss. He d. 1861.
The Congregational Church was formed in the Town of Jericho in 1791 and Azariah Rood was the only deacon until his death in 1795 when Thomas D. Rood and Reuben Lee were chosen Deacons. They served until about 1835(?).
All of the sons of John Lee, Sr., and two sons of John Lee, Jr., settled on Lee River in Jericho, Vt., on lands adjoining and in the following order commencing next below Cyrus Lane's farm: Linus, Daniel, John, Jr., Reuben 2nd, (son of John, Jr.), Augustus, Reuben, John 3rd, (son of John, Jr.)
Azariah Lee, one of the early settlers of Jericho, Vt.
Children :
(I) Stephen, moved to western New York to a section then known as the "Genesee Country." He had several children one of whom m. a man by the name of Dolbeer and had several children of her own.
(II) Elon, was a soldier in the Revolutionary War and a Pensioner. He m. in Jericho, Vt., Peggy Bentley, who was a sister of the wife of Gov. Chittenden of Williston, Vt., and also a sister of the grandfather of Mrs. William Trumbull Lee. He lived and d. at Jericho Corners, Vt. His widow lived with Lucius Barney near the Arthur Castle home. (Lucius Barney's mother was also a sister of Peggy Bentley).
(II) Adra, m. a Mr. Porter. She d. in Jericho about 1843. Children :
(1) Rachel m. a Mr. Lilly. Several children. She d. in Jericho about 1845.
(2) John, m. his cousin Rachel Messenger.
.. Children :
(a) Giles and five or six dau. All moved to Wisconsin.
(IV) Azariah, d. in New York, m. Miriam. . They lived at Winooski, Vt.
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Children :
Two daus. and two or three boys. One of the boys was Azariah, m. and lived for several years near the High Bridge at Winooski Park. One dau. m. and lived at Milton, Vt. Jane, the youngest child, went to N. Y. City and m. there a Mr. Bacon, having several children.
(V) Solomon, (see Wilbur's addition).
(VI) Mabel, m. Roderic Messenger who was a brother of Phebe Messenger, wife of Reuben Lee. (See John Lee record). Children :
(1) Rachel m. her cousin John Porter.
(2) Louisa m. Reuben Rockwell, a merchant at Jericho Center and afterwards a farmer, then went to N. Y. City and entered the coal business.
Children :
(a) George.
(b) Elon.
(c) Daughter.
(d) Possibly another dau.
(3) Harry, went to St. Lawrence Co., N. Y. and bought a farm, taking with him his father who was very eccentric and had separated from his wife.
(4) John, went to New York City with Mrs. Rockwell, his sister, and perhaps became a physician. He was a very bright man.
(5) Cynthia, unm., invalid, lived with her sisters as did her mother until the winter of 1845 when they went to live with Harry in St. Lawrence Co., N. Y.
(VII) Eben, d. about. 1870, m. at Jericho, Vt., Peggy Blodgett who d. June 5, 1852 and he m. 2nd, Mrs. Dorcas Wales, the mother of Hon. Torrey E. Wales of Burlington, Vt.
Children :
(1) Alonzo, m. in Hull, P. Q. Several children among whom were two daus. and a son who went to Jericho and lived with their grandfather, viz .:
(a) Charles, living at one time in Saginaw, Mich.
(b) Harriett.
(c) .. All of these three moved to Mich.
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(2) William, m. in Canada, moved to Jericho where he lived several years, returned to Canada and afterwards moved to western Mich. Several children.
(3) Son, lived in St. Lawrence Co., N. Y., or in Canada and perhaps both he and Alonzo later moved to Mich.
(4) Louisa, d. at Jericho, Vt., Aug. 21, 1880, m. James Graham of St. Lawrence Co., N. Y. After a few years moved to Jericho, Vt., and lived on her father's farm which they after- ward bought. He d. about 1870.
Children :
(a) Eben.
(b) Alwyn.
(5) Eben, d. at Jericho, m. Harriet Wells who d. quite young. He m. 2nd, a Miss Terrill of Underhill, Vt.
Children by first m .:
(a) Wells A., m. and his children were:
(aa) Son and a dau. Susan who m. Harry Bigwood, Winooski, Vt.
(bb) Jeanette, m. Augustus Wood of Jericho, Vt. Children by second m. :
(cc) Child d. young at four or five years of age.
There was an Elon Lee, b. 1763 and d. in 1844. And his wife, Margaret, d. 1848 at the age of 84 years and both buried at the cemetery at Jericho Village.
ADDITION TO THE LEE FAMILIES.
By L. F. Wilbur.
Solomon Lee, m. Louisa Lane, and they were pioneers in Jericho.
They had ten children, viz. :
(1) Phebe, who m. Edy Humphrey and had four boys : James, Edwin W., George and Albert O. James and George re- moved to Mass. (See Humphrey family).
(a) Edwin W., m. Helen Martin, b. 1828 and d. 1912, and they had two children. He was b. 1827 and lived for many years on a farm south of Jericho Center, known as the John T. Clapp farm, where he was killed by lightning while working in a field
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the 20th day of May, 1880. He was a bright and active man and held many of the town offices.
(b) Albert O., m. Clara Church, and they lived many years in Underhill and then moved to Burlington where he d. in 1913. They had two children : Henry C. and Hattie.
(2) Azariah, m. Annis Chamberlin. They had five chil- dren, viz .: Sylvester, who located in Mass., Jasper, Lydia E., Sylvanus and Matilda.
Lydia E., m. Gordon Smith, June 13, 1849, and they had three children : John A., Ernest H. and Emma E. (See the Smith family). .
Matilda, m. Roland Smith and moved to St. Albans. Jasper d. in the West.
Sylvanus, m. Ann A. Martin of Jericho in 1858 and d. on the old farm in 1911. Their children were Charles E. and Ida. Charles E., m. Edith French of Eaton, P. Q., in 1888 and they now live in Burlington. He is a farmer and mechanic.
Ida, m. Tuffield Bostwick, then of Richmond, Vt., in 1889. They had three children: Blanche, Lee and Raymond. They lived at Jericho Center for many years and in 1911 went to Bur- lington. Mr. Bostwick was a mechanic and a manufacturer of novelties. He d. in 1914. (See Eleazer Martin family).
(3) Clarissa, m. Harry Humphrey and they had two boys, Edgar and
(4) Eunice, m. Gordon Blakely and they had five children : Harmon, Newell, Louisa, Hervey and Ellen.
(5) Eveline, d. at the age of eleven.
(6) Albert, m. Mary Barber and had two children: Phebe Ann and Trumbull. Trumbull, m. Eliza Bentley and was greatly esteemed, and a member of the Congregational Church at the Center. He carried on a mercantile business for a few years at the Center and held the office of town clerk for four years. He removed to Michigan where he d. in 1915. Albert Lee was a farmer, held the office of Deacon of the First Congregational Church of Jericho for many years and represented the town in the General Assembly for the years 1843 and 1844. He d. in 1863. (See Samuel Bentley family).
(7) Solomon, m. and removed from town. They had four children.
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(8) Elvira, m. Zebedee Atchinson and they had four chil- dren : Loraine, Eveline, Albert and William; they lived in Under- hill.
(9) Louisa, m. Silas Benham and they had two children: Mary and Adelbert. The family all moved to the West.
(10) Lucinda, m. Isaac Blodgett. They had four chil- dren : Frank, Orlando, Delbert and Carrie. They lived a while at Winooski after leaving Jericho and the family finally moved West. (See the Blodgett family).
THE LINCOLN FAMILY.
By Mrs. Fred S. Tomlinson and Lula Lincoln.
Holland Lincoln was b. February 13, 1791, in Milton, Vt., and m. Lydia Powell, of Cambridge, March 27, 1824. She was b. Jan. 28, 1800, and d. July, 1878. He d. April 30, 1862. They located on Lee River in Jericho on a farm west of and adjoining the M. Willard place and lived in a log house where their children were b. Their children were: Lucretia, Russell S., Rollin C., and Almira.
(1) Lucretia, b. Jan. 22, 1825, m. James Bent and lived on . Lee River on the land known as the "James Bent farm," sub- sequently owned by Rollin C. Lincoln. They had four children : Truman, Edwin, Charles S. (who was drowned in Milton), and later another son named Charles S.
(2) Russell S., b. Sept. 9, 1829, m. Martha Herrick, Feb. 15, 1853. They had no children.
(3)' Rollin C., b. Aug. 22, 1830, m. Sarah A. Pierce in Jericho, Feb. 17, 1853. He d. June 28, 1894. She d. July 29, 1909. They had two children : (a) Addie M., b. July 26, 1859, m. Fred S. Tomlinson April 28, 1878. He was b. in 1856 at Charlotte, Vt. They have no children ; and (b) Lula L., b. Oct. 9, 1866. Rollin C. purchased the Old Bent farm on which he lived many years and where his children were b .; after which it was sold to his son-in-law, Fred S. Tomlinson. The Old Bent house was replaced by Tomlinson, with the present large farm house.
(4) Almira was b. Aug. 18, 1833, and d. May 11, 1834.
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THE LOWREY FAMILY.
By L. F. Wilbur.
Heman Lowrey was one of the active and leading men of Vermont. He was b. in September, 1778, in the town of North East, Dutchess County, N. Y., and was of Scotch-Irish descent. His father was a farmer in moderate circumstances but highly respected. His mother was Phoebe Benedict, a dau. of a Presbyterian clergyman. Heman Lowrey moved with his father to Jericho, Vt., in March, 1789. He spent his boyhood on the farm in Jericho. His father d. while Heman was young, but he had the training of an excellent mother. He m. Miss Lucy Lee in the year 1800. She d. the following year, and in 1803 he m. 2 Margaret Campbell. Early in life he became a resident of Burlington. He d. in 1848 in the 70th year of his age. He was much in public life; was sheriff of Chittenden County for 19 years; and 11 years United States marshal for the district of Vermont. He was a democrat and influential in his party. He was said to be strong and unyielding in his disposition; but when friendly was a strong friend. He said, "I never doubt a friend till he has stolen a sheep."
Thomas Lowrey was b. in 1734, at Philadelphia, Pa., but came to Jericho at an early day and pitched his claim of 300 acres where his son, Oliver, grandson Albert, and great-grand- son, Oliver J., successively lived, and where Arthur Brown now resides. He then returned to Philadelphia with the intention of later settling on his land, but the War of the Revolution frustrated his plans for a time.
His son Oliver was b. at Croton Falls in 1783 and came to Jericho with his father in 1789 and lived on said lands till his death in 1868. He was buried in the Jericho village cemetery, but no monument marks his resting place. He m. Sophia Hollen- beck and they had three children : Abner, b. 1808; Albert, b. 1810; and Emily, b. 1812. His first wife d. and he m. 2 Huldah A. Howe and they had one child, Eliza. Oliver held many of the town of- fices, was constable of the town for several years and represented the town in the legislature in 1822.
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