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Mary, b. 1873 ; Dona, b. about 1874; James, b. 1876; Catherine, b. 1881; Arthur, b. 1884 ; and Harry, b. 1887. Of these Cather- ine and Dona d. young.
(1) Mary, m. Joseph Williams who carried on the granite business at Jericho. He d. 1915.
(2) Sally, b. 1845 in Ireland, m. Simon D. Bullock at Jericho in 1873. Of five children Catherine, b. 1878, alone is liv- ing.
(3) Barney, b. 1848 in Ireland, m. Sarah J. McClellan in 1874. They had five children: Hattie, Albert B., Sarah Melona, Clifton J., and Clinton J. The last three named are dead. Hattie, m. F. M. Hoskins and has two children: Sarah Virginia and Kenneth McLaughlin. Albert B., m. Bertha E. Jordan in December, 1907, and has had four children, viz .: Clay- ton Jordan, b. 1908; Bernard Solon, b. 1910; Myrle Elizabeth, b. 1912, and Marjorie, b. 1913, d. 1915.
(4) Patrick, b. 1855, m. Ella, dau. of Felix Burke in 1881. He d. 1883. She m. 2 Peter Doyle. They have 2 children. She d. 1909.
(5) James, b. 1858 in Jericho, m. Mary Wright. They had three children. Frederick is living.
(6) Daniel, b. 1864, is unm.
THE MESSENGER FAMILY.
By L. F. Wilbur and Miss F. E. Messenger.
Roderick Messenger was one of the first pioneers and set -. tlers in the town of Jericho. He came with his family to Jericho from western Massachusetts in 1774 and built his house upon land purchased by him on Onion River, a little west of where the road south from Jericho Corners intersects with the Onion River road. He, with the other pioneers of Jericho, were ex- posed to attacks from hostile Indians and British from Canada during the Revolutionary War, and were compelled to abandon their possessions about 1780 and remain away till 1783 when peace was declared with Great Britian.
Roderick Messenger was b. in 1742 and d. in 1823 ; his wife Sarah-was b. in 1750 and d. in 1832. They had several children, viz .: Roderick, Jr., probably the oldest child, who left
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Jericho and moved to Messina, N. Y., to live with his son Harry ; Sylvia, b. 1790, d. 1832; Andrew, b. 1793, d. 1843; and Sally, who m. Daniel Douglass, the father of Milo L. Douglass, who formerly lived on Lee River in Jericho where Waite C. Bliss now resides.
Roderick Messenger also had a son by the name of William who was b. in 1780 and enlisted in the U. S. Army in the War of 1812. Just before an expected battle with the enemy on the northern frontier he wrote a note and handed his pocketbook to a comrade to be sent to his family if he should not survive the battle. The family got the pocketbook but never heard from him there- after.
William Messenger, son of Roderick Messenger, Jr., b. 1778, m. Amy Humphrey, who d. at Williamstown, Vt., 1858, aged 80 years. Their children were (a) Nancy, b. 1804, who m. Harry Gloyd, a relative of Jesse Gloyd and d. in Texas at about 90 years of age. Their son, Dr. Charles Gloyd, d. in Holden, Mo., when about 30 years old. (b) Eliza, b. 1807, m. Orley Thomson, of Jericho. (See the Thomson family). (c) Laurin, b. 1809, m. John Hunt and d. in California. No children. (d) Marcus, b. 1811, d. 1874 in Essex. He m. Elizabeth Huntly in 1849. Their children were: George B., b. 1850, d. 1865; Frances E., b. 1854; Addie E., b. 1856; and Hattie E., b. 1861. Frances was for many years a successful school teacher in Jericho and Burlington, and now lives in Essex and is not m. (e) Caroline was b. in 1813 and m. a Mr. Hale, of Ohio. She d. in Jericho in her 64th year.
There was a Lemuel Messenger who lived in Jericho and d. in 1835 at the age of 72 years. It is understood that he was the brother of Roderick Messenger, Sen. There resided in Jericho many years ago three men : John, Seth and Milo Messenger, who are understood by the Messenger family to be relatives of the line we have been considering.
METCALF FAMILY.
By C. H. Hayden.
Levi Packard Metcalf, son of George and Oril Atchinson Metcalf, was b. June 17, 1843. Mr. George Metcalf was b. in
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1811 and his parents were George and Sisley Metcalf of Eng- land.
Levi P. Metcalf m. Mary M. Kirby Mar. 16, 1869. Mary Kirby was b. Oct. 11, 1843, and her parents were Joseph and Mary Jackson Kirby. Joseph's parents were William and Ann Johnson Kirby, who were m. Nov. 3, 1798, at Kirklington, Eng- land. William Kirby's parents were John and Mary Leemine Kirby, m. in 1772. All of English ancestry.
Five children have been b. to Levi P. and Mary Kirby Met- calf :
(1) Homer John was b. Apr. 3, 1875, and m. Agnes A. Pollard Feb. 23, 1898. They have five children :
(a) Lynn Pollard was b. Dec. 22, 1898.
(b) Mildred Margaret was b. Sept. 26, 1900.
(c) Neal Thompson was b. Nov. 21, 1907.
(d) Annis Oril was b. Mar. 19, 1910.
(e) William Levi was b. Feb. 8, 1915. Agnes Pollard Metcalf d. Feb. 8, 1915.
(2) Charles Buel was b. Aug. 7, 1877, and m. Anna M. Atchinson Feb. 7, 1899. They have one child, Lena Marjory, b. Nov. 6. 1904.
(3) Eugene Ashur was b. Aug. 2, 1879, and m. Rhoda L. Hazen Feb. 6, 1907. They have one child, Fred Hazen, b. Sept. 23, 1908.
(4) Robert Henry was b. June 19, 1884, and m. Helen Maude MacGibbon June 17, 1906. They have one child, Dorothy Mary, b. Dec. 24, 1910.
(5) Frank Jackson was b. May 8, 1887, and m. Laura E. Goodrich June 30, 1911.
THE MONROE FAMILY.
By L. F. Wilbur.
Jesse Monroe, b. in 1771, immigrated to Jericho, Vt., from England in the last part of the 18th century or early part of the 19th century. He owned a farm situated on the cross road running from Lee River near the M. V. Willard place over the hill to Mill Brook at Nashville. He d. in 1857. He m. Susannah Stone after he came to this country. She was b. 1769 and d. in
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1851. They had eight children all b. in Jericho, viz .: Lavina, Theodocia, Selina and Ruth, Jason, John, Denison and Spencer, all of whom are dead. Lavina and John never m. John was drowned when he was about 21 years of age. Jason and Spencer m. Selina m. a man by the name of Blake and had one child.
Denison, m. Marion Carr and m. 2 Mrs. Martin and lived at Underhill Center. They had no children.
Ruth, m. George Hatch and they lived for many years on Lee River, just east from where James A. Morse now lives. They had four children : Dora, Jesse, Mary, and Bertha.
Dora, m. 1 Henry Lumbard and had two children, viz .: George, b. Nov. 24, 1881, who m. Lucy Vassor; and Henry, b. Mar. 4, 1885 who m. Lucy Woodworth; Dora, m. 2 Thomas Enos. Bertha is not m. and lives now in Burlington, Vt.
Lavina and Theodocia lived on their father's farm several years after his death, and then removed to Tomah, Monroe County, Wisconsin, about the year 1860. Theodocia after she removed to Wisconsin m. a Mr. Taylor.
The father, Jesse Monroe, had on his farm a good apple or- chard and also kept many swarms of bees. The roguish boys of the neighborhood used to annoy him by frequently visiting his apple orchard for apples and robbing his hives of honey. He gave out word when the boys came to see him he would give them apples and honey, but when they came to get his apples and honey he would give them "Old Monroe."
THE MORAN FAMILY.
By Charles F. Moran.
Thomas Moran was b. in County Sligo, Ireland, Sept. 10, 1842. He has always engaged in farming, with the exception of about ten years spent in Albany, N. Y., railroading. He with his family moved to Jericho from Fairfield, Vt., in 1903.
Mrs. Katherine (Boylan) Moran was b. in Sheldon, Vt., Sept. 12, 1845. She m. Thomas Moran April 2, 1875.
The four children were b. in Enosburg, Vt., and all attended the Enosburg common schools and Brigham Academy, Charles, however, completing his course at Bellows Free Academy.
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Mary, b. Aug. 16, 1881, since completing her studies has been engaged in teaching. Aside from two years in Jericho High School, and three years in Highgate High School, she has taught in the common schools of Franklin and Chittenden Coun- ties.
Julia, b. June 22, 1883, for the past several years has been engaged in the millinery business in New York City.
Thomas, b. Oct. 20, 1885, took short courses at the Univer- sity of Vermont and Massachusetts State College and for the past three years has been assistant to the State Commissioner of Agriculture, in charge of Cow Test Associations, and also assists in university extension work. He was m. Nov. 15, 1915, to Grace Fitzsimonds of Jericho, Vt.
Charles, b. Jan. 23, 1887, graduated from the University of Vermont in 1910, and later took a short course in the Rhode Is- land State College. After graduating he assisted at the Vermont Agricultural Experiment Station until engaged to teach in the Baron de Hirsh School, Woodbine, N. J. He also taught mathe- matics and science at the Mt. Carroll High School, Mt. Carroll, Ill. Was also superintendent of a 600 acre estate at Center Har- bor, N. H. At present he is carrying on the home farm.
THE MORSE FAMILY. By M. J. Wilbur.
James Morse was a descendant of the 8th generation of Samuel Morse, who was b. in England in 1585 and d. in Med- field, Mass., in 1654. James was b. in Westford, Vt., Sept. 24, 1810, and m. Urania Knowles, Dec. 5, 1831. They had two children : Sarah Loraine, b. Feb. 20, 1834, and Arthur Knowles, b. Jan. 18, 1848. Sarah, m. Vinson Varney, Apr. 10, 1864, and d. June 14, 1906. Vinson, d. Apr. 24, 1895. They had no chil- dren. Arthur K., m. Ellen Warner Oct. 20, 1869, and has one child, Abbie Urania, b. Dec. 16, 1872, who m. Frank G. Pease, Aug. 3, 1898. .
James Morse and family came from Westford to Jericho in 1856. In 1857 he went to the Center, where he was in the mercantile business and Post Master for several years. When his son, Arthur, was ready to leave school, he bought and moved
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to a farm near the Center, where he and his wife lived until death, and which Arthur and family still occupy. Sarah lived on a farm adjoining her father's farm. James, d. Apr. 23, 1885. Urania, his wife, d. Nov. 18, 1866.
Calvin Morse, a cousin of James, was b. in Dublin, N. H., Jan. 7, 1804, and m. Mercy Mead, Jan. 14, 1830. They lived in Underhill until 1873 when they came to Jericho. He d. Sept. 11, 1880; his wife d. Dec. 26, 1881. They had eight children, viz .: Sarah F., Lavinia C., Lucy A., Julia E., Julius G., Mercy J., Chloe M., and Ira C. (Julia E. and Julius G. were twins). Only four of said children ever resided in Jericho and they were: Sarah F., b. 1830, who m. James Hayden and resided at River- side for many years. She d. in 1914. (See the Hayden family). Julia E., b. 1837, m., William F. Moulton. (See the Moulton family). Mercy J., b. in 1840, m. Lafayette Wilbur. (See the Wilbur family). Ira C., b. in 1848, m. Sophia Williams; and m. 2 Marcia Rogers. No children by either marriage.
THE MOULTON FAMILY.
By May Moulton.
Michael Moulton was b. in 1811 and d. in 1892. He m. Mary Farwell who was b. in 1817. They had a son William F., b. in 1837, who d. at Manchester, N. H., in 1914 and is buried in Jericho Corners' cemetery. He m. Julia E. Morse, the dau. of Calvin and Mercy M. Morse, in 1861. She d. at Jericho in 1912. They had three children: Mary E., Lynn D. and Carl H. The last named b. in 1874, d. in 1878.
(a) Mary E., was b. in 1862, and d. in 1911. She m. Albert E. Lowrey in 1884. He was b. in 1856, was a jeweler and car- ried on that business in Burlington for many years. He d. in 1901. They had two sons, Howard A., b. in Jericho in 1885, and Frederick, b. in 1898, who d. in 1899. Howard A., m. and lives in Pittsburg, Pa.
(b) Lynn D., was b. in Morristown, Vt., in 1872 and m. in 1892, while living in Jericho, May Proper, who was b. in 1867. Their children are: Carl H., b. in Jericho in 1894; Estelle, b. at Pelham, N. H., in 1899; and Emma B., b. in Jericho in 1901. They all live in Jericho where the father is a miller.
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The father of May Proper was Abram R. Proper, b. in Shel- don, Vt., in 1832 and who m. Mary Cheney in Washington, D. C., in 1864. She was b. in 1841 at St. Johnsbury, Vt.
THE MYETTE FAMILY.
By L. F. Wilbur.
Stephen Myette, Sr., was b. in St. Johns, P. Q., in 1832 and m. Pauline Mossey. She was b. in 1841 at St. Alexander, P. Q. They moved from St. Johns to the state of Connecticut in 1869 and from there came to Jericho in 1871. He lived in Jericho after he moved hither till he d. in 1889 at the age of 57 years. His widow is living at this writing at the age of 76 years. All of their living children came to Jericho with them. There were b. to them 16 children and all but six of them d. either in infancy or before they became of adult age. Six of them lived to adult age : viz. :
1st. Stephen Myette, Jr., was b. in 1857 in St. Johns, P. Q., and has resided in Jericho since 1871. He m. Ella Stone in 1881. She d. in 1886. They had one son Arthur E., b. in 1883 in Jericho. He m. Harriet Gimmo and they have 3 children and live in Burlington, where he is mail carrier.
Stephen Myette, Jr., m. 2 Elizabeth Bishop in 1897. No children.
2nd. Emma was b. in said St. Johns and m. Charlie Russin. They have five children and live in Cambridge, Vt.
3rd. Hattie, b. in said St. Johns, m. Clarence Corse. They have one child and live in Cambridge, Vt.
4th. Arthur, b. in said St. Johns, m. Lillian Skinner. No children. She d. in 1914.
5th. Paul, b. in said St. Johns. Not m.
6th. Hubert, b. in Jericho, is unm. and lives in Richmond.
THE NASH FAMILY.
By L. F. Wilbur.
Caleb Nash was of the 6th generation from Jacob Nash, who was b. in 1640. He was b. April 28, 1747, and d. in 1823. He had a son, Caleb Nash, Jr., who was b. in 1771, m. Abi
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Stevens and d. in 1853. They had seven children. He and his wife came on horseback to Jericho from Weymouth, Mass., at an early day, being in fact among the pioneers in the settlement of the town. He located on the farm now owned by Albert Mc- Laughlin on the highway leading from Nashville (so called) over the hill to Richmond. After his death the title of that farm passed to Ansel Nash and from him to Russell Haskins, then to Peter Labell and from him to Barney Mclaughlin and his son Albert. Caleb, Jr., was a soldier of 1812, and was stationed in Burlington at the time of the Battle of Plattsburg. The children of Caleb, Jr., and Abi Nash were :
(1) Zenas, b. in 1797, d. in 1881. He m. Lorenda Bartlett in 1821. She was b. in 1801 and d. in 1872. They had ten children.
(2) Daniel C., b. in 1807, d. in 1889. He m. Nancy Maria Kennedy. She was b. in 1818 and d. in 1904. They had three children : Vinson K., Amy A. and John K., all of whom are in California. (See Civil Engineers). Amy lived in town till 1908 or 9, and John K. was sup't of the Burlington Flouring Co. from 1880 to 1907 or 8. He m. Carrie H. Hine of Colchester in '88.
(3) Vinson, b. in 1812, d. in 1833.
(4) Lusetta Rispa, b. in 1814, d. in 1876. She m. Daniel Hezekiah Graves. He was b. in 1811 and d. in 1853. They had three children.
(5) Ansel, b. in 1815, d. in 1904. He m. Clarissa Parker. She d. in 1844. They had one son, Caleb P., who lives in Brat- tleboro, Vt. He m. 2 Louisa Haskins in 1845. They had five children. Two. d. in infancy. Collins H., Thomas J., and Jennie S. live in Jericho. Collins H., m. Mahala Matterson in 1897 and is a farmer. Thomas J. is a mechanic and both are reliable men. Thomas J., m. Emma Smith the dau. of Joseph Smith in 1884, and they have one child, Lyman. Jennie S., m. Ezra Nash, a farmer and an excellent citizen.
(6) Lydia, b. in 1822, d. in 1880. She m. Elisha Allen. He was b. in 1819 and d. in 1891. They had three children.
(7) Roxana, m. Samuel Bartlett. They had two children. Zenas Nash and his wife Lorenda, had ten children :
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(a) Catherine, b. in 1822, d. in 1897, m. Samuel H. Seeley in 1842. He was b. in 1816 and d. in 1859. They had seven chil- dren : Ambrose Spencer, b. May 20, 1843, d. Feb. 28, 1882 (Civil War soldier) ; Laura Ann, b. Nov. 24, 1844; Horace, b. June 30, 1846, d. Jan. 30, 1847 ; Henry James, b. Feb. 22, 1849 (Civil War soldier, lives in Bridgeport, Ct.) ; Lydia Avolia, b. Apr. 1, 1851, d. Oct. 30, 1853; Ira Clarence, b. Feb. 14, 1854; Mina Jane, b. Aug. 31, 1855. All b. in Jericho. Catherine m. 2 A. G. Bartholomew. He was b. in 1804 and d. in 1893. They had two children.
(b) Horace C., b. 1826, d. in 1864, m. Flavia Dutton, b. 1828, d. 1865. They had three children : Helen L., b. in 1850, d. in 1871; Zenas A., b. in 1858, d. in 1877 ; and Ezra H., b. in 1857, who m. Jennie S. Nash in 1881 and had three children : Helen L., b. in 1885 ; Fannie J., b. in 1895, who d. in 1897; and Dewey V., b. in 1898.
(c) Beulah Ann, b. in 1826, d. in 1883. She m. Ira Allen They had one child.
(d) Francis, b. in 1828, d. in 1904, m. Hattie Van Norman and had two children.
(e) Mary Jane, b. in 1830, d. in 1893. She m. Brainerd Howe, b. in 1830, d. in 1907. They had four children.
(f) Minderell B., b. in 1833, d. in infancy.
(g) Minderell, b. in 1835, m. M. J. V. Stafford. Had three children.
(h) Harriet L., b. in 1838, m. Pope D. Gray in 1832 and d. in 1908. They had three children.
(i) Vinson, b. in 1841, d. in 1842.
(j). Eva A., b. in 1844, m. J. B. Sanford in 1876, who was b. in 1835. They had two children.
Horace C. Nash, son of Zenas Nash, grandson of Caleb and Abi Nash, should have more than a passing notice. The writer of this sketch was well acquainted with him for many years. He was well educated, a genial man, and excelled in his penmanship. For many years he carried on the mercantile business at Nash- ville in Jericho. He took great interest in public affairs but never sought office himself. When the War of the Rebellion broke out, he determined to take an active part in its suppression and in 1862 enlisted in Co. G, Second Regiment of Vermont Vols. He
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was wounded at White Oak Swamp, Va., was transferred to the regular army and was connected with a battery. While in the service he was run over by a caisson and d. Aug. 13, 1864, from the injuries received thereby, at the hospital in Nashville, Tenn. A pension was granted to his family.
THE NAY FAMILY.
By W. S. Nay and Y. G. Nay.
W. Scott Nay, M. D., was b. in Milton, Vt., Dec. 12, 1850, son of Nelson and Hannah Holmes Nay. Educated at Essex and Underhill Academies. Taught school in Underhill in the winter of 1870 and '71. Came to Jericho, (village of Underhill Flats) and began the study of medicine with Dr. A. F. Burdick in March, 1871. Graduated from the University of Vermont Col- lege of Medicine July (3rd) 1873. M. Martha J. Rockwood, of Jericho, in Dec., 1873. Located at Underhill Flats, where he has been in continuous practice since, with exception of two months in Westford in 1874 and five months in Boston, Mass., in 1901 and '02. On account of ill health and effects of severe surgical operation was obliged to give up active professional work in the fall of 1911.
Has filled local offices of trust and responsibility. Was chairman of Ex. Com. Underhill Graded School two years. Health officer of town of Underhill from 1895 to 1899 and held same office in town of Jericho from 1896 to 1901. Represented Jer- icho in the General Assembly in 1900. Was chairman on the part of the House of the joint committee on Public Health. Was Grand Master of Vermont Masons in 1899 and 1900. Has attained the 32nd degree in Masonry, and refused the honorary 33rd degree in 1912.
Held the office of vice-president of the Vermont State Medi- cal Society in 1899, and president of the Associate Alumni of the Vermont College of Medicine in 1908.
Was appointed a member of the Vermont State Board of Medical Registration by Governor Bell in Nov. 1904 and at ex- piration of a six year term was reappointed by Governor Mead in 1910. Has been successively chosen secretary and executive officer of the board at each biennial election.
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Has two children: one son, a lumber salesman in Boston, Mass., viz .: Arthur F. Nay and a dau. Eva M. Nay, employed as a stenographer in Boston.
Succeeded Dr. A. F. Burdick in the drug business at Under- hill in 1875, in which had Leonidas Hanaford as partner for three years,-from 1875 to 1878. Conducted business alone until Sept. 1901 when Homer W. Rockwood was admitted to partner- ship, which partnership was dissolved in the spring of 1913. Property completely destroyed by fire in August 1906 and im- mediately rebuilt.
Young G. Nay, b. in Milton, Vt., June 10, 1854. Has been a farmer and dealer in creamery supplies. Moved to Jericho in 1897. The father, Nelson M. Nay, b. July 22, 1819, d. Nov. 2, 1899. He m. Polly Beeman Feb. 20, 1845, who d. Oct. 30, 1845, without issue. He m. 2 Hannah Holmes Dec. 31, 1846, who d. Mar. 26, 1911. They had three children b. in Milton, Vt.
(1) Linford L., b. Dec. 14, 1848, d. June 5, 1878.
(2) W. Scott, b. Dec. 12, 1850.
(3) Young G., b. June 10, 1854, m. Clara M., b. April 27, 1852, dau. of George S. and Emeline M. (Blodgett) Chelton, of Clarenceville, P. Q. The said Young G. and Clara M. have one son, George N., b. at Milton, Jan. 12, 1882, who is a lawyer residing at Hudson Falls, N. Y., and unm.
THE NEALY FAMILY. By Wayne S. Nealy.
Among those who fought in the Revolution against England was William Nealy, who had shortly come from England and settled in New Hampshire, and fought in several battles against the English. In one of these he received a wound which disabled him and for which afterwards he received a small pension.
One of his sons, Ebenezer Nealy, later known as Captain Nealy, from activity in the militia and service in the War of 1812, came from New Hampshire and settled in the town of Bolton, Vt., a short distance from the Winooski River in what is now called the Notch, living there until his son, William Nealy, purchased property in and moved to the town of Jericho in 1852, at which time he came to live with his son. The property
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purchased was the Jonas Marsh farm and mills, consisting of a few acres of land and a grist and saw mill, at that time among the best of their kind in this section; the grist mill was of the stone type, grinding the grain between two large revolving stones, and one of these may be seen to this day firmly wedged in the rocky river bed of the stream, where it fell at the time of the fire which burned the mills many years ago. The saw mill was of the type known as the up and down saw from the sweep of the saw blade, circular saws not being in common use, if invented at all, at this time. William Nealy was b. 1814 and d. 1885, and his wife was b. 1831 and d. 1865.
To William Nealy and his wife, Almira Benson, were b. four children, who grew to manhood and womanhood: Irvin M., Charles F., Carrie M., and Hattie, all of whom have made Jericho their home a greater part of their lives, with the ex- ception of Carrie (Nealy) Goodrich, who d. several years ago. By his second wife, Lydia Field, he had three children: Walter C., Elbridge G., and Cora (Nealy) Booth. His grandchildren were: Lura (Goodrich) Howard, Wayne S. Nealy, Ila M. (Nealy) Whitten, Fay M. Nealy, who d. in infancy, Sadie Packard, Lester D. Packard, Ruth Nealy who d. in infancy, Ralph, Ethel and Helen Nealy, Elmer and Ida Booth ; and great- grandchildren, Donald S. Howard and Lillian Howard of West- ford, Vt., also Hervey D. and Glenna M. Whitten, of Essex, Vt.
John Nealy, a brother of William Nealy, came from New Hampshire and settled in Bolton. He m. and had one son, Edson A. Nealy, b. in 1847, and came to reside in Jericho permanently in 1868 when he was 21 years of age. Edson A., m. Effie (an adopted dau. of Henry Borrowdale) in 1891, and they have one child, Gladys, who was b. in 1897. Edson A. has been a cheese- maker and a farmer.
THE NICHOLS FAMILY.
By S. H. Barnum.
John Douglas Nichols was b. in Scotland and came to Ti- conderoga, N. Y., when a young man. He m. Julia Cilley, who was b. in Jericho. They had three children, all of whom were b.
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in Ticonderoga. After his death she m. 2 A. B. Puffer of this town, and in 1910 she d. at the age of 66. The children were:
(1) Albert, b. 1867, came to Jericho in 1895, m. Flora Mor- gan and d. in 1910. They had two children, John, b. 1904 and Ernest, b. 1909. She m. 2 Frank Smith of Middlesex.
(2) Jean, b. 1870, who is the wife of Dr. Bingham H. Stone of Burlington. (See Physicians).
(3) William' J., b. 1874, came to town in 1895, m. May Pease in 1898. (See Pease family). Their children are as fol- lows, Douglas, b. 1900; Dorothy J., b. 1901; Marion, b. 1903; Marjorie, b. and d. 1908. William J. lives in the house built by Nathaniel Blackman, half a mile south of Jericho Center, is a carpenter and farmer and a trustee of the First Congregational Church.
THE OAKES FAMILY.
By L. F. Wilbur.
David Oakes was b. in Connecticut in the year 1767 and emigrated from Hartford, Conn., to Jericho, having previously m. Abigail Byington, who d. in 1854. They came from that state to Jericho in the winter on an ox sled. The oldest child, a son, was killed on the journey by the sled running over him and was buried on the way. David Oakes lived at first on the farm in Jericho where Frank P. Percival now lives. After- ward the family lived for many years across the street in the house that has always been known as the "David Oakes house,"' painted red, and now owned by Clement E. Tomlin. That was one of the first 'houses built in this village. Mr. Oakes was an active business man, and at one time was part owner of the mills located on the site known as the "Buxton Mills" on Browns River. He d. Aug. 30, 1845, and his wife d. March 9, 1854, aged 84 years.
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