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He first married Juliza H. Higby of Hart- ford, July 19, '29, by whom he had children :
Cornelia M .; Edward L., the inventor and manfacturer of "Allen's Kerosene Oil Safe ;" Harriet F. Douglas A. and Juliza.
Mrs. Allen died here April 5, 1841, and was buried in Hartford. Mr. Allen married 2d, Jan uary, 1842, to Miss Jane G. Read, in Gran-
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ville, N. Y., a sister of Rev. William M. Everts | town till '42, when he returned to Brandon. of Chicago, Ill. and widow of Rev. Alonson Reed, where he died about a year afterward. His wife, who was sickly while a resident here, re- covered, and became the wife of a Baptist cler- gyman now in California. with whom she went to Siam as a missionary, in '35, and where he died in '37. She return- ed to America and made hier bome, until she was married, with her brother, Rev. Jeremiah Everts, in Elbridge, N. Y. She died Jan. 27, '57, and was buried in the village burying- ground.
Col. Allen married 3d, Dec. 7, 1859, to Mrs. Mary E. Hurd of Rochester.
IRA C., son of Richard ALLEN, was born in Bristol, Vt., in 1816. He came to Fair Haven in May, '36, and was engaged as clerk in the store of his uncle, Alonson, a number of years. He resided a short time in Whitehall in '40, and in New York in '44 and '45. Returning here, he entered into copartnership with his uncle in the store, in the spring of '46, and became a partner in the firm of Allen, Adams & Co, in the marble business, in '52. He purchased the old Minot place, on the west side of the park, and erected his marble dwelling-house in the summer of '67.
He has been a representative of the town, and a senator of the county ; married Miss Ma- ry E. Richardson of Geneva, N. Y., and has 4 children.
JONATHAN CHANDLER, a physician in copart- nership with Dr. Lewis, in 1830, and '31, was from Massachusetts, and returned thither.
ADAMS DUTTON, b. in 1793 ; carried on a brick-yard in Rutland at an early day ; marri- ed Salome Bixby of Mt. Holly, and resided in Castleton in' 31, whence came to this town in the spring and commenced the manufacture of brick. In '44 he engaged in the manufacture of slate-pencils by new and original machinery. and also in quarrying slate in company with Royal Bullock, on Cedar Point in Castleton, un- til the summer of '51. He still resides here.
DR. SPENCER WARD, b. January 7, 1806, in Poultney ; studied medicine with Dr. Theodore Woodward of Castleton, and came here in '33 to practice his profession. While here he mar- ried widow Ann Rice, the daughter of Mrs. Lucy Wilmot. In July, '34, he took a lease from Mrs. Wilmot of the Lyontavern, at a year- ly rental of $150 for five years. In the fall of '36 he went away to Silver Creek, N. Y. His first child, Martha R .. was born here in July. '37, and the family removed to Silver Creek in September, '37. Mrs. W. died in May, '53.
DR. LUCIUS SMITH, m. a daughter of Jolin Conant, Esq., of Brandon, and came to Fair Ha- ven in October, '31; practicing medicine in
REV. CHARLES DOOLITTLE was settled as pas- tor over the Congregational society of Fair Ha- ven, in August, 1838, but remained only one or two years ; removing hence to Middle Gran- ville, N. Y., where he remained and preached several years. He received the degree of M. A. from Middlebury College in 1841.
SETH J. HITCHCOCK, b. in Farmington, Ct., April 15, 1784; in. Hepsey Blinu of Freat Bar- rington, Mass. ; came to Fair Haven on the 1st of April, 1841, having previously resided in West Haven. He was a teacher for many yea. s and a music master-died on his place north of the village-now John Allard's-Feb. 27, '52 Ilis wife died two days before, and both wert buried at the same time. Their children were William A .. a physician who settled in Shor ham, and there died, and Jane J.
DR. THOMAS E. WAKEFIELD, b. in Ma' ter, March 15, 1821 ; spent his youth in _ ville, N. Y .; studied medicine with Dr. Charles Backus; attended lectures at Pittsfield, Mass., and Castleion, Vt., and came to Fair Haven in October, '42 ; since which time he has been the leading physician in town. He married Miss Mary F. Fuller, from West Needham, Mass.
WILLIAM MILLER. son of James, married Ma- ry Shaw, in Bradford, Vt., and after her death, Mary Foster of Chelsea, Vt. He died of con- sumption at Austin, Minnesota, Jan. 5, '69, and was buried in Chicago. His children, by his second wife, are Willie and Lulu.
Mr. Miller was the senior partner in the firm of Miller, Allen & Dobbin, in which Ira Allen and David Dobbin were associated with him in tanning and currying leather, and manufactur- ing boots and shoes. They were also for a time in the lumber business. In February, '24, they purchased of Chauncey Goodrich 10 + acres of land, with privilege of dam to raise water for a bark-mill. Mr. Miller went into the business of boating on the Champlain canal, also, with Elizur Goodrich. They ran a line of passenger day-boats between Troy and Whitehall, in '35 and '36; but the enterprise miscarried and was given up.
CULLEN W. HAWKINS married Lydia HI. Fish, and had four children : Warren, Farnham, Wil- liam C. and Sarah; was a wheelwright in town, and owned the saw-mill in the village, where he was killed by the saw, June 11, '53.
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William C. was a member of company C, Ist | Castleton Medical Institute, to be yellow ; . Artillery Vt. Vols. ; was wounded near Peters- burg, Va., June 23, 1864, and died at Willett's Point Hospital, Long Island, July 14, 64, aged 17 years. His remains were afterwards brought to Fair Haven, and interred in the village cem- etery.
REV. AMOS DRURY was born in Pittsford. Vt., Dec. 18, 1792. He was the eldest of 9 children of Deacon Calvin and Azubah ( Harwood ) Dru- ry. His father, Calvin, was born in Temple, Mass., May 8, 1765, and was the son of Ebenezer, born in Shrewsbury Mass., January 19, 1734. His mother was the daughter of Rev. E. Har- wood, the first pastor of the Congregational church. Pittsford, Vt.,
. While a child he was hopefully converted, and united with the church in his native town when only 8 years of age. He had no literary education except from the common school and academy ; worked on his father's farm till of ge. Then to gratify his father's choice, studied budicine with the physician of his native town, witlattended one course of lectures at the Med- Millanstitute, Castleton, Vt. His own desire had been to become a minister, and before com- pleting his medical studies he changed his pur- pose in that direction. Studied theology with Rev. E. H. Dorman, of Georgia, Vt. and Rev. Josiah Hopkins, D. D., of New Haven, Vt .. teaching district and singing schools at intervals to defray his expenses. He was licensed to preach in the fall of 1818, by the Addison As- sociation, and first settled as pastor of the Con- gregational church in West Rutland, Vt. as suc- cessor of Rev. Lemuel Haynes, (the colored min- ister,) June 4, '19, Rev. Josiah Hopkins, D. D .. preaching the sermon. Here he continued un- til after the breaking out of the anti-Masonic excitement occasioned by the murder of Mor- gan. Being himself a Free Mason, his connec- tion with the order was attacked, and he was dis- missed at his own request, April 22, '29. With- out a Sabbatli's interval he went to Fair Haven. where he was installed pastor, May 6, '29. Rev. Beriah Green, of Brandon, preaching the ser- mon. From Fair Haven he was dismissed in May, '37, and again without a Sabbath's inter- val, began preaching at Westhampton, Mass., having declined a call to Windsor, Vt. He was installed pastor of the Congregational church, at Westhampton, June 29, '37, Rev. Harley Good- win, of New Haven, Conn., preaching the ser- mon. He died while on a visit to friends at Pittsford, Vt., July 22, '41, in his 49th year. His discase was pronounced by Dr. Perkins, of
as nearly as the climate would adin't of. : : farewell sermon, at West Rutland, waspub :- i. .... also one or two sermons, or addresses. del.v .: 1 before the order of Free Masons. He recei ! the degree of MI. A. from Middlebury Coles. 1824; Feb. 7, 720, he was married to Sural l'. Swift of Fairfax, Vt., who survived hin 23 years-children : Amos K., George B .. Sarab .A . Horace and Henry (twins, b. April 27, 1628: J. Sept. 8, and 9, '28,) Horace Henry, (b. Sept. 1), '29 ; d. April 19, '33, and 3 children that die l in infancy.)
Rev. Willard Child, D. D., preached his fun- eral sermon, at Pittsford, from Matt. 25, 23 : " His Lord said unto him, well done," &c. The last sermon he wrote he did not live to preach. It was prepared for the Communion Siboath after he should return from his visit to Vermont. It was read to his people by Rev. Mr. WLey. at the first communion service after his death. The last benediction which he pronounced to bis own people, was Num. 6. 24 to 26: " The Lord bless thee, and keep thee, " &c.
Mr. Drury is characterized as "not a great sermonizer, but an impressive preacher ;" a man of " very solemn deportment in the pulpit, and more than usually gifted in prayer ; of deep fel- ings and warm attachments; faithful and self- sacrificing." A man " of more than ordinary ability and success ; possessing great knowledge of human nature, and a large stock of common sense ; of jovial disposition, generous carure : always governed by Christian principle : firm in family government ; could not tolerate trifling or duplicity ; a good pastor, who knew fam .!- iarly every one ; a good nurse in the sick room." and these traits con-tantly tested, for his wife was always au invalid. His salary was small, and he was always pecumarily embarrassed until the last two years of his life.
ALEXANDER DUNAHUE. whose parents came originally from Ireland, and died in Castleton, was a peddler, and acquired considerable prop- erty. He married in Fair Haven, sometime pri- or to 1804, Miss Rebecca Norton, youngest daughter of Josiah Norton, Esq., and resided on the plain a little eastward from Hydeville, where he died, August 19, '14, aged 43 years. He was an cccentric person, and requested that he might be buried under an appletree, nigh his house, so that his ghost might appear to Mr. Lovelan I's boys, who had troubled him by stealing his ap- ples. He was at first buried on his place, but afterward was removed to the old burial ground
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in Fair Haven, where a large flat tablet has for many years stood over his grave.
He owned, for a short time, in the spring of 1804 the two south fires in the forge, which Lyon had sold to Wm. Hennessy. He bought the paper-mill of his brother-in-law, Salmon Norton, in July, 1804, selling it in March, '06.
In April, 1807, he bought the old Meacham store and land adjoining, which he sold in '09 and which Mr. Dennis constructed into a tav- ern.
In October, 1813, he purchased of John Her ring the house and the lot of 6 acres, lying toward the river, where the marble mill now is. These were afterward deeded to the town by Dr. Adin Kendrick and wife, of Poultney. (Mr. Dun- ahue's widow having married Dr. Kendrick,) in consideration of a clause in Mr. Dunahue's will, giving to the Congregational society in Fair Ha- ven a bell.
Shortly before his death, he deeded to the town 60 rods of ground, " to be used for a pub- lic green only, which is expressly understood in this contract."
It is told of Mr. Dunahue that he was quite given to sharp retorts, and that shortly previous to his last sickness he was sitting by the stove in Mr. Dennis' bar-room with his boots off, to warm his feet, when the Rev. Mr. Cusliman en- tered, and perceiving signs of illness in Mr. Dun- ahue's face, said to him : "Friend, you look as though you were not going to stay with us long." " No, " he replied, " I am not-only long enough to warm my feet." The incivility of the remark troubled his conscience, and in his last sickness he sent for Mr. Cushiman to come and see him, and in liis will bequeathed a bell to Mr. Cusli- man's church, which, alas, Mr. Cushman did not live to see. The bell was, however, at last ob- tained, about the rear '31.
He was in the Revolutionary War, and at Ti- conderoga with the American forces when Gen. Burgoyne came up the lake.
ROYAL DENNIS, born in Hardwick, Mass .; came to Fair Haven in 1807 ; married Susan Watson, a sister of James Y. Watson, who was born in Brookfield, Mass., and died in Rockland, Me. Mr. Dennis kept the old Lyon tavern, owned by Cutler, one year, and in May, 1809. bought the old Hennessy store, building an ad- dition eastward, over the old highway, putting on a new front with balconies on the west, fac- ing the new highway, converted it into a large and commodious hotel, which was kept by him, and widely known throughout the country as the Dennis Tavern.
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He became involved by signing for Dr. Ebe- uezer Hurd. and was obliged to make over 1.3 place, March 15, '22, to his brother, Samuel Dennis, of Boston, by whom it was soll to Lucy Wilmot. in August, 1823.
Mr. Dennis removed from Fair Haven to Hart- ford, N. Y., in '23, and there died in '20. He was captain of the militia in '10, and weat in a surbordinate office, within a few miles of Plants- burgh, at the time of the war in 1812.
REPRESENTATIVES OF THE TOWN IN THE GENER- AL ASSEMBLY.
Matthew Lyon, 1733, '84, '87, '83, '90, '91. 33, 1794, '95, '96.
* Simeon Smith, 1789, '92, '97. James Witherell, 1798, '99, 1800, '01. '02. * Oliver Church, 1803, '06, '07, '10, '11, '19. Isaac Cutler, 1804, '05. Salmon Norton, 1808, '09. Tilly Gilbert, 1812, '14, '32. Ethan Whipple, 1813. * James W. Rosman, 1815. Thomas Christie, 1816. Moses Colton, 1817.
* Erastus Coleman, 1818.
John P. Colburn, 1820, '21, '23, '24, 25, 27. # Artemas Wyman, 1822.
George Warren, 1826. Ira Leonard, 1828, 129, 34, 39. John Jones, 1830.
William C. Kittredge, 1831, '33, 37, '47, '43, '49, '56.
Barnabas Ellis, 1835, '36, '42. Adams Dutton, 1838.
Joseph Sheldon, Jr., 1840, 41. Asahel H. Kidder, 1843, '44. Jonathan Capen, 1845, 46.
Abram Graves, 1850, '51. Artemas S. Cushman, 1852, '53.
Joseph Adams, 1854, '55. Hiram Hamilton, 1857, '5S. Samuel Wood, 1859, '60. Ira C. Allen, 1861, 62.
Corril Reed, 1863, '64. Joel W. Hamilton, 1865, '66.
Horace G. Wood, 1867. '68, 69, 70.
TOWN CLERKS.
Eleazer Dudley, 1783, '84.
Michael Merritt, 1785, 's6. Silas Safford, 1787, '88. Stephen Hall, 1789. Frederick Hill, 1790, '91.
* Belonged. in West Haven.
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James Witherell. Dec. 26, 1791, '92.
Jobin Brown, 1793 to Feb., 1801.
Josiah Norton, 1801, '02.
Tilly Gilbert, 1803 to '03 ; 1814 to '32. Ethan Whipple, 1809 to '13.
Benjamin F. Gilbert, 1833 to '54; 1856 to '58. Jonathan Capen, 1855.
Corril Reed, 1859 to '70.
DELEGATES TO THE COSTITUTIONAL CONVENTIONS. Simeon Smith, 1771.
Matthew Lyon, 1793.
Ethan Whipple, 1814.
John P. Colburn, 1821.
Moses Colton, 1828.
William C. Kittredge, 1836.
Abram Graves, 1843 and '50.
E. H. Phelps, 1870.
STATISTICS OF THE CENSUS.
Number of inhabitants in 1860, 1378
" 1870, 2208
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dwellings, 391
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families, 452
Total value of productions of the town for the year ending June 1, 1870, $ 425,050
HUBBARDTON.
BY AMOS CHURCHILL.
Prepared and arranged by E. H. St. John.
In offering the historical and miscellaneous papers of our venerable author, Mr. Amos Churchill, as a contribution to the HISTORICAL MAGAZINE, I would present them ratner as a sou- venir of the past. These sketches, written by him in the serene evening of his prolonged life for the amusement of his leisure, were afterward published in book form for the gratification of his friends and relatives, to whom they were presented as a farewell token of remembrance from one who in the course of nature must soon be gathered to his kindred dust.
Hoping that these pages upon which the past, with its manners and customs, is, as it were, daguerreotyped from the memory, with no un- skilful hand ; written in a style alike free from garrulity and affectation, with the simplicity pe- culiar to old age, will prove acceptable to the public, I have. as far as possible, preserved the original form of the work, without marring the proportions or erasing the beauties engraved on this little monument reared by his genius, and by which he may be fairly entitled " the father of our history."
Only where it seemed necessarily appropri- ate have I made any alterations ; and for such additions as I have introduced, I hold myself responsible only to an indulgent public; from
whom, as I claim but little credit for the per- formance, I neither challenge criticism nor in- vite praise-being content, if the pictures pre- sented in the progress of the work of the fra- gality and industry of the past should abash, however slightly, the effeminate fully of the present, I hasten to introduce the unpretending old man, who, when having played an active and laborious part in the drama of humble life, with his hand unnerved by 80 years, became our historian ; and who now, in the commence- ment of his 88th year, retaining some of his o'd habits, and a few of his peculiarities, stands almost alone among your contributors, as an aged hemlock of the forest bared with time, trembling before its fall-one of the few r-lics of a generation which has passed away. and to which the present is deeply indebted for its manifold blessings.
EZEKIEL H. ST. JOHN. Hubbardton, Nov. 18, 1861.
Hubbarton was chartered by the governor of N. H., June 15, 1764, to Thomas Hubbard,* Samuel Hubbard, Isaac Searls, Wm. and Giles Alexander, Isaac Wandel, John Miller, and Jcha Miller, Jr., John, Daniel and Samuel Hall, An- drew Wigins, etc. The Allens were also larze proprietors, and made many surveys in the town ; hence, in an early day, hunters and others, when traveling in the woods often saw trees marked Z. I. A., meaning Zimri and Ira Allen which mark they put on to the corners of the lots they surveyed. The town was chartered 6 miles square ; but in consequence of prior charters and surveys, some of the north part was held by Sud- bury, a small part by Castleton, and a gore by Pittsford; so that, instead of 23,040 acres. it co:1- tained only about 1800 acres. This, together with the many ponds, reduced the available land down from 300 acres to only about 200 acres to a right. Hubbardton was the 11th town clart- ered in a direct line north from the S. W. corner of the State, Each charter gave each town 6 miles on the line north and south ; and begin- ning at the south with their surveys, and run- ning large measures for each town, Hubbardton was crowded to the north on to a rough broken tract with many mountains, ponds and marshes. Had each town taken only its strict charter lim- its, Hubbardton would have fallen where Castle- ton now is, and Dunbar would have a location where Hubbardton now is. The first surveys were made by the Allens. They commenced at the south line, near the S. E. corner of the town.
* Mr. H. becoming a large Proprietor, gave the town his natue.
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and laid out two tiers of lots, 1 mile long each and 52 1-2 rods wide, allowing 5 acres for high- way. So they continued on north in this regu- lar style, until they had laid out 26 lots ; then they became more irregular in their proceedings. Their lots were all numbered and marked. Other surveys about the town were very irregular ; most of them were made where they could find the best land; many lots were very irregular in shape, and many gores were left on high hills and ragged promontories, which many years af- ter were picked up at a cheap rate, and sold to the inhabitants. So that now every crag and peak has its owner. The first surveys were made large, so that many of the original propri- etors fell much short of their expected comple- ment of land. And there have been many at- tempts to obtain a resurvey of the town by non- resident proprietors, but, hitherto, they have all failed. In one instance there was a great dis play of notifying in the public prints of a propri- etors' meeting, to be held on a certain day in Hubbardton. to see if they could agree to have a resurvey of the town. Jonathan Parker and others came on with their attornies -proprietors assembled in large numbers, so that they had a respectable meeting. It was organized by choos- ing their chairman and secretary. The busi. ness of the meeting was stated and a call for re- marks on the subject, when it was moved and promptly seconded that the meeting be adjourned without day, which was carried by a strong vote, and each man retired. This was the last at- tempt.
Soon after the war of the Revolution had closed, and the settlers had returned to their homes, flattering themselves that now they might enjoy their possessions, what little they had left, and which they had so dearly bought, in peace and safety, they were annoyed by a set of land claimants, almost as destructive of the peace and happiness of the settlers as were the Indians and Tories in the time of the war. Ejectments were served upon the people without much dis- crimination. For many years they were kept in a state of agitation, embarrassment and sus- pense ; spending their time and money (of which they had very little to spare) looking up their titles, collecting witnesses, feeing lawyers, attending courts, paying costs, making possess. ion fences, buying new titles, etc., etc. E'very minute of time, and every penny, were impera- tively demanded in making improvements on their land, and the support of their families. As a specimen of the whole I will confine myself to one single case.
Mr. Samuel Churchill having a large family, wished (as is very natural) to settle them around him. He sold his farm in Sheffield, Mass . enti. mated at $ 3000, and took a deed of 3000 acres of land in the town of Hubbardton, Rutland County, State of Vermont. Not suspecting any fraud he came on with his surveyor and all the means necessary to locate bis land His claim as it now stood covered one-sixth of the town. He went on without any interruption. built Lis cabins and located his 3000 acres of land in different parts of the town, chose his place of residence, cleared a place and built a log-house ; this took him with all his hands, being fre in number, the whole season. The next Spring. in the year 1775, he moved his family into Lis [ log-house, and considered himself settled for life. The expense of this did not fall at less than $ 1000. He was of a peaceful. retiring disp si- tion, wishing to be free from the bustle and con- tentions of the world, and for that reason he took no very active part in the contentions that were rife in those days, either with respect to York claims or British tyranny; ret he was a staunch friend to the cause of both his country and State. He went on in his peaceable way, clearing and making improvements on his farm. flattering himself that he was now, after all the fatigues, hindrances, and embarassments inci- dent in settling a new country, was mainly over, he might settle down in peace and retirement the remainder of his days with bis family in prosperity around him. Here he had I:ved in peaceable possession a little more than 2 years, and he was still attending to his business, when he was warned of danger.
Soon after the close of the war, and he had again just got agoing on in his retired. peaceful way, without interruption, he was notified that his title to his land might be somewhat preca- rious, by the serving of an enjectment upon him. covering every acre of his claim. Now what could he do ? He had sold some of his land in order to help him to live, and partially reclaim his losses, and to again get into tolerable cir- cumstances to live; lie had no barn to shelter his crops or cattle; his log-house was becom- ing very poor ; he never had a lawsuit in bis life-knew nothing about the law or lawsuits : had no money to spend in them; kiew no: what course to take to ascertain the strength of his title ; no money to fee an attorney, ani how could not sell it at any rate. To give it up and not try to defend it would be wrong. so i would strip him of every thing; and to try to defend it, even if he failed, could do no more.
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Upon this conclusion he engaged an attorney : man by the name of James Whelpley had be- to look after his title, and to try to defend it. He next went to work making possession fence around every lot, and clearing a piece. This business took him with his boys most of the time for two seasons. After a long suspense he obtained a decision of the court: " All lots which bad bad work done on them by way of clearing, and possession kept up 15 years, might be holden by possession : all others could be held by any previous title.
Ou examination it was found that there were 10 lots which could be held by possession ; 6 he bought the second time; the rest were giv- en up, being 14, for which he had paid $ 1400, besides all the expense of surveying. the use of his money, fencing, etc. Those G lots which he bought the second time, cost him another $ 600 which he was ill able to pay. So that the whole of his loss in consequence of his buy- ing a bad title swallowed up the whole of his farm that he sold in Sheffield. After the land business was settled in the manner and form above described. he gave each of his children 100 acres, nine of whom settled near him ; and he, by strict economy, prudence and industry, obtained a competence. Worn out by misfor- tune and hard labor he retired from the busi- ness and bustle of the world, and lived a num- ber of years. He died in January, 1801, at the advanced age of SO, in the presence of many of his children and grand children. His wife died the following September, aged 80 years.
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