FLANDERS W. G. E., M.D., was born January 6, 1855, a son of George E. Flanders, of Concord, N. H.: and of a family of five children, three of whom died in infancy Charles N. Flanders, a brother, resides at Concord, N. H. W. G. E. Flanders received his primary education at Concord, N. H, where he early gave promise of future usefulness. He graduated from the Penacook Normal Academy, and commenced his medical studies under Dr. A. C. Alexander, of Penacook, N. H., in 1871. He subsequently spent nearly three years with Dr. L. W. Baker, of Baldwinsville, Mass , at which place he had considerable hospital practice. He was licensed as a pharmacist about 1878, and also received three special diplomas in competitive examinations and the degree of Doctor of Medicine from the U. V. M. of Burlington, Vt., in July, 1888. He then located at Fairfield, where he is known as a skillful physician, and where he has an extensive and lucrative practice. Dr. Flanders married, October 20, 1886, Mrs. Nettie 0. Wyman, daughter of Isaac P. .Gould, of Athol, Mass., a lady of refined culture and literary tastes.
HURLBURT, Mrs. Jane E. Northrop, was born in Fairfield, Vt., June 25, 1816. She was the daughter of Abraham Northrop, a native of Fairfield, Conn., whose wife was Jane, daughter of Andrew Bradley, who was an early settler of Fairfield at a time when the residents of the town were obliged to go to Plattsburgh to mill. Abraham Northrop's family consisted of twelve children, six of whom were sons. One son and four daughters now reside in Franklin county. Two sons and one daughter died in childhood. Several resided for many years in Franklin county. One of this family, Andrew Bradley Northrop, became a resident of Arcade, Wyoming county, N. Y., and died in 1881. Jane Bradley was one of a family whose mother was Ruth (Wakeman) Bradley.
ISHAM, Henry S., was born at St. Albans, Vt, April 8, 1827, and died at East Fair-field, October 2, 1889. His father, Asahel Isham, was a soldier in the War of 1812. William Isham, father of Asahel, was honored by a badge of merit given by Col. Zebulon Butler for six years faithful service in the Revolution. His discharge from the service is a relic now in the possession of Henry S. Isham. and is in the writing of George Washington. It bears the date of June 7, 1783, and upon the back is the statement that it should 11 be considered in the nature of a furlough until the ratification of the treaty of peace." Henry S. Isham married Eunice, daughter of Willis and Amanda (Soule) Northrop, October 26, 1853. Their children were: Effie M., born October 7, 1855; Henry J., born June 15, 1857; Jennie L., born March 7, 1859, married Horace W. Soule, June 20, 1877, and died August 5,1887, leaving one child, Annie J.; Clara C; Gertie J., born October 19, 1863, married Arthur Pomeroy; and Amanda E. born August 21, 1869, married Edward B. Chase, December 18, 1888. Henry married Emma Prouty, August 10, 1884, and has one son, Walter J., born February, 1888. Henry S. Isham built the Isham House at East Fairfield about 1870, where he resided until his death. His kind and genial disposition so endeared him to his family and friends that they truly felt that a place was made vacant in our home which never can be filled.
NORTHROP, Thomas, was one of the earliest settlers of Fairfield. He had eight daughters and one son. The latter, Harmon, was born in 1796 and died in 1884. His wife was Sarah, daughter of Benjamin Wooster, who was the first Congregational minister of Fairfield. They had ten children, four of whom are living: Benjamin W. and Julian, of Fairfield ; Joseph, of St Albans; and Charlotte, the wife of W. Deming, of Sheldon. Benjamin W. Northrop married Emeline Smith, February 15,1841. She was the daughter of Joab Smith, of Fairfield, the so-called " father of the town," and was born October 8, 1821, and died April 4, 1884. They had four children, of whom one was killed by lightning at the age of four years; Eunice married J. M. Carter, and died at Waukegan, ILL., in 1886; Mary, wife of Archibald McArthur, resides in Waukegan, ILL.; and J. S. lives on the homestead in Fairfield, The latter married Mary, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Hand, of Fairfield. Hazel Emeline, daughter of J. S. and Mary Northrop, was born April 8, 1889.
PARADEE, Joseph, born in Canada in 1812, died at Fairfield, Vt., February 21, 1885. His wife, Angehne (La Grave) Paradee, was also born in Canada, and died August 12, 1876. Mrs. Paradee is remembered as a loving mother, a devoted wife, and a helpful friend. Six children were born to them, viz.: Alson, born in October, 1839, resides in the West; Hiram, born in April, 1842, died May 27, 1863, in a hospital at Alexandria, Va., while in the service of his country; Mary, born July 17, 1844, married Theodore Peters, November 17,1866, who died September 23, 1885; Bonaparte, born in 1846, died at the age of twelve years; Sarah Jane, who died in infancy; and Bradley, born August 31, 1854, is a resident of Fairfield.
PROUTY, O. C, son of S D. Prouty, a native of New Hampshire, who settled in Highgate, Vt., was born September 20, 1838. His wife was Sarah A. Chase, whom he married September 4, 1858. Their children were: Willie C, born January 2, 1866; Frank D., born July 25, 1861; Anson N., born November 10, 1865; Emma S., born April 1, 1867; and Herbert C, born April 4, 1875. Frank and Anson died in childhood. Emma married Henry J. Isham on August 6, 1884, and they have one child. Willie C. married Hattie Hull on January 1, 1884, and they also have one child. Mr. Prouty has been a prominent citizen of the town for ten years, and was elected representative from Fairfield in 1890.
RODEE, Charles M., of East Fairfield, Vt., was born at West Chazy, N. Y., August 23, 1856, and has been a resident of Fairfield for ten years. He is a miller by occupation. His father, grandfather, and great-grandfather were also millers. In another branch of the family there was another instance of there being four generations in the same occupation. Charles M. Rodee married Maggie Miller, March 25, 1885. She was a resident of Beekmantown, N. Y., and the daughter of Nathan and Margaret (Mason) Miller. Mr. and Mrs. Rodee have a daughter who was born June 15, 1886. D. L. Rodee, father of Charles M., was born June 30, 1828, at Peru, Clinton county, N. Y., and married Elizabeth N., daughter of Josiah and Sophia (Parsons) Woodworth, of Beekmantown, N. Y. Charles M. is their only son. The parents of D. L. were Peter and Sarah (Lobdell) Rodee. The former was a native of Dutchess county, N. Y., was a soldier in the War of 1812, and participated in the battle of Plattsburgh. His wife was the daughter of Jares and Betsey Lobdell, of Danby, Rutland county, Vt. The ancestry of the Rodee family is traced back through Daniel Rodee, grandfather of D. L. to the earliest Dutch settlement of New York.
SOULE, A. G., born August 12, 1811, was the son of Joseph and Esther (Whitney) Soule. He first married Elizabeth Pierce Putnam, of Boston, who died in June, 1863. He married, second, Adaliza Sherman, September 13, 1865, by whom he had four children: Albertine Gertrude, born April 30, 1869; Augusta Eugenie, born July 16, 1872; Albert Gallatin, born December 24, 1875, died March 17, 1876; and Elizabeth Putnam, born November 6, 1877. Mr. Soule was a thorough business man and a liberal supporter of the Episcopal church, of which he was a member for many years. He held all the important offices of the town, some of them for many years, performing all the duties incident thereto with a discretion equaled by few. He represented his town in the Assembly, was a senator from Franklin county and was recognized as a wise and prudent legislator. He followed mercantile pursuits in St. Albans and Fairfield, and had large farming interests which demanded his supervision and care. He carried his keen perception of duty and right into all the relations of life. He .was a wise counselor and conscientious advisor, and lives in the hearts of those who knew him. He died March 17, 1883.
SOULE, H. Allen, who was born May 4, 1834, is a son of Hiram Allen Soule. He is a farmer by occupation, and was educated in the schools of Franklin county. He married Mahala T., daughter of Andrew and Esther (Lobdell) Buck, October 19, 1857. Andrew Buck, born September 20, 1797, is still hale and hearty in his ninety-fourth year. His portrait in a group of three others, showing four generations, is in the possession of Mr. Soule. The latter's children are: Mira E., born September 30, 1858; Marion E., born July 23, 1860; Esther L., born December 22, 1864; Arthur B., born August 21, 1867 ; Andrew W., born August 22, 1870; Carlton A., born August 3, 1876; and Nathan L. B., born August 6, 1878. Marion E. married Charles S. Campbell, of St. Albans, and they have one son, Harold Andrew, born November 26, 1868. Esther L. is the wife of Buell C. Campbell, a Methodist clergyman, of South Newmarket, N. H. A specialty of Mr. Soule's is the raising of thoroughbred (registered) Ayrshire cattle, in which business he has been very successful. He has been lister and selectman of his town, and served as justice of the peace for fifteen years. Politically he is a Republican. He has made transcontinental trips for the settlement of estates and other business entrusted to his charge.
SOULE, Timothy, was one of the first settlers in the town of Fairfield. His father, Joseph Soule, came here from Dover, Conn., about 1790, where he educated and trained a large family to habits of industry and usefulness. Timothy came to Fairfield when about twenty-two years of age and settled in the west part of the town, where he acquired a handsome property. His life embraced the stirring events of the Revolution and the general features of history of our government and nation. He died in Fairfield, December 27, 1860, aged ninety-two years and ten months. His wife was Betsey Elliott, of Connecticut, who died about 1843, and by whom he had a family of twelve children. James Monroe Soule, son of Timothy, was born June 10, 1817. and died February 16, 1889. He married Mariette E. Payne on May 29, 1853, a daughter of Aaron H. and Polly Ann (Sherman) Payne. Mr. Payne was born in Connecticut, June 11, 1779, and died in Cambridge, Vt., April 11, 1887. His wife survived him for about three years. The life of Mr. Payne was marked by integrity of purpose, and of him it is said during all his years his character was without reproach. James Monroe Soule was a man of ability and sterling integrity. He declined many solicitations to accept offices of trust and honor, but was a town representative in 1869-70. He was the father of three children, one of whom, Helen Josephine, died in childhood October 4, 1859. Ashton P. Soule, a son, succeeds to the parental home, and with his mother occupies the house-now repaired-built by his grandfather. He was born in Fairfield, October 19, 1862, and married Ola J. Cleveland in February, 1888. She is the daughter of Elisha P. and Lydia Cleveland, of Georgia. Mr. Soule is the successful manager of a large farm, and is well informed on all the current topics of the day. Marion Soule was born September 23, 1868, and resides at the family home.
SOULE, W. S., oldest son of Joseph A. Soule, who is a native of Fairfield, Vt, was born in the same town May 26, 1850. He was educated in the schools of Franklin county, at Barre, Vt., and in a business college at Troy. N. Y. He has been in business for the past fifteen years, and for twelve years has been located at East Fairfield, where he has a general store. Mr. Soule married Anna S., daughter of R. S. Read, of East Fairfield, and they have one child, Hubert, aged three. He has two sons, Reuben and Read, aged respectively nine and seven, by a former marriage.
ST. GERMAIN, Marshall, born of French parentage in Canada, November 20,1836, came to Fairfield, Vt., in boyhood. He enlisted, September 20, 1861, in Company B, First Vermont Cavalry, Capt. George G. Conger, was under General Hatch in the Army of the Potomac, and served under Generals Custer and Kilpatrick with Sheridan. He participated in many battles, among which were the second battle of Bull Run, a cavalry fight at Brandy Station, Va., October 11, 1863, and at Gettysburg, where he distinguished himself for his bravery. He also at another time saved his captain's life and his company from capture by his brave action. He went through the battles of the Wilderness in 1864 (May), the first engagement being at Mine Run. He was taken prisoner in March, 1863, and confined in Libby Prison. Mr. St. Germain was again taken prisoner in May, 1864, was in the hospital at Richmond, was afterwards taken to Andersonville, thence to Camp Florence, S. C., and was paroled in the following autumn. He was at Savannah and afterwards at Annapolis while under parole. His discharge from the service was dated at Brattleboro, Vt., February 6, 1865. He married Philena M., daughter of Aleck and Mary Bashaw, February 18, 1868, and four children have been born to them: Henry H., born December 4,1869; Marshall, born August 25,1870, Amelia M., born May 11, 1876; and Laura Emma, born March 12, 1878.
