ANDERSON, John, was born in Scotland, was a farmer, and died at the age of seventy. He married Rebecca Brimer, of Aberdeen, Scotland, and their children were William and Kirstey. William Anderson came to Highgate, Vt, in 1818 among the first settlers of this town, where he remained until his death in 1845, at the age of fifty years. He was a manufacturer of linen in Scotland. He married, first, Margaret Brown, and second, Mary Stark. His children were William, David, Charles, Ann, James, and John. The latter, his oldest son, was born in Scotland and came to Highgate with his father. He lived forty years in St. Albans. He married Mary Ann Sackett, of St. Albans, Vt., daughter of Richard and Keziah (Conger) Sackett, and his children are John, William, Stephen, and Hiram. He is now a resident of Highgate, Vt. John and William are residents of Clinton, la. The latter married Annette Brown, and they have one son, Arthur. Stephen Anderson married Frank, daughter of John Pomeroy, and they have one son, George, who is now a commercial traveler and resident of St. Albans. John Anderson, jr., served in the Papineau war. He is now eighty-two years of age, his wife being seventy-five.
BUTLER, John, was born in the North of Ireland in August, 1805, and came to High-gate while young among the early settlers of the town, where he remained until his death, April 28, 1874. He was a farmer, and married Mary Jane McFeetus, who was born June 19, 1811, and came to Highgate in 1826. She was a daughter of James and Ann (McAffee) McFeetus. Their children were John, born in Highgate, Vt., February 4, 1837, died January 10, 1884, from injuries received January 8, 1884, on his return from Swanton while crossing the St. Johnsbury and Lake Champlain Railroad near Highgate station, by an express train going west; Ann Jane, who died September 5, 1847, aged nine years; Elizabeth; Ann Jane, 2d, who died June 3, 1868, aged twenty years; and James A., born in Highgate, Vt, May 2, 1843. The latter married Frances C. Smith, of Swanton, December 21, 1882. She was born in Swanton, December 14, 1857, a daughter of John and Caroline (Clark) Smith, natives of that town. Their children are Annie Frances, born September 16,1883; John Smith, born October 23,1885, died September 8, 1886; and Mary Caroline, born August 13, 1890. He has been deputy sheriff and is now station agent for the St. Johnsbury and Lake Champlain Railroad at Highgate, Vt., where he has been engaged since August 1, 1882. He still owns the homestead farm.
CROSS, Thomas, a native of Nottingham, Mass., was born March 20, 1763, and was active in the War of 1812. He was a Federalist, an anti-Mason, and a temperance man, and moved to Swanzey, N, H., where he lived for many years. Finally he came to Highgate, Vt., at which place he died March 20, 1838, aged about eighty. His wife was Sarah Pemberton, of Swanzey, N. H., and was born June 11, 1764, and died at Winchester, N. H, aged ninety-seven. His children were Peter, Lewis, Henry, John, Lucina, Charles, Sarah, Selinda, Enoch, Rachel, and Nathan. The latter, born in Swanzey, N. H, September 2, 1790, came to Highgate, Vt., where he died June 28, 1874, at the age of eighty four. He married Betsey Hammond, of Swanzey, who died in Highgate, May 24, 1872. He was an early settler of Highgate and a hard working farmer. His children were Sylvester H., Lorenzo D., J. Winslow, Sidney R. S., George W., Fanny M., and Joel B. The latter was born in Highgate, July 14, 1821, and married Elizabeth B., daughter of John and Lavina (Bearss) Dillon, and his children are Frank B., Lizzie A., and Fred W. He is now a general merchant in Highgate, where he has been engaged for forty years with marked success. Frank B. Cross married Hattie D. Cutler, of Highgate, daughter of Horace and Helen (Wilson) Cutler, and they have three children, Fred C., Horace B., and Earle. Mr. Cross is now a general merchant in Highgate with his father. Lizzie A. married Barnard L. Olds, of Franklin, Vt, and had one daughter, Daisy A., now living in Denver, Col. Mrs. Olds died at the age of twenty-six in St. Albans. Vt, May 10, 1879. Fred W. Cross married Jessie E. Carman, of Highgate, and their children arc Harry M., Charles E., and Frank B. They are now residents of Moorefield Neb. George W. Cross was born in Highgate, August 14,1833, and married Martha Hefflon, of that town, who was born February 22, 1845, a daughter of Session L. and Lucy (Fillmore) Hefflon (married June 10, 1869). Their children were Nathan, born April 19, 1873, and Ethel M., born September 27, 1875. He is now a farmer on the homestead near East Highgate. Daniel Fillmore served in the Revolutionary war. Thomas Cross served in the war of the Revolution and drew a land warrant.
CUSHMAN, Zeri, was born in Castleton, Vt, August 31, 1789, came to Franklin, Vt., where he was a practicing physician and surgeon for twenty-five years, and finally moved to Berkshire,Vt, practicing there until his death in 1844. aged fifty-five. He was representative of the town of Franklin two years, and was a very successful physician. He was also surgeon in the Canadian rebellion. He married Rachel French, who was born August 8, 1789, a daughter of Seeva and Mary French, of Clarendon, Vt, and who died in Starch, 1870. Their children were Mary Ann, Louisa A., Horace, Happilona, Louisa, Maryette, Caroline, Rosetta, and Leander L. The latter was born in Clarendon, Vt, March 14, 1818, and came to East Highgate, where he practiced as a physician and surgeon, having also practiced in the towns of Berkshire, Fairfield, Swanton, Vt, and Black Brook, N. Y. He graduated from the Woodstock Medical College in 1845, and has represented the town of Swanton in the legislature during the years 1852 and 1853. He married, June 20, 1848, Fanny C, daughter of Luther and Sarah (Hawkins) Rixford, of East Highgate, and they have had two children: Kate L., born February 5, 1851, died March 13, 1851, and Edna G., born in Swanton, April 5, 1852, married Wesley A. Shumway, September 19, 1877, son of Jeremiah D. and Ora (Woodward) Shumway. He is now a resident of East Highgate. Happilona Cushman, sister of Dr. Leander L. Cushman, was born in Franklin, Vt., in 1821, on December 25, and married, first, in 1841, John Adams, of Franklin, son of Abel and Sally Adams, of St Armand. Province of Quebec. They had three children, Adalaide D., Zeri A., and Solon A. She married, second, George Barney in 1867. He died in Swanton, Vt., in 1884, aged seventy-two. John Adams was killed in 1864, aged forty-six, by a band of guerrillas in West Virginia during the late war.
DEAL, Francis, a native of Highgate, was killed by accident. He married Katie Shelter, and his children were John, Frank, Adam, Martha, Hannah, and Mary. Adam Deal, a native of that town, married Anna Burchall, of England, daughter of James Burchall, and his children are Ralph, Calvin, William, Charles, Celia, Mary, Flinda, and George H. The latter, the youngest son, married Jessie Hoyle, of Canada, daughter of G. L. and Ellen (Mack) Hoyle.
DIMON. Moses, a native of Connecticut, served in the Revolutionary war and kept a musket and powder horn marked " M. D.," which is still preserved in the family. He was a farmer, and died at an advanced age in Fairfield, Conn. His children were Noah, Hannah, and Jane. Noah Dimon, born in Fairfield, Conn.. March 3, 1766, served in the War of 1812. He had in his possession a Bible, handed down from his father, which was published in 1716 and was a noted relic. He married Mollie Marvin, who was born March 3, 1769, and their children were Eben B.. born April 19, 1790 ; Moses, born March 2, 1792; John, born November 17, 1794; Hannah, born November 1, 1800; and Polly, born June 20, 1803. Moses Dimon married Naomi Burton, of Milford, Conn., daughter of Judson and Sylvia (Barnham) Burton (a relative supposed to be a sister of P. T. Barnum), and came to Highgate in 1841. Their children were Jane B., Lewis J., Eben, Burton, and Moses. Burton Dimon came from Connecticut to Fairfield, Vt., at the age of six years, and died in Hightrate in 1861, and the age of seventy-seven. He married Laura Mitchell, May 11, 1856, daughter of James and Margaret (Tittemore) Mitchell, and his children are Margaret M., Jennie E., Sylvia M., and Judson B. He is now a resident on the home farm of his father in Highgate. Sylvia Dimon married Chellice S. Fuller, of the Province of Quebec, and is now a resident of Famham, P. Q.
HINDS, William L., son of Elisha and Susan Hinds, of Littleton, N. H., married, July 8, 1840, Sarah P. Rixford, by whom he had children as follows: Adalaide, Josephine, Jane, Emma, Ida, William, Fanny, Clarence, and Oscar L. The latter was born in Brook-lyn, N. Y., November 10, 1855, and married Florence A. Darling, of West Berkshire, Vt., daughter of Hiram and Sarah M. (Noble) Darling and they have three children: Oscar W., born September 29, 1878; Harry H., born October 28, 1882; and Florence D., born December 23, 1885. Mr. Hinds is now interested in the business of 0. S. Rixford, manufacturer of axes and scythes at East Highgate, and is a partner in the O. L. Hinds Company, of New York, jobbers in dry goods at wholesale.
HINERTH, John, son of John, was born in Hessian Castle, Germany, and came to itelle Isle, Canada, afterward moving to Bedford, Canada, where he died at the age of forty-eight. He married Julie Bordo, of Belle Isle, and their children were Matilda, Melinda, George, John, Elizabeth, Mary, and Joseph. The latter was born in Stanridge, Canada, March 31, 1845, and came to Highgate in 1880, where he married Margaret, daughter of Charles and Zoe (Rushlow) Patnode, and by whom he has had three children: Alice M., Laura, and Constant C. He is now a foundryman at Highgate. where he has been engaged for ten years in the manufacture of stoves and hollowware.
HOLMES, Duncan, was born in Scotland and came to Sheldon in early manhood soon after his marriage. He died in Sheldon in 1869, aged sixty-nine. He had eight children, as follows : Erastus, Adolphus, Loren, William. Mary, Miranda, Malissa, and Sarah. Loren was born in Swanton and came to Highgate in 1855, at the age of twenty-three. He married Mary J., daughter of Hiram and Olive Hemphill, and had one son, George C, who was born in Highgate, November 7, 1858, and married Grace Pelton, of Highgate, daughter of L. E. Pelton, June 18, 1890.
JENNISON, William, son of Captain Israel and Mary (Haywood) Jennison, of Worcester, Mass., was born April 12, 1758, in that city, and came to Swanton in^ September, 1803, where he died July 19, 1819, aged sixty-one. He was twice married, his first wife being Elizabeth, daughter of Cornelius and Sevilla Stowell, of Worcester, Mass. She died November 21, 1784, aged twenty-one, and he married, second, Sarah Sumner, of Shrewsbury, Mass., daughter of Rev. Joseph Sumner. She died December 9, 1824, aged sixty. His children were Elizabeth, Joseph S., Nahum E., Charles H., William D., Israel S., Sarah S., Samuel W., and Erastus G. Israel S. Jennison was born May 24, 1801, in Shrewsbury, Mass., and came to Highgate about 1816, where he died April 27, 1885, aged eighty-five. He was an early settler of that town and held many offices of trust. He married Phoebe Clark, of South Hero, Grand Erie county, Vt., daughter of Dr. Clark, one of the earliest settlers of that county. Their children are Homer C. and Sarah F. Homer C. Jennison was born at Highgate, Vt., December 31, 1834, and is still a resident of Highgate, the only representative of the family now alive.
KEYES, Col. Stephen, a native of Vermont and an officer in the American army at the opening of the Revolutionary war, died at St. Albans at the age of sixty-five years. He married Elizabeth Sheldon, and their children were Samuel W., Stephen S., William, Sarah, Eliza M., and Samuel W. The latter was born in Manchester, Vt., in 1785, and in 1818 came to Highgate, then known as Keyes Falls, and was the pioneer of the village. He built two brick grist-mills, a saw-mill, a brick store, and many dwellings. He died in February, 1851, aged sixty-five. Mr. Keyes married Sarah B., daughter of Major Samuel and Lucy L. (Willard) Sheldon. They had one daughter, Lucy E. Keyes, the only one of the family now alive. She married George H. Mallary, of Highgate, Vt., son of Rollin 0. and Ruth (Stanley) Mallary. Rollin C. Mallary was congressman at Washington many years, and was chosen minister to France.
MASON, John, was born in Barre, Mass., and came to Swanton. Vt, with his mother when he was but two years of age, among the early settlers of the town, where he remained until his death in 1868, at the age of eighty-four. He was a farmer by occupation, and married Ruth Wood, of Swanton, Vt., daughter of Daniel Wood, and their children were William W., John A., Philemon C, Alvin H., Augusta S., George C, Paulina B., Addison P., Jasper P., and Curtis. Addison P. Mason is now a resident of Buffalo and Jasper P. resides in Ottawa, Kan. Alvin H. Mason was born in Swanton, Vt., April 27, 1817, and married Martha Barr, of Highgate, Vt., in May, 1847. She was a daughter of John and Pamelia (Drury) Barr. Their children are Curtis P., of Salt Lake City, Utah ; Minnie E. (Mrs. D. D. Burdett), of Pittsford, Vt; and John and William, deceased. Mr. Mason has been a life-long resident of Franklin county, Vt., being now a resident of Highgate Center. He has been a merchant and farmer, but is now retired. He was county sheriff and deputy for eleven years.
MOREHOUSE, Mathew, was born in Massachusetts and served in the Revolutionary war. He was present at the battle of Bloody Brook in Massachusetts when the Indians surrounded them, he being one of the few who escaped massacre. He afterwards moved to Brorae, P. Q., and finally removed to Highgate, Vt., where he died, but there is nothing now to mark his grave. He was about seventy years of age, and had six sons, one of whom was Hiram Morehouse, who was born in Canada and married Jane Coey, of Brome, P. Q., and soon after came to East Highgate, Vt., but later removing to Highgate Center, where he remained until his death in 1879, at the age of seventy-three. He lived in Highgate for forty years, and his children were Melissa, Emeline, and Eli. The latter was born in East Highgate, May 20, 1833, and married Sarah R. Carman, of Highgate, daughter of John and Harriet (Carman) Carman, and his children are Herbert E., born December 8, 1859; Hiram D., born August 26, 1862; Sarah J., born August 15, 1864, died May 30, 1874 ; Gertrude born January 12, 1806, died February 23, 1868; Hattie C, born January 12, 1868; George A., born July 16, 1869; Eva A., born November 19, 1870; and Cora M., born April 1, 1876. Herbert Morehouse married Minnie H. Guymont, and they have three sons, Eugene H., Hiram 0., and Morton E. The latter died September 26, 1890. They are now residents of Wilmington. Mass. Hiram D. Morehouse married Geneveive Pettis, of the Province of Quebec, and they have one son, George E., born September 9, 1890. They are now residents of Dorchester, a suburb of Boston, Mass.
MOORE, David, a native of New York state, came to Highgate, Vt., with his father, Richard Moore, among the early settlers, clearing a farm in the woods, where he remained until his death in 1879, at the age of ninety-one. He served in the War of 1812 and drew a pension. He married Ann Tichonte, of Highgate, Vt., and his children are Richard, Jacob, Charles, Laura, John, Elizabeth, Mary, and Humphrey. The latter was born in Highgate, November 15, 1827, and died January 24, 1889, aged sixty-one. He married Sarah A. Donaldson, of Swanton, daughter of Hugh and Wakey L. Donaldson, and their children were Fletcher T., Jasper R., and Hugh H. His widow, Sarah A Moore, still survives and resides in Highgate at the age of forty years.
NYE, Benjamin, was born in Keene, N. K., and came to Fairfield, Vt., with his family soon after his marriage. They were among the early settlers of the town, where he lived to an advanced age. He died in St. Albans. His wife died in the same town a year or two before her husband. At the time of the battle of Plattsburgh, while he was at church, a call came for soldiers. The minister headed the call with the offer of his services, and the congregation responded. Mr. Nye's children were Margaret, Eliza, Laura. Nelson, Benjamin, and John. His son Nelson was born in Keene, N. H, and came to Fairfield, Vt., with his father, where he married Eliza, daughter of Benjamin Fairbanks, of that town. Their children were Laura F., Benjamin E., Chester F., and Albert N. Benjamin F. Nye was born in Sheldon, Vt., February 7, 1837, and married Helen H. Randall, September 18, 1861, a daughter of William and Jude (Buzzell) Randall. His wife died December 26, 1883, aged forty-four. His children are B. Emmett, Blanche E., Beatrice, and Linford 0. He is now a farmer near East Highgate, where he has lived for twenty-eight years. Albert N. Nye was born in Highgate, Vt., January 17, 1840, and married Elizabeth McFeeters, of Sheldon, Vt., daughter of James and Isabella (Riley) McFeeters, and his children are Valencourt H., born November 6,1871, and William J., born November 11, 1875. Mr. Nye served in Company F, Tenth Vermont Volunteers, during the war, and was wounded at Fisher's Hill. Va., for which he now draws a pension.
POMEROY, Enoch, was born in Northampton, Mass., and in 1792 came to Franklin, Vt., where he died at the age of sixty-two. He was an allopathic physician by profession, and married Polly Tenny, of Bennington, Vt., daughter of Jesse Tenny, and their children were Elijah, Lucien, Enoch, Jesse, Mary, Lorenzo, John, Melissa, Hannah, and John, 2d. His son, Lorenzo Pomeroy, was born in Franklin, Vt., June 14, 1809, and married Martha A. Cutler, of Highgate, daughter of Dr. Joseph B. and Catherine (Barr) Cutler. Their children are Rosamond H., Joseph C, Lorenzo, and Helen M. He is now living in Highgate at the age of eighty-one. His wife, Martha A, died April 6, 1885, at the age of seventy-two. Helen M. married Clark R. Lyon, of Swanton, son of Chauncey and Elizabeth (Haskins) Lyon, and their children are Henry J. and Charles L. (twins) and Josie H. He is now a dry goods merchant at Highgate Center in company with his son, Henry. Charles L. Pomeroy is a graduate of the University of Vermont Medical College at Burlington.
REDDING, Moses, was a native of Plymouth, Mass. His father came from Wales in the early days. He moved to Pittstown, Rensselaer county, N. Y., and finally to Barnet, Caledonia county, Vt., where he died at the age of ninety. He was in early life a sea-faring man, as was also his father before him. He had four children, Stephen, Brace, William, and Lemuel. The latter was a native of Pittstown, N. Y., and died at Pelham, Mass., at the age of eighty-five. He dealt in West India goods in Boston for many years. He married Eliza J. Wolcott, daughter of William Wolcott. She died at Chelmsford. Mass., in December, 1890, aged eighty-six. Their children were Eunice, Abiah, Abbie, Jaenette, Stephen C, Sarah Jane, Josephine, Lemuel W., and Moses W. The latter is a publisher in New York city, where he has been engaged since 1868 in the publication of Masonic works and in the manufacture of Masonic goods. He has a farm and summer residence at Highgate, Vt., which are a credit to that part of the state. Eliza J. Wolcott was a lineal descendant of Oliver Wolcott, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence and a governor of Connecticut
RIXFORD, William, was born in Connecticut in 1755 and died in Winchester, N. H., in 1839, at the age of eighty-four. He was an early settler in Winchester and was very active in clearing the forest He married Lucy Wilson, who lived to about eighty years of age and died on the homestead. Their children were Luther, William, Lucy, Ephraim, Sally, Artemas, Soloman, Finis, and Harriet His eldest son, Luther, was born in Winchester, N. H., December 16 1779, and in March, 1837, he came to East Highgate, Vt., where he died in September, 1859, at the age of eighty. He married Sarah, daughter of Stephen and Fanny (Parker) Hawkins, and their children were Josephine, Minerva, Luther P., Sarah P., Bradford, Lucina F., Fanny C, Frinda, Frenda M., and Oscar S. The latter was born in Winchester, N. H., March 2, 1828, and came to Highgate, Vt, in March, 1837, where he now resides. He married Mary Flint, at Castleton, Vt, daughter of Moses and Adaline (Cutting) Flint, and their children are Oscar H., born December 27, 1859; Henry C, born August 28, 1862; Mary E., born December 20, 1869; and Susan K., born September 5, 1876. Luther Rixford with his son L. P., and D. H. Farrington commenced building the scythe shops at Highgate in the spring of 1837, and continued the manufacture of scythes until the spring of 1849, when his son, Oscar S., bought out the concern and in 1880 made an addition to the building, and is now manufacturing axes and scythes, the only manufacturer of that class of goods in Northern Vermont of that extent They ship goods through New England and the Middle and Western states. He has been a representative in the legislature three terms and has also served in the Vermont Senate. His oldest son, Oscar H., married Elizabeth M. Leach, of Fairfield, Vt, daughter of Horace Leach, and they have one son, Oscar D. Soloman and Henry Rixford, brothers of William, served in the Revolutionary war.
SANDERSON, Sanford, a native of Keene, N. EL, came to Highgate, Vt. about 1822 among the early settlers of the town, where he remained until his death in 1830. He was a farmer and cloth-fuller by occupation. He married Susanna Lincoln, of New Hampshire, and their children were Lodema, Sanford, Jarib, and Harley. Sanford was born in Keene, N. H., and came to Highgate with his father, where he remained until his death, in 1878, on July 16, aged sixty. He married Jane B. Dimon, of Highgate (formerly of Fairfield, Vt.), daughter of Moses and Naomi (Burton) Dimon, and his children were Jarib L., Judson B., and Moses S. Judson B. Sanderson was born in Highgate, February 14, 1848, and married Elizabeth C. Cutler, of Highgate, Vt, February 16, 1870, daughter of Allen B. and Emily (French) Cutler, and his children are Allen J., born August 19, 1871; Adella J., born February 5. 1877; Gertrude E., born August 5, 1879; and Eva A., born March 25, 1887. Mr. Sanderson is now a farmer and the proprietor of Maplewood Creamery in Highgate, Vt, located in the north part of the town called Highgate Gore. He built the Maplewood Creamery in 1884-85, and still runs it in connection with three other creameries in the town. He was elected representative for the town of Highgate in 1884-85 and in 1890-91, served as selectman for five years, was lister from 1880 to 1885, and held the office of justice of the peace from 1878 to 1884.
SHELDEN, Jacob, was born in Pittsford, Vt, where he died at an advanced age. He had two children, Joel and John, who were born in Pittsford. He came to Sheldon, where he cleared a'farm, and died in 1872, at the age of seventy-two. He married, first, Hannah Lawson, and second, Honor Hitchcock, and his children were Edward, Leonard, Caroline, Henry, Rosina, Jennie, and Charles. The latter was born in Sheldon in 1845, and married Florence E. Frost, of Highgate, daughter of Edgar Frost, and his children are Jennie, Leonard, Daniel, Edgar, William, and Ernest He came to Highgate in 1880 and settled on the Frost farm, where he now resides. Penn Frost was a native of Queens county, Long Island, N. Y,, where he died at the age of ninety-two. His children were Wright, Zebulon, Daniel, Jarvis, Mary, Phebe, and Lanah. Daniel Frost married Elizabeth Cox. and their children are Abram, Jehial, Ambrose, William, Edgar R., Jarvis, Eliza A., Emily, Mary, and Rosanna. Edgar R. was born on Long Island, married Alzina Fillmore, and his children are Daniel W., Anne E., Florence E.( Ella, and Darwin, all of whom were born in Highgate, Vt He is now a resident on the homestead farm with his daughter, Mrs. Charles Shelden. Anne E. Frost married M. E. Bert, and has two children, Willie E. and Anne E., both born in Highgate.
SHELTUS, Phillip, was born at Hudson, N. Y., and came to Highgate, Vt., among the early settlers of the town. He was a farmer and remained at Highgate until his death at an advanced age. He was twice married, and his children were Phillip, Matthew, John, Lucinda, Hiram; Andrew, Maria, Marilla, and Nancy. His oldest son, Phillip, was born at Highgate Springs, Vt., in 1764, and died at the age of eighty-eight He was a farmer and made the first potash in Highgate. He married Hannah Carman, of Rhinbeck, N. Y., who died in April, 1871, aged seventy-eight She was a daughter of Abram Carman, who served in the Revolutionary war, and their children were Han-nibal, George H, Albert, Horace, Alonzo, Phillip, Abram P., Minerva A., Cleora, Allen, and Hannah. Allen H. Sheltus was born in Highgate, June 7, 1838, and married Sophia M. Ricard, of Franklin, daughter of Jeremiah Ricard, and their children are Emma, Sidney A., and Lizzie. He is now a farmer in Highgate. Phillip Sheltus, a native of Highgate, Vt, was born March 15, 1821, and married Catharine C. Stinehour, was born April 16, 1822. She was a daughter of Samuel and Nellie (Carman) Stinehour. Their children are Alice, who died in 1888, at the age of forty-three; Arthur K., born in 1848; Amelia A, who died in 1873, aged twenty-two; Abbie L., born in 1860; and Alma A., born in 1864. Alice M. married Darwin Sunderland, of Highgate, in 1886, and their children are Verna M. and Hollis J. Arthur Sheltus married Lulu M. Farrar, of Boston, in 1887, daughter of Benjamin and Marion Farrar. Abbie L. married Moses W. Red-ding, of New York city, in 1888.
SKEELS, William, son of David and Lydia (Powell) Skeels, who came to Highgate in 1806. was born in Lanesboro, Mass., where he lived several years, and finally came to Charlotte, Vt. At the age of twenty years he came to Highgate, Vt., where he lived until his death, aged sixty-eight. He served as minuteman at the battle of Plattsburgh. He married Rachel Best, of Highgate, daughter of Rev. Thomas and Marion (Hyatt) Best, and his children were Hiram, Mary, William B., and Myron P. William B. Skeels was born in Highgate, Vt., August 11, 1834, and married Esther Hyatt, of Highgate, daughter of Joseph and Susannah (Evens) Hyatt. He is now a resident of Highgate engaged in the marble business, where he has resided for twenty-five years. Myron P. Skeels, now in Bismarck, Dak., was customs house officer at Burlington, Vt., twenty years, and married Laura Keyes, of Highgate, daughter of Stephen and Deororean (Barlow) Keyes. They have three children, Edith, Barlow, and William. Mary L. Skeels was a native of Highgate, and married George W. Newton, of Swanton, son of Silas and Arthusa Newton, and her children are William S., George G., and J. Henry. They are now residents of Bismarck, North Dakota. Mr. Newton is a practicing lawyer of Bismarck, and very successful in his profession. He was a student at Yale College, and has been a resident of Bismarck for seven years. Hiram Skeels married Mary Ann White, of Malone, N. Y., daughter of Nathan and Lucy (Bartlett) White. He was United States consul to Canada, customs house officer for several years, and represented his town in the legislature of 1876. His only son, Charles F., married Angie A., daughter of John F. and Asenath (Randall) Draper, and they have one son, Hiram.
STIMETS, John, was born in Frankfort, Germany, and came to Highgate, Vt., in 1787, among the early settlers of the town, clearing a farm on which he lived until his death, July 22, 1827. The date of his birth was September, 1747. He married Elizabeth Mank, of Frankfort, Germany, who was born in September, 1757, and died March 28, 1838, in Highgate. Their children were John, Jacob, Betsey, Catharine, and Hannah. Jacob was born in Highgate in 1803 and located on a farm in the north part of the town near Sax's mill, where he died in 1852 at the age of fifty years. He was much respected and very prominent in the community, was deacon in the church, and held many offices of trust in the town. He married Sybil Pierce, of Highgate, daughter of Richard and Betsey Pierce, and his children were Martha A., Mary A., Susan E., Cassius P., Horatio N., George L., Sarah C, Henry A., and Charles C. The latter, the youngest of the family, owns the homestead farm, which comprises about 400 acres. Henry A. Stimets married Mary J. Birchard. March 19. 1875, daughter of Truman T. and Jane F. (Hemenway) Birchard, of Shoreham, Vt, and he is also a resident on the homestead farm. George L was born in Highgate, May 22, 1842, and married Mrs. Mary E. Place, of Highgate, who was born in 1847, a daughter of Conrad and Sarah (Carman) Barr. Their children are Mabel G., born February 13, 1884, died October 26, 1885, and George R., born July 22, 1886. Mr. Stimets is a farmer and justice of the peace, and has served as lister for eight years. Mrs. Mary E. Stimets married for her first husband Miles E. Place, who died May 12, 1875, aged thirty-two, and her children by him were Mary A., born January 1, 1869, and Sarah R, born April 5, 1875. Cassius P. Stimets graduated from Burlington College, Vermont, and died in July, 1886. aged fifty years. Charles C. Stimets was graduated from the Oswego Normal College in 1872, and later received the degree of Master of Arts from Rutger's College. On graduation he was made professor of mathematics in the Trenton (N. J.) Normal School, a position he held for four years, and then resigned to become the principal of the Hasbrouck Institute of Jersey City, N. J. He still occupies that position. He married, in 1890, Miss Adelene R. Negus, of Jersey City.
