Old Families of Springfield
History of Windsor County Vermont
Lewis Cass Aldrich published in 1891
Adams, Eli, came from Stoddard, N. H., to Springfield in 1791. He married Hepsey Farley and had the following family: Anna, married Abel Lockwood, and died in New York State ; Joseph, died in Stockbridge, Vt.; Amos, died at Charlestown, N. H.; Sally, married Henry C. Dana; Jessie, died in Springfield.
Adams, Joseph, (son of Eli) was born at Stoddard, N. H., February 16, 1784, and died April 13, 1844. He married Polly Goodnow ; they had six children, viz.: Vianna, married Samuel Roundy ; Mary, married Alpheus Dean ; Sarah, widow of J. C. Hall, resides in Springfield; Marietta, married Asel Wyman; Abel resides in Springfield, Vt.; and Cyrus, who resides in Bridgewater, Vt.
Adams, Abel, son of Joseph, was born in Springfield, Vt., September 6, 1821, and married Susan Felch. Of their family of ten children one died in infancy. The others were George H., a resident of Springfield ; Sarah Jane, wife of Foster L. Piper, of Springfield ; Laura, wife of Allen Woodward, of Springfield ; Abby, wife of John C. Eaton, of Springfield; Eddie, died at the age of fifteen years; Mary, died at the age of four and one-half years; Marcia, Mary and John reside in Springfield, Vt.
Allbe, Albert M., of Springfield, the only son of Ellery and Hannah (Messer) Allbe, was born in Westminster, Vt., November 13, 1821. After attending the district schools he took an academic course at Walpole and Chesterfield, N. H., and studied law with Hon. William C. Bradley, a prominent lawyer of his native town. He was admitted to the Windham County Bar in 1843, and began the practice of his profession at Westminster, Vt., but removed in the latter part of the year to Londonderry, Vt., and owing to ill-health he was obliged to relinquish his practice in 1848. From that time he was engaged in various pursuits until 1872, being from 1852 to 1855 in California, and from 1855 to 1861 he was engaged in farming in Westminster, Vt., but in the latter year he became engaged in business in Fitchburg, Mass., which he followed until 1865. Returning to Londonderry, he was connected with a woolen-mill, but resumed the practice of law in 1872, and in the summer of 1874 located at Springfield, Vt., where he has since continued to practice his profession. He married Mary C, daughter of Barnet Wait, an old resident of Londonderry, where he now resides in his ninety-fifth year. Their children by this marriage are Alla N., wife of F. W. Pierce, a druggist of Chester, Vt.; Cora Annette, wife of Dr. E. S. Allbe, a practicing physician and surgeon of Bellows Falls, Vt.; and Gertrude A., wife of Alva C. Spencer, of Roslindale, Mass.
Allen, Jonathan, was born in Middletown, Conn., January 10, 1782, and was the son of Ebenezer Allen. He came from his native town to Springfield, May 24, 1810, and located on the farm now occupied by his son Dennis B. He married Abigail Birdsey, who died August 23, 1855, and had four children : Lucy M., died single; Dennis B.; Emily, resides in Springfield; and Walter J., a resident of Corning, Iowa. Jonathan died July 23, 1834.
Allen, Dennis B., son of Jonathan, was born in Springfield, April 26, 1814, and married Fannie Divoll, of Weathersfield, who died August 28, 1867. They had one son, Walter B., born September 13, 1858, and married Alice E. Martin. Their children are Vivian Josie, died in infancy; Claude M., born January 6, 1887 ; and Harry D., born August 28, 1888.
Arms, Selah Root, was born at Deerfield, Mass., February 21, 1789, and received his education at Williams College, and afterwards took a course at the Andover Theological College, and was ordained in 1822 at Cavendish, Vt. He was first settled June 5, 1825, over the Congregational Church at Grafton, Vt., and was dismissed October 30, 1831. His next charge was at Livingstonville, N. Y., and on January 25, 1835, removed to Windham, which pulpit he filled till 1849, when he came to Springfield, and purchased a farm on which his son, Henry M., now resides. From this time until his death, November 7, 1867, he never had any charge and simply preached as supply. He married Eliza Ames of Chicopee, Mass., and had eleven children, viz: William; Maria, single, resides at Springfield; Eliza, wife of John Mosely, of Springfield, Mass.; George, a resident of New York city; Fannie, wife of Daniel Goddard, of Springfield; Emily, died young; Emily Maxwell, died at the age of 27 years; Nathan P., died at the age of 22 years ; Ebenezer Burgess, a member of Company A, Third Vermont Regiment, died in the army in 1862 ; Henry M.; Ellen, died single, was a teacher at Hilo, Sandwich Islands.
Arms, Henry M., son of Selah R., was born in Windham, Vt., August 17, 1840, lived in Springfield till 1871, when for the next ten years he was engaged in stock raising in New Mexico, since when he has resided in Springfield. He married Sarah Jane, daughter of Hon. Henry Closson, and has three children, viz.: Jessie, Burdette Loomis, and George Eben.
Barney, Franklin, was born in Shrewsbury, Vt., October 22, 1829, being the fourth son of Jeffrey A. and Harriet (Ewing) Barney. He received only a common school education and his father being engaged in farming, he passed his life till he was twenty years of age on a farm. He then began working in granite quarries in getting out granite abutments and piers for railroad bridges. In the fall of 1850 he apprenticed himself to Orin Taylor, of Clarendon Springs, Vt. He learned the trade of marble worker and began working at the business in 1851 for Chester Dunkley, of Claremont, N. H. He then came to Springfield, returning to Claremont, where from 1856 to 1861 he worked for different marble manufacturers. He married Nancy A. Rogers, of Springfield, Vt., and has five children, viz.: Jeffrey Rolla, engaged in the shoddy business at Claremont. N. H.; Franklin, jr., engaged in business with his father; Lund Rogers, Mary Louisa, and Jennie Tower. Mr. Barney came from a long-lived family, his parents both reaching an advanced age. Of their ten children, eight are now living. The others were over forty-five years of age at their death.
Barry, Leonidas, was born in Rockingham, Vt., December 29, 1844, and is the third child and second son in a family of five children, of Aldis and Luthera Lovell Barry. His ancestors have been residents of his native town since 1876, and Mr. Barry removed to Springfield in 1875 and purchased the old General L. R. Morris farm located on the Connecticut River, and lives in the old mansion which was erected in 1795. Mr. Barry married Jennie Britton, and has two children, viz.: Lena L. and Leon H. W.
Brown Family.-The first settler of this family in Springfield was Elisha Brown, who came from Winchendon, Worcester county, Mass., and bought land from James Bates. The deed was dated October 28, 1778. He married Merriel Bates, of Cohasset, Mass., and had a family of seven children: one died in childhood; Luke, who died in Springfield, leaving no male issue; David; Enos; Abel, died in Springfield, has sons living in Vermont; Jonathan, died in Springfield, two daughters reside in Springfield, Vt.; Betsey, married John Thompson; Elisha, died September 10, 1827.
Brown, David, son of Elisha, born in Springfield, May 20, 1786, married Susanna Thayer, of Rockingham, Vt., and had the following children: William T., died in 1845, and left no children ; Susan L., married Frederick Barnard ; Albert; Sarah E., wife of Clark Wadner, of Reading, Vt.; David Rush, resides in Springfield; David, died April 20, 1874.
Brown, Albert, son of David, born in Springfield, February 24, 1822, married for his first wife Sarah Mansur, of Claremont, N. H., by whom he has one child, Abba Elizabeth, wife of John Stoddard of Rockingham, Vt. His second wife was Sarah Floyd, of Lebanon, N. H.; has two children, Alice Alma, wife of Herbert Ellis, of Trenton, N. J., and Clara Bell.
Butterfield, Jonas, son of William and Esther Hale Butterfield, was born in Dunstable, (now Nashua, N. H.,) October 8, 1808, and married Maria L. Eaton. Of their five children, two died in infancy. The others are Jonathan M.; William E., resides in Charlestown, N.H.; and Ellen M. Jonas came to Rockingham, VT, with his father in 1813, and removed to Springfield in 1855, where he died September 22, 1885. Jonathan M.. son of Jonas, was born in Rockingham, Vt., July 17, 1833. He has been twice married, his last wife being Elethea D. Morse. They have one child, Estella M.
Burke, Edmund Chaplin, son of Udney, was born in Stanstead, Province of Quebec Canada, October 5, 1833, and married for his first wife Elnora Mason. Their one child, Arthur Udney, resides at Kansas City, Mo. His second wife was Loantha, daughter of Gardiner and Lucy Herrick. Their one child is Mary Edna, wife of Charles H. Moore, of Springfield.
Closson, Hon. Henry, of Springfield, was born in Springfield, Vt., February 1, 1799, and was the youngest son in a family of nine children of Ichabod and Sally (Safford) Closson. His father died when he was nine years of age and he was placed in charge of his uncle, Noah Safford, to learn the carpenter's trade. Taking a dislike to this occupation, young Henry prevailed on his uncle in 1817 to give him his freedom; at this time he was in Rochester, N. Y., engaged on a contract for his uncle. The latter finally-acceded to the request and gave the young man ten dollars. With this sum he started t young man ten dollars. With this sum he started to walk to Springfield, which place he reached with his capital reduced to one dollar and a half. He then began the study of law with Isaac Holton, and passed the winter in teaching school, but in 1818 was a student in Chester Academy for three terms. The following year he studied law with Judge Asa Keyes, of Putney, Vt., and was admitted to practice at Newfane, Vt., ac the March term in 1824. In the same year he began the practice of his profession at Mount Clemens, Mich., where he remained two years, removing to Lodi, N. Y., and in 1828 came to Whitingham, Vt. In 1835 he returned to his native town, where he practiced law until his death, April 24, 1880. Judge Closson held a number of public offices during his life: he was town clerk from 1836 to 1844, State's Attorney for the county in 1840-42, member of the Vermont Legislature for 1839-40, was appointed by Governor Fletcher in 1855 to fill vacancy of Probate Judge for Windsor District and afterwards elected twelve years to fill that position, was a member of the Constitutional Convention of 1870. Judge Closson married on June 1, 1830, Miss Emily Whitney, of Marlboro, Vt., and had a family of five children, viz.: Henry Whitney, a graduate of West Point, at present stationed at Atlanta, Ga., as colonel of the Fifth U. S. Heavy Artillery; Emily Safford, wife of Dr. A. M. Fellows, of Parsons, Kan.; Gershom Lyman, born in Springfield, April 20, 1838, married Lina W. Loveland, has two children, John Henry, a resident of Walla Walla, Wash., and Gershom Loveland, of Springfield. Gershom Lyman has resided the greater pan of his life in Springfield, engaged in mercantile business, but at present is cashier of the First National Bank of Springfield. The other two children of Judge Closson were Sarah Jane, wife of Henry M. Arms, of Springfield, and Frank Hubbard, who died in infancy.
Cobb, William H., was born in Randolph, Vt., July 14, 1834. He was engaged in farming until he was twenty-one years of age, and passed the three succeeding years in Illinois. Returning east, he located at Ascutneyville, Vt., and was for two and a half years engaged in mercantile business at that point. Removing to Springfield at this time he formed a partnership with Justus Dartt and H. C. Dean and carried on a general store in what is now the Brown block, then situated on the other side of the street. The firm name was Cobb, Dartt & Co. Six months later Mr. Dean's interest was purchased by the other members. Then Mr. Dartt sold out to George P. Haywood, and the business was removed to the Randall block when that structure was finished. Mr. Haywood's interest was afterwards bought by Granville S. Derby and the firm became Cobb & Derby, which continued until they sold to Charles A. Leland & Co., in the spring of 1882. Mr. Cobb married Ellen M. Diggins, of Weathersfield, and has had three children, viz.: Hattie E., Horace M., died at the age of five years, and William F.
Colburn, Hon. Joseph W., of Springfield, was a son of Simeon and Abigail (Vose) Colburn, and was born in Claremont, N. H., April 14, 1800. His early life was a constant struggle against adverse circumstances, and at the age of ten years he was thrown upon his own resources for a livelihood. His education was limited to what he could obtain in the district schools, availing himself of this privilege only during two or three months of early years, until he was eighteen years of age. Being strongly attracted to agricultural life, he devoted himself to farming and was one of the most successful in the State, and created by his own endeavor the beautiful farm " Mont Vale," which he purchased in 1840, and by constant industry and attention made attractive and productive. While steadily following the pursuit of a farmer, he was called to occupy honorable positions in the town, county and State. He was State Senator for 1848-49-50; Assistant County Judge four years; was one of the founders and also president of the Exchange Bank from its organization until it was supplanted by the First National Bank of Springfield, and at the time of his death was president of that institution. Judge Col-burn was a well-known agricultural writer and his articles to the public journals always attracted wide attention. His articles in 1866 and 1867 upon " Protection to American Wool Growers " were very generally read and were of great influence in shaping the National legislation upon that subject. Judge Colburn died at his home in Springfield, February 17, 1871; his widow, who was Miss Emily Edgerton, of Bridgewater, Vt, survives him. Their children were Emily Josephine (deceased), married Dr. R. A. Bacon; and Robert M.
The Cook Family.-Thomas Cook came from Johnston, R. I., to Springfield, about 1795. His wife's maiden name was also Cook, but she was Mrs. Betsey Turner when he married her. They had seven children, viz.: Hopestill, died at the age of two years; Edward, removed to Canada, where he died; Oliver, died in infancy ; Oliver; Whipple, emigrated to Canada, where he died; Otis, died in Springfield ; Charlotte, died single at the age of eighty years ; and Thomas, died in New York State. Another Oliver died August 20, 1863.
Cook, Oliver, son of Thomas, born in Johnston, R. I., August 29, 1781, married Polly Bruce, of Baltimore, in 1804, and had eight children, viz.: Barna A., resides in Chester; Selden 0.; Seymour A., died in Chester ; Mary Ann, died single; Franklin B., died young ; Charlotte R., widow of Rev. Isaiah Shipman, resides in Lisbon, N. H.; Lewis E., died in Springfield; Susan B., widow of Salmon Winchester, resides in Springfield. Oliver died August 20, 1863.
Cook, Selden 0., son of Oliver, born in Springfield, May 4, 1809, married Mary Batchelder. They had seven children, four of whom died in infancy. The others are Ellen M., widow of 0. S. Tuttle; George S., resides in Bellows Falls; and Everet B. Selden 0. died January 16, 1882.
Cook, Everett B., son of Selden O., born in Springfield, January 30, 1852, married Jennie O. Wolfe, and has two children, Bernice M. and Bruce. He is engaged in the boot and shoe trade at Springfield village.
Cutler, Loammi, was born July 1, 1763, and came to Springfield in 1790. He was twice married, his first wife being Sally Darling, his second wife. Delight B. Damon. He died October 22, 1837, and had a large family of children, of whom George was the eldest son. He was born in Springfield in 1799, and died in 1859. He married Sophia Allbee, and had seven children, viz.: Sophia (deceased), married George Harlow; Sarah (deceased), married Henry H. Mason; George Lewis; Olive (deceased), married Hiram C. Woodward; Silas A.; John D.; and Charles.
Cutler, George Lewis, son of George, was born in Springfield, October 31, 1825, and married for his first wife Harriet Adams, and their five children are: Leon A., who married Mrs. Addie J. Adams, has one son, Roland, and is a resident of Springfield ; Fred A., married Etta J. Brown, has one child, Alice, and lives in Springfield; Myron, a Universalist minister, resides at East Jaffrey, N. H.; Charles, lives in Springfield ; and Wilbur, a resident of East Jaffrey, N. H. His second wife was Mattie Sherman, and the family consists of six children, viz.: Rose H., Sadie L., Belle M., Carleton, G. Clarence, and Maude E.
Cutler, Silas A., son of George, born in Springfield, August 14, 1829, married Maria Woodward, has two children, viz.: George and Olive.
Dana, Thomas, eldest son of Thomas and Hannah Dana, was born in Roxbury, Mass., May 18, 1779, and died at Springfield, September 2, 1852. He married Betsey Davis and had the following family, viz.: Thomas, died at seventeen years of age; John, died young; William, died in Charlestown, N. H.; Elizabeth, widow of Thomas Dana, lives in Boston, Mass.; Benjamin Franklin ; and Hannah Wilson, widow of Warren W. Brooks, reside in Somerville, Mass. He became a resident of Springfield in 1799.
Dana, Benjamin Franklin, son of Thomas, was born in Springfield, Vt., September 5, 1814, and married Jane E. Wilson. Of their children, two died in childhood. Mr. Dana became connected with Jonathan Chase in 1836 in the mercantile business, remaining with him till 1839, when he became a member of the firm of Porter & Dana, and was engaged in the sale of merchandise till 1871. He was also interested in woolen manufactures at Springfield and Brattleboro, Vt., and Alstead, N. H. He retired from active business in 1870.
Derby, Granville S., was born at Nelson, N. H., August 19, 1832, and was the only child in a family of eight that lived to maturity. His parent's names were Samuel and Lucretia (Farwell) Derby. His father was born at Lincoln, Mass., in 1790, and came to Springfield in 1840, where he died in September, 1873. Granville passed his early life on a farm and for two years engaged in business at Quincy Market, in Boston. He then went west, but returned at the beginning of the war and joined the Sixteenth Vermont Regiment. He afterwards returned to Springfield and engaged in farming until 1877, when he became a member of the above firm. He married Mary E. Houghton and has three children : Wallace G., Roger S., and Richard H.
Eaton, Asa, the son of Benjamin and Lydia Ireland Eaton, was born November 29, 1785, and came to Springfield from New Ipswich, N. H., in 1809. He married Deborah Marble, and had the following children: Ellis M.; Emily P. (deceased), married Timothy Putnam ; Maria, widow of Jonas Butterfield, lives in Springfield; Darius, died in Acworth, N. H.; John P.; Tila O., widow of John Tower, resides in Springfield. Asa died August 17, 1866.
Eaton, Ellis M., son of Asa, was born in Ashburnham, Mass., March 8, 1806. He moved from Springfield to Rockingham, Vt., in 1830, and died in the town April 22, 1844. He married Betsey, daughter of Amos Parker. Their children were Calvin M.; Mary (deceased), married Samuel Stimson; Ellis M.; Leonard P., of Woodstock, Vt.; Lewis, died at the age of ten years; and John, died at the age of twelve years.
Eaton, Ellis M., son of Ellis M., was born in Rockingham, Vt., October 2, 1832, married Abby Brown ; has one child, Everett H. He has been a resident of Springfield since 1856.
Ellis, Joseph, the son of Joshua, who was the son of Manoah, was born at Harwich, Mass., in 1737, and settled in Springfield in 1797. He married Jemima, daughter of Deacon William Eldridge, and they had five children: Isaac, died at Potsdam, N. Y.; Jacob, was a seafaring man, and the supposition is that he was lost at sea; Thankful, died at the age of eighteen years; Jeremiah; and Ziba, who resided in Springfield a short time, but died at Carlton, N. Y. Joseph died March 25, 1808.
Ellis, Jeremiah, son of Joseph, was born in Harwich, Mass., December 8, 1771. He was a seafaring man, but came to Springfield in 1802-3 to take care of his aged parents. His first wife was Bridget Smalley, by whom he had nine children, two of whom died in infancy. The others were Jacob, who died in Springfield ; Jemima, married Harvey Latham, both died in Springfield ; Isaiah, who died in Weathersfield ; Jeremiah, Jr, who died in Springfield ; Leonard, who died in Marion, Ohio; Christopher, who died in Springfield Lucy, who was first married to Alden Tyrrell, second to Samuel Tyrrell, but now a widow residing in Stockton, Ill. His second wife was Mrs. Sarah Clark, whose maiden name was Ellis. Jeremiah died September 29, 1862.
Ellis, Jeremiah, jr., son of Jeremiah, born March 24, 1800, married Hannah Whitcomb, and their children were Joseph W., resides at Albany, N. Y.; Hiram; Maria R. (deceased), married Eri J. Spaulding; Isaac; Mary S.; and George resides at Rutland, Vt. Jeremiah, jr., died December 15, 1856.
Ellis, Hiram, son of Jeremiah, jr., born in Springfield, September 19, 1831, married Emily A. Proctor, who died January 21, 1876. There are no children.
Fairbanks, Oliver, born in Dedham, Mass., in 1752, came to Stoddard, N. H., and from there to Springfield in 1795. He died in 1839, and was married to Elizabeth Clark; they had the following family : Oliver Edward; Moses, who was one of the old tavern-keepers in Springfield, and died in Claremont, N. H., he had a son John, who became a prominent citizen of Detroit, Mich.; Lewis; Aaron, died in Springfield; David, died young; Polly (deceased), married Isaac Whitney ; Sally (deceased), married Simeon Stoddard ; Fanny and Betsey, both died single.
Fairbanks, Oliver, son of Oliver, was born in Dedham, Mass., in 1777, and died at Springfield in 1854. He married Polly Powers, and had eight children, viz.. Lucius, died in Charlestown, N. H.; Asahel Powers ; Cynthia (deceased), married, first, Orrin Kendall, second, Jason Kendall; George, died in Springfield; Lewis, died in Abington, Mass.; Charles, resides in Whitman, Mass.; and Emeline (deceased), married Gilman Gould.
Fairbanks, Asahel Powers, son of Oliver, was born in Springfield, Vt., September 3, 1806, and married Lucretia Whitney. Of their twelve children, six died in infancy. The others are Hiram C, who died from sickness contracted in the army, and left no male issue; Harriet A., twice married, resides at Grafton, Vt.; Mary, wife of George G. Gregg, of Weathersfield ; Eliza, wife of William Westney, of Acworth, N. H.; Franklin, of Springfield ; and George H., of Bostonville, Vt.
Fairbanks, Edward, son of Oliver, was born in Hubbardston, Mass., June 26, 1786, and died May 7, 1878. He married for his first wife Betsey Stoddard, by whom he had two children, viz.: Eaton ; Harriet (deceased), married Daniel Bowker. His second wife was Sally Parker, and their children were Nathaniel; Lucy, died aged twenty years; John ; Emerancy (deceased), married David Safford ; Amos P., married E. Amelia White, March 26, 1867, resides in North Springfield, Vt., and has three children, John W., Marcella E. and Abbie A.; Parmela (deceased), married John Finegan; Ellen, widow of Horace Britton. resides in Springfield.
Fairbanks, Nathaniel, son of Edward, was born in Springfield, June 8, 1818, and married Sarah J. Randall. He had three children: Melvin E.; Percy W. (deceased), married A. W. Gilson, who died in California, May 31, 1886; and Lottie E., wife of Ernest Gilson, of Springfield, Vt. Nathaniel died May 31, 1886.
Fairbanks, Melvin E., son of Nathaniel, born in Springfield, December 30, 1850, married Lestina E. Williams, of Bridgewater, Vt., and has two children, Fred M. and Mabel P.
Fairbanks, Lewis, son of Oliver, born July 29, 1791, and died October 23, 1860. He married Pamelia Parker, and their children were Edward, who died in Springfield; Frederic; Eliza (deceased), married Lincoln Field; Jane (deceased), married James Wooley; David; Lois, widow of Beza F. Wood, resides in Charlestown, N. H.; Maria (deceased), married Richmond Rawson; Frank, born in Springfield, July 24, 1836, married Betsey Parker, has no children; and Harriet, died young.
Field Family.-Pardon Field was an early settler of this family in Windsor county. He came to Chester about 1786. He was born at Cranston, R. L, April 13, 1761, and was a son of James, who was a son of Jeremiah. His wife was Elizabeth Williams, who was of the fifth generation from Roger Williams. They had the following children : Hannah, married John Kibling; Lydia, married Robert Field; James; Jeremiah; Abner; Joseph; Sarah, married Stephen Austin ; Welcome; Pardon; and Elizabeth, who died young. Pardon died October 28, 1842.
Field, Abner, son of Pardon, was born in Chester, Vt., November 28, 1793, married Louisa Griswold, and had four children : Walbridge Abner; Cordelia Louisa, died at the age of eight years; Fred Griswold; and Isadore, wife of Durant J. Boynton, of North Springfield. Abner died December 19, 1864
Field, Walbridge Abner, son of Abner, born in Springfield, Vt., April 26, 1833 ; graduated from Dartmouth College in 1855; ex-member of Congress, and one of the justices of the Massachusetts Supreme Court. He married for his first wife Ellen E. McLoon; has two daughters, Eleanor Louisa and Elizabeth Lenthal. His second wife was Frances Farwell. He resides at Boston, Mass.
Field, Fred Griswold, son of Abner, born in Springfield, Vt., January 1, 1842, married Anna M. Tarbell, of Cavendish, Vt.; has two children, viz.: Fred Tarbell, born December 24, 1876 ; and Bertha Isadore, engaged in the mercantile business at North Springfield.
Gilman, Farley B., was born in Unity, N. H., December 16, 1824, and is the eldest son of Jonathan and Mehitable A. (Farley) Gilman. At the age of twenty years he went to Claremont, N. H., as an apprentice at the machinist trade, and in 1847 came to Springfield to work. He married Emily L. Royse, and has had five children : Ellen A., wife of Dr. Harry Knight, of Belleview, Fla.; Ida L., who is engaged in teaching in the Freedmen's schools of the South; Wilbur F., who died at the age of three years; Wilbur F. and Gertrude, who at present are attending Boston University, College of Liberal Arts.
Gould, Philetus W., was born at Northbridge, Mass., May 21, 1834, and his father be-mg boss mechanic at Edward Harris's mills at Woonsocket, R. I., he learned the machinist trade at those works. He had been engaged at various times at woolen-mills in different parts of the country before coming to Springfield. He married Clara A. Adams; has two children, Emma J., wife of John K. Ford, of Springfield, and Estella.
Griswold, Daniel.-The subject of this sketch (Squire Griswold, as he was familiarly called) was born at Meriden, Conn., December 5, 1762, and was the son of John and Mary (Ward) Griswold. At the age of sixteen he entered the army and was employed as a teamster instead of serving in the ranks. He purchased land in Springfield, August 24, 1784, and worked two seasons in improving it. In January, 1786, he married Annah Lenthal Ames, a native of Middletown, Conn. With his wife he made a permanent settlement in Springfield in 1790, traveling the distance from Connecticut with an ox team, taking ten days for the journey. In 1793 he built a frame house now standing at North Springfield. He died August 4, 1836, and is buried in the cemetery at North Springfield. His children were Lenthal, married Amos Hulett; Mary, married Levi Boynton; Hannah, married Enos Brown; Joel; Daniel, removed to Indiana; Lucy, married Samuel Stimson ; Martha, married Russell Lockwood ; Lounda, married first Lucius H. Cheney, second, Sylvanus Newhall; Sarah, married Charles Sherwin ; and Louisa, married Abner Field. Daniel married for his second wife Mrs. Abigail Davis Woodbury.
Griswold, Joel, son of Daniel, was born at Springfield, Vt., April 25, 1792, and died April 22, 1871 ; married Mary Chase. Their children were Daniel C, engaged in the wholesale notion business in Boston, Mass.; Collins S., died at the age of four years; Mary J., married Milton K. Paine, of Windsor, Vt.
Hadwen, Oliver R., was born in Danby, Vt., March 25, 1825, and is the youngest son and child of eleven children of Barney and Mercy Vaughn Hadwen. He was engaged in farming in his early life and removed to Poultney, Vt., where he purchased a farm and resided in that town eleven years. After living in Rutland, Vt., he removed to his native town, remaining three years, and came to Springfield in 1872. Of his father's family seven are living, the eldest being eighty-six. The three that died lived to be seventy-seven, sixty-six and eighty-eight years of age. He married Sarah Jane Baker, of Granby, N. Y., and has four children, viz.: Chester B., a resident of Rockingham, Vt.; Emma Jane, wife of George F. Tanner, of Springfield ; John E., resides in Springfield; and William E., in Danby, Vt..
Haskins, Eli, was born in Bolton, Conn., and came to Springfield in 1792, locating on the farm now owned by his son, Coleman A. He carried on a tannery on this farm for a number of years. He married Submit Sanders, and they had these children, viz.: Submit (deceased), married Enos Bemis; Lusha, widow of David Dickerson, resides in Weathersfield, Vt.; Abigail (deceased), married Benjamin Walker; Mary, wife of Ashael Smith, resides in Iowa; Calvin J, lives in Springfield; William, a bachelor, died in Springfield ; Coleman A., single, lives in Springfield ; Electa, single, lives in Springfield; John, resides in Chicago, ILL.; Eli, died in 1865.
Holmes, John, was born in Peterboro, N. H., May 8, 1802, and was the son of Nathaniel and Catharine (Allison) Holmes. His first wife was Hepsey, daughter of John and Abigail (Demary) Cutter, whose ancestors came from England and settled at Woburn, Mass., as early as 1640. Their children were John C; Emeline Duncan, died aged twenty-one years; and Abigail Demary, died at the age of eighteen years. His second wife was Emeline Woodbury, by whom he had one child, Nathaniel Cutter, born January 26, 1857; he was a lawyer, and was admitted to the bar in St. Louis, Mo., practiced at Gardiner, Mass., and died at Jaffrey, N. H., June 24, 1887. His third wife was Sybil Eliza Gates, who had one child that died infancy. John died September 24, 1874.
Holmes, John C, son of John, was born at Springfield, Vt., April 2, 1827; married for his first wife Marcia A. Kimball; had one child, Otto Kimball, who died at the age of nine years. His second wife was Rebecca, daughter of Noah and Nancy (Tower) Safford. They had one child, Henry Bigelow, born at Washington, D. C, March 12, 1868, and is now interested in the firm of J. C. Holmes & Co. John C. was a resident of Springfield all of his life, excepting from 1859 to 1861, when he was located at White River Junction, Vt. He was second Lieutenant of Company E, First Vermont Cavalry, and was from 1863 to 1874 employed in the Post-office Department at Washington D. C. He died July 26, 1884.
Huey, James, came from Massachusetts to Springfield in 1790, and died in that town in 1833, at the age of sixty-one years. His wife was Polly Brown, and their children were Rhoda (deceased), married Joseph Perham; Jeremiah; James, died in Springfield; Abiel, died in Pennsylvania; Philena (deceased), married Joseph House; and Nancy (deceased), married Noah Bailey.
Huey, Jeremiah, son of James, was born in Springfield, April 16, 1797, and married Susan G. Weaver. Their family are George Washington ; Sarah, wife of Charles Cady, of West Windsor ; Jeremiah L.; William Eldridge, lives in California; Susan (deceased) married Barnum A. Read; James Henry, died at the age of seven years; Leonard E.; John Henry; and Phoebe P., widow of Morris Newton, resides in Reading, Vt. Jeremiah died October 6, 1878.
Huey, Jeremiah L., son of Jeremiah, was born in Springfield, July 28, 1829, and married Sarah Weston, and has two children : Ella M. and Harold Irving. He was a resident of California from 1850 to 1877.
Huey, Leonard E., son of Jeremiah, was born in Springfield. December 22, 1836, and married Frances Maria Dodge. They have five children : Inya, wife of Levi Fairbanks, of Springfield ; Inez, wife of A. J. Crockett, of Boston; Alice E.; Wallace L.; and Guy Arthur. Some members of the family spell their name " Hewey."
Kimball, George, a native of Temple, N. H., was born January 23, 1800, and came to Springfield in 1821. Having learned the trade of blacksmithing of John Bales, of Wilton, N. H., he engaged in that business and built, in 1824, the present shop now occupied by his son, located on the west side of Main street, just north of the covered bridge. He was at various times interested in different manufacturing interests of Springfield, and about 1840 began to manufacture horse rakes, making from one thousand to two thousand annually, and selling and shipping them all over the country, even as far as California. He continued this business till his death, which occurred November 24, 1875. Four of his brothers learned the trade of blacksmithing at his shop, and one of them. Brooks Kimball, was for a number of years associated with him as partner. Mr. Kimball was also extensively engaged in building and he erected about sixty buildings during his life within the corporation limits. He married November 18, 1823, Abigail Bisbee, and had three children : George; Marcia A. (deceased), married John C. Holmes; Francis J., a resident of Chicago, Ill.
Kimball, George, son of George, was born in Springfield, Vt., October 3, 1824, married Rindella M. Cheney, and had three children, viz.: George Eugene, lives in Everett, Mass.; Lillian Louisa, resides at Springfield ; and Alice Appleton, died at the age of three years. Mr. Kimball carries on business at his father's old stand.
Knight, Nahum, son of Laban, was born in Springfield, Vt., June 7, 1805, and married Sarah Williams. Their nine children were Lucia Ann, died at the age of nine years; William M., resides in Springfield; Lucius E.. resides in Alleghany county, N. Y.; Marvin, died at the age of nineteen years; George, died at ten years of age ; Pliny, resides at Plymouth, Vt.; Harrison, died at twelve years of age; Henry, died at the age of ten years; and Horace M., born in Baltimore, Vt, December 24, 1858, engaged in business at North Springfield. Nahum became a resident of Baltimore in 1841, and died there August 21, 1858.
Lewis, Benjamin, was born in Sterling, Mass., July 24, 1789, and came to Springfield about 1810. He married Barbara G. Stimson, and had seven children, viz: George E.; Benjamin A., resides in Claremont, N. H.; Joseph S., died in Springfield and left no children; Martha A., widow of Edward Davis, resides in Springfield; Barbara Elizabeth (deceased), married Samuel O. Walker; John Thomas, died at sea; and William A. Benjamin died April 20, 1877.
Lewis, George E., son of Benjamin, born in Springfield, Vt., July 13, 1814, married Mary Redfield, of Springfield, and had two children: Henry E., resides in Springfield; and John T., died at Boulder, Col., was a member of the Ninth and Sixteenth Vermont Regiments. George E. was ordained to preach in 1850 and has traveled over a greater part of the Middle and New England States supplying pulpits of the Reformed Methodist churches.
Martin, Micajah, M. D., of Springfield, was born in Dublin, N. H., September 1, 1814, and is the fourth son of Micajah and Polly (Wakefield) Martin. After attending academy and college at Jersey City, N. J., he began the practice of medicine in 1843 at Londonderry, Vt., remaining there six years. He then removed to Grafton, Vt., where he stayed until 1851, when he came to North Springfield, where he has since practiced his profession. He belongs to the eclectic school. His first wife was Lydia Spaulding and their one child is Nettie Spaulding. His second wife was Marietta Lockwood and their two children are Loren E. and Fred W., both residents of Springfield.
Mason, Henry Hubbard, was born in Unity, N. H., January 31, 1821, and was the fourth son of Peter and Abigail (Weed) Mason. At the age of seventeen years he was apprenticed for four years to Otis Bardwell, of Walpole, N. H., to learn blacksmithing. After serving his time he followed the business one year, but was forced to relinquish it on account of injuries received. He then came to Charlestown, N. H., where his father resided, and in 1844 removed to Springfield, and began work for D. M. Smith & Co.. who were then manufacturing abdominal supporters, an invention of Dr. Eleazer Crain. He followed this business until 1864, employing at one time as many as sixty girls. During the years 1848-49 he was proprietor of the Black River Hotel. At one time he was a member of the firm of Smith, Mason & Co., formed for the purpose of manufacturing a spring hook and eye. Mr. Mason married for his first wife Sarah, daughter of George Cutler; has one child, Sarah, wife of Prof. Benjamin, Blanpied, and resides at Albany, N. Y. His second wife was Vesta, daughter of Abel Gilson, of Proctorsville, Vt.
Porter family, they are descended from John Porter, who was born in Dorset, England, in 1596 and became a resident of Hingham, (Danvers) Mass., in 1635. His son Joseph was baptized in Hingham, September 9, 1638, and he had a son William, called '' the Deacon," who was born August 30, 1674, and lived at Topsfield, Mass., afterwards at Norton, Mass., and died in Braintree, Mass. His son, Jabez, was born in Topsfield, Mass., February 1, 1723, was a graduate of Harvard College, and a school teacher by profession. He kept the Latin school at Braintree, where he fitted young men for college. Several of his text books, the publication of the same dating back to 1537, are in possession of his great-grandson, F. W. Porter of Springfield, Vt.
Porter, Samuel, who was the only son of Jabez, was born in Braintree, Mass., April 10, 1763, and was so thoroughly educated by his father that he was able to enter the senior class of Dartmouth College, where he graduated in 1790. He began to study law with Hon. Stephen R. Bradley, of Westminster, Vt., in 1791, and was admitted to practice in the Windham County Court in 1797. He was a lawyer of eminence and lived in Dummerston, Vt., and was elected chief judge of Windham County Courts in 1804; was Judge of Probate a number years; member of the State Legislature for 1802-3-4 and 5. He married Mehitable Fletcher and of his eight children four of his sons settled in Springfield, Vt, and became identified with the various interests of the town, viz.: Samuel W., Frederick A., George W., and Charles E.. who died February 10, 1810.
Porter, Frederick Wadsworth, son of Samuel W., born in Springfield, Vt., October 27, 1823, married Caroline Silsby. They had five children, viz. : Anna Silsby, wife of John W. Marsh, of Woodstock, Vt.; William Bradley, died at the age of sixteen years; Frank Farrington, resides in Springfield, Mass.; Elizabeth West; and Russell Williams.
Porter, Frederick Augustus, son of Samuel, born in Dummerston, Vt, September 5, 1796, married Hannah Thayer. They had two daughters, Mary Elizabeth (deceased), married Frederick Wilkinson ; Gracie Ann, died at the age of twenty-nine years. Frederick A. died February 17, 1867.
Porter, George Washington, son of Samuel, born in Dummerston, Vt., July 28, 1800, married Lucretia H. Bodurtha. Their family were George C; Maria, who died young; Samuel W., who is Master Armorer at the Springfield Arsenal; William H. H., died in Boston, Mass., January 31, 1886, was a member of the firm of Frye, Phipps & Co., hardware merchants of that city; Helen M., died single; Edward C, died young; and Albert G., resides in Springfield. George W. died May 14, 1879.
Porter, George C, son of George W., was born in Ware, Mass., May 24, 1830. His first wife was Harriet A. Cram. His second wife was Mary E. Milliken, by whom he had one child, Arlie F., wife of Arthur L. Richards, of Newark, N. J.
Porter, Charles Edward, son of Samuel, born in Dummerston, Vt., September 2, 1806, married Lydia Ann Emerson. He died April 10, 1859. The widow and son, Charles Emerson, reside at Newburyport, Mass.
Randall, Amos, came from Massachusetts and had a large family of children. Moses of this family was twice married, the first wife being Esther Whitney, by whom he had a number of children, only three of whom reached maturity ; they were George S.; James, who resides in Iowa; and Jane, wife of Orin Rice, of Springfield.
Randall, George S., son of Moses, was born in Springfield, December 2, 1819, and died August 11, 1883, leaving no children. His first wife was Sarah Lockwood ; his second Mrs. Augusta L. Farr.
Randall, James, the son of Daniel, came from Durham, N. H., and settled in Spencer's Hollow at an early day and had a large family of children, among whom were two sons, Miles and Solomon. The former left no issue.
Randall, Solomon, son of James, was born in 1781 and died September 9, 1863. He married Elizabeth Eldridge, and of their five children one died in infancy. The others were Parmela, wife of Daniel Washburn, who lives at Guildhall, Vt.; Miles, died in Springfield, and has no descendants living in the county ; Smith K.; and Mary, wife of Hiram Houghton, of Charlestown, N. H.
Randall, Smith K., son of Solomon, was born in Springfield, Vt, September 21, 1812, and married Eveline Henry, of Charlestown, N. H. Their children were Mary (deceased),.married Emerson Whitcomb; George H., a widower, having no children, resides at Fitchburg, Mass.; Edwin S. married Christina Weston, and resides in Springfield, and has three children, viz.: Maud, Josie, and Clyde; James, married Millie Patterson and has one child, Arthur, residing in Springfield; Abbie, wife of Enoch Weathersbee, of Springfield ; Sarah, wife of Oscar Weston, of Grand Rapids, Mich.; and Elizabeth, wife of John Cutler, of Springfield.
Smith, Miles, was born in Unity, N. H., April 28, 1826 When he was one year old his father removed to Acworth, N. H. He is the eldest son of Kimball and Angelina (Cummings) Smith. When nineteen years of age he began to work in cotton-mills and was at Lowell, Mass., from 1845 to 1851, and came to Springfield in 1854, to take charge of Fullerton, Martin & Co.'s mill, remaining here till 1860. Three years after this he entered the snath works, and on the formation of a stock company became one of the stockholders. He married Lucy Ann Lawton ; she was his first wife, and there was one child, viz., Ida, wife of F. H. Lippincott, of Chelsea, Mass. His second wife was Thankful Fletcher. Of their two children one died in infancy; the other is Jennie N., wife of Thomas Chenoyeth, of Springfield.
Spaulding, Nathaniel, son of John, was born in Cavendish, Vt, October 7, 1801, and married Anna Swift. Their children were Melinda, died young; Julia Ann, widow of Samuel H. Nutting, resides in Chester, Vt.; Charles Elliot, lived in Cavendish, Vt. (deceased) ; Henry, also a resident of Cavendish ; Francis P., lives in Springfield, Vt.; Elizabeth, wife of Rev. Geo. W. Winslow, a Methodist minister located in Illinois; Emily J. (deceased), married Henry Martin; Sarah J., wife of A. D. L. Herrick, of Chester, Vt.; and James Almon, died at the age of twenty years, Nathaniel became a resident of Springfield in 1852, and died January 1,1879. Anna, his wife, died December 11,1880.
Spaulding, Francis P., son of Nathaniel, was born in Cavendish, Vt, June 18, 1837, and married H. Florence, daughter of Marshal Myrick. He has two children, viz.: Fred M. and Morton M.
Townsend, Frederick Van Alstyne, was born at Reading, Vt, April 9, 1824, and is the eldest son of William and Hannah Gr. (Bigelow) Townsend. He was engaged in farming previous to becoming a member of the above firm. He married Aurellia Royce, and has three children, viz.: Ervin Alstyne, resides at Sioux City, Iowa; Amasa W.. resides in Lebanon, N. H.; and Mary A.
Walker, Captain John, son of Matthew Walker, who came from Connecticut to Claremont, N. H., in 1783, was born in Connecticut in 1776, and died in Springfield, December 25, 1844. On becoming of age he came to Springfield, and was married to Philena Spencer, by whom he had eleven children, viz.: Thedotia (deceased), married George R. Gill; Nancy M., widow of Aaron P. Lynde, resides in California, aged ninety years ; Mary Ann (deceased), married N. G. Spencer ; Philena (deceased), married Leonard Ellis; Louisa, died at the age of thirteen years; Matilda, widow of William W. Whitney, resides in Springfield ; John 0.; Ralph, died in Springfield; Kate, wife of Joseph Wheeler; and James R.
Walker, James R., son of Captin John, was born in Springfield, August 27, 1820, and married Maria L. Whipple, of North Charlestown, N. H. Their children are Arthur; Julia, wife of John A. Walker, of Markesan, Wis.; Ann M.; and Ada, who died at the age of twenty-two years.
White, Nathan, was born at Uxbridge, Mass., March 17, 1776, and came to Springfield in the winter of 1805-6. He married for his first wife Rachel Rist and had nine children, one of whom died in childhood. The others were Sarah (deceased), married Isaiah Ellis ; Calvin, died in Michigan ; Luther, died in Springfield; Elias, unmarried, died in Springfield; Caroline (deceased), married David Tower; Bezaleel, died in Missouri; Avander. died in Illinois ; Sophia, widow of Lewis Weston, resides in Fitchburg. Mass. Nathan married for his second wife Olive Putnam, and their children were Nathan P.; Marvel, resides in Illinois; Levi R.; Rachel B.; Olive M., wife of Samuel Brown, of Springfield ; James E.; George B., resides in the West; and Josiah G.. died at the age of twenty-seven, unmarried. Nathan died March 28, 1858.
White, Levi R., son of Nathan, was born in Springfield, April 25, 1822, and married Sophronia Smart; has one child, Frances M., wife of George Wiley, of Springfield.
White, Abel, son of Mark, was born in Acton, Mass.. September 26, 1766, and married Rith Prescott, of Westford, Mass., March 20, 1803. They had five children. He came to Springfield in 1816 or 1817, where he died July 22, 1825.
White, Abel Prescott, son of Abel, was born July 23, 1804, and married Anna Fassett of Springfield, and their children were Francis L. died at the age of four; Joseph, treasurer of the Vermont Snath Company ; Frances A., (deceased;, married George Hubbard, of Guildhall, Vt.; Marshall B., died at the age of twenty-eight years; and Mary E., wife of George Ellis, of Rutland, Vt. Abel Prescott resides at Rutland, Vt.
White, Joseph, was born at Springfield, Vt., December 18, 1833. He has been connected with the snath works since March, 1852, and is the only one now at the works who was there when he began. He married Harriet L., daughter of Dr. Calvin Hubbard, and has two children, viz., Katharine and Walter M.
