Page eighteen - from THE BRIEF STORY OF THE DOBSON FAMILY - by PERRY & FRANKLIN DOBSON (1967) THE PAGE FAMILY Unfortunately we know very little about the ancestors of the PAGE family. The name is well known in Vermont where there have been two State Governors of that name. The last was GOVERNOR CARROL PAGE elected in 1892. DOCTOR FRANKLIN PAGE was a cousin and was born in the same village of Hyde Park. For some reason he came to Canada and wroked for WILLIAM HENRY DOW in the furniture and undertaking business in Sutton , Quebec. MRS. DOW was a daughter of SOLOMON SQUIRE. About 1884 he married their daughter SARAH, and operated a chair factory. When the factory burned FRANKLIN decided to take up dentistry. So his wife took 5 year old HARRIET with her to the country and taught school while her husband went to college in Baltimore, although he was then over thirty years. Too much study led to a breakdown in health. FRANKLIN went to Florida and started an orange orchard. This was not successful, but he regained his health and returned to college and obtained his degree. His first venture as a dentist was in Mansonville, Que. but he soon moved to North Troy, Vermont, where he built up an excellent practice. He became well known for his thoroughly good work and as a strong minded honourable citizen. MRS. PAGE ws a great help to him and became a leader in the Congregational Church and all sorts of village enterprises. When HALLIE's health seemed to require a change, DR. PAGE built a cottage on Lake Memphremagog, in what was later called "Trojan Park". When this place became too populous he bought the site of the "Chateau Hotel" several miles north and built a cottage there. MRS. PAGE died about 1891 and DR. PAGE continued to live at North Troy with occasional visits to ST. THOMAS. He died in 1921 and was buried with Masonic honours beside his wife on the hillside facing the hills and mountains he loved. A stone of Vermont Granite, his own design, depicts the unfiinished task of the workman and gives us a hint of his philosophy of life. He was a fine citizen, good workman, a devoted father, and his wife was a cultured, widely-respected member of the community.