According to Family source.... Lawrence O'Kelley b 1857 Canada 1900 census Shelburne & St George Towns, Chittenden VT wife- Melvina children-Margaret S. Patrick H Walter J O'Kelley also Florence & Minnie Westover Have you written to the Shelburne town clerk for a copy of the dc? Many times the cemetery is listed.....

The Vermont Tribune, Ludlow, Friday, January 29, 1886 Mechanicsville 1/29/1886 The nice sledding is fully appreciated by our teamsters, who are now busy as bees. Reports from E. E. WHITE and F. E. PATCH, who are spending the winter in Florida, say they are liking very much. Some nice spruce lumber has recently been delivered to P. E. CHASE & Co., from D. C. ALLARD's Mount Tabor mill. We understand there is a large supply of hard and soft wood lumber on the land Mr. ALLARD is working on, and we wish him success in his labors. Transcribed by Ruth Barton -- Ruth Barton [email protected] Dummerston, VT

The Vermont Tribune, Ludlow, Friday, January 29, 1886 East Wallingford 1/29/1886 Teamsters are very busy improving the time while there is snow in drawing logs and wood. Elias STEWART shipped a car-load of potatoes, last week, and he is now loading another car, paying 45 cents per bushel. Several from this place attended the Spiritual Convention at Ludlow, last week. R. C. WHITE has sold his farm to Eugene STREETER; also had an auction, and sold everything but the family, and they have all gone to the Sunny South, or the Garden of the World--the land of oranges, which is Florida, of course. J. R. PRIEST, treasurer of the East Wallingford cheese-factory, has just paid the patrons for August, September and October milk: Aug. brought 83 1/2, Sept. 94. 4-5, October 98 cents per hundred; making, as all admit , the best heard from as yet. At the donation, last Friday evening, Mrs. PATTERSON received about $15, which was doing very well, as there were but few present. Mr. PATTERSON and the oldest son and daughter went to Florida, nearly two months ago; Mrs. PATTERSON and the other four children are to join them the first of March. Transcribed by Ruth Barton -- Ruth Barton [email protected] Dummerston, VT

The Vermont Tribune, Ludlow, Friday, January 29, 1886 General State News pt. 2 1/29/1886 Lake Champlain was frozen over, Sunday night, five days earlier than usual. (Wonder how that compares with this year? RHB) Jonathan HOLMAN, a prominent Braintree farmer, dropped dead in his barn, Saturday. George W. LELAND of Barton, despondent over the loss of property, committed suicide, Saturday. J. HOGABOOM of Morrisville, freight brakeman on the Boston & Lowell road, fell between the cars at Swanton, Monday night, and was killed. He was the only son of a widow. Harry DARLING, dentist, of Putney, son of Dr, DARLING of Keene, N. H., died at Cook's hotel, Putney, Sunday night, from an overdose of chloroform, self-administered. He had made an earnest effort to reform his habits of late, and it is supposed that discouraged at his inability to keep the pledge he was driven to suicide. He was 30 years old. J. S. MERCHANT of South Ryegate met with a serious accident, last Saturday morning. While loading a stone on a car, one of the hooks broke and the rock came down, breaking both bones of his arm above the wrist and crushing his hand. Amos HINES of Ticonderoga, N. Y., aged 80 years, was cut to pieces by a passenger-train on the D. & H. railroad, last Friday, at Castleton. He was visiting his son-in-law at the latter place. The accident was due to the old man's haste to get across the track in advance of the train. The way-freight train from Canada one day last week ran into a logging team belonging to Charles MORGAN, at Island Pond, and driven by a man named LeCLAIRE, while crossing the track above the mill siding. One horse was killed and Mr. LeCLAIRE was thrown into the air, struck on the front of the engine, and was carried down the track for some distance before the train could be stopped, and then brought down to Island Pond, where it was found he had escaped with some severe bruises but no broken bones or dangerous wounds. Transcribed by Ruth Barton -- -- Ruth Barton [email protected] Dummerston, VT

The Vermont Tribune, Ludlow, Friday, January 29, 1886 General State News 1/29/1886 NEW TRIAL FOR MURDERER MEYER In the Supreme Court at St. Albans, last Saturday, Judge WALKER delivered his opinion in the case against Oscar MEYER for the murder of KRAUTZ, in 1881. The respondent's exceptions are sustained, and he is granted a new trial. This decision was a great surprise, as the general expectation was that the exceptions would not hold good, and that MEYER would be sentenced at this term. The ground upon which a new trial was granted is substantially that in the absence of any direct proof of malice on the part of MEYER toward KRAUTZ, if the jury had been more particularly instructed as to the difference between murder in the first degree and manslaughter under the Vermont statute, they might have rendered a different verdict, and the Court gave MEYER the benefit of that doubt. The prisoner listened closely to the opinion of the Court, and evidently enjoyed the respite given him. He has confessed to the killing of KRAUTZ, but claims that he got into a quarrel and did it in self-defence. The case will probably come up again at the April term of the County Court. Even had MEYER been sentenced now he could not be hanged for two years, and his theory is that he will not live that length of time. Transcribed by Ruth Barton -- Ruth Barton [email protected] Dummerston, VT

On 2/11/2011 7:59 AM, Al and Patricia Westerfield wrote: > I can't be sure, but I think it is a humorous birth announcement of a baby > boy to the family of William Doubleday. > Patricia Patricia: I do believe you have hit the nail on the head. Darrell

Hi Anne: Thank you sooooo much for your offer to help me. Here is her run-down: Lawrence O'KELLY (Husband) s/o James & Margaret LEAVY + Caroline (nee POWER) d/o William & Sophie BOUCHARD b 3 Sept. 1857 - St-Chrysostome, Chatteauguay, Quebec, Canada d 14 April 1893 - Shelburne, Chittenden, Vt. This couple was m 10 January 1876 St-Antoine Abbe, Huntingdon, Quebec Lawrence was Naturalized 30 August 1882 - Burlington City Court. They had 7 children all b Shelburne - 1st one b 1879 which would be approx. time of immigration into Shelburne. Again I do sincerely thank you & will definitely keep my fingers crossed !!!! Bev PS - Her m surname was O'KELLY but have seen it shown as KELLY in other documents relating to earlier O'KELLY's Lawrence & Catherine were of RC faith. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Titus" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2011 6:25 PM Subject: [VERMONT] Caroline O'KELLY > Bev, > Was Caroline's husband, John? What year did she die? Did she have any > connection with Australia? I have done a few searches, but need to decifer > which one you're looking for. > Anne > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bev Thomson" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2011 1:34 PM > Subject: [VERMONT] Burial Grounds in Vermont > > >>I very sincerely thank the many who responded to my post re >> finding my Pat. GrMother's (Caroline O'KELLY) grave site in Vt. >> As suggested I have checked 'Find a Grave' site as well as >> town (Shelburne) & County (Chittenden) people. Have checked >> local RC churches in the area also. Have posted many times in >> past yrs also & have yet ti find it. >> Can anyone ref me to a State of Vt. Government office that *might* >> have such info ?? >> Again - I DO thank all for your attempt(s) to help me. >> Bev

Could be John Henry Bowers, born 1838, W. Windsor, VT, .Bev Lasure > uld have been about 40 years old in 1887? He would have been of the age to be in the Civil War and several Bowers are listed but only five lived until 1887 when this potrait was done. He is not a relative of mine, but thought some one might belong to him. > > > > *************************************** > List Guidelines: http://home.sprynet.com/~darrellm/list_rules.htm > Visit the Gateway to Vermont Web Site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~vermont/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >

Are you sure she died in Vermont? Did she perhaps go to be with family someplace and die there? what else do you know about her? Do you know what town she was living in when she died? Did you check the Family search site? I notice there are several Carrie and Caroline or Carolyn Kellys or Kelleys there that born in Vermont lived in New York and Connecticut On Feb 10, 2011, at 1:34 PM, Bev Thomson wrote: > I very sincerely thank the many who responded to my post re > finding my Pat. GrMother's (Caroline O'KELLY) grave site in Vt. > As suggested I have checked 'Find a Grave' site as well as > town (Shelburne) & County (Chittenden) people. Have checked > local RC churches in the area also. Have posted many times in > past yrs also & have yet ti find it. > Can anyone ref me to a State of Vt. Government office that *might* > have such info ?? > Again - I DO thank all for your attempt(s) to help me. > Bev > *************************************** > List Guidelines: http://home.sprynet.com/~darrellm/list_rules.htm > Visit the Gateway to Vermont Web Site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~vermont/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message

HUH? On Feb 9, 2011, at 3:14 PM, Ruth Barton wrote: > t is curious how people will talk about their neighbors. Just now the > current points to Wm. DOUBLEDAY. Some say he is lucky, others say he > "missed it," hiring a fellow to work for him this winter. In > reality it's > on one's business but their own. Weight of the fellow, 9 1/2 > pounds, Dec. > 1st.

I can't be sure, but I think it is a humorous birth announcement of a baby boy to the family of William Doubleday. Patricia ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sylvia Tucker" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, February 11, 2011 7:09 AM Subject: Re: [VERMONT] Sherburne 12/11/1885 > HUH? > > > On Feb 9, 2011, at 3:14 PM, Ruth Barton wrote: > >> t is curious how people will talk about their neighbors. Just now the >> current points to Wm. DOUBLEDAY. Some say he is lucky, others say he >> "missed it," hiring a fellow to work for him this winter. In >> reality it's >> on one's business but their own. Weight of the fellow, 9 1/2 >> pounds, Dec. >> 1st. > > *************************************** > List Guidelines: http://home.sprynet.com/~darrellm/list_rules.htm > Visit the Gateway to Vermont Web Site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~vermont/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Does anyone know the history of the Quaker Nichols Cemetery in Danby?  Is it named after a Nichols family?  What is it currently called/named today?  I can't find it listed online. Thanks for any info.

Source,The Sherbrooke (Que.) Telegram-- Thur. May 14, 1953. Page 6. The following is a news item about Wm. Nichols fishing in Canada. Along Main Street in Magog by Ed, Kingsland. THE FISHING SEASON OPENS. May first saw the largest number of fishermen out on Lake Memphremagog ever before. At McGowan's in Georgeville there were some twenty-five cars from the USA and points in Canada. Owls Head, and other vacation locations also had full houses. Row boats towed by a motor boat left Magog to be on certain fishing grounds when the zero hour struck. The weather man co-operated it was an ideal fishing day. The fishing fever was so high that Mr. John Lavers, J. P. at Ayer's Cliff had twenty-four in front of him the proceeding week for illegal fishing, they could not sort of wait till the season opened. Mr. William D. Nichols of Danby, Vermont , USA, caught the record breaking catch of a brown trout, a beauty, weighing 13 pounds and 3 1/2 ounces, length 29 inches, girth 18 inches. He caught it fly fishing with a McGowan's Fly. Using a Orvis four onze (sic) rod, with a Pfluger reel (metalist) his line was a Gladding. Mr. Nichols was one proud man, he only regret was that his business would not allow him to remain fishing for two or more weeks. We heard of many other catches but none to come near the fish caught by Mr.Nichols.Congratulations Mr. Nichols, and come again, we enjoy seeing our American cousins made happy. Our canadian fishermen are here all year and catch their share, and are also glad to see folks from "over the border" make a record catch. Transcribed by Joan H. Bixby

Bev, Was Caroline's husband, John? What year did she die? Did she have any connection with Australia? I have done a few searches, but need to decifer which one you're looking for. Anne ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bev Thomson" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2011 1:34 PM Subject: [VERMONT] Burial Grounds in Vermont >I very sincerely thank the many who responded to my post re > finding my Pat. GrMother's (Caroline O'KELLY) grave site in Vt. > As suggested I have checked 'Find a Grave' site as well as > town (Shelburne) & County (Chittenden) people. Have checked > local RC churches in the area also. Have posted many times in > past yrs also & have yet ti find it. > Can anyone ref me to a State of Vt. Government office that *might* > have such info ?? > Again - I DO thank all for your attempt(s) to help me. > Bev > *************************************** > List Guidelines: http://home.sprynet.com/~darrellm/list_rules.htm > Visit the Gateway to Vermont Web Site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~vermont/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Wondering if someone could help me find my 1st-5th grade teacher. Her name is Marion Sybille Pierce her maiden name I don't know, her middle name might be spelled right. She taught in East Monkton,Vt., one room schoolhouse, Morgan School on Church Road. I remember her like it was yesterday. She was so sweet. I want to say she lived in Monkton. I would look for her but I don't know her Maiden Name. Thank you Laurie

Wondering if someone could help me find my 1st-5th grade teacher. Her name is Marion Sybille Pierce her maiden name I don't know, her middle name might be spelled right. She taught in East Monkton,Vt., one room schoolhouse, Morgan School on Church Road. I remember her like it was yesterday. She was so sweet. I want to say she lived in Monkton. I would look for her but I don't know her Maiden Name. Thank you Laurie

Does anyone have a Bowers reletive who would have been about 40 years old in 1887? He would have been of the age to be in the Civil War and several Bowers are listed but only five lived until 1887 when this potrait was done. He is not a relative of mine, but thought some one might belong to him.

I very sincerely thank the many who responded to my post re finding my Pat. GrMother's (Caroline O'KELLY) grave site in Vt. As suggested I have checked 'Find a Grave' site as well as town (Shelburne) & County (Chittenden) people. Have checked local RC churches in the area also. Have posted many times in past yrs also & have yet ti find it. Can anyone ref me to a State of Vt. Government office that *might* have such info ?? Again - I DO thank all for your attempt(s) to help me. Bev

The Vermont Tribune, Ludlow, Friday, December 11, 1885 Vital Statistics 12/11/1885 BIRTHS In Sherburne, Dec. 1st, a son to Mr. and Mrs. Wm. DOUBLEDAY. In Walpole, N. H., Dec. 5th, a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. F. H. COPELAND. DEATHS In East Wallingford, Dec. 1st, infant son to Mr. and Mrs. Chauncey POWELL. In Centerville, Dec.--, Thomas HORTON. In Plymouth, Dec. 9th, Mrs. Lucy A. , wife of Benjamin DIX, aged 53 years. In Mount Holly, Nov. 30th, Mrs. Martha THOMPSON, aged 85 years, 8 months. In Mount Holly, Dec. 2d, William SHIPPEY, aged 87 years, 3 months. In Springfield, Nov. 28th, Mrs. Mary HALKARD, aged 62 years. In Woodstock (English Mills), Dec. 4th, Deborah, wife of the late Isaac M. RAYMOND, aged 85 years, 1 month, 9 days. Transcribed by Ruth Barton -- Ruth Barton [email protected] Dummerston, VT

The Vermont Tribune, Ludlow, Friday, December 11, 1885 General State News 12/11/1885 West Randolph has put up 30 large blocks, this season. (I assume ice. RHB) Two bears were killed in Readsboro, last week. Hunters are after three more that have been seen upon the mountains. In the vicinity of Northfield, Barre, and Moreton, Tuesday, the thermometer settled at 14, 17 and 18 degrees below zero. The woman's Christian temperance union will put Neal DOW to work lecturing in the northern part of the State, in a few days. A mail train over the Passumpsic killed a horse, Monday, near St. Johnsbury, and badly injured a boy named IVES who was driving. George CLARK, an inmate of the Burlington jail, attempted suicide, Sunday, by cutting his throat with a razor, but was stopped by the other inmates. W. H. H. or "Adirondack" MURRAY now lives in Burlington with his sister. He has begun to lecture in surrounding towns on Canada and its future. There is a man who lives near Barnet Center, over 60 years old, who boasts himself as never having a barrel of cider made until the present season. The granite business is increasing very fast in Barre. In the past two years about 200 houses have been erected, and still there is a large call for them. Fayette PRIEST of West Randolph, while coughing, Saturday, broke a blood vessel, and bled to death in a short time. The deceased was about 60 years old. Carl H. JEWELL of St. Johnsbury, an undergraduate of the academy, has taken the position of editor of the Sanford, South Florida, ARGUS, and left for that place Wednesday. The boiler of an engine used in C. R. HOLDEN's steam mill, at North Chittenden, exploded, Monday, killing John RIVERS, aged 15, and scalding William DINNEN, the engineer. William McCARTHY of Highgate has been fined $50 and costs for shooting a large deer on Hog Island. He looks to several of those who shared the venison with him to stand by him and help pay the fine. Edward ARBO of North Pownal was badly burned about the face and hands, recently, while re-loading a hole in the lime rock that had just blown out. The powder ignited and the whole charge went into his face. It is feared that he will lose his eyesight. George D. MEARS, a Morrisville merchant, has been sued by Dr. Charles C. RUBLEE for $5,000, for alleged intimacy with RUBLEE's wife. MEARS's store was closed Monday. It is reported that other suits may be brought. The body of a man found, last week, near Richmond, with his throat cut, has been identified as that of a Mr. McCREE, who worked in Burlington, last summer. His brother, living in Massachusetts, being too poor to take the body, it was buried by the town. W. H. MOREY of East Fairfield was severely kicked by a colt, Friday, receiving injuries about the face and head. his son-in-law, Mr. KEITH of Sheldon, was also kicked while trying to rescue him. The colt became frightened by MOREY's going into the stall wearing a buffalo coat. Henry CORBINE, about 25 years of age, a well-known baggage man and brakeman on the route from Springfield, Mass., to Windsor, Vt., fell on the track in the passenger depot at Springfield, Mass., in front of an engine, last Friday, and was instantly killed. Mr. CORBINE leaves a wife, having been married only about a year. As engineer SHOREY was backing his locomotive on to the main track at Lyndonville, Tuesday morning, it was struck by the night express north bound, which was late, and which he supposed had passed, knocking both locomotives and baggage car of the express train from the track. The damage is estimated at $4,000. SHOREY was the only one hurt, and he not dangerously. Some of the matters connected with Lawrence BRAINERD's insolvent estate, involving a controversy over the BALLARD farm in Georgia, have been adjusted, and the estate gets a decree of $5,000, payable January 15th. This will enable Mr. WITTERS, the assignee, to pay an additional dividend of 3 per cent, and will complete the closing up of the estate. Two severe accidents happened at the mill at McIndoes Falls, the other day. George RAMSAY, while helping shift cars, fell and had his shoulder-blade broken and his arm partly dislocated. Frank AVERY had his mitten caught in the planer, which drew the hand into the gear, so that he had to have the little finger, together with a part of the hand amputated. Workmen uncovered two skeletons, last week, at Brattleboro, at a depth of five or six feet from the surface, while digging at J. A. WILDER's yard preparatory to laying a pipe to carry the aqueduct water into his house. When or by whom they were buried cannot be told, but they must have been in the ground many years, as only a few traces remain of the box in which they had evidently been placed. Evangelist D. L. MOODY began a series of meetings at the Congregational church in St. Albans, Saturday night, and was greeted by 1,000 people at the first meeting. L. BARNUM's store in Milton was broken into Friday night and a quantity of goods taken, the burglars entering by breaking in one of the windows. LAMPHEAR and WICKS, two boys, were arrested on suspicion and a quantity of cigars and tobacco were found with the former. Both admitted going into the store, but WICKS denies that he took anything. They had an examination at Milton and were bound over to the County court in $400 each, in default of which they were taken to jail. The boys are about 17 years of age and LAMPHEAR is said to have borne an excellent reputation. Patrick GURHEEN of Brattleboro, whose throat was recently injured by the pulling out of a piece of gristle which he had swallowed, was unable to eat anything for six days. A large bunch puffed out under one ear, and he insisted that there was something in his throat, although the doctors were unable to discover anything. After six days and nights of suffering, he was thrown into a severe choking spell, and finally threw up a bone an inch and an eighth long, about as large in circumference as a slate pencil, and three pints of clotted blood and food. After this the swelling under the ear disappeared, he improved rapidly, and is now about his work as usual. The train employes of the Delaware & Hudson railroad received an order, Monday, which will go into effect within ten days. The employes will each be furnished with a blank containing question concerning his term of service on the road, his record as to accidents, whether or not he was ever discharged, and other questions. This blank will be filled out by the employe and returned to headquarters. The men will then be graded according to time of service and record, the older men being given the preference. Some passenger conductors will be reduced to freight conductors when the order goes into effect, and to get charge of a passenger train a conductor must serve as a freight conductor. The conductors of the road are to be known by numbers, the conductor who has been longest in the employ of the company to be numbered one and so on through the list. According to the numbers conductors may be allowed to choose their trains. It is said better men will thus be secured for freight trains. All the regular freight trains but four will also be withdrawn and run as "wildcat" trains. The State Supreme court decides in favor of the defendants in the suit of the former managers of the Rutland railroad against Clement & Sons, who are now in control. The suit was to invalidate 2970 shares of preferred stock overissued by ex-Treasurer HAVEN. The court thus holds that the company was liable for the dishonest act of its treasurer. Whether the court considered the stock valid or not does not appear. HAVEN sold the stock to Clement & Sons and Dr. MEAD, the present treasurer, when they were seeking to get control. The value of the stick was about $60,000, which the railroad company must lose, except a small dividend which can be got from HAVEN's estate. Transcribed by Ruth Barton -- Ruth Barton [email protected] Dummerston, VT