Source, Rutland (Vt) Daily Herald--Thur. Dec. 10,1891. NEW HAVEN, Vt. Mr. Hulbart teaches the winter term of school on town hill, and MIss Brooks in the river district. Rev. E. E. Aiken, a member of the American board of foreign missions, preached two sermons at the Congregational church last Sunday. The much talked of divorce case of Ledwick against Ledwick will probably be heard before Judge Ross at Middlebury this week.

Source, Rutland (Vt) Daily Herald--Thur. Dec. 10,1891. BRISTOL, Vt. Edward Claffer of New Haven Mills cut his hand badly Monday trying to take the handle out of an ax. Lincoln has a progressive society of Spiritualists with 35 members. It was organized one year ago with 11 members. An entertainment is soon to be given in aid of a town library. H.P. Sherwin went to Malone, N.Y., Monday to attend the funeral of his mother, Mrs. Lois Sherwin. A. W. Danforth's pension has been raised to $ 24 a month.

Source, Rutland (Vt) Daily Herald--Thur. Dec. 10,1891. NEW HAVEN, Vt. Thomas Gregory and Miss Theresa A. Stuart were married at the home of the bride's parents Thursday evening ; Rev. C. N. Thomas officiating. C. S. Dana and A. C. Squies (sic) were the ushers, and the bridesmaids were Mary E. Roscoe and Florence Hathorn. There were many useful presents. Mr. and Mrs. Gregory left for Boston on the evening train.

Source, Rutland (Vt) Daily Herald--Thur.Dec. 10, 1891. NORTH CLARENDON, Vt. The winter term of school in district No. 8 began Monday, Miss Maud Hitt of East Rupert is the teacher. Miss Jessie Hoag teaches in district No. 5. Guy B. Horton, who has been seriously ill with typhoid fever for a month past, is somewhat better. Ruthie Marsh is sick with scarlet fever. Mrs. Coppins, who has been sick, is improving. E. B. Horton is not yet able to be out.

Source, Rutland (Vt) Daily Herald--Thur. Dec. 10, 1891. BRISTOL, Vt. Leslie Atwood and Miss Mamie Orvis, daughter of John Orvis, both of Starksboro, were married yesterday.

Hi, This is interesting as it pertains to the War of 1812. Who would have thought that there would be a cemetary right in the city of Burlington, VT, Proper, underneath all our modern buildings? Jan Jordan Mark Bushnell's column on history is a regular feature of Vermont Sunday Magazine. "Digging deep to find long-forgotten soldiers September 26, 2004 Commuter buses rumble down North Street in Burlington, churning up dust from roadside construction and adding to the heat of this September day. The workers, clad in yellow hard hats and vests, keep their backs to the road, the dust and the noise, and focus on the trench they have excavated and are preparing to fill. When they get a break from their shovels and backhoes, they migrate to the far end of the channel to watch a different cluster of hard-hatted workers. This team, a group of archaeologists, is hunched over what the shovels have uncovered: a human skeleton. It lies with clasped hands within a layer of humus, which is all that's left of its coffin. The find is remarkable, yet entirely expected. It is further proof of what archaeologists and historians have long known – that the bustling North Street neighborhood is just the latest incarnation of this bit of land. Almost 200 years ago, the area was a wooded field flecked with white crosses that marked the graves of soldiers who died in the War of 1812. Then, instead of the grumbling of buses, a visitor may have heard the scrape of shovels biting into earth as soldiers dug a grave for a comrade. The route from the hospital to that grave must have become rutted, as wagons carrying the bodies made the round trip as many as 500 times during the war. The military dominated Burlington during the war years, 1812 to 1814. With the threat of a British invasion from Canada looming, the University of Vermont closed its doors. An embargo against trading with the British had choked Vermont businesses, but those that catered to the military thrived. Ships laden with pork, whiskey, uniforms – anything the military needed – pulled up to Burlington's docks. The military presence was most obvious just north of the docks. Perched on the bluff overlooking Burlington harbor, the Army placed a battery of guns (from which current-day Battery Park gets it name). Not far from the battery, the Army set up a tent camp for soldiers and a hospital. Few soldiers must have left Burlington with fond memories, judging by the size of the cemetery they left behind. The war cost an estimated 6,500 Americans their lives. As many as 500 of those Americans are buried here. Indeed, it is one of the war's largest cemeteries. We have few documents – diaries, letters and official reports – to tell us exactly what happened here. The best evidence the soldiers left was their bodies. Archaeologist Kate Kenny has been relying on written records to piece together an accurate picture of camp life. Now that more bodies are turning up during this construction project, she has more to go on. As leader of this dig by UVM's Consulting Archaeology Program, Kenny has pored over old muster rolls and other materials about the men who served in Burlington and those who died here. She wants to know who they were, how they lived and how they died. For the most part, the answer to that last question is from disease. During the war, a series of epidemics hit the state. In less than two months, as many as 200 soldiers died. The disease seems to have been some kind of virulent pneumonia, though soldiers also died from other ailments that were common in the general population, such as tuberculosis. Disease was the frequent way to go, but Kenny has also tracked a couple of unusual deaths. One soldier, she found, was killed by a Burlington resident while he and a gang of fellow soldiers attacked the man's house. Another soldier died after being accidentally shot by a friend who was visiting him in the hospital. Reading the records that document these men's lives and deaths is one thing; to see them, if not exactly in the flesh then in the bone, is another. "It makes them human," says Kenny. "You can really empathize with them." That's especially true when the bones say something about their lives, such as their age at the time of death and their stature, and offer hints about their general health, like whether they suffered from tuberculosis, arthritis or syphilis, or whether they had bad teeth. In some cases, archaeologists can even tell if someone was a habitual pipe smoker by the wear patterns on the teeth. "To get that intimate knowledge of the quality of their lives is really a special privilege," says Kenny. To gain this privilege, Kenny and her fellow archaeologists had a bit of luck. The Agency of Transportation had arranged to bury some utility lines that ordinarily are overhead. Those lines run along North Street, and North Street runs straight through one very large hidden cemetery. People in the neighborhood have known about the cemetery for years. In fact, every once in a while one of them would run into a skeleton while building an addition. Rumors have circulated that UVM medical students saw the cemetery as a prime source of cadavers shortly after the war. A document in UVM's Special Collections tells of a visiting lecturer who in 1828 found in the cemetery the body he needed for a class on autopsies. On this day, the crew of UVM archaeologists is digging under what has been the main walkway to a house for decades. About four or five feet down, they have found a decayed coffin with an intact skeleton inside. Two archaeologists gingerly sweep away dirt from the bones as Kenny climbs up to the lawn to take a few photographs. She interrupts her picture taking to ask one of the archaeologists which of the skeleton's interlaced hands is lying on top. She wants any details she can glean from each burial. And there are more to get to after this one. Just a few feet down the trench, Kenny's team has noticed a change in the strata of dirt, which suggests a burial. A few feet farther along is yet another probable site. The coffins seem to be lined up, with the bodies aligned east-west, as was the custom of the day. The Burlington burial ground is a rare opportunity for historians. Many cemeteries from the War of 1812 have been lost. People might know the general location of a cemetery, but not the specific location. Often, as in Burlington, buildings and streets were built over the graveyards just a few decades after the fighting stopped. The number of bodies being found also allows the archaeologists to see variations in the burials. Take clothing, for example. Some bodies have been unearthed with all of their clothing decayed except perhaps for a wooden button at the neck. These men were apparently buried clad simply in a long shirt. Another body dug up earlier this month appeared to be an officer who was buried in gaitered pants, a vest with pewter buttons and a leather military neckpiece. From the muster rolls, Kenny knows that the men came to Burlington from across the young nation, as far away as Virginia and the Carolinas. They came by foot and by boat to what must have been a lonely outpost, waiting for the large British army to fight its way south. The soldiers are headed next on a much longer voyage. Once UVM archaeologists finish their basic physical analysis – to assess age, gender, stature, general health – they will send the remains to the U.S. Military Identification Center in Hawaii for more detailed analysis. Among the tests that Kenny hopes they'll conduct is one to detach trace elements in the bones, which would offer clues into the period's medical practices. Once the military is finished with the bodies, they will presumably be returned to Vermont for burial, Kenny says. Despite her extensive work, we will probably never know the identity of any of the men and therefore their home state. A suitable resting spot might be Burlington's Lake View Cemetery, where other unknown soldiers from the War of 1812 have been buried. So far, Kenny can account for the bodies of no more than perhaps 100 of the soldiers who may have been buried in Burlington. Some may actually have been interred in a cemetery in South Burlington. Others may have been removed from their graves by relatives who lived nearby and reburied in their hometowns. Still others have been stumbled on over the years by homeowners building additions and kids digging in the back yard. That leaves as many as 400 bodies down there somewhere. The archaeologists were limited to what was uncovered in the course of burying the utility lines. It's possible the work will end here, because money for such projects is hard to come by, but archaeologists hold out hope. "It would be great if we could find funding, some private individuals who want to help us answer these questions," Kenny says."

Source, Rutland (Vt) Daily Herald--Sat.Dec.28, 1912. BRANDON, Vt. Q. S. Backus, who had been in failing health for some time past died yesterday morning at 10 o'clock at his home north of the village. He was 74 years old and besides his wife leaves one son and daughter, Fred E. Backus and Mrs. J. O. Bowman. He was the inventor of the Backus Gas heaters and several other articles. In 1902 he was elected senator from Rutland county. The funeral services will be held from the house tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock. Source, Rutland (Vt) Daily Herald--Mon. Dec. 30, 1912. MASONIC RITUAL AT THE HOUSE. Services for Q.S.Backus of Brandon Yesterday Rooms Containing Casket at " Quim's Home" A Veritable Flower Display---Mixed Quartet Sings Two Favorite Hymns--Former Rutland Senator. " Quim's Home ", residence of the late Quimby S. Backus of Brandon was filled with friends and relatives of the family yesterday afternoon when funeral services for Mr. Backus, who died Friday afternoon were held. More then 50 members of St. Paul's lodge, Free, and Accepted Masons attended in a body and six of their number acted as bearers. The Masonic burial ritual was read just previous to removing the body from the house. There was a profusion of floral tributes, from friends, relatives and business associates, both within and from without the state. The room in which was placed the casket was literally filled with cut flowers and floral pieces. Rev. C. E. Beals, pastor of the Congregational church in Brandon officiated and in his brief eulogy he paid a fine tribute to the deceased. A mixed quartet composed of Miss Lucretia Clark, Mrs. J. W. Estabrook, William Williams and George H. Young sang, :" Abide With Me " and " God Be With You Till We Meet Again. " Because of the inclement weather, it was decided to have the Masonic services in the house and these took place at the close of a prayer by Rev. Mr. Beals. The bearers were A.J. Ives, Elan French, B. J. Williams, Charles L. Clifford, E. O. Cool and Erastus Spooner, all members of St. Paul's lodge of Masons. Worshipful Master W. R. Marsh was in charge of the ritual. Burial was in Pine Hill Cemetery in the family lot. WAS BORN IN BRIDGEWATER. Quimby Silas Backus was born in Bridgewater, Vt. in 1838 and his preliminary eduction was obtained in the public schools of that town. Later he attended the Brandon Seminary and graduated from that institution in 1856. Mr. Backus learned his trade as a machinist at Woodstock (Vt). Later he worked for the Howe Scale company at Brandon doing work on parts of the first Howe scale. He was employed as a tool maker in the gun shop at Windsor, Vt. when in this firm had a contract with the government and he also was employed in the railroad shops in this city (Rutland). In later years Mr. Backus went to Williamsport, Pa., where he started the manufacture of the Backus Portable Steam Heater. In 1895 he bought a home in Brandon and in 1902, after passing several summers at the place, he moved his factory to Brandon where he continued the output of both steam and gas heaters. In 1858, Mr. Backus married Miss Lavinia A. Lawrence who survives him. besides his wife he leaves a son, Frederick E. Backus of Brandon; a daughter, Mrs. J. O. Bowman of South Carolina and a sister, Mrs. Anna Atwood of Bridgewater, Vt. Mr. Backus was a member of St.Paul's lodge, F. and A. M., Farmers' chapter, R. A.M., and he was a member of Cairo temple of Shriners. Mr. Backus represented Rutland county in the state senate in 1902 and he was the first candidate for governor of the state on the Independent league ticket in 1908.

Sun, Sep 26, 2004 From:    Erica Jacobson <[email protected]> To:    [email protected] Subject:    LOWATER Death in Ida County, Iowa Here's another one from the Ida County Pioneer. Looks like Ida County had more of a Vermont connection than I thought. Erica "August 15, 1895 'Ida Coutny, Iowa Pioneer' Died at his home in this city, August 10,1895, Richard G. Lowater, aged 79 years, 3 months, 12 days. Father Lowater, as his family called him, was born in Waterville, Lamoille County, Vermont, April 27,1816. There amid the rugged hills of old Vermont his boyhood and manhood days were passed and for more than 68 years he still continued to reside in his native town, with the exception of three years spent in the city of Worcester, Mass., until he came to Ida Grove in 1884. He married to Miss Lamira H. Cain in 1848, she died after being married eight years.     She left three children to his tender loving care. Thorough all these long years he remained true to her memory and found his greatest joy in the companionship of his children, two of whom survive him, and did all that mortal hands could do to make comfortable his last hours. He united with the Methodist Church many years ago and has been a faithful follower. He not only professed his religion, he lived it. As an official member he was faithful and conscientious and was for more than thirty years a class leader and Sunday School librarian in the church. He was a man whose friends were numbered by his acquaintances and has always enjoyed the respect and confidence of the community in which he lived. His health has been good until within the last year, the infirmities of age having broken down his strong and rugged constitution, and he has gradually failed in health and strength. Funeral services were held at his late residence in this city on Sunday last at 3 o'clock, Rev. W.F. Gleason officiating. The mortal remains were laid to rest in the family lot in the beautiful cemetery of Ida Grove." Posted with permission, Jan Jordan

Date:    Sun, Sep 26, 2004, From:    Erica Jacobson <[email protected]> To:    [email protected] Subject:    FRIOTT WIGGINS Ida County, Iowa Obit Hi there,       Found another obit with Vermont connections in the Ida County Pioneer. Hope it helps someone.       Erica "August 1,1895 'Ida County, Iowa Pioneer' Eliza Jane Friott, wife of Kinzie Wiggins, died at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Friott, of cancer on Monday July 29,1895, aged 39 years. The birthplace of the deceased was Franklin County, Vermont.   She was married to Mr. Wiggins December 1893, this being her second marriage.   During her sickness, which has been long and attended with much suffering, she manifested a true Christian spirit, and was never heard to complain, but in the midst of pain was cheerful and thankful for the tender care and help of her friends. She was received as a member of the M.E. Church of Ida Grove during the pastorate of Rev. Whitfield. The deceased leaves a husband, three sons, a brother and one sister and her parents to mourn her death. Funeral services were held in the Friends Church on Tuesday at 2 o'clock. Revs. Sweet, Whitfield and Gleason officiated and her remains were laid to rest in the city cemetery." Posted with permission, Jan Jordan

Sep 26, 2004, 10:34pm (EDT-3) From:    Erica Jacobson <[email protected]> To:    [email protected] Subject:    LOWATER LEACH Death in Ida County, Iowa Hi there,       I found this on the Ida County, Iowa, site while rooting around on Rootsweb. It came from the Ida County Pioneer.       Hope it helps someone.    Erica "March 22,1895 'Ida County, Iowa, Pioneer' Died at Ida Grove on Thursday March 14,1895, Lucy G. Leach, aged 88 years, 6 months, 16 days. The subject of this sketch was born Lucy G. Lowater, and born at Bakersfield, Franklin County, VT on August 29,1806, and departed life on March 14,1895. At age 9 she was removed with her parents to Waterville, Lamoille County, VT. She 19 she marriage Nathan W. Leach, with whom she lived most happily until his death some twenty years later. Ever since then she has made her home with the family of her brother, R.G. Lowater and came to Ida Grove with them in the fall of 1884. Early in life she identified herself with the Methodist Church and has ever remained a faithful member. Notwithstanding her parents were among the pioneer settlers of northern Vermont, she received what was considered in those early days a liberal education and she retained her mental faculties to a remarkable degree until within the last two years of her life, her death was due to extreme old age. Aunt Lucy, as she was called by those who knew her best possessed a kind and generous spirit. She was a faithful friend and her long life was filled with deeds of love and charity. Funeral services were held at the residence on Saturday, March 16 at 2 o'clock, Rev. Gleason officiating." Posted with permission Jan Jordan

Source, Rutland (Vt) Daily Herald--Sat. July 19, 1930. RUTLAND, Vt. MRS. MARIAN EARLE. Mrs. Marian Earle, 78, mother of Tyler W. Earle of 44 Burnham avenue, this city, died suddenly at her home in Chester, Vt. early yesterday morning. She was born in Chester, Vt., October 21, 1852, and had been a life-long resident of that town. Mrs. Earle was a charter member of Hope Rebekah lodge of Chester. Her husband , Tyler W. Earle ,sr., died about 20 years ago. She is survive by three daughters, Mrs. Vera Stickney of Whittier, Cal., Mrs. Winifred Chilson of Roxbury, Mass., and Mrs. Ernest Horton of Chester, Vt.; three sons,besides , the one in Rutland, Bernard W. Earle, Allan Earle , and Guy Earle of Chester, Vt., and one sister, Mrs. Walter Morse of Proctorsville, Vt., who is now the only survivor of 11 children. Mrs. Earle is also survived by 11 grandchildren and two great- grandchildren. Funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock at her late home, Rev. G. D. Childs, rector of the Chester Episcopal church, will officiate. Burial will be in Chester.

Source, Rutland Weekly Herald--Thur. July 22, 1886. ACCIDENT AT HUBBARDTON. During a game of baseball between the Hubbardton nine and the Pencil mill nine at Castleton, Saturday afternoon, a serious accident happened to one of the Hubbardton players. The Pencil mill boys were a the bat and one of them made a long clean hit. The two fielders, Edward Daniels and George LaFrancis, both started for the ball and came together with such force that it threw Daniels to the ground. His right leg was broken below the knee. Dr. Currier was called, who set the limb. It is s serious injury to the unfortunate man, as he is not only poor, but his wife is ill with consumption, and in addition there are three children to be taken care of.

Source, Rutland (Vt) Weekly Herald--Thur. July 22, 1886. Accidents at West Rutland. A little daughter of James Mullin was thrown from a wagon in which she and several other children were at play in the yard of Edward O'Neil, at West Rutland Monday, and broke her arm a little above the wrist. She was attended by Dr. Hanrahan. About the same time Dr. Hanrahan was called to attend a six years old son of Richard Foley, who fell from a cherry tree, dislocating his left elbow and fracturing the arm below the elbow joint.

Source, Rutland (Vt) Daily Herald--Tues. Sept. 1,1908. RUTLAND, Vt. MRS. MOSES J. KINGSLEY Dies at Her Home on West Street at the Age of 83 Years. Mrs. Moses J. KIngsley died yesterday morning at 1:15 o'clock at her home on West street, after a very short illness. Her age was 83 years, and if she had lived until next year she would have celebrated her golden wedding anniversary.She was a member of the Congregational church for over 40 years, and was a member of the King's Daughters and Sunday school of that church. Mrs. Kingsley is survived by her husband, one sister, Mrs. Frank Lawrence of Hartford, Ct., and one daughter, Mrs. E. R. Searles, who lived with her parents. The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon at the house, but the funeral arrangements have not yet been completed.

Source, Rutland Vt Daily Herald--Thur. Nov. 19, 1891. BRISTOL, Vt. A son has been born to L. M. Gage and wife.

Source, Rutland Vt.Daily Herald--Sat.Nov.21, 1891. MIDDLEBURY, Vt. A daughter has been born to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bentley.

Source, Rutland (Vt) Daily Herald--Mon.July 19, 1886. HORACE KINGSLEY. On Saturday morning Horace Kingsley of East Clarendon (Vt) died , at the age of 80 years. He was one of the best known and most respected citizens of Rutland county, having passed the greater part of his long life in the town in which he died. He was born in Canajoharie, N.Y. , in June 1806, but when quite young he moved to Clarendon, where he grew up as one of the representative and leading citizens.He was a very intelligent and well read man, having all his life been a student of books. He held at various times about all of the important offices in the town government, and twice represented his town in the legislature. He was twice married, and had five sons and three daughters. The sons are Chester Kingsley of Minneapolis, Minn.,Moses P. and Henry W., of Rutland , Vt., and Horace G. and Frank B. He was one of the pioneer temperance men of Clarendon, and in 1830 assisted in the formation of the Clarendon Auxiliary Temperance society. In1822 he joined the Clarendon Congregational church, and throughout his life was an active member of the society. The funeral took place on Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock, from his late residence in East Clarendon, and was attended by between 75 and 100 persons, including many from Rutland. Rev. George W. Phillips of Rutland officiated at the ceremony and made a brief and feeling address, paying a marked tribute to the character and worth of the deceased. Scriptural selections were read and quartette furnished appropriate music. The interment took place in the family lot in the cemetery, but a few rods from the house.

Source, Rutland Daily Herald--Mon. Nov.23, 1891. PITTSFORD,Vt. At the auction sale Saturday to close the estate of R. S. Meacham the dwelling house was sold to F. H. Holden for $ 1400. A quantity of other goods were sold at good prices.

Source, Rutland Daily Herald--Mon.Nov.23, 1891. BRANDON, Vt. Mrs. D. W. Prime is in New York city. She will return the latter part of the week. Mrs. C. H. Bliss and Miss Maude will return to Brandon after Thanksgiving to remain until January. E. S. Marsh and George A. Crossman will spend Thanksgiving in New York city. The heating apparatus is being used in the new hotel building, and the lights are being put in, preparatory to working full hours finishing the inside work. Luther L. Harrington and John N. Ariel have been granted pensions of $10 and $12 a month respectively, with arrears of about $ 150 each.

Source, Rutland Daily Herald--Mon. Nov.23, 1891. MIDDLEBURY, Vt. The glass blowers closed a week's engagement at the town hall Saturday night. The attendance has been unusually heavy. Paul Cornell was awarded the prize for the most popular man in town. Russel post ,G. A.R., will net $ 175 from the entertainment. Mrs. Harriet Hills, formerly Miss Parker, is visiting her aunt, Mrs. L. D. Eldredge. She now lives in Ipswich, Mass. Mrs. Warren Peet of Haywards, Ca., is visiting her sister, Mrs. Brainerd , wife of President Brainerd. Atwood & Hulett have opened a market in the old Langworthy store.