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If anyone has access to the Caledonia County census for 1860, I would appreciate a look up of the following: Caledonia County Ryegate Township P. 316 F. H. Kinney Thank you Margie

Carrie, I found this in my drafts folder while cleaning out my mail. Not sure if you still need it but thought I would send it on to you. Cherryl Lane Genealogies Vol 1 Page 137 VI. PAUL CHAPMAN7, b. 15 Apr., 1811, an industrious, prudent farmer in Pittsfield, m. (1) 16 Mar., 1837, ELIZA (dau. of Deacon Josiah) PERKINS, b. in Meredith, the part now Laconia, 9 Dec., 1813, who d. in Pittsfield, 26 June, 1851, ae. near 38, leaving 5 ch. b. in Pittsfield: 1. Jesse Perkins8, b. 28 Jan., 1838, a machinist, who was three years a soldier in the War of the Rebellion, and d. at home of a disease contracted in the service, 5 Sept., 1865. 2. Sophia J.8, b. 22 Oct., 1839, d. 18 May, 1856. 3. Mary Eliza8, b. 9 Apr., 1843, d. 31 July, 1846. 4. Hollis Vincent8, b. 21 Sept., 1845, m. 16 Oct., 1871, Laura E. Colburn of Barton, Vt., b. 13 Feb., 1851. He is a machinist employed by the Fairbanks Co., and has 5 ch. b. in St. Johnsbury, Vt.: 1.) Jesse Albert9, b. 3 Nov., 1872. 2.) Luther Paul9, b. 4 Dec., 1876. 3.) Freddie H.9, b. Jan., d. May, 1884. 4.) Maud Elizabeth9, b. 3 Dec., 1886. 5.) Mary Eliza9, twin to Maud Elizabeth. 5. Lydia Melissa8, b. 24 Sept., 1847, m. 15 July, 1872, Stephen R. Harris, b. in Ipswich, Mass., 5 Sept., 1848, and had b. there: 1.) Edward Lane9 (Harris), b. 2 June, 1874. 2.) Arthur Vincent9, b. 24 Feb., 1878. No. 58. BY J. H. FITTS. OBADIAH LANE, probably was the Obed McLane, a Revolutionary soldier from Litchfield, N. H. He was b. 1770 or 1773; m. 1804, HANNAH TUCKER; settled in Plymouth, N. H., a comb-maker, acquired a good property and d. Aug., 1809. Mrs. Lane returned to Danville where, she m. Reuben Sanborn, and d. 12 Apr., 1843. Ch.: I. LUCY, b. Mar., 1805, d. Sept., 1805. II. SAMUEL M., b. 12 Dec., 1807, m. 4 Apr., 1828, BETSEY B. ROBERTS; a farmer and millwright in Danville, and Andover, N. H., where he d. 29 Sept., 1876. His wife d. 21 Mar., 1881. Their ch.: 1. Sally B., b. 4 Feb., 1830, d. 17 Feb., 1843. 2. Maria B., b. 28 Feb., 1832, m. 10 June, 1849, Eben Currier, res. at Danville and East Andover, N. H. She furnished these items of family history. Their ch.: 1.) Garecia Lane, b. 19 Mar., 1850, m. 1 May, 1877, Stella A. Shaw, and had: a. Lottie M., b. 7 Jan., 1880. b. Everett W., b. 1 Dec., 1882. 2.) Eliza Melissa, b. 30 May, 1853, d. 31 Oct., 1856. Page 95 Page 96 3.) Charles Theodore, b. 6 Oct., 1857, m. 20 June, 1882, Annie R. Kirpatrick and had: a. Gracia A., b. 4 Sept., 1884. b. Bessie M., b. 7 July, 1886. c. Ethel May, b. 10 Feb., 1888. 4.) Everett Albert, b. 3 June, 1860, m. 29 Sept., 1887, Emma E. Barnes, and had: a. Lillie May, b. 27 June, 1888. 5.) Samuel Bradley, b. 5 Nov., 1864, m. 17 May, 1888, Mary E. Currier and had: a. Mary Edna, b. 27 Aug., 1889, d. 30 Dec., 1889. 6.) Calvin Eben, b. 2 Nov., 1868, lived on the homestead. 3. Mary D., b. 21 Sept., 1836, d. 24 Sept., 1836.

Greetings from a new member in the Old World. Am I right that Lyndonville is in Caledonia County? I'm trying to find out whether Esther Theodora GUILLEMARD d. there in the 1940s. She was the widow of Arthur Franklin ('Frank') Guillemard, who had been a civil engineer in South America. Esther's father was British chaplain in Valparaiso, which is how they met. She was b. in England in 1870. It's not impossible that Frank d. in Vermont circa 1937. Incidentally, he was named after Sir John Franklin, husband of his 2nd cousin, lost on an Arctic expedition a year or two before his birth. None of which explains what they were doing in Vermont: perhaps they just liked the scenery. If anyone has any bright ideas on how to find out more, please let me know. Hugh Casement

Hi, everybody: I have strong feelings about the election in Vermont. So do you, quite possibly. If you are an American citizen, I hope that you have voted, or will. That being said, nothing more needs to appear on this list about the election. The following items of special interest to Vermont genealogy are the *ONLY* exceptions: 1. races involving former members of the administrations of Calvin Coolidge or Chester A. Arthur; or, 2. victorious candidates who have as part of their election platform a pledge to return Vermont to independence; or, 3. referenda making genealogical research either illegal, or a required subject in the schools, of any part of Vermont; or, 4. elections returns involving Vermont Whigs or Federalists. Darrell List administrator [email protected]

Hi Caledonia Co., I'm just getting my Walden pages back up. I've put up an early settlers page for Walden, Cal. Co., Vt. There are several brief bios of early settlers of Walden, Vt. that some here might find helpful. To visit, go to: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~joyal scroll half way down that page, and click on the link for the USGenWeb Project, Walden pages. Then half way down that next page, click on "Early Settlers". There's a good list of early voters, plus short bios for AMSDEN, BURBANK, BARKER, BELL, BURLEY, CATE, CURRIER, DOW, DOWNER, DUTTON, EDDY, EDWARDS, FARNSWORTH, FARRINGTON, FOSTER, GEORGE, GILE, GILMAN, GOULD, HAYNES, HITCHCOCK, HUCKINS, HUSTIN, KNIGHT, MELCHER, MONTGOMERY, MORRILL, PERKINS, ROBINSON, ROGERS, RUNDLET, SANBORN, SHURTLEFF, SLEEPER, SMITH, STEVENS and WHITE. The map of Walden page is also back up, and the Bayley Hazen page is up. (The Bayley Hazen page also mentions some local surnames.) (The other pages are not up yet but I'm working on it. :) Bonnie - <*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*> "Genealogy is my hobby, I raise Dust Bunnies as pets." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ E-Mail - "Bonnie S. Dannenberg" <[email protected]> ROOTSWEB List Owner - CLOUGH-L, CLOW-L & JOYAL-L Owner/Admin for- ROOTSWEB GENCONNECT Boards: CLOUGH, CLOW & JOYAL ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Joyal-L Web Pages http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~joyal <*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*>

Looking for any info on Stephen Houghton, b cc 1813 in VT; such as parents, siblings, DOB, DOM, DOD; he married Anna b cc 1813-1817 in NY. Thanks. Barb F. from SD

Interested in information regarding the family of Joseph Elie Brunelle & Mathilda Voyer or any of their ancestors or descendants who resided in the St. Johnsbury, Walden, Danville area. Jean Fredette

Hi Marcia! Good luck with your search. We're related to some of the local Willey's. Shari -----Original Message----- From: Doug Jones <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Thursday, October 12, 2000 3:40 PM Subject: [VTCALEDO] LYMAN DARLING of Wheelock, VT >Need information on Lyman Darling & Olive (Willey). They were married Jun 1815 in Wheelock. Would like infor. on their parents and siblings. > >Best regards, >Marcia >

Need information on Lyman Darling & Olive (Willey). They were married Jun 1815 in Wheelock. Would like infor. on their parents and siblings. Best regards, Marcia

Can anyone tell me what Blanchard family was responsible for making the Butter Churn that has the family name on the handle? Don

Thanks to all who responded to my query regarding Samuel Drown. Shortly after receiving most of the responses, I took a quick trip and managed to stop for a shile in Sheffield, VT! (My spouse, and the actual Drown descendent, doesn't share my obsession so couldn't stay long). Anyway, without finding any actual new info I was seeking, I did stop by the Sheffield Freewill Baptist Church. The following grave stones from behind the church may be of some interest to some of you: Dea. Stephen Drown, died Apr. 6, 1841 ae 72 yrs. Sarah, wife of Dea. Stephen Drown, died Nov. 2, 1865, ae 89 yrs, 6 mos. Dea. Horace Drown, died Aug. 31, 1882, ae 75 yrs, 4 mos. 11 dys. Sally Ann Randall, wife of Horace Drown, died Nov 13 1868, ae 48 yrs, 10 mos., 19 dys Lucy Ann Ingalls, wife of Horace Drown, died Sept 21, 1904, ae 74 yrs, 21 dys. Cornelius P. Van Ness, son of Horace & Sally A. Drown, died Mar. 9 1854, ae 9 yrs, 3 mos., an only child Mary, wife of Henry Drown, died May 15, 1870, ae 79 yrs Next to her stone, was one hardly readable. name on it was Deborah (possibly a daugt of David?) Amos G. Drown, Mar. 22, 1826, Feb. 3, 1912 Ann Mitchell, his wife, Nov 12, 1833, May 22, 1911 on other side of above stone: Ellen A. E. (or C.) Drown, July 22, 18 8?__, Mar. 3, 189_? Also found at clerks ofc. : Amos G. Drown age 31, farmer of Wheelock, Vt. married 5th January 1859 to Ann Mitchell age 26 from Sheffield, Vt. Samuel Drown & Mercy Bickford m. 7 Dec 1815, Sheffield, Vt. from Sheffield Town Records, Vol II 1796-1857 p. 259 A record of the ages of the Miles Drown family Amos G. Drown b. 21 March 1824 Enoch b. 15 March 1826 Dyantha b. 26 June 1831 Archelaus b. 4 Aug 1833 While in Eliot, Maine found a photocopy of the gravestone of Samuel Drown: Here lyes the body of Samuell Drowne senr aged 43 yrs 19 mos. and 18 dys died Janry 25 1720 21 He was buried at teh Morrell Homestead lot in Eliot, Me. "It was near the cellar of the old Morrell house which burned. Stone can no longer be found." Also found seperately, not on my trip, that in the DAR records for a Mrs. Helen Maria Drown Dick, they list her as a descendant of Samuel Drown and Mary Severy (Seavey?) his 2nd wife, m. 1754. Can anyone clear this up? Who is his first wife? Where did they die? Does anyone have info on a Shem Drown that married a Roxana Bundy? Shem would have been born around 1800 Thanks again for all your help. Brenda Drowne [email protected]

Thanks to all who responded to my query regarding Samuel Drown. Shortly after receiving most of the responses, I took a quick trip and managed to stop for a shile in Sheffield, VT! (My spouse, and the actual Drown descendent, doesn't share my obsession so couldn't stay long). Anyway, without finding any actual new info I was seeking, I did stop by the Sheffield Freewill Baptist Church. The following grave stones from behind the church may be of some interest to some of you: Dea. Stephen Drown, died Apr. 6, 1841 ae 72 yrs. Sarah, wife of Dea. Stephen Drown, died Nov. 2, 1865, ae 89 yrs, 6 mos. Dea. Horace Drown, died Aug. 31, 1882, ae 75 yrs, 4 mos. 11 dys. Sally Ann Randall, wife of Horace Drown, died Nov 13 1868, ae 48 yrs, 10 mos., 19 dys Lucy Ann Ingalls, wife of Horace Drown, died Sept 21, 1904, ae 74 yrs, 21 dys. Cornelius P. Van Ness, son of Horace & Sally A. Drown, died Mar. 9 1854, ae 9 yrs, 3 mos., an only child Mary, wife of Henry Drown, died May 15, 1870, ae 79 yrs Next to her stone, was one hardly readable. name on it was Deborah (possibly a daugt of David?) Amos G. Drown, Mar. 22, 1826, Feb. 3, 1912 Ann Mitchell, his wife, Nov 12, 1833, May 22, 1911 on other side of above stone: Ellen A. E. (or C.) Drown, July 22, 18 8?__, Mar. 3, 189_? Also found at clerks ofc. : Amos G. Drown age 31, farmer of Wheelock, Vt. married 5th January 1859 to Ann Mitchell age 26 from Sheffield, Vt. Samuel Drown & Mercy Bickford m. 7 Dec 1815, Sheffield, Vt. from Sheffield Town Records, Vol II 1796-1857 p. 259 A record of the ages of the Miles Drown family Amos G. Drown b. 21 March 1824 Enoch b. 15 March 1826 Dyantha b. 26 June 1831 Archelaus b. 4 Aug 1833 While in Eliot, Maine found a photocopy of the gravestone of Samuel Drown: Here lyes the body of Samuell Drowne senr aged 43 yrs 19 mos. and 18 dys died Janry 25 1720 21 He was buried at teh Morrell Homestead lot in Eliot, Me. "It was near the cellar of the old Morrell house which burned. Stone can no longer be found." Also found seperately, not on my trip, that in the DAR records for a Mrs. Helen Maria Drown Dick, they list her as a descendant of Samuel Drown and Mary Severy (Seavey?) his 2nd wife, m. 1754. Can anyone clear this up? Who is his first wife? Where did they die? Does anyone have info on a Shem Drown that married a Roxana Bundy? Shem would have been born around 1800 Thanks again for all your help. Brenda Drowne [email protected]

I am researching the CALDBECK family who lived in St. Johnsbury starting about 1870. They may have lived in the orignal Avenue House before it burned. I am trying to find a picture of the original Avenue House Hotel. Does anyone know where I might find one? Larry Hallstrom

I'm pleased to announce that this list has a new Manager. Darrell A. Martin has volunteered to take over the care of this list. Darrell also manages several other lists that I'm on and you should not see any changes in its opporation as he maintains a similiar low profile as long as everyone keeps on subject <G>. I plan to be around and continue to receive the digest version of the list. I'm planning on catching up on 3 to 4 years of email, to work on research and several transcription projects. **************************************************** James A. Streeter - SIR JAMES - [email protected] Founder -- United States Internet Genealogical Society USIGS Web Page -- http://www.usigs.org Lovejoy Surname Listowner -- [email protected] Dunham-Donham Surname Listowner -- [email protected] Proud Supporter of RootsQuest and USRoots

bjd75 wrote: > Looking for information on Samuel Drown, son of Samuel Drowne and Martha Tibbetts. He was born in Rochester, NH and died 1830/1832 in Sheffield, Caledonia, VT. He married Mary Seavey and reportedly had 10 children; Moses, Aaron, Polly, James, Susan, Sally, Samuel, Abigail, Solomon, and Stephen. > > Also looking for more info regarding Samuel ( of the 10 above). He married Elizabeth____? > Does anyone know her maiden name? Does anyone have the children of Samuel and Elizabeth? > > Thanks, Brenda > My e-mail: [email protected] Brenda -- Book , page 198 of the Sheffield Town Records lists births for a Samuel Drown family. Perhaps your Samuel Sr.? 198 Drown, Samuel Family of 198 Drown, Samuel 3/10/1776 198 Drown, Marcy 9/7/1793 198 Drown, Hezekiah 10/4/1816 198 Drown, Stephen 2/24/1818 198 Drown, Horatio (??) 5/3/1820 198 Drown, Naomi (??) 7/27/1822 198 Drown, Frederick 7/30/1824 198 Drown, Maryann (?) F. 9/17/1826 198 Drown, Gilbert 11/27/1828 198 Drown, Minerva A. 12/20/1830 198 Drown, Amasa H. 10/10/1838 Also the following death: 232 Drown, Stephen son of Samuel 2d 10/7/1820 and marriage: 238 Drown, Samuel Bickford, Marey 12/7/1815 Cindy Walcott Grand Isle, VT

Brenda, I usually try to avoid "confusing" the issue of a query with another query but I have run into a single Drown, Enoch of Peacham? who married a widowed Sarah (Judkins) Harvey in 1892 or 93 in Danville, Caledonia Co., VT. This would probably not have been Enoch Drowns first marriage either. Sarah was b. in July 1826 and she d. in 1898 so I assume they were BOTH well along in years when they married. Hopefully there would be some connection with the family of one of the youngsters you listed below.. Bill Harvey [email protected] bjd75 wrote: > Looking for information on Samuel Drown, son of Samuel Drowne and Martha Tibbetts. He was born in Rochester, NH and died 1830/1832 in Sheffield, Caledonia, VT. He married Mary Seavey and reportedly had 10 children; Moses, Aaron, Polly, James, Susan, Sally, Samuel, Abigail, Solomon, and Stephen. > > Also looking for more info regarding Samuel ( of the 10 above). He married Elizabeth____? > Does anyone know her maiden name? Does anyone have the children of Samuel and Elizabeth? > > Thanks, Brenda > My e-mail: [email protected]

Searching for CAVAN in Caledonia CO VT ca 1820-1830. Please contact direct. Thanks.

Looking for information on Samuel Drown, son of Samuel Drowne and Martha Tibbetts. He was born in Rochester, NH and died 1830/1832 in Sheffield, Caledonia, VT. He married Mary Seavey and reportedly had 10 children; Moses, Aaron, Polly, James, Susan, Sally, Samuel, Abigail, Solomon, and Stephen. Also looking for more info regarding Samuel ( of the 10 above). He married Elizabeth____? Does anyone know her maiden name? Does anyone have the children of Samuel and Elizabeth? Thanks, Brenda My e-mail: [email protected]