Colchester town purchased a farm and it was used as a poor house for a long period of time. The road that the farm was on became known as Poor Farm Road. Just in the last 30 years, alot of the land on the road has been sold for new housing. Some of the new people living on the road tried to get the name changed (embarrassed to be living on Poor Farm Road, I guess). The town refused to change the name at the time, since it is a historically significant name. To my knowledge the Road is still Poor Farm Road. It is off Route 7 just North of "Sunny Hollow". It runs west of Route #7 on a SW curve down to Blakely Road. It is a short road, only a couple of miles long. The farmhouse is a lovely large white farmhouse and had (has?) a big beautiful barn across the road. The people in the poor house (ones that were capable of working) were required to help on the farm. They had farm animals and raised vegetables. It not only housed the poor of the town, but also mentally deficient people who were not able (or not wanted) to be cared for by their families. At one time I had heard that it was a bread and breakfast. I wonder if it still is. When I became a genealogist and searched records, I found occassional mentions of "Poor House" in the records. I always felt as if I was touching the past. Ruthie Smith Anderson ----- Original Message ----- From: "Poor House Lady" <phlady@jump.net> To: <VTCHITTE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2000 4:42 AM Subject: POORHOUSE Information > I would like to invite you to explore my new website The POORHOUSE STORY at > http://www.poorhousestory.com which is a clearinghouse for information about > 19th century American Poorhouses. > > We have just added a photograph (from a postcard) of the poorhouse at > Burlington VT. > > So far, we have not been able to find much information about poorhouses in > Vermont. We KNOW they were out there...because of the newspaper and magazine > articles to which we have referred on the site. If anyone can provide more > information, it would be greatly appreciated. > > Directions: from the homepage, click on POORHOUSES BY STATE, then click on > OTHER STATES, then click on VERMONT in the table of states. > > You may also enjoy the HISTORY PAGE, or the LETTER TO GENEALOGISTS ... > or...well, just browse to your heart's content! > > > Hope you enjoy the site. Feel free to post any information you may have > about that or any other poorhouse ... either on the MESSAGE BOARD or by > e-mailing me. The only way this site will grow to include more VERMONT info > is by kind folks tipping me off to it!!! <grin> > > Please don't respond to me on this list. (I would likely get dropped by my > ISP if I maintained subscriptions to all the e-mail lists on which I post > announcements!! <grin>) > > Thanks, > Linda Crannell > (aka=The Poorhouse Lady) >

Hi All I am looking for the marriage date and parents of Ignace Cerile Barret and Catherine Labonte The marriage would be around the 1840s and she may have been from Essex\ Essex Junction area. Thanks for any help. Steve Bean Georgia, Vermont Looking for info on Gates of Colchester Have info on Beans and Berger \ Davino of Colchester

I would like to invite you to explore my new website The POORHOUSE STORY at http://www.poorhousestory.com which is a clearinghouse for information about 19th century American Poorhouses. We have just added a photograph (from a postcard) of the poorhouse at Burlington VT. So far, we have not been able to find much information about poorhouses in Vermont. We KNOW they were out there...because of the newspaper and magazine articles to which we have referred on the site. If anyone can provide more information, it would be greatly appreciated. Directions: from the homepage, click on POORHOUSES BY STATE, then click on OTHER STATES, then click on VERMONT in the table of states. You may also enjoy the HISTORY PAGE, or the LETTER TO GENEALOGISTS ... or...well, just browse to your heart's content! Hope you enjoy the site. Feel free to post any information you may have about that or any other poorhouse ... either on the MESSAGE BOARD or by e-mailing me. The only way this site will grow to include more VERMONT info is by kind folks tipping me off to it!!! <grin> Please don't respond to me on this list. (I would likely get dropped by my ISP if I maintained subscriptions to all the e-mail lists on which I post announcements!! <grin>) Thanks, Linda Crannell (aka=The Poorhouse Lady)

Hello All: Have been watching the posts, on KELLEY list, for some time now hoping to see a connection to *my* KELLYs. It is surprising, to me, to see so few of that surname w/connections to Canada, as there were so very many there from late 1700s >>>>> I note very few connected to New Eng. states also (?????). Please see if any of yours *might* connect w/mine. James KELLY s/o ??? b ca 1830 - Can. or Ire. ?? d after 1892 - ??? + Marguerite LEAVY/LEVY/LEARY d/o ??? b ca 1836 - Can. or Ire. ?? d 22 July 1873 - St-Jean Chrysostome, Chateauguay, Quebec m ca 1854 - ??? 2 Mary b 11 Feb 1855 - St-Jean Chrys., Chat., QC d 12 March 1855 - " " " 2 William James b 2 August 1856 - " " " d 5 November 1856 - " " " 2 Lawrence (surname shown O'KELLY in USA) b 3 October 1857 - " " " d 22 January 1941 - Burlington, Chittenden, Vt. + (1st) Caroline POWER(S) d/o William & Sophie BOUCHARD b 3 Sept. 1857 - St-Jean Chrys., Chat., QC d 14 April 1893 - Shelburne, Chitt., Vt. m 10 January 1876 - St-Antoine Abbe, Huntingdon, QC + (2nd) Melvina LaVALETTE d/o Charles & Rose --?-- m 21 Aug. 1893 - Shelburne, Chitt., Vt. Children 1st m: all b Shelburne 1879-1893 William Lawrence/James Powers/Emily Jane/Sophia Marguerite/ Caroline Isabella Children 2nd m: all b Shelburne 1894-1902 Patrick Henry/Walter Joseph/Charles/Malvina 2 Julia Marie b 31 May 1859 - St-Jean Chrys., QC + Alfred LESSOR s/o Jean-Bte & Caroline CHAMBERLAND m 4 Jan. 1892 - Charlotte, Chitt., Vt. 2 Caroline Augusta - b 10 Feb. 1861 - St-Jean Chrys.,QC b/m/d ??? 2 Patrick James - b 2 Aug. 1863 - St-Jean Chrys., QC b/m/d ??? 2 Rosa Ellen b ca 1869 + Hormidas MONIERE - s/o Pierre & Emelie MYRE m 4 Sept. 1883 - St-Jean Chrys., QC --------------- Also have: Anne KELLY b August 1829/Bapt. 4 Dec. 1830 d/o Lawrence & Mary McMANUS Lawrence is shown as farmer @ Norton Creek, QC -------------- Have associated surnames of: GILBERT/NAYLOR/TUTTLE/POWER/FERGUSON Please let me hear from you if you might see *any* connections/ possibilities here. Many, sincere, thanks, in advance, for your help. Bev

Hi everyone! Just wanted to update you all. I'm busy, busy, busy working on all of your requests. I knew when I sent the offer out that there would be many requests, and I haven't been disappointed!<g> Please be patient and I'll get to yours before the weekend is over. Best, Debbie ***************************************************************************** Debbie Whitman, State Contact - dwhitman@genexchange.org VTGenExchange http://www.genexchange.org/state.cfm?state=vt GenExchange Newsletter http://www.genexchange.org/gesr/archive.cfm

Hi everyone. I currently have on loan from the NEGHS circulating library, two Heads of Household US Census books.......1790 and 1800 for the state of Vermont. I'm happy to do lookups for anyone in these two books. Please send your request to me privately at debbiew@sover.net. My regards, Debbie ***************************************************************************** Debbie Whitman, State Contact - dwhitman@genexchange.org VTGenExchange http://www.genexchange.org/state.cfm?state=vt GenExchange Newsletter http://www.genexchange.org/gesr/archive.cfm

Looking for the town in which Charles SALTUS was born on 11 April, 1877. I have been told it was in or near Burlington. Could someone assist me with this? Thanks. Jackie

Hi, I am looking for Nelson Raxford and Elizabeth Bullock, whose son, William Henry Raxford, was said in my family to have been born in Milton, Vermont, on July 31, 1850. William and his mother moved to Michigan City, Indiana in 1853. I am trying to trace them back from Michigan City. Thanks for any help! Judi Crowley

Can anyone tell me about This person found in..... 1860 Census CHITTENDEN CO., VERMONT HODGES JACOB # 016 Town: WILLISTON Thanks:) Marnie

Is there anyone on this list who is researching the Gallagher name? My Gallaghers came from the parish of Glanworth in County Cork. When I was in Waltham, MA, at the regional national archives, I found two John Gallaghers who were naturalized in the mid 1800's. I believe one came in the 1840's. They were from Glanworth. I would love to connect to descendants of these people. Thanks. Jan janfortado@mediaone.net ----- Original Message ----- From: <VTCHITTE-D-request@rootsweb.com> To: <VTCHITTE-D@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, August 18, 2000 1:00 AM Subject: VTCHITTE-D Digest V00 #94

In a message dated 08/18/2000 4:57:48 AM Eastern Daylight Time, colin.smith7@which.net writes: > > I recently found the http://usgenweb.org/ site where many census lists > are available, but was disappointed to see that Vermont was not > included. I wonder if they will ever become freely available in the > future? > > Pat Smith (England) > > Researching descendants of Hugh and Sarah FINNEGAN in Winooski == All it would take would be some volunteers John Folsom Orlando, FL

I recently found the http://usgenweb.org/ site where many census lists are available, but was disappointed to see that Vermont was not included. I wonder if they will ever become freely available in the future? Pat Smith (England) Researching descendants of Hugh and Sarah FINNEGAN in Winooski

Just received my Rootsweb Review. Fol 3, No. 33. It states that Ancestry.com is planing to launch in September the census records from 1790 - 1920 online for $59.95 per year. Go to the following site for information. See Ancestry.com's press release about its imminent online launch of census records containing more than 450 million names: http://www.myfamilyinc.com/pressroom/censusannounced.htm

Is anyone familiar with the layout of Elmwood Cemetery, Burlington? I am trying to find the location of graves of PRICE, BAXTER, and PARDO families. Dates of death range from 1813 to 1853. Is there a cemetery directory available? Jim Smith

Seeking information on Arthur Charles BINGHAM, and Augusta Sylvia LARSON, married about 1904,perhaps in Canada.. Lived in the Milton, Essex Junction, Highgate area of Vermont... Had 3 children, 1905, stillborn, 1906, lied 1 1/2 months, and Roland Arthur BINGHAM, born 7-14-1907., died April 9 1965, in New York City. Augusta born between June and October 1885, Goteborg, Sweden, Immigrated, and presumably married Arthur... They parted 1912 in the St Albans area, of Vermont. Seeking Marriage, Divorce, Death or Immigration, Parental information. Any help will be appreciated, as I have been searching for a very long time. Dick Carter rcar37@prodigy.net

--WebTV-Mail-22417-4033 Content-Type: Text/Plain; Charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit I have no information about your family but as to what work was available in VT in the early 1800's. There were farmers, of course, doctors, lawyers, ministers, merchants who carded wool, tanning, currying and shoemaking, blacksmiths and plough makers, stores for buying provisions, hat makers, clothiers, grist mills, etc etc. --WebTV-Mail-22417-4033 Content-Disposition: Inline Content-Type: Message/RFC822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit Received: from mailsorter-101-2.iap.bryant.webtv.net (209.240.198.96) by storefull-116.iap.bryant.webtv.net with WTV-SMTP; Mon, 7 Aug 2000 19:13:35 -0700 (PDT) Return-Path: <VTCHITTE-L-request@rootsweb.com> Received: from lists6.rootsweb.com (lists6.rootsweb.com [63.92.80.125]) by mailsorter-101-2.iap.bryant.webtv.net (8.8.8-wtv-f/ms.dwm.v7+dul2) with ESMTP id TAA10138; Mon, 7 Aug 2000 19:13:33 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from slist@localhost) by lists6.rootsweb.com (8.10.1/8.10.1) id e7825Pe23172; Mon, 7 Aug 2000 19:05:25 -0700 Resent-Date: Mon, 7 Aug 2000 19:05:25 -0700 X-Original-Sender: Klynnstree@gateway.net Mon Aug 7 19:05:25 2000 From: Klynnstree@gateway.net Message-ID: <35.8993491.26c0c4d0@gateway.net> Date: Mon, 7 Aug 2000 22:05:04 EDT Subject: Nathaniel Obadiah Bunker and Lucinda Clemons Old-To: VTCHITTE-L@rootsweb.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Unknown sub 23 Resent-Message-ID: <OzXHK.A.3pF.lr2j5@lists6.rootsweb.com> To: VTCHITTE-L@rootsweb.com Resent-From: VTCHITTE-L@rootsweb.com X-Mailing-List: <VTCHITTE-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/730 X-Loop: VTCHITTE-L@rootsweb.com Precedence: list Resent-Sender: VTCHITTE-L-request@rootsweb.com Hello, I was wondering if anyone had any information on this couple or their family. Nathaniel Obadiah Bunker was born around Dec.1804 in Waterbury, Chittenden, VT. He married Lucinda Clemons (birthplace unknown) abt. 1832 in Newton Junction, Rockingham, NH. They had at least three children: Cordelia, Daniel Dominion (married Veldora Amanda Whitcher), Caroline Victoria (Hyram Hoyt Clemons) and possibly a Lucinda. Before December 1838, they moved to Bolton, Quebec, Canada. This family must have stayed in the Bolton area for sometime, because my g-grandfather Charles (Caroline's son) was also born in Bolton. Family history says that the Clemons' were definitely French Canadian and that the Bunker's where Hollander Dutch. Also, can anyone tell me what the attraction was in Vermont and New Hampshire between the years of 1804 and 1842. Caroline's father was born around 1804 in Vermont, ma

--WebTV-Mail-20400-756 Content-Type: Text/Plain; Charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit I have no information about your family but as to what work was available in VT in the early 1800's. There were farmers, of course, doctors, lawyers, ministers, merchants who carded wool, tanning, currying and shoemaking, blacksmiths and plough makers, stores for buying provisions, hat makers, clothiers, grist mills, etc etc. --WebTV-Mail-20400-756 Content-Disposition: Inline Content-Type: Message/RFC822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit Received: from mailsorter-101-2.iap.bryant.webtv.net (209.240.198.96) by storefull-116.iap.bryant.webtv.net with WTV-SMTP; Mon, 7 Aug 2000 19:13:35 -0700 (PDT) Return-Path: <VTCHITTE-L-request@rootsweb.com> Received: from lists6.rootsweb.com (lists6.rootsweb.com [63.92.80.125]) by mailsorter-101-2.iap.bryant.webtv.net (8.8.8-wtv-f/ms.dwm.v7+dul2) with ESMTP id TAA10138; Mon, 7 Aug 2000 19:13:33 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from slist@localhost) by lists6.rootsweb.com (8.10.1/8.10.1) id e7825Pe23172; Mon, 7 Aug 2000 19:05:25 -0700 Resent-Date: Mon, 7 Aug 2000 19:05:25 -0700 X-Original-Sender: Klynnstree@gateway.net Mon Aug 7 19:05:25 2000 From: Klynnstree@gateway.net Message-ID: <35.8993491.26c0c4d0@gateway.net> Date: Mon, 7 Aug 2000 22:05:04 EDT Subject: Nathaniel Obadiah Bunker and Lucinda Clemons Old-To: VTCHITTE-L@rootsweb.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Unknown sub 23 Resent-Message-ID: <OzXHK.A.3pF.lr2j5@lists6.rootsweb.com> To: VTCHITTE-L@rootsweb.com Resent-From: VTCHITTE-L@rootsweb.com X-Mailing-List: <VTCHITTE-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/730 X-Loop: VTCHITTE-L@rootsweb.com Precedence: list Resent-Sender: VTCHITTE-L-request@rootsweb.com Hello, I was wondering if anyone had any information on this couple or their family. Nathaniel Obadiah Bunker was born around Dec.1804 in Waterbury, Chittenden, VT. He married Lucinda Clemons (birthplace unknown) abt. 1832 in Newton Junction, Rockingham, NH. They had at least three children: Cordelia, Daniel Dominion (married Veldora Amanda Whitcher), Caroline Victoria (Hyram Hoyt Clemons) and possibly a Lucinda. Before December 1838, they moved to Bolton, Quebec, Canada. This family must have stayed in the Bolton area for sometime, because my g-grandfather Charles (Caroline's son) was also born in Bolton. Family history says that the Clemons' were definitely French Canadian and that the Bunker's where Hollander Dutch. Also, can anyone tell me what the attraction was in Vermont and New Hampshire between the years of 1804 and 1842. Caroline's father was born around 1804 in Vermont, married 1832 in New Hampshire and Caroline's husband (Hiram) was born in Barre, Vermont around 1842. What type of work was available in the Chittenden and Washington Co. areas around this time span? I think that I had heard that there were large rock quarries???? Any information would be appreciated! --WebTV-Mail-20400-756--

Hello, I was wondering if anyone had any information on this couple or their family. Nathaniel Obadiah Bunker was born around Dec.1804 in Waterbury, Chittenden, VT. He married Lucinda Clemons (birthplace unknown) abt. 1832 in Newton Junction, Rockingham, NH. They had at least three children: Cordelia, Daniel Dominion (married Veldora Amanda Whitcher), Caroline Victoria (Hyram Hoyt Clemons) and possibly a Lucinda. Before December 1838, they moved to Bolton, Quebec, Canada. This family must have stayed in the Bolton area for sometime, because my g-grandfather Charles (Caroline's son) was also born in Bolton. Family history says that the Clemons' were definitely French Canadian and that the Bunker's where Hollander Dutch. Also, can anyone tell me what the attraction was in Vermont and New Hampshire between the years of 1804 and 1842. Caroline's father was born around 1804 in Vermont, married 1832 in New Hampshire and Caroline's husband (Hiram) was born in Barre, Vermont around 1842. What type of work was available in the Chittenden and Washington Co. areas around this time span? I think that I had heard that there were large rock quarries???? Any information would be appreciated!

Hi: Hope someone can point me in the right direction. In researching at the National Archives, I found that Charles Courcy born in Canada in 1852 was naturalized Sept 4, 1886 in the Burlington City Court. There was a reference to Vol 3 Page 378 (1). Does anyone know whether naturalization papers include application forms as well as certificates, what address should I write to to get copies. I'm hoping that the application forms will contain names of parents, place of birth etc. Many thanks Ted Richard

Hi List, I am looking for any information on the Lovejoy family from Burlington, Chittenden Co. Vermont. The following is the information I have to date: Harry Lovejoy b. 1895 - 1976 Frances E. Murphy b. 1896 - 1936 (his wife) John Lovejoy abt. 1850 Harry's father Josephine Blair b. 1871 - 1964 (his wife) John Lovejoy b. possibly Burlington, Vt., John's father Bridget Waid/Wade b. ? possibly Ireland I would appreciate hearing from anyone who has information on any of my ancestors. Please, contact me at Leebob987@AOL.com. Regards, Lee/Mass