Looking for information about the SKEELS family who settled in Highgate. Cindy Walcott Grand Isle VT 29 Oct 2000 Family Group Sheet ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Husband: David Skeels died at age: 87 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Born: 1746 in: Woodbury, CT 1 Died: 17 Jan 1833 in: Highgate, Franklin, VT 2 Buried: in: St. John's Episcopal Ref: FF-474 Occupation: end-a Father: Mother: David Skeels was a Revolutionary soldier (Fisher and Fisher, 1992, p. 474). ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Wife: Lydia Halburt died at age: 71 Married: in: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Born: abt 1756 in: Died: 5 Aug 1827 in: Highgate, Franklin, VT 2 Buried: in: St. John's Episcopal Ref: VVRC Occupation: end-a Father: Mother: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- F Child 1 Lydia Skeels died at age: 86 Born: 28 May 1787 in: Lanesborough, MA 3 Died: 28 Dec 1873 in: Highgate, Franklin, VT 3 Ref: VVRD Occupation: Spouse: Elisha Beach b. 28 Jan 1785 Married: in: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- 1 Fisher, Carleton E. and Sue. Soliers, Sailors, and Patriots of the Revolutionary War Vermont. Camden, ME: Picton Press, 1992. page 474 2 Branthoover, W. R. Revolutionary War Soldiers Buried in Franklin County, Vermont. The Author, 1979 page 115 3 Death record, Vermont Vital Records Cindy Walcott 141 Adams School Rd,. Grand Isle, VT 05458 141asr@surfree.com