Source, Rutland, Vt.Daily Herald--Mon.Nov.23, 1903. RUTLAND, VT. The funeral of Edwin B. Dodge, who died at his home on Pine street Friday evening after a nine years' illness, will be held at the Masonic temple tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock, and will be in charge of Killington commandery, Knights Templar, of which the deceased was a member. Prayers will be said at the house at 1 o'clock.Mr. Dodge was born in Bellows Falls,Vt. August 10,1850. At the age of 19 he entered the 12th Vermont infantry and fought in the Civil war for nine months., being mustered out a sergeant. After the war Mr. Dodge moved to this city, where he has lived ever since. He was a fireman and afterwards an engineer in the employ of the Central Vermont Railroad company for about 36 years. Besides his wife, Mr. Dodge is survived by a niece, Mrs. E. E. Rugg of this city ; a step-daughter, Mrs. F. C. Warren of Fox Lake, Wis.; two sisters, Mrs. Marion Griswold of Saxton's River, Vt. and Mrs. William Farr of Beverly, Mass., and one brother, Randolph Dodge of Bellows Falls, VT.

Hi Emily, "[132, dupl 183 see last roll] A roll of mileage due unto Capt. Joseph Tyler's Company in six weeks service of the State of Vermont, being omitted in a former payroll for the pay of said company. Name: Samuel Parker Miles: 90 Per mile: 4d Total: 1.10.0. [1 pound, 10 shillings, 0 pence] Arlington, Vermont, Nov. 24 1781 Joseph Tyler, Capt. presented payroll. Arlington, Vt., Oct. 2nd, 1784 recd. of the Treasurer the contents of the above order. Thomas Tolman, Paymaster." [pages 316-317] Samuel Parker, Private is listed in the Pay-book for the year 1780 as Vermont Militia for one of the six companies. [p. 830] Please let me know if you would like the names of the officers he served under. Happy searching, Jan Jordan <reeljohnson@gmavt.net (Emily Johnson)

Hi Ruth, "Henry EELS of Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, enlisted on Jan. 14, 1864 in Company E, 11th Regiment, mustered in on Jan. 15, 1864, was promoted Corp. June 8, 1864; do Sergt. July 10, 1865; transferred to Company A June 24, 1865, and mustered out Aug. 25, 1865. Source is "ROSTER OF VERMONTERS who served in the CIVIL WAR," prepared and republished under the direction of Martha T. Rainville, The Adjutant General, Volume 1, Camp Johnson, Colchester, Vermont, 1998, page 429. For data on 12 military engagements, etc. of this Union Solider check out http://www.vermontcivilwar.org Also, Isaac L. EELS of Middlebury, Addison County, VT, is listed at the website. Transcribed by Jan Jordan <<EELS lived in Putney/Dummerston area mid to late 1800s. Ruth Barton mrgjb@sover.net Dummerston, VT>>

I am looking for any info/descenants of a family of EELS that apparently lived in Putney/Dummerston area mid to late 1800s. Thank you for any info you may have. Ruth -- Ruth Barton mrgjb@sover.net Dummerston, VT

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: HOWARD Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/2AC.2ACI/1575 Message Board Post: Hi, I'm new to the list. My ancestor, Nathan Howard and wife, Betsey, lived in Jamaica, Windham county, in the early 1800's. Their children Jane and Subinus were born in Jamaica in 1819 and 1824 respectively. Nathan was born 1771and Betsey was born 1787. I don't know who their parents were, but I would like to find out. The family moved to western NY sometime between 1830 and 1840. In a gazeteer from the late 1880's I found several Howards living in the Jamaica area so it looks like they have been in the area for a long time. Does anyone have any information that could help? Nathan did not have a death certificate, as he died in 1868. He was buried in NY.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Mowry, Webster Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/2AC.2ACI/1574 Message Board Post: Seeking information from death record and/or tombstone - Need age at death of MARY W., who d. 1848, and is buried with JAMES MOWRY d. 1854 and wife, LYDIA WEBSTER.  Graves are in the Wilkins Hill Cemetery in Guilford, Windham County, Vermont.  I am trying to determine if MARY W. might be the mother or unmarried sister of LYDIA WEBSTER. (James and Lydia [WEBSTER] MOWRY are my 4th maternal great grandparents.)    Many THANKS in advance, Jan Jordan   MOWRY      (pg 485)  

"Miner Thompson: This is on the north side of the stage road, on the upper slope of Wilkins Hill, on the east side. The buildings are on fifty acre lot No. 49 [100 acres on VT/Bernardston, MA border] which was sold by J. and A. Hunt to Zephaniah Shepardson Jr., in 1782. He deeded sundry tracts in 1832 to James Shepardson who deeded in 1834 to John Barney Shepardson, who lived here many years. He was succeeded by Edward B. Shepardson, who lived here until his death. His widow, Emma, wife of J.A. Alexander sold the homestead in 1901 to Byron W. Reynolds of Pots..." Source is "Official History GUILFORD, VERMONT 1678-1961", 1961, page 315. Transcribed by Jan

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/2AC.2ACI/1573 Message Board Post: I am looking for the Becky I have a last name but I think it is misspelled. Elizabeth was born 10 Jun 1923 In Abilene, Taylor County, Texas. She died 27 Jan 2001 in Brattleboro, Windham, VT. If anyone knows her or how to contact me please either give her my email or email me. I am a distant cousin, her Grandmother and my Grandfather were siblings.I would like to talk with her about family information. Thanks in advance, Christina

Listers of Franklin Co., MA, Hampshire Co., MA & Windham Co., VT, History of COLERAINE by Josiah Holland, 1855 [aka Colrain] has been posted, Holland, Josiah Gilbert History of Western Massachusetts. The Counties of Hampden, Hampshire, Franklin & Berkshire Springfield, MA: Samuel Bowles & Company, 1855. Vol. I, 520 pp; Vol. II 619 pp, three parts. Call number 974.4, H71 before clicking & printing, the 24K msg, see the printing tip at the end of this message... Board : Boards > Localities > North America > United States > States > Massachusetts > Counties > Franklin Subject : History of COLERAINE by Josiah Holland, 1855 http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/4EB.2ACE/886 (if that URL doesn't work try this one-) http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=message&r=rw&p=localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.counties.franklin&m=886 Vol. II, Part III. pages 336 - 345 Coleraine [Colrain] Names found in this transcription: Allen, Barry, Bolton, Bolton, Bond, Braman, Bridge, Burgoyne, Cadwell, Chapin, Clark, Cockran, Coombs, Davenport, Dimock, Fairservice, Flagg, Frary, Freeman, Griswold, Hall, Harris, Haynes, Henderson, Henry, Herroun, Hodges, Hubbard, Hunter, Hurlburt, Littlefield, Loomis, Lyon, Mason, McClellan, McCowan, McCowen, McDowell, Middleton, Mills, Morris, Morrison, Newman, Nutting, Parsons, Pennell, Purrington, Robinson, Rodger, Shattuck, Smith, Stevens,Stowe, Taggart, Warren, Wells, Whittin, Willard, Wing, Witherill, Wolfe, Wood = = > Printing tip - this transcription is 9 pages long if you click the link __inside__ the message located on the msg board. If you only click on print on your browser, you will print 10 pages including all the Rootsweb graphics & advertisements. < = =

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Emery, Burnap, Cole, Pettey Classification: Death Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/2AC.2ACI/1572 Message Board Post: From the Waterloo (Wi) Courier Sept. 11, 1891 At the home of her daughter in the town of York, Wednesday morning, Sept. 8th, 1891, Mrs. Sophia Stearns passed from this life. Mrs. Stearns has always been a healthy and active women and her death was a surprise to all. On the morning of her death, she was apparently as strong as usual, but in going into her bedroom, she fell as if in a faint. She was assisted onto her bed, where a few moments later she was a corpes. Hers was an exemplary life. She had always been active in upholding the doctrine taught by the Congregational Church. She was born in Vermont in 1803 and lived with her parents until 1829 when she was united in marriage to David. E. Emery. A short time afterward they moved to New York City which place had been their home for quite a number of years. Concluding that the west offered better inducements, in 1841 they migrated westward and settled on a farm near Lake Mills, and in 1844 they moved onto the farm in the town of York now owned by W.H. Cole. Ten years l! ater her husband died and she and her children continued to reside at the same place. Her children having all got married, about eighteen years ago, she went back to her old home in Vermont and a short time afterwards was united in marriage to a man named Stearns, who died two years ago. Last March she came back here and had since lived with her daughter, Mrs. W.H. Cole. Two daughters, Mrs. W.H. Cole, and Mrs. Abner Pettey, and one son, Levy Emery are left to mourn her loss. Her only son arrived here the evening after her burial. The funeral services were held at M.E. Church 2pm Wednesday, Rev. Ferris of the Columbus Congregational Church officiating, after which the remains were laid to rest in the village cemetery. ------------------------------ Sophia Stearns was born Sophia Burnap, daughter of John Burnap and Candace Bliss of Windham County Vermont.

DEATH RECORD "Full name of deceased: Mowry, Lydia Age: 66 Yrs. Name of husband: James Mowry Date of Death: Feb. 16, 1847 Name of Cemetery: Wilkins Hill Dist. No. 6 Attest: L S Martindale A True Copy Dec. 30, 1919 Attest: Charles H Evans, Assistant Town Clerk of Guilford, VT" Lydia MOWRY was my 4th great grandmother. Jan Jordan

Source, Rutland, Vt.Daily herald--Tues.Nov.15, 1904. RUTLAND, Vt. Three Arrivals at the House of Correction. John Sullivan and Herbert F. Casley of Rockingham were brought to the house of correction yesterday .Sullivan is to serve a term of 69 days for breach of peace and Casley will serve 51 days for tramping. Another arrival was Edward McKale of Bennington,who was sentence to serve not less than two or more than three months for petty larceny.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/2AC.2ACI/1571 Message Board Post: Looking for information on the death date and place of burial for Archibald Wood, His and his wife's ancestry and information on his children. Here is what I currently have from old family records. No record of the maiden name of Mrs. Wood. They were from Rhode Island. Archibald was a soldier in the War of the Revolution. They may have lived in Attlebury, MA & were among the earliest settlers in Dummerston, VT, and maybe aAfterwards in Pownel or Pownal, VT. His trade that of a tailor. Mrs. Wood died in Newfane, VT 3 Nov 1814 and is buried in Williamsville Cemetery, Old Section, Depot Road, Williamsville, VT. Archibald Wood died abt 1817, maybe in Dummerston Hill, VT. They had at least seven daughters & one son. 1. Daughter 1 married: --- Davenport of Dummerston, Vt. They had a numerous family of sons & daughters. 2. Daughter 2 married ---Higgins. They went west somewhere in NY. One son I have seen--Luke Higgins. 3. Daughter 3 married---Bacon, who also lived in the state of NY, One son I have seen, Elijah Bacon 4. Daughter 4 married --- Shaw, who also lived in the state of NY. One son, I think an only child was called Justin Shaw. He settled in Catarangus Co, NY. 5. Daughter 5 married Roswell Phillips, who lived in Jackson Washington Co, NY, afterwards in Rome, NY, where they both died. They had 2 children, Elijah Phillips, who married at Rome and had 2 sons & 2 daughters. And Phebe Phillips, who did not marry. Phebe & the children of Elijah lived in Rome in 1868. 6. Amy Wood married Thomas Wheeler of Newfane, VT. They had 5 sons & 2 daughters, all born in Newfane, VT. The sons-Austin, George, Thomas, Franklin, John Elhanan. The daughters were: Juliana, Laura Ann. 7. Betsy Wood, married Hezekiah Salisbury of Brattleboro, VT. They had 2 sons: George & Ransome; 2 daughters; Lestina & ----. Ransome died without marriage. George and the youngest girl were married. Lestina was not. Hezekiah & Betsy died in Brattleboro; George & the girls continued there at last accounts. 8. John Wood married Lucy Baily. They lived in Newfane, VT & had 4 daughters & one son. I can only give the names of the son, Franklin and one girl, Mary Ann. John Wood died in Newfane, VT 1833

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/2AC.2ACI/1570.1 Message Board Post: According to Dover (Wardsboro) VT VR: Elezer and Levina Jones had children: Betcy (b. Aug 15, 1794); Sally (b. Jun 17, 1797); Elezer, Jr. (b. Jul 23, 1799); Levinah (b. Feb 16, 1801, d. Aug 23, 1802); Maryann (b. Aug 6, 1803), Emmora (b. Mar 2, 1805); and Levinah (2) (b. May 5, 1807). It is my belief that "Emmora" was a spelling distortion of Emory (Emery).Elezer (Eleazer, Eleazur) Jones (b. abt 1763) was the son of Bezaleel Jones [(b. Nov 20, 1736, in Medway, MA; bp. Jan 2, 1737 in Holliston, MA) (MVR to 1850); NEHGR Oct 1895:446], who married second Jun 23, 1762, in Hopkinton, MA Martha Russell (b. Feb 1, 1738/9 in Lexington, MA), daughter of Eliezer Russell and Tabitha Prentice. Bezaleel Jones was the son of Benjamin Jones, who is said to have been b. abt 1695/1705, possibly in Middlesex Co., MA, and to have died before May 10, 1757, in Upton, Worcester Co., MA. Benjamin is said to have married about 1730 Ruth [Taylor] and had 9 children, including Bezaleel. Bezaleel Jones married his first wife, Mary Nutting, in Mendon, and his children were born in Medway, Holliston, and Uxbridge, MA. The identity of Benjamin's parents is unknown. However, Abraham Jones (Abraham4, John3, Abraham2, Thomas1) was born in Mendon, MA, May 3, 1747, and died Dec 1, 1816, in Dover, VT; his brother, John (b. Mar 12, 1743/4) (and wife Abigail) were dismissed from the church in Milford, MA, to Wardsboro, VT, in 1791. Given the connection of these Jones family members with both Mendon and to Wardsboro (Dover) (Abraham and John removed to Wardsboro around 1790/1800), it stands to reason that they are related to Benjamin (who apparently did not leave MA) and his son Bezaleel's family in both MA and VT.

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Hello, another Franklin Co., MA town history has been posted, Hampshire Co., MA and Windham Co., VT are cc'd due to proxcimity. Hope you find something! Holland, Josiah Gilbert History of Western Massachusetts. The Counties of Hampden, Hampshire, Franklin & Berkshire Springfield, MA: Samuel Bowles & Company, 1855. Vol. I, 520 pp; Vol. II 619 pp, three parts. Call number 974.4, H71 History of Charlemont by Josiah Gilbert Holland, 1855 Board : Boards > Localities > North America > United States > States > Massachusetts > Counties > Franklin http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=message&r=rw&p=localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.counties.franklin&m=884 may need to copy & paste URL or, use shorter http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/4EB.2ACE/884 Vol. II, Part III. pages 327 - 336 Names found in this transcription: Allen, Andrews, Arms, Avery, Babbitt, Ballard, Bannister, Barnes, Bates, Bates, Bentley, Bontecou, Bordwell, Bosworth, Bridgman, Bugbee, Bushnell, Carpenter, Chickley, Cook, Cooley, Crawford, Crowley, Dickeson, Dicks, Dunbar, Eigmy, Field, Foster, Frost, Green, Hancock, Hancocks, Hartley, Hawkes, Hawks, Haywood, Heath, Heaton, Houghton, Howard, Hulin, Husted, Judd, Kelley, Keyes, Kimball, King, Leavitt, Legate, Leonard, Lewis, Manning, Marcy, Marsh, Mason, Maxwell, May, McCulloch, Merrill, Moulton, Nixon, Palmer, Parker, Peace, Penticost, Pierce, Porter, Potter, Reed, Remington, Rice, Sawyer, Sizer, Smith, Stearns, Stevens, Taylor, Tileston, Todd, Treat, Ward, Washburn, Wheeler, White, Wilder, Willicutt, Wing, Winslow

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/2AC.2ACI/884.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Lisa, Thanks. Sorry about that. Janet

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/2AC.2ACI/884.1.1.1 Message Board Post: dear janet, i think you have the wrong lisa cratsenberg... just wanted to make you aware..

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/2AC.2ACI/1559.1 Message Board Post: HOWE; Information in my family indicates That a Sarah Howe m. Elijah Smith, (my gg-Uncle) b. 1796 in Grafton, Vt. I don't know where they were married or when. Hope this is of help with your HOWE research. Would be interested if it helps. John