In memory of James Freeman, born in 116 at Mendon MA, and died Dec 31, 1812 at Pomfret VT. He went off to war in September of 1812,as a private in the 3rd Reg, Vermont Militia, leaving his pregnant wife and four young daughters. James was escorted home from Burlington in mid-December, by a friend and neighbor. He lay unconscious at his home in Pomfret and died on the last day of 1812. His wife, Ruth Mann Freeman, gave birth to his only son, James Freeman Jr. in March of 1813. His daughters were:Charlotte, Serepta, Sophrona and Philenda.

by no means complete, but what I have so far: (from the stone inscriptions) John Bacon died March 22 1813 AE. 63 Simeon Belknap died Jan. 11, 1841 aged 83 years To the memory of Mr. Henry Blodgett who died Dec. 6, 1843, AE. 84 years James Blodgett died in Ascott L.C. March 20, 1817 IN memory of David Carpenter who deceased 24th Decr. 1818 aged 61 Jonathan Carpenter died March 14, 1837 aged 80 years .Capt. J. Clark died Aug. 28 1820 aged 69 years Jesse Cogswell died July 8, 1832 AE. 75 yrs In memory of Col. Josaih Edson who died Oct. the 27th 1819 aged 61 years. Asa Egerton Esq. died May 1st. 1798 aged 62 years. One who obtained the charter gave the name & was one of the first settlers & first militia Capt. in the town of Randolph. John Griswold died Dec. 1851 AE. 92 Mr. Richard Kimball died Nove. 23, 1828 aged 66 years 3 mon. & 2 days In memory of Caleb Morgan who died Sept. 9th 1810 in the 72nd year of his age. Nathan Nye died September 12, 1847 AE. 82 yrs. In memory of Capt. Solomon Orcut who died Feb. 25, 1826 aged 96 years. In memory of Mr. Jonathan Pike who died Oct. 12th 1813 aged 72 years. "My home is heaven" In memory of Dr. Benjamin Porter who died Sept. 11, 1844 aged 78. Memento In memory of Mr. William Smith who died Oct. 22d 1802 in the 39th year of his age In memory of James Steel Esq. one of the first settlers in the town, who departed this life April 5th 1812 in the 77th year of his age. "As a husband he was sincere & affectionate. As a father parental and knd. As a friend social and benevolent and a Christian humble & devout" In memory of Nathaniel Throop Esq. who departed this life Feb. 28th 1820 aged 64 years Doct. Benja. Tiffany died Oct. 28th 1835 aged 84 years. Ashbil Tucker Died Oct. 9, 1839 aged 89 years In memory of Ensign Eliezer Walbridge who died Oct.21 1815 in the 69 ear of his age. "As a husband dear and affectionate & as a Parent beloved and Respected" Abner Washburn died Dec. 27, 1848, AE. 91 yrs. "Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord" Rev. XIV, 13. In memory of Liet. Jonah Washburn who died March 12th 1810, aged 77years Dea. Thomas Wilder, Died April 31, 1866, In memory of Mr.Thomas Wood who died Oct. 22, 1817 aged 83 Col. David Woodard Died Dec. 11, 1822 in his 98 Y'r. Benjamin Woodworth, died Sept. 10, 1841 AE. 84 yrs.

Greetings: For all of you in the U.S.A., please do what you are planning to do this long weekend safely -- have fun, and come back on Monday. I would rather you continue to dig up dead ancestors, than to join them prematurely. I'm driving to Fort Wayne, Indiana, for a reunion of the descendants of Derrick and Ruth DUTTON of Springfield, Vermont. I *will* be connected at the hotel [grin]. If you post a message with an Independence Day topic, remember please that any message should be CONNECTED TO THIS LIST'S TOPIC IN SOME *VISIBLE* WAY. That means that general, patriotic, non-genealogical messages are not desirable. There will be some leeway for short notes, written by the sender. But anyone who *FORWARDS* such a message to the list will incur my wrath. That means anything from "Will Be Scowled At Fiercely" to "Will Be Banned From The List", depending on the message's contents. Given those restrictions, however, I would like to *ENCOURAGE* all of you to post a message that relates to this list and to someone in your family, that also has a theme of July 4th and/or American Independence. If you are one of the very large number of RootsWeb users who are *NOT* U.S. residents or citizens, please indulge us; this is, after all, a mailing list related to a county in New England, one of the wellsprings of the American Revolution. Thanks in advance for your support of *ON TOPIC* messages and the search for our roots. Darrell RootsWeb List Admin - 5 VT and 1 MA location lists Darrell A. Martin - 16 surnames lists [email protected] - 1 software list

Thanks a million Darrell. Those are the two I figured might be there. James the one I really would like to know died in Indiana. Again many thanks. Will write and get the records. Also an ex-Vermonter Martha

In a message dated 07/02/2002 11:31:49 AM Central Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: << e pension records have also been an enormous help to me. >> Yes, the pension records are great and sometimes a help. I have found most VT Town Clerks to be very nice. A few months ago I wrote to one and received an answer from a man who was helping the town clerk. He said she was new and needed help. He not only sent me what I requested, but knowing the line I was researching, he sent my a picture of Benjamin Cox who was the father of the wife of my direct line greatgrandfather. What a nice surprise. He went out of his way to help. I was thrilled to get the picture. Marilyn Illinois ---- but only my grandfather came west.

In a message dated 07/02/2002 8:06:21 AM Central Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: << id find the VT Civil War website and the roster list for the 17th..interesting to say the least! >> Having 3 great grands in the Union Army I consider Vermont as the best website in the country. They have tons of stuff and I posted some unidentied pictures on the site and they actually identified it from VT Archives. Must have been a friend of my grgrand -- And I still don't have him identifed. His brother was in the 16th also and two cousins had died earlier in the war. Found all that on the website. I still go back and check it out regularly for new info comes all the time.

Again, you and I agree..the Vermont town clerks seem to go above and beyond! One that I telephoned because she did not have an email began to describe the farm that she knew still existed that my relatives had lived on.."down the road, to the left, with a pond, etc." ... then she copied pages out of a book that she herself owned..did not charge me a penny nor accept any donation for her kindness. She was in Northfield I believe unless my old memory is failing me. I have sent boxes of See's candy to kind strangers.

YEs, I agree. The Vermont Civil War website is fantastic. I wish I could obtain pictures of my gggrandfather and his sons one of whom died along with him and then the third enlisted at 15 and was in the 17th Vt. Volunteers for a year. I don't know what happened to him after that. I have begun this search way too late as my parents and grandparents are no longer living and I have found no pictures concerning the Civil War in what I have of their belongings. You are quite fortunate to have your pictures identified. I have found that the pension records have also been an enormous help to me. Pauline

Pauline - I looked over my copy of the 1869 map of Chester from Beers' atlas of Windsor County, and did not see any Woodworths, which suggests that he did not own land inte town at that time - if he was there he was perhaps living with someone else or renting. Blessings, Nancy Wygant in Philadelphia

In a message dated 07/01/2002 10:08:04 PM Central Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: << 17th VT Volunteers. >> Have you checked the VT Civil War site. Mine was in the 16th VT and they were together. Also you may want to read Howard Coffin's Book "Nine Months to Gettysburg". It will give you a good idea of what he went through.

Dear Nancy, Thank you so very much for that information. I know he was very, very young when he enlisted in the army..only 15...but by that time he was an orphan I know. I think I may need to subscribe to Ancestry.com or some other source to read through and find his name as he most likely was living with someone else even after the war. He only had two sisters still living at that time...Francis and Susan Mabel Woodworth both in Northfield. thank you again, Pauline

Thank you for the suggestion about the book..I will get it. I read everything I can get my hands on about the Civil War and did not realize I had a gggrandfather and greatuncle who both died in the battle of Cedar Creek. Now I am trying to find as much information as I can about that battle and found their website. I did find the VT Civil War website and the roster list for the 17th..interesting to say the least! Pauline

At 02:35 PM 6/29/02 -0400, you wrote: >Darrell- hope you enjoyed your stay in VT. Hope I can get back this >summer. I'm looking for probate records for the Kendall family. Lived in >Windsor and West Windsor, namely, James. Rueben, Ebenezer or >Edmund/Edward. Any info on any or all of them would be helpful. >Thanks from an ex-Vermonter Martha >These guys were all born in the 1700's Hi, Martha: My time in Vermont was extraordinarily good. And now, back to dead ancestors [grin]. There are a boatload of KENDALL probate records. None for the name James, Edmund, or Edward, sorry. I do find the following that may be of interest: Ebenezer KENDALL, residence West Windsor, probate district Windsor, type Testate, year 1854, volume 23 Reuben KENDALL, residence Windsor, probate district Windsor, type Testate, year 1850, volume 21 Hope these help. Darrell Darrell A. Martin a native Vermonter currently in exile in Addison, Illinois [email protected]

I am searching for anything about William A. Woodworth who was living in Chester in 1864 when he enlisted in the 17th VT Volunteers. He was mustered out in 1865 and returned to Chester. Any help at all would be appreciated, I am kind of fishing in the dark here. Thanks, Pauline

Darrell- hope you enjoyed your stay in VT. Hope I can get back this summer. I'm looking for probate records for the Kendall family. Lived in Windsor and West Windsor, namely, James. Rueben, Ebenezer or Edmund/Edward. Any info on any or all of them would be helpful. Thanks from an ex-Vermonter Martha These guys were all born in the 1700's

Hi, I plan on making a trip to Hartland Vermont soon to do some genealogical research. I was wondering what hours the Historical Society is open and the location? I am particularly interested in researching Rice, Gardner and Shepard in and around Hartland. Kathy Caslin [email protected]

I can help you with Hartland gravestones if you are intersted. Bev [email protected] wrote: > Hi, > > I plan on making a trip to Hartland Vermont soon to do some genealogical > research. > > I was wondering what hours the Historical Society is open and the location? > > I am particularly interested in researching Rice, Gardner and Shepard in and > around Hartland. > > Kathy Caslin [email protected]

Hi, Hartland Hist. Soc. Martin Memorial Blg. RT 12, Harltand, hours Mondays 1:00-4:00 p.m. or by appointment. 802-436-3383 You titled it "Windsor City, so here is that: Windsor Hist. soc. 32 Elm ST 802-674-2326 Hours: thursday mornings. Don't you have Chase connections or do I have u confused with someone else? Harriet Chase _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com

Thank you Helen, I will check into that. I myself am not researching the Snell family, I am trying to help a friend in Texas. Jomarie

The list of films available at Family History Centers is very hard to find. Smile. Below is the direct link to the catalog, where you can do a search by several means, including location. Use the town name, then the county & state. Then, you will have to choose by the dates, for the right time frame. I hope this will help. Then order the right film/films into your local Family History Center. Hopefully the Wills you want have been filmed. This link is to the US & Canadian collection. http://familysearch.com/Eng/Library/FHLC/frameset_fhlc.asp Helen Benter