I just moved to PA and one of the items I brought along with me was a bunch of duplicate legal papers from a law office in West Windsor. I would like to donate them where they would do the most good. Some of them seem to deal with people in the Cavendish area too. Any suggestions? Jim Avery Dover PA **************Get trade secrets for amazing burgers. Watch "Cooking with Tyler Florence" on AOL Food. (http://food.aol.com/tyler-florence?video=4?&NCID=aolfod00030000000002)

If you had Irish ancestors in Windsor County, VT or Sullivan County, NH in the 1800s and they disappeared, you may want to check Fitchburg, MA, which was easy to get to on the railroad. That's what happened to two of my KENT relatives from Springfield, VT (moved in early to mid-1870s), several CARMODY relatives (around 1890), and one CALLAHAN relative (1888) from Charlestown, NH. A state report published in 2006 described a Fitchburg neighborhood called "the Patch" which "was settled in the mid 19th century by Irish families who came to build the railroad and later work in the mills. Modest workers' houses are situated on small lots. The large brick 1869 Gothic Revival St. Bernard's Catholic Church (240 Water Street)...is central to the neighborhood." (_www.mass.gov/dcr/stewardship/histland/reconReports/fitchburg.pdf_ (http://www.mass.gov/dcr/stewardship/histland/reconReports/fitchburg.pdf) ). Ancestry.com has the searchable Fitchburg Sentinel newspaper online, where I found over 100 articles on my family (including obituaries, patents received, school graduations, etc.). The New England Historic and Genealogical Society has searchable original Massachusetts Vital Records 1841-1910, where I found many records for the family. Robin in Maryland **************Get trade secrets for amazing burgers. Watch "Cooking with Tyler Florence" on AOL Food. (http://food.aol.com/tyler-florence?video=4&?NCID=aolfod00030000000002)

Hi Joann Thank you. This Lucy Whitney and James Bancroft have a son James that married Fanny Kandell and their son Horace Bancroft married Arvilla Wheeler in Vt. Arvilla Wheeler was the daughter of Amos R. Wheeler and Lydia Adams that lived in Cavendish, Vt. and later moved to St. Charles, Ill. Arvilla was sister of my gg-grandfather Dr. Charles Wheeler. Dr. Wheeler migrated to Kansas but his sister Arvilla Wheeler Bancroft died in Ypsilanti, Mich. in 1888. Some of the information I found on the Bancroft family was thru the DAR and also from St. Charles, Ill. etc. Patty In a message dated 5/15/2008 2:27:17 A.M. Central Daylight Time, jnichols1930@verizon.net writes: Hi, Patty, Just realized that I never answered your e-mail with all the interesting information on the Bancroft family. I had traced the Timothy Bancroft back a couple of Timothys, father and grandfather, I believe, but didn't realize that the ones in Rockingham were related. Thanks a lot, Joann Patty wrote: > > > > > > ? > Not sure if there is a connection but found this interesting > > Family:Whitney, Lucy (1755-1840) > > >>From WRG > > > > Jump to: navigation, search > > Lucy5 Whitney (James4, Joseph3, Jonathan2, John1), daughter of James4 and Eleanor (Robbins) Whitney, was born 5 Jan 1755, Dunstable, MA,[1] and died 22 May 1840, Montpelier, VT.[2] > > She married, before 20 May 1773, James Bancroft "of Packersfield, N.H.", son of Timothy and Elizabeth (Farwell) Bancroft. He was born 26 Oct 1745, Dunstable, MA. > > On 4 Jul 1757, Dunstable, MA, Thomas Harwood of Dunstable, N.H., innholder, was appointed guardian of John, Jonathan, Elizabeth, Benjamin, and Lucy, all minors under 14, children of James Whitney, late of Dunstable, deceased, and posted bond with William Angier of Cambridge as surety. > > Children of James and Lucy5 (Whitney) Bancroft, all born Rockingham, VT: > > > > > > > i. > > Timothy Bancroft, b. 20 May 1773; d. 20 Sep 1777, Rockingham, VT. > > > > ii. > > Lucy Bancroft, b. 13 Feb 1776; d. 22 Sep 1777. > > > > iii. > > Polly Bancroft, b. 2 Dec 1777; d. 7 Feb 1778, Rockingham, VT. > > > > iv. > > James Bancroft, b. 11 Jan 1779; d. 15 May 1865, Elma, NY; m. circa 1798, Fanny Kendall. > > > > v. > > John Bancroft, b. 18 Jan 1781; d. 25 Jun 1823, Boston, MA. > > > > vi. > > Charles Bancroft, b. 4 May 1783; d. 13 Feb 1857, NY; m. 20 Oct 1805, Sally Preston. > > > > vii. > > Hepzibah Bancroft, b. 1 Oct 1785; d. 22 Mar 1833, Rockingham, VT; m. 23 Jul 1804, Eleazer Albee. > > > > viii. > > Lucy Bancroft, b. 23 Jan 1788; d. circa 1848; m. 14 Dec 1806, Henry Read. > > > > ix. > > Polly Bancroft, b. 10 Aug 1790d. circa 1850; m. Mar 1810, George G. Bradshaw; . > > She was also known as Mary. > > > > > > x. > > Timothy Bancroft, b. 22 Dec 1792; d. 2 Feb 1801. > > > > xi. > > Thomas Bancroft, b. 21 Jan 1795; d. 22 Mar 1801, Rockingham, VT. > > > > xii. > > Lois Bancroft, b. 17 Jul 1797; d. circa 1857; m. circa 1814, Samuel Walker. > > > > > > > References > > 1.^? "Lucy [Whitney], d. James and Elenor, [born] Jan. 5, 1755," according to Vital Records of Dunstable, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (Salem, MA: Essex Institute, 1913). > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Edith Bartley <edith.bartley@worldnet.att.net> > To: vtwindso@rootsweb.com > Sent: Sun, 11 May 2008 6:15 pm > Subject: Re: [VTWINDSO] Timothy Bancroft > > > > Joann, > > I have only secondary sources. The "History of Barnard, Vermont," William > Monroe Newton, ed., says that Timothy Bancroft married Lucy Day, who was > born May 22, 1792, but names only Rebecca and Abbie as their children, > adding "There were perhaps other children of Timothy and Lucy (Day) > Bancroft, but we have no record of them." The History speculated that > Timothy came from Nelson, NH, so I consulted "A History of Nelson, New > Hampshire, 1767 - 1967," Parke Hardy Struthers ed. Which said that Timothy > was born in Nelson and that he married Jerusha Day. In the Day section of > the Nelson book, it said that Lt. Peletiah Day (son of Benjamin Day and his > nameless first wife) was the father of Lucy Day, born 22 May 1792. I find > nothing about anyone with the surname St. John in either book, and nothing > about Diantha. > > Edith > edith.bartley@worldnet.att.net > > At 03:33 PM 5/11/2008, you wrote: >> Has anyone researched the family of Timothy Bancroft who lived in >> Barnard, Windsor Co., VT? I believe his wife was named Lucy Day. 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Hi, Patty, Just realized that I never answered your e-mail with all the interesting information on the Bancroft family. I had traced the Timothy Bancroft back a couple of Timothys, father and grandfather, I believe, but didn't realize that the ones in Rockingham were related. Thanks a lot, Joann Patty wrote: > > > > > > ? > Not sure if there is a connection but found this interesting > > Family:Whitney, Lucy (1755-1840) > > >>From WRG > > > > Jump to: navigation, search > > Lucy5 Whitney (James4, Joseph3, Jonathan2, John1), daughter of James4 and Eleanor (Robbins) Whitney, was born 5 Jan 1755, Dunstable, MA,[1] and died 22 May 1840, Montpelier, VT.[2] > > She married, before 20 May 1773, James Bancroft "of Packersfield, N.H.", son of Timothy and Elizabeth (Farwell) Bancroft. He was born 26 Oct 1745, Dunstable, MA. > > On 4 Jul 1757, Dunstable, MA, Thomas Harwood of Dunstable, N.H., innholder, was appointed guardian of John, Jonathan, Elizabeth, Benjamin, and Lucy, all minors under 14, children of James Whitney, late of Dunstable, deceased, and posted bond with William Angier of Cambridge as surety. > > Children of James and Lucy5 (Whitney) Bancroft, all born Rockingham, VT: > > > > > > > i. > > Timothy Bancroft, b. 20 May 1773; d. 20 Sep 1777, Rockingham, VT. > > > > ii. > > Lucy Bancroft, b. 13 Feb 1776; d. 22 Sep 1777. > > > > iii. > > Polly Bancroft, b. 2 Dec 1777; d. 7 Feb 1778, Rockingham, VT. > > > > iv. > > James Bancroft, b. 11 Jan 1779; d. 15 May 1865, Elma, NY; m. circa 1798, Fanny Kendall. > > > > v. > > John Bancroft, b. 18 Jan 1781; d. 25 Jun 1823, Boston, MA. > > > > vi. > > Charles Bancroft, b. 4 May 1783; d. 13 Feb 1857, NY; m. 20 Oct 1805, Sally Preston. > > > > vii. > > Hepzibah Bancroft, b. 1 Oct 1785; d. 22 Mar 1833, Rockingham, VT; m. 23 Jul 1804, Eleazer Albee. > > > > viii. > > Lucy Bancroft, b. 23 Jan 1788; d. circa 1848; m. 14 Dec 1806, Henry Read. > > > > ix. > > Polly Bancroft, b. 10 Aug 1790d. circa 1850; m. Mar 1810, George G. Bradshaw; . > > She was also known as Mary. > > > > > > x. > > Timothy Bancroft, b. 22 Dec 1792; d. 2 Feb 1801. > > > > xi. > > Thomas Bancroft, b. 21 Jan 1795; d. 22 Mar 1801, Rockingham, VT. > > > > xii. > > Lois Bancroft, b. 17 Jul 1797; d. circa 1857; m. circa 1814, Samuel Walker. > > > > > > > References > > 1.^? "Lucy [Whitney], d. James and Elenor, [born] Jan. 5, 1755," according to Vital Records of Dunstable, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (Salem, MA: Essex Institute, 1913). > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Edith Bartley <edith.bartley@worldnet.att.net> > To: vtwindso@rootsweb.com > Sent: Sun, 11 May 2008 6:15 pm > Subject: Re: [VTWINDSO] Timothy Bancroft > > > > Joann, > > I have only secondary sources. The "History of Barnard, Vermont," William > Monroe Newton, ed., says that Timothy Bancroft married Lucy Day, who was > born May 22, 1792, but names only Rebecca and Abbie as their children, > adding "There were perhaps other children of Timothy and Lucy (Day) > Bancroft, but we have no record of them." The History speculated that > Timothy came from Nelson, NH, so I consulted "A History of Nelson, New > Hampshire, 1767 - 1967," Parke Hardy Struthers ed. Which said that Timothy > was born in Nelson and that he married Jerusha Day. In the Day section of > the Nelson book, it said that Lt. Peletiah Day (son of Benjamin Day and his > nameless first wife) was the father of Lucy Day, born 22 May 1792. I find > nothing about anyone with the surname St. John in either book, and nothing > about Diantha. > > Edith > edith.bartley@worldnet.att.net > > At 03:33 PM 5/11/2008, you wrote: >> Has anyone researched the family of Timothy Bancroft who lived in >> Barnard, Windsor Co., VT? I believe his wife was named Lucy Day. I >> have heard that they had a daughter, Diantha, who married -?- St. John. >> >> Any information will be welcome. >> >> Joann Nichols >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> VTWINDSO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VTWINDSO-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of > the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VTWINDSO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

? Not sure if there is a connection but found this interesting Family:Whitney, Lucy (1755-1840) >From WRG Jump to: navigation, search Lucy5 Whitney (James4, Joseph3, Jonathan2, John1), daughter of James4 and Eleanor (Robbins) Whitney, was born 5 Jan 1755, Dunstable, MA,[1] and died 22 May 1840, Montpelier, VT.[2] She married, before 20 May 1773, James Bancroft "of Packersfield, N.H.", son of Timothy and Elizabeth (Farwell) Bancroft. He was born 26 Oct 1745, Dunstable, MA. On 4 Jul 1757, Dunstable, MA, Thomas Harwood of Dunstable, N.H., innholder, was appointed guardian of John, Jonathan, Elizabeth, Benjamin, and Lucy, all minors under 14, children of James Whitney, late of Dunstable, deceased, and posted bond with William Angier of Cambridge as surety. Children of James and Lucy5 (Whitney) Bancroft, all born Rockingham, VT: i. Timothy Bancroft, b. 20 May 1773; d. 20 Sep 1777, Rockingham, VT. ii. Lucy Bancroft, b. 13 Feb 1776; d. 22 Sep 1777. iii. Polly Bancroft, b. 2 Dec 1777; d. 7 Feb 1778, Rockingham, VT. iv. James Bancroft, b. 11 Jan 1779; d. 15 May 1865, Elma, NY; m. circa 1798, Fanny Kendall. v. John Bancroft, b. 18 Jan 1781; d. 25 Jun 1823, Boston, MA. vi. Charles Bancroft, b. 4 May 1783; d. 13 Feb 1857, NY; m. 20 Oct 1805, Sally Preston. vii. Hepzibah Bancroft, b. 1 Oct 1785; d. 22 Mar 1833, Rockingham, VT; m. 23 Jul 1804, Eleazer Albee. viii. Lucy Bancroft, b. 23 Jan 1788; d. circa 1848; m. 14 Dec 1806, Henry Read. ix. Polly Bancroft, b. 10 Aug 1790d. circa 1850; m. Mar 1810, George G. Bradshaw; . She was also known as Mary. x. Timothy Bancroft, b. 22 Dec 1792; d. 2 Feb 1801. xi. Thomas Bancroft, b. 21 Jan 1795; d. 22 Mar 1801, Rockingham, VT. xii. Lois Bancroft, b. 17 Jul 1797; d. circa 1857; m. circa 1814, Samuel Walker. References 1.^? "Lucy [Whitney], d. James and Elenor, [born] Jan. 5, 1755," according to Vital Records of Dunstable, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (Salem, MA: Essex Institute, 1913). -----Original Message----- From: Edith Bartley <edith.bartley@worldnet.att.net> To: vtwindso@rootsweb.com Sent: Sun, 11 May 2008 6:15 pm Subject: Re: [VTWINDSO] Timothy Bancroft Joann, I have only secondary sources. The "History of Barnard, Vermont," William Monroe Newton, ed., says that Timothy Bancroft married Lucy Day, who was born May 22, 1792, but names only Rebecca and Abbie as their children, adding "There were perhaps other children of Timothy and Lucy (Day) Bancroft, but we have no record of them." The History speculated that Timothy came from Nelson, NH, so I consulted "A History of Nelson, New Hampshire, 1767 - 1967," Parke Hardy Struthers ed. Which said that Timothy was born in Nelson and that he married Jerusha Day. In the Day section of the Nelson book, it said that Lt. Peletiah Day (son of Benjamin Day and his nameless first wife) was the father of Lucy Day, born 22 May 1792. I find nothing about anyone with the surname St. John in either book, and nothing about Diantha. Edith edith.bartley@worldnet.att.net At 03:33 PM 5/11/2008, you wrote: >Has anyone researched the family of Timothy Bancroft who lived in >Barnard, Windsor Co., VT? I believe his wife was named Lucy Day. I >have heard that they had a daughter, Diantha, who married -?- St. John. > >Any information will be welcome. > >Joann Nichols > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >VTWINDSO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VTWINDSO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Joann, I have only secondary sources. The "History of Barnard, Vermont," William Monroe Newton, ed., says that Timothy Bancroft married Lucy Day, who was born May 22, 1792, but names only Rebecca and Abbie as their children, adding "There were perhaps other children of Timothy and Lucy (Day) Bancroft, but we have no record of them." The History speculated that Timothy came from Nelson, NH, so I consulted "A History of Nelson, New Hampshire, 1767 - 1967," Parke Hardy Struthers ed. Which said that Timothy was born in Nelson and that he married Jerusha Day. In the Day section of the Nelson book, it said that Lt. Peletiah Day (son of Benjamin Day and his nameless first wife) was the father of Lucy Day, born 22 May 1792. I find nothing about anyone with the surname St. John in either book, and nothing about Diantha. Edith edith.bartley@worldnet.att.net At 03:33 PM 5/11/2008, you wrote: >Has anyone researched the family of Timothy Bancroft who lived in >Barnard, Windsor Co., VT? I believe his wife was named Lucy Day. I >have heard that they had a daughter, Diantha, who married -?- St. John. > >Any information will be welcome. > >Joann Nichols > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >VTWINDSO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Has anyone researched the family of Timothy Bancroft who lived in Barnard, Windsor Co., VT? I believe his wife was named Lucy Day. I have heard that they had a daughter, Diantha, who married -?- St. John. Any information will be welcome. Joann Nichols

How about advertising in genforum.com or rootsweb.com ? ________________________________ From: vtwindso-bounces@rootsweb.com on behalf of Shelley Cardiel Sent: Fri 5/2/2008 10:42 AM To: VTWINDSO@rootsweb.com Subject: [VTWINDSO] MORRIS - YOUNG Family Marriage Certificate I've "rescued" the original marriage certificate belonging to Alexander B. MORRIS and Hattie E. YOUNG who were married in Wallingford, Vermont on the 18th of July 1880. The certificate provides a considerable amount of information including the following: Alexander B. MORRIS >From Chester, VT Age 23 A Tanner First Marriage Born Westminister, MA Father Pratt MORRIS Mother Sophia BLANCHARD MORRIS Hattie E. YOUNG >From Dorset, VT Age 16 First Marriage Born Shaftsbury VT Father John A. YOUNG Mother Mary A. ELWELL YOUNG Based on limited research I was able to locate the following census information regarding the family: 1880 census of Dorset, VT: John YOUNG, age 30, born Canada, a Keeper, parents born Canada Mary A. YOUNG, wife, age 34, born VT, Keeping House, parents born VT Hattie YOUNG, dau, age 15, born VT, at Home Willie YOUNG, son, age 6, born VT Eddie YOUNG, son, age 6, born VT In the home of Alva & Julia BRISTOL - Alex MORRIS, age 23, born VT, a Farm Laborer, parents born Canada 1880 census of Chester, VT: Pratt MORRIS, age 73, born Canada, a Laborer, parents born Canada Sophia MORRIS, wife, age 71, born Canada, Keeping House, parents born Canada Matilda MORRIS, dau, age 15, born VT, at Home 1910 census of Chester, VT: Alexander B. MORRIS, age 54, married 29 years, born MA, parents born Canada, a Soapstone Miner Hattie E. MORRIS, wife, age 45, married 29 years, 1 child/1 living, born VT, parents born VT Suel K. SLATER, boarder, age 3, born VT, parents born VT 1920 census of Chester, VT: Elick B. MORRIS, age 65, born MA, parents born Canada, a Grist Mill Laborer Hattie E. MORRIS, wife, age 54, born VT, parents born VT I am hoping to locate someone from the family so that this wonderful old document can be returned to the care of family. If you are a member of this family, or you know someone who might be, please contact me. Thanks, Shelley ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VTWINDSO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I've "rescued" the original marriage certificate belonging to Alexander B. MORRIS and Hattie E. YOUNG who were married in Wallingford, Vermont on the 18th of July 1880. The certificate provides a considerable amount of information including the following: Alexander B. MORRIS >From Chester, VT Age 23 A Tanner First Marriage Born Westminister, MA Father Pratt MORRIS Mother Sophia BLANCHARD MORRIS Hattie E. YOUNG >From Dorset, VT Age 16 First Marriage Born Shaftsbury VT Father John A. YOUNG Mother Mary A. ELWELL YOUNG Based on limited research I was able to locate the following census information regarding the family: 1880 census of Dorset, VT: John YOUNG, age 30, born Canada, a Keeper, parents born Canada Mary A. YOUNG, wife, age 34, born VT, Keeping House, parents born VT Hattie YOUNG, dau, age 15, born VT, at Home Willie YOUNG, son, age 6, born VT Eddie YOUNG, son, age 6, born VT In the home of Alva & Julia BRISTOL - Alex MORRIS, age 23, born VT, a Farm Laborer, parents born Canada 1880 census of Chester, VT: Pratt MORRIS, age 73, born Canada, a Laborer, parents born Canada Sophia MORRIS, wife, age 71, born Canada, Keeping House, parents born Canada Matilda MORRIS, dau, age 15, born VT, at Home 1910 census of Chester, VT: Alexander B. MORRIS, age 54, married 29 years, born MA, parents born Canada, a Soapstone Miner Hattie E. MORRIS, wife, age 45, married 29 years, 1 child/1 living, born VT, parents born VT Suel K. SLATER, boarder, age 3, born VT, parents born VT 1920 census of Chester, VT: Elick B. MORRIS, age 65, born MA, parents born Canada, a Grist Mill Laborer Hattie E. MORRIS, wife, age 54, born VT, parents born VT I am hoping to locate someone from the family so that this wonderful old document can be returned to the care of family. If you are a member of this family, or you know someone who might be, please contact me. Thanks, Shelley

I lived in Chester,VT for many years, and I remember Armanala Severance attending many Alumni Dinners, which were held every year in Chester. I believe she lived to be at least 100. For some reason I want to think she was a piano teacher, but at any rate a teacher. She was along in years when I knew of her. Hope this obit might help someone.....December 2, 2003 Severance, Dean C., 80, died December 2, at his home in Northfield. He was born in Chester, September 8, 1923, the son of Dean & Arminala (Parmenter) Severance. Mr. Severance was a veteran of World War II and served in the U.S. Army. He joined the 4th Infantry "Ivy" Division in 1944. His division made a successful D-Day landing on Utah Beach in Normandy. He and his division were in sustained combat, having fought in Belgium, Huertgen Forest, the Ardennes and the Rhineland. Mr. Severance was seriously wounded near Cologne on March 2, 1945. Among the many awards and decorations he received for his service were the Distinguished Service Cross, Silver Star, Bronze Star, Purple Heart and numerous other medals and badges. Mr. Severance had been married to Lois M. Stowell. When he returned home, he enrolled in the University of Vermont’s physics program. He did his undergraduate and graduate studies there, and graduated summa cum laude with a master’s degree in physics. He was a professor of physics at Texas Tech from 1956 to 1961. In 1961, he accepted a position with Norwich University in Northfield, as a professor of physics, retiring in 1982. He served as a member of the Northfield Board of Trustees from 1984 to 1992. Survivors include his two children, Nancy Severance of New York City, James Severance of Barre; his mother, Arminala Severance of Chester; and a close friend, Alice Grupe of Northfield **************Need a new ride? Check out the largest site for U.S. used car listings at AOL Autos. (http://autos.aol.com/used?NCID=aolcmp00300000002851)

Shelley, you certainly worked hard and found a lot of information on this family! Arminala R. Parmenter born about 1904, married Dean C. Severance born in Weathersfield VT about 1896. He was a clerk in Chester at the time their son Dean Charles Severance was born 8 Sep 1923 in Chester, his mother's first child. This info came from a visit to the VT Vital Records at Middlesex VT, while I was looking for some other Severances. Becky Tucker

I am researching my Morse ancestors. My ggrandfather was Elias Curtis MORSE. He was a doctor. After the "Thompsonian" way. I think that means he was an herb doctor. He was born about 1806 in VT. I am looking for his parents. I have a strong suspicion that his father was Elijah Morgan Morse and his mother was Hannah Curtis Morse. I wonder if anyone on this list can help me. I understand that the VT town records are fairly complete. I think he was born in Windsor County. In 1810 there was an Elijah Morse in Royalton and in 1810 he was in Norwich. Since only heads of households were mentioned, I don't know if Elias Curtis was one of his children. I did find and Elijah and Hannah Morse on a rootsweb family tree. One source had Elias Curtis listed as a child and others did not. Would Elias's birth be recorded in the town records? Can anyone check for me? Thanks Inez ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rebecca Tucker" <rwctucker@comcast.net> To: <vtwindso@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2008 2:18 PM Subject: Re: [VTWINDSO] MORSE - PARMENTER - DAY - SLOAN Family Photograph > Shelley, you certainly worked hard and found a lot of information on this > family! > > Arminala R. Parmenter born about 1904, married Dean C. Severance born in > Weathersfield VT about 1896. He was a clerk in Chester at the time their > son Dean Charles Severance was born 8 Sep 1923 in Chester, his mother's > first child. This info came from a visit to the VT Vital Records at > Middlesex VT, while I was looking for some other Severances. > Becky Tucker > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > VTWINDSO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 269.23.6/1404 - Release Date: 4/29/2008 > 6:27 PM > >

I've "rescued" an old photograph of 6 men taken by C. E. Wellman in Chester, Vermont. The photograph was taken outside in front of a home or building and indicates that it is either in Chester or Bellows Falls, VT. The photograph is dated 1904 and identifies the men in the photograph as: Albert MORCE (guessing this is actually MORSE) F. C. PARMENTER Eliet MORCE (guessing this is Eliot MORSE) L. N. PARMENTER L. E. DAY Rob SLOAN And the dog "Stride" identified as well. The men in the photograph appear to range in age from 20's to 60's. Based on limited research I was able to locate quite a lot of information regarding this group of men and have included that information below: Foster C. PARMENTER b. Sept 1876 in VT to parents Lucien PARMENTER (b. Oct 1847 in VT) and Alice R. CUTLER (b. Mar 1857 in VT). Foster married Lulu M. MORRIS about 1903 and together they had two children, Arminala R. PARMENTER b. about 1904 and Alletah E. PARMENTER b. about 1909 both in VT. It appears that he may have also been married previously as noted in census info below. Census records provide the following information: 1860 census of Townshend, VT: Hannah MORSE, age 55, born VT Emery A. MORSE, age 28, a Farm Laborer, born VT Elliot S. MORSE, age 25, a Farm Laborer, born VT Mary A. PRAVES, age 18, a Domestic, born VT 1870 census of Townshend, VT: Elliott MORSE, age 35, a Farmer, born VT Hannah MORSE, age 65, Keeping House, born VT Elsie BATCHELDER, age 28, Keeping House, born VT Casland BATCHELDER, age 2, born VT Julius SASKEY, age 19, a Farm Laborer, born VT 1880 census of Townshend, VT: Eliot S. MORSE, age 45, a Farmer, born VT, parents born VT Else R. MORSE, wife, age 39, Keeping House, born VT, parents born NH/VT Bertie F. MORSE, son, age 7, born VT Altea H. MORSE, dau, age 6, born VT Laura A. MORSE, dau, age 3, born VT Grace MORSE, dau, age 8 months, born VT Gaslan BATCHELDER, step son, age 12, Works on Farm, born VT, parents born VT Hannah MORSE, mother, age 75, Works with Family, born VT, parents born MA 1900 census of Townshend, VT: Elliot S. MORSE, age 65, a widower, born Jan 1835, born VT, parents born VT, a Farmer Addie F. MORSE, dau, age 25, born Jul 1874, born VT, parents born VT 1900 census of Hartford, VT: Albert L. MORSE, age 31, born Aug 1869, married 3 years, born VT, parents born VT, a Grocer Stella MORSE, wife, age 27, born May 1873, married 3 years, 1 child/1 living, born NS, parents born NS, to USA 1884 Victoria W. MORSE, dau, age 1, born Jul 1898, born VT 1910 census of Bethel, VT: Albert MORSE, age 40, married 14 years, born VT, parents born VT, a Sawmill Millman Estella MORSE, wife, age 38, married 14 years, 2 children/2 living, born Canada, parents born Canada, to USA 1880 Victoria W. MORSE, dau, age 11, born VT Wilhelmina I. MORSE, dau, age 11 months, born VT 1880 census of Springfield, VT: Enoch CUTLER, age 58, a Farmer, born VT, parents born NH/MA Ruth CUTLER, wife, age 55, Keeping House, born VT, parents born VT Lucien PARMENTER, son, age 32, a Carpenter, born VT, parents born MA/VT Alice R. PARMENTER, dau, age 23, House Keeper, born VT, parents born VT Foster C. PARMENTER, grandson, age 3, born VT Edna J. PARMENTER, granddau, age 2, born VT 1900 census of Randolph Township, VT: Foster PARMENTER, age 22, born Sept 1877, married 2 years, born VT, parents born VT, a Farm Laborer Anna M. PARMENTER, wife, age 20, born May 1880, married 2 years, 1 child/1 living, born VT, parents born NY/VT Ruth A. PARMENTER, dau, age 1, born May 1899, born VT 1910 census of Chester, VT: Foster C. PARMENTER, age 33, married 7 years, born VT, parents born VT, a Carpenter Lulu M. PARMENTER, wife, age 25, married 7 years, 2 children/2 living, born VT, parents born MA/VT Arminala R. PARMENTER, dau, age 6, born VT Alletah E. PARMENTER, dau, age 11 months, born VT 1920 census of Chester, VT: Foster C. PARMENTER, age 43, born VT, parents born VT, a Carpenter Lulu M. PARMENTER, wife, age 38, born VT, parents born MA/VT Arminala R. PARMENTER, dau, age 16, born VT, a Student Alletah E. PARMENTER, dau, age 11, born VT, a Student 1880 census of Bartonsville/Rockingham, VT: Edward F. DAY, age 34, Works in Paper Mill, born MA, parents born VT Cynthia E. DAY, wife, age 31, Keeping House, born VT, parents born VT Minnie T. DAY, dau, age 6, born VT Lewis E. DAY, son, age 1, born VT Fredrick W. PAGE, father-in-law, age 81, born NH, parents born NH/MA 1900 census of Chester, VT: (living in the home of John & Minnie BOREND) Lewis E. DAY, age 21, a servant, age 20, born Jun 1879, born VT, parents born MA/VT, a Salesman at Market 1910 census of Rockingham, VT: (rooming in the home of James ?) Lewis DAY, age 30, a widower, born VT, parents born VT, a Butcher 1900 census of Chester, VT: Mary A. SLOAN, age 42, born Jan 1858, a widow after 21 years married, 4 children/4 living, born England, parents born England, to USA 1863, a Farmer Robert J. SLOAN, son, age 19, born May 1881, born MA, parents born MA/England, a Farm Laborer Francis E. SLOAN, son, age 17, born Mar 1883, born MA, parents born MA/England, a Farm Laborer John H. SLOAN, son, age 11, born Mar 1889, born MA, parents born MA/England, at School Alice M. SLOAN, dau, age 8, born Apr 1892, born MA, parents born MA/England, at School Fred BENNETT, servant, age 33, born Mar 1867, born MA, parents born RI, a Farm Laborer 1920 census of Worcester, MA: Robert J. SLOAN, age 38, born MA, parents born MA, a Cannery Worker Lillian F. SLOAN, wife, age 48, born VT, parents born VT Arlene S. SLOAN, dau, age 12, born VT I am hoping to locate someone from one of these families so that this wonderful old photograph can be returned to the care of the family. If you are a member of one of these families, or you know someone who might be, please contact me. Thanks, Shelley

Capt. Asa BRIGGS, Jr. and Captain Ephraim BRIGGS of Barnard, Windsor, Co., VT served in the War of 1812-14. Janice Jordan

Hartford is a town; there are several villages in Hartford: White River Junction, Wilder, Quechee; maybe more. Joann Nichols Mary Lou Bastian wrote: > There is a town of Hartford in VT. right above Hartland. It's not a > large town; more of a village but it's near the CT. river and has > farmlands. I did a google search for Hartford, VT and came up with many > links with information. If I remember right, Hartland was once called > Hertford but the name was changed because it was so similar to > Hartford. Mary Lou >

There is a town of Hartford in VT. right above Hartland. It's not a large town; more of a village but it's near the CT. river and has farmlands. I did a google search for Hartford, VT and came up with many links with information. If I remember right, Hartland was once called Hertford but the name was changed because it was so similar to Hartford. Mary Lou vtwindso-request@rootsweb.com wrote: >Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Meadow Lands area (Kate Renner) > 2. Re: Meadow Lands area (Bev Lasure) > 3. Re: Meadow Lands area (Kate Renner) > 4. Re: Meadow Lands area (David C. Richardson) > > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >Message: 1 >Date: Sat, 8 Mar 2008 16:29:58 -0500 >From: "Kate Renner" <k8ren@comcast.net> >Subject: Re: [VTWINDSO] Meadow Lands area >To: <vtwindso@rootsweb.com> >Message-ID: <02bb01c88163$924240a0$0201a8c0@Renner> >Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; > reply-type=original > >Thank you everyone for your very helpful suggestions. Now I have several >localities to study and hunt for records: Longmeadow MA, the Great Meadows >near East Putney VT, the Newbury area in Orange County VT, the Meadows area >of Hartford CT. > >Here is another twist to pinpointing the geography in question. (I didn't >want to complicate my original post with a detail that might be >conflicting.) The 1896 letter said that the Williams family lived in >Connecticut "on the Connecticut River near Hartford, owned a large landed >property in the Valley knows as Meadow Lands..... Simeon .... married >Tirzah Knight, the daughter of a wealthy neighbor, also an influential >family, some of whose brothers held high judicial offices in Connecticut." > >This would imply that they were in CT, and not VT (but I have read was the >original name of Hartland VT was Hertford, where this Williams family DID >live in 1780-1800 time period.) Simeon's parents, Samuel Williams and Lois >Allyn Williams are buried in Hartland VT.) But when this branch of the >Williams family lived in CT, they were in Stonington, Essex County, CT, not >near Hartford. And, two of Simeon and Tirzah's children who lived to the >1880 census listed that their mother was born in MA. That could be an >error, but the children, by then 84 and 76, were in different households, so >it would be two errors. > >I would think a family in the 1780s would be more likely to migrate from MA >to Hartland VT, not Hartford CT, but I am not as knowledgeable about New >England history as I need to be. Was there ever a time when borders were >redrawn and what was once MA territory became CT or VT? By the time that >Simeon and Tirzah married (about 1785), the Samuel Williams/Lois Allyn >family was definitely living in Vermont. So if Simeon married the daughter >of a neighbor, as the 1896 letter said, I think it is more likely that they >were neighbors in Vermont. Perhaps the story got jumbled over the years and >the 1896 letter-writer mixed up places. Would a family from MA be likely to >move to Hartford CT or on to less settled land in VT? What do you all >think? > >Thanks! >Kate > > > > >

I havent been following this thread but this post caught my eye. Your Tirzah could be a variation or mis-spelling of Thirza or Thirzah, A relatively common name in the late 1800s. Kate Renner wrote: > Good point, Bev. I have questioned that because I cannot find a Knight > family that has a Tirzah. The only reason I think it may be Knight is > because that is what the 1896 letter said (and again, could be transcription > error or faulty memory.) I have found no Knight families in CT at the right > time, several Knight families in VT, even ones who were judges but none with > a daughter Tirzah who married a Simeon. I tried looking at all the judges > in VT at that time, especially those named White, Wright, etc, but still > cannot find Tirzah's family. > > Her daughter Sarah Williams Doolittle died in 1889 in IN and her death > certificate left the mother's name blank. I just found Sarah's brother Adin > in the 1880 census (under Adin William--no "s") living in California so > today I requested a death certificate for him, hoping that the mother's > maiden name will be revealed or confirmed. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bev Lasure" <vtrealtr@sover.net> > To: <vtwindso@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, March 08, 2008 6:02 PM > Subject: Re: [VTWINDSO] Meadow Lands area > > > >> This may be a fooling question, but are you sure Knight is her maiden >> name? >> If she had been married previously to someone who died she could be using >> her married name when she married for the second time.. >> >> VTWINDSO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> >>>> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> VTWINDSO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> VTWINDSO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VTWINDSO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >

Good point, Bev. I have questioned that because I cannot find a Knight family that has a Tirzah. The only reason I think it may be Knight is because that is what the 1896 letter said (and again, could be transcription error or faulty memory.) I have found no Knight families in CT at the right time, several Knight families in VT, even ones who were judges but none with a daughter Tirzah who married a Simeon. I tried looking at all the judges in VT at that time, especially those named White, Wright, etc, but still cannot find Tirzah's family. Her daughter Sarah Williams Doolittle died in 1889 in IN and her death certificate left the mother's name blank. I just found Sarah's brother Adin in the 1880 census (under Adin William--no "s") living in California so today I requested a death certificate for him, hoping that the mother's maiden name will be revealed or confirmed. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bev Lasure" <vtrealtr@sover.net> To: <vtwindso@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, March 08, 2008 6:02 PM Subject: Re: [VTWINDSO] Meadow Lands area > This may be a fooling question, but are you sure Knight is her maiden > name? > If she had been married previously to someone who died she could be using > her married name when she married for the second time.. >> > VTWINDSO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> VTWINDSO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > VTWINDSO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

This may be a fooling question, but are you sure Knight is her maiden name? If she had been married previously to someone who died she could be using her married name when she married for the second time.. >> VTWINDSO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > VTWINDSO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Thank you everyone for your very helpful suggestions. Now I have several localities to study and hunt for records: Longmeadow MA, the Great Meadows near East Putney VT, the Newbury area in Orange County VT, the Meadows area of Hartford CT. Here is another twist to pinpointing the geography in question. (I didn't want to complicate my original post with a detail that might be conflicting.) The 1896 letter said that the Williams family lived in Connecticut "on the Connecticut River near Hartford, owned a large landed property in the Valley knows as Meadow Lands..... Simeon .... married Tirzah Knight, the daughter of a wealthy neighbor, also an influential family, some of whose brothers held high judicial offices in Connecticut." This would imply that they were in CT, and not VT (but I have read was the original name of Hartland VT was Hertford, where this Williams family DID live in 1780-1800 time period.) Simeon's parents, Samuel Williams and Lois Allyn Williams are buried in Hartland VT.) But when this branch of the Williams family lived in CT, they were in Stonington, Essex County, CT, not near Hartford. And, two of Simeon and Tirzah's children who lived to the 1880 census listed that their mother was born in MA. That could be an error, but the children, by then 84 and 76, were in different households, so it would be two errors. I would think a family in the 1780s would be more likely to migrate from MA to Hartland VT, not Hartford CT, but I am not as knowledgeable about New England history as I need to be. Was there ever a time when borders were redrawn and what was once MA territory became CT or VT? By the time that Simeon and Tirzah married (about 1785), the Samuel Williams/Lois Allyn family was definitely living in Vermont. So if Simeon married the daughter of a neighbor, as the 1896 letter said, I think it is more likely that they were neighbors in Vermont. Perhaps the story got jumbled over the years and the 1896 letter-writer mixed up places. Would a family from MA be likely to move to Hartford CT or on to less settled land in VT? What do you all think? Thanks! Kate - Original Message ----- From: "Steve Gilson" <sgilson130@comcast.net> To: <vtwindso@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, March 07, 2008 9:19 PM Subject: Re: [VTWINDSO] Meadow Lands area > Kate, > > In your third paragraph the letter indicates that they were in Hartford, > CT. > > > The north end of Hartford, CT is known to this day as the Meadowlands. It > now houses a Theater, Convention Center, and a few dozen car dealerships. > This is probably the area that the letter referred to. > > > > Steve > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: vtwindso-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:vtwindso-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On Behalf Of Kate Renner > Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2008 5:13 PM > To: VTWindso-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [VTWINDSO] Meadow Lands area > > > > Hello! > > > > I am wondering if you have ever heard of an area known as the Meadow Lands > either in the Connecticut River Valley area of either Vermont or > Connecticut? > > > > I am researching my 3rd ggrandparents Simeon Williams and Tirzah > (Knight?), > hoping to find a marriage record and to determine Tirzah's maiden name. > Simeon Williams was born in Stonington CT in 1763 to Samuel Williams and > Lois Allyn. This family migrated to Hartland, Windsor County VT around > 1780. Samuel's name is on the charter of Hartland and he and Lois are > buried in the Center Cemetery in Hartland. Because Simeon's oldest child > was born about 1786 in Vermont, I assume they married there but I have > found > no record of that or their children's births with the town clerk or at the > Church of Christ in Hartland, which Tirzah joined in 1787. > > > > According to an 1896 family letter, "The Williams family ancestors were > English, came early to America and located in Connecticut on the > Connecticut > River near Hartford, owned a large landed property in the Valley knows as > Meadow Lands. They soon became numerous, wealthy and influential. Simeon > (Dyer's father) was, I believe, the youngest son in his father's family. > He > married Tirzah Knight, the daughter of a wealthy neighbor, also an > influential family, some of whose brothers held high judicial offices in > Connecticut." > > > > I have not found any Knight families in that part of CT in that time > frame. > I have checked out several Knights in VT, some who held judicial office > but > cannot tie Tirzah to any of these families. I don't know if the letter > writer who was 80 in 1896 confused Hartford CT with Hertford/Hartland VT > or > if there might have been a transcription error. I have investigated a few > properties in CT with similar names like the Meadow Lands in Darien and > Meadow Woods near Essex CT but these areas do not have the right families > living there. Can you tell me if the description in the 1896 letter > sounds > like anyone or anyplace you know? > > Thanks so much > > Kate > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > VTWINDSO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > VTWINDSO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message