Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1860-08-31
Historical Sketches No. Is.
The Webb Family,

IN Historical Sketches No. Is.
The Webb Family.
Joshua WEBp was for several years a
merchant or trader in Union, Connecticut,
but failing in business removed to Ashford,
an adjoining town, where he continued a
few years, being engaged in paying his
debts and settling his affairs. In October,
1865. he came TO Westminster and was em-
ployed by the town to teach school the sue
ceeding winter. The house which he oc-
cuped was large, open building, and
the school was probably the first kept in
Westminster In the spring of l7G0, hay.
inc sent for his wife and his children, he
took up his abode in Rockingham, in a
hired house, where he resided one year;
when becoming dspleased with the locality,
he went back to Westminster, and hired Of
COL Benjamin Bellows, tract of land in
the north part Of the town, which had pre-
yiously been improved by one Farwell, and
has since been known as tie Church farm"
and here he resided two years. lie next
bought farm and built him house upon
the meadow, east of Luther Webb's in Rock
ingham, where he lived until his death,
which occurred in 1908, at the age of sc
years. lie was very active in the torma-
ton of the new State of Vermont, and was
member of the Dorset Conventions OF
September %, l776, and January -, l777,
on the latter of these occasions, the district
of Vermont was declared free and indie
, pendent. Mr.. Webb was the first town
clerk of Rockingham, and represented the
town, in the State Assembly, during the
years 1878 and 1888.
= CALVIN WEBB, son of Joshua, was born
at Union, July 81, 1857, and resided there
until l766, when he removed with his father
to the " New Hampshire Grants" and be-
+, came a citizen of Rockingham, where he
I passed the remainder of his days, respected
by all who knew him. He was living in
Westminster at the time of the Courthouse
atfray, and was then Is years of age, but
: was not present at the fight. He said, "
heard of it the next day from RHle man,
|, Familiarity known as Russian Walker, a
mighty fax dresser, who was in the engage
ment. About the middle of the day start
$ ed off with several other boys, and we went
d to the place and saw the body of William
French, who had been shot the night before.
A sentry was stationed to guard the corpse,
d and it lay on the ballroom floor. The
L clothes were still upon it, as in life. The
G wounds seemed to be mostly about the head
/ the mouth was bloody, and the lips were
swollen and blubbered." We derive the
> above information from :" Halls Eastern
TermOnt," very valuable and highly in
teresting work which ought to be in every
d gentlemans library. Mr.. Hall says when
he obtained the information, +" Mr.. Webb
was in his ninety-ffth year, yet his mental
d faculties appeared unimpaired, and the WV
: idnessS with which he would describe the
: scenes of his youth, bore evidence TO the
strength Of the impressions which the MIND
d receives in its early freshness" Mr. Webb
e died Nov. IA, 1854, aged 90 years, month
10 and IA days.
I'd LUTHER WEBB was born in Connection
re Oct. "a, 1868 came here with his fathe
IN in 1866, and ever after resided in this tow
to He built the house and owned the farr
+ now occupied by his son Joseph Web
es He was farmer, and in early life hel
he some town offices, but in after years becam
or lcthargic and only attended to his hous'
he hold affairs. He died Aug. 2, 1860, age
I'D 81 years.
he Jehiel, Charles and Doctor Webb, wei
ed among the family when they came her
OFT Jehiel was town clerk for eight year
he and died Of small pox at the age of G
ed years. The doctor, who was much esteem
b. ed and considered a successful practitione
also died of small pox at the age of A
Charles owned what is now known as Ii
" Albee farm" north of Col. Webb's, whic
he sold and then removed to BLOOMFIELD
New York.
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wn Eiyata,-In No II. Cyrus Barton WI
in not a law student, and never studied wit
nd Esquire Bradley. DR.. John II. Well
ars mentioned as one of the editors of the Il
AN teHgencer, was not DIR. Wells, the Pos
). master at Bellows Falls but another JOB
70. II. Wells, and printer by trade.
ION Our History Again.
The Mr.. EDITOR Your correspondent la
md week, in his Imprimatur," signifies III
ng information by which errors, if such occu
ar could be corrected, would have been prefe
q nlAln To the cnnrsn ,n,r-r,nl L nlIrn.-.