The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1865-03-21

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~ 1875 be lgrNsd q Michigan ana
teak 20 is ra@iclee 10 Ftrmipgion, Oak
land county, who're % spclt The mest par
q bis remaining years he has resided 60
u.ne years 10 tas F.acs 10 CO unecti0n viii
his san-in-low AZ. Lada
he Vas man II marked eharacter--c0n-
seieuesgasuoss, integrity, patriotism, coupled
vith devotion e. the service u bis Maker
ucre especial ira. ~ bis lie. lie was deep,
j. Interested ia our country struggle vita
rebellion, and w.th some 0thsr gray headed
citizens. regretted that bis age pre-, eutei
him from going forth 10 battle Tor liberty
ADD right With Intense interest he "a CD.
Cd The progress Of the conflict mourning
over disasters 1ud rejoicing 10 the triumph.
Of our armies. lis FIST vote a. = citizen
VAS given for Jefferson as President; and
he has voted - every preside nttal election
since, except While Michigan was territory.
AZ the last election he gave, what be regard
81 bis last vote. his suffrage for the present
Executive Of this nation. But he has gone
to bis rest, and We trust is whore conflicts
and suacrings are never to be known.
Con-
ANos MEAp, v ots death is published il
The Michigan paper | send you, vas born on
Factory Point When boy, his father.
Timothy Mead, Jr.. moved on to the farm
now Owned by Dsnicl Walker. HE grand
father, Timothy Mead. with four brothers,
we're amons tie frss settlers Of this town
Timothy settled on the zoo acres on which
the moot Of the village Of Factory Point is
built, lie built a girls, mill. saw mill. elcth-
ing works, iannery aud store. At the time
Of his death, which was about 1902, (Which
was caused by vicious bul) there wa, not
house on the 200 acre lot not owned by
him. He was opposed to selling of building
lots, which prevented the location Of the
Court House on Factory Point or Mead
Mills as 1t was then called. There were six
settlements commenced in Manchester in the
summer Of l164, one hundred years ago last
summer. Timothy Mead or James Mead
owned the lot where Benjaman Munson lives.
Stephen Mead where A. Purdy lives, and
Ezra or Tebulon on III hundred acres north
Of the Glebe. The other three brothers were
settled in Manchester Il was said that Mead
never would live away from the water. Col
James Mead moved to Rutland, built erist
mill at Centre Rutland. The foundation Of
the dam there now, was informed by one Of
the old inhabitants Of Rutland, was laid by
Col james Mead. Tebulon and Ezra pur
chased farms on the Otter Greek in West
Rutland, which, | believe, embraced the
marble quarries. Stephen remained sever
al years on dry land in Manchester, then re-
moved to his farm on Otter Creek below
Fails.
Gen. st, Clair evacuated Mt. Indepeud
ence July 9th, l777weached Castleton that
night with his army, except those oyertakeu
at Hubbarton. The next dny st. Clair dates
his letter at Col. Mead's on Otter CT eek,
July 7th. in which he says he is on his march
TO Bennington; on the 9th he da.es another
letter at "Col, Marsh 49, in which he says,
'lf he can be supplied with provisions at
Manchester he shall join Gen. Schuyler at
Fort Edward with all expedition" Col.
Marsh lived then where the Vanderlip Ho-
tel stands. Col. Marsh joined Burgoyne at
Saratoga.
1t would appear from the letters Of ST.
Clair, that he passed from Col Mead's up
Otter Greek through Dandy to Manches ter,
What course he took from Manchester.
could not learn. The death Of Amos Mead
brought these facts to ny recollection. and
beng so connected with the early settlement
II this town, thought they might be inter
sizing as well TO the inhabitants Of Manch-
'ster as to his relatives aud friends who still
live here.