The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1868-09-15
From the Herald.
The Class of 1917 III Middlcbnry
G ilegc.
JuSrU5 w. FRENCH
BY THE REV. rLISY II. WHITE.

BY THE REV, PIISY II. WHITE.
JusrUs w. FRENCH
Justu5 Warner French, son Of Samuel
and Lydia (Warner) French, was born in
Hardwick, Mass, 20 April, 1853 His
father and his maternal grandfather were
soldiers in the revolutionary army, lie
fitted for collge with the Rev. John Fitch
of Danville, Vt. After graduation he
was preceptor of Washington County
grammar school at Montpelier one year,
and then entered Andover Theological
Seminary, where he was graduated in
1920 He was tutor in Midllebury Col
lege one year. In November 1921, he
commenced preaching in Barre, and was
there ordained pastor ofthe Congregational
church, 23, May, 1922, The Rev.
Josiah Hopkins of New Haven preached
the sermon. lie was dismissed 25 Sep,
tember, 1881, and become acting pastor
Of church in Hard wick, where he re-
mained nine and half months,
The remainder of his active life was
employed in teaching. In the latter part
Of the year 1882 he removed 10 Geneva,
n, Y, where he became principal of the
Geneva Lyceum, m institution designed
to fit for college pious young men having
the ministry in view. Here he remained
nine years, which he regarded as one of
the most useful periods of his life. He
then spent seven years in Albion as prncl-
pal of an academy, and between five and
six years in Palmyra, at the head Of the
"Union School" IN 1855 he became
teacher of languages in the academy at
Albany, but IN April, 1856, he was at
tackled with hemorrhage of the lungs, and
was never again able to engage in any
business. lie died in Brooklyn. - De,
ccmber, 1862.
lie married 20 June, 1922 Eliza Goss
of llardwick, VI, by whom he had two
sons and two daughters The sons Ed
ward W. and .Iu-tus G., both became
ministers and the daughters, Ann Eliza
and Mari Warner, became the wives of
| lawyers
rRIEL FULLER
Uriel Fuller was from Hampton. Ct.
Ue becom, - l,wvcr on1 nr,,.tinaI LA
nrotcs.i,n m Rroo,,l,, >"
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Samuel Hitchcock was born in West
minister, 30 October, 1871. He became n
physician, pTact!sei II number of years IN
Prince Georges County Md. and after,
wards in Ohio.
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lie"Iy Howe "as born IN Shoreham in
l'9'' lie vas tutor in AlIddlehury Col-
C7.,,., I,..I '' '''' VI
~. in Western Von vi. ''.,. w." " ''',''', r
wear. princin,I ofC,,,nJ,;rra & ,n3do,s,. ~"
lie continued IN res;I, ;n Cann~Ia;l
iii his drnth v,h;ch tool ,Iano q T,s,
1865 - '"'
"N"9 d "' HUGHES
EnoS Is. W. Hughes, only son Of Sam
uel Hughes, was born III New Haven, CT,
IN 1917, and fitted with the Rev, David
smith OF Durham. Soon after graduating
49, "="5 " ' 'i'N' N''"ii'iO p"lAuVoN al uls
native city, and acquired large fortune.
lie married Louisa Bishop, by whom he
mad one son and three daughters. His
death took place Z October, 1854.
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ino''iaS ~ 'iu"',ngroh IHno was oorh IN New
,'U''Ol'' w. ~ 90 ana h''ed at iA'cn'
no''' ooa'" ratHis ne studied an mea,-
,,ne, ,eo, anu PrnV''se'i IN brooklyn ioZ2-
80 io 'nei oec"ne minister
} ""u "H' p"''or o' 'he D"p'S' ohurch
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cHAuNcEY g. LEE.
Chauncey Graham Lee, son OF the Rev.
Chauncey and Abigail (Stanton) Lee. was
born in Sunderland, W., 4 July, 1895.
His grandfather, the Rev. jonathan Lee,
was the first settled minister in Salisbury
CT, and his father was the first settled
minister in Sunderland. lie fitted for
thoolnuv with h,a thor tho jlo, Jonae