The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-08-27
Obituaries.

FoY.-Ichabod Foy died in the village Of Cabot
August 7th, at the advanced age OF ninety
four years. He was born in Sheffield, Vt, In
$780, of poor parents who had a large family
Bound out at the age of eight years, he went to
Ddnvile upon attaining his majority, where he
assisted in telling the heavy forest and making
q fine farm. He watched the growth of the town
from small beginning until 1t became one OF
the most furnishing and important in the state
He became a stone cutter by trade and assisted
in the erection Of the county buildings in that
town, afterwards living In Wolcott and Hard
wick. His wife dying in 1865, he married, in
1872, Miss Ceinda Rogers Of Cabot, where he
passed the remainder Of his life, winning and
retaining the respect Of the whole community
AS the summer days come and go, the kindly
presence OF the old gentleman IL missed from
its accustomed place, where he ever had a
pleasant word for all passers-by. He had for
years been member OF the Methodist church.
During the last few weeks of his life his sick
ness, from heart disease, was distressing, but
at the last he passed gently away. His re-
mains we're taken to Wolcott, where they we're
buried beside those of his former wife
MRS. CLARA BURTON. Something more than
the mere announcement of the death Of this
"elect lady" at the ripe age OF eighty-two years,
Is due to one who for nearly fifty years has
been numbered among the most highly es-
teemed residents Of Montpelier, though the
modesty, for which she was remarkable, for
virtues. 1t is in the homes she has adorned,
the secluded domestic circles, and in her rela-
tions to the church and society, that she was
best known and most justly appreciated, and
there the sweetest memories OF her will longest
linger. Mrs. Burton was the only daughter of
the Hon. Stuart Brown, and wife of Asa Bur
ton, Esq.,, both Of Washington, Vt, who we're
men of mark in the public affairs of their town
and county. Both we're of good ancestry
Burton being nephew OF the renowned theo-
Logan, the Rev. DR.. Asa Burton of Thetford,
and grandson of Jacob Burton Of Norwich,
who was a member of the convention OF 1777,
which declared the independence of Vermont.
Both father and husband were highly intelli-
gent men, and they properly estimated the
value OF education; so Mrs Burton had the
advantages of the best schools of her time and
neighborhood at Williamstown, Randolph and
Montpelier; and, soon after the death of her
husband, Judge Brown came to Montpelier in
1886 with Mrs. Burton and her three daugh-
tiers, for the purpose chiefly OF giving the latter
the benefit of our schools. In 1910 Mrs Bur
ton became a member of Bethany church,
which profession she adorned in her " doctrine,
manner of life, purpose, faith, long suffering,
charity, patience" Here she buried her
father and one daughter, and here her remain
ing daughters were married-Mrs. j. w Ellis
her residence has been assigned chiefly to Mont
pelier, though for the past twenty years her
home has been with her daughter Clara, in Ca m.
bridgeport, Mass To the last she maintained
all her Intellectual powers unimpaired, even
her memory OF recent as we'll as remote events,
and to the last she was solicitous only of doing
and bearing all, in full accordance with her
Heavenly Fathers will, trusting her future
life to him without doubt or fear. E.P W.