The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1890-06-06
MONROE.
PLUMB DESCENDANTS.


Burton Sherman of Monroe is ~ years
old. He has five sisters, the youngest
IS years old and their united ages are
800. These, with II cousins, IS in
number, are grandchildren of the late
Joseph Plumb, who was born on Bur-
wells farm in Milford, June II, 1853 and
married Hannah Lewis of Stratford (now
Monroe), April II, 1888. They had 13
children and among them were triplets,
three sons born August 10, 1901. In
that year, December 12,s partly by pur-
chase from his father and partly by gift,
he came into possession of the farm of
135 acres which had descended in ances-
tral line from father to son for four gen.
erations. The house on this farm was
not far from the chapel at Woodmont,
toward the depot and the remains of the
cellar are now to be seen. Joseph Plumb
sold this same farm to Richard Treat in
1875 and removed to the Royal Grant
within the present town of Salisbury,
Herkimer county, N. Y, where he was
killed by falling tree, July 20, 1903.
There are also now living seven grand
children of Sarah Plumb, sister of the
above Joseph Plumb, who was born May
"a, 1749, married Lemuel Smith May 2l,
1772 and removed to the town of Mount
Washington, Mass. They had three child
rem and, in old age, removed to live with
their daughter, who married Nathaniel
Dibble and lived in Salisbury, Herkimer
county, n. Y. and died in that place,
April 10, 1880. Mr. Dibble and wife were
the earliest settlers, us they followed the
surveyors lines by marked trees 60 miles
into the wilderness and built their home
at Or near the place where the meeting
house was built in Salisbury. They liv-
ed there three years and Mrs Dibble did
not see white woman in that time.
They were often visited by the Indians,
who had much curiosity to see the white
woman, but they were always friendly
and they had no fear of them. Charles
Plumb says that Mr. Dibble told him this
when visiting him in 1910. There is also
now living in 0gdensburg, n. Y, Henry
Plumb, who, with two sisters, Rebecca
and Susanna, were baptized in Milford
in May, 1873 and married Ann
Gibson in Milford in 1853. These were
the children of Joseph Plumb and Rebec-
ca, of Joseph Plumb and Elizabeth Baily,
married in 1903; of John Plumb and Eliz-
abeth Norton, married in Milford in 166S;
of Robert Plumb and Mary Baldwin, mar
ried in Milford, June 8, 1642.-[H. E.
Plumb.
Mrs Russell Hnbbell, who has been
with Mrs Caroline Bassett and very fee
BILE for long time. is worse.
NJ. w. Stevens of NorwallS has recent.
ly set up handsome Quincy granite
monument in the Center cemetery fol
Samuel S. Hurd.
Miss Julia Hurd of Fairfield visits SIS
and E. A. Hurd
Jurors for Monroe: WV. Bliss, J. w
Waterbury, f. w. Wheeler, H. e. Clark
M. r.. Lane, S. d. Sharpe, L. S. Patter
son, r. ID. Lane, james Burr, III. w. Ed
wards, f. B. Seeley,J. /. Porter, j.. d
Beach, G. L. Hubbell, G. S. Coley, G. =
Osborne.
| The recent rumor that Charles Booth
who is in Waterbury, was to return tx
his fathers old place on Elm street, thi:
Summer, is without foundation.
The second Sunday in June will b
recognized as Children's day by the Sun
day school or the Congregational churcl
by giving a concert on that evening, fo
which they are preparing. The collect
ion will be for the library fund.