Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-06-25
IN MEMoRiAM.
Death OF Rev. Oliver Kimbsll Crosby
Of Yarmouth, Me.

Rev. Oliver Kimball Crosby, well known
ali over New England, departed this worlC
for the life beyond death Sunday after
noon, May 10, 1903, at half past foui
o'clock, after a brief illness of pleuro'
/ pneumonia. complicated with heart dis
ease. at his late home in Yarmouth, Me.
:. Mr.. Crosby was born in Campton, Que
bee, Canada, Sept. II, 1881, the son of Eb-
enezer and Alice Huntington Crosby
Alice Huntington, the mother, born IN
Roxbury, VT, Oct. Is, 1897, and married
/ in 1913 land had twelve children, Eliza,
Abigail, Mary Ann, Susan, Thomas Hunt
ington, AIonzo. Edwin, Charles, Oliver K,
Levi, Albert and Joel was the daughter OF
Thomas Huntington, who was born in
Roxbury, VT, June 10, 1867. first town
clerk of Roxbury, VT, marrying Submit
Huntington, his fifth cousin, moved to
Campton, Quebec. in 1902, and died May
6, 1S1f; who wat in turn the son of Rev.
Christopher Huntington, who was born in
Mansfield, Conn.,, July Z, 173s, married in
Mansfield, May Z, 1851. Mary, daughter OF
Percy Dimock. In 1871, he went to Nor
wieh. VT, from which place he remove
in 1883 to aid in the settlement of Rox-
bury, VT, being the first settler. He EN-
braced the doctrine of universal salvation
and was an approved preacher OF tina de-
nomination, preaching the first sermon
delivered in Roxbury, VT, and died in
Campton, Canada East. Dec. IA, 1910. and
his wife in 1888; was in turn the son of
Thomas Huntington, born at Norwich,
Conn.,, Jan. s, 1865, an active member OF
the Mansfield, Conn, Congl church; in
turn the son of Captain Thomas Hunting
ton, born March IS, 1864, called Squire
and Deacon. married Feb. 10, 1856, or z,
Elizabeth the second daughter of Vim. and
Elizabeth Pratt Baekus of Norwich, was
one Of the organizers of the Mansfield
church Oct. is, 1710, and an active and
successful business man; in turn the son
OF Christopher Huntington, married Oct.
Z, 1862, Ruth, daughter of William Rock
well of Saybrook, Conn.,, was in 1860 busy
aiding in the laying of the foundations OF
Norwich, Conn.,, and in 1886 was one OF a
committee ito make provision for main
tanning the reverend Minister in turn
the son OF Simon Huntington of Norwich,
England, who removed to this country in
1888 because of the prosecutions to which
non-conformists were subjected during
the high-handed administration OF Laud
and the first Charles, his name and that of
his wIfe, Margaret Baret, appearing on the
church records of I've olden towne Of
Rocksberry,n Mass, in the handwriting
Of Rev. John Elliott himself, the pastor of
that ancient church. and Simon came to
Boston from England in 1888, and the
family later removed to Windsor, Conn.
Before titles were hereditary in Eng
lAnu, Seward, VINO nhu rendered lmpOT-
tant service in the restoration OF Malcolm
Third, on the defeat of the famous Mac
beth, in 1867, was honored with the
otiiciary Earldom OF Huntington. He
afterwards became Duke of Northum-
berland. A son of his, Waldeof, married
a niece of William the Conqueror, and
the daughter OF this Waldeof, marrying
Simon st. Lys, brought him the Earldom
OF Huntington, and had by him a son
named also Simon. After his death she
married David, brother Of st. Maud,
Queen OF England, and he became King
of Scotland. BY this David she had a
Henry, Earl of Huntington, who also had
a son, Simon st. Lys, the third of the
name. This third Simon died without
heirs and so lost the title. Passing by
Older families, made noble, technically,
at least, for a short time, W. come to the
Hastings family, in several of its branches
the bearers of this title. Hastings, a
family name, from Hastings, the famous
battlefield between Harold and the Nor
man conqueror, and IN itself a title of
honor, was further ennobled by the added
Earldom of Huntington. This was first
conferred by the ~Conqueror upon Robert,
postgreve Of Hastings, one Of his faithful
dispensators or stewards, in which family
the title continued till 1891. George
Hastings, who had married Anne, daugh-
ter of Henry Stafford, second Duke of
Buckingham, was created Earl of Hunt
ington, and in this branch it descended
through eleven Earls, to Francis the
twenty-third from the portgreve. The
ninth of this line was Theophiius, whose
wife was Selma, the Eminent Lady Hunt
ington, the fast friend OF Wesley and
Whitetield, n a woman of such sterling
character that 1t is reported that when
Chesterfield heard some persons of quality
sneeerlng at her for her piety, said he
GhpnIn lilo 70 tal~a HE ahonpa ~ srattfvur
into heaven holding onto her gown. On
the death Of Francis in 1850, the Hunting
ton estates and properties, now become
quite extensive, passed over to Rowden,
husband OF Mary Hastings. But in 1919,
Hans Francis, fourth son OF Col. George
Hastings, was created Earl of Huntington
and too his seat with his peers.
Most of the New England families have
just such blood, blood that is noble and
true blue. The English p~rimogeniture law
kept the Oldest son at home and owner
of the estates, and the others went out
from the home and many of these came to
America, and in large measure have been
all the more noble for the self reliance
therefore necessary. The New England
sons and daughters have been selfmade.
Rev. Mr.. Crosby was of nothing proud
and for all good thankful. He was in
early life a carpenter and farmer in the
Quebec eastern townships. He later
taught school in Campton and Stanstead
counties. He married September IL, 1854,
his tw~enty-third birthday anniversary.
Martha Matilda DeMary, who was born
at Kirby, VT, August Is, 1884, the daugh-
ter of Solomon Cutler and Sarah Porter
Freeman DeMary. OF this union three
children were born: first, Martha Alma
Crosby, born May 6, 1856, married Frank
Clayton Morrick, April IA, 1886, to whom
were born Ada Alice, Feb. 4, 1857. and
Jesse Crosby. born Aug. Ii, 1898. all
Of Tully, Mass; second, Ward Crosby,
born May l, 1859, married Katie Alice ST. 1
Dec. 81, 1885, no children, living at Com
cord, y. H.; third, Sarah Alice Hunt
ington Crosby, born May 5, 1861. a
resident Of Yarmouth, Me. The widow