St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1906-02-14
A Real Daughter of the Revolution.

~ ReaI daughter Vi inc kcN0luLtOH'
Celebrates Her Ninety Ninth Birthday.
Mrs. Hannah Fellows, who passes her
e9th milestone today, has for the past
81 years teen resident OF Waterford
and OF this to wn, making her home With
her daughter, Mrs. Jason Barrett, on
Pearl street. She is real daughter of
the Revolution, and member OF the St.
John de Crevecoeur chapter, D. A. r., Of
this town and through them member
of the National Society.
Hannah Woodward was born in
Chelsea, February IA, 1907, next the
youngest daughter ofTheodore and Mrs.
Esther Stark Woodward, and is the only
surviving member OF the family. Her
brothers were John, HAL, Calvin, and
Henry, and she had one sister Harriet;
also two halt sisters and one half broth.
er. Her mother died when she was only
nine years OF age and she was taken in.
to the family of Samuel Perkins of Lime,
N. H., where she lived until she was
married, with the exception OF FIVE years
which she spent with the family OF DR..
Alden, at Hanover, n. H. On March
6, 1886, she was married at the home Of
Mr. Perkins 1t Lyme to Lyman Fellows,
and they afterwards made their home at
what is now called Victory, and at Con.
cord. Six children were born to them
three sons and three daughters The sons
died in infancy. and OF the daughters,
Mrs. William Smith OF East Concord died
last July; Mrs. Susan Sutton lives at
East Concord, and Mrs Jason Barrett
in this village. Mrs. Fellows grand
children are Mrs. Osgood and Ernest |
Sutton OF Nashua, N. H., children OF |
Mrs. Suitor; Mrs. William Adair OF East
Concord, and Mrs. Irving Powers Of
Lunenhurg, daughters of Mrs. Smith;
and Miss Maude Barrett, daughter OF
Mrs. Barrett, OF this place. The great
grandchildren are Eve in number, child.
rem Of Mrs. Osgood and Mrs. Adar.
One would scarcely think Mrs. Fellows
had lived so h more than the three
score and ten years and it is a pleasure
to meet her. Her eyesight is somewhat
impaired, but her hearing is we'll nigh
perfect, and she gets around the house
every day with no assistance but
occasional support from objects along
her path. She suffered shock about a
year ago, since which time she has not
been able to carry on lengthy conversa-
ton, but she shows no outward signs of
her sickness.
She is today receiving calls from mem.
bers OF the local chapter, which presents
her with bouquet OF flowers. She is
the possessor OF gold souvenir spoon,
gift from the national society on her
Theodore Woodward, Mrs. Fellows
father, enlisted as private in February,
1878 or 70 for two months and 10
February, 1881, for nine months. He
also served three months as a corporal
IN 1881. He was under Captains Phelps,
Lowell, Martin and Smith, and Col
Wait. His last term OF service was not
but consisted of various
short tours on alarms. He resided in
Fairlee at the time OF his enlistment, but
was not in battle at any time. He was
a Mason, holding the highest Office in
the Lodge at that time He was born in
Kent, N. Y, in 1860. His wife was born
in 1776 and died in 1916.
st. Johnsbury also boasts OF another
real daughter OF the Revolution, in the
person OF Mrs. Sarah Tilden Hazen. who
passed her sofa birthday on January %.
and so far as is known the St. Tohasbury
chapter is the only one having more than
one real daughter" in their membership.