The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-01-13

| Newbury, Jan. 49, Saturday was a
rei-letter day in the life history OF Mrs,
Eleanor coehrane Knight Of this place
1t was her l02d birthday and during the
afternoon quite q number Of neighbors
and friends called upon her to extend
congratulations to one Of the oldest wo-
men IN Vermont, They found her in
comparatively good health, retaining her
faculties to a remarkable degree and full
of "reminiscences reaching back over SO
years Of tile last century.
Mrs Knight was born Of long-lived
family, many Of her ancestors living be-
yond fourseore years, but none Of them
reaching the century mark Her moth
lcrinlaw, however, Mrs. Jonathan Knight
OF Westmoreland, was six months older
when She died than Mrs knight is to-
day. She died at her sons home Iii Pier
mont, NJ H., over 40 years ago, and was
smart enough to actually make and fit a
dress for herself when she was 100 years
old
Mrs. knight came OF Seotch.Irish stock
and her great grandparents, John Coch-
lane and Lilly kilgore, came to America
IN IT'S and settled in Brunswick, Me.
The fear Of the Indians compelled them
to migrate and they moved 70 London
derry, N H., where the youngest son,
Samuel. was born john son Of sam
nel, married Agnes Wilson, who was a
sister Of James Wilson, who made the
first globes IN America. and also sister
Of David Wilson. Both the brothers set
tied and died in Bradford, Vt, both liy-
ing 10 be over 90 years old.
John and Agnes Cochrane cams 70
Bradford III Isag aud Mrs Knight, their
sixth child and second daughter, was
born Jan. II, 1863, il house that stood
near the cemetery on the upper plain IN
that town In 1872 her parents moved
to this town and lived for many years
in house which has long since been
gone and the highway leading to it
abandoned
Mrs Knight has resided on the edge
Of the village for many years, and her
retollecti0ns Of the old times are always
interesting. III the great storm Of 1884,
on May Is. She was taking care Of
sick woman, and her father came for
her IN sleigh. They were obliged to
abandon the sleigh and ride home in the
night on horseback. By the next morn
ing three feet Of snow had fallen.
Wages were low in those olden times,
and Mrs. Knight used 70 do homework
when a girl for 80 cents week Later
she learned the taileress tf6de and went
10 Boston, where she received the mnHih
cent sum OF sl25 a week and her board
for her work. She .made the Journey
from her Vermont home to Boston IN
stage in about two days.
The first time Mrs Knight ever ate
tomatoes is associated with an event
which will be clear in her memory all
ways This was at a dinner given to
General Lafayette bv General Henry
Dearborn III Boston on the occasion Of
one Of I.afayette's visits to this country.
al that time Mrs Knight met the dis
tinmlisfed French patriot
Mrs Knight was married TO Simeon
Avery Of this town, Feb, a, 1886 He
died in 1858 and i wear later she mar
fied Josiah knight From that time IN
til his death III 1873 She lived At Charles
City. la. She returned to this town IN
1882 and has since lived with her niece,
Mn. Bailey Avery Her religious ey
perienee covers so years ard size first
Joined the Methodist church in this town.
when she married MI Avery she joined
the Congregational church Of Wells Riv
ar. VT. and was transferred 20 the New
bury church in 1850, Since She met
with fall q few years ago, She has been
unable to 20 70 church.