Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-06-02
Jeremiah Steady.

Jeremiah (Giboim Steady was born
in st. Jean, Cana ada, June Is, 1925.
When very young the family moved to
Vergennes, VT, small town near
Burlington. Here his boyhood was
passed on a farm. Early in life he
learned the carpenters trade and always
followed it.
He married December s, lS49, at the
age of twenty-three, Hannah Corriveau,
whose age WAS sixteen and whose home
was in Hinnesburgh, Vt, near his own
home. A few years after his marriage
he went to Stukel r., O., and not many
years after entered the Grand Trunk
employ as a head carpenter. He worked
for them twenty-eight years and during
that time was obliged to change his
place of residence often, living for a
time in Sherbrooke, P. Q, South Paris,
Danville Junction and Lewiston, Me.
They were living in Lewiston when the
Civil War broke out, at that time he
removed to Sherbrooke. From there
he went to Island Pond in 1868, max
ing his home there until 1886, when
they moved to Berlin, N. II. Here
they lived until about eleven years ago
when they returned to their old home
in Island Pond where he passed away
May II, 1911.
Mr.. Steady had five brothers and two
nephews who served in the civil war,
all of whom were in many of the hard
est battles, and only one received a
scratch They all received an honor
able discharge at the close of the war.
His father served in the war of 1912.
He was a staunch Republican and
had voted for president since the ad-
ministration of Zachary Taylor He
was great reader aud rarely ever for
got what he had read even as far back as
his young days. 1t was treat to con-
verse with him, for he seemed to live
both in the past aud present. He was
strictly temperate, never having used
liquor or tobacco in any form.
Eleven years ago, while living in Ber-
lin, he and Mrs. Steady celebrated their
golden wedding. They had lived to-
gether sixty-one years last December,
Thirteen years ago they visited, for the
first time, the home of their childhood
and spent two happy months with old
friends.
He had nine sons, six of whom are
now living, twenty-three grandchildren
and two great grandchildren.
He was in every sense an "honest
| man, the noblest work Of Cod; kind,
thoughtful neighbor and friend. To
his SOUS he was a wise, loving father
} his family were all in all to him. To
his grandchildren, nearly all of whom
, lived with or near him in their child
: hood, he was comrade and playmate
} never happier than when they were
! gathered around him, listening tc
stories of by-gone days when railroads
were few aud Kerosene, electricity, tele
phones and nearly all of our modern
conveniehces were practically unhearc
of, teaching them little games that he
PLAYED when small like them. To his
wife he was a most entertaining anC
: thoughtful companion and when, il
his declining years, he was obliged tt
leave the active life to younger hands
=, his sole thought was for her, how ht
!. could tighten every household care TO
her and make her last days the happi
:, est of all their long life.
:. His prayer book was his constan
companion. Only few weeks befor
n his death we visited him, and, withou
:, the aid of glasses, he read it, as was hi
L wont on Sunday morning, especial
J. after he grew too week to attend mas
n And now, after long, useful life, h
W has been called home, and we mour
Il his loss, yet we recognize the wisdom {
our Heavenly Father, that He did nc
"a suffer him to live until helpless frol
is old age and disease.
l. "But we cannot think of him idle,
mr. He must be a home-maker still
God giveth that task to His angels
Who fttest the task fulfil.
IN And somewhere DER the radiant hill tops
~, OF the city that knows no PAIN
He will watch in his beautiful doorway
IS To bid us welcome AGAIN..
iy Funeral services were held at
II, James Church Friday, May 10, attend
It by large concourse of neighbors al
t), friends, his six sons acting as p'
bearers.
Beautiful flowers were sent fro
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