Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1911-06-21

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Darius Fitch ESQ, 20 January 1888,
SO years. lydia, wife of Darius
Fitch died January 1866, aged IS
years, l month and IL days.)
AS the following Inscriptions relate
to persons who were among the
who died while Hyde Park was still a
part of Orleans county, they are
copied verbatim: s"H1 ft.f
"In memory of
Jabez Fitch Esq.
who died Feb. 10Th. 1872 5'#
aged rs years and days.
Great God l own thy sentence just
And nature must decay
I,yield my body to the dust
To dwell with fellow clay
(NOTE -Jabez Fitch, lineal de-
scendant of Elder Brewster of the
Mayfower was born at Preston, Conn.,,
in Feb. 1877. His home was there
and at Norwich. Conn.,, until his re-
moval to Vermont in 1888 when he
became one of the settlers Of
Hyde Park. AS young man he saw
active service in the French and
Indian wars in the camp aign of 1857,
when he served at Fort Edward. He
was there at the time of the disas trous
surrender of Fort William Henry.
He married and continued his resi-
dence at Norwich, Conn. At the
outbreak of the Revolutionary War
he was a soldier in the militia. He
was taken prisoner at the bait lie of
Long Island in August, 1776, and was
one of the unfortunate prisoners on
board the Jersey" prison hulk,
of which he suffered throughout his
life. He served as Captain or the
coast guard at New London in the
several of his sons to Hyde Park in
1888, and after. clearing a farm re-
moved his family thither. There he
died as indicated by the above inscrip-
ton Darius Fitch and Jabeze Fitch
mentioned above were his sons they
were also among the earliest residents
of the town. The following inscrip-
lions relate to members of the i'm
mediate family of Jabez Fitch, ESQ.,
"In memory of
Mrs. Hannah, wife .....1<
of Jabez Fitch, Esq,
who died August 18th
1903
,.. ..a.. Aged IA years IT
"In memory of Miss Lurena f9
2. daughter Of Jabez N.'
s&" & Hannah Fitch
who died Nov 18th Psi
1903 in the "a year
of her age" @..~ @2
-r "Betsey Fitch f.aa
-r...- Died sf a@
=. Is .-4 July 20, 1916 naass r7.
-oe- Aged Is years. sz5a2 as
Sin memory of :. ~
Theo. w. Fitch ESQ.,, -a.
who died go
Feb. %, 1845 .,5 .1'
Ae 70 years. -
(Retsey Fitch was a daughter and
Theophilus Wilson Fitch was son
of Jabez Fitch. Esq.,, and h wife
Hannah (Perkins) Fitch) aU aas.z /.
- Notes from this burial ground may
be continued later. Shawshin.
Records Of Proprietors of Westfield
,(pp. / and 2 missing.) "a 80. ~
2(3), Voted and Resolved that Capt.
Stephen Smith, return all the, money
in his hands to- Asa Kimhall, their
treasurer at, the, next proprietors
meeting, excepting each. proprietor 5
proportion, of his expenses While he
was employed in their service; Ard
that the said Stephen Smith give his
attendance at the next meeting there
for. That this, meeting stand ad.
journed to the 25th day of Novemb ar
inst. to meet at Kimball's atone
o'clock p. m. HH2l a 81
:; a&si0 zaiM BIN Adjourned meeting
.f9fi ia.s Nov, 18th l786.
The proprietors Of WestfeId met
. agreeable to the above adjournment
and made choice of Daniel Owen as
moderator. Voted and Resolved,
That each proprietor, that advanced
one silver dollar to Capt. Smith on a
single right shall receive three shil.
& lings and sixpence. half penny on q
: right back and the Clerk is hereby
ordered to record the same as he pays
it to each man. $50 ~F
Resolved, That this meeting stand
) adjourned to the third Wednesday OF
April next to meet at Kimball's at
one o'clock afternoon. as 81 eso