Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1911-06-28
Vermont Pioneers
and Their Families.
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Care of The Monitor, Barton, VT
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Care of The Monitor, Barton, VT.

Care of The Mo
Settlers in Orleans County Previous to
1920.
Continued from Monitor of April
IL, 1919
BARTON
Arranged from Childs' Orleans
County Directory, 1884.
Abbott, David, from Parsonfield,
| Me-, immigrated to Sheffield, 1896,
thence, next year to Barton, married
Sarah Keyser; six children. Polly,
Prudence, David, George, David S.,
and Hannah P. David S.. was only one
living in 1883. David Abbott, the
settler, died in March. 1847. aged 81
years. His wife died May 1916.
George c., 8 June 1897. first male
child born in Barton) died 20 July
1897.
! Allyn, Abner and Jonathan were
voters at first town meeting, March
1798
Abner Jr., town clerk 1893.
Brown, Welcome. born North Provi-
dence, r. l., IL May l777, came to
Barton 1898 with James Salisbury,
married Feb. 1900, Phebe Farnham.
She died about 1870 leaving four chill
dren. He married in 1872 Freelove
Owen. They had five children. We'll
come Brown died 1850.
Barton, William, built first sawmi;l
| hol1
raised first wheat.
Blount, Paul, farm hand employed
by David Pillsbury was first adult to
die in Barton, Sept. 1898.
Bangs. COL, and Bigelow, Capt,
opened store. 1906.
Cobb, Ellis, built fulling mill 1909.
Dudley Timothy, a native of Maine,
came to Barton from New Hampshire
1919. He was living there 1883.
Eddy Jacob, moved his family into
B. autumn of 1895, suffered severely
during winter and left town next
spring.
Fisk, Enoch. b. Sharon. 10 Sept
I 1876, came to Barton 1919, lived for {
/ time in New Hampshire but settled
finally in B.
Folsom, Andrew, from Meredith
n. H.. located early in South Barton
He died aged 70 years. Of his II
children II were living in 1888.
! Farnham, Phebe. (See Welcome
! Brown
Graves, Daniel, came to B, from
New Hampshire in 1909; died in B.
i 1886.
3 Cqodel, Abisha, opened store in B.
1909.
:, Hicks, Peleg, moved his family int,
B., autumn of 1875. Took them t.
Wheelock for the winter.
Kimball, Asa, from Nepucket, R. I.
in summer of 1895 raised about 81
bushels of wheat in Barton; kept tav
ern during his stay in B., in 1916 re
moved to Candor, N Y, thence afte
few years to Burlington, Ohio, wher'
few years later he died.
King, Asa, was first lawyer to re
} side in B., 1911.
Leland, Joseph B., came to B. from
johnson, R. l., 1909. Seven children
two living 1883. Mr.. Leland died il
B., aged 81 years.
Lee, Elihu, was first physician in B.
May, James with wife and one chill
!. came to B., April 1896 in compan
e with Asa Kimball. He died l Apr
e 1863, aged 50 years. Nine childre
nv %
a Amelia born 3 Oct. 1896 was frs
|. child born in B. His wife was Eliza
i beth, daughter of Thomas Owen G
e Gloucester, r. |.
Owen, Hannah. of Winchester, N. +
= (See Jonathan Rotinson.)
$ Owen, Joseph. born in Gloucester
d R. l., came to B. with first settler
n and remained till 1910, then remove
Y for 20 years. Returning, he sper
d remainder of his life in B., dying {
IS age of 81 years Children, four sor
IF and six daughters.
,T Pillsbury, David, came to B
20 March 1876.
I'd Robinson, Jonathan, veteran {
lg the Revolution came to B., 1876, fro
e. Lyndon. His wife was Hanna
ed Owen of Winchester. N. H. He dl'
ia 6 May 1852 aged 81 years; his wi
d, died ID Nov. 1852 aged 80 year
lg They had been married 81 year
We There were eight children, seven
IS whom grew to maturity.
~ Russell, John. born in Kingston,
~ H.. came to B. previous to 1872.
=, died in B. He had seven children, tn r
W. sons living in B., 1888.
til Smith, Daniel, born in Tinmout
ce Marn G Anril 1900 came to B. WI