Macomber, Lindley M., Ferrisburgh, was born at Grand Isle, Vt., in 1836, and settled in Ferrisburgh, Vt., in 1864, and purchased his nursery and fruit grounds, of twenty-five acres, in 1867, when he embarked in the culture of fruit and ornamental trees, and is now ready to supply any order given. He was married in September, 1864, to Lydia A. Dakin, who was born in 1835, and was a daughter of Isaac and Elizabeth (Van Vliet) Dakin, of Ferrisburgh, Vt. Isaac Dakin was a son of Timothy and Lydia (Aken) Dakin, and was born in 1798. Lindley M. Macomber was a son of Benjamin and Hannah (Meeker) Macomber. She was born in Weybridge, Vt., and was a daughter of Samuel and Miriam (Worth) Meeker. Benjamin was born at Grand Isle, Vt., where Mrs. Macomber died in 1885, leaving six children. The Macombers originally came from Dutchess county, N. Y., and Rhode Island.
