Dean, Thaddeus N., Monkton, was born in Monkton, Vt., in 1816. He was married in 1842 to Phydelia Alford, of Malone, Franklin county, N. Y. They have had two children born to them: one son died when sixteen years of age and the other died in infancy. Thaddeus N. Dean was a son of Charles and Loretta (Munson) Dean. Loretta was born in Manchester, Vt., on September 4, 1786, and died in 1843. Charles was born in North Caanan, Conn., and died in 1861. He was a carpenter and builder and settled in Starksboro Vt., in 1794 with his parents, and came to Monkton, Vt., in 1800. He has built several churches and prominent buildings in the county. He was a son of Nathaniel and Abigail (Holcomb) Dean. They died in Monkton, Vt. Nathaniel was in the War of 1812, and died in 1813.
