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1840 Census Index, Elmore, Lamoille County, Vermont

Name Page Atwood, Luke, Jr. 3 Bailey, George W. 4 Bailey, Joseph C. 3 Bailey, Samuel 3 Beans, Daniel 3 Bedel, Daniel 4 Beedle, William 2 Bridge, Jonathan 2 Brigham, Elishall 4 Brown, Geore B. 3 Brown, Luther 3 Buchudson, Lemuel 3 Bullock, Jeremiah 3 Bullock, Joell 3 Camp, Abel 3 Camp, David G. 3 Camp, Joel C. 2 Churchill, John 4 Cook, David 4 Corliss, Stephen 4 Creasley, Nicholas 2 Davis, Benjamin 2 Davis, John 2 Davis, Sameul 3 Dodge, Lyman 2 Dooling, John 4 Doty, Abner 2 Dunham, Davis B. 3 Elmore, Heman G. 2 Elmore, Jesse 2 … Read more

1840 Census Index, Wolcott, Lamoille County, Vermont

Name Page Andrews, Eypion 7 Andrews, Meriel 7 Atkisten, Ralph 10 Bailey, Amos 9 Bailey, Benjamin 8 Bailey, Daniel 9 Bailey, Enoch 7 Bailey, John 7 Bailey, John 9 Baldenpe, David 6 Barbar Isaac, Jr. 10 Bartholomew, Daniel 7 Beals, John W. 9 Beals, William 7 Bendley, Wilson 8 Bishop, Levi, Jr. 7 Blake, Washington 10 Bliss, Samuel P. 9 Bliss, Sylvester 9 Brams, Jonathan H. 9 Bredle, Joshua 6 Bruce, Rufus 5 Capp, Ezra 6 Chamberlain, John R. 10 Clemons, Horace 8 Covant, James A. 7 Crane, Partner 10 Cross, Leonard D. 10 Crosss, Daniel E. 8 Curry, John … Read more

1840 Census Index, Hyde Park Twp., Lamoille County, Vermont

Name Page Adams, Joshua 14 Adpices, Simeon 16 Allen, Ira 18 Allen, Smith 15 Bader, Joseph 14 Bartlett, Charles L. 13 Bedervill, William 13 Bidwell, John 17 Billing, Luther 17 Bliske, Caleb 14 Boges, Joseph 18 Boges, William L. 18 Bondman, Elisha 13 Boyer, Hugh 18 Bradman, Almond 16 Bran, Solomon 17 Brown, Oliver 14 Brown, Shipard B. 14 Brown, William 14 Bullard, Daniel 18 Bundy, Michael 14 Bundy, Toun 14 Bunker, Benjamin S. 14 Burns, Ebenezer 15 Cable, Simon, Jr. 15 Calkin, William 17 Calkins, Benjamin 16 Camp, Phela G. 19 Campbell, David 17 Campbell, Robert 13 Carpenter, Daniel … Read more

1840 Census Index, Johnson, Lamoille County, Vermont

Name Page Adams, Horace 51 Adams, James 47 Allen, Elmer 48 Allen, Teall 51 Andrews, Asa 47 Andrews, Isaac 47 Andrews, Israel O. 47 Andrews, Joseph 47 Andrews, Samuel 49 Atwell, Benjmain 47 Atwell, John 46 Atwell, Nathan 47 Austin, Horace B. 48 Austin, Samuel 51 Bachman, Francis 49 Baker, George 49 Baker, Joseph 51 Balch, Joan 50 Barker, Thomas 46 Barney, Alvin 49 Batch, Elijah 46 Bean, Nicholas P. 50 Begine, Joesph 53 Berry, Oliver 51 Blake, John F. 53 Bliss, Zenas 49 Bohen, Hezekiah 53 Botch, Holman 46 Botch, John 50 Botch, Moses 50 Botch, Robert 46 Boyers, … Read more

1840 Census Index, Morristown, Lamoille County, Vermont

Name Page Alexander, Josiah J. 75 Alexander, Philander 75 Allen, Andrew E. 67 Allen, Isaac 74 Atkins, Josiah 69 Baker, Ruth 72 Baneson, Alfred C. 70 Bark, Amasa 67 Bark, Sampson 67 Bartlett, Ebenezer 71 Bartlett, William G. 71 Bassett, Simeon M. 73 Bayber, Elisha 74 Bellamore, Onas 74 Bender, Israel 69 Bennett, Cobin 68 Bingham, Benjamin 71 Bingham, Fanny M. 67 Bingham, Hiram 73 Bingham, John 72 Bingham, Lather 73 Bingham, Luther S. 73 Birby, John 69 Blossom, George W. 68 Boardman, Ralph 70 Boardman, Sophia 75 Boardman, William 70 Bondman, Orias 70 Bouden, Alexander 69 Bowers, Malachi 74 … Read more

1840 Census Index, Sterling, Lamoille County, Vermont

Name Page Bages, Lownia 80 Baker, Arad 80 Baker, John 80 Bingham, Elijah 80 Black, Isaac H. 81 Brackett, Isaac 81 Bugbee, Olney 81 Bugh, Oliver 81 Childs, Artemas 80 Clark, Reuben 80 Darling, Bamack 80 Dike, Linus 81 Dike, William 80 Dike, Zedacster 80 Eaton, Ephraim 80 Eaton, Hartwell 80 Eaton, Moses 80 Gates, Nathan B. 80 Gragg, Mc Daniel 80 Gragg, Nancy 80 Kempbell, Asaph 80 Mosher, Silas 80 Paine, Amos 80 Pike, Samuel F. 81 Smith, Moses B. 80 Sonders, Oliver 81 Velars, Moses 80 Werner, Jonathan 80 Wilkens, Etha 81 Wilson, Huldah 80 Wilson, James 81

1840 Census Index, Stowe, Lamoille County, Vermont

Name Page Alden, Ada 63 Alger, Benjamin 58 Alger, Isaac S. 64 Allen, David T. 56 Atwood, Luke 58 Atwood, Stephen 58 Badee, Charles 56 Baneasy, Ebenezer, Jr. 59 Barns, Henry E. 64 Bart, Allen 59 Bayham, Lot 59 Bazsend, Jonathan 61 Bearnard, Daniel 56 Bennett, Jacob 59 Bennett, Joseph H. 64 Bennett, Zeben H. 56 Benson, Joseph 56 Benson, Joseph, Jr. 56 Benson, Samuel 64 Bent, Jonathan 57 Beyant, C. S. 57 Bicknell, John 59 Bigford, Abraham 58 Bigford, John 63 Bigford, Thomas 61 Bigsbey, Danile 56 Bingham, Samuel H. D. 64 Bingham, William H. H. 60 Black, Jacob … Read more

1840 Census Index, Warfield, Lamoille County, Vermont

Name Page Adams, Lynda 78 Allne, Samuel H. 78 Battis, Miller 79 Butts, Joseph 79 Butts, Noah C. 78 Dake, Joseph 78 Dake, Joseph, Jr. 78 Dementt, Amas 78 Dolliels, Lucius 79 Edwan, Eli 79 Haisington, Auel 78 Ham, Francis 78 Ham, William 78 Harcus, Samuel 79 Harlow, Hiram 78 Harlow, Lewis 78 Harlow, Lewis, Jr. 78 Harren, Sauel 79 Jones, Benjamin 79 Lake, Benjain 78 Lance, Atenjah 79 Luce, Alanzo 78 Luce, Frony 78 Luce, Joshua 78 Marshall, David 78 Maxfield, Sofas 79 Moore, Eillim J. 79 Moore, Jonathan 79 Morrison, James, Jr. 79 Nalting, George 79 Nathing, Moses … Read more

Biography of Almon P. Tupper

TUPPER, ALMON P., was born in Middlebury, Addison county, Vt., April 24, 1825 ; the third in a family of four children, and the only son of Norman and Mary (Horton) Tupper. Darius Tupper, his grandfather, was born in Connecticut, moved from that State and first settled in the town of Chartotte, Chittenden county, Vt., and in the winter of 1704-95 moved to the town of Middlebury, where he built a tavern at the intersection of the present turnpike-road with the “old road,” leading from East Middlebury to Middlebury Village. This tavern was kept by him until his death, in … Read more

Biography of Col. Lyman E. Knapp

KNAPP, COL. LYMAN E., was born in Somerset, Windham county, Vt., November 5, 1837, and was the fifth in a family of nine children. Cyrus Knapp, his grandfather, was born at Taunton, Mass., December 8, 1769, and when a young man came and settled in Dover, Windham county, Vt. He married Thankful Stearns, who was born in Chesterfield, N. H., February 4, 1770. They had a family of eight children, of whom Hiram Knapp, father of the colonel, was the fifth. He was born in Dover February 7, 1803. He married Elvira, daughter of Jonas and —— (Page) Stearns. The … Read more

Biography of John Wolcott Stewart

STEWART, JOHN WOLCOTT, of Middlebury, ex-governor of Vermont, and member of Congress from the First Congressional District of Vermont. Born in Middlebury, Vt., November 24, 1825. The first ancestor of Governor Stewart’s family on the paternal side whose record has been preserved, was Robert Stuart, of Edinburgh, Scotland. Samuel, son of Robert Stuart, emigrated first to Londonderry, Ireland, and secondly from thence with the historical Scotch-Irish colony which crossed the Atlantic and settled in Londonderry, N. H., in the early part of the eighteenth century. Samuel Stuart was the father of five sons and five daughters, of whom John was … Read more

Biography of Judge Henry Lane

LANE, JUDGE HENRY. James Lane, grandfather of Henry, born in 1769, came from Mansfield, Conn., and settled in Cornwall, Vt., in the year 1800 on the farm now owned and occupied by the judge. He died July 3, 1801. He left three sons — Job, James and William. James Lane pursued his professional studies with Doctor Ford, of Cornwall, and practiced his profession many years in Ohio. He died there, leaving a family of three children. William Lane was an enterprising and successful farmer, a public-spirited and useful citizen ; but in the midst of his activity he lost his … Read more

Biography of Hon. Edward S. Dana

DANA, HON, EDWARD S. It is believed that every person by the name of Dana in the United States entitled to that name by birth, traces descent from Richard Dana, who came to Cambridge, Mass., from England in the year 1640. Tradition states that Richard’s father emigrated from France to England in 1629, on account of religious persecution. We have it on good authority that the name in France was Dunois, and belonged to a noble family. Judge Bell states that in the southern part of New Hampshire there are families bearing the name who do so by authority of … Read more

Biography of Rufus Hazard

The origin of names is various; many are taken from trades or professions; many are mere nicknames. Probably the best are from places where families resided, and where they possessed property. It seems that the Hassards, or Hazards, took theirs from the places in which they first settled in England. The manor of Haroldesore, in the parish of Ingleborne, in the county of Devon, is in old deeds called the manor of Hardiswardshore, otherwise Hardwardshore, otherwise Hasworth, otherwise Hazard, in Lyons, Magna, Britannia, Devonshire. The family of Hassard, Hazard, or Hassart, is of Norman extraction, and is of considerable antiquity. At … Read more

Biography of Herrick Stevens

STEVENS, HERRICK. The subject of this sketch was born in Westport, N. Y., on the 18th day of October, 1820, and in his infancy was brought to Vergennes by his father, Thomas Stevens, who, during the eight or ten years previous to his death, was proprietor of the hotel now known as the Grand Union Hotel, but then called the American House. He died on the 6th day of July, 1835, aged forty-six years. During his boyhood Herrick Stevens attended to the various duties incidental to that period of a young man’s life. At the age of twenty years he … Read more

Biography of Cyrus Washburn Wicker

WICKER, CYRUS WASHBURN, son of Lemuel and Sally (Haskell) Wicker, was born in Hardwick, Mass., on the 12th day of August, 1814, and was brought by his parents to Orwell, Vt, when he was two years of age. His grandfather, William Wicker, came with them and with them settled on the shore of Lake Champlain, just south of Mount Independence, farming in early life, until partially disabled by an injury to his hip, after which he pursued the calling of a shoemaker. His extraction was a mixture of English and Scotch. He died April, 1813, aged eighty-four years – having … Read more

Biography of Nathan Smith Bennett

BENNETT, NATHAN SMITH. Among the early settlers in the town of New Haven, Vt., was Daniel N. Bennett, who was a brother of John N., first town clerk of Bridport, Vt., who came from Connecticut with his family. He secured a farm in that town, and his son, Benjamin G. Bennett, on the 27th of November, 1805, married Lucy Smith, daughter of Nathan, born October 4, 1784, and granddaughter of Samuel, the Addison county pioneer.[For a further account of the Smith family, see biography of Sheldon Smith, in these pages.] In the year 1814 Benjamin G. Bennett removed to the … Read more

Biography of Russell Walker

WALKER, RUSSELL. The father of the subject of this sketch was also named Russell, and was born on the 9th of April, 1771. His youth was spent among the Shakers at New Lebanon, N. Y., whence he came to Shoreham, Addison county, Vt., in 1794. On the 10th of September, 1795, he was married at his new home, and was engaged in farming on the place which is now owned by Orrin Cooper. In the year 1800 or 1801 he settled in the town of Bridport, Vt., on the farm which is now owned by Selden Walker. In 1806 he … Read more

Biography of Simon Zelotes Walker

WALKER, SIMON ZELOTES, was born in Shoreham, Addison county, Vt., November 3. 1796, and was the eldest son of Russell and Anna (Chellis) Walker. Anna Chellis was a daughter of one of the Revolutionary soldiers, who served honorably as a quartermaster from the Battle of Bunker Hill until the end of the struggle. The ancestor of the subject of this sketch has been noticed properly in the preceding sketch of Russell Walker. Simon Zelotes Walker received his education in the common schools of Bridport and Schroon, which was amplified by extended reading and study in later years. While still a … Read more

Biography of M. D. Smith

SMITH, M. D., M.D. This family of Smith is of French origin. The emigrant from France to this country was the sixth generation removed from the doctor. Amos Smith, son of the emigrant, lived in Cheshire, Mass. He raised a family of nine children, four sons and five daughters, of whom Henry Smith was the eldest child. He was born on October 6, 1769, in Cheshire, Mass. He married, on February 7, 1790, Anna Blanchard, of Cheshire, Mass. She was born on November 13, 1770. In the same year of his marriage he moved from Cheshire and settled in Addison … Read more