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From: "Pauline Manosh" <>
Subject: [VT-L] Josiah Southwick of Massachusetts and Danby, Vermont Rutland County and Hannah Brown
Date: Sat, 1 Jan 2000 13:07:00 -0500


Hi,
>From Hemenway's Vermont Historical Gazetteer,
Vol. 3 pg. 648-649

Southwick, Josiah, a native of Massachusetts, born in 1777---came to Danby
when but 24 years of age; m Mary Baker of Granville, N. Y; and , in 1801,
settled on the farm where he now lives. He is a son of Lawrence Southwick, a
native of Salem, Mass; and was one of a family of 20 children, he being the
19th child. His grandmother was the daughter of John Franklin, a printer of
Newport, R. I; who was brother of Benjamin Franklin, the celebrated
philosopher. Mr. Southwick is at present the oldest inhabitant of the town,
being 93 years of age--is a robust, healthy old man; his mental and physical
powers being quite unimpaired. He can read common print without spectacles,
and his memory at this advanced age is good. Nearly the whole world of
mankind, living at the time he was born, have died. He has been a hard
laboring, industrious farmer, and a man of excellent habits; is a member of
the Quaker society, a Republican by principle, and although never having
been an active politician, he has attended every presidential election since
his residence here. We hope that many years may yet be by a kind providence
meted out to him. He is one of the old land marks, and the only remaing link
which connects us with the Revolutionary times. Two generations have passed
away since his settlement here, and there are less than a dozen living here
now, who were here at that time. he is a man of cheerful disposition, wit
and humor, and possessing a large fund of anecdote. Many of his stories,
although relating to events of seventy-five or eighty years ago, are still
told with the ardor of youth. Mr. Southwick has been twice married: his last
wife's name was Rachael Brown, with whom he now lives--hand lives upon the
homestead.





> Am searching for the place of birth for the children of James BROWN, b 11
Mar
> 1762 Lynn, MA, d 21 Jul 1834 Jamaica, VT, and his wife Katherine BERRY, b
> 1769 Chelsea, MA, d 23 Dec 1836 Jamaica, VT. Known children include: (1)
> Katherine b 27 Aug 1787; (2) Rachel b 5 Jul 1792; (3) James Jr. b 13 Nov
> 1794; (4) Sally b 5 Dec 1796; (5) Emery b 30 Aug 1799; (6) Orrin b 31 Aug
> 1801; (7) Brainerd b 17 Oct 1803; (8) Hannah b 5 Dec 1806; (9) Emily b 4
Sept
> 1808; (10) Ezra b 22 Dec 1812. Greatly appreciate any assistance. Thank
you!!
>
> Karen
>
>

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