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Title: History of the town of Oxford, Massachusetts, with genealogies and notes on persons and estates
Year: 1892 (1890s)
Authors: Daniels, George F. (George Fisher), 1820-1897
Subjects: Oxford (Mass.) -- History Oxford (Mass.) -- Genealogy
Publisher: Oxford : Pub. by the author with the cooperation of the town
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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ity and energy, Lieut.-Col. 5th Kegt. 13 June, 1778,Colonel 24 Sept., 1779, in the Hevolutionary army, a leader in the founding ofLeicester Academy and in the settlement of Montpelier. Vt., and for manyyears identified with most of its pul)lic allairs. Col. Thompson, the historianof Montpelier, says : — Col. Davis physical powers (he was a stalwart man) were of smallaccount in comp.arison with the other traits of the man. his enterprise, energy,iu(lginnt and far reaching sagacity, but even these were not all Mic good(lualiLlts of his character, no needy man ever went empty liandcil from his(ioor, he ever gave enii)loyinent of some kind to those Avho asked for it, andso Avell he rewarded his employes that no reasonable man in the whole settle-ment was ever heard to complain of the Avagcs he paid, or any unfair conductin his dealings. Ch. : Thomas, b. 1765, d. 1769; Jacob, b. 10 March, 1768, in. 3 Oct., 1791,Caty Taplin, settled at Montpelier, removed to Berlin, Vt., where he d. 1851;
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DAVIS. 467 Behecca, h. IG June, 1770, m. IIou. Cornelius Lynde, b. at Leicester, settled atWilliamstown, Vt., where both d., he d. 1836, she d. 1840; Thomas, b. 3April, 1772, m. 30 Nov.. 1795, Polly Sawyer of Berlin, Vt., was an activepioneer at Moutpelier, owned and operated mills, built the large PavilionHotel there, which he managed several years; a worthy, large hearted manand a good citizen; Hannah, b. 8 April, 1774, m. 25 Nov., 1792, DavidWing, Jr., settled at Montpelier, where he was toAvn clerk, and d. 1806, aged40 years, she d. 4 Nov., 1807; Polly, b. 24 May, 1778, m. 25 March, 1798,Thomas West, Jr., resided at Montpelier, removed to Ohio, East Gwillimbury,Ont., and Payuesville, Wis., where both d., he d. 17 July, 1865, she d. 24 May,1858; Lncij, b. 28 Aug., 1782, m. 3 Dec, 1801, Timothy Hubbard, settled atMontpelier, no ch., he d. 1840, she d. 1839; Clarissa, b. 22 Sept., 1789, firstchild 1). at Montpelier, m. 1 Oct., 1806, George Worthington, prominent manat M., he d. 1862.

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