Jarvis Marvin FOX, Ancestors and Descendants

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Jarvis Marvin FoxAncestors an d Descend ants

Compiled by

John Sutherland

Longmont, Colorado

January, 2012


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Preface

After recently moving to Longmont, I started looking into the towns history and culture and

shortly discovered there wasnt much written about the town founders and their roots. Why

was I interested? Well, simply because one of the founders,Jarvis Marvin Fox, has the

same family name as one of my own ancestors, and I was interested in knowing if we weresomehow related.

I browsed around in the Longmont Library, and looked at records in the St. Vrains Historical

Society and didnt find very much genealogical information on Fox, so, with the assistance

and support of Margaret Lindblom of the Longmont Genealogical Society, I decided to do a

family history of Jarvis Marvin Fox on my own. This document is the result of my efforts.

Created largely with Family Tree Maker software, along with supporting software fromMicrosoft and Adobe, this document contains sub-documents of the data I found through myresearch:

Individual ReportPedigree ChartHourglass ChartAhnentafel Report (Ancestor Report)Descendent ReportLDS Ordinances (Basically the name index)

Be aware, because of my own personal activities, including working on my own family history,

this document is not the full story of Jarvis Marvin Fox, and I am as well certain there are

errors included in my research. Sorry about that. You will find, however, 379 individual

names in this document representing people I found somehow to be connected with the Fox

family. The extended family chart is 26 pages and will not be included in this document.

And I was able to answer the root question of whether Jarvis Marvin Fox and I are related

well, sort of. It turns out that Jarvis Marvin Fox is descended from Thomas Fox of

Cambridge, Massachusetts, and I am descended from Thomas Fox of Concord,

Massachusetts. Seems simple enough until you realize 1) they were both alleged to be

descendants of John Fox of London (author of The Book of Martyrs), 2) that Thomas Fox of

Cambridge lived for a while in Concord, Massachusetts, and 3) that the two Thomas Foxes are

possibly cousins. Maybe a bit of additional research will resolve my question completely.

From the research notes we have these comments:

Two other men of the name of Fox came from England and settled in the

vicinity of Boston at nearly the same time that our ancestor did. The names of

the emigrants referred to were Thomas and Richard Fox. It is supposed they

were brothers, though there was considerable difference in their ages. It is said

Thomas was 35 years old and Richard 15. We have no further a ccount of

Richard Fox, but Thomas settled at Concord. The Thomas Fox from whom we


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claim descent lived a few years in that town, but soon removed to Cambridge,

where he resided during the remainder of his life.

Genealogists and historians distinguish him as T h o m a s o f Ca m b r id g e ,

while the other is known as T h o m a s o f Co n c o r d .

There is good reason to suppose these men were cousins as the tradition aboutthe descent from John [Fox], author of The Book of Martyrs, is the same in

both families.

I also placed this family tree onAncestry.com under the name Jarvis Marvin Foxand

this will allow me to add and/or correct information as it becomes available and I have time.

The Ancestry.com file includes what notes I could accumulate as well as the backup material

(e.g. census reports, vital docs, etc.) as media files, but sadly, unless I can figure a work-

around, the notes are considered editor notes and not available for download and use by

others.

Inasmuch as I researched, created, and thus may own much material in this document, Igrant the copyright privileges to anyone for personal and non-commercial use. If youre goingto make this document into a book or a movie and earn money on its sale, I want you to askpermission for use.

Oh, and the fox on the cover? He was with me when I was photographing the gravestone ofJarvis Marvin Fox early one morning in November, 2011, so I felt he was a part of the story Ihad to include.

Good reading. I hope you find this material useful.

John SutherlandLongmont, CO

E-mail: [email protected]

St. Vrain Histor ical Society, Inc.PO Box 705Longmont, CO 80502

(303) 776-1870

Longmon t Genealogical SocietyPO Box 6081Longmont, CO 80501-2077


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Jarvis Marvin FOXIndividual Summary:

Father: Marvin FOX

Mother: Amy ANDRUS

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Individual Report for Jarvis Marvin FOX

Individual Facts:

Birth: 15 Feb 1835 in Wallingford, Rutland, Vermont, USADeath: 22 Jul 1922 in Denver, Colorado, USA

Burial: Abt. 26 Jul 1922 in Longmont, Boulder, Colorado, USA

Shared Facts: Lida Louise COLE

Marriage: 04 Mar 1864

Children: Mabel Clare FOX

George Marvin FOXEthel Elizabeth FOXJulia Evangalyn FOX

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Person Notes: Source: "A History of That Part of the Fox Family Descended fromThomas Fox of Cambridge, Mass. with Genealogical Records," By N. M.FOX, 1899, Pages 123-124, Vermont

Jarvis Marvin Fox (Marvin 7, William 6, John 5, Thomas 4, Jabez 3, Jabez2, Thomas 1) was born at Wallingford, Vt., Feb. 15, 1835. His parentsmoved to East Dorset in the same state when he was about two years old,where they continued to reside till their removal to Fullersburg, Ill., when hewas seventeen [c1852]. With the exception of one year at Wheaton Collegehis education was gained at the public school.

About a month after he had attained his majority [age 21], in the spring of1856, he anticipated Horace Greeley's advice to young men and started

west to "grow up with the country." In company with the family of a cousin hewent to California, meeting with the first great tragedy of his life in theterrible railroad accident on the Isthmus of Panama, by which more thanforty (other records say over 300) of the passengers lost their lives, andmore than eighty were seriously injured. The husband of his cousin [MaryEleanor ANDREWS Walton], Mr. Moses Walton, was instantly killed whilesitting on the seat beside him.

On reaching San Francisco his cousin availed herself of the offer of thesteamboat company to give her free transportation home again and returnedto Illinois. He, however, determined to try the new country, undaunted by thesight, as he walked up from the wharf at San Francisco, of the bodies ofCasey and Carey hung from the jail windows the previous night by thefamous vigilance committee who had taken the law into their own hands. Heremained in the state five years, the most of the time at Orrville, where hewas engaged in mining part of the time and part of the time run a wood andcoal yard.

Returning for a visit to the old home in 1861, his father induced him topurchase part of his farm and settle down. Three years afterward, March 4,1864, he was married to Miss Lida [Louise] Cole, daughter of Samuel R.Cole. She was born at Brownville, Jefferson County. New York, Dec. 14,1843.

In 1866 he sold his farm and engaged in the building of a flouring mill incompany with his brother, G. M. Fox, in what is now the town of Riverside,


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Ill. He ran the business here till 1872 when he sold out and removed to

Longmont, Col., building a flouring mill at that place in company with Wm.Robbins of Hinsdale, Ill. This was sold in 1885 to the Colorado MillingCompany and he engaged in the cattle business at Iron Mountain, Wyo.,where, at the present date, 1896, he still owns an extensive ranch, thoughnot actively engaged in the business. He has been more or less interested inmining during all his residence in Colorado and Wyoming, having a thirdinterest in the Grand Central mine at Springdale, Col., for 20 years. It wasrecently sold for a good round sum, and at present his only active businessis prospecting, both in Colorado and Wyoming.

Source: "They Came To Stay," By St. Vrain Valley Historical Association, 1Jun 1971, 1St Edition, Page 95

Jarvis Marvin Fox 1835-1922Jarvis and Lida (Cole) Fox lived in Riverside, Ill, where, with his brother,[George] Marshall Fox operated a flour mill. Following the death of theirson, George Marvin, from tuberculosis, Mr. and Mrs. [Jarvis] Fox anddaughter, Mabel, heeded Greely's plea to "Go West" and joined the 2ndChicago Colony that arrived in Longmont [Colorado] in 1872.

Daughters Julia and Ethel were born in Longmont. Julia died at age 4 fromswallowing lye and Ethel Sheik died at 27. The surviving child, MabelClaire, became Mrs. Frank Mott Downer in 1884.

To quote a 1903 Ledger Anniversary Edition, "Mr. Fox's name is necessarily

connected with the first part of Longmont's history, as he built the firstflouring mill in 1872." In 1873 the Town Incorporation papers were signedby J.M. Fox, J.B. Thompson, E.B. Newman, A.L. Blanchard and Asa D, Holt.

Fox's mill, called the St. Vrain Mill, was on the southeast corner of 3rd andMain St. The First flour ground out in Longmont came from St. Vrain Mill onOct. 18, 1872 and was taken home to Mrs. Fox who baked the first loaf ofbread from it.

J.W. Denio came with Fox from Ill. And was his miller for a year and a half.The old millstone on the library lawn is said to have come from Fox's mill -though later used by the Denio Mill.

The Fox and Cole families were active participants in the Episcopal Missionand later in building St. Stephens Episcopal Church, still standing at 5th andMain. Fox's son-in-law, Frank Downer, was Vice President of the Sugar Co.and was among those instrumental in bringing it to Longmont. When hewas appointed Denver's Commissioner of Safety, the Fox-Downer home at920 Third Ave. was sold and the families moved to Denver.

Lida L. Cole Fox died in Longmont June 14, 1904. Born near Brownville,Jefferson Co., N.Y., Dec. 14, 1844, she grew up west of Chicago and waseducated at Wheaton College in Ill. She married Jarvis Fox March 4, 1864.[Jarvis] Fox died in Denver in 1922.

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Source:http://www.ci.longmont.co.us/planning/ldc/landmarks/pgallery/pages/third0920.htm

Jarvis Marvin and Lida Cole Fox were married in 1864. J.M. Fox operateda flour mill with his brother in Riverside, Illinois. Following the death of theirson. J.M. and Lida headed west with their daughter, Mabel Fox, and joinedthe Second Chicago-Colorado Colony which arrived in Longmont in 1872.

In the year of their arrival, J.M. built the first flour mill in Longmont. In 1873,he signed the Town's incorporation documents and became one of the"founding fathers" of Longmont.

It is reported that the first flour ground at the mill was taken home to Lida

who baked the first loaf of bread from locally milled flour. The mill waslocated on the south corner of 3rd Avenue and Main Street. J.W. Deniocame with Fox from Ilinois and was employed by Fox as a miller for a yearand a half.

Mr. Fox had a series of business partners in the milling business and in thelate 1880's or early 1890's, Mr. Fox gave up the milling business and wentinto the cattle business in Wyoming.

The Fox family was active in both establishing the Episcopal Mission andlater in the construction of St. Stephen's Episcopal Church.

The Fox's had two additional daughters upon relocating to Longmont. Julia

died at age 4 and Ethel died at age 27. The surviving child, Mabel [ClareFox] married Frank M. Downer in 1884.


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Jarvis Marvin FOX

b: 15 Feb 1835 inWallingford, Rutland,Vermont, USA

m: 04 Mar 1864

d: 22 Jul 1922 in Denver,Colorado, USA

Marvin FOX

b: 25 Dec 1794 inWallingford, Rutland,Vermont, USA

m: 23 Sep 1823 inWallingford, Rutland,Vermont, USA

d: 11 Jun 1889 inFullersburg, DuPage,Illinois, USA

Amy ANDRUS

b: 26 Nov 1805 inWallingford, Rutland,Vermont, USA

d: 28 Nov 1884 inFullersburg, DuPage,Illinois, USA

Capt. William FOX

b: 28 Jun 1760 inWoodstock, Connecticut,American Colonies

m: 1780 in Tinmouth,Vermont, AmericanColonies

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Wallingford, Rutland,Vermont, USA

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m: 26 Jul 1789 inTaunton, Bristol,Massachusetts, USA

d: 04 Jan 1845 inWallingford, Rutland,Vermont, USA

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b: 24 Jul 1770 in Windsor,Massachusetts BayColony

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Thomas FOX

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Jarvis Marvin FOX, son of Marvin FOX and Amy ANDRUS was born on 15 Feb 1835 inWallingford, Rutland, Vermont, USA. He died on 22 Jul 1922 in Denver, Colorado, USA. Hemarried Lida Louise COLE on 04 Mar 1864, daughter of Samuel Root COLE and LurancyGREEN. She was born on 14 Dec 1843 in Brownville, Jefferson, New York, USA. She died on 14Jun 1904 in Longmont, Boulder, Colorado, USA.

Notes for Jarvis Marvin FOX:Source: "A History of That Part of the Fox Family Descended from Thomas Fox ofCambridge, Mass. with Genealogical Records," By N. M. FOX, 1899, Pages 123-124, Vermont

Jarvis Marvin Fox (Marvin 7, William 6, John 5, Thomas 4, Jabez 3, Jabez 2, Thomas 1) wasborn at Wallingford, Vt., Feb. 15, 1835. His parents moved to East Dorset in the same state whenhe was about two years old, where they continued to reside till their removal to Fullersburg, Ill.,when he was seventeen [c1852]. With the exception of one year at Wheaton College his educationwas gained at the public school.

About a month after he had attained his majority [age 21], in the spring of 1856, he anticipatedHorace Greeley's advice to young men and started west to "grow up with the country." In companywith the family of a cousin he went to California, meeting with the first great tragedy of his life in the

terrible railroad accident on the Isthmus of Panama, by which more than forty (other records sayover 300) of the passengers lost their lives, and more than eighty were seriously injured. Thehusband of his cousin [Mary Eleanor ANDREWS Walton], Mr. Moses Walton, was instantly killedwhile sitting on the seat beside him.

On reaching San Francisco his cousin availed herself of the offer of the steamboat company togive her free transportation home again and returned to Illinois. He, however, determined to try thenew country, undaunted by the sight, as he walked up from the wharf at San Francisco, of thebodies of Casey and Carey hung from the jail windows the previous night by the famous vigilancecommittee who had taken the law into their own hands. He remained in the state five years, themost of the time at Orrville, where he was engaged in mining part of the time and part of the timerun a wood and coal yard.

Returning for a visit to the old home in 1861, his father induced him to purchase part of his farmand settle down. Three years afterward, March 4, 1864, he was married to Miss Lida [Louise]Cole, daughter of Samuel R. Cole. She was born at Brownville, Jefferson County. New York, Dec.14, 1843.

In 1866 he sold his farm and engaged in the building of a flouring mill in company with his brother,G. M. Fox, in what is now the town of Riverside, Ill. He ran the business here till 1872 when he soldout and removed to Longmont, Col., building a flouring mill at that place in company with Wm.Robbins of Hinsdale, Ill. This was sold in 1885 to the Colorado Milling Company and he engaged inthe cattle business at Iron Mountain, Wyo., where, at the present date, 1896, he still owns anextensive ranch, though not actively engaged in the business. He has been more or less interestedin mining during all his residence in Colorado and Wyoming, having a third interest in the GrandCentral mine at Springdale, Col., for 20 years. It was recently sold for a good round sum, and atpresent his only active business is prospecting, both in Colorado and Wyoming.

Source: "They Came To Stay," By St. Vrain Valley Historical Association, 1 Jun 1971, 1St Edition,Page 95

Jarvis Marvin Fox 1835-1922Jarvis and Lida (Cole) Fox lived in Riverside, Ill, where, with his brother, [George] Marshall Foxoperated a flour mill. Following the death of their son, George Marvin, from tuberculosis, Mr. andMrs. [Jarvis] Fox and daughter, Mabel, heeded Greely's plea to "Go West" and joined the 2ndChicago Colony that arrived in Longmont [Colorado] in 1872.

Ancestors of Jarvis Marvin FOX

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Daughters Julia and Ethel were born in Longmont. Julia died at age 4 from swallowing lye andEthel Sheik died at 27. The surviving child, Mabel Claire, became Mrs. Frank Mott Downer in1884.

To quote a 1903 Ledger Anniversary Edition, "Mr. Fox's name is necessarily connected with thefirst part of Longmont's history, as he built the first flouring mill in 1872." In 1873 the TownIncorporation papers were signed by J.M. Fox, J.B. Thompson, E.B. Newman, A.L. Blanchard andAsa D, Holt.

Fox's mill, called the St. Vrain Mill, was on the southeast corner of 3rd and Main St. The First flourground out in Longmont came from St. Vrain Mill on Oct. 18, 1872 and was taken home to Mrs.Fox who baked the first loaf of bread from it.

J.W. Denio came with Fox from Ill. And was his miller for a year and a half. The old millstone onthe library lawn is said to have come from Fox's mill - though later used by the Denio Mill.

The Fox and Cole families were active participants in the Episcopal Mission and later in building St.Stephens Episcopal Church, still standing at 5th and Main. Fox's son-in-law, Frank Downer, wasVice President of the Sugar Co. and was among those instrumental in bringing it to Longmont.When he was appointed Denver's Commissioner of Safety, the Fox-Downer home at 920 ThirdAve. was sold and the families moved to Denver.

Lida L. Cole Fox died in Longmont June 14, 1904. Born near Brownville, Jefferson Co., N.Y., Dec.14, 1844, she grew up west of Chicago and was educated at Wheaton College in Ill. She marriedJarvis Fox March 4, 1864. [Jarvis] Fox died in Denver in 1922.

Source: http://www.ci.longmont.co.us/planning/ldc/landmarks/pgallery/pages/third0920.htm

Jarvis Marvin and Lida Cole Fox were married in 1864. J.M. Fox operated a flour mill with hisbrother in Riverside, Illinois. Following the death of their son. J.M. and Lida headed west with theirdaughter, Mabel Fox, and joined the Second Chicago-Colorado Colony which arrived in Longmontin 1872.

In the year of their arrival, J.M. built the first flour mill in Longmont. In 1873, he signed the Town'sincorporation documents and became one of the "founding fathers" of Longmont.

It is reported that the first flour ground at the mill was taken home to Lida who baked the first loaf ofbread from locally milled flour. The mill was located on the south corner of 3rd Avenue and MainStreet. J.W. Denio came with Fox from Ilinois and was employed by Fox as a miller for a year anda half.

Mr. Fox had a series of business partners in the milling business and in the late 1880's or early1890's, Mr. Fox gave up the milling business and went into the cattle business in Wyoming.

The Fox family was active in both establishing the Episcopal Mission and later in the constructionof St. Stephen's Episcopal Church.

The Fox's had two additional daughters upon relocating to Longmont. Julia died at age 4 and Etheldied at age 27. The surviving child, Mabel [Clare Fox] married Frank M. Downer in 1884.

Notes for Lida Louise COLE:

Source: "They Came To Stay," By St. Vrain Valley Historical Association, 1 Jun 1971, 1St Edition,Page 95

Lida Louise COLE Fox died in Longmont June 14, 1904. Born near Brownville, Jefferson Co.,N.Y., Dec. 14, 1844, she grew up west of Chicago and was educated at Wheaton College in Ill.She married Jarvis Fox March 4, 1864.


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Amy ANDRUS, daughter of Lincoln ANDRUS and Amy (SHORT) GRAVES was born on 26 Nov1805 in Wallingford, Rutland, Vermont, USA. She died on 28 Nov 1884 in Fullersburg, DuPage,Illinois, USA.

Notes for Marvin FOX:Source: "A History of That Part of the Fox Family Descended from Thomas Fox ofCambridge, Mass. with Genealogical Records," By N. M. FOX, 1899, Page 109, Vermont

Marvin Fox (William 6, John 5, Thomas 4, Jabez 3, Jabez 2, Thomas 1) was born in Wallingford,Vt., Dec. 25, 1794. Married Amy Andrus Sept. 23, 1823. She was born in Wallingford, Vt., Nov.26, 1805. The early life of Marvin Fox was uneventful. From the age of twelve to sixteen years hishealth was seriously impaired by what was known as a fever sore, from this cause he was never astrong and active boy. At the time of the war of 1812 his father, as town clerk, had charge of theammunition belonging to the local militia and Marvin used to relate to his children what a task hehad of running bullets sufficient for the company in case they should be called into the field. Afterhis health was in a measure restored he assisted in carrying on the farm work. Soon after hisfather's death he purchased a part of the home farm and was married in the fall of 1823. Heresided on this farm until 1836, at which time he sold the place and bought a farm in East Dorset inBennington County. The old house in Wallingford built by his father is still kept in good repair.Marvin remained on the Dorset farm sixteen years. It was near the source of Otter Creek and wasperhaps a good farm for the dairying business, but a large share was mountain land. Several ofMarvin's near relatives had removed to the prairies of the West. The interests of a family of tenchildren were to be considered and as a favorable chance for disposing of the farm had presenteditself, he decided to see the Western country.

In company with his oldest son and some other relatives, he visited Northern Illinois, and was so

well pleased that he returned home, sold the Dorset farm and removed with his family toFullersburg in Du Page Co., Illinois, where he bought 360 acres of land, paying $8 per acre, thenconsidered a large price. It was on one of the main roads leading west from Chicago and onlyabout sixteen miles from the city. Chicago at that time had about 40,000 inhabitants. There was norailroad through the part of Illinois where the farm was located and the common roads in wetweather were almost impassable.

A substantial house was soon built on the farm, the land fenced and much of it placed undercultivation. The purchase of this land proved to be a very fortunate investment. In 1864 theChicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad was completed from Chicago to Aurora. It ran near thesouth line of the farm and the village of Hinsdale was laid out adjoining his land. As the placeincreased, one portion after another of the farm was required for town lots, until the entire tract has

Source: http://www.ci.longmont.co.us/planning/ldc/landmarks/photos/collyer0525.htm

The Cole's had moved to Berthoud [Colorado] in 1877. Samuel R. and Lurancy Green Cole, withtheir 2 children, Samuel W. and Mary Evalyn, moved from Illinois to be closer to their oldestdaughter, Mrs. Jarvis M. Fox (Lida L[ouise] Cole-Fox), of Longmont. Miss Evalyn was a Millinar,Hat Maker, and moved into Longmont with her sister's family on 920 3rd Avenue.

In 1883 she [Mary Evalyn] purchased the house on [525] Collyer [Street, Longmont, CO] with help

from her sister Lida. In 1884, Samuel R. and wife, Lurancy, moved to 525 Collyer after they retiredfrom farming in Berthoud. There [sic] son, Samuel W. Cole, remained on the farm.

In 1889 Evalyn married a respected Denver Attorney, Oscar E. Jackson and moved to Denver.Upon leaving Longmont, Evalyn, rented to her parents the house for $1.00 per year, until theirdeath.

Generation 2

Marvin FOX, son of Capt. William FOX and Philena WHITE was born on 25 Dec 1794 inWallingford, Rutland, Vermont, USA. He died on 11 Jun 1889 in Fullersburg, DuPage, Illinois, USA.He married Amy ANDRUS on 23 Sep 1823 in Wallingford, Rutland, Vermont, USA.

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been sold at a price that would have been thought fabulous at the time it was bought. During thefirst few years of their residence in Illinois, the family was called to mourn the loss of many of theirnumber; four grown daughters and one son were called away by death. For many years after thelast of the children that remained had married and left the old home, the aged parents with theirgranddaughter, Miss Hattie Walker, continued to reside there.

September 23, 1874, Marvin and Amy Fox celebrated their golden wedding and until the time oftheir mother's death, the 23d of September was the occasion of a family reunion, much enjoyed byall. A visit to the old homestead was a great treat to the grand children, who were sure of a heartywelcome. After sixty-one years of married life, Amy, the kind, brave wife, whose energy andindustry had contributed so materially to Marvin's success, was called from his side. His daughter,Mrs. [Elizabeth Ellen] Hamble, removed to the old home and assisted Miss [Hattie] Walker[Marvin's grand-daughter] in caring for him during the five remaining years of his life. Marvin andAmy Fox are buried side by side in the family burial place at Fullersburg. It is pleasant to know thatthe old home is in good repair and still shelters its throngs of happy visitors, who look forward to abrief residence under its roof with the same delight as did the grandchildren formerly. It is now usedas a "Fresh Air Home," where tired mothers and their children are taken from the dirty streets of thecity to breathe fresh air and enjoy country life. It seems a fitting sequel that this old home, which inits early days was given to free, hearty hospitality, should now be used for so worthy a cause.

Source: "The Nicholas White Family" compiled by Thomas J. Lothrop. A.B. NEHGS, 1902,

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Marvin Fox, .when young, was in poor, health, but after his father's death, having partiallyrecovered his health, he purchased part of the home farm and remained on it until 1886, when hesold his farm and purchased one in East Dorset, Bennington .County. In 1852, he moved toIllinois, and purchased a large farm in Fullersburg, Du Page County. This proved a very profitableinvestment, but it is sad to relate that many of the family died during the first few years of theirresidence in Illinois. Marvin's wife Amy died in 1885; Marvin died in 1890; their married life coveredthe period of sixty-one years. He married Sept., 28, 1828, Amy Andrus who was born inWallingford, Vt., Nov. 5, 1805.

Children:

Philena Fox, b. Aug. 18, 1827; at Wallingford, Vt.; died Dec. 11, 1852, at Fullersburg, Ills.;unmarried.

George Marshall Fox, b. May 6, 1829, at Wallingford, Vt.

Sarah L. Fox, b. July 4, 1831, at Wallingford, Vt.

[Laura Fox missing??]

Jarvis Marvin Fox, b. Feb. 15; 1835.

Charles Fox, b. May 14, 1887, at East Dorset, Vt.

Mary Fox, b. Sep. 18, 1838, at Dorset, Vt.; died Aug 13, 1859, at Fullersburg, Ills.; unmarried.

William Fox, b. March 14, 1841, at Dorset, Vt.; died: Aug. 24, 1860, at Fullersburg, Ills.;unmarried.

Heman Morse Fox, b. Oct. 28, 1843. [d. 04 Feb 1922, Du Page Il]

Elizabeth Ellen Fox, b. April 24, 1848, at East Dorset, Vt.

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1827 in Wallingford, Rutland, Vermont, USA. She died on 11 Dec 1852 inFullersburg, DuPage, Illinois, USA.

ii. George Marshall FOX MD (son of Marvin FOX and Amy ANDRUS) was born on 06May 1829 in Wallingford, Rutland, Vermont, USA. He died on 14 Jul 1909 in LaGrange, Cook, Illinois, USA. He married Harriot Frances WHITE on 12 Jul 1856 inCook County, Illinois, USA, daughter of Stephen WHITE and Elizabeth -. She wasborn in Lyons Township, Cook, Illinois, USA. She died after Jun 1860 in LyonsTownship, Cook, Illinois, USA. He married Jane MICHIE on 27 Apr 1863, daughter

of James Hunt MICHIE and Margaret GUTHRIE. She was born on 01 Mar 1838 inLyons Township, Cook, Illinois, USA. She died in La Grange, Bond, Illinois, USA.

Notes for George Marshall FOX MD:

Source: "EARLY CHICAGO, AND THE NORTHWEST" By Albert D. Hager, page821

GEORGE M. FOX, M.D., LaGrange, was born in [Wallingford,] Rutland County, Vt.,in 1829, son of Marvin and Amy (Andrus) Fox. His parents were early settlers inDuPage County, where they now reside, his father at the age of eighty-nine and hismother seventy-eight years of age. Dr. Fox was educated at the Castleton MedicalCollege of Castleton, Vt., from which he graduated in the class 1851. He came toCook County in the fall of that year and commenced the practice of his profession inLyons Township, and has been in constant practice in Cook County from that time.His practice extends over an area of twelve miles. He married in 1856 Miss HarrietFrances White, daughter of Stephen and Elizabeth White. Mrs. Fox died in 1860,leaving two children, Harriet E. and Mary F. His second marriage was in 1863. toJane Michie, daughter of James and Margaret Michie. Mrs. Fox was born in LyonsTownship in 1838. Her parents were among the first settlers, and lived in thetownship until their deaths, her mother's in 1873, at the age of sixty-three, herfather's in 1876, at sixty-eight years of age. Dr. and Mrs. Fox have fivechildren--Margaret A., Jeannie, Laura, Jessie and Charles Marvin. [p.821]

[JS Notes: the 1880 Census for Lyons, Cook, Illinois shows wife: Jane (Michie),children: Hattie (age 22), Mary (age 19), Margaret (age 15), Jennie (age 11), Laura(age 6), Jessie (age 3), Charles (age 2). This would correspond to George's first

wife (Harriet Francis WHITE) being the mother of Harriet E (aka Hattie) and Mary F,and George's second wife (Jane MICHIE) being the mother of Margaret A, Jennie,Laura, Jesssie, and Charles.

iii. Sarah L FOX (daughter of Marvin FOX and Amy ANDRUS) was born on 04 Jul1831 in Wallingford, Rutland, Vermont, USA.

iv. Laura FOX (daughter of Marvin FOX and Amy ANDRUS) was born on 05 Jul 1833in Wallingford, Rutland, Vermont, USA. She died on 29 May 1853 in Fullersburg,DuPage, Illinois, USA.

1. v. Jarvis Marvin FOX (son of Marvin FOX and Amy ANDRUS) was born on 15 Feb1835 in Wallingford, Rutland, Vermont, USA. He died on 22 Jul 1922 in Denver,Colorado, USA. He married Lida Louise COLE on 04 Mar 1864, daughter of SamuelRoot COLE and Lurancy GREEN. She was born on 14 Dec 1843 in Brownville,

Jefferson, New York, USA. She died on 14 Jun 1904 in Longmont, Boulder,Colorado, USA.

vi. Charles FOX (son of Marvin FOX and Amy ANDRUS) was born on 14 May 1837 inDorset, Bennington, Vermont, USA. He died on 10 Aug 1897 in Hinsdale, Du Page,Illinois, USA. He married Betsey E. FULLER on 04 Mar 1861 in Du Page, Illinois,USA. She was born about 1840 in Du Page, Illinois, USA.

Notes for Charles FOX:Source: "History of DuPage County, Illinois," By Rufus Blanchard, 1882, Section2, Downer's Grove Township, page 95.

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Charles, the senior member of this firm, was born in Vermont May 14, 1837;attended school in the country and one term at Wheaton, and at the age of twentyhe took the contract of carrying the mail from Brush Hill to Summit, Cook County for$200 per year, making two trips each week. He then bought the stock and crop ona farm near Summit; afterward ran a hotel for nearly a year; was burnt out, and thenengaged, in 1864, in this general merchandize business at Brush Hills (nowFullersburg) on his own account two years, then took in as his partner, GeorgeFuller, who, after a year, withdrew, Herman, Jr., member of the present firm, taking

his place.

On August 17, 1875, they sold their buildings, and transferred their stock toHinsdale, building at that time their present fine brick store, where they have sincecontinued in business, keeping a general line of dry goods, notions, groceries,hardware, drugs, boots, shoes, etc.

Charles was married, in 1861, the day Lincoln was inaugurated, to Miss Betsey E.[Fuller], daughter of Benjamin Fuller; they have had three children, viz., William A.,Eva T., and Delner E. (deceased). He has been Township Clerk and Constableeight years; is a member of Hinsdale Lodge, No. 649, A., F, & A. M., and votes theRepublican ticket.

The parents of our subject [Marvin Fox and Amy Andrus Fox] are living inHinsdale, at a ripe old age.

vii. Mary FOX (daughter of Marvin FOX and Amy ANDRUS) was born on 18 Sep 1838in Dorset, Bennington, Vermont, USA. She died on 13 Aug 1859 in Fullersburg,DuPage, Illinois, USA.

viii. William FOX (son of Marvin FOX and Amy ANDRUS) was born on 14 Mar 1841 inDorset, Bennington, Vermont, USA. He died on 24 Aug 1860 in Fullersburg,DuPage, Illinois, USA.

ix. Heman Morse FOX (son of Marvin FOX and Amy ANDRUS) was born on 28 Oct1843 in Dorset, Bennington, Vermont, USA. He died on 04 Feb 1922 in Hinsdale,DuPage, Illinois, USA. He married Phoebe Ann BABCOCK on 14 Sep 1870 inBrunswick, Medina, Ohio, USA, daughter of Lyman BABCOCK and Phoebe -. Shewas born about 1849 in Ohio, USA. She died on 19 Apr 1891 in Hinsdale, DuPage,Illinois, USA. He married Nellie M BOYD on 07 Sep 1893 in Illinois, USA, daughterof Martin M. BOYD and Sarah E. PARKER. She was born on 19 Oct 1857 inOregon, Ogle, Illinois, USA. She died on 20 Sep 1938 in Oregon, Ogle, Illinois,USA.

Notes for Heman Morse FOX:Source: "History of DuPage County, Illinois," By Rufus Blanchard, 1882, Section2, Downer's Grove Township, page 95.

FOX BROTHERS [Charles Fox and Heman Morse Fox], merchants. Hinsdale.

Charles, the senior member of this firm, was born in Vermont May 14, 1837;

attended school in the country and one term at Wheaton, and at the age of twentyhe took the contract of carrying the mail from Brush Hill to Summit, Cook County for$200 per year, making two trips each week. He then bought the stock and crop ona farm near Summit; afterward ran a hotel for nearly a year; was burnt out, and thenengaged, in 1864, in this general merchandize business at Brush Hills (nowFullersburg) on his own account two years, then took in as his partner, GeorgeFuller, who, after a year, withdrew, Herman, Jr., member of the present firm, takinghis place.

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Philena WHITE, daughter of Philip WHITE and Abigail CAMPBELL was born in Oct 1763 inWoodstock, Connecticut, American Colonies. She died on 03 Jul 1817 in Wallingford, Rutland,Vermont, USA.

Notes for Capt. William FOX:Source: "A History of That Part of the Fox Family Descended from Thomas Fox ofCambridge, Mass. with Genealogical Records," By N. M. FOX, 1899, Pages 99-103, Vermont

William Fox (John 5, Thomas 4, Jabez 3, Jabez 2, Thomas 1) was born June 28, 1760, probablyat Newburg, N. Y. [Note: Son Marvin's 1880 Census indicates William was born in Connecticut].

His father died when he was about two years old. His mother returned with her two little boys to hernative place, Woodstock, Conn. We know very little about William's early life. He seems to havegained the reputation of being a wild, adventurous boy, and when the war of the revolution brokeout he enlisted in the army. He was but little over sixteen years of age at the time and did notprobably take this step by the advice or even with the consent of his friends, for his brother Johnthought it necessary to enlist for the purpose of taking care of him. Some months after they joinedthe army William was attacked with camp fever and reduced so low as to be almost helpless.

While in this condition the alarm was given that the enemy was advancing. The long roll calledevery man to his post. John placed water and food within reach of his sick brother, then took leaveof him, both fully realizing if the enemy were victorious there was little chance that they would evermeet again. John shouldered his gun and started for the parade ground, but as he passed aroundthe tent he heard William whisper his name with all the force he could muster, he was so reducedhe could not speak aloud John returned and, bending down over the sick brother asked what hewanted. "Give it to them, John ; damn them, give it to them," replied the helpless boy, sinking backapparently satisfied to die alone if his brother would fulfill his last request.

The alarm proved to be false. John had time to nurse his brother back to health before any actiontook place, but it is not probable that he found it possible to watch over William or control hisactions. John remained in the army between four and five years. William was in the service threeyears and ten months part of the time acting as scout, for which his early experience as a hunterhad well qualified him. At one time he was detailed to serve on a small sloop of war that thecolonists kept cruising off the coast. The confined life on board this vessel was very unpleasant toone of his active habits, the weather was cold and stormy and the time for which he had agreed toserve on the vessel had long expired. There was no prospect that other men would be sent to takethe place of the present crew.

Herman M., the junior member, was born in Vermont in 1843, son of Marvin andAmy Fox, natives of New York, and parents of ten children, five living. Herman M.attended the common schools, and also one year at Manchester, Vt. Whentwenty-one years old, he enlisted in Company L, Second Light Artillery Regiment,and served about one year. He taught school one winter, and then engaged withhis brother [Charles] in business. Married, September 15, 1870, Phoebe[Babcock], daughter of Lyman and Phoebe Babcock, natives of Ohio; the latterdied when Mrs. Fox was an infant. Mr. and Mrs. Fox are the parents of three

children, one deceased - Estella H., Marvin, and Edith E. (deceased). He votes theRepublican ticket.

The parents of our subject [Marvin Fox and Amy Andrus Fox] are living inHinsdale, at a ripe old age.

x. Elizabeth Ellen FOX (daughter of Marvin FOX and Amy ANDRUS) was born on 24Apr 1848 in Dorset, Bennington, Vermont, USA. She married John HAMBLE on 29Dec 1869 in Fullersburg, DuPage, Illinois, USA. He was born on 08 May 1838 inMorgan County, Ohio USA. He died on 09 Jan 1892 in Hinsdale, Du Page, Illinois,USA.

Generation 3

Capt. William FOX, son of John FOX and Eleanor LOVETT was born on 28 Jun 1760 inWoodstock, Connecticut, American Colonies. He died on 17 Feb 1822 in Wallingford, Rutland,Vermont, USA. He married Philena WHITE in 1780 in Tinmouth, Vermont, American Colonies.

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Under these circumstances Fox and two or three others concluded to leave the naval service andrejoin the regiments. One dark night they secured a boat and quietly left the vessel. They had gonebut a short distance when the alarm was given and they heard the order to fire a certain gun. Foxwas captain of that gun. His absence caused a few minutes delay, so that the boat was lost in thedarkness before a gun could be fired. They landed in safety and made their way to the army,where they were secure in the friendship and protection of the officers of their regiment.

It must have been the close of his term of service under a call for the militia that he was engaged in

the defense of an outpost at the time his uncle, Sergeant Jabez Fox, was killed. As the story of themurder of Sergeant Jabez Fox will be given in its proper place, it is not necessary to relate it here.

The war in the Northern states was now pretty nearly ended. Fox went back to Woodstock but didnot remain long at that place. Rutland County, Vermont, was then a frontier settlement, and manyof the young men who had served in the army were leaving the old homes and striking out for thenew country. Going with the tide William found himself after a weary march in this land of promise.We are not informed in regard to the amount of wealth he possessed at the time, but it wasprobably little more than the clothing he had on. It was necessary to earn a living and he hired to aman named Spafford at six dollars per month. His employer was clearing a new farm and steadychopping was the work required. The hardships, privations and loneliness of this new life oftenbrought to his mind the comforts of the home he had left, but he did not change the resolution hehad formed of making his own way in the world.

Within a few months from the time he reached Vermont he had married Miss Philena White, adaughter of one of the early settlers, had bought a tract of land in the town of Tinmouth, andcommenced clearing a farm for himself. Game was abundant in those early days. Deer, bears, andwolves found shelter in the dense evergreen forest that covered the mountains. Fox and hisfather-in-law, White, were very successful hunters, and it is recorded that they killed ten bears in ahunt of thirteen days.

There is a story told of Fox and some of the other settlers building a wolf, trap which they baitedwith a live sheep. The place where the trap was set was at considerable distance from their homesand it was arranged that each in turn should supply the sheep with hay and water. The particularday on which each man should attend to this duty was specified. It is not likely that the sheepdoomed to play such an unpleasant part in this game was a very choice specimen of the flock, forwhen the first man brought his bundle he found that the old sheep had no further use for hay andwas, in short, as dead as mutton. Quietly he departed, leaving his useless load as a witness thathe had fulfilled his part of the contract but saying nothing to the rest of the party about the untimelydeath of the sheep. The next one made the journey and, taking in the situation at a glance,followed the example of his predecessor. Each succeeding day saw a man tramping off into themountains with a bundle of hay to feed a dead sheep until the last one of the party had been onthis fool's errand, then they met to enjoy the joke.

Four or five years after marriage Fox sold or exchanged his farm in Tinmouth for one in Wallingfordwhere he resided during the remainder of his life. It was a very pleasant place that he secured for ahome, and the house that he built is still standing, though nearly a century has passed since it wascompleted. Fox became popular with his townsmen and held the offices of justice of the peace andtown clerk for thirty years. Was also member of the Vermont legislature for twenty years. In thedischarge of his duty as magistrate he probably married more couples than any other justice in the

state. The fee for the ceremony was a silver dollar and as Fox invariably handed the dollarreceived from the groom to the bride there were few ladies so indifferent to their own interests as toallow any other justice to perform the ceremony. His decisions were so just and equitable that it issaid none of them were ever reversed in the higher courts. William Fox, Esq., married PhilenaWhite in Rutland County, Vermont, 1780. She was born October, 1762. He died February 17,1822, at Wallingford, Vt. She died at the same place July 3, 1817.

Notes for Philena WHITE:

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Philena White died in Wallingford, Vt., July 3, 1817. She resembled her mother as closely as hersister Lois did her father, and, like her mother, died of consumption. She was a devoted wife, atender and loving mother, one of whom no ill was ever spoken. She married in 1780, at Tinmouth,Vt., Capt. William Fox. who was born, probably, in Newburg, N. Y., June 28,1760; he died Feb.17, 1822, at Wallingford, Vt. He entered Revolutionary service when 16 years old, and continuedin the army until near the close of the year 1779. He represented the town of Wallingford, Vt., for21 years - 20 years continuously.

Children:

John Fox, b. at Tinmouth, Vt., Aug. 24, 1781.

William Fox, b. at Tinmouth, Vt., June 10, 1784.

Eleanor Fox, b. at Tinmouth, Vt., March 20, 1786.

Fanny Fox, b. at Tinmouth, Vt., Jan. 21,1788.

Mary Fox, b. at Tinmouth, Vt., Feb. 8, 1790; married Dr. David Holden at Wallingford, Vt. Sheresided in Wallingford until her death, June 30, 1827. She died of consumption. She had no

children.

George Marshall Fox, b. at Wallingford, Vt., Feb. 16, 1792. He was for a short time in businesswith his cousin, Leverett Hyde. Afflicted with phthisis he, accompanied by his cousin Leverett, whowas suffering from the same dread disease, went to Mississippi in the fall of 1818. He died atNatchez Oct. 16 of the following year [1819]; unmarried.

Marvin Fox, h. at Wallingford, Vt., Dec. 26, 1794.

Laura Fox, b. at Wallingford, Vt., Jan. 26, 1797; died July 12, 1820; unmarried.

Philana Fox, b. at Wallinford, Vt.

Priscilla Fox, b. at Wallingford, Vt., May 16, 1802; died May 18, 1818; unmarried.

Philena WHITE and Capt. William FOX had the following children:

i. John M. FOX MD (son of Capt. William FOX and Philena WHITE) was born on 24Aug 1781 in Tinmouth, Rutland, Vermont, American Colonies. He died on 17 Jun1853 in Wallingford, Rutland, Vermont, USA. He married Mary CRARY on 12 May1807 in Wallingford, Rutland, Vermont, USA. She was born on 30 Jul 1788 inWallingford, Rutland, Vermont, USA. She died on 19 Aug 1876 in Wallingford,Rutland, Vermont, USA.

Notes for John M. FOX MD:Source: "The History and Map of Danby Vermont," J.C. Williams, 1869, pages147-148

Dr. John Fox, a native of Tinmouth, who was born in 1781 and studied medicinewith Dr. Hamilton, of Wallingford; one year with Dr. Porter of Rutland; was m. in1809 to Polly Crary of Wallingford, and commenced the practice of medicine aboutthe same time, in Tinmouth, under a license from the Rutland county medicalsociety; stayed in Tinmouth one or two years, then went back to Wallingford, boughtout Dr. Hamilton, and practiced medicine there until his death in 1853. In 1826, hereceived from Castleton Medical College the honorary degree of M.D. He did morebusiness in Danby while he lived than any other physician living in town at the time.Of him much might be said, but his history is more particularly identified with that ofWallingford.


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Source: "The Nicholas White Family" compiled by Thomas J. Lothrop. A.B.NEHGS, 1902, page 272-273

John Fox studied medicine under the direction of Dr. Z. Hamilton of Wallingfordand Dr. Ezekiel Porter of Rutland instructed him in the art of surgery. In 1807 thefirst Vermont Medical Society gave him license to practice medicine. In 1829 hereceived the degree of M. D. from Castleton Medical College at Castleton, Vt. Soonafter receiving license to practice medicine he settled in Wallingford, Vt., and soonacquired an extensive practice, and was frequently called to other parts of theState. In a very marked degree he secured the love and esteem of the people towhom he ministered. To many of his large clientage he was more than the skillfulphysician, he was also their wise counsellor and friend, and in various ways helpedmany to bear burdens that otherwise could not have been borne. It is needless toadd that his fellow townsmen were always ready to bestore upon him any honorwithin their gift. He was seven times chosen to represent the town in the legislature,and three times was elected State senator. He died in Wallingford, Vt. June 11,1868; married May 12, 1807, Mary [Crary], daughter of Elias Crary, Esq., ofWallingford, born July 30, 1788 and died Aug. 19, 1876.

Children:

Harriet Fox, b. Oct. 13, 1809; died May 16, 1824.

William Crary Fox, b. July 14, 1811.

Elizabeth Fox, b. Nov. 11, 1813; married Edwin Martindale, Feb. 14, 1844; he wasborn in Dorset, Vt., Jan. 6,1818; died in WallinRford, Vt., April 18, 1892; she diedSept. 22, 1896. They had no children. Mr. Martindale, was a successful merchant;in the year 1865 and 1856, he represented the town of Wallingford, in the statelegislature; was town clerk and treasurer for several years; was one of the trusteesof the Rutland Savings Bank; director of the National Bank of Rutland, and of theMerchants National Bank in the same place.

Mary M. Fox, b. May 28,1817, at Wallingford, Vt.; died Sept. 8, 1888.

John M. Fox. b. April 22, 1825.

George Herbert Fox, b. March 22, 1880.

ii. William FOX (son of Capt. William FOX and Philena WHITE) was born on 10 Jun1784 in Tinmouth, Vermont, American Colonies. He died on 07 Apr 1872 in LeeCounty, Iowa, USA. He married Sarah IVES on 27 Aug 1806 in Wallingford,Rutland, Vermont, USA. She was born on 23 Dec 1793 in Wallingford, Rutland,Vermont, USA. She died on 18 Dec 1876 in Appanoose, Iowa, USA.

Notes for William FOX:Source: "The Nicholas White Family" compiled by Thomas J. Lothrop. A.B.NEHGS, 1902, page 273-274

William Fox, early in life, became a merchant and taking Mr. J. Hill as partner,under the firm name of Fox & Hill, engaged in various branches of business. Thebusiness, though at first very successful, after a number of years becameunremunerative and the partnership was dissolved. In 1827 Mr. Fox removed toOrleans county, New York, and engaged in farming. In 1841 he went with hisbrother-in-law, John Ives, to Iowa and in 1853 bought a large tract of land in DesMoines county, and in a few years it became very valuable. In all his enterprises,except the first, he was successful and he accumulated considerable properly. Hemuch regretted the lack of educational advantages in early life and endeavored, notwithout success, to supply the lack by reading and observation. His wife was notonly a faithful helpmate in all domestic relations, but she also, by her council greatlyfurthered the various enterprises in which her husband was engaged. Of her it may


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be said "she did him good, not evil, all the days of her life." He died in Lee county,Iowa, April 7" 1872; married Aug. 27, 1806, Sarah Ives of Wallingford, Vt., bornDec. 23, 1193 and died in Appanoose county, Iowa, Dec. 18, 1876.

Children:

Electa Fox, b. Dec. 11, 1812, in Rutland County, Yt.

Charles W. Fox, b. May 15, 1815, at Wallingford, Vt.

Frances Fox, b. Dec. 5, 1817, at Wallingford, .Vt.; died at Wallingford, Vt. Jan,1819.

Nathaniel M. Fox, b. March 22, 1820, at Wallingford, Vt.

Mary Fox, b. July 11, 1834, in Orleans County, N. Y.

iii. Eleanor FOX (daughter of Capt. William FOX and Philena WHITE) was born on 20Mar 1786 in Tinmouth, Vermont, American Colonies. She died on 28 Aug 1858 inGranville, Washington, New York, USA. She married Augustus MULFORD M.D.about 1824.

Notes for Eleanor FOX:Source: "The Nicholas White Family" compiled by Thomas J. Lothrop. A.B.NEHGS, 1902, page 274

Eleanor Fox was very highly esteemed by all who knew her, but by near relativesshe is especially remembered as having, for many years, been a ministering angelto the many sick of her father's household. She survived her husband a number ofyears and died in Granville, N. Y. Aug. 28, 1858. She married about the year 1824,Dr. Augustus Mulford, being his third wife.

Children:

Charles Mulford, b. at Granville, N. Y.; about 1826; he studied with his father, Dr.

Augustus Mulford, and graduated at the Castleton Medical College. Though buttwenty four years of age at the time of his death he had already given promise ofgreat usefulness in his chosen profession. He married; had one child that died ininfancy.

Fanny Mulford, b. about 1828 in Granville, N. Y.; married Bernhardt Gross. Theyremoved to Denver where they still reside.

Phoebe Mulford, b. July 5, 1830, in Granville, N.Y. She was educated at ElmwoodSeminary, Castleton,Vt. She became a teacher but subsequently engaged in the millinery business. Shedied Dec. 1, 1888.

iv. Fanny FOX (daughter of Capt. William FOX and Philena WHITE) was born on 21Jan 1788 in Tinmouth, Rutland, Vermont, USA. She died on 26 Feb 1823 inGranville, Washington, New York, USA. She married Augustus MULFORD M.D..

v. Mary FOX (daughter of Capt. William FOX and Philena WHITE) was born on 08Feb 1790 in Tinmouth, Rutland, Vermont, USA. She died on 30 Jun 1827 inWallingford, Rutland, Vermont, USA.

vi. George Marshall FOX (son of Capt. William FOX and Philena WHITE) was born on16 Feb 1792 in Wallingford, Rutland, Vermont, USA. He died on 16 Oct 1819 inNatchez, Adams, Mississippi, USA.

Notes for George Marshall FOX:Source: "The Nicholas White Family" compiled by Thomas J. Lothrop. A.B.


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George Marshall Fox, b. at Wallingford, Vt., Feb. 16, 1792. He was for a short timein business with his cousin, Leverett Hyde. Afflicted with phthisis he, accompaniedby his cousin Leverett, who was suffering from the same dread disease, went toMississippi in the fall of 1818. He died at Natchez Oct. 16 of the following year[1819]; unmarried.

2. vii. Marvin FOX (son of Capt. William FOX and Philena WHITE) was born on 25 Dec

1794 in Wallingford, Rutland, Vermont, USA. He died on 11 Jun 1889 inFullersburg, DuPage, Illinois, USA. He married Amy ANDRUS on 23 Sep 1823 inWallingford, Rutland, Vermont, USA, daughter of Lincoln ANDRUS and Amy(SHORT) GRAVES. She was born on 26 Nov 1805 in Wallingford, Rutland,Vermont, USA. She died on 28 Nov 1884 in Fullersburg, DuPage, Illinois, USA.

viii. Laura FOX (daughter of Capt. William FOX and Philena WHITE) was born on 26Jan 1797 in Wallingford, Rutland, Vermont, USA. She died on 12 Jul 1820 inWallingford, Rutland, Vermont, USA.

ix. Priscilla FOX (daughter of Capt. William FOX and Philena WHITE) was born on 16May 1802 in Wallingford, Rutland, Vermont, USA. She died on 18 May 1818 inWallingford, Rutland, Vermont, USA.

x. Philena FOX (daughter of Capt. William FOX and Philena WHITE) was born on 07

Jul 1799 in Wallingford, Rutland, Vermont, USA. She died on 29 Aug 1829 inWallingford, Rutland, Vermont, USA. She married Thomas ANDRUS on 17 Feb1823 in Wallingford, Rutland, Vermont, USA, son of Lincoln ANDRUS and Amy(SHORT) GRAVES. He was born on 26 Jan 1801 in Wallingford, Rutland, Vermont,USA. He died after 1880 in Downers Grove, Du Page, Illinois, USA.

Notes for Philena FOX:Source: "The Nicholas White Family" compiled by Thomas J. Lothrop. A.B.NEHGS, 1902, page 275-276

Philena Fox resided in Wallingford, Vt.; married Feb. 17, 1828, Thomas Andrews.She died Aug. 29, 1829.

Children:

Mary Eleanor Andrews, b. May. 2, 1826, at Wallingford, Vt.; married MosesWalton Nov. 26, 1844. In 1856, Mr. Walton, with his family, started on a trip toCalifornia. While crossing the Isthmus of Panama the train was wrecked and Mr.Walton was killed. The family returned to their former home. Mrs. Walton is aresident of Du Page county, Illinois.

[JS Note: Mary Eleanor ANDREWS Walton is the cousin referred to in JarvisMarvin Fox's bio information regarding his trip via Panama.]

Elizabeth F. Andrews, b. Feb. 22, 1828, at Wallingford, Vt.; married LorenzoWalton June 2, 1854; he was born April 8, 1827; he died March 9, 1894. Nochildren. Elizabeth Walton and her husband were with her brother-in-law and family

in the terrible railroad wreck on the Isthmus of Panama. During her early yearsElizabeth resided with her grandmother Andrews and other relatives.

Notes for Thomas ANDRUS:source: Blanchard, Rufus. History of DuPage County, IL. Chicago: O.L. Baskinand Co., 1882, p 79

Thomas Andrus, was among the first settlers of Chicago, having come there about1833; he was born in Vermont January 26, 1801, and is a son of Lincoln and Amy(Short) Andrus, natives of Massachusetts. Thomas was married, in 1823, toPhilena Fox, by whom he was given two children, viz., Mary (Mrs. Moses Walton),Elizabeth (Mrs. Lorenzo Walton). Mrs. Andrus died and Thomas was married,


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March 23, 1835, to Melissa A. [SNOW], daughter of John and Zerna (Sanford)Snow. After going to Chicago, he worked at carpentering, and drove the first pile inthe Chicago River. In 1835, he settled on eighty acres of land, a part of his presentfarm of 130 acres. He kept a hotel in a log cabin, and was Postmaster for fourteenyears. Mr. Andrus began breaking the wild prairie with an ox team ad a plow with awooden mold-board. He has been Justice of the Peace, County Commissioner,Town Clerk, and Assessor. He assessed the township in 1870. He and family arestaunch Republicans. Thomas cast his first vote for Jackson. The companion of Mr.Thomas is yet with him, yet very feeble. She was married, prior to that with him, toDwight Bartlett, the result being one child, Horace D, a farmer in California.

Lincoln ANDRUS was born on 12 Jan 1765 in Taunton, Massachusetts Bay Colony. He died on04 Jan 1845 in Wallingford, Rutland, Vermont, USA. He married Amy (SHORT) GRAVES on 26Jul 1789 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.

6.

Amy (SHORT) GRAVES was born on 24 Jul 1770 in Windsor, Massachusetts Bay Colony. Shedied on 25 Sep 1830 in Wallingford, Rutland, Vermont, USA.

Notes for Lincoln ANDRUS:Source: DuPage County (IL) Genealogical Society (http://www.dcgs.org/)

Lincoln Andrus - Husband of Amy (Graves) Short, whom he married on July 26, 1789 inTaunton, Bristol, MA, and with whom he had 11 known children: Jarvis, Graves, Sally, Lincoln,Bradford, Thomas, Anna, Amy/Ama, Harriet, Allen and Holden Andrus.

Birth: Jan. 12, 1765Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Death: Jan. 4, 1845Wallingford, Rutland County, Vermont, USA

Notes for Amy (SHORT) GRAVES:Source: DuPage County (IL) Genealogical Society, (http://www.dcgs.org/)

Amy (Short) GRAVES, wife of:

1) Unknown SHORT (her surname was "Short" at the time of her marriage, but the records of allher children give her maiden name as "Graves.")

2) Lincoln ANDRUS, whom she married on July 26, 1789, in Taunton, Bristol, MA, and with whomshe had 11 known children (for names, please see husband's memorial).

Birth: Jul. 24, 1770Windsor, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA

Death: Sep. 25, 1830

Wallingford, Rutland County, Vermont, USA

7.

Amy (SHORT) GRAVES and Lincoln ANDRUS had the following children:

i. Jarvis ANDRUS (son of Lincoln ANDRUS and Amy (SHORT) GRAVES) was bornin 1790 in Wallingford, Rutland, Vermont, USA. He died on 04 Mar 1874 inVermont, USA.

ii. Graves ANDRUS (son of Lincoln ANDRUS and Amy (SHORT) GRAVES) was bornon 11 Jan 1790 in Wallingford, Rutland, Vermont, USA.

iii. Sally ANDRUS (daughter of Lincoln ANDRUS and Amy (SHORT) GRAVES) wasborn on 21 Nov 1794 in Wallingford, Rutland, Vermont, USA.

iv. Lincoln ANDRUS (son of Lincoln ANDRUS and Amy (SHORT) GRAVES) was bornon 18 Nov 1796 in Wallingford, Rutland, Vermont, USA. He died on 30 Sep 1887 in


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Vermont, USA.

v. Bradford ANDRUS (son of Lincoln ANDRUS and Amy (SHORT) GRAVES) wasborn on 19 Dec 1798 in Wallingford, Rutland, Vermont, USA. He died on 06 Mar1868 in Wallingford, Rutland, Vermont, USA.

vi. Thomas ANDRUS (son of Lincoln ANDRUS and Amy (SHORT) GRAVES) wasborn on 26 Jan 1801 in Wallingford, Rutland, Vermont, USA. He died after 1880 inDowners Grove, Du Page, Illinois, USA. He married Philena FOX on 17 Feb 1823 inWallingford, Rutland, Vermont, USA, daughter of Capt. William FOX and Philena

WHITE. She was born on 07 Jul 1799 in Wallingford, Rutland, Vermont, USA. Shedied on 29 Aug 1829 in Wallingford, Rutland, Vermont, USA. He married Melissa A.SNOW on 23 Mar 1835, daughter of Jonathan SNOW and Zerviah Viah SANFORD.She was born on 11 May 1801 in Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. Shedied after 1880.

Notes for Thomas ANDRUS:source: Blanchard, Rufus. History of DuPage County, IL. Chicago: O.L. Baskinand Co., 1882, p 79

Thomas Andrus, was among the first settlers of Chicago, having come there about1833; he was born in Vermont January 26, 1801, and is a son of Lincoln and Amy(Short) Andrus, natives of Massachusetts. Thomas was married, in 1823, to

Philena Fox, by whom he was given two children, viz., Mary (Mrs. Moses Walton),Elizabeth (Mrs. Lorenzo Walton). Mrs. Andrus died and Thomas was married,March 23, 1835, to Melissa A. [SNOW], daughter of John and Zerna (Sanford)Snow. After going to Chicago, he worked at carpentering, and drove the first pile inthe Chicago River. In 1835, he settled on eighty acres of land, a part of his presentfarm of 130 acres. He kept a hotel in a log cabin, and was Postmaster for fourteenyears. Mr. Andrus began breaking the wild prairie with an ox team ad a plow with awooden mold-board. He has been Justice of the Peace, County Commissioner,Town Clerk, and Assessor. He assessed the township in 1870. He and family arestaunch Republicans. Thomas cast his first vote for Jackson. The companion of Mr.Thomas is yet with him, yet very feeble. She was married, prior to that with him, toDwight Bartlett, the result being one child, Horace D, a farmer in California.

Notes for Philena FOX:Source: "The Nicholas White Family" compiled by Thomas J. Lothrop. A.B.NEHGS, 1902, page 275-276

Philena Fox resided in Wallingford, Vt.; married Feb. 17, 1828, Thomas Andrews.She died Aug. 29, 1829.

Children:

Mary Eleanor Andrews, b. May. 2, 1826, at Wallingford, Vt.; married MosesWalton Nov. 26, 1844. In 1856, Mr. Walton, with his family, started on a trip toCalifornia. While crossing the Isthmus of Panama the train was wrecked and Mr.Walton was killed. The family returned to their former home. Mrs. Walton is a

resident of Du Page county, Illinois.

[JS Note: Mary Eleanor ANDREWS Walton is the cousin referred to in JarvisMarvin Fox's bio information regarding his trip via Panama.]

Elizabeth F. Andrews, b. Feb. 22, 1828, at Wallingford, Vt.; married LorenzoWalton June 2, 1854; he was born April 8, 1827; he died March 9, 1894. Nochildren. Elizabeth Walton and her husband were with her brother-in-law and familyin the terrible railroad wreck on the Isthmus of Panama. During her early yearsElizabeth resided with her grandmother Andrews and other relatives.


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Abigail CAMPBELL, daughter of Joshua CAMPBELL and Abigail BRITTON was born on 18 Sep1737 in Raynam, Massachusetts Bay Colony. She died about 1803 in Wallingford, Rutland,Vermont, USA.

Notes for Philip WHITE:Source: "The Nicholas White Family" compiled by Thomas J. Lothrop. A.B. NEHGS, 1902,

vii. Anna Edgerton ANDRUS (daughter of Lincoln ANDRUS and Amy (SHORT)GRAVES) was born on 08 Apr 1803 in Wallingford, Rutland, Vermont, USA. Shedied on 03 Mar 1871 in Vermont, USA.

3. viii. Amy ANDRUS (daughter of Lincoln ANDRUS and Amy (SHORT) GRAVES) wasborn on 26 Nov 1805 in Wallingford, Rutland, Vermont, USA. She died on 28 Nov1884 in Fullersburg, DuPage, Illinois, USA. She married Marvin FOX on 23 Sep1823 in Wallingford, Rutland, Vermont, USA, son of Capt. William FOX and PhilenaWHITE. He was born on 25 Dec 1794 in Wallingford, Rutland, Vermont, USA. He

died on 11 Jun 1889 in Fullersburg, DuPage, Illinois, USA.ix. Harriet ANDRUS (daughter of Lincoln ANDRUS and Amy (SHORT) GRAVES) was

born on 04 Jul 1810 in Wallingford, Rutland, Vermont, USA.

x. Allen ANDRUS (son of Lincoln ANDRUS and Amy (SHORT) GRAVES) was bornon 24 Aug 1811 in Wallingford, Rutland, Vermont, USA.

xi. Holden ANDRUS (son of Lincoln ANDRUS and Amy (SHORT) GRAVES) was bornon 19 Feb 1816 in Wallingford, Rutland, Vermont, USA.

Generation 4

John FOX, son of Thomas FOX and Mercy LAWRENCE was born on 10 Mar 1737 in Woodstock,Connecticut, American Colonies. He died about 1761 in Newburgh, Orange, New York, AmericanColonies. He married Eleanor LOVETT about 1757.

8.

Eleanor LOVETT, daughter of Joseph LOVETT and Eleanor BUGBEY was born on 26 Apr 1741 inConnecticut, American Colonies. She died on 12 Nov 1822.

Notes for John FOX:Source: "A History of That Part of the Fox Family Descended from Thomas Fox ofCambridge, Mass. with Genealogical Records," By N. M. FOX, 1899, Page 65, Woodstock, CT

John Fox (Thomas 4, Jabez 3, Jabez 2, Thomas 1) was born at Woodstock, Conn., March 10,1737. Married Eleanor Lovett, who was born 1740. They removed to Newburg, N. Y., where hedied probably in 1761. Miss Eleanor Fox made her way back to Woodstock, a distance of 100miles, through a country that was then little better than a wilderness, leading John, her oldest littleboy, and carrying William. Her goods were shipped on a coasting vessel, to be sent around by seato Connecticut. The vessel was wrecked and the goods lost. Sept. 17, 1764, three years after her

return to Woodstock, she was married to Nathaniel Child - was his second wife. About the year1785 she made a journey alone on horseback from Connecticut to Rutland County, Vermont, tovisit her son William and his family. Tradition describes her as a tall, finely formed woman, whosepersonal appearance corresponded with the nobility of her character. She died Nov. 12, 1822.

9.

Eleanor LOVETT and John FOX had the following children:

i. John FOX (son of John FOX and Eleanor LOVETT) was born on 07 Aug 1758 inNewburgh, Orange, New York, American Colonies.

4. ii. Capt. William FOX (son of John FOX and Eleanor LOVETT) was born on 28 Jun1760 in Woodstock, Connecticut, American Colonies. He died on 17 Feb 1822 inWallingford, Rutland, Vermont, USA. He married Philena WHITE in 1780 inTinmouth, Vermont, American Colonies, daughter of Philip WHITE and Abigail

CAMPBELL. She was born in Oct 1763 in Woodstock, Connecticut, AmericanColonies. She died on 03 Jul 1817 in Wallingford, Rutland, Vermont, USA.

Philip WHITE, son of Nicholas WHITE and Sarah KING was born on 28 Jul 1734 in Norton,Massachusetts Bay Colony. He died on 16 Oct 1822 in Wallingford, Rutland, Vermont, USA. Hemarried Abigail CAMPBELL on 02 Feb 1758 in Norton, Massachusetts Bay Colony.

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Philip White; the .following sketch was written by his great grandson, Rev. Nehem1ah White, D.D., of Galesburg, m.:

Philip 5 White, Nicholas 4 White, Nicholas 8, Nicholas 2, Nicholas 1.

Philip White, the progenitor of one of the branches of the Nicholas White family in Vermont wasborn in Norton, Mass., July 28, 1784. Feb. 2, 1758 he was married to Abigail Campbell, daughterof Joshua and Abigail (Britton) Campbell. Abigail Campbell was born in Raynham, Mass., Sunday,Sept. 18, 1787. They were married at Norton, Mass. by Rev. Ebenezer White, pastor of theCongregational church at that place.

At some time between 1759 and 1761 Philip White removed to Woodstock, Conn., whence in1778 he emigrated to the "Hampshire Grants," as the State of Vermont was then called, and settledon a farm in the township of Tinmouth. This farm he had purchased Jan. 4, 1776 while still aresident of Woodstock. In 1798, through the shifting of township boundaries, he became a residentof Wallingford [Vermont].

Philip White died in Wallingford, Vt., Oct. 16, 1822; his wife, Abigail. died at Wallingford in 1808 or1804. It is much to be regretted that the date of her death cannot now be ascertained. For manyweeks she was tenderly cared for by her mother, Abigail (Britton) Campbell, who, though nearly

ninety years of age, was still in possession of much of her former vigor.

Philip White married a second wife, Mrs. Sally Wood, of Middletown, Vt., who survived him.

Physically, intellectually, and morally, Philip White was a man of marked characteristics.

He was of medium stature, and had a compact and firmly knit frame. Many stories are told of hisagility and wonderful feats of strength. One of these possesses more than a passing interest. Twomen together with a lawyer whom they had retained, met Mr. White in the office of the lawyer(probably) to arrange some matters of business. Soon after the beginning of negotiations one ofthe party locked the door of the office. Papers were then presented to Mr. White for his signature.He refused to sign them; they insisted, and finally coupled their requests with threats of bodilyinjury in case he did not yield to their demands. When Mr. White became fully convinced that he

must accede to their wishes or suffer great bodily injury and perhaps death at their hands, he lostno time in coming to a decision. Throwing off' his coat and cravat, he attacked his adversaries withsuch vigor that in the space of a few minutes, all three were begging for mercy. Although Mr. Whitemany times told to his grandchildren the story of this encounter with the three men, it seemssomewhat singular that none of them could remember the nature of the business that called theparties together. It would seem as if no trouble could have arisen in connection with anytransactions in real estate made by Philip White, after his removal to Vermont.

Only one plausible explanation can, in the opinion of the writer, be given, but this explanationseems to bear the marks of probability. It has been stated that Mr. White, while still residing inWoodstock, Conn., purchased a farm in Vermont, Jan. 4, 1716. He may have intended to go toVermont in the spring following. Early in March, however, he enlisted in the service of theRevolution, joining Co. 6th, 11th Reg. Conn. Militia. He served until December of the same year,

when he returned to Woodstock. It is supposed that during the two years before his removal toVermont, other parties had taken possession of the farm and sought to retain it by methods notunknown at the present day. The men in question probably sought to compel Mr. White to givethem a quit claim deed of the farm. This physical vigor suffered no abatement during the wholeperiod of middle life. 'To a friend who asked him at what age he could endure the most hardship.He made the somewhat remarkable statement: "I think that when between 65 and 60 years of age Icould do more work with less fatigue than at any other period of my life."

He was a man of more than average intelligence and as he had had considerable experience bothin military and in civic life, he became a helpful factor in the development of the community in whichhe lived. His educational advantages were of the most meager sort, and it is not surprising that henever acquired a taste for study, nor that he had little love for books - the Bible being the onenotable exception. He was, also, a man of indomitable energy and perseverance. Twice he served


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his country in the capacity of a soldier. A few weeks after his marriage he joined the forces underAbercrombie destined for the reduction of Ticonderoga and was in the second line of assaultcomposed in part of provincials from Massachusetts. The gun (fusil) which he carried in this battleand also in the campaign of 1776, is now in the possession of the writer, his great-grandson, aresident of Galesburg, Ill. This gun was made in London in the year 1741 or 1742.

In early life Philip White is said to have been of a somewhat wild and adventurous disposition. Hisinterest in religion began in middle life. His name is not on the records of the Congregationalchurch in Woodstock, Conn., where he lived seventeen or eighteen years, but it is certain that hewas a member of the Congregationalist church in Wallingford, Vt., from the time of its organizationin 1796 to the time 01 his decease in 1822. He at once became a most ardent advocate of the faithhe had espoused. In theological belief he was a strict Calvinist, and a strenuous defender of thecharacteristic doctrines of the great reformer. When in later years he realized that through thepreaching of Wesley, who sought to "turn all doctrinal truth into instant life," the clear cut doctrinesof Calvin might suffer, at least, a partial eclipse, he regarded the new movement with extremedisfavor.

We naturally seek for the springs of that influence which leads persons of strong and imperiouswill, to surrender that will to the Divine leadership. We cannot fathom the inmost recesses of thehuman heart, but we do know that reflection has often within it a strange power of ministration. Thesource of that influence may have been the surviving memories of the awful carnage before theramparts of Ticonderoga; it may have been the result of meditation on the tragic death of his first

born; and it may well have been due to the tender solicitude and the subduing appeals of a lovingand saintly wife. True, even after his conversion he did not always maintain a spirit of celestialtemper, but he did, in great measure, repress the wild energies of his nature, he did become aGod-fearing man, and he made conscience the ruling principle in the conduct of life.

Of the science of politics, Mr. White, doubtless knew little, but, perhaps no man ever had clearerintuition of the one absolutely essential factor in all enduring corporate life - moral soundness; andhis influence must be reckoned among the constructive agencies in the development of thecommunity in which he had cast his lot on the then frontier of civilization.

Though for many years somewhat troubled with a rheumatic affliction, he may be said to haveenjoyed almost uninterrupted good health during a long life of more than eighty-eight years. In thespring of 1822 he began visibly to fail. When the end drew near he called to his bedside his

grandson, Justin, who had taken much care of him during his illness, and addressed to him a fewtender words, telling him that before the setting of the morrow's sun, his spirit would be mingledwith other spirits good or bad.

The next morning, when Justin (the father of the writer), went to the sickroom, his grandfatherlooked up and said: "Justin, my son, I am still alive." These were his last words. Justin took hisplace beside the chair, on the other side of which his older brother Alvin, who had also beenattentive to him in his illness was already standing. While thus witnessing sufferings which theycould do nothing to assuage, suddenly his countenance fell, he ceased to breathe. The man ofindomitable will had bowed to the summons of death.

Children [by Abigail]:

Philip Jr., b. probably in Norton in Dec, 1758 or Jan, 1759; died in Woodstock, Conn. June 7, 1777.In May 171'1, he was drafted into Revolutionary service; his mother, being in poor health andgreatly distressed at the thought or his leaving her, the father procured a substitute; three daysafter the substitute left for the army, Philip 6 was thrown from his horse and killed; he was in thenineteenthyear of his age.

Lois b. -- 1761 at Woodstock, Conn.

Philena b. Oct. 1763, at Woodstock, Conn .

Nehemiah b. Tuesday, Aug 6, 1765, at Woodstock, Conn.


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Abigail CAMPBELL and Philip WHITE had the following children:

i. Philip WHITE Jr. (son of Philip WHITE and Abigail CAMPBELL) was born aboutDec 1758 in Woodstock, Connecticut, American Colonies. He died on 07 Jun 1777in Woodstock, Connecticut, American Colonies.

ii. Lois WHITE (daughter of Philip WHITE and Abigail CAMPBELL) was born about1761 in Woodstock, Connecticut, American Colonies.

5. iii. Philena WHITE (daughter of Philip WHITE and Abigail CAMPBELL) was born inOct 1763 in Woodstock, Connecticut, American Colonies. She died on 03 Jul 1817in Wallingford, Rutland, Vermont, USA. She married Capt. William FOX in 1780 inTinmouth, Vermont, American Colonies, son of John FOX and Eleanor LOVETT.He was born on 28 Jun 1760 in Woodstock, Connecticut, American Colonies. Hedied on 17 Feb 1822 in Wallingford, Rutland, Vermont, USA.

iv. Nehemiah WHITE (son of Philip WHITE and Abigail CAMPBELL) was born on 06Aug 1765 in Woodstock, Connecticut, American Colonies.

Generation 5

Thomas FOX, son of Jabez FOX and Hannah BURROUGHS was born on 07 Dec 1706 in Boston,Massachusetts, American Colonies. He died in 1796 in Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, USA.He married Mercy LAWRENCE on 07 Nov 1729 in Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, USA.

16.

Mercy LAWRENCE, daughter of Daniel LAWRENCE and was born on 06 Dec 1706 in Suffolk,Massachusetts, American Colonies. She died on 11 Aug 1794 in Woodstock, Windham,Connecticut, USA.

Notes for Thomas FOX:Source: "A History of That Part of the Fox Family Descended from Thomas Fox ofCambridge, Mass. with Genealogical Records," By N. M. FOX, 1899, Page 63, Woodstock, CT

Thomas Fox (Jabez 3, Jabez 2, Thomas 1), was born in Boston Dec. 7, 1706. Married Mercie(family name not known). Removed to Woodstock, Conn., was among the first settlers of thatplace, which was at that time supposed to be in the state of Massachusetts. Here he establishedhimself in the business of manufacturing and dressing cloth. Most of the work at that time was doneby hand. Women did the spinning and weaving at their homes. He resided in a two-story red house

not far from the Putnam Wolf cave. This house was burned in 1850. Thomas Fox died in 1796.

[JS Note: Mercie - has been linked to Mercy Lawrence, and her name has been used instead ofMercie -]

17.

Mercy LAWRENCE and Thomas FOX had the following children:

i. Hannah FOX (daughter of Thomas FOX and Mercy LAWRENCE) was born on 27Apr 1731 in Woodstock, Connecticut, American Colonies.

ii. Thomas FOX (son of Thomas FOX and Mercy LAWRENCE) was born on 07 Sep1732 in Woodstock, Connecticut, American Colonies.

iii. Mariah FOX (daughter of Thomas FOX and Mercy LAWRENCE) was born on 23Apr 1735 in Woodstock, Connecticut, American Colonies.

8. iv. John FOX (son of Thomas FOX and Mercy LAWRENCE) was born on 10 Mar 1737in Woodstock, Connecticut, American Colonies. He died about 1761 in Newburgh,Orange, New York, American Colonies. He married Eleanor LOVETT about 1757,daughter of Joseph LOVETT and Eleanor BUGBEY. She was born on 26 Apr 1741in Connecticut, American Colonies. She died on 12 Nov 1822.

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