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Reading was granted a charter on July 6, 1761 by
Governor Wentworth of New Hampshire. The first settler was Andrew
Spear who came to the area in 1772. By 1779 he was joined by James
Sawyer, John Weld, David Hapgood, Joseph Sawyer, Jedediah Leavens,
Seth and John Sawyer, Samuel Gary and Hezejiah Leavens. In 1780
Benjanin Sawyer, Nebediah Cady and Benjanin Buck settled in
Reading.
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Reading Historical Society Museum
Reading, VT
05062
802-484-7271 |
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The museum is located in two floors of a
19th-century house with an additional gallery containing farm
implements, 19th-century gadgets, and machines. Collections
are of town records, church documents, clothing, furniture,
tools, books, photographs, portraits, and
paintings.
Contact Person:
Walter Mendoza
Hours and Admission: mid-June to mid-Sept,
Thurs, 2 – 4pm. No access to the disabled.
Town
Clerk
P.O Box 72 - Reading, VT 05062 Phone: (802)
484-7250. |
Prominent Families Of Reading
| Ebenezer
Abbott |
Abel
Amsden |
Charlotte
Amsden |
| Charlotte Lucretia
Bailey
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Levi
Bailey
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Rev. George W.
Baldwin
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| Otis
Bixby
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Younglove
Bolles
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Delia
I. Bowen
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| Daniel
Bowen
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Elisha
Bowen
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Isaac
Bowen
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| Silas
Bowen
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Dr.
Silas Buck
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Benjamin
Buck
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| Benoni
Buck
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John L.
Cady
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Nedabiah
Carter
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| Rev. Ira
Clark
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Dr. Ripley
Clark
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Frank H.
Clark |
| George M.
Cooke
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Charles
Cooke
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Milo
B. Coolidge
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| Lorenzo G.
Davis
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Asa
Davis
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Gilbert A. Davis
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| John
Eastman
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Albert
Estabrook
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Thomas
Fay
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Corydon M. Fay
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Lillian W.
Felch
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Hosea
Felch
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| William
Forbush
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Rufus O. Goddard
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Dea. Aaron
Hapgood
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| Daniel
Hathorne
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Collins
Hawkins
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Ferdinand
Hawkins
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| Josiah
Hawkins
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Lewis
Hawkins
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William
A. Herrick
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| Ebenezer
Herrick
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Henry,
Keyes
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Elmer D.
Mahoney
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| Daniel
S. Morgan
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Austin L.
Ray
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Leonard A.
Robinson
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| Ebenezer
Stearns
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Paul Swain
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Albert
Thomas
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| Hiram F.
Townsend
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Thomas
Wetherbee
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Rev.
Josiah White
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| George
Whitmore |
Oliver Wilkins,
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William
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If you would like
information on any of these families contact Jamie Fugate.
Men
Who Served In The American Revolution
A star after a name means that there is
more information available about that person. If you would like more
information contact Jamie Fugate.
| Abel Amsden* |
Asa Bixby* |
| David Burnham* |
Rufus Forbush* |
| Moses Chaplin* |
Benjamin Hathorn* |
| William A. Hawkins* |
Solomon Keyes* |
| Abiah Rice* |
Nathaniel Pratt* |
| James Robinson* |
Ebenezer Robinson* |
| Thomas Townsend* |
?
White |
| Abiah Rice |
George Clark |
| Oliver Davis |
?
Darling |
| Timothy Fullaham |
Abel Gibson Jr. |
| Nathan Hatch |
James Hall |
| Josiah Harris |
Jeremiah Johnson |
| Gideon Kirtland |
Thomas Nichols |
| Moses Nutting |
William Rist |
| Benjamin Sawyer |
Cornelius Sawyer |
| Amos Wetherbee |
Daniel Wetherbee
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Men
Who Served In The War of 1812
| Abel Gilson Jr. |
Rufus Forbush |
| Asa Belden |
Elijah Chandler |
| Samuel R. Dudley |
Levi Grandy |
| Willard Holden |
Amos Lane |
| Seneca Marks |
Joshua Sawyer |
| Josiah Wetherbee |
John Y. Sawyer |
| Kendall Boutwell |
David Burnham |
| Robert Dunlap |
John Haggett |
| Henry Giddings |
Benjamin Grandy |
| John Grandy |
Samuel Johnson |
| Benjamin R. Nutting |
Abiel Persons |
| William Robinson |
Elisha Sawyer |
| Joseph Wood |
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Men
Who Served In The Spainish War, 1898
| Charles L. Douglas |
George A. Roy
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