Although the stone says Israel was born 1781, the town history, census records and his death record say he was born in 1791.
Israel was the son of Samuel and Abigail (House) Herrick. He married Abigail Lamb, and together they had four daughters and one son. Of these, only their son Horace married.
Israel was the second generation of Herricks to occupy the Herrick homestead.
According to the Leeds Town history: "When a young man he became he became interested in the manufacture of silk. He obtained a small quantity of mulberry seed and planted it. When the plants were large enough to transplant, he set a mulberry orchard. In 1837, he obtained 400 silk worms of Macy Sylvester, of Greene, and commenced the manufacturer of silk on a small scale. He continued to increase the business from year to year, and in 1844 he built a cocoonery 50 feet in length, by 19 feet in width. The business in combination with the farm afforded quite a means of revenue. The silk business was carried on till about the year 1850, when it was dropped altogether."
Aside from farming, Israel was a selectman and a representative to the Maine State legislature.
Israel was the son of Samuel and Abigail (House) Herrick. He married Abigail Lamb, and together they had four daughters and one son. Of these, only their son Horace married.
Israel was the second generation of Herricks to occupy the Herrick homestead.
According to the Leeds Town history: "When a young man he became he became interested in the manufacture of silk. He obtained a small quantity of mulberry seed and planted it. When the plants were large enough to transplant, he set a mulberry orchard. In 1837, he obtained 400 silk worms of Macy Sylvester, of Greene, and commenced the manufacturer of silk on a small scale. He continued to increase the business from year to year, and in 1844 he built a cocoonery 50 feet in length, by 19 feet in width. The business in combination with the farm afforded quite a means of revenue. The silk business was carried on till about the year 1850, when it was dropped altogether."
Aside from farming, Israel was a selectman and a representative to the Maine State legislature.
Although the stone says Israel was born 1781, the town history, census records and his death record say he was born in 1791.
Israel was the son of Samuel and Abigail (House) Herrick. He married Abigail Lamb, and together they had four daughters and one son. Of these, only their son Horace married.
Israel was the second generation of Herricks to occupy the Herrick homestead.
According to the Leeds Town history: "When a young man he became he became interested in the manufacture of silk. He obtained a small quantity of mulberry seed and planted it. When the plants were large enough to transplant, he set a mulberry orchard. In 1837, he obtained 400 silk worms of Macy Sylvester, of Greene, and commenced the manufacturer of silk on a small scale. He continued to increase the business from year to year, and in 1844 he built a cocoonery 50 feet in length, by 19 feet in width. The business in combination with the farm afforded quite a means of revenue. The silk business was carried on till about the year 1850, when it was dropped altogether."
Aside from farming, Israel was a selectman and a representative to the Maine State legislature.
Israel was the son of Samuel and Abigail (House) Herrick. He married Abigail Lamb, and together they had four daughters and one son. Of these, only their son Horace married.
Israel was the second generation of Herricks to occupy the Herrick homestead.
According to the Leeds Town history: "When a young man he became he became interested in the manufacture of silk. He obtained a small quantity of mulberry seed and planted it. When the plants were large enough to transplant, he set a mulberry orchard. In 1837, he obtained 400 silk worms of Macy Sylvester, of Greene, and commenced the manufacturer of silk on a small scale. He continued to increase the business from year to year, and in 1844 he built a cocoonery 50 feet in length, by 19 feet in width. The business in combination with the farm afforded quite a means of revenue. The silk business was carried on till about the year 1850, when it was dropped altogether."
Aside from farming, Israel was a selectman and a representative to the Maine State legislature.
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