Bayley, Jacob b. July 19, 1726 d. March 1, 1815 Revolutionary War General. He moved to Hampstead, New Hampshire, and was a Captain with the British in the French and Indian War, later receiving promotion to Colonel. He settled in Newbury, Vermont in 1764 and was one of the founders of the town, serving as Judge of the Court of Common Pleas and Justice of the Peace. In 1776 he was named to Vermont's Council of Safety and appointed Brigadier General of the Vermont Militia. That year he began work on the famed Bayley-Hazen Military Road to...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill McKern) Oxbow Cemetery, Newbury, Orange County, Vermont, USA
Keyes, Frances Parkinson Wheeler b. July 21, 1885 d. July 3, 1970 Author, hostess, editor. Widow of US Senator and Governor of New Hampshire, Henry Wilder Keyes. Editor of Good Housekeeping Magazine and National History Magazine. Her many books include, "Honor Bright" (1936), "Also The Hills" (1943), "The River Road" (1945), "Came A Cavalier" (1947), "Dinner At Antoine's (1948), "Joy Street" (1950) and "The Heritage" (1968). Oxbow Cemetery, Newbury, Orange County, Vermont, USA
Keyes, Henry Wilder b. May 23, 1863 d. June 19, 1938 New Hampshire Governor, US Senator. Served as Governor of New Hampshire from 1917 to 1919, and United States Senator from New Hampshire from 1919 to 1937. Also served as a Member of the New Hampshire State House of Representatives from 1891 to 1895, and 1915 to 1917, and Member of the New Hampshire State Senate from 1903 to 1905. (Bio by: K) Oxbow Cemetery, Newbury, Orange County, Vermont, USA
b. July 19, 1726 d. March 1, 1815