Find A Grave - Franklin County

Bailey, Consuelo Bentina 'Connie' b. October 19, 1899 d. September 9, 1976
Attorney, Politician. She graduated from the University of Vermont in 1921 and Boston University Law School in 1925. She served as Burlington Grand Juror from 1925 to 1926 and Chittenden County State's Attorney from 1926 to 1930. She served in the Vermont Senate from 1930 to 1931, and from 1931 to 1937 was Chief Assistant to Congressman and Senator ...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill McKern)
Sheldon Cemetery, Sheldon, Franklin County, Vermont, USA
Barlow, Bradley b. May 12, 1814 d. November 6, 1889
US Congressman. Prominent Vermont businessman and civic leader. Attended local schools. Employed as store clerk in Philadelphia. Returned to Fairfield to succeed father in running family farm. Married Caroline Farnsworth (born May 20, 1819), 1837. Six children: Deborah (Dolly), 1838-60; Helen K., 1840-58; Joanna F., 1841-60; Laura, born 1844, who moved to Denver, Colorado after her marriage; Charlotte, born 1844; Anna M., 1847-65. Moved to St. Albans to become Cashier of Vermont...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill McKern)
Greenwood Cemetery, Saint Albans, Franklin County, Vermont, USA
Brainerd, Lawrence b. March 16, 1794 d. May 9, 1870
US Senator. Noted anti-slavery activist. Father in law of Vermont Governor and railroad magnate J. Gregory Smith. Moved to Troy, New York to reside with uncle, 1803. Moved with uncle to St. Albans, 1808. Completed schooling in St. Albans. Taught school, worked as store clerk. Successful businessman with ownership stakes in stores, banks, steamships and railroads. Vermont House, 1834. A Whig until 1840, when he joined Liberty Party. Party's nominee for Governor, 1846, 1847, 1848, 1852...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill McKern)
Greenwood Cemetery, Saint Albans, Franklin County, Vermont, USA
Brigham, Elbert Sidney b. October 19, 1877 d. July 5, 1962
U.S. Congressman. Elected to represent Vermont's 1st District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1925 to 1931.
President, National Life Insurance Company of Vermont. Attended local schools and worked on family dairy farm. Graduate, St. Albans High School, 1898. Graduate, Middlebury College, 1903. Lifelong dairy farmer and cattle breeder. St. Albans Town Auditor, 1911-12. President, American Jersey Cattle Club. First farmer with 100-cow herd to average more...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill McKern)
Saint Albans Bay Cemetery, Saint Albans Bay, Franklin County, Vermont, USA
Brown, Stephen Flavius b. April 4, 1841 d. September 8, 1903
Civil War officer. He is remembered for fighting at Gettysburg armed with only a camp hatchet. His unit was part of the Second Vermont Brigade, which played the key role in repulsing Pickett's Charge. En route to the battlefield Lieutenant Brown violated a "no straggling" order to care for his men who were suffering heat injuries. After taking water from a well guarded by Union soldiers he was arrested and relieved of his sword, an officer's symbol of authority. Because of the imminent battle...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill McKern)
Church Street Cemetery, Swanton, Franklin County, Vermont, USA
Eaton, Horace b. June 22, 1804 d. July 4, 1855
Governor of Vermont. He graduated from Middlebury College in 1825 and Castleton Medical College in 1828, teaching school to pay his tuition. Eaton practiced medicine in Enosburg and also served in local offices, including Town Clerk. A Whig, he served in the Vermont Senate in 1837, and again from 1839 to 1842. Eaton was then elected Lieutenant Governor, serving from 1843 to 1846, and Governor, serving from from 1846 to 1848. As Governor, Eaton was an active opponent of the Mexican War. He also...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill McKern)
Enosburgh Center Cemetery, Enosburg Center, Franklin County, Vermont, USA
Fisk, James b. October 4, 1763 d. November 17, 1844
US Senator. Self-educated. served in Revolutionary War, 1779-82. Massachusetts Legislature, 1785. Ordained a Universalist minister. Married Priscilla West. Moved to Barre, Vermont, 1798. Farmer and preacher. Studied law, admitted to bar and commenced practice, 1803. Vermont House, 1800-05, 1809-10, 1815. Judge, Orange County Court, 1802-09, 1816. Orange County member of state commission appointed to choose location for state capital, 1803. Chairman of committee that negotiated for...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill McKern)
Church Street Cemetery, Swanton, Franklin County, Vermont, USA
Gates, Charles Winslow b. January 12, 1856 d. July 1, 1927
Governor of Vermont. He graduated from St. Johnsbury Academy and became a farmer, teacher, and school administrator. He was President of the Franklin County Fair Association and a Director of the Enosburg Falls Savings Bank. Gates founded the Franklin Telephone Company in 1895. He served in the Vermont House from 1899 to 1900, in the state Senate from 1901 to 1902, and as a member of the state highway commission from 1904 to 1914. Recognized as a loyal Republican with progressive ideas, in 1914...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill McKern)
Maple Grove Cemetery, Franklin, Franklin County, Vermont, USA
Greene, Frank Lester b. February 10, 1870 d. December 17, 1930
US Congressman. Served in the United States Army during the Spanish-American War. Elected to represent Vermont's 1st District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1912 to 1923. Also served as a Delegate to the Republican National Convention from Vermont in 1908, and United States Senator from Vermont from 1923 until his death in 1930. (Bio by: K)
Greenwood Cemetery, Saint Albans, Franklin County, Vermont, USA
Jewett, Erastus W. b. April 1, 1839 d. February 20, 1906
Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He was a prisoner of war. He served as a First Lieutenant in the Union Army in Company A, 9th Vermont Infantry. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on February 2, 1864 at Newport Barracks, North Carolina. His citation reads "By long and persistent resistance and burning the bridges, Jewett kept a superior force of the enemy at a distance and thus covered the retreat of the garrison." (Bio by: Don Morfe)
Church Street Cemetery, Swanton, Franklin County, Vermont, USA
Royce, Homer Elihu b. June 14, 1819 d. April 24, 1891
US Congressman. Elected to represent Vermont's 3rd District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1857 to 1861. Also served as a member of the Vermont State Legislature and State Court Judge.
Calvary Cemetery, East Berkshire, Franklin County, Vermont, USA
Royce, Stephen b. August 12, 1787 d. November 11, 1868
Governor of Vermont. He grew up in Tinmouth and graduated from Middlebury College in 1807. He taught school in Sheldon, studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1809. Royce was Franklin County State's Attorney from 1816 to 1818. He served in the Vermont House from 1815 to 1816 and 1822 to 1824. Royce was a Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court from 1825 to 1827, and again from 1829 to 1846. In 1846 he became Vermont's Chief Justice and served until 1852. Royce was elected Governor and...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill McKern)
Calvary Cemetery, East Berkshire, Franklin County, Vermont, USA
Sabin, Alvah b. October 23, 1793 d. January 22, 1885
US Congressman. Elected to represent Vermont's 3rd District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1853 to 1857. Also served as a Member of the Vermont State House of Representatives from 1826 to 1835, 1838 to 1840, 1847 to 1849, 1851, and 1861 to 1862, Secretary of the State of Vermont from 1841 to 1842, and Member of Vermont State Senate from 1842 to 1845.

From the Sycamore True Republican in Sycamore, IL, January 31, 1885
Obituary.
The funeral of Father...[Read More] (Bio by: K)
Georgia Plains Cemetery, Georgia Plains, Franklin County, Vermont, USA
Smith, Ann Eliza b. October 7, 1819 d. January 6, 1905
Author. The daughter of US Senator Lawrence Brainerd, the wife of Governor J. Gregory Smith and the mother of Governor Edward C. Smith. As Mrs. J.G. Smith she published a collection of essays, "Dawn to Sunrise" (1876), and the novels "Seola" (1878), "Selma," (1883) and "Atla" (1886). The Smith home was a target of the 1864 Confederate raid on St. Albans, the Civil War's northernmost action, but the raiders bypassed the house while fleeing after robbing the town's banks. For her actions in...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill McKern)
Greenwood Cemetery, Saint Albans, Franklin County, Vermont, USA
Smith, Edward Curtis b. January 5, 1854 d. April 6, 1935
Vermont Governor. The son of Governor J. Gregory Smith, nephew of Congressman Worthington Smith, and grandson of Congressman John Smith, he graduated from Yale in 1875, studied law at Columbia University, and became an attorney in St Albans. He succeeded his father as President of the Central Vermont Railroad, was President of Welden National Bank, and was a founder of People's Trust Bank of St. Albans and New York City's Sherman National Bank. A Republican, he served as a Colonel in the...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill McKern)
Greenwood Cemetery, Saint Albans, Franklin County, Vermont, USA
Smith, John Gregory b. July 22, 1818 d. November 6, 1891
Vermont Governor. Called J. Gregory Smith, he was the son of Congressman John Smith and the son in law of US Senator Lawrence Brainerd. He attended the University of Vermont and Yale Law School, and practiced law with his father, also joining him in management of the Vermont Central Railroad, of which J. Gregory Smith became President. Under his management, the family's holdings included the St. Albans Foundry, the National Car Company, and the Vermont Iron and Car Company. A Republican, Smith...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill McKern)
Greenwood Cemetery, Saint Albans, Franklin County, Vermont, USA
Smith, John b. August 12, 1789 d. November 26, 1858
US Congressman. Elected to represent Vermont in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1839 to 1841. Member of the Vermont State House of Representatives in 1827.
Greenwood Cemetery, Saint Albans, Franklin County, Vermont, USA
Smith, Worthington Curtis b. April 19, 1823 d. January 2, 1894
US Congressman. Elected to represent Vermont in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1867 to 1873. Member of Vermont State Legislature.
Greenwood Cemetery, Saint Albans, Franklin County, Vermont, USA
Swift, Benjamin b. April, 1784 d. May 11, 1847
US Congressman. Elected to represent Vermont in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1827 to 1831. Also served as United States Senator from Vermont, 1833 to 1839 and was a Member of Vermont State Legislature.
Greenwood Cemetery, Saint Albans, Franklin County, Vermont, USA
Young, Augustus b. March 20, 1784 d. June 17, 1857
US Congressman. Elected to represent Vermont's 4th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1841 to 1843. Also served as a member of the Vermont State Legislature.
Greenwood Cemetery, Saint Albans, Franklin County, Vermont, USA

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