Capt Reuben Evarts family lot is located in the front part, center of the cemetery, it has 12 posts that at one time must have had chains hooked between them. (Reuben location is the tall right stone.) Some of the front stones can still be read, but there is numerous small ones that only have initials on them or nothing at all. It is believe the ones with Initials are the foot stones for Reuben and Sarah.
Reuben's stone reads:
Capt Reuben Evarts died Oct 14, 1839 age 76 years.
A private, a Statesman, a Friend of man kind.
Most loved by those who knew him best.
Erected by heirs 1843. J.Lam??? St Albans Bay, Vt
In this family Lot there are these that have full information or just initials. There is a few that have nothing on them.
Capt. Reuben
Sarah/Sally (wife)
Lucy Louisa (daughter)
Amanda (daughter)
Heman (son)
Infant (son)
John (son)
(In the 1800 census of Georgia, Reuben and Sarah/Sally have 4 children, 1 male (10-15) and 3 females (under 10.)
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In 1787, Reuben EVARTS, who had married a daughter of Heber ALLEN, moved into town. He settled in the N. W. part of the town, where several of his children and grandchildren still reside. He was the first town clerk, which office he held 7 years -- the last proprietor's clerk -- and representative in 1796.
"The Vermont Historical Gazetteer:
A Magazine Embracing A History of Each Town,
Civil, Ecclesiastical, Biographical and Military."
Volume II, Franklin, Grand Isle, Lamoille & Orange Counties.
Including Also The Natural History of Chittenden County.
Edited and Published by Miss Abby, Maria Hemenway.
Burlington, VT. 1871.
Page 233-254
Capt Reuben Evarts family lot is located in the front part, center of the cemetery, it has 12 posts that at one time must have had chains hooked between them. (Reuben location is the tall right stone.) Some of the front stones can still be read, but there is numerous small ones that only have initials on them or nothing at all. It is believe the ones with Initials are the foot stones for Reuben and Sarah.
Reuben's stone reads:
Capt Reuben Evarts died Oct 14, 1839 age 76 years.
A private, a Statesman, a Friend of man kind.
Most loved by those who knew him best.
Erected by heirs 1843. J.Lam??? St Albans Bay, Vt
In this family Lot there are these that have full information or just initials. There is a few that have nothing on them.
Capt. Reuben
Sarah/Sally (wife)
Lucy Louisa (daughter)
Amanda (daughter)
Heman (son)
Infant (son)
John (son)
(In the 1800 census of Georgia, Reuben and Sarah/Sally have 4 children, 1 male (10-15) and 3 females (under 10.)
``````````
In 1787, Reuben EVARTS, who had married a daughter of Heber ALLEN, moved into town. He settled in the N. W. part of the town, where several of his children and grandchildren still reside. He was the first town clerk, which office he held 7 years -- the last proprietor's clerk -- and representative in 1796.
"The Vermont Historical Gazetteer:
A Magazine Embracing A History of Each Town,
Civil, Ecclesiastical, Biographical and Military."
Volume II, Franklin, Grand Isle, Lamoille & Orange Counties.
Including Also The Natural History of Chittenden County.
Edited and Published by Miss Abby, Maria Hemenway.
Burlington, VT. 1871.
Page 233-254
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