William C Bailey was a selectman in Somerset for several years. The family had lived in Stamford, Vermont and Whitingham, Vermont before their time in Somerset. His farm was located on a road that to this day is referred to as the Bailey Road. It is likely that he was the first person to clear land and occupy that farm site. His farmhouse was located directly across the road from the Lowe family farmhouse. William Bailey and William Lowe are shown as owners of these farms on McClellan's 1856 Map of Windham County, Vermont. During the Somerset diphtheria epidemic in the Fall of 1863, in October the Bailey's lost three of their five children who were living on the farm at that time (William Jr, Amasa, & Paula). Emily and baby Cora survived the epidemic. The Lowe family living across the road had already lost their two children (Anna L, & Maryette) to the disease the month before. As a result of the epidemic, W. C. Bailey temporarily removed his family to Montague City, Massachusetts, where they lived for several years with their oldest daughter's family, Betsey Z Curtis, her husband Monroe Curtis, and their children. The 1870 US Census places the Bailey family back on the family farm in Somerset in 1870. The F. W. Beers 1869 Atlas of Windham County, Vermont shows the former William Lowe Farm occupied by M. Curtis. The 1870 US Census identifies the occupier, M. Curtis, as Monroe Curtis, William Bailey's son-in-law. The Curtis's didn't remain in Somerset long, the 1880 US Census lists them as living in Bernardston, Massachusetts. William C Bailey remained in Somerset, with wife Betsey until the year 1883. William passed away on the farm August 23, 1893 at 74 years of age. His widow (Betsey) sold the farm on the Bailey Road at public auction, September 21, 1893.
William C Bailey was a selectman in Somerset for several years. The family had lived in Stamford, Vermont and Whitingham, Vermont before their time in Somerset. His farm was located on a road that to this day is referred to as the Bailey Road. It is likely that he was the first person to clear land and occupy that farm site. His farmhouse was located directly across the road from the Lowe family farmhouse. William Bailey and William Lowe are shown as owners of these farms on McClellan's 1856 Map of Windham County, Vermont. During the Somerset diphtheria epidemic in the Fall of 1863, in October the Bailey's lost three of their five children who were living on the farm at that time (William Jr, Amasa, & Paula). Emily and baby Cora survived the epidemic. The Lowe family living across the road had already lost their two children (Anna L, & Maryette) to the disease the month before. As a result of the epidemic, W. C. Bailey temporarily removed his family to Montague City, Massachusetts, where they lived for several years with their oldest daughter's family, Betsey Z Curtis, her husband Monroe Curtis, and their children. The 1870 US Census places the Bailey family back on the family farm in Somerset in 1870. The F. W. Beers 1869 Atlas of Windham County, Vermont shows the former William Lowe Farm occupied by M. Curtis. The 1870 US Census identifies the occupier, M. Curtis, as Monroe Curtis, William Bailey's son-in-law. The Curtis's didn't remain in Somerset long, the 1880 US Census lists them as living in Bernardston, Massachusetts. William C Bailey remained in Somerset, with wife Betsey until the year 1883. William passed away on the farm August 23, 1893 at 74 years of age. His widow (Betsey) sold the farm on the Bailey Road at public auction, September 21, 1893.
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