Jared Lane was born on June 1,1745 in Lebanon, Ct, and married in New Milford, Apphia, daughter of Lazarus Ruggles, in 1786.
In 1787, one year after his marriage, he is said, in a deed, to have been of Sheffield, Mass., when he took a mortgage of Abel Weller on land near the Indian field, which land came into his possession a few years later. In 1789, he is said in a deed to be of Sharon, when he bought of John Carpenter land and a dwelling-house in New Milford for £190. The same year he purchased of his father-in-law Lazarus Ruggles fifty acres of land with a dwelling-house, "in Still River Neck," which was in earlier times a part of the Orange Warner farm; and is still known as the Jared Lane homestead. He was successful in farming and became an influential citizen, being a representative several terms in succession.
He introduced, it is said, the Lombardy poplar trees as an ornamental shade tree; had a nursery to raise them for himself and for sale to the people of the town. Mr. William Wanzer tells the story of giving two young apple-trees for one poplar tree, and imagines now that he paid dear for his tree. At one time Mr. Lane's farm had a row of poplars round it, and a picturesque appearance they must have exhibited when seen from Wood Creek Hill. Between 1800 and 1820, the poplars spread over the town in great profusion, and they are still seen occasionally, so poorly clad with leaves as to be a disgrace to all other trees, for the trees of New Milford, as well as the people, are prone to the wearing of an elegant outfit of magnificent apparel. The splendor of this dark foliage contrasted with the lighter shades of the variegated fields of grass and grain, as seen from the top of Mount Tom, Town Hill, Carman's Hill, Guarding Mountain, Great Hill, or many other points of elevated observation, is scarcely surpassed by that of any other town in the state of Connecticut.
The old Lombardy poplars have passed away from the Lane homestead, as have also the once well-known occupants of that estate; but two tows of grand maples, in the strength of vigorous and luxurious growth, approaching the zenith of age, now adorn both sides of the ancient highway passing the renewed mansion which is still in the possession of the heirs of Jared Lane and Lazarus Ruggles. Long may they spread their branches to wave a welcome to the succeeding descendants of Doctor, Amaziah Wright and the United States Senator, the Hon. Elijah Boardman. The voice of the soft summer breeze, waving the spreading branches of these new trees in the place of the old, whispers in the silent moonlight, the never-ending story, "all things pass away, and all things are made new."
In 1787, one year after his marriage, he is said, in a deed, to have been of Sheffield, Mass., when he took a mortgage of Abel Weller on land near the Indian field, which land came into his possession a few years later. In 1789, he is said in a deed to be of Sharon, when he bought of John Carpenter land and a dwelling-house in New Milford for £190. The same year he purchased of his father-in-law Lazarus Ruggles fifty acres of land with a dwelling-house, "in Still River Neck," which was in earlier times a part of the Orange Warner farm; and is still known as the Jared Lane homestead. He was successful in farming and became an influential citizen, being a representative several terms in succession.
He introduced, it is said, the Lombardy poplar trees as an ornamental shade tree; had a nursery to raise them for himself and for sale to the people of the town. Mr. William Wanzer tells the story of giving two young apple-trees for one poplar tree, and imagines now that he paid dear for his tree. At one time Mr. Lane's farm had a row of poplars round it, and a picturesque appearance they must have exhibited when seen from Wood Creek Hill. Between 1800 and 1820, the poplars spread over the town in great profusion, and they are still seen occasionally, so poorly clad with leaves as to be a disgrace to all other trees, for the trees of New Milford, as well as the people, are prone to the wearing of an elegant outfit of magnificent apparel. The splendor of this dark foliage contrasted with the lighter shades of the variegated fields of grass and grain, as seen from the top of Mount Tom, Town Hill, Carman's Hill, Guarding Mountain, Great Hill, or many other points of elevated observation, is scarcely surpassed by that of any other town in the state of Connecticut.
The old Lombardy poplars have passed away from the Lane homestead, as have also the once well-known occupants of that estate; but two tows of grand maples, in the strength of vigorous and luxurious growth, approaching the zenith of age, now adorn both sides of the ancient highway passing the renewed mansion which is still in the possession of the heirs of Jared Lane and Lazarus Ruggles. Long may they spread their branches to wave a welcome to the succeeding descendants of Doctor, Amaziah Wright and the United States Senator, the Hon. Elijah Boardman. The voice of the soft summer breeze, waving the spreading branches of these new trees in the place of the old, whispers in the silent moonlight, the never-ending story, "all things pass away, and all things are made new."
Jared Lane was born on June 1,1745 in Lebanon, Ct, and married in New Milford, Apphia, daughter of Lazarus Ruggles, in 1786.
In 1787, one year after his marriage, he is said, in a deed, to have been of Sheffield, Mass., when he took a mortgage of Abel Weller on land near the Indian field, which land came into his possession a few years later. In 1789, he is said in a deed to be of Sharon, when he bought of John Carpenter land and a dwelling-house in New Milford for £190. The same year he purchased of his father-in-law Lazarus Ruggles fifty acres of land with a dwelling-house, "in Still River Neck," which was in earlier times a part of the Orange Warner farm; and is still known as the Jared Lane homestead. He was successful in farming and became an influential citizen, being a representative several terms in succession.
He introduced, it is said, the Lombardy poplar trees as an ornamental shade tree; had a nursery to raise them for himself and for sale to the people of the town. Mr. William Wanzer tells the story of giving two young apple-trees for one poplar tree, and imagines now that he paid dear for his tree. At one time Mr. Lane's farm had a row of poplars round it, and a picturesque appearance they must have exhibited when seen from Wood Creek Hill. Between 1800 and 1820, the poplars spread over the town in great profusion, and they are still seen occasionally, so poorly clad with leaves as to be a disgrace to all other trees, for the trees of New Milford, as well as the people, are prone to the wearing of an elegant outfit of magnificent apparel. The splendor of this dark foliage contrasted with the lighter shades of the variegated fields of grass and grain, as seen from the top of Mount Tom, Town Hill, Carman's Hill, Guarding Mountain, Great Hill, or many other points of elevated observation, is scarcely surpassed by that of any other town in the state of Connecticut.
The old Lombardy poplars have passed away from the Lane homestead, as have also the once well-known occupants of that estate; but two tows of grand maples, in the strength of vigorous and luxurious growth, approaching the zenith of age, now adorn both sides of the ancient highway passing the renewed mansion which is still in the possession of the heirs of Jared Lane and Lazarus Ruggles. Long may they spread their branches to wave a welcome to the succeeding descendants of Doctor, Amaziah Wright and the United States Senator, the Hon. Elijah Boardman. The voice of the soft summer breeze, waving the spreading branches of these new trees in the place of the old, whispers in the silent moonlight, the never-ending story, "all things pass away, and all things are made new."
In 1787, one year after his marriage, he is said, in a deed, to have been of Sheffield, Mass., when he took a mortgage of Abel Weller on land near the Indian field, which land came into his possession a few years later. In 1789, he is said in a deed to be of Sharon, when he bought of John Carpenter land and a dwelling-house in New Milford for £190. The same year he purchased of his father-in-law Lazarus Ruggles fifty acres of land with a dwelling-house, "in Still River Neck," which was in earlier times a part of the Orange Warner farm; and is still known as the Jared Lane homestead. He was successful in farming and became an influential citizen, being a representative several terms in succession.
He introduced, it is said, the Lombardy poplar trees as an ornamental shade tree; had a nursery to raise them for himself and for sale to the people of the town. Mr. William Wanzer tells the story of giving two young apple-trees for one poplar tree, and imagines now that he paid dear for his tree. At one time Mr. Lane's farm had a row of poplars round it, and a picturesque appearance they must have exhibited when seen from Wood Creek Hill. Between 1800 and 1820, the poplars spread over the town in great profusion, and they are still seen occasionally, so poorly clad with leaves as to be a disgrace to all other trees, for the trees of New Milford, as well as the people, are prone to the wearing of an elegant outfit of magnificent apparel. The splendor of this dark foliage contrasted with the lighter shades of the variegated fields of grass and grain, as seen from the top of Mount Tom, Town Hill, Carman's Hill, Guarding Mountain, Great Hill, or many other points of elevated observation, is scarcely surpassed by that of any other town in the state of Connecticut.
The old Lombardy poplars have passed away from the Lane homestead, as have also the once well-known occupants of that estate; but two tows of grand maples, in the strength of vigorous and luxurious growth, approaching the zenith of age, now adorn both sides of the ancient highway passing the renewed mansion which is still in the possession of the heirs of Jared Lane and Lazarus Ruggles. Long may they spread their branches to wave a welcome to the succeeding descendants of Doctor, Amaziah Wright and the United States Senator, the Hon. Elijah Boardman. The voice of the soft summer breeze, waving the spreading branches of these new trees in the place of the old, whispers in the silent moonlight, the never-ending story, "all things pass away, and all things are made new."
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