BROWINGTON
– ORLEANS COUNTY
1883–1884
EXPLANATIONS
Directory
is arranged as follows: ~
1.
Name of individual or firm.
2.
Postoffice address in parenthesis.
3.
The figures following the letter r indicate the number of the road on which
the party resides, and will be found by reference to the map in the back
part of this work. Where no road number is given the party is supposed
to reside in the village.
4.
Business or occupation.
5.
A star (*) placed before a name indicates an advertiser in this work.
6.
Figures
placed after the occupation of a farmer indicate the number of acres owned
or leased.
7.
Names in CAPITALS are those who have kindly given their patronage to the
work, and without whose aid its publication would have been impossible.

ABBREVIATIONS.—Ab.,above;
ave., avenue; bds., boards; bet., between; cor., corner; E., east; h.,
house; manuf., manufacturer; N., north; n., near; opp., opposite; prop.,
proprietor; reg., registered as applied to live stock; S., south; W., west.
The word street is implied.
Railroad
station is Barton Landing, 2 ½ miles southwest. Daily Stage.
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Adams
George R., (Brownington Center) r 15, farmer 120.
Adams
Edwin R., (Brownington) r 16, farmer.
Adams
William P., (Brownington Center) r 15, farmer.
Alden
Evelyn, (Brownington) off r 5, dairy 12 cows, and farmer 175.
Aldrich
George W., (Westmore) r 31, farmer 90.
Aldrich
Willard, (Westmore) r 31, dairy 12 cows, and farmer 130.
Alexander
Alfred P., (Brownington Center) r 26, dairy 11 cows, farmer 32, and leases
of James Wilson 171.
Alexander
Fred W, (Evansville) r 34, stationary engineer, farmer 118.
Alexander
Harris, (Evansville) r 34, farmer 15.
Alexander
Irvin, (Evansville) r 31, farmer 118.
Alexander
Robert, (Westmore) r 29, dairy 17 cows, and farmer 180.
Alexander
Wilford, (Evansville) r 31, farmer 100.
Algier
William, (Brownington) r 7, farmer 100.
Allard
Alanson H., (Westmore) r 29, carpenter and farmer 60.
Allen
Charles, (Westmore) r 30, laborer.
Ames
Luman E., (Westmore) r 29, farmer 80.
Austin
Orin (Barton Landing) r 23, with Wm. G. Durston, dairy 10 cows, and farmer
100.
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Baker
George, (Brownington Center) off r 28, manuf. of eave-spouts, and farmer
3.
Barnes
Drusilla D., (Brownington) r 10, widow of Asa, farmer, with Owen Bickford
80.
BARTLETT
SILAS S., (Brownington) r 16, lumberman, constable and collector, dairy
18 cows, 25 sheep, farmer 130, and in Barton 75.
Bassett
Henry C., (Brownington Center) r 13, dairy 12 cows, 20 head young stock,
30 sheep, and farmer 250.
Bassett
Warren, (Brownington Center) r 24, farmer.
Bates
John N., (Evansville) r 34, works in stone mill.
Beede
Hilas, (Brownington) r 5, selectman, dairy 12 cows, and farmer 135.
Belville
Alexander, (Brownington) r 10, laborer.
Belville
John, (Brownington) r 5, farrier.
Berry
Solomon, (Brownington Center) r 15, dairy 11 cows, and farmer 130.
Bickford
George W., (Evansville) r 10, farmer 17.
Bickford
George W., (Evansville) r 37, whetstone grinder.
Bickford
Ira, (Evansville) r 32, laborer.
Bickford
Owen, (Brownington) r 10, with Drusilla D. Barnes, farmer 80.
Blake
Samuel C., (Brownington Center) r 31, farmer 208, h and lot at Barton Landing.
Blandin
Hardin, (Brownington) r 17, farmer 60.
BODEN
BENJAMIN C., (East Coventry) r 6, blacksmith, owner of Morgan stallion
,Young Nimrod," breeder of horses, 13 head, wool grower 30 sheep, sugar
manuf. 1,000 trees, dairy 17 cows, and farmer 250.
Boldue
George, (Brownington Center) r 26, shoemaker.
BREWSTER
HORACE G., (Brownington) r 21, farmer 20.
Brooks
Jasper L., (Brownington Center) r 29, cooper and farmer 60.
Brown
James W., (Evansville) r 34, (J. W. B. & Son) carpenter.
Brown
J. W. & Son, ( Evansville) r 34, (James W. and Urbin W.) dealers in
dry goods and groceries.
Brown
Lucius, (Evansville) r 32, grinder in stone mill.
Brown
Urbin W., (Evansville) r 34, (J. W. & Son) carpenter.
Bruce
William, (Brownington Center) r 28, farmer 32.
Bryant
Gilman E., (Brownington) r 3, sugar manuf. 700 trees, grand juror, farmer
150.
Bryant
Lucinda, (Brownington) r 9 cor 17, widow of John, h and lot.
Bryant
Lizzie A., (Brownington) r 9 cor 17, resident.
Burrows
Benjamin, (Brownington) r 9, farmer 30.
Burrows
Stephen, (Brownington Center) r 16, farmer 8.
Buxton
Recta, (Brownington) r 9, widow of Aaron P., farmer 62.
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Cady
Edson C., (Evansville) r 36, farmer.
Cady
Sidney C., (Evansville) r 36, farmer 62.
Campbell
John, (]Brownington Center) r 14, cor 28, dairy 12 cows, 25 sheep, and
farmer 118.
Caron
Frank, (Brownington Center) r 14, sawyer.
Caron
Fred, (Brownington Center) box maker.
Caron
Nelson, (Brownington) r 8, farmer 125
Carter
Joseph, (Barton Landing) r 24, farmer 25.
Chase
David C., (Brownington Center) r 10, farmer 80.
Cheney
John, (Brownington) r 5, farmer 103.
Cleveland
Milo, (Westmore) r 29, farmer 100.
Cleveland
Milo H., (Westmore) r 29, carpenter.
Clifford
Rufus J., (Evansville) r 34, sawyer, and farmer in Newark, Cal. Co., 70.
Colby
J. Freeman, (West Charleston) off r 12, farmer 150.
Colley
Daniel, (Brownington Center) r 16, laborer.
Colley
David I., (Brownington Center) r 16, laborer.
Colley
Nathaniel S., (Brownington Center) r 26, farmer 42.
Colley
William, (Brownington Center) r 16, h and 2 acres.
Conway
Henry, (Brownington) r 7, dairy 10 cows, 27 sheep, sugar orchard 800 trees,
and farmer 150.
Crandall
Laura P., (Barton Landing) r 20, widow of Ezra S., farmer 200, and in Lowell
50.
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Day
Ira T., (Brownington Center) r 15, wheelwright, and farmer 83.
Denison
Avery E., (Brownington Center) r 35, dairy 8 cows, sugar orchard 800 trees,
and farmer 65.
Doubleday
James E., (Westmore) farmer, leases of L. Elliott of Jay, 57.
Doubleday
Meric E., (Westmore) r 29, leases of L. Elliot of Jay, 57 acres.
Drown
Adin, (Westmore) r 33, farmer.
Drown
Job, (Westmore) r 33, farmer.
Drown
Lemuel G., (Evansville) r 31, farmer, with George Sheldon 130.
Drown
Lucius, (Evansville) r 37, whetstone grinder.
Drown
Samuel, (Westmore) r 33, and farmer 150.
Dunham
N. Beede, (Evansville) r 34, teamster.
Dunham
Ebenezer, (Evansville) r 34, laborer.
Dunham
Henry, (Evansville) r 37, laborer.
Dutton
David I., (Brownington) r 10, farmer 160.
Dutton
Ernest E., (Brownington) r 10, son of David I.
Dutton
Chauncy, (Brownington Center) r 28, farmer 55.
Dutton
William G., (Barton Landing) r 23, with Orin Austin, dairy 10 cows, and
farmer 100.
Dwier
John O., (Brownington Center) r 11, farmer, leases of H. H. Tracy dairy
16 cows, and farm 180.
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Eddy
James B., (Evansville) r 37, farmer 50.
Eddy
Tisdel, (Evansville) r 36, farmer 50.
Emerson
Amos, (Brownington Center) off r 29, farmer 50.
Evans
Joseph H., (Evansville) r 34, 40 sheep, and farmer 125.
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Fairbrother
Henry, (Brownington Center) r 26, general blacksmithing.
FAY
HARRIET N., (Evansville) r 37, (Mrs. M. C.,) Postmistress.
FAY
MICHAEL L., (Evansville) r 37, dealer in groceries, produce and stock,
and farmer 50.
Fletcher
George A., (Brownington) r 2, farmer, leases of Henry E. Preston 65.
Foss
Moses, (Evansville) r 34 cor 31, farmer 30.
FOSS
MOSES A., (Barton Landing) r 27, dairy 10 cows, and farmer 118.
FOSTER
ELISHA, (Evansville) r 34, prop. of saw-mill, manuf. and dealer in
hard and soft wood lumber, farmer 55, and 200 acres timber land in Westmore.
Foster
Harvey, (Evansville) r 34, manuf. of shingles, planing-mill, custom grist-mill,
sawyer.
Fuller
Nelson H., (Brownington Center) r 28, farmer 80.
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Gallup
Albert, (Evansville) r 27, mail carrier from Barton Landing to Westmore.
GALLUP
NELSON, (Barton Landing) r 14, prop. steam saw-mill and manuf. of lumber,
shingles, box shooks, and chair stock, and farmer 1600.
Gibson
John A., (Brownington Center) r 13, retired Wesleyan Methodist preacher,
and farmer 54.
Gilfillan
Ethan B., (Westmore) r 33, dairy 8 cows, with John, farmer 118.
Gilfillan
Frank, (Evansville) r 37, butcher, and farmer 11½
Gilfillan
John, (Westmore) r 33, farmer, with Ethan 118.
Going
Amanda E., (Brownington) r 10, widow of Daniel M., farmer, with George
140.
Going
Alfredah E., (Brownington Center) r 28, farmer, with G. W.
Going
George, (Brownington) r 10, farmer, with Amanda E. 140.
Going
George W., (Brownington Center) r 28, sugar orchard 600 trees, dairy 9
cows, and farmer 148.
Going
Loren B., (Brownington Center) r 16, sugar orchard 650 trees, dairy 15
cows, and farmer 150.
Gray
Abram, (Brownington Center) off r 11, farmer 50.
Gray
Andrew, (Brownington) r 23, farmer 100, and leases of Margaret Nichols
95.
Gray
Herbert, (Brownington Center) r 35, works for Andrew 100.
Gray
Hiram, (Brownington Center) r 29, farmer 285.
Gray
Selden, (Brownington Center) r 13, laborer.
GREGORY
DANIEL, (Brownington) r 2, Second Advent preacher, carpenter and joiner,
and farmer 54.
Griswold
Elisha, (Brownington Center) r 15, farmer.
Griswold
Oscar, (Brownington Center) off r 15, farmer 50.
Gross
Gilbert J., (East Coventry) r 4, selectman, sugar orchard 600 trees, wool
grower 40 sheep, dairy 10 cows, farmer 275, and in Charleston 130.
Grow
Arthur H., (Brownington) r 21, farmer.
Grow
Fanny, (Brownington) r 21, widow of Orson A., lives with her son, Lorenzo,
aged 79.
Grow
Lorenzo, (Brownington) r 21, cancer doctor, sugar orchard 800 trees, dairy
14 cows and farmer 180.
Grow
Orson A., (Brownington) r 9, mail contractor, and farmer 200.
Grow
Samuel A., (Brownington) r 21, teamster, farmer 30, and in Morgan 30.
Guild
Winslow B., (Evansville) r 37, hop-yard 2 acres, dairy 10 cows, and farmer
115.
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Hanson
Wallace, (Brownington Center) r 31, leases of S. C. Blake dairy 14 cows
and farm of 208 acres.
Heath
Cyrus P., (Brownington Center) r 28, farmer 35.
Henry
Matthew, (Brownington Center) r 14, engineer, and runs band saw.
Hodges
Ellen, (Brownington) r 21, widow of Edmond M.
Howe
George, (Brownington) r 3, dairy 9 cows, and farmer 100.
Howe
James, (Brownington) r 3, farmer.
Humphrey
John O., (Brownington Center) r 35, stationary engineer, and farmer 10.
Humphrey
Laura, (West Charleston) off r 12, widow of James, farmer 100.
Hunt
Frank, (Evansville) r 36, farmer.
Hyde
Horace H., (Brownington) r 5, farmer 23.
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Ingalls
William, (Brownington Center) r 29, farmer 80.
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Jenkins
Elmer E., (Brownington) r 22, son of Samuel R.
Jenkins
Samuel R., (Brownington) agent for Quinapiac phosphate, dealer in all kinds
of farm produce, 30 Sheep, 21 head cattle, and farmer 700.
JOSLYN
AHIRA O., (Barton Landing) r 20, (Bartlett, Joslyn & Co.,) with Jared
A. Joslyn, farmer 260.
JOSLYN
CHARLES H., (Brownington) r 1, sugar manuf. 800 trees, 25 sheep, 25 head
young stock, dairy 12 cows, and farmer, works estate of Amariah C. Joslyn
200.
Joslyn
Harriet H., (Brownington) r 1, widow of Amariah C.
Joslyn
Jared A., (Brownington) r 9, dairy 9 cows, and farm 260.
JOSLYN
WILDER S., (Barton Landing) r 20, son of A. O.
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Kathan
Isabella, (Brownington Center) r 26.
Kettle
John, (Westmore) r 29, laborer.
King
Edward, (Evansville) r 37, whetstone grinder.
King
William, (Evansville) r 37, whetstone grinder.
Kinne
George L., (Brownington) r 5, farmer 125.
Knapp
William, (Brownington) r 9, farmer 50.
Knapp
William H., (Brownington) r 21, notary public, and clerk for Charles Wheeler.
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Lamoille
Whetstone Manufactory, (Evansville) r 36, A. F. Pike, of Pike Station,
prop.
Lapierre
Hector, (Brownington), r 8, blacksmith, dairy 9 cows, and farmer 95.
Leonard
Elmer L., (Evansville) r 37, teamster.
Leonard
Nathan D., (Evansville) r 37, teamster.
Lewis
Myron A., (Brownington) r, 16, farmer, leases of Mrs. S. S. Priest 127.
Libby
Tamson, (Brownington Center) widow of Elijah, resident.
Lowrey
Thomas, (Brownington Center) r 29, farmer, leases of Thos. Crandall, of
Lyndon, 65.
Lund
Leonard A., (Brownington Center) r 24, farmer 14.
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Magoon
Frank, (Brownington Center) off r 28, farmer, works for Reuben 78.
Magoon
Reuben, (Brownington Center) off r 28, night watchman in steam mill, and
farmer 78.
Marsh
Orvin, (Brownington) r 21, cooper, and farmer 50.
MARSHALL
JOHN, (Evansville) r 32, carpenter, and farmer 118.
Marshall
John L., (Evansville) r 36, farmer 71.
Marshall
Thomas, (Evansville) r 34, teamster.
Maxwell
Samuel, (Brownington Center) off r 15, farmer.
Maxwell
Thomas, (Brownington Center) off r 15, farmer 50.
McDaniels
Samuel, (Brownington Center) r 28, farmer 12.
McKay
James, (Brownington Center) r 28, carpenter.
McKay
Norman, (Brownington Center) off r 28, farmer 118.
Mead
Susan, (Brownington) r 22, widow of Calvin.
Miles
Arthur, (Evansville) r 29, farmer 120.
Miles
John, (Brownington Center) r 24, dealer in eggs, hides and berries, farmer
81.
Miles
Lida B. Miss, (Brownington) r 16, teacher.
Monteith
William, (Brownington Center) r 14, box maker.
Morehouse
Linus H., (Brownington Center) r 28, farmer.
Morehouse
Nelson J., (Brownington Center) r 28, sugar orchard 600 trees, dairy 8
cows, and farmer 120.
MURRAY
ANDREW J., (Brownington) r 7, agent for mowing machines and horse rakes,
peddler and farmer.
Murray
Erving L., (Browtiington) r 7, farmer 90.
Murray
Flora A., (Brownington) r 7, dressmaker.
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Nichols
H. Meric, (Brownington Center) r 15, retired Methodist preacher, and farmer
24.
Nichols
James J., (Brownington) r 3, farmer.
Nichols
Margaret, (Brownington) r 23 farmer 95.
Nichols
Willard T., (Brownington) r 3, sugar orchard 450 trees, and farmer 100.
Norton
Charles, (Browninton Center) off r 28, laborer.
NOYCE
CHARLES H., (Brownington) r 22, in Canada farmer 50.
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Page
George W., (Brownington) r 21, sawyer and farmer.
Parker
Carlos A., (Brownington) r 21, postmaster, carpenter, dairy 10 cows, and
farmer 100.
Parker
Israel H., (Brownington) r 21, carpenter, and farmer 20.
Perkins
Harvey, (Evansville) r 36, cooper, and farmer 50.
Philbrick
David B., (Barton Landing) r 23, farmer 25.
Pierce
Andrew M., (Brownington) r 2, farmer 135.
Pierce
Carlos W., (Brownington) r 2, farmer.
Pierce
Daniel, (Brownington Center) r 35, wheelwright, and farmer 110.
Pierce
Wm., (Brownington Center) r 35, farmer, works for Daniel Pierce 110.
Pike
A. F., (Pike Station, N.. H.,) r 36, manuf. of scythe-stones, S. R. Potter,
manager.
POTTER
SANFORD R., (Evansville) r 37, manager of A. F. Pike's scythe- stone mill.
Preston
Henry E., (Brownington) r 2, saw-mill, and farmer 65.
PRIEST
LYDIA G., (Brownington) r 16, widow of S. S., dairy 10 cows, and
farm 127.
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RANDALL
JAMES M., (Evansville) r 37, carpenter and box maker for Lamoille whetstone
manufactory, farmer 55, owns house and lot in Hyde Park.
Rice
George, (Brownington) r 17, farmer 2.
Richardson
Emily, (Brownington) r 21, widow of Truman.
Richmond
Ruth, (Brownington) r 9, widow of Elijah, aged 97.
Robinson
Ellis A., (Browington Center) r 25, school teacher and farmer.
Robinson
Ruth S., (Brownington Center) r 25, (Mrs. John J.,) farm 10.
Robinson
Solomon J., (Brownington Center) r 24, farmer 1.
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Seavey
S. Cutler, (Brownington Center) r 14, laborer.
SEAVY
AMHERST W., (Brownington Center) r 35, dairy 9 cows, and farmer 96.
Seavy
Carrie H., (Brownington Center) r 35, teacher.
Seavy
Sarah G., (Brownington Center) r 35, teacher.
Seavy
Moses, (Brownington Center) r 35 retired farmer, aged 75.
Sheldon
George, (Evansville) r 31, farmer, with L. G. Drown 130.
Skinner
Cyrus, (Westmore) off r 29, farmer 150.
Skinner
John, (Brownington Center) r 29, farmer 80.
Smith
Chauncy W., (Brownington Center) r 24, general blacksmithing.
SMITH
FANNY A., (Brownington) r 21, widow of A. K., resident.
Smith
Fred E., (Brownington Center) r 24, farmer, house and lot.
Smith
George, (Brownington) r 21, farmer, 90.
Smith
George R., (Brownington Center) r 28, farmer 20.
SMITH
HENRY B., (Brownington) r 21, (I. C. & H. B.)
Smith
Horace, (Brownington Center) r 14, farmer 50.
SMITH
ISAAC C., (Brownington) r 21, (I. C. & H. B.) town representative.
SMITH
I. C. & H. B., (Brownington) r 21, (Isaac C. and Henry B.) dairy 15
cows, and farmers 170.
Smith
Jasper A., (Brownington Center) r 24, teamster, and farmer 20.
Smith
Mary P., (East Coventry) r 6, widow of Rev. Anson, manuf. Eclogm Elixir
for Sciatica.
Smith
Robert L., (Brownington) r 22, farmer.
Smith
Simon A. A., (Brownington Center) r 22, farmer.
Smith
William P., (Barton Landing) r 23, sawyer for J. C. Bartlett, owns farm
23 in Barton.
Spencer
Lucius, (Barton Landing) off r 20, farmer 100.
SPENCER
WILLIAM, (Brownington) r 20, sugar orchard 600 trees, and farmer 140.
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Thomas
Amos, (Brownington) r 22, farmer 10.
Thomas
Clarence, (Brownington) r 22, farmer.
Thrasher
Eliza G., (Brownington) r 17, widow of Clement.
TINKHAM
SAMUEL S., (Brownington) r 9, justice of the peace, dairy 13 cows, and
farmer 160.
Tinkham
Scott E., (Brownington) r 9, farmer 50.
Tite
James H., (Brownington) r 22, cooper, and farmer 50.
TOWNSEND
STEPHEN, (Brownington) r 22, agent for Wheeler & Wilson sewing machines,
and farmer 100.
Tripp
Charles R., (Evansville) r 34, teaming, and works in whetstone factory.
Tripp
John C., r 20½, refused to give name or information.
TRIPP
RUFUS D., (Evansville) r 34, laborer.
Twombly
Albro J., (Brownington Center) r 23, laborer.
Twombly
Edgar, (Brownington Center) r 13, laborer.
Twombly
George, (Brownington) r 22, refused to give any information.
Twombly
John, (Brownington) r 20½, farmer.
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Uttin
George, (West Charleston) off r 12, farmer.
Uttin
Samuel, (West Charleston) off r 12, farmer 50.
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Verbeck
Hannah M., (Brownington) r 17, widow of Calvin.
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Wakefield
Willard P., (Brownington) off r 5, trapper, and farmer 115.
Wells
Albert, (Brownington Center) r 25, town lister, with Edgar S. dairy 25
cows, and farmer 436.
Wells
A. & E. S., (Brownington Center) r 25, (Albert and Edgar
S.) dairy 25 cows, farmers 436.
Wells
Edgar S., (Brownington Center) r 25, with Albert, dairy 25 cows, and farmer
436.
Wells
Franklin B., (Evansville) r 36, farmer 161 in Westmore.
Wheeler
Amie, (Brownington Center) (Mrs. Charles,) postmistress.
Wheeler
Charles, (Brownington Center) town clerk, justice of peace, dealer in general
merchandise, patent medicines, etc., branch store at Brownington
village, and custom shoe shop.
Wheeler
George W., (Brownington) r 17, farmer 60.
Wheeler
Hosea, (Brownington Center) r 15, miller, and farmer 4.
Wheeler
Oscar A., (Brownington Center) r 15, grain thresher, and farmer.
Wheeler
Phineas, (Brownington) r 21, deputy postmaster, and manager of Chas. Wheeler's
store at Brownington.
White
George D., (Brownington Center) r 28, dairy 12 cows, and farmer 145.
White
Moses W., (Brownington) r 19, miller, and farmer 56.
Wilcox
Julius, (Brownington Center) off r 28, farmer 88.
Willey
Aaron W., (Browningion Center) r 15, dairy 14 cows, breeder of horses,
sugar manuf. 700 trees, farmer 130, and in Irasburgh 40.
Willey
Micajah, (Barton Landing) r 19, farmer 49.
Willey
Stephen E., (Barton Landing) r 19, farmer, works for Micajah 49.
Wilsey
William, (Brownington Center) r 14, laborer.
Wilson
James, (Brownington Center) r 26, retired farmer 171.
Wood
Lewis, (Brownington Center) r 14, laborer.
Wright
Francis, (Brownington) r 3, cooper.
Wyman
Isaiah A., (Brownington Center) r 26, dairy 17 cows, 16 head young stock,
and farmer 166.
Wyman
James M., (Brownington) r 7, farmer 75.
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YOUNG
LOUIS, (Brownington) r 21, allo. physician and surgeon.

(Source:
Gazetteer
of Lamoille and Orleans Counties, VT.;
1883-1884,
Compiled and Published by Hamilton Child;
May 1887,
Page 395-406)
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