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Greenwood Cemetery (St. Albans, Vermont)
Greenwood Cemetery is a burial ground located in St. Albans (city), Vermont. The entrance is on South Main Street (U.S. Route 7), between St. Albans State Highway and Upper Gilman Street. The facility has been active since 1802, was formally established in 1803, and contains more than 5,000 graves. It is owned and operated by the St. Albans Cemetery Association. History Greenwood Cemetery's oldest graves date from 1802. Burials include an individual who took part in the Boston Tea Party, veterans of the American Revolutionary War and American Civil War, and many individuals prominent in government and politics, business, and literature. Description Greenwood Cemetery is long and narrow, with graves generally arranged in a linear fashion. It measures approximately 2200 feet long and about 450 feet wide. Notable burials * Asa Aldis, chief justice of the Vermont Supreme Court * Asa O. Aldis, associate justice of the Vermont Supreme Court and diplomat * Bradley Barlow, U.S. congressm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Google Books
Google Books (previously known as Google Book Search, Google Print, and by its code-name Project Ocean) is a service from Google Inc. that searches the full text of books and magazines that Google has scanned, converted to text using optical character recognition (OCR), and stored in its digital database.The basic Google book link is found at: https://books.google.com/ . The "advanced" interface allowing more specific searches is found at: https://books.google.com/advanced_book_search Books are provided either by publishers and authors through the Google Books Partner Program, or by Google's library partners through the Library Project. Additionally, Google has partnered with a number of magazine publishers to digitize their archives. The Publisher Program was first known as Google Print when it was introduced at the Frankfurt Book Fair in October 2004. The Google Books Library Project, which scans works in the collections of library partners and adds them to the digital invent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank L
Frank or Franks may refer to: People * Frank (given name) * Frank (surname) * Franks (surname) * Franks, a medieval Germanic people * Frank, a term in the Muslim world for all western Europeans, particularly during the Crusades - see Farang Currency * Liechtenstein franc or frank, the currency of Liechtenstein since 1920 * Swiss franc or frank, the currency of Switzerland since 1850 * Westphalian frank, currency of the Kingdom of Westphalia between 1808 and 1813 * The currencies of the German-speaking cantons of Switzerland (1803–1814): ** Appenzell frank ** Argovia frank ** Basel frank ** Berne frank ** Fribourg frank ** Glarus frank ** Graubünden frank ** Luzern frank ** Schaffhausen frank ** Schwyz frank ** Solothurn frank ** St. Gallen frank ** Thurgau frank ** Unterwalden frank ** Uri frank ** Zürich frank Places * Frank, Alberta, Canada, an urban community, formerly a village * Franks, Illinois, United States, an unincorporated community * Franks, Missouri, Uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cemeteries In Vermont
This list of cemeteries in Vermont includes currently operating, historical (closed for new interments), and defunct (graves abandoned or removed) cemeteries, columbaria, and mausolea which are historical and/or notable. It does not include pet cemeteries. Addison County * South Starksboro Friends Meeting House and Cemetery in Starksboro; NRHP-listed Chittenden County * Lakeview Cemetery in Burlington Franklin County * Greenwood Cemetery in St. Albans Rutland County * Evergreen Cemetery in Rutland Washington County * Green Mount Cemetery in Montpelier * Hope Cemetery in Barre Windham County * Oak Hill Cemetery Chapel in Bellows Falls; NRHP-listed * Prospect Hill Cemetery in Brattleboro Windsor County * Old Christ Church in Bethel; NRHP-listed * Plymouth Notch Cemetery in Plymouth Notch See also * List of cemeteries in the United States This is a list of cemeteries in the United States. The list includes both active and historic sites, and does ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Augustus Young (representative)
Augustus Young (March 20, 1784June 17, 1857) was an American politician. He served as a United States representative from Vermont, a member of the Vermont House of Representatives, state’s attorney for Orleans County, a judge of probate, a county assistant judge, and a member of the Vermont State Senate. Early life Young was born in Arlington in the Vermont Republic on March 20, 1784. He completed preparatory studies, studied law with Isaac Warner of Cambridge and Bates Turner of St. Albans, and was admitted to the bar in 1810. He began the practice of law in Stowe. Career Young moved to Craftsbury in 1812. He was a member of the Vermont House of Representatives from 1821 until 1824, 1826, 1828 until 1830 and 1832. He was state’s attorney for Orleans County, Vermont, from 1824 to 1828; judge of probate in 1830 and 1831; and served in the Vermont State Senate from 1836 to 1838. Young was elected as a Whig candidate to the 27th United States Congress, serving from March ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bates Turner
Bates Turner (October 1760 – April 30, 1847) was a Vermont lawyer, judge and politician. In addition to serving as a member of the Vermont House of Representatives, he was a justice of the Vermont Supreme Court for two years. Biography Turner was born in October 1760 in what would become Canaan, Connecticut. He served in the Continental Army as a member of Captain Thomas Converse's Company, 7th Connecticut Regiment during the American Revolutionary War. In 1780, he graduated from the Litchfield Law School. Turner practiced law in Connecticut, and moved to Vermont in 1798; he originally resided in Fairfield, and later in St. Albans. For a time, his law partner in St. Albans was Asa Aldis, who subsequently served as chief justice of the Vermont Supreme Court. Turner subsequently returned to Fairfield; in addition to practicing law, he also trained several prospective attorneys, including William C. Wilson. For brief periods, he lived in Middlebury and Fairfield, before fina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benjamin Swift
Benjamin Swift (April 9, 1780 – November 11, 1847) was an American lawyer, banker and politician from Vermont. He served as a United States House of Representatives, United States Representative and United States Senate, United States Senator, and helped found the Whig Party (United States), Whig Party. Early life Swift was born in Amenia, New York, the son of Job Swift and Mary Ann (Sedgwick) Swift. In 1786, at the age of five, he moved with his father to Bennington, Vermont, Bennington in the Vermont Republic. He attended the common schools in Bennington before attending Litchfield Law School in 1801. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1806. He began the practice of law in Bennigton before moving to Manchester (town), Vermont, Manchester to practice law. In 1809 he moved to St. Albans (town), Vermont, St. Albans to practice law. He also engaged in banking and farming in the area. Political career He held various political positions in Vermont, and was electe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farrand Stewart Stranahan
Farrand Stewart Stranahan (February 2, 1842 – July 13, 1904) was an American Civil War veteran, a railroad executive, a banker, and a U.S. politician of the Republican Party. Early life F. Stewart Stranahan was born in Manhattan, New York City, the son of Caroline (née Curtis) and Farrand Stewart Stranahan (1812–1845). New York State Senator Farrand Stranahan (1778–1826) was his grandfather, and General Charles Stewart was his great-grandfather. In 1859 Stranahan moved to Vermont. On August 6, 1862, he married Miranda Aldis Brainerd, daughter of Senator Lawrence Brainerd and Fidelia Gadcomb. The marriage tied him to two of Vermont's most prominent families, the Brainerds and the Smiths. Miranda's sister Ann was the wife of Governor and Central Vermont Railway President J. Gregory Smith. In addition, her brother Lawrence Brainerd, Jr. was married to Louisa T. B. Smith, J. Gregory Smith's sister. J. Gregory Smith's father John Smith served as Speaker of the Ver ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orlando Stevens
Orlando Stevens (October 12, 1797 - March 25, 1879) was an attorney and politician whose career included work in Vermont and Minnesota. He is most notable for having served as a member of the Vermont House of Representatives, Vermont Senate, and Minnesota House of Representatives. Biography Orlando Stevens was born in Rutland, Vermont on October 12, 1797, the son of David Stevens and Polly (Crafts) Stevens. Orlando Stevens was raised in St. Albans, and was educated at the Franklin County Grammar School and Castleton Seminary. He then studied law with Asa Aldis, was admitted to the bar in 1819, and began to practice in Swanton. In 1822, Stevens married Parma Fisk (1805-1854), the daughter of James Fisk. At the time, Fisk was the U.S. Collector of Customs in Swanton, and he appointed Stevens as his deputy. Stevens later moved to East Highgate, where he continued to practice law while becoming involved in the lumber business, followed by relocation to St. Albans, where ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Worthington Curtis Smith
Worthington Curtis Smith (April 23, 1823 – January 2, 1894) was an American politician and railroad president. He served as a U.S. Representative from Vermont, and was the son of John Smith, of Vermont, a U.S. Representative from Vermont. Early life Smith was born in St. Albans, Franklin County, Vermont to John Smith and Maria Curtis Smith. He pursued classical studies and was a member of the Lambda Iota Society at the University of Vermont where he graduated in 1843. Smith studied law with his father but did not practice. Career Smith was involved in the iron trade, and from 1845 until 1860 he engaged in the manufacture of railroad supplies in the iron foundries located in Plattsburgh and St. Albans. During the Civil War, Smith assisted in raising the 1st Vermont Infantry Regiment. Smith served as a member of the Vermont House of Representatives in 1863. He was a member of the Vermont State Senate in 1864 and 1865, and was unanimously elected President pro tempore in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Smith (Vermont Politician)
John Smith (August 12, 1789 – November 26, 1858) was an American lawyer, businessman, and politician from Vermont. He served as a U.S. Representative for one term, prior to which he served as Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives. Biography Smith was born in Barre, Massachusetts to Deacon Samuel Smith and Patience Gregory Smith. His family moved to St. Albans in 1800, and he attended the common schools. Smith later studied law, first with his brother in law Roswell Hutchins, and later with Benjamin Swift. He was admitted to the bar in 1810 and began the practice of law in St. Albans as Swift's partner. He was State's Attorney for Franklin County from 1826 until 1832. Smith was a member of the Vermont House of Representatives from 1827 until 1837, and served as Speaker from 1831 until 1833. He was elected as a Democratic Party (United States), Democrat to the 26th United States Congress, Twenty-sixth Congress, serving from March 4, 1839 until March 3, 1841. He wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Curtis Smith
Edward Curtis Smith (January 5, 1854 – April 6, 1935) was an American attorney, businessman, and politician from Vermont. A Republican, he was most notable for his service as the 47th governor of Vermont from 1898 to 1900. Early life Edward Curtis Smith was born in St. Albans Town, Vermont, on January 5, 1854. The Smith family was one of Vermont's most prominent, with business holdings in railroads, manufacturing and other enterprises. Smith's father J. Gregory Smith served as Governor of Vermont, and his mother Ann Eliza (Brainerd) Smith was a noted author. Smith's uncle Worthington Smith served in Congress. His grandfathers were also involved in politics, with John Smith serving in the United States House of Representatives and Lawrence Brainerd serving in the United States Senate. An uncle by marriage, Farrand Stewart Stranahan, served as Lieutenant governor of Vermont. Smith attended the schools of St. Albans and Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts. He graduated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ann Eliza Smith
Ann Eliza Smith ( pen name, Mrs. J. Gregory Smith; October 7, 1819 – January 6, 1905) was an American author. She was president of the board of managers for the Vermont woman's exhibit at the Centennial Exposition of 1876, at Philadelphia, and was frequently chosen in similar capacities as a representative of Vermont women. During the Civil War, she coordinated a response to the Confederate raid on St. Albans on October 19, 1864. In 1870, Governor Peter T. Washburn, who had served as adjutant general of the Vermont Militia during the war, recognized her efforts and presented her with an honorary commission as a lieutenant colonel on his military staff. Early life and education Ann Eliza Brainerd was born in St. Albans, Vermont on October 7, 1819. The daughter of Senator Lawrence Brainerd and Fidelia B. Gadcombe, she was raised and educated in St. Albans. Career In 1842, she married J. Gregory Smith, who served as Governor during the Civil War. They were the parents of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
