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Caroline Atwell Noyes’ address book

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Caroline Atwell Noyes’ address book shows:

J.A. Noyes Anna, Union Co., Illinois
N.W. Gilbert Montpelier, Vermont
Hannah M. Wolger 87 Hampshire St., Lawrence, Massachusetts
Mary Chilton Franklinville, N.C.
Marilla Wells Lawrence, Massachusetts

Written at another time:

Hannah M. Wolger No. 42 Broadway, South Lawrence, Massachusetts
Francis Barry Berlin Heights, Ohio

On second sheet, sometime later, in blue ink
Miss Carrie A. Hunkins Box 453 Waukesha, Wisconsin

SOURCE: Nancy Benton April 26 2003

J. A. Noyes in Anna, Union County, Illinois would seem to be noting when she and her husband James Allen Noyes were living in Anna.

The N. W. Gilbert is Norman West Gilbert, husband of her sister Sarah Ann Lydia Atwell who died in 1877. The 1870 census shows them in Montpelier.

I’ve no information on Mary Chilton or Marilla Wells.

The entry for Hannah Wolger on Broadway is likely to be at an earlier point in time than the Hampshire Street address, as her husband is seen on Hamphsire Street in the 1880 census, and Hannah appears to have died as her husband is then married to a Mary E. who was born in NY, not England.

The 1870 census for Lawrence Ward 3, Essex, Massachsetts shows:

280/579 WOLGER James G. 37 cotton weaver b. England
Hannah U. 31 b. NH
George A. 9/12 b. MA Sept.
GOULD Martha 63 b. MA

1860 shows:

Lawrence Ward 4, Essex, Massachusetts
1829/2592 Thomas HASELDIN 38 m Operator $75 pesonal property b. England
Alice 29 House keeper b. NH
Mary 18 Operator b.MA
1829/2593 James G. WOLGER 26 Operator b. England (Essex Co. 4 West Lawrence, page 342)
Hannah W. or M. (looks like a W but could be an M) 21 House keeper b. England
Martha GOULD 53 House keeper b. England

4th Ward (Essex Co., 5 West Lawrence, page 382)
1907/2710 George WOLGER 43 Laborer b. England
Annie 45 Housekeeper b. England
May A. 33 Operative b. England
Sarah 29 Operative b. England
James 26 Operative b. England
Hannah 24 Operative b. England
William 14 b. England
Elizabeth A. 4 b. England
Emmanuel CHARTSWORTH 37 Operative b. England

1850 shows:

Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts
66/83 Martha Gould 43 b. MA
Nehemiah 14 b. NH
Israel 13
Hannah W. 11

It is the Hannah Wolger, wife of James Wolger, who is in Carrie’s address book. James G. Wolger appears in the 1880 census living at 87 (or may read 89) Hampshire Street, but his wife is given as a Mary E., 42, born NY and her parents b. NY, so it seems Hannah may have died by 1880. Curiously, Wolger is a rare enough name and the 1880 census shows them in four areas. Wolgers from Germany are in Patterson, Pasaic, NJ. There is a pocket of Wolgers in, as mentioned, Lawrence, MA. There is a family with Wolgers in Thornapple, Barry Co., MI, and a family from England in Van Buren, Wayne County, MI.

It would seem Carrie knew the Wolgers from her time at the mill. The youngest child in the Lawrence Massachusetts Wolger families is 4 in 1860 and is given as born in England. If this is correct the Wolgers didn’t arrive in MA until at least 1856 and as Carrie wouldn’t have had an opportunity to meet them until at least 1856. Carrie was at Pacific Mills in Lawrence by 1854.

The Wolgers in Michigan in 1880 are a family that were in NY by 1845 and in Michigan by at least 1854, according to birthdates of children. I note this because it’s interesting they were in Michigan and Massachusetts, but it’s likely coincidental.

Francis Barry at Berlin Heights, Ohio, records her association with the free love community there. It was at Berlin Heights, Ohio that Carrie met James Allen Noyes.

As for Carrie Hunkins in Wisconsin, the 1880 census shows:

WI, Waukesha Co. Waukesha
A. S. HUNKINS widowed female 55 b. VT parents b. VT
W. F. son 23 b. WI
A. L. daughter in law 19 b. WI
Carrie daughter 24 b. WI
J. W. DRUITT other 26 b. MA merchant father b. VT
E. W. CHAPIN other 28 b. WI lawyer parents b. VT

This family would be that of Hazen Hastins Hunkins b. 19 May 1820 in Danville, Caledonia Co. VT, died 29 March 1879 Waukesha, Waukesha Co. WI and Aurelia Seymour Scagel (daughter of George Scagel and Deborah Hunkins) b. 4 Sept 1825 in Waterbury, Washington Co. VT, married 25 Nov 1847 in New Berlin, Waukesha Co. WI.

Carrie Hunkins was married in 1881 so this would have been noted previous to her marriage.

The family of Deborah Hunkins Scagel (mother of Aurelia) is the one Carrie would have stayed with in New Berlin, Waukesha, Wisconsin, after her time at the mill, which was why I was interested in when it seemed the Wolgers were first in Massachusetts.

Carrie Hunkins was related to Caroline Atwell Noyes in 3 ways. They were first cousins through Caroline’s mother, Rachel Scagel, and Carrie’s father, George Scagel Jr. They were 2nd cousins through Jacob Scagel and Rachel Lee (Aurelia as daughter of Deborah Hunkins who was daughter of Hannah Scagel, daughter of Jacob, while Caroline was daughter of Rachel Scagel who was daughter of George who was son of Jacob Scagel and Rachel Lee). And 2nd cousins through Captain Robert Hunkins and Lydia Chamberlain (Aurelia’s mother was Deborah Hunkins, Deborah’s father was Moses Hunkins son of Capt. Robert, while Caroline’s father was Hiram Atwell, son of Lydia Hunkins who was sister of Moses Hunkins).

Also, among some of (Caroline Atwell Noye’s) belongings I found a calling card for Mrs. H. H. Hunkins, edged in black, as though in mourning.
SOURCE: Nancy Benton 2 May 2003

Hazen Hastings Hunkins died 29 March 1879.

Nathaniel Atwell and Lydia Hunkins

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Nathaniel ATWELL, son of John ATWELL and Bridget CUMMINGS , was born 15 Jun 1766 at Hollis, Hillsborough Co. NH. He died 13 Nov 1844 at Johnson, Lamoille Co. VT and is buried in the Plot Cemetery at Johnson.

On 15 June 1794 at Bradford, Orange CO., VT., Nathaniel married Lydia HUNKINS, daughter of Capt. Robert HUNKINS and Lydia CHAMBERLIN.

Lydia was born 21 Jan 1772 at Bradford, Orange Co. NH and died 20 Jan 1846 at Johnson, Lamoille Co., VT.

Nathan was 28 and Lydia 22 when they married. Nathan was 78 at the time of his death and Lydia was 73. They were married 50 years.

Nancy Benton notes, “From Hollis, N.H., came into Johnson among the earliest settlers, and located on Road 11, where he resided until his death, at the age of 84 years.”

Caroline Atwell, granddaughter, passed along the story that “Lydia came to Johnson VT. on horseback when the country was new. She brought her feather bed and mirror. The mirror was broken when her horse jumped a log and she did not have another mirror for twenty years.”

Asher E. ATWELL made a copy of the old family bible on February 17, 1883. Birth place and date, death and marriage information for Nathan, Lydia and children is from Caroline Atwell NOYES’ copying of the Asher E. ATWELL copy which she made March 1st 1885.

View Carrie Atwell Noyes’ copy of the Nathaniel Atwell Family Births.

View Carrie Atwell Noyes’ record of the Marriages of the Children of Nathaniel and Lydia Atwell

View Carrie Atwell Noyes’ record of the Deaths of the Children of Nathaniel and Lydia Atwell.

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Husband: Nathaniel “Nathan” + Atwell
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Born: 1766 Jun 15 – Hollis, Hillsborough, New Hampshire
Christened:
Died: 1844 Nov 13 – Johnson, Lamoille, Vermont
Buried: – Plot Cemetery, Johnson, Lamoille, Vermont
Father: John + Atwell (Cir 1737-1820)
Mother: Bridget + Cummings (1739-1794)
Marriage: 1794 Jun 15 Place: Bradford, Orange, Vermont
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Events
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1. Name: ATWELL is the spelling in Carrie A. NOYES copying of the Asher
ATWELL copy of the Atwell Family Bible. An alternative spellling often
found is ATWILL.

2. Birth: 1766 Jan 15 Hollis, Hillsborough, New Hampshire.

3. Census: Give as a possible for Nathan Atwell. 1790 Cockermouth,
Grafton, New Hampshire.
Pg. 30
ATWELL John 1 2 2 – – 5
ATWEILL Nathan 1 – – – – 1

4. Migration: After 1790. From Hollis, N.H., came into Johnson among the
earliest settlers, and located on Road 11, where he resided until his
death, at the age of 84 years.

5. Marriage: 1794 Jun 15, Bradford, Orange, Vermont. Nathaniel ATWELL
marries Lydia HUNKINS, daughter of Capt. Robert HUNKINS and Lydia
CHAMBERLAIN. She is 22 and he is 28. Note that Nathan’s mother died two
days after the wedding, so perhaps the wedding took place when it did as
his mother was ill.

6. Mother’s Death: 1794 Jun 17, Hollis, Hillsborough, New Hampshire.
Nathaniel’s mother, Bridget CUMMINGS, dies.

7. Child’s Birth: Bridget is born., 1795 Mar 15. She will marry Ralph
HILL.

8. Child’s Birth: John is born., 1796 Jun 10. He will marry Evelyn COATS.

9. Child’s Birth: Susan is born., 1797 Nov 10. She will marry Joel
HAYFORD then N. THOMPSON.

10. Child’s Birth: William C. ATWELL is born., 1799 Aug 25. He will marry
Patty STINE.

11. Census: 1800 Johnson, Franklin, Vermont.

12. Child’s Birth: Hiram is born., 1801 Mar 2. He will marry Rachel
SCAGEL. DIRECT LINE

13. Child’s Birth: Benjamin is born., 1802 Dec 2. He will marry Lora HUNT.

14. Child’s Birth: Lydia is born., 1804 Aug 2. Lydia is not recorded as
marrying.

15. Child’s Birth: Phoebe is born., 1806 Aug 2. She will marry Johnson
ROBINSON.

16. Child’s Birth: Olive is born., 1808 Mar 21. She will marry Clark FISK.

17. Census: Pg. 330 1810 Johnson, Franklin, Vermont.
Nathan ATWELL 1 male 10 thru 15, 1 male 30 to 44, 3 females under 10, 2
females 10 thru 15, 1 female 30 to 44
COMMENT: The census shows John or William apparently but not Benjamin or
Hiram who were both under 10. It shows Lydia, Phoebe and Olive who were
all under 10, and Bridget and Susan who were over 10. So where are
Benjamin and Hiram?

18. Child’s Birth: Nathan is born., 1810 Sep 19. He is not recorded as
marrying.

19. Child’s Birth: Caroline is born., 1812 Oct 17. She will marry Caleb
SIMMONS.

20. Child’s Birth: James is born., 1814 Sep 26. He will marry Lucy
GILMORE.

21. Child’s Birth: Asher is born., 1816 Nov 10. He will marry Charlotte
THORNTON.

22. Father’s Death: 1820 Jan 31, Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts.

23. Residence: Johnson, Lamoille, Vermont.

24. Census: Pg. 172 1820 Johnson, Franklin, Vermont.
Roll: M33_127
Page: 172
Image: 185
Nathan ATWELL 3 – 1 4 – 1 1 2 3 – 1 – 3
COMMENT: 3 males under 10 b. 1810 to 1820, 1 male between 16 and 18 b.
1802 to 1804, 4 males of 16 and under 26 including heads of families b.
c. 1794 to 1804, 1 male 45 and up born c. 1774 and over. 1 female under
10 b. 1810 to 1820, 2 females 10 and under 16 b. 1804 to 1810, 3 females
of 16 and under 26 b. 1794 to 1804, 1 female 45 and up born 1774 and
over.

The 3 males under 10 are Asher, James and Nathan. The male between 16
and 18 is Benjamin, guess the 4 males of 16 and under 26 are John,
William, Hiram and Benjamin, then there’s Nathan. The female under 10 is
Caroline. The 2 females 10 and under 16 are Olive and Phoebe. The 3
females 16 and under 26 would be Bridget, Susan and Lydia, and then there
is Lydia.

25. Census: Pg. 46 1830 Johnson, Franklin, Vermont.
Pg. 46, Roll: M19_183, Image 97
ATWELL Nathan – – 1 2 – – – – 1 / – – – 1 2 – –
1
Nathan ATWELL 1 male 10 to 15, 2 males 15 and under 20, 1 male 60 and
under 70, 1 female 15 and under 20, 2 females 20 and under 30, 1 female
50 and under 60
NOTE: The census shows Asher in the 10 to 15 range, James and Nathan in
the 15 to 20 category, Caroline as 15 and under 20, and Lydia and Olive
as the 2 females 20 and under 30, Olive not marrying until 1832. Nathan
and wife Lydia are the elder individuals. (The marking for 1 or 2
females in the 20 to 30 category is actually ambiguous. It could be
either.)
ANDREWS Asa
ADAMS James
ATWELL John – – 1 – – 1 / 1 – – – 1
ANDREWS Samuel
ALLARD Henry
ABBOTT Oliver
ATWELL Benjamin – 2 – – 1 / 1 – – – 1

26. Census: Pg. 47 1840 Johnson, Lamoille, Vermont.
Joshua CHASE
Benjamin ATWELL 3 1 – – – 1 / – – 1 – – 1
…
Nathan ATWELL – – – – 2 – – – – 1/ – – – – 1 1 1 –
1

COMMENT: The two 20 to 30 males would be James and Asher. The 20 to 30
female would be Caroline. The 30 to 40 female would be perhaps Lydia for
whom a marriage isn’t given. The 40 to 50 female is unknown. Nathan
and Lydia are the elder adults.

27. Death: 1844 Nov 13 Johnson, Lamoille, Vermont. Died at age 78.
Nathaniel and Lydia had been married 50 years.

28. Accessory Document: Family Birth Record Nathan and Lydia Atwell, 1885
Mar 1.

29. Edit : 2003 Oct.

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Wife: Lydia + Hunkins
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Born: 1772 Jan 21 – Bradford, Orange, Vermont
Christened:
Died: 1846 Jan 20 – Johnson, Lamoille, Vermont
Buried:
Father: Captain Robert + Hunkins (1739-1818)
Mother: Lydia + Chamberlin (1746-1831)
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1. Birth: 1772 Jan 21 Bradford, Orange, Vermont.

2. Residence: Bradford, Orange, Vermont.

3. Marriage: 1794 Jun 15, Bradford, Orange, Vermont. Nathaniel ATWELL
marries Lydia HUNKINS, daughter of Capt. Robert HUNKINS and Lydia
CHAMBERLAIN. She is 22 and he is 28.

4. Child’s Birth: Bridget is born., 1795 Mar 15. She will marry Ralph
HILL.

5. Child’s Birth: John is born., 1796 Jun 10. He will marry Evelyn COATS.

6. Child’s Birth: Susan is born., 1797 Nov 10. She will marry Joel
HAYFORD then N. THOMPSON.

7. Child’s Birth: William C. ATWELL is born., 1799 Aug 25. He will marry
Patty STINE.

8. Census: 1800 Johnson, Franklin, Vermont.

9. Child’s Birth: Hiram is born., 1801 Mar 2. He will marry Rachel
SCAGEL. DIRECT LINE

10. Child’s Birth: Benjamin is born., 1802 Dec 2. He will marry Lora HUNT.

11. Child’s Birth: Lydia is born., 1804 Aug 2. Lydia is not recorded as
marrying.

12. Child’s Birth: Phoebe is born., 1806 Aug 2. She will marry Johnson
ROBINSON.

13. Child’s Birth: Olive is born., 1808 Mar 21. She will marry Clark FISK.

14. Census: Pg. 330 1810 Johnson, Franklin, Vermont.
Nathan ATWELL 1 male 10 thru 15, 1 male 30 to 44, 3 females under 10, 2
females 10 thru 15, 1 female 30 to 44
COMMENT: The census shows John or William apparently but not Benjamin or
Hiram who were both under 10. It shows Lydia, Phoebe and Olive who were
all under 10, and Bridget and Susan who were over 10. So where are
Benjamin and Hiram?

15. Child’s Birth: Nathan is born., 1810 Sep 19. He is not recorded as
marrying.

16. Child’s Birth: Caroline is born., 1812 Oct 17. She will marry Caleb
SIMMONS.

17. Child’s Birth: James is born., 1814 Sep 26. He will marry Lucy
GILMORE.

18. Child’s Birth: Asher is born., 1816 Nov 10. He will marry Charlotte
THORNTON.

19. Father’s Death: 1819 Apr 1, Bradford, Orange, Vermont. Lydia’s
father, Captain Robert HUNKINS, dies.

20. Census: Pg. 172 1820 Johnson, Franklin, Vermont.
Roll: M33_127
Page: 172
Image: 185
Nathan ATWELL 3 – 1 4 – 1 1 2 3 – 1 – 3
COMMENT: 3 males under 10 b. 1810 to 1820, 1 male between 16 and 18 b.
1802 to 1804, 4 males of 16 and under 26 including heads of families b.
c. 1794 to 1804, 1 male 45 and up born c. 1774 and over. 1 female under
10 b. 1810 to 1820, 2 females 10 and under 16 b. 1804 to 1810, 3 females
of 16 and under 26 b. 1794 to 1804, 1 female 45 and up born 1774 and
over.

The 3 males under 10 are Asher, James and Nathan. The male between 16
and 18 is Benjamin, guess the 4 males of 16 and under 26 are John,
William, Hiram and Benjamin, then there’s Nathan. The female under 10 is
Caroline. The 2 females 10 and under 16 are Olive and Phoebe. The 3
females 16 and under 26 would be Bridget, Susan and Lydia, and then there
is Lydia.

21. Census: Pg. 46 1830 Johnson, Franklin, Vermont.
Pg. 46, Roll: M19_183, Image 97
ATWELL Nathan – – 1 2 – – – – 1 / – – – 1 2 – –
1
Nathan ATWELL 1 male 10 to 15, 2 males 15 and under 20, 1 male 60 and
under 70, 1 female 15 and under 20, 2 females 20 and under 30, 1 female
50 and under 60
NOTE: The census shows Asher in the 10 to 15 range, James and Nathan in
the 15 to 20 category, Caroline as 15 and under 20, and Lydia and Olive
as the 2 females 20 and under 30, Olive not marrying until 1832. Nathan
and wife Lydia are the elder individuals. (The marking for 1 or 2
females in the 20 to 30 category is actually ambiguous. It could be
either.)
ANDREWS Asa
ADAMS James
ATWELL John – – 1 – – 1 / 1 – – – 1
ANDREWS Samuel
ALLARD Henry
ABBOTT Oliver
ATWELL Benjamin – 2 – – 1 / 1 – – – 1

22. Mother’s Death: 1831 Jan 26, Bradford, Orange, Vermont. Lydia’s
mother, Lydia CHAMBERLIN, dies.

23. Census: Pg. 47 1840 Johnson, Lamoille, Vermont.
Joshua CHASE
Benjamin ATWELL 3 1 – – – 1 / – – 1 – – 1
…
Nathan ATWELL – – – – 2 – – – – 1/ – – – – 1 1 1 –
1

COMMENT: The two 20 to 30 males would be James and Asher. The 20 to 30
female would be Caroline. The 30 to 40 female would be perhaps Lydia for
whom a marriage isn’t given. The 40 to 50 female is unknown. Nathan
and Lydia are the elder adults.

24. Death: 1846 Jan 20 Johnson, Lamoille, Vermont. Lydia died two years
after her husband, at the age of 73.

25. Accessory Document: Family Birth Record Nathan and Lydia Atwell, 1885
Mar 1.

26. Accessory Document: Deaths of the Family of Nathan and Lydia Atwell,
1885 Mar 1.

27. Edit : 2003 Oct.

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Children
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1 F Bridget Atwell
Born: 1795 Mar 15 – Johnson, Lamoille, Vermont
Christened:
Died: Unknown
Buried:
Spouse: Ralph Hill (Cir 1784- )
Marr. Date: 1821 Mar 27 – Johnson, Lamoille, Vermont
Spouse:
Marr. Date:
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2 M John Atwell
Born: 1796 Jun 10 – Johnson, Lamoille, Vermont
Christened:
Died: 1880 Mar 13 – Johnson, Franklin, Vermont
Buried:
Spouse: Evelyn (Elvina) Coats (Cir 1807- )
Marr. Date: 1827 Dec 10 – , , Vermont
Spouse:
Marr. Date:
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3 F Susan Atwell
Born: 1797 Nov 10 – Johnson, Lamoille, Vermont
Christened:
Died: 1862 Jun 21 – Ohio, Lorain County, Oberlin Township
Buried:
Spouse: Rev. Joel T. Hayford ( – )
Marr. Date: 1827 Nov 25
Spouse: N. Thompson ( – )
Marr. Date: 1840 Jul 15
Spouse:
Marr. Date:
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4 M William C. Atwell
Born: 1799 Aug 25 – Johnson, Lamoille, Vermont
Christened:
Died: 1865 May 15 – Johnson, Lamoille, Vermont
Buried:
Spouse: Patty Stine (Cir 1800- )
Marr. Date:
Spouse:
Marr. Date:
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5 M Hiram + Atwell
Born: 1801 Mar 2 – Johnson, Lamoille, Vermont
Christened:
Died: 1849 Dec 2-1850 – Waterbury Center, Washington, Vermont, USA
Buried: – Old Waterbury Center Cemetery, Waterbury Center, Washington,
Vermont, USA
Spouse: Rachel + Scagel (1802-1843)
Marr. Date: 1830 Oct 7 – Waterbury Center, Washington, Vermont, USA
Spouse: Matilda Smith (1805- )
Marr. Date: After 1843
Spouse:
Marr. Date:
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6 M Benjamin H. Atwell
Born: 1802 Dec 2 – Johnson, Lamoille, Vermont
Christened:
Died: 1884 Jan 4
Buried:
Spouse: Lora Hunt (Cir 1809- )
Marr. Date: 1832 Apr
Spouse:
Marr. Date:
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7 F Lydia C. Atwell
Born: 1804 Aug 2 – Johnson, Lamoille, Vermont
Christened:
Died: Unknown
Buried:
Spouse:
Marr. Date:
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8 F Phoebe Atwell
Born: 1806 Aug 2 – Johnson, Lamoille, Vermont
Christened:
Died: 1889 Feb 14 – Hyde Park, Lamoille, Vermont, USA
Buried:
Spouse: Johnson Robinson (Cir 1806- )
Marr. Date: Bef 1832
Spouse:
Marr. Date:
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9 F Olive Atwell
Born: 1808 Mar 21
Christened:
Died: Unknown
Buried:
Spouse: Clark Fisk (Cir 1798- )
Marr. Date: 1832 Jul 15 – Eden, Lamoille, Vermont, USA
Spouse:
Marr. Date:
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10 M Nathan Atwell Jr.
Born: 1810 Sep 19 – Johnson, Lamoille, Vermont
Christened:
Died: 1846 Mar 24
Buried:
Spouse:
Marr. Date:
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11 F Caroline Atwell
Born: 1812 Oct 17 – Johnson, Lamoille, Vermont
Christened:
Died: 1878 Jul 1 – Waterbury Center, Washington, Vermont, USA
Buried:
Spouse: Caleb Simmons (1810- )
Marr. Date: 1848 Apr 14
Spouse:
Marr. Date:
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12 M James A. Atwell
Born: 1814 Sep 26 – Johnson, Lamoille, Vermont
Christened:
Died: 1895 Nov 5 – Johnson, Lamoille, Vermont
Buried:
Spouse: Lucy Ann Gilmore (1829-1895)
Marr. Date: 1848 Oct 22 – , Lamoille, Vermont, USA
Spouse:
Marr. Date:
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13 M Asher E. Atwell
Born: 1816 Nov 10 – Johnson, Lamoille, Vermont
Christened:
Died: 1900
Buried:
Spouse: Charlotte Thornton (1832-1888)
Marr. Date: 1854 Oct 29
Spouse:
Marr. Date:

Notes on Caroline Atwell Noyes’ Family by Pansy Noyes Bryant

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Courtesy of Nancy Benton.

Caroline Atwell (born Oct. 2, 1835) told her oldest daughter Emma Viola Noyes Harmon many interesting things of her life in Vermont. Her mother was Rachel Scagel and was apparently brought up above ordinary rank. An old copy of Goldsmith’s “Vicar of Wakefield” is still in Mrs. Harmon’s possession and it belonged to Rachel Scagel in the days when books were scarce. (Note: This book “Vicar of Wakefield” is in the possession of Pansy Noyes Bryant, great granddaughter of Rachel Scagel, at the present time, 1960). Caroline Atwell always wore wool clothing in her younger days–petticoats, aprons, dresses, underwear, and even stockings were spun at home. She always believed wool was conducive to health. Note: (by granddaughter Pansy Noyes Bryant) So strong was her opinion about wool that my father insisted his first baby’s dress and petticoats were pure wool and I have in my possession a wool blanket in which all my grandmother’s children, my father’s children and my first child was wrapped in birth.

She was a believer in many of the health fads of the day. Always took a daily cold bath even tho she had to break the ice to do so. She took long walks and encouraged her children to do so. Caroline was raised in the days of hoop skirts, corsets, etc., but she was a believer in sensible clothing for women and refused to wear corsets all her life. Vermonters were famous for their apple butter and her mother was one of the best at this art. Much of it was sold in Boston–days being consumed in this journey of taking produce to market and then bringing back goods for the family.

Family of Hiram Atwell and Rachel Sacgel Atwell taken from family bible now in possession of Ray Noyrs (1918) a grandson.

Hiram Atwell–born Mar. 2, 1801 Johnson Vt.–died Dec. 2, 1849 Waterbury, Center, Vt. buried in cemetery there.
Rachel Scagel–born April 15, 1802 Waterbury Vt.–died April 17, 1843 Waterbury Center Vt. buried in cemetery there.

Married Waterbury Vt. Oct. 7, 1830

Their children

1 Hiram Scagel Atwell–born May 5, 1832
2 Sarah Ann Lydia Atwell–born Apr. 18, 1834
3 Caroline Atwell–born Oct 2, 1835
4 Francis Awell–born Apr. 11, 1843

Marriages of these children
1 Sarah Ann Lydia to N. W. Gilbert in Waterbury Mar. 7, 1852
2 Caroline Atwell to James A. Noyes in Bradyvillage, Kalamazoo Co. Mich. June 28, 1859

Deaths in this family
1 Hiram, son, died July 23, 1843
2 Rachel, wife, died in childbirth, April 17, 1843
3 Francis, son, died Apr. 20, 1843
4 Hiram, father, died Dec. 2, 1849
5 Sarah Ann Lydia Gilbert, daughter, died in Boston, Mass. Jan 3, 1844 [should be 1877] . Her body was buried in Northfield Vt.
6 Caroline Atwell Noyes died Apr. 18, 1894 near Liberal, Mo. Buried in City Cemetery there.

Rachel Scagel Atwell died in childbirth, the baby Francis dying a few days later. An older child Hiram took some medicine intended for his mother and this caused his death later.

Hiram Atwell after his wife died in 1843 kept the home together for his young daughters. When the gold rush started for California in 1849, he decided to go. He sold off his stock all except some younger animals that he was going to take to his father’s home in Johnson Vt. about fifteen miles away. It was a warm sunny morning when he started to drive those calves down the road to his fathers. Along in the forenoon it became very cold so Hiram stopped at a house and procured an overcoat to keep him warm. The storm grew worse and the next morning when he did not appear at his father’s house they started in search of him. He was found frozen to death with the calves all huddled around him.

Sarah Atwell Gilbert married a dentist and they were living in Boston when she died. They were quite wealthy but never had any children. Note: I have several pictures of great aunt Sarah Gilbert–also the last letter she wrote to her sister Caroline (my grandmother) in my possession. (Pansy Noyes Bryant 1953)

Caroline Atwell after her father’s death was sent to an aunt in New Berlin, Ohio. Here she met James Allen Noyes, whom she married in 1859. She always told her children she was a cousin of President Franklin Pierce.

Marriages of the Children of Nathan and Lydia Atwell

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Courtesy of Nancy Benton. This is in Caroline Atwell Noyes’ handwriting.

Marriages of the children of Nathan and Lydia Atwell

Bridgett Atwell and Ralph Hill were married in Johnson Vermont March 27, 1821
Susan and Joel T. Hayford Nov. 25, 1827
And to N. Thompson July 15, 1840
John to Eveline Coats Dec 10th 1827
Hiram to Rachel Scagel Oct. 7th. 1830
Benjamin to Lora Hunt April 1832
Caroline to Caleb Simmons April 14th 1848
James to Lucy Ann Gilmore Oct. 22nd 1848
Asher E. to Charlotte Thornton Oct 29th (?) 1854

Caroline Atwell’s Record of Marriages of Children Of Hiram and Rachel Atwell

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Marriages of the children of Hiram and Rachel Atwell

Sarah A. L. Atwell to N. W. Gilbert in Waterbury Vermont on the 7th March 1852

Caroline Atwell to J. A. Noyes in Brady Village Kalamazoo Co. Michigan June 28th 1859