infancy, and nine girls, Hannah, Polly, Betsey, Lydia, Sarah. Clarissa, Lucy, Theodosia, and Eliza.

The descendants of Daniel, (Jonathan Tyler's son,) were Ira and Oscar.

The descendants of William were: Harriet. Roxie, Sarah and Michael.

The descendants of Amos were: Damon Y.. Amanda M., Roxie C., Amos E.; and Amanda L., Nahum A., and Ursula-three who died when quite young.

The descendants of Damon Young Tyler were Lawrence S. E., Leonora, Lydia and Lewis.

The descendants of Amanda M. were: D. N., Vinton and Verna Richardson.

Victor

Hannah Tyler, daughter of Jonathan Tyler, married Jonathan Hartwell.

Polly Tyler married Samuel Danforth.

Sarah Tyler married Lawson Drury and settled in Ohio in 1816, in Scotia county, at a place known then as French Grant," on or near the Ohio river. [Roxie C. Tyler writes: "I have heard father say that she had two sons whom he had seen, who were near his own age; one was a preacher of the gospel, and the other a physician. She had other children but father did not know them."]

Lydia married Samuel Davis, and for her second husband John Hartwell, and for her third husband a Mr. Boynton.

Clarissa married Daniel Hildreth, and was the mother of Azro Benjamin Franklin Hildreth, and eleven other children.

Lucy married Amos Giles. (No children.)
Theodosia married Winthrop G. Torsey.

Amos married Lydia Bliss, and for his second wife Imogene C. Todd.

Eliza married Cummings Blood.

Betsey died when about twenty years of age, a

few days after Amos was born.

death she gave Amos his name.

says: I have heard father say

Just before her

[Roxie C. Tyler

that one of his

cousins. I think his name was Oliver, settled in New York and had a dozen sons. Their names I cannot remember, but almost every profession was represented in the family. One of the sons went to Ohio, and one at least to Pennsylvania."] The foregoing history of the Tylers was sent from Michigan to A. B. F. Hildreth, by Roxie Cutting Tyler, his cousin, under date of April 13, 1879.

CHAPTER VII.

DANIEL HILDRETH'S FAMILY.

F the grandparents upon the Hildreth side it may be stated that James Hildreth removed from Corinth, Vermont, to Stanstead in Canada, where he died in 1818, aged 73 years. His wife, Esther, after his death, went to live with her son, Daniel, in Chelsea, Vermont, where she died in 1826, at the ripe old age of 80 years.

We now come to speak more particularly of Daniel Hildreth and Clarissa his wife. They were united in wedlock at the home of the bride's parents in Piermont, N. H., on June 9th, 1814, Rev. Jonathan Hovey being the officiating clergyman. They immediately removed to their new home in Cheslea, Vermont, where a farm had been purchased, on which but slight improvements had been made. Here they, with toil and patience, made them a home which they in time surrounded with many of the comforts and some of the luxuries of life, and here they raised a large family of children. Upon their marriage and settlement in their new home, in Vermont, they were fully impressed with the fact that, with them, a new era had commenced in life's pilgrimage and one com

mon interest was the actuating motive of both. By the industry and enterprise of the husband his farm, which at first was almost entirely covered with the rugged trees of the forest, soon became "cleared up," and, instead of the giant maples and other trees, there might be seen waving in the breeze fields of golden grain. In other words, "the wilderness was made to blossom as the rose.

While the dense forest lands were being converted into meadows and pastures and cultivated patches-all showing that a bountiful Providence had blessed the labors of the husbandman-on the other hand, the wife contributed her full quota toward their mutual prosperity, and used every means to render home pleasant and agreeable, and a happy retreat for her husband, after the fatigues of the day.

The record of births and deaths of this family is as follows:

BIRTHS OF PARENTS.

Daniel Hildreth, son of James and Esther (Fletcher) Hildreth, was born in Pepperell, Massachusetts, May 2d, 1782.

Clarissa (Tyler) Hildreth was born in Piermont, New Hampshire, July 5th, 1794.

BIRTHS OF CHILDREN.

Azro Benjamin Franklin Hildreth, born Feb. 29, 1816.

Almira Maria Hildreth, born Feb. 10, 1818. George Washington Hildreth, born May 14, 1820. Daniel Elbridge Hildreth, born July 18, 1822.

Mary Caroline Hildreth, born August 5, 1824.

Lucy Tyler Hildreth, born Dec. 6, 1826, and a twin brother born and died the same day.

Albert Gallatin Hildreth, born Feb. 25, 1829. Harriet Newell Hildreth, born April 25, 1831. Lovinia Greenleaf Hildreth, born August 30. 1834.

Amelia Brown Hildreth, born October 24, 1837. An infant son born and died March 16, 1840. All these births of children of Daniel Hildreth. were in Cheslea, Orange county. Vermont.

DEATHS OF PARENTS.

Daniel Hildreth, (father) died in Chelsea. Vermont, November 16, 1858, aged 75 years, 6 months and 14 days.

Clarissa Hildreth (mother) died in Vershire, Vermont. April 16, 1870, aged 75 years. 9 months and 11 days.

DEATHS OF CHILDREN.

Lucy Tyler Hildreth died in Chelsea, Vermont, March 3, 1842, aged 15 years, 2 months and 27 days.

George Washington Hildreth died in Cheslea. Vermont, July 8th 1844, aged 24 years, 1 month and 24 days.

Lovinia Greenleaf Hildreth died in Lowell. Massachusetts, August 21, 1854, aged 19 years, 11 months and 21 days.

Amelia Brown Hildreth died in Corinth, Vermont, May 19, 1861, aged 23 years, 6 months and