Preserving the history of Cabot, Vermont · Founded 1965
Citizens of Cabot
Portrait Album, Book 2
The second volume of the Society's portrait album continues the collection of donated photographs: families and neighbors, school groups and ball teams, the town band, Society meetings and festivals, and the homes, farms and mills of the town.
The table of contents is arranged alphabetically, with the album page on which each photograph appears. Some captions end with a cemetery code, such as V-1-01, giving the cemetery, section and row where a gravesite may be found.
The smaller cemeteries have only rows numbered; both the Village and Durant cemeteries have the section and then the row numbered. Maps of the cemeteries are also available at the Town Offices and at the Cabot Historical Society.
Each photograph is shown on its own with its caption from the album, page by page. Select a photograph to enlarge it, and use the arrow keys or swipe to move through the album. To see a page as it appears in the album, choose “View the whole album page.” The Historical Society welcomes additions to its files of photographs — originals or well-made copies — and corrections to any names below. Please contact us.
Baseball buddies: Harry Walbridge, Ken Rogers, Earl Rogers, Raymond Farrington, Jack Rogers, Glendon Orne, Gerald Perry, Paul Lyford, Dave Middleton, 1940s33
Baseball team: Ernest St. John, Joe Lance, Ned Webster, Charlie Paquin, Howard Carpenter, Earl Rogers, Wavy Sulham, Walter Myers, H. E. Walbridge, Herbert Heath9
I. O.G. T. play, 1899: Annie Gould, Bessie Gould, Alice Blodgett, H. I. V. (?), Ellen Pike, May and Luther Burbank, N. H. M., Pliny Smith, Fred and Bertha Marsh, etc.10
Thought to be Philomena Smith, sister of Abbie Smith, Lower Cabot.Left to right: Grace Morse Pike, Cora Lance, Emma Tucker, Nellie Williams, Agnes Warren Marsh, May Ormsbee, Grace Kimball. Taken in front of M.E. Church and Parsonage.
Louise (Coburn) Harvey. (She was about 50 years old.)Nell Walker (cousin). (Photo by Presby & Parker, photographers, Sherbrooke, P. Q.)Edgar Houghton on Main Street, Cabot, Vermont.
Dr. L. W. Burbank (1866–1952) and Mary M. "May" (Stevens) Burbank (1869–1954), daughter, Pauline.Pauline Burbank, daughter of Dr. L. W. and May Burbank.Jennie Rogers, May Burbank, Gertrude Wells. Probably at a meeting of the Judith Lyford Woman's Club, held at either the Burbank's or the Rogers' cottage, Joe's Pond, July 1940.
We believe the band was made up by members from Cabot, Marshfield and Plainfield. There probably would not have been enough musicians in any of the three towns to supply a band organization as large as this.Alonzo M. Foster
Cabot Carriage Company. Pictured, among others: Mr. Britt, Mr. Marshal, Mr. Buchanan, Charlie Willey, Charlie Green, Harry Clark, Kelsey Freeman, Fred Whittier, Mr. Goodwin, Mr. Clark, Hugh Everett, Mr. Mallard and son. (Bessie Bean Collection, by courtesy of Jessie Dow.)Baseball team, unidentified players
Back: Ernest St. John, Joe Lance, Ned Webster, Charlie Paquin. Front: Howard Carpenter, Earl Rogers, Wavy Sulham, Walter Myers, H. E. Walbridge, Herbert Heath. (Handwritten: "Baseball teams go back to late 1890's.")Baseball team, 1927 (players unidentified).
I. O. G. T. play, March 9 & 10, 1899. Annie Gould, Bessie Gould, Jennie Gould, Alice Blodgett, H.I.V. (?), Ellen Pike, C.P. (?), May Burbank, Luther Burbank; N. H. M. (?), Pliny Smith, S.P. (?), E. P. (?), Fred Marsh, Bertha Marsh, M.P. (?)Group of unidentified women, Lamson House, Elm St.
Lt. Abel W. Morrill, 3rd Vt. Inf., d. May 6, 1864, age 24.Capt. Edward J. Morrill, Co. A, 11th Reg.Charles A. Willey, benefactor of Judith Lyford Woman's Club. Mr. Willey matched monies raised by the club for a library and meeting rooms in 1916. The building, now known as Willey Memorial Hall, was completed in 1921. Mr. Willey died in 1918, so never saw it finished.
Henry Marsh (left) enlisted on September 3, 1861 and was mustered in on September 21, 1861. He served with the 4th, Co. G, as a Pvt., was wounded on May 10, 1864, the last day of battle at Wilderness and died on May 12, 1864. He was only 18 when he died. He and his father were in the same hospital. Henry is the only Civil War soldier buried at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA. Henry's father, James Marsh (right), enlisted as a Pvt. on Aug. 12, 1862 and served with the 4th Inf., Co. G., making Sgt., and was wounded at Wilderness on May 5, 1864, the first day of battle; he was mustered out on disability on May 13, 1864. James was born in 1823 and enlisted when he was 38. He died in 1902 and is buried in the Village Cemetery.
Harrison Willis Pike, father of Bertha. He died when Ruth was 3 or 4 years old. His wife Ruth then married Justin Stone.Ruth Pike, 1 yr. oldHarriet (Farrand) (Pike) Stone
Back: Charlie, Elmer, West, Parley, Simon, Hubert. Middle Row: Viena, Florence, Grandma Adeline, Grandpa Henry, Inda, Bertha. Baby in Henry's lap is Raymond, son of Joel and grandson of Simon. Front Row: Julias, Amanda (daughter of Adeline and Henry), and Joel. Julius, Joel and Raymond are all sons of Simon and Inda. Ladies' maiden names: Vienna Pierce, Florence Heath, Adeline Ainsworth, Inda Robinson, Bertha Pike. Raymond married Bernice Angell, Joel married Hilda Brazier, Julius married Mary Bancroft.Henry Howe Wheeler and Adeline Ainsworth Wheeler, 1901. (Married on Feb. 9, 1862.)
Bertha (Pike) Wheeler, wife of Hubert Wheeler.Hubert Wheeler, son of Henry and Adeline (Ainsworth) Wheeler, 1931.Helen, Hazel, Hubert, Frances, Ruth, and Grace Wheeler, 1944."Uncle Parley Wheeler." Parley Wheeler, brother of Hubert.
Parley Wheeler, son of Henry and Adeline (Ainsworth) Wheeler, with nieces Helen and Hazel Wheeler.Claire Knapp, about 1941.Baby Mark is son of Harry and Karen (Orner) Rudin. His grandmother was Phyllis Orner of Cabot and Walden. Uncle is Andy Rudin of Joe's Pond and Philadelphia. (Christmas card: "A very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, Karen, Harry, & Mark Rudin.")
Hazel Abbott, daughter of Walter and Flora.Walter & Flora Abbott, July 3, 1945. (Flora was the) daughter of Ira & Abbie Read.Ilene GoodrichInez and Wendell Goodrich with children, Ilene and Walter.Child, unlabeled (probably Walter Goodrich; see the family photo on this page).
Lee Emerson, Miss Westover, Miss Brooks, Mr. Taplin. Teachers at Cabot High School, 1925.Stephany Harrises and David Draper. Daughter of Beverly Read.Stephanie HarrisesLila Urban, Gladys Morse, Beaton, Smith, Maude Morse, Marian Morse, Smith, Beaton. Perhaps girls at the Read School, about 1910.
Earle Morse, 4 yrs; Francese Morse, 3 yrs.Fred Morse, half brother of Charles, Frank & George Morse.Nellie Read Morse, wife of George D. Morse.G. Morse (?), August 1913.George D. MorseNellie Read MorseGeorge (40), Nellie (32), Marian (12), Maude (6), Gerald (4) Morse.George D. Morse
Gerald & Hazel Goss MorseGladys MorseMaude Emma MorseStanley Page, George & Nellie Morse, Fred Peck heading for deer camp.Florence (Brown), wife of Frank Morse.Florence Brown
George Lemon PaigeCabot Village Cemetery.Eugene Paige, son of GeorgeBelle Paige, later Parsons, dau. of Eugene Paige.Dorothy Paige Shea, Montpelier, VTHenry Paige, son of GeorgeBelieved to be Raymond Paige, son of Henry Paige.
Grandpa Read's house in Cabot.Abbie Abigail Paige and Ira Dexter ReadAbbie Abigail Paige Read, daughter of George Read [sic; her father was George Paige]. 1854–1945.Thought to be Warren Read.George Henry Read (1887– ), Nellie Florence Read (1881–1966), children of Ira & Abbie Read.Arthur Eugene Read, son of Ira & Abbie.Ira Dexter Read (1850–1940) and Abbie Paige Read (1854–1945), married February 14, 1875.Unlabeled group (Read family photos).
Dexter Read, Ira's father.Emma Read, sister of Ira, 1853–1882, died of consumption (TB).Sarah and Emma Read, daus. of Dexter and Roxanna, sisters of Ira.Levi Read, son of Dexter & Roxanna Read, b. 1862.Warren Read, son of Arthur and Gertrude Read.George Read (left) with a hired man; hoeing celery in FL.Doris Read, daughter of George and 1st wife Nellie Tibbetts (?) Read.Gertrude Nickerson, 1st wife of Arthur Read.
President Roosevelt signing Social Security Act of 1935 in the Cabinet Room of the White House. Also shown, left to right: Rep. Robert Doughton (D-NC); Sen. Robert Wagner (D-NY); Rep. John Dingell, Sr. (D-MI); Unknown man in bowtie; Secretary of Labor, Frances Perkins; Senator Pat Harrison (D-MS); Congressman David J. Lewis (D-MD). Library of Congress photo, LC-US262-123278.
H. O. Shute's Stage outfitted with skis on the front for winter driving.Back row: Harry Walbridge, Ken Rogers, Earl Rogers, Raymond Farrington. Front: Jack Rogers, Glendon Orne, Gerald Perry, Paul Lyford, David Middleton. (Baseball buddies, 1940s.)
A Fourth of July Parade. Blanche Lamore & Geraldine Bickford and two unknown men.Helen Dwinell, 90th birthday Open House at Church, Sept. 22, 1985. 167 well wishers.
Jennie (Smith) Donaldson and granddaughter, Cynthia, visiting the historic Center of Town pound and cemetery.Jennie (Smith) Donaldson and granddaughter, Cynthia, visiting the historic Center of Town pound and cemetery.
Early Smith Family grave sites, Center Cem.: Joseph Smith, 1772–1814.Early Smith Family grave sites, Center Cem.Early Smith Family grave sites, Center Cem.
Home of Hiram Wells and Melvina F. Putnam Wells, Main St., Cabot (now owned by Harry & Cheryl Huntley). 7/15/2010, Jane Coyle McKay.Cabot Historical Society President Amanda Legare, right, with Vice President Jane Brown. 1999.
Back, Larry Brown, Grade 8, age 14; Evelyn Brown, Grade 4, age 10; front, Charles Sargent, grade 5, age 11; Carroll Bashaw, grade 5, age 11. About 1948. Donated by Marian Brown Ennis Hebert, in 2008."The Royal Family," an operetta performed at the East Cabot School, probably about 1946. Left to right: Jack of Hearts, David Brown; Queen, Joyce Sargent; His Highness, Nelson White. (Donated by Marian Hebert, 2009.)
Cabot Vt. Hotel [Winooski Hotel]. "My mother, Winona Eunice O'Neil Goodall, was born here on December 30, 1898. On the side porch, my grandmother, Florence Emerson O'Neil, my uncle, Brooks O'Neil (a baby), grandfather, Robert J. O'Neil. Sitting further along on the porch, my great grandfather, Anrew [sic] Emerson." Jean Goodall Balham, 120 Northfield St., Apt 5, Montpelier VT 05602. (2013)
Molly's Falls, Marshfield, Vt.Men in drag - 5th & 6th from left are Ray Peck and Harold Gibson, others unidentified. At Willey Memorial Hall. (Ann Peck Harding collection.)Annette Lewis, about 1949.Gene Dow and Tom Osgood. (Bessie Bean collection.)
Gravestone of Glendon R. "Butch" Barnett, 1944–1967, Vietnam veteran.Glendon R. Barnett's name on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial wall (unlabeled in the album).
Meeting in Church Vestry: clockwise from bottom right to left: Unk., Harry Thompson, Bonnie Dannenberg, Unk., Rose Bothfeld, Blanch Lamore, Geraldine Bickford, Amanda Legare, Ann Harding, unk.
Richard Spaulding, 2003.Melvina Sentabar, Sept. 2009, at her home at Cabot Commons.Welcome, Cabot School Alumni, 1992 Reunion. Mary Blodgett Fearon, '49; Larry Thompson, '48; (Ann) Norma Jean Lewis Orton, '49.
Rev. Ahokas, 1953.Rev. E. H. Nickerson, July 11, 1953. Officiating Bolton/Dimick wedding, United Church of Cabot.Christmas greetings from Nan and Keith Morrison: Jay, Kevin, Julie Ann (Morrison children).Reta and Bill Gamble, July 2008.Lucas Persons, August, 2011, at Under Orion Farm.
Freda (Maynard) StoneDr. Frank Caffin, Bob Brimblecomb and Leslie Brimblecomb (Masons).Back: Montgomery Von Smith and his mother, Velma Urban Smith. Seated: Arecca and Bernard Urban.Addie and Earle Pike, anniversary. (Erma Perry collection.)Harry & Ida Foster (Erma Perry collection).Phil Pike, Jr., 1958.
Agnes Warren Marsh, Seattle, WA. Marjorie's best friend, Dec. 25, 1904. Agnes was the daughter of Dr. Warren and grew up in Cabot, a close friend of the Wells girls who lived across the street. She married Ralph Marsh who worked for the Wallace Silver Co. in Wallingford, Conn., and finally in Seattle, Washington.
Christine Currier, a friend of the Wells girls.Lieut. Philip E. Barney (?), 1st Vt. Bn., 157th Depot Brig., Camp Gordon, Ga. On the back of this picture postcard: "Atlanta, January 16, 1918. Yes, I've changed some since the last time you saw me! How are you? Your old friend, Philip."
Earle J. Rogers (1886–1951). Born in Cabot and attended school in Cabot; graduated from Montpelier seminary in 1905; graduated from Dartmouth college in 1909. He purchased Wells & Rogers store with a partner, G. B. Currier in 1912. The store burned in 1935, but was replaced with a new store. He was postmaster in Cabot for nearly 30 years. He died after a slight auto accident in which his car skidded off the road in December, 1951.
St. Johnsbury Academy, Class of 1896. This seemed to be an all-male class, and we do not know who from Cabot might have graduated then. Until 1908, when the first secondary school was initiated in Cabot, students who wished to continue their education generally went to St. Johnsbury Academy, Goddard Seminary in Barre, Montpelier Seminary, or Hardwick Academy. A few may have gone out of the state. The first secondary school in Cabot was a two-year program. The first class to graduate from a four-year program in Cabot was the Class of 1920, consisting of Ruth Sargent, Edwin Smith, Byron Eastman, Evelyn Smith, Merton Lyndes, Pauline Burbank and Olive Smith. (From Cabot, Vermont: A Collection of Memories from the Century Past, published by Cabot Oral History Committee, 1999.)
The calling card of Mr. & Mrs. Dana Taylor, parents of Lucia Taylor Hill. This card was used to express congratulations, as indicated by the upper left corner being turned down.George E. Hill's card. George E. was the son of George W. Hill and father of George F. Hill.This card was used by Eddie Taylor, Lucia's brother. ("Accept my kindest wishes with these sweet forget-me-nots.")
George Hill with oxen and visiting children on the hay rack.The load of hay – George's uncle on the ground beside the load.George gathering sap with his oxen.
Horace Peck, b. 3/12/1844, and wife Augusta Peck, b. 1854, when they lived at West Hill in Cabot, Vt.Orrin & Luella Peck home, West Hill, Cabot. (Ann Peck Harding collection.)Luella A. Peck (1841–1915). (Ann Peck Harding collection.)Orrin D. Peck (1837–1916), husband of Luella. (Ann Peck Harding collection.)
Ernest Peck, 1872–1953. (Ann Peck Harding collection.)Edgar Peck. (Ann Peck Harding collection.) Ernest and Edgar were twins.Ray Peck and Warren Barnett, 1968; Peck retires after 40 years mail carrier.Raymond C. Peck (1898–1985), 1920. (Ann Peck Harding collection.)
John Carl Mills, b. 1849 in Barnet, Vt., d. 1938 in Cabot. Father: John Mills; Mother: Sarah (Sally) Chamberlain. Grandparents: Isaac and Sarah (Sally) Chamberlain, both born in 1793, he in N.H., she in VT. John's children: Lettie, Hattie, Robert, Carl and Catherine. John worked in the woolen mills and used big equipment to cut wood. (Ann Peck Harding collection.)Fred Walbridge, unk. children on horse. (Bessie Bean collection.)Clem and Florence (Wakefield) Voodry. (Ann Peck Harding collection.)Catherine May Mills, b. 2-6-1888, and Charles Henry Wells, b. 7-6-1888 – d. 5-27-1957; probably their wedding, 7-18-1908, Cabot. (Ann Peck Harding collection.)
Zerah Colburn, math wizard. (Science Museum Pictorial / Science & Society Picture Library.)Zerah Colburn (1832–1870), nephew and namesake of the math genius, was a noted engineer and journalist.Eliza (Hale) Fisher (1830–1905).C. S. Page. ("Yours truly, C. S. Page.")
Julia DamonCharles MontgomeryJudith Lyford, 1778–1854.Fannie CarletonFred M. Marsh (1860–1919).Ellen MarshHerbert Edgar Bean (1876–1968).John M. Fisher, 1833–1913.Ellen Marsh, from Kathryn Trupin collection.
William & Ida (Houghton) Barr (1876–1952; 1880–1964).Maybe Tom Osgood.Thomas H. Osgood, 1876–1962.Louise (Norris) Mears, 1899–1976, w. Harry William Mears. (Kathryn Trupin collection.)Laura EddySadie Cameron. (Clara Smith collection.)Bouldry family. Photo courtesy of Marshfield Historical Society.
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