. Centennial proceedings and historical incidents of the early settlers of Northfield, Vt. : with biographical sketches of prominent business men who have been and are now residents of the town . son of John Richardson was drowned in DogRiver, opposite the house, when a little boy about threeyears old, and the father took the precaution to build ayard fence, so that his little ones might not leave withoutnotice, but even this fatherly care did not prevent anotherson, George S., from meeting with the same sad fate,for he was drowned in a wash tub by creeping to it, andpulling himself up by it,
. Centennial proceedings and historical incidents of the early settlers of Northfield, Vt. : with biographical sketches of prominent business men who have been and are now residents of the town . son of John Richardson was drowned in DogRiver, opposite the house, when a little boy about threeyears old, and the father took the precaution to build ayard fence, so that his little ones might not leave withoutnotice, but even this fatherly care did not prevent anotherson, George S., from meeting with the same sad fate,for he was drowned in a wash tub by creeping to it, andpulling himself up by it, lost his balance and fell in. NATHANIEL RICHARDSON, Esq., Was a son of Stanton, and was a millwright. He held of-fices in town, and was an industrious man. Previous tohis going to Canada, he lived where Lucius Edson subse-quently lived. After returning from Canada he builtthe two story brick house beyond the Center village,where Israel Avery now resides, after which he built ahouse and saw-mill about half way to Roxbury. Hemarried Nabby Bosworth, of Berlin, and had seven chil-dren : Nathaniel B., b 1811 ; Abigail, b 1814 ; Caroline M., b1816; Sarah Ann, b 1819; Melissa, b 1821; Alonzo, b. NA rilANIKL 1M( IIAKDSON VNOX ANDJ^ i. 139 1S2T; Atlulia, 1. is-ji). All but tin- lii-i Canada. Mr. Kicliartlson died at the age ot 7G years ; Mrs. Ivi«li-ardson died at the age of 86 years. SAMUEL RICHARDSON Was iioni in Iladdara, Conn., in 1TI-. lie was a shoe-maker by trade, and his first settlement in Northlield,which was very early, was on what has been known asthe Wales place, and he afterwards liveil near lloseaKatlians. Uncle Sain liiiliardson, as he was called, was a greatstory teller. While hammering out soles for the under-standings of his customers, he would frequently indulgein telling marvelous stories, and was not always carefulto see how they woidd come out; and he was a devoutman. It is related on a time, when Judge iaine had loanedhis trusty old horse to
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