. Norwich University, 1819-1911; her history, her graduates, her roll of honor . raf-ford, Vt., October 26, 1818. He prepared for college in the schools of his towTi and entered the University in 1835,and remained nearly three years;re-ceived the degree of A. M. in engaged in mercantile pur-suits in Strafford, 1839 until 1846,when he located on a farm in JoDa\aess County, 111. In 1847,he located on a farm near Wau-paca, Wis., his family being thesecond to settle in that 1864, he removed to Alton,^^aseca County, Minnesota, wherehe engaged in farming until 1887,when he moved to


. Norwich University, 1819-1911; her history, her graduates, her roll of honor . raf-ford, Vt., October 26, 1818. He prepared for college in the schools of his towTi and entered the University in 1835,and remained nearly three years;re-ceived the degree of A. M. in engaged in mercantile pur-suits in Strafford, 1839 until 1846,when he located on a farm in JoDa\aess County, 111. In 1847,he located on a farm near Wau-paca, Wis., his family being thesecond to settle in that 1864, he removed to Alton,^^aseca County, Minnesota, wherehe engaged in farming until 1887,when he moved to Lawrence Co.,Tenn., and engaged in fruit 1892, he returned to Min-nesota and located in Walcott,Rice County, near Faribault. In1899, he retired from active workand removed to Faii-bault wherehe has since resided. Dining 1850-51, he prospected for gold inColorado, Oregon and is a RepubUcan in pohticsand has held many offices; was justice of the peace in Wisconsin and ^Minnesotamany years; postmaster, Greenwood, Wis., for several years; county superin-. Capt. Simon Chase Dow. 1838] SKETCHES OF ALUMNI AND PAST CADETS. 291 tendent of schools, Waupaca County, Wis., 1851-53, and treasurer of samecounty, 1851-55. He was captain of the militia company, Strafford, Vt.,1839-46. He is a member of the UniversaMst Chiu-ch and the Grange. He was married March 11, 1845, to Mary BHss Morse of South Fairlee,Vt., who died February 9, 1893. Two children were born to them: FrederickMorse, born December 1, 1848, died November 15, 1906; Marcella Chase, bornApril 2, 1851, married H. L. Grant, resides in Fairbault, Minn. WILLIAM CHASE C. Dow, son of Jeremiah Dow, owner of the copper mines inShrewsbury, Vt., and cousin of Simon Chase Dow, 38, was born in Shrews-bury, Vt., in 1820, and died there about 1850. He attended the schools ofhis town and entered the LTniversity in 1835, remaining two years. He con-ducted his fathers copper mines and engaged in general merca


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