. Reunion celebration : together with an historical sketch of Peru, Bennington County, Vermont, and its inhabitants from the first settlement of the town. Kent, England, and settled in Salem, Mass. JosephBatchelder settled in that part of Salem known as \Venham, and hisfarm was situated near \\enham Pond, and has been kept in theBatchelder family through all the generations up to the presenttime. John Batchelder, a descendant of Joseph, was in the war of theRevolution. After the war he married, and about 1783 moved toMt. Vernon, N. H. His son, John, moved to Peru from Mt. Vernonin 1804, bringi
. Reunion celebration : together with an historical sketch of Peru, Bennington County, Vermont, and its inhabitants from the first settlement of the town. Kent, England, and settled in Salem, Mass. JosephBatchelder settled in that part of Salem known as \Venham, and hisfarm was situated near \\enham Pond, and has been kept in theBatchelder family through all the generations up to the presenttime. John Batchelder, a descendant of Joseph, was in the war of theRevolution. After the war he married, and about 1783 moved toMt. Vernon, N. H. His son, John, moved to Peru from Mt. Vernonin 1804, bringing with him his wife, whose maiden name was FannyHildrith. He began m the woods on the farm where his sons,Edmund and Hildrith, now reside, and built the first buildings onthe farm. In 1823 he built the house that stands on the place at thepresent time. Mr. Batchelder was the second captain in the militiacompany, and was one of the two in the committee who built thefirst church in town. His wife died in 1819, and he afterwardsmarried Nancy Barnard, who died in 1879, aged 92 years. was deacon of the church from the time of his appoint-. Dea. O. p. Simonds. ITHENEW YORK PUBLIC L-^ARY ASTOR, LENOX ANDTILDEN FOUNDATION?^ HISTORY OF PERU. 127 ment in 1H34, until his death in i<S55. He was about 76 years oldwhen he died. Israel Batchelder came to Peru from Mt. Vernon, N. H., about1808, his wife, whose maiden name was Abigail Wiley, of Amherst,N. H., coming with him. He bought the farm, on which he livedand died, from Marshall Bigelow, with a small house standing on itin a clearing. Mr. Batchelder was elected justice of the peace, wascaptain of the militia company, and was twice elected meml)er for thelegislature. He died in 1858, aged 77 years. Edmund Batchelder came to Peru from Mt. Vernon, N. H., in1819, with his wife, whose maiden name was Betsey Jones, ofAmherst, N. H. They brought three children with them. bought his farm from Joseph Dodge, with a
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