. Historic Litchfield, 1721-1907; being a short account of the history of the old houses of Litchfield; . appearance of the house as it is second owner of the Homestead was Benjamin Vaill,youngest of the nine children of Capt. Joseph Vaill, wholived there for 80 years, until his death Ini852. It was nextin possession of the Rev. Herman Landon Vaill, eldest sonof Benjamin after his retirement from pastoral service. In1870, it came Into the possession of his family, the presentowners. The homestead has remained continuously in thesame family for over 160 years, an unusual circumstance
. Historic Litchfield, 1721-1907; being a short account of the history of the old houses of Litchfield; . appearance of the house as it is second owner of the Homestead was Benjamin Vaill,youngest of the nine children of Capt. Joseph Vaill, wholived there for 80 years, until his death Ini852. It was nextin possession of the Rev. Herman Landon Vaill, eldest sonof Benjamin after his retirement from pastoral service. In1870, it came Into the possession of his family, the presentowners. The homestead has remained continuously in thesame family for over 160 years, an unusual the descendants of Capt. Joseph Vaill, Dr. CharlesVaill of Rochester, N. Y., a wit whose sparkling humoris said to have done his patients more good than his prescrip-tions did, in reference to the fact that the Litchfield branchof the Vaill family adheres to the two Is In the spelling ofthe name, was once asked why he didnt drop one of his Is He said he didnt know which one to drop. Theodore F. Vaill, another descendant of Capt. Joseph,was adjutant and historian of the Second Connecticut Heavy.
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