. Biography of the bar of Orleans county, Vermont . blessed with eleven children, and died in 1852. Josiah, son ofTheophilus, was born October 20, 1805; married Sophronia Ayer,September 29, 1830, and soon moved to Compton, P. O., where heresided a few years and returned to Kirby, settling on the old home-stead, where he reared a family of ten children. The early history of our subject was like that of most boys inhis position. He attended the common schools and the academiesat Newbury, Mclndoes Falls and St. Johnsbury. He was obligedto teach to pay his way to some extent, and prior to 1870 had
. Biography of the bar of Orleans county, Vermont . blessed with eleven children, and died in 1852. Josiah, son ofTheophilus, was born October 20, 1805; married Sophronia Ayer,September 29, 1830, and soon moved to Compton, P. O., where heresided a few years and returned to Kirby, settling on the old home-stead, where he reared a family of ten children. The early history of our subject was like that of most boys inhis position. He attended the common schools and the academiesat Newbury, Mclndoes Falls and St. Johnsbury. He was obligedto teach to pay his way to some extent, and prior to 1870 hadtaught in Barton, Concord, Passumpsic and Brighton. In thespring of 1870 he commenced the study of the law in the office ofBisbee & Grout at Newport, and by close application passed a cred-itable examination, and was admitted to the bar of Orleans countyat the September term, A. D. 1871, and September 14, 1871, wasappointed inspector of customs at Newport. In about one year heformed a copartnership with his brother, Maj. Josiah Grout, for the.
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