GROUT,
JOSIAH, sixth child of Theophilus, was born October 20th, 1805. September
29th, 1830, he married Sophronia Ayer. After a short time they removed
to Compton, Province of Quebec, and remained there until 1848. They reared
a family of ten children (some of whom were born during their stay at Compton).
Helen M., born December 17th, 1831; married Martin Perkins, died, 1856;
William W., born May 24th, 1836, died October 7th, 1902; George W., born
June 26th, 1838; Josiah, born May 28th, 1841, was major, Vermont cavalry,
in War of Rebellion, member house of representatives and senate several
terms, and governor of Vermont in 1896-'98; Sophronia, born September 17th,
1842, married George O. Ford, who was captain in the War of the Rebellion,
in Eighth Vermont regiment, and who has had the charge of the Grout farm
for many years; Mary, born March 15th, 1845, married Charles H. Dwinnell;
Victoria, born September 27th, 1846, makes her home on the old farm; Theophilus,
born September 3d, 1848, lawyer; Susan, born September 21st, 1850, married
Fred W. Baldwin, died September, 1879; James, born July 3d, 1852, resides
on the home farm. Josiah, Sr., came with his family to the Grout farm from
Canada, where he remained for many years, being a prominent man in town.
He died at the age of sixty-nine.
Source:
Successful Vermonters, William H. Jeffrey, E. Burke, Vermont, The Historical
Publishing Company, 1904, page 124.
Prepared
by Tom Dunn, April 2006
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