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Lewis Chatfield, Roxbury Vermont
Lewis Chatfield came to town in 1810, and settled on the farm now occupied by his son, Lewis. He was a man of peculiarities, but sterling worth. He, like many of the early settlers, had a hard struggle to feed and clothe his family. One winter he fortunately captured a huge bear, whose meat and lard kept grim want from the door till spring. He made a business of hop raising the last 40 years, and through industry and frugality, acquired a competence. He died in 1880, aged 94.
Source: History of Washington County Vermont, Collated and Published by Abby Maria Hemenway, 1882.
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