Chittenden

BOND, John A.

Encyclopedia Vermont Biography: A Series of Authentic Biographical Sketches 
of the Representative Men of Vermont and Sons of Vermont in Other States. 
Dodge. Burlington: Ullery Publishing Company, 1912, p 125

John A. BOND, insurance, Burlington [Chittenden County, Vermont], was born 04 
September 1854 at Guilford [Windham County, Vermont], son of George W. and 
Mary E. (ALLEN) BOND. Educated at Leland and Gray Seminary and Eastman's 
Commercial College, Poughkeepsie [Dutchess County], New York. He followed 
farming up to the age of about twenty-eight years, when he engaged in the 
sale of organs and pianos for seven years for Edward CLARK of Brattleboro and 
for Bailey's Music Rooms of Burlington. He then took up life insurance for 
different companies; for twelve years has held the Vermont state agency for 
the Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company of Newark, New Jersey. 

In 1877 Mr. [John A.] BOND married [Miss?] Martha A. STREETER of Vernon 
[Windham County, Vermont], who died in 1890, leaving two children, Ruth 
Person and Clara Alice, both graduates of the University of Vermont. In 1891 
Mr. [John A.] BOND married [Miss?] Grace L. STEVENS of Walden [Caledonia 
County Vermont]. Mr. BOND is an attendant of the College Street 
Congregational Church; a member of Washington Lodge No. 3, Free & Accepted 
Masons; Algonquin Club; Ethan Allen Club; Vermont Automobile Club and 
American Automobile Association.

Submitted by Cathy Kubly