Chittenden

CHITTENDEN, Martin & Noah

Vermont Historical Magazine, No XI, October 1867, p 832 (excerpt from a 
section on the history of Jericho, Chittenden, Vermont)

Hon. Martin CHITTENDEN lived many years in Jericho [Chittenden County, 
Vermont], near his brother Noah. Representative many years before he removed 
to Williston [Chittenden County].

Hon. Noah CHITTENDEN, oldest son of Governor Thomas CHITTENDEN, was born in 
1753, had entered public life previous to his coming to Jericho [Chittenden 
County, Vermont], as we find him sheriff of Addison County [Vermont] in 1785. 
He married a daughter of John FASSET of Bennington [Bennington County, 
Vermont], and had two children: Thomas, born in 1791; and Hannah, born in 
1795, wife of Hon. Truman GALUSHA. His son Thomas, or as he was commonly 
called, Judge Thomas, after his father's death, removed to Ohio, where his 
son Thomas Jefferson [CHITTENDEN] still resides. Most of the original titles 
to land were lost by sheriff's sale for taxes. By this means "Judge Noah" 
became the owner of nearly or quite 2,000 acres, by far the most opulent 
landholder in town. He had, therefore, great influence, and was much 
employed in public business in town and county. We remember him well, a 
hale, stout, vivacious old gentleman. He [Noah CHITTENDEN] died rather 
suddenly of apoplexy [cerebrovascular accident or stroke] in 1835.

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