Lamoille

HUBBELL, Myron Rodney

Men of Vermont: Illustrated Biographical History of Vermonters & Sons of 
Vermont. Ullery. Brattleboro: Transcript Publishing Company, 1894, pp 213-214 
(portrait p 214)

Myron R. HUBBELL, of Wolcott [Lamoille County, Vermont], was born 06 April 
1835, son of Seth and Sylvia (SPAULDING) HUBBELL. His grandfather was the 
first settler of the town of Wolcott. Coming there in 1789, he endured 
privations and hardships, carrying his corn on his back twelve miles to mill 
for several years. Under such conditions he reared a family of seventeen 
children. Seth, the father of the subject of the present sketch, was a 
lifelong resident of the town, and Myron R. was brought up among the usual 
surroundings of a New England farm.

Completing his education in the common schools, when he arrived at man's 
estate he went to the Northwest on a tour of observation, but soon returned 
to the paternal homestead, devoting himself to the care of his parents during 
their declining years. At their death he sold the farm and removed to the 
village. Mr. HUBBELL has a decided talent for invention, and for twenty 
years has devoted himself to this pursuit, constructing his own models and 
patterns, and has obtained in all fifteen patents. He has devoted much time 
and thought to improving reversible plows, and is the originator of the 
theory that the draught attachment of a reversible plow should be adjusted to 
the right and left furrows, alternately, at each turn of the mouldboard. To 
accomplish this object he devised and patented the shifting lever clevis now 
so generally used on reversible plows, and also patented the rod running 
lengthwise of and swiveled to the team for the same purpose. It is 
unnecessary to say more in reference to this matter, as the great value of 
his improvements in reversible plows are generally and widely known.

He has also invented and patented a car coupler, which those who are 
conversant with this subject unhesitatingly declare to be in advance of all 
others they have ever examined. Mr. HUBBELL and W. W. CATE, of Wolcott, are 
joint investors in a spiral rotary cylinder for planers, which is now in 
operation and is doing superior work. He has always been attached to the 
Republican party, but has never cared for or accepted official positions. 
Member of Mineral Lodge No. 93, Free & Accepted Masons, of Wolcott. On 02 
April 1862 [Myron R. HUBBELL] married Miss Mary, daughter of Ralph and Sybil 
(POWERS) MARTIN, of Wolcott [Lamoille County, Vermont]; their only living 
child is Ralph M., of Wolcott.

Submitted by Cathy Kubly