Daniel Hammond (1812 - 1882)

Born 14 Jul 1812 in West Windsor, Windsor, Vermont, USA

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Died 12 Apr 1882 at age 69 in West Windsor, Windsor, Vermont, USA

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Biography

"Daniel Hammond, tenth son of Jabez Holmes Hammond, born at West Windsor, VT, July 14, 1812, married April 17, 1834, Mary Sawin, who was born January 28, 1815, and died February 20, 1885. Daniel lived at West Windsor, where he died April 13, 1882." They had eight children (with only six living after 1894): ^[1]

• 1) Ira Mallory Hammond, b. February 7, 1835
• 2) Stephen F Hammond, b. May 14, 1836
• 3) Ulysses Haller Hammond, b. February 18, 1839
• 4) Jabez Holmes Hammond, b. February 20, 1842
• 5) Sarah Lovina Hammond, b. April 28, 1843; d. May 28, 1864
• 6) Mary Delight Hammond, b. March 10, 1846; d. September 16, 1847
• 7) Elwin Elverton Hammond, b. November 4, 1848
• 8) Earnest Mark Hammond, b. July 30, 1852

In 1840, Daniel is listed as living with his wife and 3 children in Windsor, Windsor, Vermont, USA. ^[2]

In 1850, Daniel and Mary are living in West Windsor with six children and his father-in-law: ^[3]

• Daniel Hammond, Age 39, Male, Occupation: Farmer, Real Estate Value: $400, Birthplace: Vermont
• Mary Hammond, Age 37, Female, Birthplace: Vermont
• Ira M Hammond, Age 16, Male, Occupation: Farmer, Birthplace: Vermont, Attended school w/in the year
• Stephen F Hammond, Age 15, Male, Birthplace: Vermont, Attended school w/in the year
• Ulysses H Hammond, Age 12, Male, Birthplace: Vermont, Attended school w/in the year
• John H Hammond, Age 9, Male, Birthplace: Vermont, Attended school w/in the year
• Sarah L Hammond, Age 7, Female, Birthplace: Vermont, Attended school w/in the year
• Elwin E Hammond, Age 2, Male, Birthplace: Vermont
• Lemuel Sawin, Age 59, Male, Farmer, Birthplace: Vermont

In 1860, Daniel and his wife are living with three of their younger children, three boarders (some possibly working with him), his brother Jiry, and Adison, who may be Jiry's son, in West Windsor: ^[4]

• Daniel Hammond, Age 48, Male, White, Carpenter, Birthplace: Vermont
• Mary Hammond, Age 45, Female, White, Birthplace: Vermont
• Alison (Adison?) Hammond, Age 22, Male, White, Occupation: Farmer, Birthplace: Vermont
• Sarah Hammond, Age 17, Female, White, Birthplace: Vermont
• Elwin Hammond, Age 11, Male, White, Birthplace: Vermont
• Ernest Hammond, Age 8, Male, White, Birthplace: Vermont
• James Rois, Age 29, Male, White, Occupation: Joiner, Birthplace: New Hampshire
• John Forewell, Age 26, Male, White, Occupation: Peddlar, Birthplace: New Hampshire
• James Taylor, Age 25, Male, White, Occupation: Joiner, Birthplace: Vermont
• Jiry Hammond, Age 57, Male, White, Occupation: Mason, Birthplace: Vermont

Daniel Hammond "was one of the master builders of his era. In 1859, he tore down the brick church at Brownsville, Vermont, and rebuilt one with wood. He also took apart a church in Weathersfield, Vermont, and moved it to Brownsville and put it together again. This one stood where the Story Memorial Town Hall is now. Think of how many yoke of oxen or teams of horses it must have taken to move all that material from Weathersfield to Brownsville [add: 10 to 15 miles]. Think of how many men and how many days it must have taken to rebuild it again. It would be quite a project even in this day [1977], with modern tools and equipment."^[5]

And his obituary from The Vermont Journal of West Windsor, Vermont: "Daniel Hammond, who died April 12, 1882, at his home in West Windsor, had nearly lived out his alloted time, for he would have been seventy years old July next. He was one of a large family of children, having had ten brothers and one sister. The sister, whose name was Celia, died at the age of fifteen. Two brothers died while young, after which the circle of nine brothers remained unbroken for fifty-three years, until 1866. Since that time, death has taken all but two, Holmes Hammond, who lives in the West, and Jabez Hammond, of Perkinsville, Vermont. Daniel Hammond was born in West Windsor near his late home, and most of his days have been spent in the shadow of Mount Ascutney. He leaves his wife and six sons, all of whom were able to be with him during his brief illness. Paralysis was the immediate cause of death. He was a man possessing many friends and few enemies. His religion was that of humility and generous hospitality which were confined to no creed or condition. He always spoke his mind and never "Stole the living of the Count of Heaven to serve the Devil." It might be said, as of the village preacher's modest mansion, his house was known to the vagrant tramp, the hungry wayfaring man was always sure of a seat at his table, where there always was "Bread enough and to spare." His mind was an ample repository of local events and his never-failing humor contributed to make him a pleasant and entertaining companion. His humor was a hearty kind that never failed to please, and resembled somewhat the dry and rarified wit of his cousin Hanson Hammond whose jokes have passed into provincial by words and become the sayings of people. We shall miss him, his many good qualities will long be remembered and will not be buried with his bones."^[5]

Daniel was buried in Brownsville Cemetery, in West Windsor, Windsor, Vermont, USA. ^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Hammond, Roland, A history and genealogy of the descendants of William Hammond of London, England, and his wife Elizabeth Penn : through their son Benjamin of Sandwich and Rochester, Mass., 1600-1894, published in Boston : D. Clapp & son, printers. Published 1894. Page 149, 160
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHY1-T38 : 8 September 2017), Daniel Hammond, Windsor, Windsor, Vermont, United States; citing p. 268, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 548; FHL microfilm 27,442.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC2J-R5W : 12 April 2016), Daniel Hammond, West Windsor, Windsor, Vermont, United States; citing family 149, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFDW-VFQ : 12 December 2017), Daniel Hamond, 1860.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Hammond, Winston. The Hammonds of West Windsor, Vermont, Their Kin, Customs and Times: A Personal History. Windsor, Vermont, USA: Windsor Chronicle Press, 1979. pg 1.
6. ↑ LadyGoshen. Find A Grave website. "[1]." Accessed 2/11/2017. Picture of Daniel Hammond's gravesite.