Levi House
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Levi House (abt. 1769 - 1813)

General Levi House
Born about [location unknown]
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
Died at about age 44 in St. Albans, Franklin County, Vermont, USAmap
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Biography

Levi House was one of the Founding Fathers of St. Albans Vermont.
1776 Project
General Levi House served with Vermont Republic Militia during the American Revolution.

Levi House, no title or indication of his rank / status on Census, 1800," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XHRQ-VR5 : accessed 16 February 2015), Levi House, St Albans, Franklin, Vermont; citing p. 468, NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 51; FHL microfilm 218,688.

A list of LETTERS remaining in the Post Office , in St. Albans, December 31, 1810 [1]

Allen, Levi: advertisement on Levi House's leaving Burlington to avoid duel with Allen (2 copies) 2 pages 1800 July 29 ( mention) [2]

(Allen, Levi?): monetary claims by Levi House against Allen [3]

"Gen. Levi House, a lawyer of ability and one of the leading men in the town, unfortunately became addicted to intemperance. In a state of partial intoxication, he, on a Sabbath day, decided to attend church, and entered while Mr. Nye was proceeding with his sermon. He had not been long in his seat before , he made an audible response to a question propounded by the preacher. This was repeated, when Col. Seth Pomeroy, acting as tithing man ( one of whose duties it was to preserve order during public worship), called out from the gallery, "silence down there." Gen. House, turning his glassy e} r es in the direction of the gallery, with maudlin tone exclaimed, " silence up there." Gen. House was for some years a very successful lawyer, and accumulated considerable property. He built a large and expensive house, which occupie'd the site of the residence of H. R. Beardsley, but became at length miserably poor, and died of intemperance, March 30, 1813, aged 44 years." [4]

Sources


Full text of "The Vermont historical gazetteer : a magazine embracing a history of each town, civil, ecclesiastical, biographical and military [5]

The History of St. Albans, Vt: Civil, Religious, Biographical and Statistical By L. L. Dutcher - page 366 [6]

Death of son Levi - "Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-1954," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XFVV-KR9 : accessed 16 February 2015), Levi House in entry for Harry R House, 15 Jul 1804, Death; State Capitol Building, Montpelier; FHL microfilm 27,588. [7]

Death of daughter Jane Elizabeth - "Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-1954," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XFVV-KYK : accessed 16 February 2015), Levi House in entry for Jane Elizabeth House, 18 Jan 1818, Death; State Capitol Building, Montpelier; FHL microfilm 27,588. [8]

The History of St. Albans, Vt: Civil, Religious, Biographical and Statistical By L. L. Dutcher - page 315 [9]

"United States Census, 1810," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XHLM-4D6 : accessed 20 February 2015), Levi Hoare, St Albans, Franklin, Vermont; citing p. 279, NARA microfilm publication M252 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 64; FHL microfilm 218,668.





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When did Levi achieve rank of "General" ? I have coded him for service in Vermont. Do you agree with that?

Do you know who this was? "House, Samuel--deeds of land to House, lots in Shaftsbury, 2 pieces, 1776-1785 https://scfindingaids.uvm.edu/repositories/2/archival_objects/190385

posted by Beryl Meehan