Remember Kent Sr. (1775 - 1855)

Generation I Remember Kent (1775-1855) was born on June 11, 1775, in Rehoboth, Massachusetts, to Ezekiel and Ruth (Gary/Garey/Geary) Kent. He was descended from Joseph Kent of England, an emigrant to the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1645, who settled in Swansea, Mass. Remember Kent removed to Calais, Vermont, in 1798, and a year later married Rachel Bliss, who had come there from Rehoboth. The couple settled and farmed at a crossroads which would become known as Kents Corner, near the center of the town. Over the years, the area was to prosper thanks to numerous Kent pursuits: general store, tavern, post office, livery stable, shoe shop, brick kiln, sawmill. Investments in out-of-town business interests (general merchandise, horse trade, a hotel, mortgage financing, and real estate, among others) were also energetically pursued across the generations. Vermont Historical Society • Barre 05641-4209 Remember Kent was captain in the militia, held many of the town’s offices, and served on the committee which oversaw the building of the Old West Church in 1823. He died in Calais on May 13, 1855.

Posted by E. Hewlett Kent on 7 Oct 2023