Jonas married Elizabeth Rice on 28 Nov 1735 in East Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Elizabeth died on 29 Mar 1799. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jonas married Sarah Ward on 12 Nov 1761 in Leicester, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Sarah (daughter of Hezekiah Ward and Sarah Green) was born on 7 Oct 1738 in Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died on 10 Sep 1832 in Leicester, Worcester County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Martha married Capt. Samuel Upham on 10 Feb 1790 in Leicester, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Samuel was born on 15 Sep 1762 in Leicester, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 12 May 1848 in Randolph, Orange County, Vermont. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Salem married Nancy Walker on 21 Nov 1793 in Leicester, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Nancy died in Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Salem married Ruth Livermore on 8 Jan 1839. Ruth was born on 12 May 1776 in Auburn, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 2 Nov 1866 in Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: John Page. John died in Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Abner Gale. Abner died in Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Daniel married Betsy Parker on 29 May 1801. Betsy died in Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Lebbeus Turner. Lebbeus was born about 1800; died in Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Group: Famous Historical Figure
• Occupation: Between 1843 and 1853, Washington, District of Columbia, District of Colombia; United States Senator.
• Cenotaph: Aft 14 Jan 1853, Green Mount Cemetery, Montpelier, Washington County, Vermont

Notes:

United States Senator.

Moved with father to Montpelier, 1802. Attended local schools and Montpelier Academy, and was privately tutored. Lost hand in cider mill accident while still a boy. Studied law, admitted to bar, and began practice in Montpelier, 1812.

Wife Sarah Keyes of Ashford, Connecticut. Five children, one of whom died in infancy.

Vermont House, 1827-28. State's Attorney, Washington County, 1829. Vermont House, 1830. Candidate for US House, 1834, 1838. US Senate, 1843 until his death.

Enabled many prospective lawyers to study at his office, several of whom became noteworthy, including future Governor Peter Washburn. Noted anti-slavery advocate, quoted as describing practice as "a crime against humanity, and a sore evil in the body politic."

Chairman, Committee on Agriculture and Committee on Pensions. Home on State Street is one of two adjoining buildings that today comprise Inn at Montpelier.

Died at Irving Hotel after suffering from smallpox.

Birth:
Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
Name:       Willm Upham
Event Type:       Birth
Birth Date:       5 Aug 1791
Birth Place:       Leicester, Massachusetts
Father Name:       Saml Upham
Mother Name:       Patty Upham

Group:
Famous People

Cenotaph:
FindaGrave ID#  76521330

U S Senator from Vermont serving 1843 - 1853. He died in Washington DC and is buried at the Congressional Cemetery with a Find A Grave Memorial ID 6897642

This memorial to him is in the family lot in Montpelier, VT

William married Sarah Keyes in 1814 in Ashford, Windham County, Connecticut. Sarah was born on 10 Oct 1795 in Ashford, Windham County, Connecticut; died on 8 May 1856 in Montpelier, Washington County, Vermont; was buried after 8 May 1856 in Green Mount Cemetery, Montpelier, Washington County, Vermont. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Seraph married James Hollingsworth on 27 Apr 1828 in Leicester, Worcester County, Massachusetts. James died in Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Moses Livermore and Silence Thompson filed intentions for marriage on 12 Mar 1837.

Moses married Silence Thompson on 11 Apr 1838. Silence (daughter of Lyman Thompson and Betsey Adams) was born in Jan 1814 in Northbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 28 Aug 1859. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]