Samuel married Martha "Patty" Livermore on 10 Feb 1790 in Leicester, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Martha (daughter of Jonas Livermore and Sarah Ward) was born on 22 Oct 1768 in Leicester, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 27 Sep 1832 in Montpelier, Washington County, Vermont. [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]