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John Franklin Ladd was born 14 DEC 1850. He died 1917. He was the son of John S Ladd (c1817-1875) and Sarah Moody Bragg (1821-1887). His siblings were Melvina (Mercy) Ladd (1844-?), Sarah Chestina Ladd (1846-1913), Emeline Coraline Ladd (1848-1915), Walter William Ladd (1857-1910), Adda Abigail Ladd (1859-?), Lafayette R. Ladd (1860-?).
John Franklin Ladd's wife was Eliza Cheney (1855-1929). They were married 28 MAR 1875. They had 10 known children named Lizzie Marie Ladd (1875-?), Cora M. Ladd (1877-?), Frank S. Ladd (1878-1955), Rose L. Ladd (1880-?), Lillian G. Ladd (1883-?), H. Lafayette Ladd (1885-?), Roy Merton Ladd (1892-?), Warren Cheney Ladd (1894-1947), Gertrude E. Ladd (1896-?), and Merle Joyce Ladd (1901-?).
First Ladd Farm was located at Cotton Brook near Waterbury at foot ofRicker mountain at 2K feet of elevation. This is around 1850 +. Nextfarm I have record of was Oscar May farm in Waterbury near highway.The second farm I have record of is the DeMerrit farm not far from there.The third farm I have record of is a farm at the foot of Pinnacle Peak.Apparently there was a major flood in Rickle mountain area in 1928. Allthe farms were wiped out in that area and in 1935 were incorporatedinto State Park lands in 1935.
John Franklin Ladd married Eliza Cheney and lived at the Cotton Brookfarm.
Posted by Craig Ladd on a Seniors Discussion List
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In the late 1700s, pioneers cleared fields and roads of rocks and stumpsfrom the tracts now called Ricker Basin and Cotton Brook. At one time, alarge settlement of 50 or so families lived in this area. The hard demandsof the land and weather forced younger generations to abandon thefarms. Today, old cemeteries, a sawmill, old town roads, bridges, andmany cellar holes can still be found as evidence of a past community.
On November 3 and 4, 1927 torrential rains and Little River's risingwaters drove residents to their roofs. A second flood in 1934 spurred theconstruction of Waterbury Dam. Between 1935 and 1938 the CivilianConservation Corps in cooperation with the Corps of Engineersconstructed Waterbury Reservoir. Interestingly, the CCC camp was a fullyoperating, thriving community with more than 80 buildings, housing2,000 men at its peak. Yet today, half a century later, only a few solitarychimneys and concrete foundations remain. In 1962, the Vermont ParkService began development of Little River State Park.