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John S Ladd was born ABT SEP 1817 in Tunbridge, Orange, Vermont. He died February 18th, 1875 at the Brattleboro Asylum for the Insane in Brattleboro, VT. He was the son of John Ladd (1763-1840) and Sally Clough (1768-1857). His siblings were John Ladd (1794-?), James Ladd (1796-?), Deborah Ladd (1797-?), Hannah Shaw Ladd (1799-?), John Shaw Ladd (1801-?), Elijah Shaw Ladd (1802-1883), Tyler Ladd (1804-?), Abigail Ladd (1806-1807), Isaac Ladd (1809-?), Enoch Ladd (1811-?), Roxanna Ladd (1814-?).
John S Ladd's first wife was Lydia Mary (Mariah) Chamberlain (1816-1842). They were married 12 JUL 1840 in Thetford, Vt. They had two known children named Flora B. Ladd (1841-?) and Maria L. Ladd (1842-?).
His second wife was Sarah Moody Bragg (1821-1887). They were married 24 SEP 1843 in Thetford, Orange, Vermont. They had 7 known children named Melvina (Mercy) Ladd (1844-?), Sarah Chestina Ladd (1846-1913), Emeline Coraline Ladd (1848-1915), John Franklin Ladd (1850-1917), Walter William Ladd (1857-1910), Adda Abigail Ladd (1859-?), and Lafayette R. Ladd (1860-?).
In November of 1850 he resided in Bolton, Vermont
1850 US Census Bolton, Chittenden, Vermont November 1860
John Ladd ae 33 Farmer
Sarah Ladd ae 31
Florella Ladd 8
In July of 1860 he resided in Waterbury, Vermont yet he hadn't moved.
See below about how Waterbury annexed a portion of Bolton.
1860 US Census Waterbury, Washington, Vermont July 1860
John Ladd ae 43 Farmer
Sarah Ladd ae 41
Melvina ae 16
Sarah G ae 14
Emeline ae 12
John F ae 9
William W. ae 3
Ida A. ae 6.5
LADD Family of Cotton Brook, Waterbury
From the GenForum site:
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Have a book on old farms in Waterbury Dam area ofWaterbury,Washington Co., VT. I have been to the farmsite during deerseason, this is one of the farms purchased in 1839 by John Shaw Laddand his wife Sarah M., another adjoining farm was owned also, but sold in1857 to Henry D. Hutchins. The original Ladd farm was subs. run by theirson Franklin[John F.]Ladd and his wife,Eliza Cheney Ladd. They moved toStowe in 1899.
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.
Page 280 and 307 Book 6 John Shaw Land in Bolton in 1839
Page 19 and 20 Book 7 John Shaw Land in Bolton in 1846
Page 68 and 70 Book 16 John Shaw Land in Waterbury River 1859
(Land annexed from Bolton to Waterbury)
Page 226-228 Book 19 John Shaw Libel for Divorce June 1862
Page 210 and 211 Book 19 John Shaw Bill of Divorce August 1862
Page 457 Book 20 John Shaw Alimony August 1862 (or 1864)
According to Vermont State Archives in Middlesex
Tunbridge East Hill Cemetery has
John, James, Deborah, John and Abigail Ladd listed as buried there butthe "dates wore off"
Info on John's First Wife Mercy Chamberlain
Joseph CHAMBERLIN, son of John, served in the War of 1812. He marriedElecta SAYER, and their children were Mariah, who married John LADD,Mercy A. (Mrs. A. WILMOT), Jane F., Edson C., George C., Lucian C., OliveJ., Marcus A., Sylvanus S., Solon, M., and Julia A. (Mrs. WALLACE). EdsonC. was a physician and died in Connecticut; George C. is a farmer inMinnesota; Lucian C. is a farmer in Missouri; Marcus A. is a physician inWinthrop, Iowa; Sylvanus S., a farmer, died in Littleton, N. H.; Solon M. isa farmer in Northfield, Minn.
The town of Waterbury has been singularly free from litigation at least ofthe kind that is fought through the Supreme Court However an interestingquestion arose when John S Ladd a highway surveyor soughtreimbursement for damages he was obliged to pay for certain acts ofalleged trespass The selectmen had given Ladd a tax bill and warrant forhis highway district and described the road on which his tax bill was to beworked out as follows Beginning at the school house on Demeritt's land atthe junction of the roads thence to John S Ladd's house A part of this roadcrossed Rowell's land he denied that it was a public highway andobjected to Ladd's working out the tax on it upon his land The selectmendirected Ladd to proceed under the authority of his bill and warrant andrepair the road He did so in good faith Rowell sued him in trespass andrecovered Ladd then sued the town upon the ground that the town wasbound to indemnify him The court held Aldis J that if the selectmen of atown describe in the tax bill given by them to a highway surveyor aswithin his district a highway which though never legally established as ahighway has been recognized and repaired as such by the town and usedby the public and the surveyor proceed to repair said highway and inconsequence of its never having been legally established is obliged to paydamages in trespass for working the same he is entitled to beindemnified by the town for such damages and is not obliged to lookbeyond his tax bill and warrant to ascertain the extent of his district andthe roads which he is to repair Ladd vs Waterbury 34 Vermont 426 1861<a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=Qr5Byevb88oC&lpg=PA7&ots=PZE_ia3cHc&dq=waterbury%20annexed%20bolton&pg=PA206&ci=183,334,675,821&source=bookclip">History of Waterbury, Vermont,1763-1915 1763-1915 By Theodore Graham Lewis</a>
Of the Annexation of Bolton by Waterbury
So much of the town of Bolton in the county of Chittenden as is hereinafterdescribed to wit beginning on the north Easterly corner of lot number onehundred and nine in the first division thence westerly in the northerly lineof lots number one hundred and nine one hundred and ten one hundredand eleven and one hundred and twelve to the northwesterly Corner ofsaid lot one hundred and twelve thence northerly in the westerly line of lotnumber one hundred and five and the other lots in the fourth tier of lotsto the southerly line of that part of Stowe which was formerly Mansfieldthence easterly in the southerly line of said Stowe to the corner ofWaterbury thence southerly in the line between said Bolton and saidWaterbury to the northeasterly corner of lot number one hundred andnine the place of beginning is hereby annexed to the town of Water buryin the county of Washington and shall hereafter constitute a part of thetown of Waterbury the same as if it had been included in the originalcharter thereof Said piece so annexed to said Waterbury contains fortyfour lots of land Provided the rents and proceeds of lot number ten backlot and lot number one hundred and eight be and remain payable to thetown of Bolton in the same manner as though said lots had not beenannexed to the town of Waterbury Approved October 30 1851 Sess Laws1851 p 64 <a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=Qr5Byevb88oC&lpg=PA7&ots=PZE_ia3cHc&dq=waterbury%20annexed%20bolton&pg=PA7&ci=180,607,683,486&source=bookclip">History of Waterbury, Vermont, 1763-1915 1763-1915 By Theodore Graham Lewis</a>
Died of Pneumonia. 2 People died of pneumonia in 1875 at theBrattleboro Insane Asylum.