Governor Frederick Holbrook from Vermont

I love old newspapers! There is so much information hidden away inside their pages.

Governor Frederick Holbrook was my third great-grandfather. He was the Governor of the State of Vermont during the Civil War. Here is an article I found on the Google News site about Governor Holbrook. The article was originally published in the Mansfield Daily Sheild on March 23, 1901 when he was 88 years old. The Nashua Telegraph published a short article on 15 Feb 1909 indicating that Frederick Holbrook reached his 96th birthday and was the oldest living former governor in the United States. Frederick passed away a couple months after this on 28 Apr 1909 at the age of 96. He is buried at Prospect Hill Cemetery, Brattleboro, Windham County, Vermont.

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Tombstone Tuesday - Francis Goodhue, Esq.

Cemetery: Prospect Hill Cemetery, Brattleboro, Windham County, Vermont
Photo Date: 4 Aug 2006
Subject: Francis Goodhue, Esq.

Transcription: FRANCIS GOODHUE, Esq./died/March 18, 1839./aged 71.

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Tombstone Tuesday - Holbrook & Nourse

Cemetery: Prospect Hill Cemetery, Brattleboro, Windham County, Vermont
Photo Date: 4 Aug 2006

Transcription

FRANKLIN FESSENDEN/HOLBROOK/MARCH 1, 1837/DECEMBER 6, 1916/HIS WIFE/ANNA E. NOURSE/FEBRUARY 10, 1836/FEBRUARY 12, 1927/THEIR SON/WILLIAM HENRY/DECEMBER 30, 1865/FEBRUARY 13, 1874

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Tombstone Tuesday - Francis Goodhue

Cemetery: Prospect Hill Cemetery, Brattleboro, Windham County, Vermont
Photo Date: 4 Aug 2006

Transcription:  FRANCIS GOODHUE Esq./died/March 16, 1839./aged 71.

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Tombstone Tuesday - Harriet (Goodhue) Holbrook

Cemetery: Prospect Hill Cemetery, Brattleboro, Windham County, Vermont
Photo Date: 4 Aug 2006

Harriet (Goodhue) Holbrook was b. 10 Sep 1817 to Joseph and Sarah Lewis (Edwards) Goodhue in Brattleboro, Windham County, Vermont. She d. 21 Sep 1887 in Brattleboro, Windham County, Vermont. On 13 Jan 1835 she married Frederick Holbrook, who went on to become Governor of the State of Vermont from 1861-1863.  Harriet is my 3rd great grandmother. Unfortunately, the following photo is not entirely in focus and the area around the stone is quite overgrown.

Transcription: Harriet Goodhue/wife of/Frederick Holbrook,/Born Sept 10, 1817./Died Sept 21, 1887./These green hills, where thy childhood roved,/Yon river winding to the sea,/All lovely things by thee beloved./Seem sacred to thy memory.

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Tombstone Tuesday - Governor Frederick Holbrook

Cemetery: Prospect Hill Cemetery, Brattleboro, Windham County, Vermont
Photo Date: 4 August 2006

Frederick Holbrook was b. 15 Feb 1813 in Warehouse Point, Hartford County, Connecticut to Deacon John and Sarah (Knowlton) Holbrook, d. 28 Apr 1909 in Brattleboro, Windham County, Vermont. He m. Harriet Goodhue 13 Jan 1835. Frederick was Governor of the State of Vermont from 1861 through 1863 during the Civil War. Frederick  is my 3rd great-grandfather.

Transcription: FREDERICK HOLBROOK/FEBRUARY 15, 1813/APRIL 28, 1909/GOVERNOR OF VERMONT/1861-1863

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