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Cyrus Tracy

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Cyrus Tracy

Birth
Pawlet, Rutland County, Vermont, USA
Death
20 Mar 1858 (aged 72)
Shelburne, Chittenden County, Vermont, USA
Burial
Shelburne, Chittenden County, Vermont, USA Add to Map
Plot
Plot 29
Memorial ID
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From "The State of Vermont" page 30-31
"Cyrus, ninth child of Hezekiah Tracy, of the sixth generation from Lieutenant Thomas Tracy, was born at Pawlet, Vermont, May 20, 1785. He filled numerous local offices, serving at different times as hayward (hog-reeve), surveyor of highways, overseer of the poor, petit juror, fence viewer, highway surveyor, road commissioner and first selectman.

He married, September 9, 1810, Parmelia Barber. Her father Daniel was one of the very early settlers in Shelburne. Cyrus gave to his sons names which contained only three letters and ot his daughters names containing only four letters. His children were: Jan, who died aged three years; Mary, who died unmarried, aged seventy-eight years; Emma, who married James W Taggard, and who is living at the age of eight-eight; Lee, further referred to below; Jane, who married Daniel Rowley; and Alma, who married Alex Campbell."
From "The State of Vermont" page 30-31
"Cyrus, ninth child of Hezekiah Tracy, of the sixth generation from Lieutenant Thomas Tracy, was born at Pawlet, Vermont, May 20, 1785. He filled numerous local offices, serving at different times as hayward (hog-reeve), surveyor of highways, overseer of the poor, petit juror, fence viewer, highway surveyor, road commissioner and first selectman.

He married, September 9, 1810, Parmelia Barber. Her father Daniel was one of the very early settlers in Shelburne. Cyrus gave to his sons names which contained only three letters and ot his daughters names containing only four letters. His children were: Jan, who died aged three years; Mary, who died unmarried, aged seventy-eight years; Emma, who married James W Taggard, and who is living at the age of eight-eight; Lee, further referred to below; Jane, who married Daniel Rowley; and Alma, who married Alex Campbell."

Inscription

CYRUS TRACY.
DIED
Mar. 20, 1858;
IN THE 73 YEAR
OF HIS AGE.

When I was on earth my object was
to promote virtue and put down vice.

The Bible was my guide, in it I did confide, and by it I went to abide.



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  • Created by: N K Jewell
  • Added: Sep 14, 2011
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/76513673/cyrus-tracy: accessed ), memorial page for Cyrus Tracy (20 May 1785–20 Mar 1858), Find a Grave Memorial ID 76513673, citing Webb-West Cemetery, Shelburne, Chittenden County, Vermont, USA; Maintained by N K Jewell (contributor 47379383).