The PROCTOR Family of Concord,
Middlesex, MA, Chelmsford, Middlesex, MA,
Westford, Middlesex, MA, Cavendish,
Windsor, VT and Proctorsville, Windsor,
VT
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SAMUEL PROCTOR (1665
- 1740) of Chelmsford m. Sarah Unknown (c. 1672 - 1757)
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INDEX to the Proctor files
Generation 1
ROBERT PROCTOR (d. 1697) of Concord
and Chelmsford
Parents: Unknown
Robert Proctor died on 28 Apr 1697 in Chelmsford. [Ref,
p. 5][Ref] He married Jane
Hildreth on 31 Dec 1645 [Ref] in Concord.
[Ref]
Robert was admitted freeman on 10 May 1643. [Ref]
Robert, Gershom, Peter, James and Israel Poctor were in the Chelmsford garrison
on 16 Mar 1691/2. [Ref] Robert signed his will
with his mark on 10 Mar 1695/6. [Ref]
The origin of Chelmsford was a 1652 petition signed by citizens of Concord
and Woburn requesting the right to look at land on the other side of the Concord
River. On 19 May 1653, 29 men, including Isaac Learned,
Wiliam Chamberlain, Thomas
Adams, William Fletcher, Robert Proctor and Richard
Hildreth, requested a grant of six square miles. [Ref]
Robert was constable in 1660 in Chelmsford. [Ref][Ref,
1;116] He was chosen juror on 1 Apr 1662. [Ref,
1;147] In 1669 Robert was a juror for a coroner's inquest to examine the death
of five-year-old John Blanchard, who fell into a kettle of lye. [Ref,
2;91]
On 30 (3) 1671 the selectman of Chelmsford assessed the residents of the town
to pay the minister; Robert was assessed a moderately high rate: £2.09.10.
[Ref]
In his will, Robert mentions his wife Jane, his sons Gershom, Peter, James,
John, Samuel, Israel and Thomas; his daughters Dorothy Barrett, Elizabeth Proctor,
Sarah the wife of Thomas Chamberlain and Mary Bourne. [Ref]
He refers to his beloved brother Jacob Warren, Sr.
of Chelmsford [Ref], who was the husband of Jane
Hildreth's half sister Mary Hildreth.
Children of Robert Proctor and Jane Hildreth:
- Sarah Proctor was born on 12
Oct 1646 [Ref, p. 5] in Concord. [Ref]
She married Thomas Chamberlain on 10 Aug 1666 [Ref,
p. 5] in Chelmsford. [Ref] Thomas,
the son of Thomas, was baptised on 1:12:1665, aged about 17, in Chelmsford.
[Ref] He may be the Thomas who died on 28
Mar 1727 in Chelmsford. [Ref]
some descendants of Sarah Proctor
- Gershom Proctor was born on 13 May
1648 in Concord. [Ref, p. 6][Ref]
He died on 8 Nov 1714. [Ref, p. 6][Ref]
He is buried in the Forefathers' Burying Ground. Click here
to see a photo of his grave. He married Sarah Whitacre on 4 Jul 1690. [Ref,
p. 6]
some descendants of Gershom Proctor
- Mary Proctor was born on 8 Apr
1650. [Ref, p. 5, says 20 Apr] in Concord. [Ref]
She married James Bourne [Ref, p. 5, says John]
on 3 Apr 1685 in Chelmsford. [Ref]
some descendants of Mary Proctor
- Peter Proctor was born in 1652 in
Concord. [Ref, p. 5] He died on 1 Aug 1730 [Ref,
p. 6] in Westford. [Ref] He married
Mary Patterson on 30 Jan 1689. [Ref, p. 6] Mary,
the daughter of James and Rebecca (Stevenson) Patterson was born on 22 Aug
1666. [Ref, p. 6] She died on 12 Oct 1724 [Ref,
p. 6] in Chemsford. [Ref]
some descendants of Peter Proctor
- Dorothy Proctor was born in
1654. [Ref, p. 5] She married John Barrett on
18 Dec 1679 [Ref, p. 5] in Chelmsford. [Ref]
John was the son of John Barrett. [Ref]
some descendants of Dorothy
Proctor
- Elizabeth Proctor was born on 16 Dec
1656. [Ref, p. 5] She married, as his third
wife, Samuel Fletcher on 20 Dec 1708.
[Ref, p. 409][Ref,
p. 5, in 1705]
Elizabeth had an illegitimate child; she claimed that the father was Thomas
Marrables. In 1680, her mother's stepmother, Elizabeth (Unknown) Hildreth,
testified that she was Elizabeth Proctor's midwife in Elizabeth Proctor's
suit against Thomas Marrables. [Ref,
p. 268]
- James Proctor was born on 8 Jan 1658
in Chelmsford. [Ref, p. 7][Ref]
He died on 11 Jan 1709 in Woburn. [Ref, p. 7]
He married first as her second husband
Esther (Fletcher) Parker on 3 Dec 1691 [Ref,
p. 6] in Chelmsford. [Ref] She died
on 6 Dec 1693 [Ref, p. 6] in Chelmsford. [Ref]
He married second Hannah Unknown. [Ref, p. 6]
some descendants of James Proctor
- Lydia Proctor was born on 19 Feb 1660 [Ref,
p. 5] in Chelmsford. [Ref] She died
on 13 Aug 1661 [Ref, p. 5] in Chelmsford. [Ref]
- John Proctor was born on 17 Aug 1663
in Chelmsford. [Ref, p. 13][Ref]
He married Miriam Unknown in 1692. [Ref, p.
13] She died on 19 Jan 1767, age 99, in Chelmsford. [Ref]
She was buried on 20 Jan 1767 in Chelmsford. [Ref]
some descendants of John Proctor
- Samuel Proctor was born on 16 Sep
1665 in Chelmsford. He died on 12 Apr 1740 in Chelmsford. He married Sarah
Unknown.
- Israel Proctor was born on 29 Apr
1668 in Chelmsford. [Ref, p. 8][Ref]
He died on 9 Jun 1755. [Ref] He married his
first cousin Margaret Hildreth
on 10 Jan 1689. [Ref, p. 8] Israel administered
his father-in-law's estate on 24 May 1695. [Ref,
p. 271]
some descendants of Israel Proctor
- Thomas Proctor was born on 30 Apr 1671
[Ref, p. 5] in Chelmsford. [Ref]
His father made a bequest to Thomas in his will if he "live & return
from Sea to New Engand." [Ref, p. 5] There
is no evidence that he returned. [Ref, p. 5]
Generation
2
SAMUEL PROCTOR (1665 - 1740) of Chelmsford
Parents: Robert Proctor married Jane
Hildreth [Ref][Ref,
p. 7]
Samuel Proctor was born on 16 Sep 1665 in Chelmsford. [Ref,
p. 7][Ref] He died on 12 Apr 1740 [Ref,
p. 7] in Chelmsford. [Ref] He is buried
in the Forefathers' Cemetery in Chelmsford Centre. [Ref]
Click here
to see a photo of his grave. He married Sarah Unknown. [Ref,
p. 7] Sarah was born about 1672. She died on 17 Jan 1757 [Ref,
p. 7] at 85 years of age in Chelmsford. [Ref]
Samuel Proctor, the son of Robert, settled near Sparks Hill in Westford before
1700. [Ref, p. 10]
Samuel was one of the petitioners for a grant of land which became Townsend.
[Ref, p. 7]
Children of Samuel Proctor and Sarah Unknown:
- Sarah Proctor was born on 15 Apr 1694
[Ref, p. 7] in Chelmsford. [Ref]
She died on 11 May 1694 in Chelmsford. [Ref]
- Samuel Proctor was born on 16 Jan
1697 in Chelmsford. [Ref][Ref,
p. 7] He died on 8 Oct 1764. [Ref, p. 7] He
married Lydia Cotton [Ref,
p. 7] after 15 Mar 1723/4 (int.) in Chelmsford. [Ref]
some descendants of Samuel Proctor
- Thomas Proctor was born on 12 Dec
1698 in Chelmsford. He died on 3 Sep 1774 in Westford. He married Hannah
Barron.
- David Proctor was born on 1 Feb 1701.
[Ref, p. 7] He married Hannah
Farrar of Concord on 31 Dec 1730. [Ref,
p. 7]
- Rachel Proctor was born on 5 Jan 1702.
[Ref, p. 7]
- William Proctor was born on 14 Aug
1704 in Chelmsford. [Ref][Ref]
He died on 13 or 14 Oct 1767 [Ref] in Chelmsford.
[Ref] He is buried in the Forefathers'
Cemetery in Chelmsford. [Ref] He married
Lucy Fletcher [Ref]
after 9 Jul 1733 (int.) in Chelmsford. [Ref]
some descendants of William Proctor
- Capt. Daniel Proctor was born on
30 Nov. 1706 [Ref says 1 Nov] in Chelmsford.
[Ref] He died on 28 Jan 1775 in Chelmsford.
[Ref] He is buried in the Forefathers'
Cemetery in Chelmsford. [Ref] Click
here
to see a photo of his grave. He married Susanna Hill of Billerica after 17
Sep 1727 (int.) in Chelmsford. [Ref]
Susanna died on 26 Nov 1785 in Chelmsford. [Ref]
She is buried in the Forefathers' Cemetery in Chelmsford. [Ref]
some descendants of Daniel Proctor
- Lucy Proctor was born on 19 Aug 1708 [Ref,
p. 7] in Chelmsford. [Ref] She may
be the Lucy who married Henry Spaulding after 5 Dec 1725 (int.) in Chelmsford.
[Ref]
- Charles Proctor was born on 30 Jun 1710
and died on 21 Oct 1710. [Ref, p. 7][Ref]
- Jonas Proctor [Ref,
p. 7] was born on 9 Apr 1712 in Chelmsford. [Ref]
- Sarah Proctor was born on 30 Sep 1715
[Ref, p. 7] in Chelmsford. [Ref]
- Hannah Proctor [Ref,
p. 7]
Generation
3
THOMAS PROCTOR (1698 - 1774) of Chelmsford
and Westford
Parents: Samuel Proctor and Sarah Unknown
[Ref, p. 7]
Thomas Proctor was born on 12 Dec 1698 in Chelmsford. [Ref][Ref,
p. 14][Ref] He died on 3 Sep 1774, age 76, in
Westford. [Ref] He married Hannah
Barron [Ref, p. 14][Ref]
after 23 Dec 1722 when their intention was recorded in Chelmsford. [Ref]
Children of Thomas Broctor and Hannah Barron:
- Philip Proctor was born on 3 Jan
1725/6 [Ref, p. 14] in Chelmsford. [Ref]
He died on 27 Feb 1759, age 33, in Westford and is buried in the Fairlawn
Cemetery (East Burying Ground). [Ref]
He married Phebe Hildreth
of Westford on 10 Feb 1747. [Ref, p. 28] She
died on 13 Aug 1762, age 41, in Westford and is buried in the Fairlawn Cemetery.
[Ref]
some descendants of Philip Proctor
- Lucy Proctor was born on 10 Feb
1733. [Ref, p. 14] She married Eleazer Dows
[Ref, p. 14] of Billerica after 4 Mar 1763,
when the published their intention in Westford. [Ref]
Eleazer may be the son of Jonathan and Elizabeth Dows, born on 2 Mar 1727/8
in Charlestown. [Ref]
some descendants of Lucy Proctor
- Capt. Leonard Proctor was born
on 5 Jan 1734/5 in Westford. He died on 3 Jun 1827 in Proctorsville. He married
first Lydia Nutting. He married second Mary Keep.
- Olive Proctor was born on 22 Jan
1737/8 [Ref, p. 14] in Westford. [Ref]
Proctor and Proctor [Ref, p. 14] incorrectly
state that she married Thomas Scott. It is likely that the Olive Proctor who
married Thomas Scott is Olive,
the daughter of James and Hannah Proctor of Westford.
Generation
4
CAPT. LEONARD PROCTOR (1735 - 1827) of Westford,
Cavendish and Proctorsville
Parents: Thomas Proctor and Hannah
Barron [Ref, p. 14]
Leonard Proctor was born on 5 Jan 1734/5 [Ref,
says 16 Jan][Ref, p. 29, says 16 Jan] in
Westford. [Ref] He died on 3 Jan
1827 [Ref] in Proctorsville. [Ref][Ref,
p. 29] He is buried
in the Proctor cemetery. [Ref] His gravestone
has a revolutionary marker.
He married first Lydia Nutting of Westford [Ref,
p. 29] after 6 Sep 1760, when they published their intention in Westford.
[Ref] She died on 16 Nov 1767 [Ref,
p. 29, says 16 Nov] or 1768, age 31, in Westford. [Ref]
He married second Mary Keep on 25 Dec 1769
[Ref, p. 29] in Harvard. [Ref]
Mary is called Mary Proctor in her father's will. [Ref, p. 24]
Leonard was a selectman of Westford in 1770, 1778 and 1779. [Ref,
p. 29] He was an officer in the Revolutionary War and took part in the
battles of Lexington, Trenton and Monmouth. [Ref,
p. 29] He was second lieutenant in Capt. Minot's company which marched
from Westford in the alarm of 19 Apr 1775. [Ref,
p. 29] He was one of the Committee of Correspondence for 1780. [Ref,
p. 29] That year he was one of a committee to "take under consideration
the new form of government." [Ref,
p. 29] He was a captain in 1781. [Ref, p.
29]
After the war, Leonard moved to Cavendish. [Ref,
p. 29] He was a freeman in Cavendish in 1782. [Ref,
p. 164] He was a selectman there in 1784 and 1785. [Ref,
p. 164] In the unbroken forest near Cavendish, he founded the village
of Proctorsville. [Ref, p. 29]
"A man of great force and character ... " [Ref,
p. 164]
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Leonard Proctor's house in Proctorsville [Ref] |
Children of Leonard Proctor and Lydia Nutting:
- Philip Proctor was born on
2 Sep 1761 [Ref, p. 29] in Westford. [Ref]
Philip and his two cousins James
and Josiah
Proctor served with Philip's brother Leonard on the state sloop
Winthrop in the Revolutionary War. [Ref,
#18631]
- Abel Proctor was born on 28
Dec 1762 [Ref, p. 29] in Westford. [Ref]
He died in the West Indies. [Ref] He married
Elizabeth Clark of New London. [Ref]
On 6 Aug 1832, Josiah
Proctor of Waterford, Maine testified about how he had served in
the navy in 1781 with Philip and Abel Proctor. [Ref,
#30047]
- Leonard Proctor was born
on 8 Oct 1764 [Ref, p. 29] in Westford.
[Ref] He died on his farm in Proctorsville
on 28 or 29 Feb 1812. [Ref, says 29] He
married Pedee
Hildreth on 1 Jan 1794. She died on 24 Jul 1849. [Ref,
#18631] She married second William Bond on 3 Oct 1813.
Pedee Bond of Ludlow, Windsor, Vermont successfully applied for a pension
on 22 Jul 1846 on account of her former husband's service in the Revolutionary
War. She testified that she had married Leonard on 1 Jan 1794, that
he had died on 28 Feb 1812 and she had married William Bond on 3 Oct
1813. She said that William died on 8 Nov 1838. She said that at the
start of the war Leonard was living in Westford. On 31 Oct 1846 Thomas
Proctor of Cavendish supported her application, saying that his brother
served in the Revolutionary War from a very young age and that he was
in the navy and had served in the West Indies. In 1846 Levi Wright,
age 68, of Westford testified that he married a sister of Pedee Hildreth,
who married Leonard Proctor. [Ref,
#18631]
In 1846 Jonathan Keep, born and living in Westford, testified that Leonard
Proctor, Jr. and his wife Pedee were relatives of his by marriage. [Ref,
#18631]
some descendants of Leonard
Proctor
- Asa Proctor was born on 26 Nov 1766 [Ref,
p. 29] in Westford. [Ref] He died
at sea on 18 Nov 1796, unmarried. [Ref,
pp. 29, 291]
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Philip "was in the Army and Navy during the
Revolution, he and his brother Abel were in the six months levy of soldiers
from Westford in 1780. After the war was over he married in Boston, afterwards
he settled in Charleston, South Carolina, where he lived many years; after
his wife and four children died he returned to Boston but after living
there some years he returned to Charleston and died there, August ___
1795 aged nearly 34 years."
Abel and Elizabeth "lived happily many years
and prospered in acquiring property. [Abel] purchased and loaded a small
vessel and sailed for the West Indies accompanied by his younger brother
Asa. Before they reached their destination they found, at an island, a
vessel owned in New London, the crew all having died of yellow fever and
the cargo receiving damage. Asa stopped to take charge of the vessel and
cargo and Abel proceeded on his voyage. After disposing of his cargo,
he went up river, about twenty miles from his vessel, to purchase coffee.
In a day or two the Captain who remained with the vessel heard he was
ill, so he started to go to him and reached the place in the evening to
hear he 'died the day before and was buried an hour ago'."
Asa born November 26, 1766 died November 18th,
1796, age 30, buried at sea.
([Ref, quoting a
letter from Valeria
(Blood) French, niece of Philip, Abel and Asa, p. 291)
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Children of Leonard Proctor and Mary Keep:
- Mary "Molly" Proctor
was born on 20 Oct 1770 [Ref, p. 58] in Westford.
[Ref] She married first Maj. Joseph
Crary. [Ref, p. 58] She married second Unknown
Stuart and lived in Farmersville, New York. [Ref,
p. 58] She married third Unknown Root. [Ref,
p. 58]
some descendants of Mary Proctor
- Lydia Proctor was born on 7
Jul 1772 [Ref, p. 58] in Westford. [Ref]
She died on 10 May 1853 in Ellicottville, New York. [Ref,
p. 58] She married Isaac Powers in 1789. [Ref,
p. 58] He was born on 5 Apr 1762 in Westford and died in Dec 1726 in Denmark,
New York. [Ref, p. 58] "She was a strong
character and an ardent abolitionist." [Ref,
p. 58]
some descendants of Lydia Proctor
- Capt. Solomon Proctor was born
in Jul 1774 in Westford. [Ref, p. 59][Ref]
He was baptised on 24 Jul 1774 in Westford. [Ref]
He died on 4 Nov 1842 [Ref] in Cavendish.
[Ref, p. 59] Capt. Solomon, the son of Leonard,
is buried in the Proctor cemetery. [Ref, p.
59] He married first Rebecca Spaulding, the daughter of Benjamin and Sarah
(French) Spaulding. Ref, p. 59] She died in
1814. [Ref, p. 59] He married second Sally Childs.
[Ref, p. 59] He maried third Lydia Howe. [Ref,
p. 59] Lydia, the third wife of Capt. Solomon, died on 6 Aug 1828, age 45
years and six months, and is buried in the Proctor cemetery. [Ref]
He married fourth Betsy Wright. [Ref, p. 59]
Solomon was a soldier in the War of 1812. [Ref,
p. 59][Ref]
some descendants of Solomon Proctor
- Thomas Proctor was born on 19 May
1776 in Westford. [Ref, p. 59][Ref]
He died on 13 Oct 1867 [Ref] in Proctorsville.
[Ref, p. 59] Thomas, the son of Leonard is buried
in the Proctor cemetery. [Ref] He married
first Abigail (Atwood) Searle on 15 Sep 1799. [Ref,
p. 59] Abigail, the widow of Jonathan Searle of Temple, New Hampshire and
the daughter of Joshua and Esther (Chamberlain) Atwood, was born in 1774 in
Templeton, Massachusetts. [Ref] She died on
27 Jul 1851 at "Twenty-Mile Stream" in Cavendish. [Ref]
She is buried in the Proctor Cemetery.
Thomas married second Mrs. Sally Hemenway of Ludlow, Vermont on 8 Jan 1859.
[Ref, p. 59]
some descendants of Thomas Proctor
- Hannah Proctor was born on
3 Jul 1778 in Westford. [Ref, p. 61] She died
on 16 Dec 1863. [Ref, p. 61] She married Billings
Walker, who was born on 31 Aug 1767 in Brookfield, Massachusetts and who died
on 22 May 1852. [Ref, p. 61]
some descendants of Hannah
Proctor
- Jabez Proctor was born on 22 Apr
1780 in Westford. He died on 22 Nov 1839 in Proctorsville. He married Betsey
Parker.
- Experience Proctor was
born on 25 Sep 1783 in Proctorsville. [Ref,
p. 62] She died on 2 Dec 1871 in Proctorsville. [Ref,
p. 62][Ref says 27 Dec 1870, 87 years] She
is buried in the Proctor cemetery. [Ref]
She married Zacheus Blood [Ref] on 1 Dec
1804. [Ref, p. 62] He was born in 1776 [Ref]
in Dunstable, Massachusetts and died in Oct 1841 in Proctorsville. [Ref,
p. 62] He is buried in the Proctor cemetery. [Ref]
some descendants of Experience
Proctor
- John Proctor was born on 13 Sep 1785
[Ref] in Proctorsville. [Ref,
p. 63] He died on 31 Mar 1837 [Ref] in Proctorsville.
[Ref, p. 63] He is buried in the Proctor cemetery.
[Ref] He married Sarah Smith on 14 Dec 1814
in Cavendish. [Ref, p. 63] She was born on 4
Feb 1795 in Westminster, Massachusetts. [Ref,
p. 63] She died in St. Louis, Missouri on 9 Oct 1857. [Ref,
p. 63]
some descendants of John Proctor
Generation 5
JABEZ PROCTOR (1780 - 1839) of Proctorsville
Parents: Capt. Leonard Proctor and
Mary Keep [Ref,
p. 62]
Jabez Proctor was born on 22 Apr 1780 [Ref]
in Westford. [Ref, p. 62] He was baptised
on 23 Apr 1780 in Westford. [Ref]
He died on 22 Nov 1839 [Ref] in Proctorsville.
[Ref, p. 62] He is buried in the Proctor
cemetery in Proctorsville; his gravestone says that he is the son of Leonard
and Mary. [Ref] Click here
to see a photo. He married Betsey Parker
on 26 Nov 1817. [Ref, p. 62]
In 1820 Jabez was living in Cavendish (the town in which the village
of Proctorsville is located). With him lived a women 26 - 45, seven males
aged 16 - 26, two females aged 16 - 26 and a girl under ten. [Ref]
In 1822 Jabez was a member of the Governor's Council. [Ref]
In 1830 - 1834 he was a Judge of Probate. [Ref]
In 1824 and 1836 he was a presidential elector. [Ref]
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photo: Redfield Proctor |
Children of Jabez Proctor and Betsey Parker:
- Harriet Elizabeth Proctor was born
on 2 Jan 1819 in Proctorsville. She died on 28 Jul 1852. She married Hon.
Stoddard B. Colby.
- Arabella Proctor was born on 18 Dec
1820. [Ref, p. 62][Ref
says 27 Dec] She died on 21 Aug 1822. [Ref,
p. 62][Ref] She is buried in the Proctor
cemetery. [Ref]
- Lucien Proctor was born on 28 Oct 1822.
[Ref, p. 62, does not give the day][Ref]
He died on 25 Jan 1851 in California. [Ref,
p. 62] His gravestone in the Proctor cemetery says that Lucien, the son of
Jabez and Betsey, died near Mormon Island, California. [Ref]
In 1850 Lucien and his mother were living in Cavendish, Windsor, Vermont.
Lucien was a farmer with real estate worth $10,000. [Ref]
- Arabella Gertrude Proctor was born on
3 Jun 1825. [Ref, p. 62] She died in Aug 1846,
unmarried. [Ref, p. 62][Ref
says 6 Sep] She is buried in the Proctor cemetery. [Ref]
- Redfield Proctor was born on 1 Jun
1831 in Proctorsville. [Ref, p. 115] He died
on 4 Mar 1908 in Washington, DC. He married Emily J. Dutton of Cavendish on
26 May 1858. [Ref, p. 115] Emily was the daughter
of Salmon Fletcher and Sarah J. Barlow (Dutton). [Ref]
She was born on 1 Apr 1835 in Cavendish and died on 10 Feb 1915 in Proctor.
[Ref]
Redfield graduated from Dartmouth College in 1851. [Ref,
p. 115] He was a Lieutenant and Quartermaster of the Second Vermont Regiment,
Major of the Fifth Vermont Regiment and Colonel of the Fifteenth Vermont Regiment
in the Civil War. [Ref, p. 115] He was Governor
of Vermont from 1876 to 1878, Secretary of War from 4 Mar 1889 to 7 Dec 1891
and US Senator from Vermont from 7 Dec 1891 to 4 Mar 1899. [Ref,
p. 115]
some descendants of Redfield Proctor:
Two of his sons and a grandson were governors of Vermont, Robinson Library
article
on Redfield
Generation
6
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