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- Mrs. Clarissa VINCENT, whose
death was mentioned in our last issue, was the
- widow of the late Christopher Saunders
VINCENT, of Rock River. Her father was Amos BURDICK
III, one of the early settlers of Alfred, N. Y., of Rhode Island
stock. Her mother was a CLARKE, of Brookfield, N. Y.,
the CLARKEs also coming from Rhode Island in an early
day. Mrs. VINCENT was born in the town of Alfred, on what
is known locally as the Vandermark creek, in December 1820. Here
they were neighbors to Mr. Joseph GOODRICH and others
who were of the first settlers of Wisconsin. She was the pldest
child and only daughter in her father's family. One brother,
Milo BURDICK, died some 30 years ago, the second brother
was William C. BURDICK, who died a year and a half ago,
and whose daughter is known to many readers of the Telephone
as a missionary to China, and the third and only surviving brother
is Mr. Silas C. BURDICK of Alfred, connected with the
Alfred Clay and Brick Works.
- Mrs. VINCENT was among the early
graduates of Alfred University and was for a
- number of years a successful teacher.
Mrs. L. A. PLATTS, of Milton, Mr. Nathanial ROSE,
of Rock River, are among those of whom she delighted to speak
of as having been, at some time, pupils of hers. Mr. VINCENT,
who died 20 years ago, came to Wisconsin about 1840 and settled
on the farm on the Rock River road which has ever since been
the homestead of the family. His first wife having died, he returned
to Alfred in 1840 and married Miss BURDICK, bringing her
to his Wisconsin home. Two sons and two daughters came to them.
One son died in infancy. The two daughters, Mrs. Euphemia DAVIS,
and Mrs. Anna B. McLAFFERTY, of Milton, and the son, Mr.
Joseph G. VINCENT, of Rock River, with heir families,
remain to mourne the loss of mother and grand-mother. The last
few months of her life was spent in the home of her daughter,
Mrs. McCLAFFERTY, where she was tenderly cared for to
the last. Funeral services were held at the home where she died,
Thursday May 5, conducted by Dr. Platts, the Evangelistic quartet
furnished the music, and the body was laid to rest in the beautiful
Milton cemetery. [Thursday]
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- Courtesy of Jon Saunders
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