George F. Barstow and Fayette Jewett


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George Frederick Barstow (Born: January 15, 1823 - Died: May 18, 1893) - He was born in South Burlington, VT, to John and Matilda Barstow. He was part of the class of 1847 at the University of Vermont, but did not graduate. He is listed in the 1901 catalogue as having been a merchant and farmer (pp. 85 and 249). At some point, he moved to South Haven, Michigan, where he ultimately died. He married Genevieve Delia Hinsdale on October 17, 1855. They had eight children, of whom the first was still born or died immediately after birth. (One of his sons was named Fayette Barstow.) George F. Barstow is buried in the Eldridge Cemetery, South Burlington, VT.

Fayette Jewett (Born: August 15, 1824 - Died: June 18, 1862) - He was born in St. Johnsbury, VT. His parents were Sarah Parker and Calvin Fayette. He graduated from the University of Vermont in 1848. He first married Susan Ann Judson Clark, on Nov. 25, 1850, but she on Aug. 4, 1852 giving birth to a child who also died. He later married Mary Ann Amanda Brackett on February 16, 1853. In the Missionary Herald (Boston) for January 1854, Fayette Jewett is listed as a physician as part of a missionary group in Western Asia. His wife is also noted. He died in Liverpool, England on June 18, 1862. She died in Cohasset, MA on August 22, 1868, and is buried in Mount Pleasant Cememtery, in St. Johnsbury, VT. Fayette and Mary Jewett had at least two sons (both born in Tokat, Armenia): Henry Martin Jewett (July 8, 1855 - after 1908) and Milo Augustus Jewett (Oct. 27, 1857 - Feb. 21, 1921). Both Henry and Milo served as American Consul to Turkey. A twin to Henry was named Herbert, but died in infancy.

 


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  • Anonymous, General Catalogue of the University of Vermont and State Agricultural College, 1790-1900, Burlington: Free Press Association, 1901.
  • Heartman, Charles F. and James R. Canny, A Bibliography of First Printings of the Writings of Edgar Allan Poe, Hattiesburg, MS: The Book Farm, 1943.
  • Mabbott, Thomas Ollive, ed., The Collected Works of Edgar Allan Poe (Vols 2-3 Tales and Sketches), Cambridge, Mass.: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1978. (Second printing 1979)
  • Thomas, Dwight and David K. Jackson, The Poe Log: A Documentary Life of Edgar Allan Poe 1809-1849, Boston: G. K. Hall & Sons, 1987.

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