Home Surname List Name Index Sources GEDCOM File Email Us | ![]() Fred was a farmer for two years on the Edwin Pitkin farm in Marshfield. The following letter belongs to Delores Honn, Fred's niece: "8:30 PM. Dear Gram & Hec- Rec'd your cards and was very much pleased. I had a few so I didn't use yours until they were gone & when I took them but yesterday I found a dollar bill in the letter. Am much obliged but think you old people work too hard to be giving me money. I will try and repay your kindness some time. Wifie & baby were down to see me tues. They looked pretty good to me I tell you. Baby grows cute every time I see her. I would just like to squeeze her now. I wish things were different so you and my folks could see her but of course you know just how it is for you have been thru about the same thing your self. I am feeling fine now.l Well don't think of much more to write. don't work too hard for you are getting old. Hope you are feeling well. - Yours as ever, Fred - Would you send me Flossie's address as I have lost it -" Parents: Simeon E. Dwinell and Clara Ella Bullock. Spouse: Ruth Estelle Pitkin. Ruth Estelle Pitkin and Fred Chester Dwinell were married on 10 July 1912 in Marshfield, Vermont. Children were: Lois Ruth Dwinell. Frederick Dwinell was born in 1792. He died on 10 March 1860 at the age of 68 in Marshfield, Vermont. Frederick was the son of Henry D. and Lydia (Curtis) Dwinell. Parents: Henry D. Dwinell and Lydia Curtis. Spouse: Sally Bemis. Sally Bemis and Frederick Dwinell were married on 21 December 1819 in Marshfield, Vermont. Children were: Henry Deland Dwinell, Ruth Dwinell, John C. Dwinell. George Dwinell was born in 1850. He died in 1860 at the age of 10. Parents: Henry Deland Dwinell and Josephine Betsy Ainsworth. Gilbert L. Dwinell was born (date unknown). Parents: Edward Lee "Lee" Dwinell and Masie Irene L. Adams. ![]() Spouse: Gertrude Snow. Gertrude Snow and Gilbert Leonard Dwinell were married. Children were: infant Dwinell. Spouse: Eliza Wheeler. Eliza Wheeler and Gilbert Leonard Dwinell were married. Children were: Earl Gilbert Dwinell, James Erastus Dwinell, Edward Lee "Lee" Dwinell, Martha Dwinell. Spouse: Myra Fiske. Myra Fiske and Gilbert Leonard Dwinell were married. Myra was married previously to ______ Clifford. Hannah Dwinell was born in 1806 in Marshfield, Vermont. She died on 26 July 1862 at the age of 56 in Marshfield, Vermont. Parents: William Dwinell and Ruth . Harriet Elnora Dwinell was born on 8 May 1859 in Marshfield, Vermont. Parents: Marvin Grow Dwinell and Lucy M. (Maria) Bemis. Henry D. Dwinell was born in 1751. Parents: Zacheriah Dwinell and Grace Ireland. Spouse: Lydia Curtis. Lydia Curtis and Henry D. Dwinell were married. Children were: William Dwinell, Frederick Dwinell, Samuel Dwinell. Henry Deland Dwinell was born (date unknown). Henry was a farmer in Marshfield, Vermont where Gary and Shirley Carter lived in 1998, about 2.5 miles below the village across the river from the Plainfield road. Parents: Frederick Dwinell and Sally Bemis. Spouse: Josephine Betsy Ainsworth. Josephine Betsy Ainsworth and Henry Deland Dwinell were married. Children were: Martha Deland Dwinell, Alice Dwinell, Mary Dwinell, Sara P Dwinell, George Dwinell, Josephine Dwinell, Henry Deland Bemis Dwinell, Lydia Curtis Dwinell, Martha Susan Dwinell, Nellie S. Dwinell. Henry Deland Bemis Dwinell was born on 16 October 1856. He died on 3 January 1913 at the age of 56. Parents: Henry Deland Dwinell and Josephine Betsy Ainsworth. Herbert Valorus Dwinell was born on 15 November 1853. He died on 16 December 1862 at the age of 9 in Marshfield, Vermont. He was buried in Marshfield Village Cemetery. Parents: Marvin Grow Dwinell and Lucy M. (Maria) Bemis. ![]() A graduate from Middlebury College with a master's in education, she retired after more than 40 years as a language teacher in Swampscott and Marblehead, (Mass.) high schools. Survivors include one sister, Orpah DeMatteis of Bonita Springs, Fla., one nephew in Marshfield, Mass., and two nieces - one in St. Petersburg, Fla., and Hester Ann (DeMatteis) Lamson of Barre. Private services are being handled by Walter Skikany's Bonita Funeral Home in Bonita Springs. Parents: Hi Ola Dwinell and Mary Burnap. Hi Ola Dwinell was born on 17 June 1870. He died on 21 October 1951 at the age of 81. Hi Ola Dwinell was born on Jun 17 1870. He married Mary Burnap. HiOla owned for many years the Burnap farm on Southwest Hill in Cabot, Vermont (owned in 1993 by the Mangans, and previously by Albert and Claire Ducharme). He met Mary Burnap when she lived at the Edwin Pitkin Farm in Marshfield. Levi Pitkin, who operated the farm at the time was married to Mary Henshaw Burnap, of the same family, and Mary lived with them. The signature of E.T. Burnap was found scrawled on the back-plastering in the bathroom of the house on Southwest Hill now owned by Caleb Pitkin and Mary Carpenter. Parents: Chester Wright Hayward Dwinell and Orpah Lucretia Jacobs. Spouse: Mary Burnap. Mary Burnap and Hi Ola Dwinell were married in 1890. Children were: Hester Burnap Dwinell, Orpah Dwinell. infant Dwinell was buried in Marshfield Village Cemetery. Parents: Erastus B. Dwinell and Jerusha Woods. infant Dwinell was born (date unknown). Parents: Gilbert Leonard Dwinell and Gertrude Snow. infant daughter Dwinell twin was born in 1821. She died on 5 May 1821 at the age of 0 in Marshfield, Vermont. Parents: Simeon Dwinell and Sally Hayward. infant son Dwinell twin was born in 1821. He died on 5 May 1821 at the age of 0 in Marshfield, Vermont. Parents: Simeon Dwinell and Sally Hayward. Ira Dwinell was born on 18 October 1788 in Croyden, New Hampshire. He died on 15 November 1789 at the age of 1 in Croyden, New Hampshire. Date from death record in Croyden, NH. Died Nov 15, 1789 at 2 yrs, 6 mo. According to the death record, Ira's birth should have been about May, 1787. The date listed here of 18 Oct, 1788 came from the Dwinell genealogy in Pitkin's History of Marshfield, VT. Parents: Archelaus Dwinell Jr. and Olive Hall. Ira Dwinell was born on 12 November 1790 in Croyden, New Hampshire. He died on 8 August 1862 at the age of 71 in Glover, Vermont. Married Dorcas Ford. In the 1850 census of Calais, Vt, Ira was listed as a hotel keeper, aged 60. His household consisted of Dorcas Dwinell, 56, Adalaide Dwinell, 16, Carlos Dwinell, 12, and Calvin Lyford, 26, laborer. In the 1860 census of Glover, Vt, Ira was listed as an innkeeper, aged 69. His household consisted of Dorcas Dwinell, 67, Ira A. Dwinell, 36, innkeeper, Fila G. Dwinell, 30, Carlos Dwinell, 21, Martha Fap (?), 24, domestic, Charles Dorian, 21, painter, Samuel Tarbox, 45, wheelwright, Calvin A. Tarbox, 10, and Eldan E. Tarbox, 7. Parents: Archelaus Dwinell Jr. and Olive Hall. Spouse: Dorcas Ford. Dorcas Ford and Ira Dwinell were married on 26 March 1821 in Grafton, New Hampshire. Ira S. Dwinell was born on 21 January 1816. He died on 6 November 1893 at the age of 77. Ira resided in East Calais. Parents: Dea. Israel Dwinell and Phila Gilman. Spouse: Clorinnia (Clarina) H. Pierce. Clorinnia (Clarina) H. Pierce and Ira S. Dwinell were married on 11 October 1842. Children were: Dr. Byron Lee Dwinell. ![]() Spouse: Phila Gilman. Phila Gilman and Dea. Israel Dwinell were married on 1 April 1813 in Marshfield, Vermont. Source for marriage date: https://books.google.com/books?id=8Cr5seuiQ2wC&pg=RA1-PA202&lpg=RA1-PA202&dq=phila+gilman+dwinell&source=bl&ots=Mmjf0_KOl6&sig=ACfU3U1BbcLGYWopSoM6q8-TDMdGUAJbcA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwijpqnIhLHlAhVVHDQIHYPbAKIQ6AEwEXoECAYQAQ&authuser=1#v=onepage&q=phila%20gilman%20dwinell&f=false Children were: Alcander Dwinell, Ira S. Dwinell, Solon Dwinell, Dr. Israel Edson Dwinell, Albert Dwinell, Melvin B. Dwinell, Levi Gilman Dwinell, Jane Phila Dwinell, Edgar Dwinell, Wait Byron Dwinell. ![]() Jacob Dwinell was born on 3 November 1783 in Croyden, New Hampshire. Parents: Archelaus Dwinell Jr. and Olive Hall. James Dwinell was born on 23 July 1825 in Marshfield, Vermont. James married Martha C. Mason. They had four children. Parents: Amos Dwinell and Achsah Turner. ![]() Spouse: Mary Louise Dancause. Mary Louise Dancause and James Erastus Dwinell were married on 30 December 1911 in Marshfield, Vermont. Spouse: Anna C. Donahue. Anna C. Donahue and James Erastus Dwinell were married on 29 January 1927 in Concord, New Hampshire. Jane Phila Dwinell was born on 8 May 1830. She died in 1905 at the age of 75. (Not confirmed that Phila was the daughter of Israel and Phila Dwinell - CP, 1998) Phila Dwinell Marsh (name on gravestone in East Calais Cem.) was the wife of Gilbert Leonard. Parents: Dea. Israel Dwinell and Phila Gilman. Spouse: John Gardner Hale. Jane Phila Dwinell and John Gardner Hale were married on 28 September 1852 in East Calais, Vermont. Children were: Harriet Amelia Hale, Jennie Norton Hale, Edson Dwinell Hale, Mary Gilman Hale, Ellen Frances Hale. John C. Dwinell was born on 2 October 1827 in Marshfield, Vermont. He died on 13 January 1871 at the age of 43 in Marshfield, Vermont. Parents: Frederick Dwinell and Sally Bemis. Joseph Dwinell was born on 26 January 1682 in Topsfield, Massachusetts. He died on 19 May 1747 at the age of 65 in Topsfield, Massachusetts. "Was drowned in attempting to swim over ye river, May 19, 1747." Parents: Michael Dunnell and Mary Reed(?). Spouse: Prudence Curtis. Prudence Curtis and Joseph Dwinell were married. Children were: Zacheriah Dwinell. Joseph B. Dwinell was born on 7 August 1808. He died on 23 April 1877 at the age of 68. Joseph was a farmer in Marshfield, Vermont. Parents: William Dwinell and Ruth . Spouse: Sarah Pitkin. Sarah Pitkin and Joseph B. Dwinell were married in 1827. Children were: Melissa Dwinell, Vandora Dwinell, Lydia L. Dwinell, Susan Sarah Dwinell. Josephine Dwinell was born in 1853. She died in 1900 at the age of 47. Parents: Henry Deland Dwinell and Josephine Betsy Ainsworth. Julia Louise Dwinell was born on 21 January 1858. Parents: Levi Gilman Dwinell and Louise M. Kennan. Spouse: Charles P. Hollister. Julia Louise Dwinell and Charles P. Hollister were married on 12 November 1879. Kenneth (Jake) Edward Dwinell was born on 3 June 1915. He died on 3 September 1982 at the age of 67. Parents: Earl Gilbert Dwinell and Lizzie Bohonan. Spouse: Rena Lucille Hemenway. Rena Lucille Hemenway and Kenneth (Jake) Edward Dwinell were married on 10 March 1945 in Marshfield, Vermont. Leon A. Dwinell was born in 1868 in Holland, Vermont. Parents: Marvin Grow Dwinell and Lucy M. (Maria) Bemis. Spouse: Emma J. Brown. Emma J. Brown and Leon A. Dwinell were married on 26 June 1889 in Worcester, Massachusetts. Children were: Mildred L. Dwinell. Levi Gilman Dwinell was born on 3 March 1827. He died on 3 October 1901 at the age of 74. Settled on his father's homestead Parents: Dea. Israel Dwinell and Phila Gilman. Spouse: Louise M. Kennan. Louise M. Kennan and Levi Gilman Dwinell were married on 3 September 1857. Children were: Julia Louise Dwinell, Maurice Kennon Dwinell, Mary Avis Dwinell. ![]() "Lois McKnight (1914) EAST MONTPELIER - Lois R. McKnight, 97, of East Montpelier, died Friday, Feb. 4, 2011, at Woodridge Nursing Home in Berlin, Vermont. She was born in Marshfield, Vt. on Jan. 13, 1914, to Fred and Ruth (Pitkin) Dwinell. At the age of two, after the death of her father, Lois and her mother moved to North Montpelier to live with her grandparents, Edward and Bertha Pitkin. Lois attended elementary school in East Montpelier and graduated from Montpelier High School in 1932. She married George C. McKnight on Sept. 1, 1933, and they owned and operated a farm on Quaker Road in East Montpelier. She was employed as a secretary-bookkeeper for Vermont Textiles in North Montpelier for six years and worked for a brief time in the Vermont Department of Motor Vehicles. On July 1, 1947, Lois began employment in the newly created Vermont Department of Public Safety and remained for 30 years. After retirement, Lois and George enjoyed traveling in their Winnebago and belonged to several camping clubs. They were both fond of music and over the years, enjoyed many Friday and Saturday night dances. Lois enjoyed sewing, cross stitch projects and loved her pets. Lois is survived by her son, Melvin McKnight and his wife, Maria, of Plainfield; daughter, Joyce George and her husband Harvey, of Calais; six grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband, George, on Dec. 26, 1979. A graveside service will be held at a later date, which will be announced. Memorial contributions may be made to the Vermont State Police Archives and Museum, P.O. Box 809, St. Albans, Vt. 05478. Spouse: George Converse McKnight. Lois Ruth Dwinell and George Converse McKnight were married on 1 September 1933. Children were: Melvin Edward McKnight, Joyce Arlene McKnight. Louise Reynolds Dwinell was born in 1883. She died in 1952 at the age of 69. Parents: William Alcander Dwinell and Julia Jaquith. Spouse: Adriance. Louise Reynolds Dwinell and Adriance were married. Children were: Franklin Dwinell Adriance. Lydia Curtis Dwinell was born in 1859. She died in 1945 at the age of 86. Parents: Henry Deland Dwinell and Josephine Betsy Ainsworth. Lydia L. Dwinell was born on 3 January 1843. Lydia married Thomas R. Gibson. Parents: Joseph B. Dwinell and Sarah Pitkin. Marion Dwinell was born on 17 July 1916. Parents: Earl Gilbert Dwinell and Lizzie Bohonan. Spouse: Clayton Burnham. Marion Dwinell and Clayton Burnham were married. Children were: Dianne Elizabeth Burnham. Martha Dwinell was born (date unknown). Daughter of Gilbert Dwinell and Eliza Wheeler. Parents: Gilbert Leonard Dwinell and Eliza Wheeler. Spouse: Leon A. Wilson. Martha Dwinell and Leon A. Wilson were married. Children were: Maida Wilson, Hazel Wilson. ![]() Spouse: Oliver H. Carpenter. Martha Deland Dwinell and Oliver H. Carpenter were married in 1880. Children were: Everett G. Carpenter, Ivan Carpenter, twin Carpenter, twin Carpenter, Earl Carpenter, Frederick Carpenter. Martha Susan Dwinell was born in 1861. She died in 1941 at the age of 80. Parents: Henry Deland Dwinell and Josephine Betsy Ainsworth. ![]() "Greensboro, May 19, 1833 - Dear Sister [Patty Dwinell], I received your letter requesting me to visit you which I should delight to do if I could. but my health is so poor I dare not engage to . I do not preach but once in a day, and that is more than I am well able to do. The doctor thinks he can help me if I do not over doo. It may be I can visit you in the course of the summer if I can concistantly I will. I am sorry to hear the church is so low. I hope it will soon revive. O, that you all male and female may feel as they did seven years ago this day; a day I shall never forget. Religion is as good now as then; how can we sleep when the command is work while the day lasts; the voice of God to us is what thou doest do quickly. The canker rash prevail hear in an unusual manner. Four children have died in one family in a few weeks. Give my love to all the dear brothers and sisters. Tell them tis high time to awake out of sleep's journey for me. My family at home are in health. My son Sanborn is verry sick. I fear he will not recover. I remain your friend and brother, Marvin Grow." Given the conflict between the date of this letter (1833) and the birthdates of Marvin and Maria Dwinell (1828), the possibility must be entertained that this letter in not from Marvin Grow Dwinell to his biological sister Patty, but from a Baptist minister named Marvin Grow, who may have preached in Marshfield at one time, to his spiritual sister Patty. Marvin Grow Dwinell may have been named for this Marvin Grow. Following found online at Milo Grow's Ancestors (http://www.longleaf.net/milo/geneal.html): "Marvin Grow, b. Monson, Mass., 1776. Moved with parents to Vermont, residing in Norwich. Married Hope Whipple in 1800. A Baptist minister at Hardwick and Greensboro, Vt. Died at Hardwick, 1851. Two children." Parents: Simeon Dwinell and Sally Hayward. Spouse: Lucy M. (Maria) Bemis. Lucy M. (Maria) Bemis and Marvin Grow Dwinell were married in Marshfield, Vermont. Children were: Herbert Valorus Dwinell, Harriet Elnora Dwinell, Rojett Orman Dwinell, Leon A. Dwinell, Myrtie Dwinell. Mary Dwinell was born in 1822 in Marshfield, Vermont. She died on 21 March 1871 at the age of 49 in Marshfield, Vermont. Mary married ______ Parks. Parents: Samuel Dwinell and Betsy . Mary Dwinell was born in 1848. She died in 1925 at the age of 77. Parents: Henry Deland Dwinell and Josephine Betsy Ainsworth. Mary Avis Dwinell was born on 28 July 1866. She died in 1935 at the age of 69. Mary Dwinell Noyes is buried next to Arthur Noyes and Esther Dwinell Noyes in the East Calais Cemetery. I have not yet confirmed their relationships to one another (CP, 1998). Parents: Levi Gilman Dwinell and Louise M. Kennan. Spouse: Arthur Noyes. Mary Avis Dwinell and Arthur Noyes were married. Children were: Esther Dwinell Noyes. Mary J. Dwinell was born about 1832. She died on 16 January 1884 at the age of 52. Mary J. Dwinell was married to A. B. Rich at the time of her death. The inscription on her gravestone reads: "Consort to the late Warner McLeod" Warner McLeod died July 11, 1862 at the age of 33 years. (Mary was probably not the daughter of Israel - CP, 1998) ![]() Spouse: Ernest W. Bemis. Maude Eileen Dwinell and Ernest W. Bemis were married on 6 July 1901 in Marshfield, Vermont. The Dwinell and Bemis families were next door neighbors at the time of Ernest and Eileen's marriage. Children were: Waldo Simeon Bemis. Spouse: Gerald Wade Benjamin. Maude Eileen Dwinell and Gerald Wade Benjamin were married on 23 November 1912 in Woodbury, Vermont. According to the marriage record, this was Maude's second marriage, and her name was Eileen Byron. Spouse: Francis Byron. Maude Eileen Dwinell and Francis Byron were married on 1 May 1907 in East Montpelier, Vermont. The record of this marriage indicates it was Maude's second, and her name was Eileen Bemis. Maude Eva Dwinell was born on 29 June 1885 in East Burke, Vermont. She died on 17 February 1963 at the age of 77 in Bellevue, Washington. Spouse: Roger Burns Ladd. Maude Eva Dwinell and Roger Burns Ladd were married on 30 June 1909 in Lyndonville, Vermont. Children were: Infant Ladd, Robert Dwinell Ladd. Maurice Kennon Dwinell was born on 25 May 1860. Attended Boston University School of Medicine. Parents: Levi Gilman Dwinell and Louise M. Kennan. |