Nathan Willard Halladay
1808 - 1867 (58 years)Set As Default Person
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Name Nathan Willard Halladay [1] Birth 1 Oct 1808 Marlboro,Windham,Vermont,United States [1] Gender Male Occupation Between 1829 and 2 Nov 1840 West Halifax,Windham,Vermont,United States [2] Tanner & Lumberman Death 25 Aug 1867 Heartwellville,Bennington,Vermont,United States [1, 3] Burial West Halifax,Windham,Vermont,United States [3] Headstones Submit Headstone Photo Notes - Nathan Willard Halladay was placed upon the farm of Erastus Hall near West Halifax, Vt. at the early age of 7, when his father died, and remained there until he was 21. He was very much attached to the Hall family and this attachment continued through life. He married Sabra Plumb the daughter of Mr. Hall's neighbor James Plumb, and lived in West Halifax both at the Hall and Plumb farms and for a year or two at Wilmington, Vt.
Returning to West Halifax he with his brother Henry bought a farm and built a tannery upon a branch of North River which was operated under the firm name of Henry & N.W. Halladay until March 1839, when Nathan bought out his brother's interest and continued the business alone until Nov. 2, 1840 when he sold the tannery and water privilege to Charles Goodwin, retaining his farm however which he carried on until 1848. He removed to North Adams, Mass. in 1848 and went into the grocery business at the corner of Eagle and Union St. his partners being Marcena Ballou and John I. Leroy. This firm bought out the general store of Elliot B. Fuller opposite the hotel in Heartwellville, Vt. and Mr. Halladay devoted the most of his time to this store although making his home in North Adams.
On June 5, 1850 he sold his farm in West Halifax, to Amos Tucher and on Dec. 23, 1850 he bought of Geo. H. Lowe of North Brookfield, Mass. about 800 acres of timber land at Heartwellville, Vt. with a lumber mill situated on the west branch of the
Deerfield River, and began the manufacture of lumber.
At this time he sold out his interest in the North Adams store and bought out his partners in the Heartwellville store.
In 1851 he removed his residence to Heartwellville and remained there as long as he lived. He was successful in his business and cut large quantities of lumber which he hauled by teams, marketing in North Adams. He also owned 500 acres of timber land in Stamford, 160 in Woodford and 114 acres in Searsburg, Vt. besides 835 acres in Heartwellville, or about 1600 acres in all. He died at Heartwellville, (West Readsboro) Vt., Aug 25, 1867 aged 59 and his wife Sabra died July 31, 1865 aged 57.
Both were buried in the cemetery at West Halifax, Vt. [4]
Person ID I2843 Rgstrong Family genes. | Descendants of William Halladay, 1677/1678-1764 Last Modified 23 Mar 2006
Father Nathan Halladay, b. 22 Aug 1771, Simsbury,Hartford,Connecticut,United States d. 1816, Buffalo,Niagara,New York,United States (Age 44 years) Relationship natural Mother Susanna Adams, b. 11 Jul 1778, Suffield,Hartford,Connecticut,United States d. 29 Dec 1870, Rutland,Worcester,Massachusetts,United States (Age 92 years) Relationship natural Marriage 12 Nov 1797 Marlboro,Windham,Vermont,United States Family ID F1325 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Sabra Lucinda Plumb, b. 1808, West Halifax,Windham,Vermont,United States d. 31 Jul 1865, Heartwellville,Bennington,Vermont,United States (Age 57 years) Marriage 1 Jan 1829 West Halifax,Windham,Vermont,United States [1, 5] Children 1. Ellen Maria Halladay, b. 17 Mar 1831, West Halifax,Windham,Vermont,United States d. 20 Dec 1907, Heartwellville,Bennington,Vermont,United States (Age 76 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] 2. Josephine Clarissa Halladay, b. 26 Feb 1837, West Halifax,Windham,Vermont,United States d. 9 Oct 1920, Whitingham,Windham,Vermont,United States (Age 83 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] 3. Nathan Willard Halladay, b. 11 Feb 1839, West Halifax,Windham,Vermont,United States d. 3 Mar 1848 (Age 9 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] + 4. Susan Lucinda Halladay, b. 4 Apr 1842, West Halifax,Windham,Vermont,United States d. 23 Sep 1914, Bennington,Bennington,Vermont,United States (Age 72 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] + 5. Francelia Eunice Halladay, b. 1 Jul 1844, West Halifax,Windham,Vermont,United States d. 30 Oct 1891, Bennington,Bennington,Vermont,United States (Age 47 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] + 6. Albert Henry Halladay, b. 7 Mar 1848, West Halifax,Windham,Vermont,United States d. 21 Aug 1884, Savannah,Chatham,Georgia,United States (Age 36 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] Family ID F1333 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 23 Mar 2006
- Nathan Willard Halladay was placed upon the farm of Erastus Hall near West Halifax, Vt. at the early age of 7, when his father died, and remained there until he was 21. He was very much attached to the Hall family and this attachment continued through life. He married Sabra Plumb the daughter of Mr. Hall's neighbor James Plumb, and lived in West Halifax both at the Hall and Plumb farms and for a year or two at Wilmington, Vt.
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Sources - [S34] Wheeler, Daniel Merrick, Chapter XI, Nathan Halladay and Allied Families" in The Wheeler Family of Rutland, Mass. and Some of Their Ancestors., ((Pittsfield, Mass.?. unknown. 1924.) [online] Ancestry.com), 27 Sep 2005, 1771-1816; pg. 111, http://content.ancestry.com/Browse/BookList.aspx?dbid=27293. (Reliability: 3).
"He followed his trade, that of a tanner, both at Marlboro, Vt. and at Richmond, N.H. where he lived for a short time with his family." - [S35] Wheeler, Daniel Merrick, "Chapter XII, Decendants of NATHAN HALLADAY," in The Wheeler Family of Rutland, Mass. and Some of Their Ancestors., ((Pittsfield, Mass.?. unknown. 1924.) [online] Ancestry.com), 28 Sep 2005, 1808-1867, pg. 123&124, http://content.ancestry.com/Browse/BookList.aspx?dbid=27293. (Reliability: 3).
- [S35] Wheeler, Daniel Merrick, "Chapter XII, Decendants of NATHAN HALLADAY," in The Wheeler Family of Rutland, Mass. and Some of Their Ancestors., ((Pittsfield, Mass.?. unknown. 1924.) [online] Ancestry.com), 28 Sep 2005, 1808-1867, pg. 124, http://content.ancestry.com/Browse/BookList.aspx?dbid=27293. (Reliability: 3).
- [S35] Wheeler, Daniel Merrick, "Chapter XII, Decendants of NATHAN HALLADAY," in The Wheeler Family of Rutland, Mass. and Some of Their Ancestors., ((Pittsfield, Mass.?. unknown. 1924.) [online] Ancestry.com), 28 Sep 2005, 1808-1867, pg 123 & 124, http://content.ancestry.com/Browse/BookList.aspx?dbid=27293. (Reliability: 3).
- [S34] Wheeler, Daniel Merrick, Chapter XI, Nathan Halladay and Allied Families" in The Wheeler Family of Rutland, Mass. and Some of Their Ancestors., ((Pittsfield, Mass.?. unknown. 1924.) [online] Ancestry.com), 1808-1867, pg. 123, http://content.ancestry.com/Browse/BookList.aspx?dbid=27293. (Reliability: 3).