Levi W. DAVIS

                   On 10/18/06, Skip & Cathy  wrote:
>
> Hi Laurie, thanks so much for the information Almon and Levi have been
> two of un solved puzzles in my 10 years or so working on genealogy.  I
> never suspected the two were tied together.  As I said yesterday I knew
> there was an oldest child of Andrew and Martha Davis born on May 1 1818
> but did not know his name due to crease in paper.  I had not heard of
> the name Almon in the Davis before.
>
> > The other puzzel was my mother was good friends with Minnie Davis
> > Guptil and said they were cousins.  Minnie was a daughter of Levi who
> > I found a death certificat for where he was born in Ontario.  He is
> > one of two Davises who left Waterburry.  There was nothing in writing
> > to explain how Levi was related to the Duxbury Vermont Davises.  Now
> > the mystery is explained.
>
>
>  From the history Almon was a very industrious and respected person like
> most of the Davises..  Almon's grandfather Benjamin one one of the first
> settlers in Duxbury and the first representative of Duxbury the
> legislature.  His descendants still live on the property he settled in
> 1790. Almon, Levi's father was of the first generation born in
> Vermont.   I will find out more about Levi. I have a attached a page
> from an 1860 Gazetteer that show levi owning a farm and raising Horses.
> He also  leases land from his uncle Luther, Almon's brother. Levi had 4
> children.
>
>  From your email do you live in Texas?  I live in Waterbury and my
> mother was a Davis descended from one of Almon's brothers Russell.. I
> was surprised after all these years to see the information on Almon show
> up.   Do you have an ancestors from Vermont? I will send you a copy of
> Levi death certificate I think his middle name was Wellington or
> Washington.
>
> Thanks again for the info and it was great to hear from you.  Skip
> Flanders Waterbury Vt

Obituary from Skip:
1912
Levi W. Davis
Highly Respected Resident of Waterbury Passed Away Friday Night.
       Levi W. Davis died at his home on High Street last Friday night at midnight. Although suffering from heart trouble, his serious illness was of short duration, pneumonia being the immediate cause of his death. He was born in Westminster, Ontario, October 23, 1845. He was educated in the common schools there and after he was 21 came to Vermont and continued in school, teaching part of the time. Forty years ago he married in Richmond Miss Adeline Smith. They have lived in their present home 22 years. For 19 years Mr. Davis was employed at the Vermont State Hospital for the Insane, 18 of that time as night watchman.
      Mr. Davis was a citizen who always stood for high ideals, and his influence always went for what was right. In his home life, as a husband, father and grandfather, he truly measured up to the standard of what the head of a home should be and always did his part, and did it willingly and cheerfully.
In his church life, as a member of the Methodist Church he was always willing to aid the society in every way, and nearly every Sunday could be found in his pew, surrounded by his family.
      Mr. Davis is survived by his wife and five children, Mrs. Edward Chesley, Mrs. Percy Brown and Mrs. S. W. Guptil of this town, Luther Davis of Providence, R.I., and Mrs. W.H. Douglass of Northfield. There are also eight grandchildren and two sisters, a brother and a half-brother, Mrs. Elizabeth Smith, Mrs. Albert Stranton, George Davis and James Davis, all living near London, Ontario.
      The funeral was held from his late home on Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 oclock. Rev. E.F. Newell officiated. W. J. Boyce, assisted by V. L. Perkins, was in charge. The bearers were S. W. Guptil, Edward Chesley, Percy L. Brown of this place, William H. Douglass of Northfield, Charles Smith of Dighton, Mass., and Frank Smith of Essex Junction. The burial was in the village cemetery.
      The floral tributes were large, plainly showing the high esteem in which the deceased was held by the people of Waterbury and surrounding towns.

   from Skip:
Certificate of Death, State of Vermont,  no. 120
Washington Co., Waterbury   High Street
Residence:  Waterbury   for 20 years
LEVI WELLINGTON DAVIS
male, white, married
b. Oct 20, 1845
age 67 years, 4 months 18 days
night watchman
birthplace:  Westminster, Ontario, Canada
maiden name of mother:  Lewis
birthplace of mother:  Westminster, Ontario
(no informant listed)
place of burial:  Waterbury, VT,  March 12, 1912,
undertaker:  Wm. J. Boyce, Waterbury, VT
date of death:  Mar 9, 1912, 12:15 a.m.
pneumonia,  faulty?  heart
5 day duration
Harry D. Hopkins, MArch 10th, 1912, Waterbury
filed Mar 13, 1912