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Lyon, John H., Colchester, is a farmer, and was born in Colchester, Vt, April 4, 1840. He is a son of John and
Submit (Olin) Lyon. His paternal grandfather, Ebenezer Lyon, was a native of Canterbury, Conn., who settled in
Westford, Vt, in 1797, and in 1798 came to Colchester, where he resided until the time of his death in 1843. His
children were John, George, Charles, Lois, Susan, Ebenezer F., Abel, Abisha M., Harriet, and Deborah; of these
children, John was born in Colchester, April 6, 1799, and still resides in the town. He was twice married; his
first wife was Sylvia Wolcott, a daughter of Ebenezer Wolcott, of Colchester, Vt. His second wife was Submit Olin,
of Westford, Vt., by whom he had four children, Sylvia, Moseley R., John H., and Ellen J. They are all living.
John H. Lyon served as a soldier in the late War of the Rebellion, in the Thirteenth Regiment Vt. Vols., and participated
in the battle of Gettysburg, under General Stannard. He has been twice married; his first wife was Mary A. Day,
of Essex, Vt. Their children were Thaddeus D., Moseley G., Pearl, Grace, Ethel D., two of whom are living. His
second wife was Clara E. Bliss, of Colchester, Vt. To them have been born two children, Florence and Stuart
From:
History of Chittenden County, Vermont
Edited by: W. S. Rann
D. Mason & Co., Publishers
Syracuse, New York. 1886
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