Franklin County VT Archives History - Books .....RICH Early Swanton Families March 29, 1817
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Book Title: From The History Of Swanton, By Rodney R. Ledoux; Published By The Swanton Historical Society.

Rich, C.W. (Charles Wright)
Rich, Davis
Rich, Ernest
Rich, Florence
Rich, John P.
Rich, Leonard

Charles Wright Rich, son of Judge Davis Rich, born March 29, 1817, came from
Shoreham in 1840. He died August 27, 1889. He first married in 1854 to Julia E.
Parker, daughter of John G. Parker. Their children were Charles and John. His 2nd
marriage in 1863 to Mrs. Louisa H. Hayden, daughter of Benjamin R. Harwood of
Boston. They had 2 children, Ellen Harwood and Robert Darius. 
Charles Wright Rich found lime rocks on his farm, located midway between Swanton and
St. Albans in 1847 and built kilns (for processing). Four years later, the Vermont
Central Railroad built a track through his farm enabling him to expand his business
known then as the Swanton Quarry.

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