Orleans County VT Archives History - Books .....See Below March 15, 1798
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From FRONTIER CROSSROADS the people of Newport, Vermont, by Emily M. Nelson, ©1978,
pages 10 and 11:

EARLY FAMILIES OF SALEM [VT]

EPHRAIM BLAKE 
The first family to move to Salem was that of Mr. and Mrs. Ephraim Blake and their
four-year-old son, Samuel.  They had lived in Thornton, New Hampshire, and moved to
Barnet, Vermont, where Mr. Blake worked for two years earning money to establish a
homestead.  When he came to Salem on March 15, 1798, his resources were very
limited, but his industry, thrift, and good management during his residence in Salem
enabled him to accumulate a 'handsome fortune.' The family followed the Hinman Road,
then only a narrow, rocky and dark passageway through Greensboro, Glover, Barton,
and Brownington.  The road, built in 1795 by Timothy Hinman (Derby's original
settler), extended at this time to Derby.

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The first town meeting was held at Blake's Tavern on April 30, 1822, and Ephraim
Blake was chosen as a Selectman and Highway Supervisor.  His son, Samuel, was
elected Town Clerk and Lister and served as the Town Clerk for thirty years. For
five years the town voted against sending a representative to the Vermont
Legislature.  In 1827 Ephraim Blake had the honor of being selected the first
Representative to the Legislature from Salem.  In 1836 Samuel Blake was a member to
the Constitutional Convention and he was Salem's Representative to the Legislature
in 1838, 1842, 1846, and 1850.  Ephraim Blake's grandson, Charles Blake, was the
Salem Representative to the Legislature in 1857.



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In 1881 Salem was annexed to Derby, Vt.

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