Orleans County VT Archives Obituaries.....Skinner, Jr., Abel 1799
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Potton Cemetery Route: A tribute to our ancestors", Potton
Heritage Association, Inc.
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In 1797, the family of Abel Skinner followed the Elkins family and settled nearby.
In 1799, two of their children, Abel Jr. and Josiah drowned in the Missisquoi while
on a canoe trip. Sheltered in a wooded area, one can distinguish the tombstones of
Jemima Skinner, Abel Sr's wife [1754-1833], the township's first nurse, Jemima Green
[1778-1857],
Ruth Leavensworth [1765-1825], wife of Capt. Moses Elkins and their son, Samuel
Elkins [1785-1835], brother of Moses Jr.

Note: Potton, Brome County, Quebec, borders North Troy, Orleans County,
Vermont. 


Additional Comments:
Potton, Brome County, Quebec, borders North Troy, Orleans County, Vermont.

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