The Political Graveyard: Walbridge family of Vermont

Walbridge family of Vermont

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Ebenezer William Walbridge (1779-1856) — also known as Ebenezer W. Walbridge — of Lansingburgh (now part of Troy), Rensselaer County, N.Y. Born in Bennington, Bennington County, Vt., October 28, 1779. Son of Elizabeth (Stebbins) Walbridge (1736-1822) and Ebenezer Walbridge (1738-1819); married, January 12, 1805, to Sally Morgan (1787-1824); married, September 25, 1825, to Martha (Russell) Woodward (1789-1874); first cousin twice removed of David Safford Walbridge; first cousin four times removed of Cyrus Packard Walbridge; first cousin thrice removed of Henry E. Walbridge. Lawyer; banker; paper mill business; member of New York state assembly from Rensselaer County, 1816-17, 1819-20. Presbyterian. Died in Lansingburgh (now part of Troy), Rensselaer County, N.Y., March 23, 1856. Burial location unknown.
David Safford Walbridge (1802-1868) — also known as David S. Walbridge — of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Mich. Born in Bennington, Bennington County, Vt., July 30, 1802. Son of David Walbridge (1769-1829) and Isabel (Brush) Walbridge (1771-1804); first cousin twice removed of Ebenezer William Walbridge and Cyrus Packard Walbridge; married, October 23, 1823, to Eliza Taggart (1803-1866); third cousin once removed of Henry E. Walbridge. Republican. Hardware merchant; miller; member of Michigan state senate 5th District, 1849-50; U.S. Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1855-59. Died in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Mich., June 15, 1868. Interment at Mountain Home Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Mich.
- See also: congressional biography.
Cyrus Packard Walbridge (b. 1849) — also known as Cyrus P. Walbridge — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in Madrid, St. Lawrence County, N.Y., July 20, 1849. First cousin four times removed of Ebenezer William Walbridge; first cousin twice removed of David Safford Walbridge; son of Orlo Judson Walbridge (1814-1880) and Althea Maria (Packard) Walbridge (born 1815); married, October 9, 1879, to Lizzie Merrell (born 1851); fourth cousin once removed of Henry E. Walbridge. Republican. Carpenter; lawyer; druggist; mayor of St. Louis, Mo., 1893-97; member, Arrangements Committee, Republican National Convention, 1896. Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
Henry E. Walbridge (b. 1850) — of St. Johns, Clinton County, Mich. Born in Glover, Orleans County, Vt., March 31, 1850. First cousin thrice removed of Ebenezer William Walbridge; third cousin once removed of David Safford Walbridge; fourth cousin once removed of Cyrus Packard Walbridge. Lawyer; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention 19th District, 1907-08. Burial location unknown.

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