1806 -
WILLARD WELTON, the oldest son of Benjamin and Agnes (Gunn) Welton, was born Jan. 14, 1782, in Waterbury, Conn., and died in Hamilton, N.Y., Aug. 11, 1866, aged 84. He entered college at the beginning of Sophomore year, from Watertown, Conn After leaving college he went to Hudson, N.Y., where he prosecuted the study of law. In 1808 he married, and a year two later was admitted to the bar in Sherburne, N.Y. In the spring of 1819 he gave up the law, and moved to a farm in Madison, N. Y., where he lived until after his wife's death, in 1832 About the time of his second marriage, in the spring of 1835, he moved into the village of Hamllton, where he ended his days He leaves two sons in that place.
He was a consistent member of the Congregational Church in Hamilton. On all political subjects, he was extremely decided in his sympathies with Liberty and Union.
