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Caroline (Martindale) Roberts (m. 1837–1886, her death)
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958:"District Convention"
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471:justice of the peace
403:admission to the bar
352:Wallingford, Vermont
301:Wallingford, Vermont
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119:Leverett B. Englesby
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1028:"Hayes and Wheeler"
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