Mumblings - Osman and Betsey (Perley) Dewey

Osman Dewey (8^th generation)

Osman Dewey was born in Berlin, VT on October 16, 1799 and died on February 5, 1863 at Montpelier, VT.  He married Betsy Ann Perley on March 1, 1821 at Berlin, VT.  She was born in Berlin, VT on December 29, 1798 and died in Berlin, VT on June 6, 1831.  Betsey was the daughter of Captain James and Abigail (Corliss) Perley.  After Betsey’s death, Osman married Mrs. Rebecca (Davis) Farwell on January 22, 1832.  Rebecca, daughter of Jacob and Katy (Taplin) Davis was born about 1800 and died July 1, 1877 at Barre, VT.  Osman and Betsey are buried in Row R lot 1 at the Dewey-Wright Cemetery, Berlin, VT.

Osman Dewey lived in Berlin, Vermont, until about 1848, when he moved to Barre, Vermont, and then in 1854 to Montpelier, VT.  He was a representative two years, a justice of the peace, a farmer, and acted both as magistrate and physician at both places.

Those readers of this blog who grew up near or around Reading, MA will be interested to know that Betsey Ann Perley’s ancestry goes back to Allan Perley, my 9th great grandfather.  Allan was assumed to come to the US on a ship from St. Albans, England in 1630 with Governor Winthrop.  Originally located in Charlestown Village at Button-end (presently in Woburn at Reading and Stoneham lines) where it is still called Parly Meadow and Parly Brook.  Returned to England then returned to the US on the ship "Planter" from St. Albans, England in April 1, 1635 and settled Ipswich on High Street. 

  

Osman and Betsey had three children:

Francis Osman (1823 – 1898)*

Dennison (1825 – 1901)

Simeon (1829 – 1883)

Osman and Rebecca had three children:

Betsey Ann (1834 - ?)

Marion Rebecca (1837 – ?)

Orville (1840 - ?)

Denison was a silversmith and jeweler in Montpelier, VT.  He later had a business Denison Dewey & Son selling stoves and tinware.  A sketch of Denison Dewey can be found here in an ad for “Dr. Greene’s Nervura”.  Denison lived in Reading, MA about 1850 and probably learned the tinware trade with his brother Francis Osman.  More about Francis Osman in the next Mumblings.