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Mark Permit Ladd was married twice and had eight children, one with his first wife, and seven with his second.
His first child died young, and his first wife died a year later. With his second wife, he had five sons and two daughters.
One of the sons died at a young age. The other four sons moved to Chicago when their father died. Three remained
in the Chicago area, but Chester Mark returned to Vermont.
Mark Permit Ladd in print:
1889 Gazetteer Of Washington County, Vt. 1783-1899 Mark P. LADD married Harriet B. HILDRETH,
of Richmond, Vt., and settled in Worcester. He was a prominent man in Worcester, and was highly respected by all who knew
him. He died August 9, 1867.
Men of Vermont: Illustrated Biographical History of Vermonters & Sons of Vermont. Ullery. Brattleboro:
Transcript Publishing Company, 1894, p 237 In early life [he] was a Methodist preacher, and later a large
and successful farmer, still continuing occasionally to labor in the former vocation at Worcester.
Genealogical facts:
He married (1) LOIS BRUCE. She was born Abt. 1814, and died 18 Aug 1843 in Worcester, VT.
Child of MARK LADD and LOIS BRUCE is:
1. SABRINA LADD, b. 25 Oct 1840, Worcester, VT; d. 16
Sep 1842, Worcester, VT.
He married (2) HARRIET B. HILDRETH Bet. 1843 - 1846 in Worcester VT, daughter of STEPHEN HILDRETH and ADALINE
MERRIFIELD. She was born 01 Jul 1816, and died 09 Jun 1866 in Worcester, VT, USA.
Children of MARK LADD and HARRIET HILDRETH are:
2. STEPHEN H LADD, b. 13 May
1846, Worcester, VT, USA; d. 03 Feb 1896, Chicago, Cook, IL, USA. Residence: 1870, Chicago Ward 13, Cook, Illinois;
Occupation: 1880, Farmer. He married MARY A.. She was born Apr 1845 in Ohio, and died 27 Aug
1915 in COOK COUNTY, IL, USA. Her parents were from Wales.
4. HENRY HILDRETH LADD, b. 31 Mar 1850, Worcester, VT, USA.
He married LILLIAN MELISSA GOODWIN 04 Jul 1871 in Chicago, Cook, IL. She was born 13 Aug 1850
in Topsham, Orange, VT.
5. EDWARD N LADD, b. 17 Sep 1851, Worcester, VT, USA; d. 24 Aug 1856, Worcester, VT.
6. ELLEN ELIZA LADD, b. 21 Jul 1854, Worcester, VT, USA.
7. REVEREND JOSEPH THING LADD, b. 22 Oct 1854, Worcester, VT, USA; d. 06 Sep
1929, Elgin IL. Education: Chicago High School; Occupation: Circuit Rider, NV; Minister of Epworth United Methodist Church.
He married HANNAH MAY RIXON 1882 in Austin NV, daughter of WILLIAM RIXON and MARY CARDINELL. She
was born 1858 in Prince Edward Island, Ontario, and died 17 Nov 1932 in Elgin IL.
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8. ADALINE D LADD, b. 10 Jan 1857, Worcester, VT, USA; d. 24 Dec 1881, Chicago, Cook, IL, USA.
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Grandchildren of Mark Permit Ladd:
By STEPHEN H LADD
Children of STEPHEN LADD and MARY A. are:
i. CHARLOTTE LADD, b. Aug 1875, IL.
ii. ESTELLE
A. LADD, b. Apr 1877, IL.
Residence: Bet. 1880 - 1900, Chicago Ward 12, Cook, Illinois
iii. ETHEL P. LADD, b. Feb 1886, IL.
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By HENRY HILDRETH LADD
Children of HENRY LADD and LILLIAN GOODWIN are:
i. HARRIET ADALINE, b. 25 May 1874, Chicago, Cook, IL.
ii. LILLIAN
A. LADD, b. 1878, Chicago, Cook, IL.
By JOSEPH THING LADD,
Children of JOSEPH LADD and HANNAH RIXON are: i. EDWARD RIXON LADD, b. 04 Jul 1883, Joliet, IL; d. 1956;
m. RUTH L. LANE; b. 1882, Nebraska. Occupation: 1930, Publisher of Evanston Review. The Edward R. Ladd Arboretum in Evanston Illinois is named in honor of him. ii. ROBERT MARK LADD, b. 03 Mar 1888, Wheaton, IL.
iii. STEPHEN CARROLL LADD, b. 22 Sep 1890, Wheaton, IL.
iv. HENRY
CHESTER LADD, b. 24 Oct 1897, Ottawa, IL.
The Edward R. Ladd Arboretum
The Ladd Arboretum is a living memorial to Evanston's past and present leaders. In 1959, the first tree, a ginkgo, was
planted by the Evanston Review in the memory of Edward Rixon Ladd (1883-1956). Mr. Ladd was a highly respected founder, publisher,
and editor of the Evanston Review.
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