(1st son of Samuel & Betsy Rossier)

Born:            May 20, 1883         Montgomery, Vermont

Died:            November 12, 1957    Newport Center, Vermont

Occupation:      Farmer               Newport Center, Vermont

Married:         Hazel Dow            
                 Died: February 24, 1921
				 
                 Lillian Taylor

Children of J. Daniel & Hazel:        Robert        Richard

Children of J. Daniel & Lillian:        Roland        Stanley

Daniel was named after his grandfather, Rev. John Daniel Rossier. He always used Daniel as his first name. He married Hazel Dow and they lived on a farm in Derby, Vermont for about four years before purchasing a farm in Newport Center. They had two sons: Robert and Richard. Hazel died February 24, 1921 after having a serious operation at the Orleans Hospital. She was only 24 years old.

After Hazel died, Mrs. Dow, Hazel's mother, kept house for Daniel for a few years. Around 1924, she invited Lillian Taylor, a high school teacher, to come for supper and a new relationship started. Lillian and Daniel were married and two more sons were born: Roland and Stanley. The stress of being a wife and stepmother eventually took a toll on Lillian's health. This led to a nervous disorder and there were times when she had to leave home for treatment.

Daniel was a successful farmer and also took interest in town affairs. Among other things, he served on the Board of Education and Board of Selectmen.

In their later years, Daniel and Lillian were able to spend some winters in Florida. Daniel died November 12, 1957 and is buried in the Coventry Cemetery. Lillian died in August of 1982.

Gifford's Childhood Memories

I was only about five years old when I heard Uncle Dan tell this story to his father and my father on a Sunday afternoon while we were visiting in Newport. I will tell it as best as I can remember it.

It seems that a milk inspector had been giving Daniel a hard time, finding fault about different things around the barn, Daniel had tried his best to comply but there always seemed to be something else he complained about.

Uncle Dan was a fair man with a good business head but when pushed too far, he could have a temper.

One morning, he was cleaning out the stable, throwing the manure down into the basement when the milk inspector came in. He began to complain about a small outside manure pile being too close to the milk house. Daniel listened to him for a while and then persuaded him, much against his will, to take a one way trip to visit the basement. When he landed and looked at his surroundings, he came to the conclusion that the little pile of manure outside was rather insignificant.

I don't know if there was any aftermath to this incident or not, but I do know Uncle Dan farmed and sent milk for many years after that.