It is believed that he was killed in the War of 1812. Sarah Stevens was a hard working individual, aside from the farm work that she attended to after her husband left, she also held a job as a maid, cleaning and performing other domestic task for people in the area. Because of Thaddeus and his older brothers disabilities, they provided little to not help on the farm, and would not be able to perform physical labor tasks. Sarah scraped up what little money the family had in order to send Thaddeus and his brother to school in hopes of providing a future for her boys. The boys attended Peacham Academy, also known as Caledonia County Grammar School, located in Peacham, Vermont. Thaddeus was ridiculed constantly at school, he had little to no money, and he had a limp. Although socially school was rough for Thaddeus, he excelled tremendously in his
It is believed that he was killed in the War of 1812. Sarah Stevens was a hard working individual, aside from the farm work that she attended to after her husband left, she also held a job as a maid, cleaning and performing other domestic task for people in the area. Because of Thaddeus and his older brothers disabilities, they provided little to not help on the farm, and would not be able to perform physical labor tasks. Sarah scraped up what little money the family had in order to send Thaddeus and his brother to school in hopes of providing a future for her boys. The boys attended Peacham Academy, also known as Caledonia County Grammar School, located in Peacham, Vermont. Thaddeus was ridiculed constantly at school, he had little to no money, and he had a limp. Although socially school was rough for Thaddeus, he excelled tremendously in his