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Vials, John (1827-1912)

Name:
Vials, John (1827-1912)
Other Names:
Vials, John Alfred
Hermit John
Hermit Jack
Viles, John
Hermit of Crawfo
Born:
1827
Birthplace:
London, England
Died:
04/24/1912
Death Location:
Crawford Notch, NH
Residence:
London, England
Crawford Notch, NH
Nationality:
English
Occupation:
Seaman
Laborer
Hermit
Woodcarver
Notes:
James E. Mitchell. The House That Jack Built. The Story of Jack, the Hermit of the White Mountains. Boston, Massachusetts: Blair Printing Company, 1891.

"'English Jack' Dead," New York Times, New York, New York, April 30, 1912.

Frederick W. Kilbourne, Chronicles of the White Mountains. (Boston, Massachusetts: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1916), 263-266.

Straw Cemetery, Carroll County, New Hampshire
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