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LUOY  R.  H.  CROSS. 


History  of  Northfield 

NEW   HAMPSHIRE 


1780-1905 

IN  TWO  PARTS 

WITH  MANY 

OGRAPHICAL  SKETCHES  AND  PORTRAITS 

ALSO 

PICTURES  OF  PUBLIC  BUILDINGS 

AND 

PRIVATE  RESIDENCES 

PART  I 

BY 

LUCY  R.  H.  CROSS 

CONCORD,  N.  H. 

RUMFORD  Printing  Co. 


INTRODUCTION. 


The  citizens  of  NortMeld,  at  their  annual  meeting  March, 
1904,  were  considering  the  matter  of  publishing  a  history  of  the 
town.  I\'Ir.  Obe  G.  Morrison  was  present  and,  with  a  letter  in 
hand  from  Mr.  E.  G.  Morrison  of  Lowell,  tendered  to  the  town 
an  unconditional  gift  of  $500  in  which  they  equally  shared.  Fol- 
lowing this,  the  town  voted  to  loan  a  committee  chosen  for  the 
purpose  the  sum  of  $700,  and  thus  the  present  volume  was 
assured. 

A  committee  of  15,  consisting  of  Major  0.  C.  Wyatt,  Jeremiah 
E.  Smith,  0.  G-.  Morrison,  Mrs.  E.  G.  Morrison,  Gawn  E.  Gorrell, 
Mrs.  Joseph  Hill,  Kate  Forrest,  A.  B.  Winslow,  Anna  E.  Wyatt, 
W.  S.  Hills,  Prank  Shaw,  Byron  Shaw,  Lewis  Haines  .and  Kate 
Hills  was  appointed.  This  committee  organized,  later,  with 
Major  "Wyatt  as  chairman,  Kate  Forrest,  secretary,  and  W.  S. 
Hills,  treasurer.  Mr.  Smith,  Mrs.  Hills,  G.  E.  Gorrell  and  Kate 
Forrest,  0.  G.  and  Mrs.  E.  G.  Morrison  were  chosen  for  the 
executive  committee.  Mrs.  Lucy  R.  H.  Cross  was  unanimously 
chosen  to  prepare  the  history  and  other  sub-committees  named. 
Mr.  Haines  dying,  his  daughter.  Miss  Ida  Haines,  was  chosen  to 
fill  his  place.  A.  B.  Winslow  being  unable  to  serve,  his  place 
was  filled  by  Mrs.  Alice  Corliss. 

The  work  was  at  once  entered  upon  with  the  expectation  of 
issuing  the  book  on  the  125th  anniversary  of  the  organization  of 
the  town,  June  17,  1905.  This  was  later  changed  to  Old  Home 
Week,  at  which  time,  though  the  work  was  unfinished,  a  good 
exhibit  of  the  advance  sheets  and  illustrations  was  made. 

The  work  received  the  hearty  support  of  the  whole  town  and 
both  historian  and  the  several  committees  have  met  nothing  but 
generous  interest  and  sympathy  in  the  prosecution  of  their  ardu- 
ous task.  The  publication,  after  suitable  investigation,  was 
awarded  to  the  Rumford  Printing  Company  of  Concord,  whose 
reputation  was  ample  guaranty  of  prompt  and  satisfactory  ser- 
vice. Miss  Kate  F.  Hills,  whose  death  was  a  great  loss  to  the 
enterprise,  was  charged  with  the  sale  of  the  books  and  had  the 
matter  well  in  hand.  It  now  appears  fresh  for  the  holidays, 
having  had  a  very  generous  advance  sale. 


AUTHOR'S  PREFACE. 


The  desire  to  perpetuate  the  noble  deeds  of  one's  forefathers 
is  well-nigh  universal.  It  is  not  limited  to  any  society,  nor  is  it 
peculiar  to  such  peoples  only  as  have  a  written  language. 

The  Indians,  knowing  nothing  of  letters,  recounted,  in  their 
own  peculiar  ways,  the  exploits  of  their  braves,  and  tradition 
did  for  them  what  history  does  for  enlightened  people.  It  has 
long  been  felt  that  those  who  love  their  homes  and  revere  the 
memory  of  those  gone  before  should  arrange  memorials  of  them 
in  some  way  worthy  of  preservation.  Hence  the  photographer's 
task  and  the  painter's  skill;  hence  the  gravestone,  state,  county 
and  national  records;  hence  the  well-worn  leaves  in  the  old 
family  Bible,  and  numberless  other  schemes  to  hand  down  to 
posterity  the  story  of  well-used  talents,  opportunities,  industry, 
energy  and  enterprise. 

It  is  the  part  of  wisdom,  too,  that  each  generation  should  make 
its  own  record,  leave  its  own  reputation  and  its  example  as  its 
own  peculiar  legacy  to  posterity,  since  it  is  no  easy  matter  to 
enter  into  the  labors  of  others  and  display  them  in  proper  spirit 
to  men  of  other  times  and  other  modes  of  thought  and  conduct. 

The  writing  of  a  single  family  history  may  seem  a  simple 
affair.  It  was  a  happy  thought  of  one,  who  knew  whereof  he 
spoke,  that  "The  historian  must  needs  launch  his  canoe  on  the 
wide  stream  of  the  present  and  persistently  urge  it  up  the  stream 
to  its  primitive  and  distant  sources."  How  tiresome  a  task  at 
the  best  only  such  can  know  as  have  tried  to  breast  the  current 
and  scale  the  fall.  I  will  carry  the  fignare  no  further;  if  one 
thinks  the  task  an  easy  one  he  has  but  to  make  a  single  effort 
to  be  disillusioned. 

Prior  to  1880,  the  year  of  our  Centennial,  the  history  of  North- 
field  lay  scattered  in  the  town  record  books,  old  deeds  of  property, 
records  of  the  courts,  the  memories  of  aged  people  and  the 
traditions  handed  down  from  the  lips  of  the  departed.  To  col- 
lect and  arrange  these  has  been  to  me  a  pleasant  task,  in  spite  of 
the  delays  of  dilatory  correspondents  and  mistakes  that  came 
unavoidably  from  the  uncertain  memories  of  the  old.  It  has 
been  my  aim  to  record  only  reliable  data  and  proven  facts. 


Tl  authoe's  pbbface. 

I  have  made  little-  attempt  at  fine  writing  or  rhetorical  em- 
bellishment, or  to  climb  the  heights  on  gradations  of  pompous 
climaxes,  or  to  please  the  ear  with  successions  of  sweet  and 
sonorous  syllables.  Doubtless  important  matters  have  been  over- 
looked, but  such  has  not  been-  our  aim.  Personal  feelings  and 
prejudices  have  been  laid  aside  and  your  historian  and  her  faith- 
ful reviewers,  to  whom  credit  is  equally  due  if  this  work 
possesses  aught  of  value,  have  sought  faithfully  to  discharge 
their  whole  duty,  the  most  embarrassing  part  of  which  has 
been  the  suppression  of  facts  that  might  wound  the  feelings  of 
readers  or  hurt  the  reputation  of  our  dear  old  town.  It  has 
been  only  in  very  general  terms  that  opinions  or  facts,  other 
than  favorable,  have  been  expressed. 

Eecognition  must  be  given,  in  behalf  of  the  town  and  each  of 
the  committee  personally,  for  the  generous  and  unconditional 
gift  of  0.  G.  and  E.  Gr.  Morrison,  which  made  this  work  possible. 
Tour  historian  desires  personally  to  acknowledge  her  indebted- 
ness of  Prof.  Lucian  Hunt,  our  Centennial  orator;  to  the  val- 
uable work  of  Eev.  M.  T.  Eunnells,  the  Sanbornton  historian, 
as  well  as  the  able  histories  of  other  and  adjoining  towns;  also 
to  the  numberless  friends  scattered  far  and  near,  who  have  so 
promptly  and  sweetly  given  of  their  valuable  time  and  knowl- 
edge. 

Our  thanks  are  due  especially  to  the  several  clergymen  who 
have  contributed  sketches  of  the  churches  of  their  denominations 
and  to  Prof.  Ned  Dearborn,  who  has  given  us  the  exhaustive  and 
interesting  paper  on  our  birds. 

To  such  as  have  contributed  to  the  embellishment  of  the  work 
by  placing  their  faces  and  their  homes  upon  its  pages,  as  well  as 
to  those  who  have  enriched  it  by  the  detailed  story  of  their  own 
and  the  lives  of  others,  our  grateful  thanks  are  hereby  extended, 
and  we  will  close  with  the  hope  that  often,  when  pressed  upon 
too  heavily  by  the  Present,  this  volume  may  take  you  in  fancy  to 
the  still  waters  of  the  Past,  to  the  shady  paths  where  you  loved 
to  linger  in  other  days  with  the  dear  ones  here  recorded. 

To  the  loved  ones  gone  before;  the  "absent  under  all  skies 
and  in  every  clime";  to  our  kinsmen  and  kindred  everywhere; 
in  fact,  to  each  and  all,  whether  Northfield-born  or  reared,  this 
book  is  lovingly  dedicated  by  its  author, 

Lucy  K.  H.  Cross. 


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TABLE  OF  CONTENTS. 


CHAPTER  I. 

Pages  1-12. 

Historical  :  Name  —  location  —  seven  hills  —  rocks  —  clay — 
springs  —  lumber — rivers — water  power — latitude — longitude — 
settlers — Indians — forts — Rumford  Colony — jealousies — Captain 
Clough — scouts — petition  for  to^vn — granted — first  meeting — 
boundaries — law  suit — wild  beasts — land  ceded  to  Franklin — 
same  returned — other  land  ceded — Gospel  lots — parsonage  land — 
school  lots — town  contained  17,000  acres,  or  27  square  miles — 
early  meetings  —  where  held  —  town  clerks  —  roads — ranges — 
bridges — ^vehicles  used — better  roads — new  roads — Tilton  bridge 
— Holmes  bridge — "loer"  bridge — Allard  or  Cross  bridge — bar- 
gain with  Winnipiseogee  Paper  Co. 

CHAPTER  II. 

Pages  13-45. 

Ecclesiastical:  Efforts  to  build  meeting-house — material — ■ 
location  —  delays  —  work  begun — workmen — nails — ^ballusters — - 
raising — whole  town — picnic  dinner — cart  load  of  bread — fish 
and  potatoes — ^baked  beans — New  England  rum — good  time — 
running — leaping — wrestling — next  day  completed  raising — in- 
side finish — painting — pews  owned  by  individuals — Sunday  ser- 
vices— ministers — sermons — choir — tything  man — other  churches 
— house  sold  to  the  town — town  meetings — sold  to  C.  E.  Tilton — 
removal — Baptists  at  Oak  Hill — Elder  Young — his  early  life — 
military  man — preacher  at  Canterbury — Elder  Harriman — Dr. 
Harper — Jeremiah  Clough — meetings  held  in  groves — barns — 
schoolhouses — Rev.  John  Chamberlain — ordained — threatened 
shower — later  services — Sunday  School — biography  of  Rev.  John 
Chamberlain — Methodist  Church — Rev.  Martin  Renter — Bates — 

The  following  intermingling  of  business  and  biography  is  for  the  purpose  of 
affording  greater  variety  and  to  scatter  the  illustrations  more  evenly  throughout 
the  work. 


Viii  CONTENTS. 

Dustin— early  members  baptized  in  Chestnut  Pond — parsonage 
on  Bay  Hill— brick  church  built — Joseph  Knowles — Josiah  Am- 
brose— 100th  anniversary — 63  ministers — Revs.  "W.  D.  Cass, 
George  Storrs  in  1835  mobbed  in  brick  church — anti-slavery 
lecture — Rev.  Silas  Quimby — Congregational  Church,  1823 — 
original  members — years  of  increase — removal  to  Sanbornton 
Bridge — offer  of  free  lot — conditions — new  church  built — three 
friends — claying  corner  stone — name  changed — later  improve- 
ments— bequests — deacons — sketch  of  Rev.  Liba  Conant — 14 
years'  service — Lucas — Corser  —  worship  at  academy  —  moved 
to  new  church — new  bell — Rev.  Curtice — accused  of  preaching 
politics — ^resignation — council  refused  to  dismiss — seven  more 
years — Rev.  Mr.  Pratt — 50th  anniversary — Rev.  F.  T.  Perkins — 
afternoon  service  discontinued — ^nine  years'  service — death  oc- 
curred at  Burlington,  Vt. — Rev.  C.  B.  Strong — one  year's  service 
— Rev.  C.  C.  Sampson — Bowdoin,  1873 — ^became  pastor  1885 — 
sketch  of  Dr.  Hoyt — present  at  50th  anniversary — delivered  ad- 
dress— made  donation — 75th  anniversary,  July  17,  1897 — old 
hymns — old  members  returned — Mrs.  Cross  gave  address — Sun- 
day School — ^Ladies'  Circle — Episcopal  Church — when  founded 
— why — first  members — records  lost — bought  Methodist  Church — 
families  included — church  organized — Dr.  Herri ck,  rector — Eas- 
ter, 1873 — Consecration,  1875 — house  sold  to  town — new  one 
erected  in  Tilton — prosperous  year — biography  of  Dr.  Herrick — 
Union  Church  —  first  movement — association  formed — funds 
transferred  to  Mr.  C.  E.  Tilton — church  begun  by  him — condi- 
tions accepted  by  town — money  raised — work  pledged — many 
names  in  trust  deed — grove — dedication — given  to  town  by  Mr. 
Tilton — taken  in  charge  by  selectmen — Sunday  services  at  once 
begun — Sunday  School  removed  to  it — ^preachers  provided — 
special  meetings — Catholic  Mission  in  town  hall — removed,  later, 
to  new  church. 

CHAPTER  III. 

Pages  46-62. 

Educational:  Northfield  social  library — circulating — limited 
to  members — kept  in  houses — some  few  books  still  left — North- 
field  Improving  Society— incorporated— object — constitution  and 
by-laws — terms  'of  membership — literary  board — names  of  mem- 
bers— lists  of  books — librarian's  reports — celebration  in  1825 


CONTENTS.  IX 

last  meeting — Northfield  Fraternal  Library — Chase  Free  Library 
• — 180  volumes  for  Union  Church — other  gifts — Hall  Memorial 
Library — Mrs.  Cummings'  gift — cost  $10,000  —  when  built — 
when  dedicated — association  formed — books  given — Dr.  Hall's 
portrait — schools — first  houses — ^teachers — girls  in  summer  only 
— male  teachers — no  fires  or  windows — log  houses — ^better  houses 
— fireplaces — sometimes  in  private  houses — names  of  teachers — 
teachers  boarded  round — academy — superintendents  of  schools — 
Liba  Conant,  first  one — list  of  superintendents — ^women  on  board 
— old  customs  —  selling  ashes  —  apparatus — dictionaries — New 
Hampshire  Conference  Seminary — first  plans — name  of  project- 
ors— located  at  Plymouth — reconsidered — ^located  at  Northfield— 
first  building  —  school  opened  —  cost  of  tuition  —  board — ^new 
teachers — close  quarters — new  house  needed — funds  raised — new 
charter — female  college — degrees  conferred — 360  students  in  1857 
— list  of  graduates  of  seminary — list  of  graduates  from  female 
college — ^Union  School  District — formation — ^first  officers — new 
house — ^building  committee — funds — cost,  etc. — ^board  of  educa- 
tion chosen — three  schools — names  of  teachers — ^new  building  in 
1900 — committees  chosen — cost  of  house — male  teachers — grad- 
uates received  at  seminary. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

Pages  63-67. 

Transportation  :  Roads  —  vehicles — improvements — stages — 
Peter  Smart — post  riders — relay  horses — coming  of  railroad — 
Mr.  Smith,  the  railroad  builder — sketch — large  contracts— Bos- 
ton, Concord  &  Montreal  Railroad  —  chartered  —  surveyed  — 
commenced — route  changed — stock  taken — road  opened — decline 
of  stock — losses — better  times — financial — Tilton  &  Belmont  Rail- 
road— no  stock  issued — when  opened — Tilton  &  Franklin — how 
built — date  of  charter — three  miles  in  Northfield. 

CHAPTER  V. 

Pages  68-95. 

Military  :  First  order — first  militia  law — Colonel  Clough  and 
his  scouts — ^troublous  times — association  list — 120  names — form 
of  pledge — ^roU    of    honor — names    of    officers — War  of  1812 — 


X  CONTENTS. 

names  of  soldiers — minute  men — home  guard — officials  chosen- 
arms  and  uniforms — close  of  war — new  militia  laws — May  train- 
ings— Mexican  War — two  soldiers — "War  of  the  Rebellion — pub- 
lic meetings — funds  raised — ^bounties  offered — substitutes  secured 
— enrollment — draft — names  of  volunteers — drafted  men — sub- 
stitutes—list two— list  three— Maj.  0.  C.  Wyatt— sketch— Span- 
ish War — three  from  Northfield. 

CHAPTER  VI. 

Pages  96-105. 

Industeies  :  Farming — sawmills — Cross  Mill — rafting — plank 
— ^boards — laths — shingles — cooper's  wares — Jeremiah  Cross — ■ 
threshing  machine — new  buildings — Water  Power  Co. — Factory 
Village — mill  at  Sondogardy  Pond — other  mills  on  outlet — Davis, 
Piper  &  Plummer's  shingle  mill — Kendegeda  Meadow  Mill — 
Glidden  Meadow — J.  E.  Smith's  lumber  business — sketch — rail- 
road builder — Maplewood  stables — farms — crops — ^briclonaking 
— near  Granite  MiU. — near  Chestnut  Pond — Warren  L.  Hill — 
Colonel  Cofran — brick  for  first  seminary — Cross'  brick  yard — 
clay  exhausted — charcoal — wood  for  engines — business  at  the 
Depot — Uncle  Tucker — coal  on  Bean  Hill — David  Hill  burned 
coal — Shuttle-maker  Dow — Wedgewood  made  round  tables — 
spinning  wheels — flax-raising — sheep  for  wool — out  of  date  in- 
dustries— Cross  settlement  on  intervale  —  gristmills  —  fulling 
mills — jewelry — tanneries — smithies  —  earthenware — crockery  — 
flour  mill — oil — plaster — sold  out  in  1805 — 200  acres  bought  by 
Abraham  Plummer — other  parts  of  town  had  cooper  shops — 
potasheries — Industrial  Club  of  35  members — teamsters. 

CHAPTER  VII. 

Pages  106-147. 

Centennial,  June  19,  1880 :  Plans  to  celebrate — money  raised 
— committees  appointed — J.  E.  Smith,  president;  0.  L.  Cross, 
secretary;  F.  J.  Eastman,  treasurer — services  arranged  for — cir- 
culars sent  out — long  list  of  sub-committees — dinner  planned 

music — speeches — address  by  Lucian  Hunt — poem  by  Mrs.  Cross 
— many  visitors — fine  decorations — tables  loaded — troop  of  horse 
^all  at  Hannaford's  Grove  at  Northfield  Depot — Captain  Wy- 


CONTENTS.  XI 

att  spoke  for  soldier  boys — letters  from  former  residents — Fannie 
Rice — cornet  solos — Mr.  Hunt's  address — Mrs.  Cross'  poem — per- 
sonal sketch  and  portrait  of  Professor  Hunt. 

CHAPTER  VIII. 

Pages  148-168. 

Professional  :  Thirty-seven  born  in  town — ^five  Dr.  Dearborns 
and  four  Dr.  Tebbetts — 18  lived  in  town,  four  women  among  the 
list — sketches  of  Dr.  Hoyt,  Nancy  Gilman,  Drs.  Woodbury,  Whid- 
den,  A.  B.  Hall,  Sam  G.  Dearborn,  0.  J.  Hall,  Charles  R.  Gould, 
Daniel  Whittier  and  Thomas  Burton  Dearborn.  Lawyers :  Seven 
born  in  Northfield — sketches  of  Hon.  Asa  P.  Cate,  Judge  Lucien 
Clough,  Oliver  Lyford  Cross,  Col.  W.  A.  Gile  and  Samuel  War- 
ren Forrest.  Ministers :  Six  born  in  town — sketch  of  Rev.  B.  A. 
Rogers.  Teachers:  Sketches  of  Joseph  A.  Gile  and  Mary  Mar- 
garet Gile.  Dentists:  C.  L.  True,  Edwin  D.  Forrest  (supple- 
ment). 


CHAPTER  IX. 

Pages  169-179. 

Miscellaneous  :  Burying  grounds — private — neighborhood — 
public — oldest  public  one  in  town.  Aqueduct:  When  chartered 
— when  completed — hearing  held — terms  made — dam  built — 
pipes  laid — Hilly  Brook — reservoir — capacity — length  of  pipe 
laid — highest  pressure — future  plans.  Sewers :  Leave  granted  to 
lay  pipes,  1902 — sewer  No.  1 — No.  2.  Paupers  and  Criminals: 
Old  customs — poor  bid  off  for  support — farm  bought — home 
established — rules  and  regulations — ^names  of  overseers — contin- 
ued for  43  years — farm  sold — poor  supported  at  county  farm — 
Merrimack  County  organized  courts  and  Legislature  met  at  Hop- 
kinton — extent  of  new  county — resources.  Post  Office:  Estab- 
lished at  Centre — Depot — Tilton — names  of  postmasters — sketch 
of  Daniel  E.  Hill — annexation  to  Tilton — petition  to  Legislature 
of  1901 — strenuous  opposition — committee  appointed  and  hear- 
ings held — counsel  secured — hard  fought  battle  decided  February 
27,  1902 — enthusiastic  celebration. 


XU  CONTEXTS. 

CHAPTEK  X. 

Pages  180-184. 

Casualties  :  Drownings — ^fires — railroad  accidents — damage 
by  lightning — suicides — accidental  deaths — death  from  hydro- 
phobia— carriage  accidents — September  gale — cold  Friday — ^j'el- 
low  day — ^houses  wrecked  by  falling  trees. 

CHAPTEE  XI. 

Pages  185-196. 

Clubs  an'd  Societies:  Cornet  Band — Friendship  Grange^ 
when  organized — charter  members — ^Xorthfield  town  hall,  home  of 
the  grange — ^first  master — other  officers — ^names  of  masters — on€ 
woman  held  the  office — all  other  officers  women — during  this  term 
won  the  prize  for  excellent  rituaUstie  work — degree  staff  of  ladies 
formed — exemplified  third  degree  at  special  meeting  during 
Grange  Fair — eight  secretaries — 15  lecturerers — 10th  anniver- 
sary celebrated — appropriate  services — many  visitors  present^ 
grange  erected  kitchen  ia  1893 — more  than  twenty  years  of  satis- 
factory existence — members  died — Xew  Hampshire  State  Grange 
Fair — ^first  held  in  1885 — 14  later — farmers'  festivals — ^no  objec- 
tional  features — great  crowds — fine  speakers — good  music — 
Charles  E.  Tilt  on  gave,  free  use  of  grounds — assisted  in  manv 
other  ways — last  fair — ^when  held — sketch  of  C.  E.  Tilton — union 
picnics — held  from  1S75  to  1896 — great  social  events — public 
table — good  speaking — Governor  Head  present — Gliaes  family 
reunion  on  ilt.  PoUy  for  11  years — Charles  Glines"  sketch — 
Xorthfield  Board  of  Health — ^when  established — offices — regula- 
tions— "Woman's  Club — Xorthfield  and  Tilton  Club — when  organ- 
ized— ^first  officers — object — ^business  transacted — ^home  talent 
first  year — social  meetings — ^teas — gentlemen's  nights — names  of 
presidents. 

CHAPTEK  XII. 

Pages  197-217. 

Atteactioxs  an-d  Festvals  :  The  island— early  history  and  im- 
provements— early  oivners — ^bought  by  Mr.  Tilton,  1865 ^brid^e 

built — grounds    beautified — summer    house     erected ^Memorial 

Arch — copy    of    one    at    Rome — dimensions — inscriptions Old 


CONTENTS.  Xlll 

Home  Day,  1901 — circulars  of  invitation — festivities — many  re- 
turning sons  and  daughters — E.  J.  Young,  president  of  the  day — 
speeches — music — collation — Old  Home  Day,  1905,  and  125th  an- 
niversary— preliminary  arrangements — ^watch  fires — Sunday  ser- 
vices in  old  church — ^literary  exercises — collation — historical  ad- 
dress by  Hon.  James  0.  Lyford — other  speakers — evening  recep- 
tion— ^many  visitors — summer  home  of  Freeman  B.  Shedd — ^beau- 
tiful views — fine  grounds — ^many  attractions — ' '  a  place  of  beauty 
and  a  joy  forever." 

CHAPTER  XIII. 

Pages  218-223. 

The  Stoet  Teller  :  Indian  legend — trou.ble  with  the  Lindseys 
and  Millses — stolen  slaves — altercation— story  of  Old  Cohas — 
Mother  Blanchard  surprised — John  Gilley  and  the  bear — the  bear 
tree — ^bear  dragged  trap — story  of  Millerites — Mother  Wadleigh 
and  the  wildcats — fish  stories — haunted  houses — witches — snakes 
— Osgoodites — Sally  Grover — last  of  sect. 

CHAPTER  XIV. 

Pages  224-228. 

NoRTHFiELD  FACTORY  VILLAGE:  Early  Settled — before  1800 — 
first  dam — Folsom's  sawmill — carried  away  by  freshet — Jere- 
miah Sanborn  rebuilt  road  by  river — canal  to  Daniell's  Bridge — 
Sanborn  Mill  moved  to  Folsom  site — Dam,  No.  2 — Boston  John 
Clark  built  it — also  dam  for  K.  0.  Peabody's  paper  mill — baker's 
cart — bought  rags — Crane  came  to  make  paper — Daniel  Herrick's 
Y-ase — ^business  grew — moved,  after  some  years,  to  other  village — 
old  building  became  a  gristmill — Smithville  Factory — called, 
"Yellow"  Mill — Yellow  Row — old  tavern — cotton  mill — Smith's 
gtore — sold  to  Peabody  Brothers — batting  mill — strawboard  mill 
— straw  paper — sawmill  on  dam  No.  3 — Dearborn  Sanborn — 
Thomas  Blkins — woolen  mill^-tontine — old  schoolhouse — one 
house  left — printing  offices — one  at  Factory  Village — made  Bibles 
and  testaments— one  at  old  Whittier  store  and  on  on  Bay  Street. 


XIV  CONTENTS. 

CHAPTER  XV. 

Pages  229-235. 

Stores  and  Merchants;  First  store — moved  to  Bridge — 
owned  by  Ebenezer  Blanchard,  who  removed  to  Salisbury, 
now  Franklin — Grlidden  store  at  the  old  meeting-house — sold 
to  G-ilman — later,  to  Gerrish  &  Moore — removed  to  village — 
business  all  removed  there — other  stores — store  at  Depot — several 
owners — burned — palm  leaf  hats — ^berries,  etc. — Isaac  Whittier's 
store — post  office — town  clerk's  office — drug  store — hardware 
store — "seven  nations" — Butterfield 's  store — sold  to  Sweatt — at 
Factory  Village — hardware  store  by  freight  depot — many  busi- 
ness men  of  Tilton  residents  of  Northfield- — sketches  of  business 
men. 

CHAPTER  XVI. 

Pages  236-248. 

Mills  and  Manupactueees  :  First  mill — fulling  mill — carding 
mill — Stephen  Chase  &  Son — sold  to  Jeremiah  Tilton — Benjamin 
Chase  removed  to  Lowell — sketch  of  Charles  G.  Chase — Jeremiah 
Tilton — satinets — Copp's  gristmill — shoddy  mill  above — James 
Earnshaw — Bailey  mills — later,  Granite  Mill — new  firm — new 
products — Kearsarge  Woolen  Co. — manufacturers  not  taxed — 
Adam  S.  Ballantyne — Richard  Firth — Fletcher  Brothers — Arch 
Mills— Charles  Green— A.  L.  Hilton— sold  to  W.  H.  Carter  & 
Parsons— bought  Tilton  Mill— 0.  &  E.  Morrison — sketch  of  0. 
G.  Morrison — sketch  of  E.  G.  Morrison — Elm  Mills  Woolen  Co. — 
left  Clark  Mill — A.  M.  Dodge— steammill  on  cove — J.  W.  &  C. 
Pease — ^boxes  and  builders'  supplies — Jason  Foss — Ray  Firth — 
Tilton  Hosiery  Co. — G.  E.  Buell — Courtland  Boynton — J.  P. 
Osborne — Buell  Brothers — Carter's  Mill — dress  goods — amount 
produced — G.  H.  Tilton  Hosiery  Co. — business  in  South — amount 
produced — ^number  of  hands — sketch  of  Mr.  Tilton — slvctch  of 
Hon.  Elmer  S.  Tilton — Britain  Manufacturing  Co. — Francis  B. 
Pay — new  mill  erected — leased  in  five  years  to  0.  &  B.  Morrison 
— machinery  sold — Tilton  Optical  Co. — L.  W.  Bugbee,  superin- 
tendent— spectacle  lenses — goods  produced. 


CONTENTS.  XV 

CHAPTER  XVII. 

Pages  249-293. 

Birds  of  Northfield:  Waler  Birds — Divers — grebes — horned 
grebes — pied-billed  grebe — loons — red-throated  loon — ank — brun- 
nich  murres — dovekie — swimmers — ^herring  gull — Bonaparte  gull 
— ducks  and  geese — saw-bills — American  merganser — hooded 
merganser — ruddy  duck — ring-necked  duck  —  scaup  duck  — 
greater  scaup  duck — white-winged  scoter — ^buffle  head — old 
squaw — American  golden  eye — black  duck  —  mallard  —  blue- 
winged  teal — wood  duck — wild  goose— ^brant  goose.  Herons — 
stake  drivers — night  heron — green  heron — great  blue  heron. 
Rails — Virginia  rail — sora  rail — American  coot.  Shore  Birds — 
Sandpipers — snipe — Wilson  snipe — lesser  yellow-legs — greater 
yellow-legs — solitary  sandpiper — spotted — pectoral — least — Bar- 
tramian  sandpipers.  Plovers  —  semipalmated  plover.  Land 
Birds — Ruffed  grouse  or  partridge — bob  white — pigeon — passen- 
ger pigeon — mourning  dove — hawk — marsh'  hawk — osprey — bald 
eagle — red-tailed,  red-shouldered  and  broad-winged  hawks — gos- 
hawk— cooper  and  sharp-shinned  hawks — sparrow,  pigeon  and 
duck  hawks.  Owls — great  horned,  long-eared,  short-eared  and 
screech  owls — snowy  owl — barred,  Richardson,  saw-whet  and 
hawk  owls — ^belted  kingfisher — cuckoo — ^black-billed  and  yellow- 
billed  cuckoo — woodpecker — arctic  three-toed  and  American 
three-toed  woodpecker — pileated,  four-toed,  hairy,  downy,  yel- 
low-bellied and  red-headed  woodpeckers — flickers — ^yellow  ham- 
mer— wood-wall — goatsucker  —  swift  —  humming  bird  group — 
night-hawk — whippoorwill — chimney  swift — ruby-throated  hum- 
mingbird —  flycatcher  —  kingbird  —  great-crested  flycatcher  — 
pewee,  or  phoebe — wood  pewee — olive-sided  flycatcher — alder  fly- 
catcher— yellow-bellied  and  the  least  flycatcher — horned  lark — 
shore  larks — jays — crows — blue  and  Canada  jays — raven — bobo- 
link— cowbird  and  bronzed  grackle — purple  and  rusty  grackles 
— red-winged  blackbird — Baltimore  oriole  or  golden  robin — 
meadow  lark — sparrows— pine  grosbeak — purple  finch — rose- 
breasted  grosbeak — indigo  bird— crossbills— red,  white-winged, 
redpoll  —  siskin  —  American  goldfinch.  Terrestrial  Species — 
Sparrows — snowflake — vesper — Savanna  and  Henslow  sparrows 
— song,  Lincoln,  fox,    tree,    field,    grasshopper,    swamp,  white- 


XVI  CONTENTS. 

throated,  white-crowned  sparrows — junco — ^towhee  or  ehewink — 
scarlet  tanager — swallows — purple  Martin,  cliff  or  eaves,  barn, 
white-bellied,  tree  and  bank  swallows — cherry  bird,  or  cedar  wax- 
wing — shrikes — northern  and  migrant  shrikes — vireos — red-eyed, 
warbling,  blue-headed  and  yellow-throated  vireos — warblers — 
parula,  yellow-rumped  and  Tennessee  warblers,  also  Nashville, 
Wilson,  pine,  mourning,  Maryland,  Cape  May,  magnolia,  Cana- 
dian and  Blackburnian  warblers — redstart — black  poll — oven 
bird — various  other  species  of  pipits — mocking-birds — cat  bird — 
brown  thrasher — wrens,  house  and  winter — creepers — nuthatch- 
ers — white-  and  red-breasted  chickadees — kinglets — thrush — 
blue  birds. 

PART   II. 

Title  Page. 

Introduction. 

Genealogies.  (Pages  5  to  333.)     Alphabetically  arranged. 

Appendix.  (Pages  335  to  349.)  Charles  Haines  Ayers — Do- 
rinda  Brown — Smith  W.  Cofran — Eugene  Batchelder — Capt. 
Thomas  Clough — Edward  Caskin — Edmund  Douglass — Alvah 
Haggett — Mark  Keasor — Sylvester  Lambert — Joseph  Thorp — • 
Charles  H.  Crockett — Joseph  Greenwood — Joseph  Ayers — • 
Thomas  Blanchard — Cyrus  Brown — Chase  Coat  of  Arms — Mar- 
tin Courtney — Rev.  Enoch  Corser — John  Davis — George  H. 
Davis — Timothy  Gleason — Moses  Miller — Joseph  Muzzey — Joel 
Phelps — Daniel  Hills'  will — John  Hills — Laroy  Mowe — Rand- 
Joseph  Sullivan  Tilton — Joe  R.  Twombly. 

Additions  and  Corrections    (Pages  349  to  350.) 

First  Tax  List.  (Page  351.) 

Old  Home  Day,  1905.  (Page  351.) 

Cry  op  the  Human    (Page  352.) 

Index  to  Part  I. 

Index  to  Part  II. 


LIST  OF  ILLUSTRATIONS. 


PART  I. 

Lucy  R.  H.  Cross , .         Frontispiece 

View  from  Winnepesaukee  River,  Looking  Bast         .         .      vii 

Proprietors'  Map  ...... 

4 

Map  of  Town         ..... 

7 

View  in  1864          .          .                   . ,        . 

.       10 

Rev.  John  Chamberlain  .... 

.       23 

Northfield  Town  Hall     .... 

.       26 

Rev.  Mareellus  A.  Herrick,  D.  D.     . 

.       38 

Mrs.  M.  A.  Herrick         .... 

.       38 

Union  Church 

.       41 

Hall  Memorial  Library 

52 

Mary  Hall  Cummings     .... 

52 

Pond  Sehoolhouse 

.       54 

N.  H.  Conference  Seminary  and  Female  College 

57 

Graded  School 

.       61 

Tilton  Seminary 

62 

Warren  H.  Smith 

64 

Major  Otis  C.  Wyatt      .... 

92 

Jeremiah  Cross       ..... 

97 

Jeremiah  Eastman  Smith 

99 

Prof.  Lucian  Hunt           .... 

145 

Dr.  Enos  Hoyt 

150 

Dr.  Jeremiah  Forrest  Halls     . 

151 

Dr.  Nancy  Smith  Gilman 

152 

Dr.  Adino  B.  Hall          .... 

153 

Hall  Coat  of  Arms          .... 

153 

Dr.  Sam  G.  Dearborn      .... 

154 

Dr.  Obadiah  J.  Hall        .... 

155 

Dr.  Charles  R.  Gould 

157 

Dr.  Daniel  B.  Whittier  .... 

157 

Dr.  Thomas  Benton  Dearborn 

158 

Dearborn  Brothers          .... 

159 

Hon.  Asa  P.  Cate 

160 

XVlll 


LIST    OF   ILLUSTRATIONS. 


Hon.  Lueien  B.  Clough 

.     161 

Col.  "William  A.  Gile       . 

163 

Samuel  Warren  Forrest 

.     164 

Rev.  Benjamin  A.  Rogers 

.     166 

Mary  Margaret  Gile 

167 

Luther  H.  Morrill  .... 

176 

Daniel  Emery  Hill 

.     177 

Charles  Elliot  Tilton 

.     191 

Charles  Glines        .... 

.     193 

The  Island     . 

.     197 

Souvenir  Group 

198 

Memorial  Arch 

198 

James  0.  Lyford    . 

204 

Residence  of  P.  B.  Shedd 

214 

Chase  Coat  of  Arms 

236,  341 

Charles  G.  Chase   . 

237 

Richard  Firth 

.     240 

Obe  G.  Morrison     .... 

242 

Mrs.  Obe  G.  Morrison 

242 

Residence  of  Obe  G.  Morrison  . 

242 

B.  G.  Morrison 

243 

Mrs.  E.  G.  Morrison 

243 

Elm  Mills       . 

.     244 

Carter's  Mills 

245 

Plant  of  George  H.  Tilton  &  Son  Hosiery 

Co.     .                   .     245 

George  Henry  Tilton 

.     246 

Hon.  Elmer  Stephen  Tilton 

246 

Optical  Works 

247 

PART   II. 

Charles  Haines  Ayers     . 

.       14 

Samuel  Butler  Brown     . 

30 

Stephen  Chase  Tavern    . 

49 

Thomas  Stevens  Clough 

.        60 

William  Henry  Clough 

61 

Residence  of  the  late  William  H.  Clough 

61 

Amos  Moody  Cogswell     . 

.       62 

Benjamin  F.  Cofran 

.       64 

Hannah  Tebbetts  Curry 

.       75 

LIST    OF   ILLUSTRATIONS. 


XIX 


John  S.  Dearborn             .                    ... 

89 

Mrs.  John  S.  Dearborn 

.       89 

James  Earnshaw    .                   .... 

.     101 

Cutting  Follansby 

110 

Jason  Foss     .                                        ... 

119 

Frank  J.  French    .... 

.     122 

Benjamin  F.  Gale  . 

124 

Alfred  A.  Gile       ...                   .          . 

.     130 

Mrs.  Alfred  A.  Gile         .          .                   .          . 

130 

Homestead  of  the  late  Alfred  A.  Gile 

132 

James  Glines          .... 

.     144 

Mrs.  James  Glines 

144 

James  Glines  Homestead 

144 

Eesidence  of  Gawn  E.  Gorrell 

153 

Clough  Gorrell 

.     154 

Mrs.  Clough  Gorrell 

.     154 

Gawn  E.  Gorrell     . 

.     154 

Obadiah  HaU,  Jr.  .                   ... 

.     158 

Parker  Hannaford 

166 

John  Heath  .                   .... 

.     172 

Capt.  David  Hills    Homestead 

175 

Susannah  Cole  Hills 

.     175 

"Warren  ^mith  Hills  Family 

179 

Frank  Hills             .... 

180 

Mrs.  Joseph  Hills'  Residence  . 

182 

Hon.  Hiram  Hodgdon     . 

184 

Deacon  Joseph  Hunkins 

188 

Eoy  Thurston  Kimball 

200 

Thomas  W.  Long  . 

211 

Addie  Gorrell  Long 

211 

Morrill  Moore 

.     230 

Morrison  Brothers 

232 

Asa  Osgood  and  Old  Bill 

244 

Mary  French  Phelps 

249 

Abraham  Waldron  Rand 

.     258 

lanthe  Blanchard  Rice 

.     262 

Fannie  Rice  .          .                   .... 

.     263 

Enoch  Rogers,  Jr 

268 

Robertson  Arms  and  Crest,  with  Homestead 

273 

XX 


LIST   OP   ILLUSTRATIONS. 


James  P.  Robertson 

.     274 

James  L.  Robertson  and  Mrs.  Robertson 

2741/2 

Hodgdon  Family    .... 

.     276 

Charles  H.  Robertson     . 

.     276 

Late  Residence  of  Daniel  Sanborn    . 

.     278 

Byron  Shaw           .... 

.     287 

Mrs.  Byron  Shaw  .... 

.     287 

Frank  W.  Shaw     .... 

.     288 

Jeremiah  Smith     .... 

.     292 

Jeremiah  Eastman  Smith's  Residence 

.     295 

Jeremiah  Tilton's  Residence   . 

.     303 

Col.  Jeremiah  C.  Tilton  . 

.     303 

Alfred  Edwin  Tilton 

, 

.     305 

Julia  Batchelder  Tilton 

. 

.     306 

Joseph  Sullivan  Tilton 

.     306 

John  Clough  Tebbetts 

. 

.     308 

Alfred  Clifton  Wyatt 

. 

.     330 

Smith  W.  Cofran  . 

,         , 

• 

.     336 

Mark  G.  Keasor     . 

,         , 

, 

.     338 

BIOGRAPHIES. 


PART  I. 

Ballantyne,  Adam  S.                240 

Gate,  Asa  P.,  Hon. 

160 

Chamberlain,  John,  Rev. 

23 

Chase,  Charles  G.  . 

•       .         .     237 

Clough,  Lucien  B.,  Hon. 

161 

Cross,  Jeremiah 

97 

Cross,  Oliver  L.      . 

162 

Dearborn,  Sam  G.,  M.  D. 

154 

Dearborn,  Thomas  Benton,  M.  D. 

' 

158 

Eastman,  Franklin  J. 

232 

Firth,  Richard 

240 

Forrest,  Samuel  Warren 

164 

Gile,  Joseph  .... 

151 

Gile,  Mary  Margaret 

167 

Gile,  William  A.,  Hon. 

163 

Gilman,  Nancy  Smith,  M.  D.  . 

. 

151 

Glines,  Charles  C.  . 

193 

Gould,  Charles  R.,  M.  D. 

.     240 

Hall,  Adino  B.,  M.  D.     . 

153 

Hall,  Jeremiah  Forrest,  M.  D. 

151 

Hall,  Obadiah  J.,  M.  D.  . 

155 

Herrick,  Marcellus  A.,  D.  D.  . 

38 

Hill,  Joseph  .         .          .      •    . 

.     232 

Hills,  Daniel  E.     .          .          . 

177 

Hoyt,  Enos,  M.  D. 

150 

Hunt,  Lucian,  Prof. 

145 

Morrison,  E.  G.                 .          . 

243 

Morrison,  0.  G.       . 

242 

Rogers,  Benjamin  A.,  Rev. 

166 

Smith,  Jeremiah  Eastman 

99 

Smith,  Warren  H. 

64 

Tilton,  Charles  Elliott   . 

191 

BIOGEAPHIES. 


Tilton,  Elmer  S.,  Hon. 

246 

Tilton,  George  H.  . 

246 

Tilton,  Jeremiah     . 

238 

"Whidden,  Parsons 

153 

Whittier,  Daniel  B.,  M.  D.       . 

157 

Woodbury,  Mark  E. 

.     152 

PART  II. 

' 

Ayers,  Charles  Haines   . 

14 

Cofran,  Benjamin  Franklin     . 

.       64 

Cofran,  Smith  W.           .          .          . 

.     336 

Cross,  Arthur  B.             .          .  '       . 

70 

Cross,  Eobert  Lee 

71 

Poss,  Jason   .                    ... 

119 

Follansby,  Cutting 

109 

Gile,  Alfred  A.       .                   .         . 

180 

Hannaford,  Parker 

166 

Herriek,   Charles 

173 

Herriek,  Francis,  Prof.  . 

.     174 

Hazelton,  William  C. 

168 

Hills,  Frank           .... 

180 

Hodgdon,  Hiram,  Col. 

184 

Morrill,  Albro  David,  Prof.    . 

235 

Rand,  Abraham  W. 

258 

Rice,  lanthe  Blanchard  . 

262 

Rice  Family 

263 

Robertson  Family 

273 

Shaw,  Prank  W.    .                    .          . 

288 

Smith,  Jeremiah 

.     292 

Tilton,  Alfred  Edwin 

305 

Tilton,  Jeremiah  C,  Col. 

.     303 

Tilton,  Joseph  Sullivan  . 

.     347 

CHAPTER    I. 

HISTORICAL. 

There  are  many  municipalities  bearing  the  name  of  Northfield, 
and,  though  each  lays  claim  to  some  particular  attractiveness  of 
location  or  embellishment,  Northfield,  New  Hampshire,  has  many 
claims  to  consideration  that  no  other  can  possess. 

Although  far  inland,  beyond  the  sound  of  the  breakers'  roar, 
it  hears  on  half  its  border  the  lap  of  sweet  waters  and  the  bustle 
of  industry  from  a  hundred  water  wheels.  Like  Rome,  she  sits 
on  her  "seven  hills"  and,  if  from  her  "throne  of  beauty"  she 
may  not  rule  the  world,  she  has  pretty  effectually  ruled  herself 
for  a  century  and  a  quarter.  Bean  Hill  and  Bay  Hill  greet  the 
morning  sun  and  pass  it  along  to  Arch  Hill  and  Windfall  for 
the  noonday.  Horse  Hill  and  The  Ledges  uphold  the  dignity 
of  its  western  slope,  while  last,  but  not  least,  lonely,  but  lovely, 
Oak  Hill  looks  down  on  the  shining  Merrimack,  a  silver  thread 
in  a  web  of  green,  and  on  a  varying  expanse  of  intervale  smiling 
with  her  wealth  of  noble  elms.  Worcester  and  the  Connecticut 
Valley  alone  are  its  rivals. 

There  are  indications,  not  to  be  ignored,  that  these  peaks 
were  once  islands.  Then  our  lovely  Winnepesaukee,  heedless 
of  the  call  of  the  Pemigewasset,  flowed  straight  through  our 
borders.  At  what  date,  through  barriers  burst,  she  "followed 
the  setting  sun  Franklinward"  to  join  the  sister  stream  and 
together  lose  themselves  in  our  lovely  Merrimack,  we  know  not. 
Only  deep  ravines,  ditches,  stranded  boulders  and  our  smiling 
Sondogardy,  with  Wolf  Swamp  below,  remain  as  incontestable 
proof  of  her  ancient  track  to  the  Merrimack  on  Canterbury  inter- 
vale. 

Other  indications,  too,  point  to  a  time  when  volcanic  force  and 
arctic  glacier  ground  and  crushed ;  when  boulders  tumbled  from 
mountain  sides;  when  heat  and  frost,  rain  and  atmosphere  disin- 
2 


2  HISTORY    OP    NORTHFIELD. 

tegrated  and  pulverized,  and  level  stretches  of  field  and  forest 
became  the  fixed  heritage  of  the  coming  tillers  of  its  fruitful 
acres.  These  things  exist  and  mutely  tell  their  story  by  their 
presence. 

Geologists  might  tell  you  of  mica,  schist,  quartz  and  conglom- 
erates, but  the  first  unlettered  native  saw  in  the  white,  cap  rock 
of  Bean  Hill  the  suspicious  gleam  of  gold.  Enough,  also,  that 
the  potter  and  brickmaker  have  never  lacked  the  clay  suited  to 
their  callings  or  the  most  primitive  farmer  lacked  the  rocks,  big 
or  little,  for  his  mountain  fence. 

Hemlock,  chestnut,  oak  and  pine,  close  by  the  forest  streams, 
where  the  hum  of  the  primitve  sawmill  was  heard,  mingled  with 
the  sound  of  the  woodman's  axe,  fui'nished  material  for  the 
settlers'  homes  and  a  score  of  useful  trades.  Hence  came  the 
fuel  to  eoTjnteract  the  frost  of  a  thousand  biting  winters. 

The  well-digger,  too,  has  rarely  ever  failed  to  find  the  buried 
spring  or  stream  for  use  of  man  and  beast,  and,  thoixgh  not 
naturally  a  farming  town,  the  years,  with  their  seedtime  and 
harvest,  have  always  brought  their  bounty  to  storehouse  and 
barn;  and  the  fioeks  and  herds  that  graze  on  her  many  hills 
have  been  a  source  of  wealth. 

And  what  shall  we  say  of  our  lovely  river,  whose  sparkling 
waters,  seemingly  delighted  at  any  hindrance,  climb  joj^fuUy 
the  ponderous  water-wheel  and  laugh  aloud  at  the  discovery  of 
their  power. 

The  43d  parallel  of  north  latitude  approaches  it  on  the  South 
and  it  lies  midway  between  the  sixth  and  seventh  parallels  of 
longitude,  east  from  Washington,  and  69  and  70  West  from 
Greenwich.  The  traveler  going  due  East  would  find  himself 
half  round  the  world  in  Bordeaux,  Genoa  and  the  Crimea. 

BEGINNINGS. 

Northfield  was  set  off  from  Canterbury  June  19,  1780,  and 
was  incorporated  by  its  present  name  because  it  comprised  the 
north  part  of  the  town.  In  fact,  the  territory  had  long  been 
called  the  north  fields. 

Canterbury  was  granted  to  Richard  Waldron  and  others  in 
1727  and  was  incorporated  in  1741.  The  Scotch-Irish  from 
Londonderry  took  possession  of  its  intervale  in  1721.  It  was  for 
a  long  time  the  extreme  border  town. 


HISTORICAL.  3 

The  depredations  of  the  Indians  made  a  fort  necessary  and 
every  man  provided  himself  with  suitable  means  of  defense. 
Not  only  did  the  garrison  and  the  few  scattered  settlers  have 
to  contend  with  wild  beasts  and  the  cruel  Indian,  but  there  was 
bitter  jealousy  between  them  and  the  Rumford  colony  just 
below. 

Canterbury  was  a  New  Hampshire  settlement,  incorporated 
by  the  New  Hampshire  government,  while  Rumford  (Concord) 
was  settled  by  Massachusetts  people,  and  was  incorporated  by 
the  ''Great  and  General  Court,"  which  gave  them  little  help 
and  no  protection. 

They  were  angry  because  Canterbury  was  supplied  with  pro- 
visions and  a  competent  force  of  troops  for  protection,  and  the 
feeling  did  not  entirely  die  out  until  the  brave  soldiers  of  the 
two  settlements  had  fought  side  by  side  in  the  many,  fast-follow- 
ing wars. 

Capt.  Jeremiah  Clough,  who  was  later  well  known  in  Revolu- 
tionary history,  was  furnished  with  scouts,  who  made  their 
headquarters  at  the  fort,  of  which  he  was  the  commander,  and 
who,  with  him,  roamed  the  wooded  acres  bordering  the  two  rivers 
and  the  north  fields  long  before  a  settler  dared  choose  a  home 
away  from  the  shelter  of  the  fort.  Many  of  his  mu.ster-rolls  are 
still  in  existence.  In  the  spring  of  1743  he  had  20  men  for  39 
days  and  on  March  8  the  House  voted  to  pay  him  £16  12s.  lOd. 
The  next  November  he  had  six  men,  and  in  April  and  May  seven 
men.  On  June  2,  1744,  the  House  voted  to  pay  him  £18  for  "ye 
defense  of  the  government. ' '  In  anticipation  of  the  Indian  War 
in  1746,  the  garrison  was  strengthened  and  he  had  11  scouts. 

Captain  Clough  went  along  the  Winnepesaukee  River  as  far 
as  the  "Great  Pond,"  with  a  force  of  19  men.  The  garrison 
furnished  bread  but  their  meat  was  supplied  by  the  game  in  the 
forests  through  which  they  passed.  Tradition  says  that  there 
were  often  encounters  with  Indians  and  many  proofs  of  their 
fierce  hatred.  It  was  through  and  through  the  forests  bordering 
both  rivers,  on  whose  banks  straggling  bands  of  the  St.  Francis 
Indians  built  their  wigwams  and  on  whose  waters  they  paddled 
their  canoes,  that  the  scouts  passed,  and  from  their  ranks,  tra- 
dition says,  came  the  first  settlers  of  the  north  fields  at  the  close 
of  the  Indian  War. 


4  HISTOEY    OF    NOETHFIELD. 

They  were  set  off  from  Canterbury  in  response  to  a  petition 
from  the  inhabitants  to  the  Legislature,  in  the  following  terms : 

' '  State  of  N  H,  Rockingham  ss 

"Canterbury  Mar.  30  1780 

"The  humble  petition  of  ye  Subscribers  Inhabitants  of  ye 
North  part  of  sd  Canterbury  to  ye  Honorable  ye  President  and 
members  of  Council  and  house  of  Representatives  of  said  State, 
we  your  Humble  Petitioners  Living  at  a  great  Distance  from  ye 
Center  of  the  Towne  Some  of  us  nine  or  ten  Miles  and  Conse- 
quently at  a  very  great  disadvantage  in  joining  with  them  all 
Publick  Town  affairs,  being  encouraged  Partly  by  our  Living 
in  that  Part  of  ye  Town  that  was  Laid  out  for  what  was  called 
ye  upper  Parish  and  Partly  by  ye  Kind  Reception  our  Request 
met  with  which  we  made  to  ye  Town  for  a  dismission  but  more 
particularly  by  our  Confidence  in  your  Honors  desire  to  Pro- 
mote ye  Happiness  of  every  Part  of  ye  State  Humbly  Pray  that 
Honors  would  take  our  Case  into  your  Serious  Consideration 
and  grant  that  we  together  with  all  those  Live  in  sd  Upper 
Part  may  be  Erected  and  Incorporated  into  a  body  Politick  and 
Corporate  to  have  Continuance  in  ye  Name  of  Northfield  with 
all  such  Powers  and  Authorities  Privileges  Immunities  and 
Franchises  which  other  Parishes  or  Towns  in  this  state  in  General 
hold  Enjoy  which  your  Petitions  as  in  duty  bound  Shall  forever 
pray 

' '  PETITIONES. 

"William  Keniston,  John  Cross,  James  Blanchard,  Jona  Wad- 
leigh,  William  Williams,  Abner  Miles,  Jeremiah  McDaniel,  Ben- 
jamin Blanchard,  Thos.  Clough,  Jun.,  Joseph  Carr,  Richard 
Blanchard,  Simeon  Sanborn,  Thos'.  Gilman,  Charles  Glidden, 
John  Dearborn,  Joseph  Levitt,  William  Forrest,  Shubal  Dear- 
born, Shubal  Dearborn,  Jun.,  Jacob  Merrill,  Aaron  Stevens,  Jun., 
Sam'l  Miles,  John  Forrest,  Nath'l  Whitcher,  Thos.  Clough,  Jacob 
Heath,  George  Hancock,  John  Simons,  Joseph  Hancock,  Benjm'n 
Collins,  Abram  Dearborn,  Will'm  Hancock,  Nath'l  Perkins, 
James  Sid  Perkins,  Archelus  Miles,  Edward  Blanchard,  Aaron 
Stevens,  Reuben  Whitcher,  Will'm  Sanborn,  John  McDaniel, 
Eben  Kimball,  Gideon  Switt  and  Mathew  Haines." 

This  petition  was  granted  and  the  northwest  part  of  Can- 
terbury was  set  off  and  incorporated  by  the  name  of  Northfield, 


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HISTORICAL.  6 

and,  in  accordance  with  a  vote  of  the  town  of  Canterbury,  passed 
March  18,  1779,  which  vote  also  provided  that  Capt.  Josiah 
Miles,  David  Foster,  Capt.  Edward  Blanchard  and  Ensign 
Archelus  Miles  be  a  committee  to  run  a  line  of  division. 

In  October,  1780,  Abial  Foster  of  Canterbury  made  the  fol- 
lowing return  to  the  General  Assembly: 

"Agreeable  to  the  order  of  the  Hon.  ye  General  Assembly  I 
notified  a  meeting  of  the  Inhabitants  of  the  Town  of  Northfield 
on  the  17th  day  of  July  last  past  when  they  met  and  chose  Town 
Officers  as  the  Law  directs. 

' '  Abial  Foster. 

"Portsmouth,  Oct.  30,  1780." 

The  boundary  line  between  Northfield  and  Canterbury  lies 
south  of  Bean  Hill  and  is  nine  miles  and  126  rods  in  length. 

The  Merrimack  and  Winnepesaukee  Rivers  constituted  its  en- 
tire western  and  northern  boundaries.  There  was  a  dispute 
about  Gilmanton  line  and  a  vexatious  lawsuit  about  the  north 
end  of  it  is  recalled,  as  the  court  records  are  still  preserved. 
While  they  do  not  give  us  the  result  of  the  litigation,  they  afford 
us  some  idea  of  the  game  and  wild  beasts  then  to  be  found  in 
the  forests,  and  the  town  in  its  early  meetings  ofEered  annually 
bounties  on  wolves,  bears  and  wild  eats.  Mr.  James  Gibson, 
Josiah  Miles  and  John  Simonds  were  professional  hunters  and 
the  latter  paid  for  his  farm  at  the  Center,  Mr.  Hunt  says,  with 
the  proceeds  of  a  single  season's  hunting  and  trapping. 

The  former  testified,  in  the  suit  spoken  of,  regarding  the  pres- 
ence of  moose  in  the  vicinity  of  Coos  and  the  Great  Brook,  and 
surrounding  meadows.  Being  asked  as  to  other  game,  he  testified 
to  the  presence  of  beaver,  sable,  mink,  muskrat  and  black  cat. 
Bears,  too,  were  so  common  that  Mother  Blanchard  was  on  the 
constant  watch,  as  her  children  played  in  the  woods  near  her 
door.  They  were  sometimes  seen  on  Bean  Hill  and  the  encounter 
of  John  Cilley  -with  an  over-familiar  one  is  told  elsewhere. 

The  variety  of  hill  and  plain,  meadow  and  woodland,  seemed 
wonderfully  attractive  and  settlers  came  from  far  and  near — 
from  Concord  and  Bow;  from  Hampton,  Lee  and  Newbury, 
Mass. ;  from  old  Salisbury  and  Haverhill  by  families  and  neigh- 
borhoods. Bean  and  Bay  Hills  seemed  most  attractive,  while 
the  easy  navigation   of  the   Merrimack,  with  its  many  locks. 


b  HISTORY    OF    NORTHFIELD. 

brought  busy  families  to  that  location,  where  the  first  business 
houses  of  the  town  were  established,  as  told  elsewhere. 

In  1828,  when  the  new  town  of  Franklin  was  organized,  a 
part  of  this  territory  was  ceded  to  it.  For  some  reason,  not 
recorded,  the  union  was  not  agreeable  and  the  same  territory  was 
returned  by  an  act  of  the  Legislature  of  1830,  in  the  following 
terms : 

"Chapter  35,  Page  319,  A.  D.  1830. 

"An  Act  to  sever  the  Town  of  Franklin  and  annex  a  part  of 
the  same  to  Northfield. 

"Be  it  enacted  by  the  Senate  and  House  of  Representatives  in 
General  Court  convened,  that  that  part  of  the  town  of  Franklin 
in  the  County  of  Merrimack  which  formerly  belonged  to  and 
constituted  a  part  of  the  town  of  Northfield  in  the  County  of 
Merrimack  be,  and  the  same  hereby  is  severed  from  the  town  of 
Franklin  and  annexed  to,  and  made  a  part  of  the  town  of  North- 
field  and  all  matters  and  things  appertaining  to  that  section 
of  sd  town  of  Franklin  hereby  annexed  to  sd  town  of  Northfield, 
be  and  remain  in  the  same  state  and  condition  as  if  the  same  had 
never  been  severed  from  sd  town  of  Northfield. 

"Samuel  C.  Webster, 

Speaker. 
"Joseph  Harper, 

President  of  the  Senate. 
"  Approved,  July  3,  1830, 

Mathew  Harvey, 
"Governor  of  New  Hampshire." 

This  act  contains  certain  provisions  concerning  taxes,  use  of 
money  and  officers  serving  out  their  terms,  paupers,  town  debt, 
etc. 

In  1858,  Charles  Garland,  Stephen  Gerrish,  Edward  Leighton, 
Jonathan  Elkins,  Milton  Gerrish,  J.  P.  Sanborn  and  46  others 
petitioned  to  the  Honorable  Senate  and  House  of  Representatives, 
in  General  Court  convened,  at  their  June  session  of  that  year, 
to  be  annexed  to  Franklin,  using  these  words : 

"The  subscribers  inhabitants  and  legal  voters  in  the  town  of 
Northfield  would  respectfully  represent  that  their  convenience 
and  interest  would  be  much  promoted  by  having  that  part  of 
the  town  of  Northfield  which  formerly  belonged  to  the  town 


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of  Franklin  together  with  such  other  additional  territory  as 
the  Legislature  in  their  wisdom  direct  be  severed  from  said  town 
of  Northfield  and  annexed  to  said  Town  of  Franklin  and  con- 
stitute a  part  thereof,  and  as  in  duty  bound  we  will  ever  pray. ' ' 

The  petition  was  dated  April  2,  1858.  Its  prayer  was  granted 
and  the  act  of  annexation  passed.  The  latter  bore  the  signatures 
of  N.  B.  Bryant,  speaker  of  the  House,  Austin  F.  Pike,  president 
of  the  Senate,  and  William  Haile,  governor.  It  was  approved 
June  27,  1861. 

Another  act  of  the  Legislature  of  1861  disannexed  a  part 
of  the  homestead  farms  of  Samuel  Heath  and  Edward  Leighton 
from  the  town  of  Northfield  and  annexed  the  same  to  Franklin. 
It  bears  the  signatures  of  Edward  H.  KoUins,  speaker,  Herman 
Foster,  president  of  the  Senate,  and  Nathaniel  Berry,  governor. 
It  was  approved  June  27,  1861. 

For  the  various  boundaries,  see  map. 

Northfield  was  surveyed  and  the  lots  granted  long  before 
1780.  There  were  two  divisions  of  100-acre  lots  and  much  of 
the  wooded  section  was  laid  out  into  smaller  ones,  said  to  contain 
40  acres,  though,  by  actual  measure,  each  size  contained  an 
excess  of  that  quantity.  They  are,  with  hardly  an  exception, 
regtilarly  laid  out.     (See  Proprietors'  map.) 

Canterbury  had,  at  the  start,  set  aside  1,000  acres  for  the  sup- 
port of  the  gospel.  These  were  early  sold,  so  that,  while  this 
land  was  all  within  the  limits  of  Northfield,  none  of  the  benefits 
came  to  the  new  town.  There  were,  however,  two  school  lots, 
one  of  100  acres  and  another  of  40  acres,  and  a  parsonage  lot 
of  100  acres. 

The  1,000  acres  began,  according  to  the  early  records,  "at  the 
river  called  Merrimack  at  the  N.  W.  corner  of  the  hundred  acre 
lot  No  9  and  extending  up  said  river  as  the  common  land  lies 
till  the  whole  tract  be  completed."  Only  four  of  these  lay  on 
the  Merrimack  and  five  on  the  Winnepesaukee.  No.  9  included 
the  swamp  at  the  mouth  of  the  Kendegeda  Brook  and  No.  10  the 
field  north  of  Oscar  P.  Sanborn 's.  There  were  unassigned  tracts 
eaUed  "Proprietors'  Commons,"  or  "Whome  Lots,"  which  the 
town  sold  to  pay  the  surveyor's  bill  or  to  exchange  for  private 
land  needed  for  highways.  The  parsonage  lot  was  sold  and  the 
money  is,  after  all  these  years,  available  for  the  purpose  origin- 
ally designed.    The  school  lots  were  sold  and  the  avails  used  for 


8  HISTORY    OP    NOBTHFIELD. 

the  first  sehoolhouses.     Northfield  contains  17,000'  acres  or  27 
square  miles  and  was  in  Rockingham  County  until  1823. 

EAELY  TOWN  MEETINGS. 

The  first  meetings  of  the  new  town  were  held  in  private  houses 
and  barns,  as  the  weather  allowed.  James  Simonds,  at  whose 
house  the  first  one.  was  held  on  Tuesday,  November  21,  1780, 
was  the  first  moderator,  and  Archelus  Miles  was  the  first  clerk. 
Of  these  early  gatherings,  Mr.  Hunt  has  given  so  full  an  account 
in  his  Centennial  address,  given  in  full  in  its  appropriate  place, 
I  will  not  speak  of  it  further. 

It  is  not  my  purpose  to  give  a  full  list  of  the  recording  clerks 
of  the  town.  I  wish  to  bear  witness  to  the  ease  with  which  the 
records  of  the  early  days  can  be  studied.  In  1784  the  first  tax 
list  was  made  and  all  accounts  were  set  down  in  good  form  in 
pounds,  shillings  and  pence.  The  elegant  penmanship  of  Master 
Bowles  is  followed  by  that  of  Daniel  Hills,  and  that  veteran 
school  teacher,  Master  Josiah  Ambrose.  Later  we  see  the  elegant 
hand  of  that  fine  teacher  of  the  art,  Charles  JNI.  dines,  and  then 
follow  Bracket  Ames,  Henry  T.  and  Charles  F.  Hills,  Dr.  Gould, 
Charles  W.  Tilton,  Piper  Dennis  and  E.  R.  Glines — a.  long  list, 
ending  with  L.  H.  Morrill,  Elmer  Gale  and  Harry  Muzzey, 
making  the  records  as  legible  as  the  printed  page. 

ROADS. 

The  early  highways  invariably  followed  the  ranges.  As  no 
vehicles  were  used,  a  hill  or  two,  or  a  dozen,  were  no  obstacle. 
Rocks  there  were  in  abundance,  as  everywhere  else,  and  a  brook 
of  quite  pretentious  size,  with'  a  log  felled  across  it  for  pedes- 
trians, was  quite  in  order.  The  first  changes  made  in  the  line  of 
improvement  was  when  some  enterprising  settler  would  ex- 
change a  more  agreeable  ronte  for  the  range  bordering  on  his 
farm. 

Sometimes  the  highways  were  made  more  passable  by  citizens, 
who  would  remove  the  trees  for  the  fuel  they  afforded.  Soon 
came  the  call  for  wider  roads  to  avoid  the  drifting  of  the  winter 
snow.  This  was  sometimes  provided  for  by  a  piece  of  the  com- 
mon lands  being  given  in  return. 

It  was  not  until  the  rush  and  hustle  of  busy  life  seized  upon 
our  ancestors  that  the  shortest,  quickest  and  easiest  routes  to 


HISTORICAL.  9 

church,  to  store  and  to  mill  began  to  be  agitated.  The  daily 
stage  coach  then  began  to  wander  anywhere  between  the  third 
and  fifth  ranges  and  the  town  fathers  were  kept  busy  in  ex- 
changing public  ways  for  easier  routes.  Ofttimes  it  was  for  the 
advantage  of  a  settler  to  have  the  stage  pass  his  door  and  his 
land  was  freely  given.  When  the  saddle  gave  way  to  the  vehicle 
streams  must  be  bridged  and  stones  removed.  Then  came  the 
law  making  towns  responsible  for  dangerous  highways,  and 
vexatious  suits  added  grave  responsibilities.  Every  year  brought 
added  demands,  until  we  have  the  present  almost  perfect  system, 
with  its  road  machinery  and  roller  for  the  snow.  The  SVs-rod 
road  from  Kendegeda  Brook  to  Sanbornton  Bridge,  across  the 
plains,  was  opened  in  1857. 

The  petition  for  Bay  Street  from  the  "Ben  Hill  house  to  an 
elm  tree  on  land  of  E.  S.  Wadleigh, "  was  dated  September  3, 
1849.  There  was  much  opposition  to  this  route  and  both  sides 
secured  eminent  counsel.  Hon.  Franklin  Pierce  appeared  for  the 
defendants  and  Judge  Asa  Fowler  for  the  petitioners,  and  legal 
proceedings  were  held. 

The  road  from  Zion's  Hill  to  the  Grange  Fair  grounds  was 
asked  for  in  a  petition,  dated  August  5,  1895.  The  petition  was 
granted  and  the  road  built  the  same  year.  The  land  damage  was 
only  $266. 

The  Sanborn  turnpike,  across  the  Glidden  meadow,  was  for 
some  years  a  private  way.  A  company,  consisting  of  Rufus 
Boynton,  Olwin  Dow,  George  F.  "Weeks  and  A.  B.  Wyatt,  had 
the  matter  in  charge. 

The  road  from  Bay  Street  to  Jeremiah  Tilton's  mill  was 
ordered  in  1830  and  later  took  the  name  of  Granite  Street. 

BRIDGES. 

The  first  bridge  over  the  Winnepesaukee  was  a  little  farther 
to  the  east  than  the  present  structure  by  the  Optical  Works. 
It  was  built  in  1763.  Three  hundred  pounds,  old  tender,  were 
voted  towards  its  construction. 

It  must  have  been  used  for  teams  or  horseback  riders,  as 
Nathaniel  Burley,  on  his  way  from  Canterbury  to  his  new  home 
in  Sanbornton,  took  his  family  over  it  with  horse  and  cows. 

Mrs.  Burley,  says  ]\Ir.  Runnells,  rode  on  horseback  with  her 
two  youngest  children  behind  her.  In  front  was  a  bag  con- 
taining one  and  a  half  bushels  of  meal.    Slung  over  the  horse's 


10  HISTORY    OF    NOBTHPIELD. 

back,  saddle-fashion,  was  a  strawbed  tick,  in  which  was  the 
barnyard  poultry.  Holes  had  been  cut  in  it  for  breathing  places, 
out  of  which  on  either  side  their  heads  protruded. 

The  father,  with  two  older  boys,  followed  on  foot,  driving 
two  cows. 

This  was  in  1767.  A  better  bridge  was  built  in  1784,  Canter- 
bury assisting.  This  was  carried  away  by  an  ice  freshet  on  Feb- 
ruary 12,  1824,  together  with  dams  and  mills. 

It  must  have  been  replaced  at  once,  as  it  was  the  only  public 
means  of  crossing  the  river.  The  records  say  nothing  of  it.  It 
was  the  scene  of  a  frightful  accident  in  1839.  Mr.  Runnells 
says :  "A  six-horse  stage  had  just  left  the  tavern  opposite.  When 
the  horses  were  well  on  the  bridge  it  fell  without  a  moment's 
warning.  The  horses  became  detached  and  went  with  it  into  the 
water.  Passengers  riding  on  the  top  were  thrown  into  the  stream 
and  floated  down  to  the  dam.  None  of  them  lost  their  lives,  but 
only  one  of  the  horses  was  rescued. ' ' 

It  was  at  once  rebuilt  and,  with  occasional  repairs,  remained 
until  the  present  iron  structure  replaced  it. 

When  the  new  road  from  Kendegeda  Brook  to  Tilton,  across 
land  of  Capt.  Isaac  Glines  and  Col.  Asa  P.  Cate,  was  opened  in 
1857,  a  suspension  wooden  bridge  was  put  across  the  river,  close 
by  the  railroad  bridge. 

Not  many  years  later  it  parted  in  the  middle  from  the  weight 
of  accumulated  snow  and  ice  and  went  down  the  stream.  An- 
other wooden  one,  with  a  pier  in  the  middle,  took  its  place,  and 
this  was  taken  away  to  make  room  for  the  present  iron  structure. 

These  fine  iron  bridges,  which  now  span  the  river,  were  con- 
tracted for  in  November,  1881,  at  a  cost  of  nearly  $6,000.  They 
were  completed  in  April,  1882,  the  entire  cost  being  $5,500,  of 
which  Hon.  C.  E.  Tilton  contributed  $500  and  was  the  pro- 
moter of  the  enterprise.  The  lower  one  cost  $1,000  less  than  the 
upper  one. 

The  plate  upon  the  elevated  crosspiece  over  the  entrance  to 
the  Northfield  end  of  the  upper  bridge  bears  this  inscription: 

Erected  1881    Pat  Apr.   16  1878 

Corrogated  Metal  Co.  Builders 

East  Berlin  Conn. 

James  N.  Forrest, 
Jason  Foss, 
Gawn  E.  Gorrell, 

Selectmen  of  Nortlifield. 


HISTORICAL.  11 


HOLIIES    BRIDGE. 


There  was  also  a  wooden  structure  spanning  the  river  farther 
down  stream  by  the  old  Holmes  Mill,  now  Tilton  Mills. 

Mr.  Joseph  Dearborn  says  that  the  bridge  was  built  by  sub- 
scription. "My  father,"  said  he,  "furnished  lumber  and  labor. 
Mr.  Philip  Clough's  farm  extended  south  as  far  as  the  Colony 
road  and  east  to  Colonel  Gate's,  including  all  the  old  Seminary 
land  and  other  land  bordering  on  the  river.  His  house  stood 
near  the  old  sawmill  and  was  moved  when  the  railroad  ran  di- 
rectly underneath  it.  This  farm  was  bought  by  Mr.  Holmes  and 
he  needed  the  dwelling  for  a  boarding  house.  He  laid  out  a 
3-rod  road  across  the  land  where  Park  Street  now  runs  and 
extended  it  to  the  Colony  road,  purchasing  a  narrow  strip  of 
Col.  Simeon  Cate  for  $100  to  complete  it. ' ' 

The  road  from  his  house,  later  owned  by  Hon.  A.  H.  Tilton,  on 
the  Franklin  road,  down  to  this  bridge,  over  it  and  on  down  past 
the  present  fair  grounds,  was  on  his  own  land  and  was  never  a 
public  highway,  although  he  made  a  strenuous  effort  to  make  it 
the  main  traveled  route  to  Canterbury  by  cutting  straight  to  the 
Hannaford  crossing,  where  the  railroad  runs. 

The  court,  on  his  petition,  sent  out  a  committee,  there  being 
no  county  commissioners  then.  This  committee  refused  to  do  it, 
as  the  town  had  lately  extensively  repaired  the  other  road  past 
the  brick  church. 

The  Holmes  bridge  was  not  a  durable  structure.  It  became 
unsafe  for  want  of  repairs  and  was  used  only  for  pedestrians 
for  some  time.  One  end  became  loose  and  fell  into  the  river  and 
the  other  was  pulled  down. 

JEREMIAH    TILTON 'S    BRIDGE. 

There  was  a  bridge  by  the  upper  dam,  with  the  north  entrance 
east  of  the  present  box  shop,  and  the  south  by  Dea.  Andrew 
Gilman's  brickyard.  This  must  have  been  the  one  spoken  of  by 
Mr.  Eunnells,  but  located  lower  down  the  river  and  which  he 
says  was  not  a  substantial  one,  according  to  the  boy's  story  of 
its  teetering  as  he  drove  across  it  in  1822.  It  may  have  been  a 
private  affair  and  was  used  by  the  town  while  rebuilding  the  one 
destroyed  by  ice.  It  was  damaged  in  some  way  and,  perhaps, 
destroyed,  as  the  records  show  a  lawsuit  by  Mr.  Tilton  for  dam- 


12  HISTORY    OP    NOETHPIELD. 

ages  in  1825.    It  ■(vas  voted  a  year  or  two  later  "that  the  select- 
men pay  him  as  much  as  they  think  best  for  use  of  his  bridge." 

THE    "lOEE"    BEIDGE. 

The  range  road  passing  the  Leighton  farm  originally  ran 
straight  to  the  river,  over  which  was  a  bridge,  which  disappeared 
long  ago  and  was  never  rebuilt.  One  committee  of  the  town 
voted  not  to  accept  it  and  another  one  was  chosen.  I  can  give  no 
further  history,  although  a  good  story  concerning  it  is  told  else- 
where. The  road  then  was  changed  and  access  to  Sanbornton 
■obtained  at  the  Sanborn  bridge. 

THE   CEOSS  BRIDGE. 

The  Allard  bridge,  later  called  the  Cross  bridge,  Avas  a  short 
one,  with  wooden  piers,  until  the  Winnepiseogee  Paper  Company, 
through  Warren  F.  Daniell,  agent,  desired  to  flow  their  surround- 
ing flats  by  raising  the  dam  near  it  and  an  agreement  was  made 
with  the  town  through  their  selectmen  to  allow  them  to  raise  it 
four  feet  higher,  to  make  the  middle  pier  of  stone  and  to  grade 
and  raise  the  approaches.  They  were  also  to  raise  the  Colonj^ 
bridge  and  rebuild  the  abvitments,  maintaining  both  bridges  for- 
ever from  damage  by  water  caused  by  raising  the  Cross  dam. 

From  time  to  time  the  little  structures  spanning  our  moun- 
tain brooks,  so  susceptible  to  spring  freshets  or  a  drenching  storm, 
have  yielded  to  a  desire  to  "join  the  brimming  river,"  but 
Northfield  has  been,  with  the  exception  of  the  flood  of  1869,  singu- 
larly free  from  expense  attendant  on  replacing  bridges. 


CHAPTER   II. 

ECCLESIASTICAL   HISTORY. 

The  early  settlers  of  the  town  were  not  all  godly  men  and 
women,  but  they  were  descendants  of  the  Puritans  and  soon  set 
themselves  to  erect  churches  and  establish  schools. 

At  a  town  meeting,  held  the  6th  of  March,  1783,  among  other 
things,  it  was  voted  to  "Build  a  house  thurty  By  thirty-six  for 
the  good  of  the  Paarish  to  be  Built  Between  william  williams 
and  Sconduggody  Brook  Capt  Blanehard  Lieut  Gliddon  and 
Reuben  witcher  a  Committee  to  Par  Cix  A  Place  to  Build  sd 
house. 
"Voted 

"Esq  Gilman  should  have  the  Cear  of  Building  sd  House 
"Voted 

"To  Raise  Seventy  Dolows  toward  Building  sd  hous" 

On  the  2d  of  February,  1783,  it  had  been  voted,  "To  act 
upon  the  warrent  in  finding  Bords,  Shingil,  Plank  &  Nails  to 
finish  of  the  meeting  hous. 
"Voted 

"To  Bid  of  the  Boords  five  hundred  at  a  bid  and  to  be  deliv- 
ered at  the  meeting-hous  by  the  5th  of  March  next" 

Five  citizens  agreed  to  furnish  five  hundred  boards  at  9s.  6d. 
each. 

Nine  others  were  to  furnish  520  foot  boards  at  prices  varying 
from  9s.  6d.  to  13s.  6d.  Ten  also  agreed  to  furnish  "1000 
shingil"  at  8s.  Board  nails  were  bid  off  at  6s.  6d.  per  thousand 
and  "Shingil  Nails"  at  2s.  6d.  and  "Window  froimes"  at  2s. 
■  6d.  "1  window  f raim  furnished  by  Lieut  Lif ord  of  twenty 
four  Squaires." 

John  McDaniel  was  to  receive  said  lumber. 

The  records  show  nothing  further  until  April  7,  1786,  when 
Lieutenant  Glidden  was  chosen  a  "Committee  to  enclose  ye  meet- 
ing hous  and  to  floor  and  underpin  ye  soim" 


14  HISTORY    OF    NORTHFIELD. 

Then  came  delay.  March  5,  1891,  it  was  voted  to  "take  sum 
Method  to  build  a  town  house  or  meeting  house."  A  committee 
was  chosen  for  that  purpose  and  consisted  of  "the  former  three 
to  which  W™  Forrieest  Mr.  Thomas  Cross  Lieut  John  Cochran 
Esq  Mathews  and  N.  G.  Sanborn"  were  added. 

They  reported  March  29  as  follows : 

' '  l^tiy  for  to  build  a  house  of  a  midling  size 

"2u'iiy  That  the  timber,  bords.  Shingles  &  Nails  be  Vendued 
off  in  small  quantityes 

"Shuch  men  as  shall  bid  off  the  Same  on  the  Spot  where 
there  house  is  to  be  built,  the  timber  is  to  be  on  the  Spot  by  June 
1792 

"3iy  The  house  is  to  be  fraimed  and  Eaised  by  the  first  of 
September  of  the  same  year  1792 

"4iy  The  house  to  be  all  boorded  and  floored  and  Shingled 
in  the  said  month  of  Sept. ' ' 

June  7,  1791,  the  town  voted  to  set  the  house  at  "the  Cruch 
of  the  Eoads  where  it  Crosses  the  main  Road  about  Eighty  Rods 
below  Esq  Gilmans  as  the  Road  goes  from  Gilmanton  to  Salis- 
bury" 

In  March,  1792,  it  was  voted  to  raise  no  money  to  build  a 
meeting-house. 

March  7,  1793,  it  was  voted  to  build  a  meeting-house  and 
Colonel  Greeley,  Esquire  Harper  and  Captain  McCrillis,  all  non- 
residents, were  chosen  to  pitch  upon  a  "small  place  where  it 
should  stand,"  and  a  new  committee  was  appointed,  only  one 
of  the  old  board.  Captain  Blanchard,  being  retained. 

March  28,  1793,  the  locating  committee  reported  as  follows : 

"We  have  carefully  examined  the  situation  of  sd  Parish  and 
find  the  most  convenient  spot  to  be  on  Esq  Charles  Gliddens 
land  near  his  gate  a  Little  North  of  Capt  Stephens  Haines 
Dwelling  House  in  sd  ground  we  have  set  two  stakes  for  the 
front  of  sd  house  or  as  near  as  is  convenient." 

The  report  was  signed  by  Samuel  Greeley,  David  McCrillis  and 
William  Harper. 

The  matter  of  location  being  settled,  the  work  went  steadily 
on.    All  the  first-class  workmen  were  from  out  of  town. 

The  nails  were  forged  out  by  hand  on  the  spot  by  a  professional 
who  came  with  forge  and  material.    Grandfather  Knowles  turned 


ECCLESIASTICAL.  15 

the  balusters  and  the  corner  stone  was  probably  laid  without 
ceremony.  But  the  raising  was  a  great  event.  It  had  been  an- 
nounced for  the  second  week  in  September  and  great  prepara- 
tions had  been  made  for  a  grand  picnic  dinner.  Elder  Crockett 
of  Sanbornton  was  invited  to  make  a  prayer  and  to  give  a  re- 
ligious tone  to  the  occasion.  The  large  granite  blocks  for  the 
underpinning  had  been  put  in  place  and  the  sills  were  laid. 

Thus  the  ceremonies  began!  Master  Builder  William  Durgin 
stood  on  the  southeast  corner  with  a  bottle  of  New  England  rum  in 
his  hand.  Filling  a  glass,  he  passed  it  to  the  good  minister,  after 
spilling  some  on  the  ground,  and  then  to  the  dignitaries  present. 
Tradition  does  not  say  at  what  stage  of  the  proceedings  the  long 
and  fervent  prayer  was  offered,  but  it  does  say  all  drank  their 
fill.  It  is  safe  to  say  that  none  of  the  workmen  drank  to  excess, 
as  it  required  strong  arms  and  clear  heads  to  swing  the  massive 
timbers  to  their  place,  and  not  the  slightest  accident  marred 
the  day's  festivities.  When  the  evening  shadows  fell  the  struc- 
ture was  ready  for  the  roof.  The  dense  forest,  east  of  the  house, 
from  whence  the  large  beams  and  rafters  had  been  taken,  fur- 
nished an  ideal  place  for  the  bountiful  repast.  An  ox  cart, 
filled  with  white  and  brown  loaves,  furnished  by  the  good  women 
of  Bay  Hill,  had  appeared  in  due  time  and,  being  driven  to  its 
place  in  the  shade,  required  the  strong  arm  of  Capt.  David 
Hills,  supplemented  by  his  limber  ox-goad,  to  protect  it  from  the 
hungry,  fun-loving  boys,  who,  no  sooner  routed  from  a  rear  at- 
tack, appeared  in  front,  and  so  on  in  rapid  alternation,  while 
his  good  wife  on  horseback,  with  babe  in  arms,  brought  the  kettle 
strapped  behind,  in  which  Mother  Knowles  was  to  prepare  the 
fish  and  potato,  which  was  to  be  the  main  dish  of  the  feast. 

There  were  baked  beans,  of  course,  and  various  other  dishes, 
familiar  to  our  ancestors,  all  ready  at  the  stated  time. 

The  morrow  showed  greater  enthusiasm  and  larger  numbers. 
The  roof  timbers  were  easily  lifted  to  their  places  amid  cheers 
and  jokes  from  the  lookers-on,  and  when  the  ridgepole  was  in 
place  one  nimble  lad  stood  on  his  head  upon  it  with  his  feet  in 
the  air.  He  had  previously  distinguished  himself  by  being  the 
first  child  born  in  the  new  town.  Another  bountiful  feast  was 
served  in  the  grove  and  the  barrel  of  New  England  rum,  in  the 
store  building  opposite,  was  again  generously  patronized.     The 


16  HISTORY    OP    NORTHPIELD. 

afternoon  was  given  up  to  sports  of  various  kinds.  Nimble-footed 
boys  ran  races  up  the  hill  and  men  with  sacks  of  potatoes  on 
their  backs  vied  with  each  other  in  speed.  They  wrestled; 
climbed  trees;  lifted  weights;  and  carried  each  other  on  their 
backs.  Baseball,  lawn  tennis  or  golf  had  never  been  heard  of, 
yet  there  was  no  lack  of  sport.  Night  came  all  too  soon  and  all 
departed  to  their  homes ;  the  master  builder  and  his  trained  work- 
men rejoicing  in  a  mechanical  success;  the  religious  men  and 
women  happy  in  being  able  to  assist  in  establishing  the  preaching 
of  the  gospel  in  their  newly-chosen  home;  and  the  girls  and 
boys  sure  they  had  had  the  one  great  time  of  their  lives. 

A  special  meeting  was  called  at  the  meeting-house  on  Decem- 
ber 2,  1793,  to  provide  for  finishing  it.  It  was  voted  that  the 
lime  and  finish  material,  except  the  glass,  be  struck  off  to  the 
lowest  bidder  and  that  the  work  should  be  completed  by  the  first 
day  of  October,  1794. 

The  vote  to  paint  it  is  not  recorded  until  March  9,  1800. 

There  was  probably  no  dedication,  as  the  raising  had  exhausted 
all  the  sentiment,  and,  besides,  the  house  was  to  serve  a  double 
purpose.  Several  special,  as  well  as  the  annual  town  meeting, 
had  been  held  in  it  before  its  completion. 

It  did  not  follow  the  lines  of  modern  architecture,  with  tower, 
gables,  cornices  and  pillared  entrances.  It  was  plain,  as  you  see 
it  now  in  its  severe  outline  and  almost  repulsive  angularity,  but 
it  was  after  the  then  prevailing  style  and,  if  not  a  thing  of 
beauty,  was  a  joy  for  a  long  series  of  years. 

The  selling  of  the  pews  began  to  be  agitated  in  1820  and 
eventually  they  were  all  owned  by  individuals.  One  sold  at 
auction  on  April  8,  1807,  was  struck  off  to  Enoch  Rogers  at 
$30.50. 

All  denominations  worshiped  in  it,  as  the  town  directed  at  the 
annual  meeting,  and  for  several  years  a  certain  sum  of  money 
was  raised  to  hire  preachers  and  a  suitable  person  was  chosen  to 
expend  it.  In  fact,  in  1797,  it  was  voted  that  "The  selectmen 
supply  the  pulpit  the  ensuing  year"  and  £30  was  raised. 

Let  us  in  imagination  look  in  upon  this  little  company  of  wor- 
shipers of  the  long  ago. 


ECCLESIASTICAL.  17 

SUNDAYS  OF  THE  LONG  AGO  AT  THE  OLD  MEETING-HOUSE. 

Let  US  go  back  to  1820.  It  is  a  bright  Sunday  moi'iiing  in 
June.  Breakfast  and  family  Vi'orship  are  over.  The  cows  are 
milked  and  driven  to  pastiire  led  by  old  Brindle  with  her  noisy 
beU.  Cream-colored  Jerseys  and  spotted  Herefords  were  not 
then  kno-ivn.  The  chores  are  all  done  and  everything  made 
snug  and  safe,  though  the  doors  are  guiltless  of  either  bolts  or 
bars,  for  the  ubiquitous  tramp  has  not  yet  begun  his  travels. 
We  hastily  don  our  home-woven  garments  and  briskly  take  our 
departure  on  foot,  while  father,  mother  and  the  younger  ones  of 
our  little  flock  are  getting  ready  to  follow  on  horseback.  We 
are  barefooted,  of  course  (at  least  at  the  start),  and  soon  fall 
in  with  others  bound  for  the  same  shrine,  until  the  highways  and 
byways,  leading  north,  south,  east  and  west,  are  alive  with 
coming  worshipers.  From  out  mysterious  bundles  come  now 
carefully-kept  morocco  shoes  and  calfskin  boots,  which  are  has- 
tily put  on  by  the  wayside,  and  many  a  treasured  .silk  dress  is 
hastily  donned  at  some  neighbor's  house  nearby.  There  is  no 
sweet-toned  bell  to  ring  out  its  call  to  worship  or  greet  us  as  we 
arrive,  and  the  solemn-faced  minister  must  set  his  own  pace  as 
he  passes  slowly  to  his  wonted  place  in  the  pulpit,  beneath  the 
large  sounding-board.  This  was  the  only  glimpse  we  had  of  the 
busy  world  and  social  life,  and  the  greetings  were  cordial  and 
honest.  Up  to  the  horse  block,  close  by  the  door,  they  come. 
The  sire,  from  his  finely  upholstered  saddle,  springs  hastily  down, 
thus  displaying  a  saddle  cloth  that  has  grown  beautiful  under  the 
skillful  fingers  of  her,  who  now  sits  stately  on  the  pillion  with 
babe  in  arms,  perhaps,  and  a  rosy-cheeked  lad  or  lassie  clinging 
to  her  from  behind.  She  slips  proudly  down,  shakes  out  her 
rumpled  dress,  puts  the  children  in  shape,  while  the  horse  is 
led  away  to  its  hitching  post.  The  older  boys  and  girls  have  now 
arrived  and  all  prepare  for  a  dignified  entrance.  Did  they  care 
how  they  looked  in  these  old  times?  Where  else  did  the  styles 
have  a  chance  to  display  themselves  ?  Who  will  criticize  Mrs.  So 
and  So  if  she  whispers  into  her  neighbor's  ear  what  her  last 
web  was  colored  with  or  how  many  yards  of  frocking  she  had 
woven  the  past  week  ?  Next  comes  the  latest  bride  and  groom  on 
their  horses  and  elegant  saddles,  which  formed  a  part  of 
their  marriage  dower.  How  gallantly  he  helps  her  to  alight, 
3 


18  HISTORY  OF   NOETHFIELD. 

and,  clad  in  their  dainty  bridal  garments,  they  march  pom- 
pously in.  She  is  greeted  with  smiles  and  nods  as  he  leads 
her  to  her  first  sitting  in  the  family  pew.  And  still  they  come — 
old  Revolutionary  uniforms,  cocked  hats,  long  waistcoats,  knee 
breeches,  silver  shoe  buckles  and  all.  Mother's  calash  is  rather 
large,  but  she  thus  shows  she  is  well  to  do  and  can  afford  it,  and, 
besides,  there  is  every  style  of  headgear  that  can  be  seen  in 
a  modern  crowd.  The  square  pews,  like  so  many  sheep  pens, 
are  filled  and  the  doors  shut  and  fastened,  and  only  the  heads 
of  the  taller  ones  are  visible  above  the  heavy  grills  around  the 
top.  There  are  no  cushions  on  the  narrow  plank  seats  that  turn 
back  on  their  hinges  as  the  family  rises,  as  they  are  bound  to  do 
during  the  long,  long  prayers,  and  let  fall  with  most  unseemly 
clatter  when  came  the  ever-welcome  amen. 

The  heavy  plank  seats  in  front  of  the  double  doors  were  used 
by  the  communicants  when  the  Lord's  Supper  was  spread.  They 
were  quite  like  modern  pews,  save  that  they  were  longer,  and  in 
front  sat  the  deacon  in  charge  of  that  day's  service,  overhung 
by  the  swell  front  of  the  high  pulpit  above.  But,  listen,  the 
minister  rises  and  announces  the  opening  hymn  in  this  wise :  "Let 
us  sing  to  the  praise  of  God  from  Watts'  and  Select  Hymns  No. 
120,  long  meter, ' '  which  he  does  not  read.  Good  Deacon  Abbott 
now  rises  from  his  hiding  place,  ready  to  perform  his  stated 
duty.  The  chorister  has  already  selected  the  tLine  and  let  us 
hope  the  choir  has  rehearsed  it  faithfully.  The  tuning  fork  is 
produced  and  the  leader,  biting  it,  rolls  his  eyes  toward  Heaven, 
sounds  out  his  do,  mi,  sol,  do,  then  turning  to  his  choir,  who 
lean  towards  him,  he  gives  the  keynote,  which  they  sound  out 
clear  and  loud.  Now  the  lines  are  read  by  the  deacon  and  sung 
by  the  choir  until  the  usual  number  of  verses  are  accomplished. 

They  were  not  all  simple  tunes,  for  many  a  choice  anthem  was 
sung  as  a  voluntary,  in  which  the  deacon  had  no  part.  The 
singers  were  expected  to  do  duty  on  other  occasions,  and  many 
a  sad  funeral  was  made  doubly  dolorous  by  the  misguided  taste 
that  could  offer  such  comfort  as  came  from  the  old  hymn : 

"Hark,  from  the  tombs  a  doleful  sound 
My  ears  attend  the  cry, 
Te  living  men,  come  view  the  ground 
Where  you  must  shortly  lie." 


ECCLESIASTICAL.  19 

Then  follows  the  long  appeal  to  Heaven  for  all  ranks  and 
conditions  of  men,  and  especially  for  some  stricken  family,  who 
have  sent  in  a  written  request  for  the  prayers  of  the  church 
and  congregation  that  their  recent  bereavement  might  be  sancti- 
fied to  their  spiritual  good. 

The  elaborate  sermon,  in  accordance  with  the  prevailing  cus- 
tom, is  doctrinal  and  elaborates  the  accepted  creed  of  the  church. 
The  minister  spreads  out  his  generous  manuscript,  announces 
his  text,  and  gives  the  almost  numberless  divisions  and  subdi- 
visions that  cluster  in  and  around  the  theme.  Each  in  turn  is 
elaborated  and  proved  and  our  well-nigh  exhausted  spirits  are 
at  last  relieved  by  the  trite  announcement,  "In  view  of  this 
subject  I  remark  first."  These  were  often  carried  to  eighthly, 
ninthly,  lastly  and  finally.  This  was  good  old  orthodox  style, 
when  sermons  must  be  long  to  be  in  good  form.  But  we  do  not 
go  home  even  now.  There  is  no  Sunday  School  as  yet  and  we 
sit  in  the  shade  behind  the  house  and  eat  apples  and  the  ginger- 
bread our  mother  so  carefully  provided,  while  the  men  gather 
about  the  grounds  in  groups,  talk  over  the  coming  elections  or 
discuss  the  weighty  matters  of  national  polities.  The  pastor  is 
again  seen  wending  his  way  to  the  pulpit  and  so  again  we  enter. 
The  service  is  an  exact  counterpart  of  the  morning,  save  that 
the  sermon  is  a  practical  one.  Just  before  the  benediction  a 
clatter  of  hoofs  is  heard.  The  rider  hastily  dismounts  and  ap- 
pears at  the  open  door.  It  is  the  "crier,"  perhaps  the  town 
clerk,  who  enters  hastily  and,  with  a  loud  voice,  announces  that 

marriage  is  intended  between  and  ,  giving  the 

full  names.  This  "publishment"  must  be  given  in  three  diifer- 
ent  public  places  and  so  the  rider  is  off  again  ere  we  recover  our 
breath.  Sometimes  he  prefaced  the  announcement  with  "Hear 
ye!"  and  gave  the  added  order,  "If  any  one  knows  any  reason 
why  this  marriage  should  not  take  place,  let  him  speak  now  or 
ever  after  keep  silence. ' ' 

But  we  must  not  forget  the  tithingman.  He,  of  course,  is 
present  with  his  ' '  rod, ' '  not  unlike  a  modern  fish  pole  in  size  and 
length,  tapering  to  the  end.  His  duty  it  is  to  preserve  order, 
expel  offenders  and,  passing  from  place  to  place  in  the  front 
row  of  the  gallery,  reach  down  to  the  sleepers  below  and  tap 
them  on  the  head.     The  giggling  girls  and  whispering  boys  are 


20  HISTORY  OF   NOETHFIELD. 

his  especial  charges,  and  those  whose  "eyes  looked  love  to  eyes 
that  spoke  again,"  and  other  misdirected  eyes  that  peeped 
through  Grandfather  Knowles'  balusters  to  some  responsive  ones 
in  the  nearest  inclosure  instead  of  looking  straight  to  the  min- 
ister, as  they  were  in  duty  bound. 

But  we  must  not  forget  our  colored  friends  for  whom  the 
house  had  special  privileges  in  shape  of  a  narrow  seat  at  the 
top  of  the  flight  of  stairs  leading  to  the  gallery.  Sampson  and 
Pompey  could  occupy  the  allotted  space  in  the  east  wing  and 
Phyllis  and  Dinah  the  west.  Let  us  hope  the  doors  were  always 
left  open  so  the  service  could  reach  them,  or  that  otherwise  they 
were  allowed  to  go  within  the  sacred  enclosure. 

But  the  end  came  at  last,  as  the  tired  preacher  closed  his  book 
and  said,  with  uplifted  hand,  "Peace  be  with  you  all.    Amen." 

The  hungry  and  impatient  horses,  that  have  stamped  and 
neighed  for  the  last  hour,  now  receive  their  burdens  and  gallop 
swiftly  toward  "pastures  green." 

Sunday  night  is  Lovers'  Night!  The  Isaacs  and  Kebeccas 
linger  a  little  behind.  "Home  tonight?"  he  whispers  in  a  voice 
he  thinks  no  one  hears.  She  answers  with  a  nod  and  a  blush, 
and  then  they  go  their  several  ways,  each  and  all  satisfied  that 
the  day  has  been  kept,  if  not  in  accord  with  the  third  com- 
mandment, at  least  according  to  customary  usage. 

After  the  Congregationalists  went  to  worship  at  the  academy, 
this  house  was  abandoned,  except  for  business  purposes  and  an 
occasional  school  exhibition. 

The  first  anniversary  exercises  of  the  Seminary  were  held 
here  and  were  attended  by  a  great  concourse.  "When  the  town 
bought  the  brick  church  for  its  business  meetings,  it  fell  into 
decay  and  was  owned  by  several  private  individuals  in  turn, 
until  purchased  of  Joseph  Hill  by  Hon.  C.  B.  Tilton  and  re- 
moved to  the  fair  grounds,  at  great  expense  and  trouble,  by 
George  L.  Theobald  of  Concord.  It  was  put  in  good  repair  and 
used  as  an  exhibition  hall.  It  seems  most  fitting  that  North- 
field's  Old  Home  Day  exercises  should  be  held  in  it. 

FREEWILL    BAPTIST    CHURCH. 

This  sketch  begins  very  properly  with  the  biography  of  Elder 
Winthrop  Young,  since  Northfield  and  Canterbury  were  one 
when  this  sect  was  first  established  and  very  soon  spread  to  the 


ECCLESIASTICAL.  21 

utmost  western  limits  of  the  town  on  the  Merrimack  Kiver 
intervale. 

He  was  born  in  Barrington  in  1753.  When  about  22  years  old 
he  married  the  sister  of  Micajah  Otis.  Mr.  Young's  name  appears 
with  the  latter 's  among  the  nine  petitioners  from  the  Strafford 
Church  to  New  Durham  for  help,  after  the  Shaker  delusion  in 
1782,  which  wrecked  whole  churches. 

In  1787  he  removed  to  Canterbury,  where  he  was  chosen  cap- 
tain of  the  militia,  and  his  tall,  fine  figure  and  courteous  man- 
ners won  him  esteem  and  renown. 

In  1793  Rev.  Benjamin  Randall  visited  the  town  and  baptized 
a  number,  and  Mr.  Young  became  deeply  interested  and  zealous. 

In  June,  1796,  he  was  ordained  pastor  of  the  Free  Baptist 
Church  and  entered  upon  a  useful  pastorate  of  35  years. 

In  1798  he  baptized  30  in  Canterbury  and  in  1800  a  remarkable 
religious  interest  sprang  up  in  New  Hampton,  chiefly  through 
Ms  labors.  Here  he  organized  a  church  of  64  members  and  for 
eight  months  the  work  continued  until  114  had  been  baptized 
and  added  to  the  church. 

Besides  his  regular  duties  at  home,  he  held  meetings  regularly 
at  the  Oak  Hill  schoolhouse  and  Mr.  Piper's  barn.  June,  1824, 
was  a  revival  season  and  many  converts  were  baptized  by  him  in 
the  river.  He  was  often  assisted  by  the  Rev.  John  Harriman  and, 
still  later,  by  the  Rev.  Joseph  Harper,  M.  D.,  and  Elders  Jere- 
miah and  Joseph  Clough,  all  of  whom  were  ordained  the  same 
day  in  Canterbury. 

Elder  Young  established  a  church  at  the  Oak  Hill  schoolhouse 
and  a  Sabbath  School,  which  was  maintained  for  many  years. 
Many  of  the  new  comers  to  that  region  were  Methodists  and 
when  the  brick  meeting-house  was  built,  it  proved  more  attractive 
than  the  impretentious  schoolroom  and  many  were  attracted  to 
it  and  interest  in  the  little  society  declined. 

Soon  after  the  Adventists  and  Methodists  held  services  in 
groves  and  private  houses  during  the  summer  months  and  the 
Sunday  School  was  very  regularly  maintained.  In  1822,  at  the 
age  of  70,  he  was  still  in  the  work  and  baptized  a  number  at 
Northfield  in  1832.  After  a  long  life,  spent  in  loving  service 
for  the  Master,  he  passed  suddenly  into  the  higher  life  on  Jan- 
uary 6,  1832.    Still  the  good  cause  did  not  languish.    The  Sun- 


22  HISTORY  OF   NORTHFIELD. 

day  School  flourished  and  meetings  were  held  in  suitable  weather 
in  Thomas  Chase's  grove,  as  the  schoolhouse  proved  inadequate. 

Rev.  John  Chamberlain  reorganized  this  church  in  1858  and, 
under  his  care,  it  reached  a  membership  of  40.  (See  por- 
trait and  sketch.)  He  was  ordained  July  4  in  the  woods  by  the 
Eev.  J.  B.  Davis.  A  wonderful  story  is  told  by  many  partici- 
pants in  that  service,  numbering  some  1,500  people,  of  a  won- 
derful instance  of  immediate  answer  to  prayer. 

During  the  afternoon  a  shower  developed  in  the  west,  increas- 
ing to  alarming  proportions.  The  crowd  grew  restless,  as  there 
was  no  shelter,  and  soon  became  greatly  alarmed,  as  the  storm 
was  accompanied  with  deafening  thunder.  It  crossed  the  river 
and  the  sound  of  the  big  drops  rattled  in  the  neighboring  tree 
tops. 

Coming  to  the  front  of  the  platform,  Mr.  Chamberlain  knelt 
with  his  face  to  the  coming  storm  and  never  was  a  more  fervent 
appeal  made  to  "Him  who  holds  the  winds  and  waters  in  his 
hand, ' '  than  was  there  uttered. 

Suddenly,  as  the  great  drops  came  nearer,  a  sharp  gust  of 
wind  turned  the  edges  of  the  cloud  aside  and  the  storm  passed 
to  the  North  without  a  drop  having  fallen  on  the  crowd.  The 
effect  was  instant  and  a  season  of  thanksgiving  followed.  Many 
of  those  present  call  it  a  miracle  to  this  day. 

After  Mr.  Chamberlain's  departure  to  other  fields  of  labor, 
the  Belknap  Quarterly  Meeting  Association  supplied  preaching 
for  one  year,  thus  making  the  supply  constant  for  a  dozen 
years. 

From  1872  to  1883  Elders  Higgins  of  Canterbury,  Prescott 
and  Hadley  of  Franklin,  Rev.  John  Fogg  and  others,  students 
from  the  New  Hampshire  Conference  Seminary,  furnished  a  con- 
stant supply.  . 

Mrs.  James  Thompson  and  Willie  Keniston  were  active  in 
reorganizing  the  Sunday  School  in  1875,  and  Moses  Batchelder 
served  as  its  superintendent  until  his  death.  The  old  library 
was  enlarged,  an  organ  secured,  and,  on  the  completion  of  Union 
Church,  moved  to  its  present  location  and  is  still  in  a  flourish- 
ing condition. 

The  Baptist  Church  is  now,  as  then,  the  only  organization  in 
that  part  of  the  town  and  holds  its  services  regularly  and  has 
largely,  with  the  ilethodists,  conducted  the  Sunday  School. 


REV.    JOHN    CHAMBERLAIN. 


ECOiESIASTICAL.  23 

Dea.  Charles  H.  Ayers  (see  portrait  and  sketch)  was  for 
many  years  its  most  faithful  member  and  generous  supporter. 

REV.  JOHN  CHAMBERLAIN. 

BY  REV.  FREDERICK  L.  WILEY. 

(See  portrait.) 

"To  be  well  born  is  better  than  to  be  born  rich.''  Then,  in  the  town 
of  Loudon,  state  of  New  Hampshire,  on  the  27th  of  November,  in  the 
year  of  our  Lord  1821,  John  Chamberlain  entered  into  a  goodly  heri- 
tage. His  ancestry  on  both  sides  reach  back  through  clearly  marked 
lines  to  the  colonial  settlers  of  Massachusetts  and  Southern  N|?w 
Hampshire.  They  bore  an  honorable  record  in  the  affairs  of  both 
church  and  state. 

They  were  mostly  sturdy  farmers,  but  ^mong  them  were  representa- 
tives of  all  useful  industries  and  professions.  There  were  college  men, 
doctors,  clergymen,  lawyers  and  statesmen.  They  were  very  patriotic 
and  were  active,  both  as  soldiers  and  officers  in  all  the  historic  wars 
for  the  establishment  and  defence  of  the  American  nation. 

John  was  the  second  of  seven  children  born  to  Dea.  John  Abbott  and 
Polly  Clough  Chamberlain.  Judge  Sylvester  Dana,  law  partner  of 
former  president  Franklin  Pierce,  in  his  memorial  of  Deacon  Cham- 
berlain, spoke  of  him  as:  "An  honest  man  in  whom  there  was  no 
guile;  an  intelligent  man  of  sound  judgment,  who  readily  perceived 
both  truth  and  error;  a  fearless  man  who  dared  sustain  the  right, 
however  unpopular."  These,  with  other  sterling  characteristics,  were 
transmitted  to  the  subject  of  this  sketch  and  to  his  children. 

The  education  which  John  was  able  to  glean  from  the  district  school 
was  supplemented  by  courses  at  Pembroke  Academy  and  New  Hamp- 
ton Institution.  He  was  an  omnivorous  reader,  had  a  tenacious  mem- 
ory and  was  a  close  observer  of  current  events.  The  Free  Baptist 
Church,  the  church  of  his  parents,  the  church  of  his  early  religious 
associations,  was  the  church  of  which  he  became  a  member  at  con- 
version. A  long  and  severe  struggle  respecting  his  duty  to  preach 
the  Lord's  gospel  eventuated  in  his  ordination  on  July  4,  1858.  The 
services  were  held  in  a  beautiful  grove  near  the  Oak  Hill  school- 
house  in  Northfleld  and  were  witnessed  by  more  than  1,500  people. 

The  year  following  his  ordination,  Mr.  Chamberlain  traveled,  as  an 
evangelist,  about  5,000  miles  and  preached  on  an  average  one  sermon 
for  each  day.  Near  the  close  of  1859  he  organized  a  church  in  Penacook, 
over  which  he  settled;  but  when  the  national  war  broke  out  nearly 
all  the  male  members  followed  him  to  the  front  and  the  church  be- 
came extinct.  His  war  record  was  unique  and  brilliant.  He  acted 
under  a  special  commission  from  Governor  Berry  to  care  for  the  sick 
and  wounded  soldiers  of  New  Hampshire.  In  this  capacity  he  was  not 
only  a  great  help  to  disabled  soldiers,  but  saved  the  state  much  treas- 
ure. ' 


24  HISTORY  OF   NOETHPIELD. 

Among  the  pastorates  held  by  Mr.  Chamberlain  were  those  at  Pena- 
cook,  Canterbury,  Meredith  Center,  Meredith  Oak  Hill,  Lisbon,  Stark, 
Lower  Gilmanton,  West  Salisbury,  Canterbury  Center  and  Northfield. 
From  1881  to  1890  he  was  chaplain  of  Merrimack  County  Almshouse 
where,  in  addition  to  general  good  work,  he  organized  a  Sunday 
School  and  established  a  library. 

Mr.  Chamberlain  had,  to  some  extent,  a  poetic  gift  and  composed 
several  hymns  which  were  copied  into  popular  collections.  These  he 
sang  with  marked  effect,  notably  "The  Gospel  Train."  He  was  also 
gifted  in  prayer  and  used  these,  with  other  endowments,  to  profit  in  his 
evangelistic  work.  His  sermons  were  well  arranged,  copiously  Illus- 
trated and  were  generally  delivered  with  much  pathos. 

His  strong  individuality  made  him  seem  to  some  a  bit  eccentric  in 
methods  and  manners.  But  he  was  abundant  in  good  works  along  all 
ordinary  lines  of  ministerial  effort  and  he  did  a  work  for  humanity 
that  but  few  of  his  brethren  were  furnished  by  nature  and  grace  to 
accomplish.  Exact  statistics  could  not  be  found  among  his  papers,  but 
it  is  known  that  he  officiated  at  a  large  number  of  weddings  and 
funerals;  that  he  baptized  hundreds  of  converts  and  that  scores  of 
souls,  converted  under  his  evangelistic  efforts,  were  gathered  to  church 
membership  by  other  pastors. 

With  the  dawn  of  January  1,  1893,  the  liberated  soul  of  John  Cham- 
berlain went  out  from  its  Northfield  home  and  up  to  that  city  "whose 
builder  and  maker  is  God."  After  an  impressive  funeral  service  at 
the  Northfield  church,  sustained  by  the  Revs.  J.  Erskine,  Lewis  Mal- 
vern, Irving  W.  Coombs  and  Frederick  L.  Wiley,  and  the  Masonic 
fraternity,  the  remains  were  borne  to  Bedford,  N.  H.,  for  interment. 

On  the  9th  of  May,  1848,  Mr.  Chamberlain  was  married  to 
Amanda  M.  Johnson,  who  beaueathed  him  three  children.  Charles 
Judson  is  a  prosperous  citizen  of  Ponkapog,  Mass;  Mary  C,  now  Mrs. 
Henry  A.  Aldrich,  lives  at  Cambridge,  Mass.;  and  Nellie  B.,  now  Mrs. 
William  W.  Darrah,  resides  at  Dedham,  Mass.  These  are  all  sur- 
rounded by  happy  families  of  their  own.  This  wife  and  mother  was 
called  to  her  celestial  reward  July  22,  1867.  Her  successor,  Irena 
Bachelder,  was  inducted  into  the  family  by  marriage  September  29, 
1868,  and  presided  over  the  household  till  its  disruption  by  death. 
By  a  recent  marriage  she  is  now  Mrs.  Charles  C.  Noyes  of  Concord. 

METHODIST    EPISCOPAL    CHURCH. 
BY  REV.  D.  C.  KNOWLES,  D.  D. 

In  the  spring  of  1804  two  Methodist  preachers,  Caleb  Dustin 
and  Lewis  Bates,  were  appointed  to  the  Bridgewater  circuit. 

As  they  rode  through  the  town  of  Northfield,  they  were  im- 
pressed with  the  beauty  of  its  hills  and  felt  that  ' '  God  ought  to 
have  a  work  in  this  region  for  them." 


ECCLESIASTICAL.  25 

They  told  the  people  they  met  who  they  were  and  that  they 
would  gladly  hold  religious  services  if  they  were  desired  and 
if  any  one  would  open  his  house  and  circulate  the  information. 

Deacon  Jonathan  Clough,  a  Baptist  residing  on  Bay  Hill, 
responded  to  their  request  and  invited  them  to  preach  in  his 
home.  The  house  is  still  in  existence,  having  been  occupied 
through  the  century  just  closed  by  the  descendants  of  the  family, 
and  being  very  recently  sold  by  the  widow  of  Wm.  H.  Clough. 

Kev.  Lewis  Bates,  grandfather  of  ex-Governor  Bates  of  Massa- 
chusetts, accepted  the  invitation  and  preached  a  sermon  from 
the  text,  "I  was  a  stranger  and  ye  took  me  in."  The  people 
were  deeply  interested  in  the  discourse  of  this  faithful  itinerant 
and  requested  further  services,  and  Joseph  Knowles,  residing 
on  Bay  Hill  nearby,  offered  his  home  for  a  second  service,  which 
was  held  two  weeks  later,  Caleb  Dustin  preaching  the  sermon. 
A  regular  appointment  was  made  for  a  meeting  every  two  weeks. 

At  one  of  these  sei'vices,  shortly  after  their  begiuning,  the 
people  were  deeply  moved  by  the  earnest  appeals  of  the  preacher 
and  several  were  converted.  A  class,  consisting  of  Joseph 
Knowles  and  wife,  Josiah  Ambrose  and  wife,  and  four  sisters, 
Susanna,  Sarah,  Hannah  and  Eunice  Morse,  was  formed.  Others 
were  quickly  added,  among  whom  were  Alice  Glidden,  Lottie 
Ellison,  the  mother  of  Benjamin  F.  Butler,  and  Mrs.  Polly  Wad- 
leigh  FuUerton,  later  Mrs.  Capt.  Isaac  Glines,  mother  of  Mrs. 
William  Clough,  and  thus  was  formed  the  nucleus  of  the  Metho- 
dist Episcopal  Church  of  Northfield  and  Tilton.  , 

In  1805  Martin  Enter  visited  Northfield  and  baptized  nine 
persons  in  the  pond  on  Bay  Hill,  and  in  the  spring  of  1806  he 
was  appointed  by  Bishop  Hedding  at  the  conference  held  in  Ca- 
naan, the  first  regular  pastor  of  the  church,  which  had  been  or- 
ganized with  a  membership  of  31  persons. 

A  parsonage  was  built  for  him  on  Bay  Hill,  the  foundations 
of  which  are  still  visible.  By  vote  of  the  town  he  was  permitted 
to  cut  wood  from  the  parsonage  lot  for  his  own  fire,  "provided 
he  leaves  the  fences  in  good  order." 

The  Methodists  were  also  permitted  to  occupy  occasionally 
the  Union  Church,  now  located  on  the  Grange  Fair  ground,  but 
some,  not  relishing  their  teachings,  a  discussion  arose  and  the 
itinerants  were  content  to  make  use  of  schoolhouses,   private 


26  HISTOKT  OF  NOETHFIELD. 

dwellings  and  barns  for  their  services,  until  in  due  time  a  brick 
church  was  built  for  their  exelusiTe  use,  which  is  now  the  town 
hall  of  Northfield. 

The  church  grew'  with  amazing  rapidity  from  conversions  and 
the  influx  of  new  settlers.  Among  the  latter  was  Chase  Wyatt, 
an  ardent  Methodist  from  Sandown,  whose  descendants  are  still 
prominent  factors  in  the  church  and  community.  The  ministers 
were  not  embarrassed  for  lack  of  a  church  in  which  to  preach, 
as  they  were  equally  at  home  in  barns  or  forests.  Their  message 
of  salvation  was  as  large  as  space  and  they  longed  to  have  the 
whole  world  hear  it.  It  is  said  that  Lewis  Bates  once  preached 
in  the  grove  of  Chase  Wyatt  and  that  his  stentorian  voice  could 
be  heard  a  mile  away  on  Bay  Hill. 

In  1814  Joseph  Knowles,  the  first  member  and  class  leader, 
died  in  great  triumph.  At  that  time  the  membership  had  in- 
creased to  158  and  their  unity,  zeal  and  faith  had  impressed  the 
whole  community.  They  exercised  boundless  hospitality  toward 
one  another  and  many  homes  were  headquarters  for  the  itiner- 
ants and  the  Methodists  of  surrounding  charges.  Quarterly  meet- 
ings were  great  events  in  their  spiritu.al  experiences  and  not  in- 
frequently they  gathered  from  far  and  near  to  enjoy  their  "love 
feasts"  and  to  listen  to  their  chief  ministers.  This  unity  and 
brotherliness  impressed  the  people  and  the  remark  was  not  un- 
common, ' '  See  how  these  Christians  love  one  another. ' ' 

In  1828,  the  new  church  edifice,  now  the  Northfield  town  house, 
was  erected  and  dedicated  as  a  place  of  worship. 

In  1835  a  parsonage  was  purchased  and  it  is  still  used  for  that 
purpose. 

In  1841,  Josiah  Ambrose,  one  of  the  earliest  and  most  influ- 
ential members,  died.  He  was  universally  respected  and  loved 
for  his  solid  worth,  gentlemanly  bearing  and  modest  manliness. 
He  had  been  for  many  years  a  teacher  in  the  community  and 
had  won  the  love  of  his  pupils. 

In  1856  the  present  house  of  worship,  located  in  Tilton,  was 
erected.  The  opposition  to  the  transfer  of  the  church  home  to 
another  town  was  not  serious  and  the  inhabitants  of  Northfleld 
soon  accepted  the  change  as  for  the  best  interests  of  the  whole. 

A  long  list  of  pastors  served  the  church  through  the  century. 
At  first  they  changed  every  year,  and,  later,  every  two  or  three 
years,  but  at  the  present  time  they  are  privileged  to  remain 


NORTHFIELD  TOWN"  HALL. 


ECCLESIASTICAL.  27 

during  efficiency  or  until  called  away  by  the  exigencies  of  the 
work. 

Of  some  of  the  63  who  so  faithfully  and  ably  filled  the  desk 
in  the  brick  church  and  later  in  the  adjoining  town,  it  will  be 
my  duty  to  speak  in  this  place. 

This  church  celebrated  its  100th  anniversary  in  June,  1905,. 
and  from  the  able  historical  address  of  Rev.  J.  "W.  Adams  I 
take,  in  part,  the  following  regarding  some  of  its  best  known 
preachers,  who  resided  in  Northfield: 

REV.  MARTIN  RUTER. 

Northfield  was  first  recognized  as  one  of  the  stations  of  the  Bletho- 
dist  Conference  in  1805  and  Mr.  Ruter  was  the  first  supply  sent. 

The  town  records  say  that  there  was  dissent  from  his  doctrine  by 
Gideon  Sawyer  and  Jesse  Cross  and  that  soon  after  he  and  his  fol- 
lowers abandoned  the  meeting-house,  which  they  used  alternately 
with  other  denominations,  and  held  services  at  the  Bay  Hill  school- 
house  and  in  William  Knowles'  barn.  Their  converts  were  baptized 
in  Chestnut  Pond.  He  baptized  the  first  nine  members  whose  names 
are  given  elsewhere.  Dr.  Adams,  in  his  historical  address  at  the  Cen- 
tennial anniversary,  says  he  was  born  at  Charlestown,  Mass.,  April  3, 
1785.  He  joined  the  New  York  Conference  in  1801.  He  remained  in 
Northfield  for  several  years.  Three  children  were  born  here.  Sybil,, 
the  second  daughter,  was  born  July  15,  1810.  He  taught  the  Bay  Hill 
school  and  had  the  superintendency  of  the  others  in  1809.  He  was 
presiding  elder  with  his  home  here  and  represented  the  town  in  the 
Legislature  of  1811.  He  became  a  learned  man  and  was  principal  of 
Newmarket  Academy  and  Augusta,  Ga.,  College  until  1833.  Prom 
1834  to  1837  he  was  president  of  Alleghany  College.  Mr.  Adams  says 
"he  was  a  man  of  a  generous  nature  and  of  great  natural  abilities 
and  that  he  bore  the  title  of  D.  D."  He  died  in  Texas.  May  16,  1838, 
having  gone  there  to  preach  to  the  destitute. 

REV.  LEWIS  BATES. 

Rev.  Lewis  Bates  came  to  the  New  England  Conference  in  1806. 
He  was  born  in  1780  and  was  a  preacher  while  Mr.  Ruter  was  presiding^ 
elder.  Mr.  Bates  was  a  fine  pulpit  orator  and  often  held  services  in  the 
open  air.  His  voice,  Mr.  Adams  says,  was  "like  the  blast  of  an  arch- 
angel's trumpet"  and  could  be  heard  for  long  distances.  He  was  a 
holy  man  and  many  converts  followed  his  ministry. 

These  were  the  two  men  of  spiritual  might  whose  voices  first  heralded 
the  new  evangel  in  Northfield. 

REV.  WILLIAM  D.  OASS. 
Mr.   Cass  is  not  enrolled  as  a  regular  supply  but  is  entitled  to  a. 
place  in  Northfield  history,  as  his  wife  was  of  the  Knowles  family,  and 


28  HISTORY  OF   NOETHFIELD. 

Still  more  for  his  great  interest  and  labors  in  securing  the  Seminary  for 
our  town.  He  was  a  powerful  man  in  whatever  he  undertook.  He 
-was  a  resident  of  Northfield  in  1827  when  the  erection  of  the  brick 
church  was  undertaken  and  mainly  through  his  energy  and  push  it 
was  carried  to  completion  and  dedicated  September  1,  1826. 

REV.  GEORGE  STORES. 

Mr.  Storrs,  who  filled  the  charge  in  1829,  was  a  man  of  great  ability 
and  Christian  zeal.  He  had  a  great  following  and  there  were  many 
converts.  He  was  a  powerful  antislavery  speaker  and,  attempting  to 
deliver  a  lecture  in  the  brick  church,  December  14,  1835,  was  dragged 
from  his  knees  while  in  prayer,  taken  from  the  church  and  arrested  as 
an  idler  and  vagrant,  going,  a  disorderly  person,  from  place  to  place, 
etc.  A  hearing  was  held  next  day  and  he  was  acquitted,  only  to  receive 
similar  treatment  at  Pittsfield  and  elsewhere.  A  printed  circular 
concerning  the  trial  is  still  preserved.  Judge  Atkinson  was  the  jus- 
tice and  Dr.  Hoyt  one  of  the  chief  witnesses.  (See  Greeley's  History 
of  the  Great  Rebellion.) 

REV.  SILAS  QUIMBY. 

Mr.  Quimby  was  preacher  for  the  year  1855,  which  will  be  remem- 
bered as  the  beginning  of  the  enterprise  which  took  from  us  the  only 
remaining  church. 

The  feeling  against  its  removal  was,  however,  not  of  long  duration, 
as  recorded  elsewhere,  and  the  church,  although  outside  our  borders, 
has  for  more  than  a  half  century  entered  largely  into  the  spiritual 
life  of  the  town. 

These  are  but  a  few  of  the  62  devoted  men  who  served  the  de- 
nomination in  Northfield,  the  pioneers  in  point  of  time  or  the 
leaders  in  great  emergencies,  and  who  were  residents  here. 

NORTHFIELD   CONGREGATIONAL   CHURCH. 

Early  in  the  spring  of  1822  there  was  an  organization  formed, 
called  "The  First  Religious  Society  of  Northfield,"  and  $150 
was  raised  for  preaching,  but  there  are  no  records  to  show  what 
denominations  were  inclu.ded  or  how  long  the  organization  ex- 
isted in  Northfield. 

In  July  of  the  same  year  the  Rev.  Abraham  Bodwell  of  San- 
bornton,  the  Rev.  Dr.  Woods  of  Boscawen  and  the  Rev.  Asa 
McFarland  of  Concord  were  invited  to  consult  with  those  who 
were  desirous  of  forming  a  Congregational  Church.  After 
much  deliberation  it  seemed  advisable  and  an  organization  was 


ECCLESIASTICAL.  2,9 

effected  on  July  18,  1822.  There  were  16  original  members, 
namely : 

Elias  Abbott  and  wife,  Elizabeth; 

Obadiah  Hall  and  wife,  Hannah; 

Obadiah  Hall,  Jr.,  and  wife,  Hannah; 

Susanna  Hancock; 

Jeremiah  Hall; 

Robert  Forrest  and  wife,  Sarah ; 

Ebenezer  Morrison  and  wife,  Anna; 

Mrs.  Betsey  Brown; 

Sally  Dearborn; 

Dr.  Enos  Hoyt; 

Abagail  Abbott. 

Dr.  Wood  preached  the  sermon  and  administered  the  sacrament 
on  that  occasion. 

Elias  Abbott  was  chosen  deacon  and,  a  little  later,  Jeremiah 
Hall  was  similarly  honored. 

"Within  a  year  the  membership  was  increased  by  six  and  a 
weekly  prayer-meeting  established,  which  has  continued  regu- 
larly to  the  present  time.  During  the  14  years  following,  90 
were  added  to  its  membership. 

They  worshiped  at  the  meeting-house  when  other  denomina- 
tions were  not  using  it.  Often  they  met  at  the  Centre  school- 
house;  sometimes  at  Bay  Hill  and,  later,  at  the  academy  at 
Sanbornton  Bridge. 

The  farmers,  it  was  claimed,  could  more  easily  go  to  the  vil- 
lage, which  was  fast  increasing  in  population,  than  the  village 
people  could  go  a  mile  on  foot  to  the  old  meeting-house;  so  that 
when  a  new  house  of  worship  was  anticipated  its  location  was 
easily  decided,  and  public  worship  was  held  in  the  old  academy 
thereafter. 

A  prominent  citizen  of  Sanbornton  Bridge,  who  did  not  sym- 
pathize with  the  antislavery  movement,  then  coming  to  the 
front,  offered  a  site  free  of  cost  provided  the  subject  of  Ameri- 
can slavery  be  forever  excluded  from  its  pulpit. 

There  was  not,  however,  any  trouble  in  securing  a  site. 
Three  small  tracts  were  purchased,  one  given  and  the  present 
site  unanimously  agreed  upon. 

Four  prominent  men.  Dr.  Hoyt,  William  Pollansby,  Robert 


30  HISTORY  OF   NOETHPIELD. 

Gray  and  Esq.  Samuel  Tilton,  agreed  to  furnish  one  third  of 
the  cost  and  take  their  pay  in  pews.  Others  pledged  themselves 
to  purchase  and  the  work  was  begun  in  May,  1838,  by  a  force 
of  workmen  from  Hopkinton. 

Pastor  and  people  gathered  among  the  timbers  at  the  laying 
of  the  corner  stone.  Eev.  Enoch  Corser  offered  prayer.  A 
choir,  consisting  of  Deacon  Hall,  Hazen  Cross,  Dr.  Hoyt,  Miss 
Eliza  Hall  and  Miss  Sarah  Tilton,  rendered  appropriate  music. 
Five  months  later  the  pews  were  sold,  the  building  paid  for 
and  dedicated  free  of  debt.  The  whole  cost,  including  fur- 
nishings, bell,  etc.,  was  $3,500.  The  bell,  the  only  one  for  miles 
around,  was  furnished  by  the  Ladies'  Circle. 

Does  my  duty  as  historian  stop  here?  Far  from  it.  This 
church  has  been  all  through  the  subsequent  years  as  much— nay 
more — a  factor  in  the  spiritual  and  social  life  of  Northfield 
than  when  that  handful  of  16  original  members  gathered  around 
the  Lord's  table  for  their  first  communion. 

It  now  took  the  name  of  "The  Northfield  and  Sanbornton 
Bridge  Congregational  Church."" 

In  1867  the  building  M'as  raised  and  an  under  story  put  in. 
This  improvement  furnished  a  vestry  and  pastor's  room,  with 
stairs  leading  to  the  pulpit.  A  kitchen  was  also  added.  Mr. 
Bradbury  T.  Brown  gratuitously  furnished  the  lumber  and 
Jeremiah  C.  Tilton  had  charge  of  the  work. 

The  gallery  was  rebuilt  in  1882  and  the  organ  placed  behind 
the  desk,  new  seats  provided  and  the  room  frescoed.  It  was 
further  improved  in  1887  and  the  seating  capacity  greatly  en- 
larged. The  memorial  room,  fitted  up  by  the  late  Selwin  Pea- 
body  in  memory  of  his  devoted  wife,  was  dedicated  January  20, 
1888. 

The  church  is  now  provided  with  modern  improvements,  in 
all  of  which  the  Northfield  members  have  generously  done  their 
share.  Of  the  13  who  have  filled  the  office  of  deacon,  10  have 
been  residents  of  Northfield,  as  were  all  the  charter  members 
of  the  church  and  12  of  the  20  Sunday  School  superintendents. 

Of  the  many  bequests,  those  coming  from  Northfield  friends 
have  been  in  excess  of  those  from  others.  Of  the  seven  godly, 
earnest  men,  who  have  told  the  "old,  old  story"  from  this  desk, 
four  have  dwelt  within  our  borders  and  will  be  noticed  herewith. 


ECCLESIASTICAi.  31 

Only  when  the  books  are  opened  in  the  clearer  vision  of  Heaven 
shall  we  be  able  to  trace  the  dim  lines  and  read  how  God 's  provi- 
dence and  grace  have  followed  weak,  human  efforts  and  suppli- 
cations. 

REV.  LIBA  CONANT. 

Rev.  John  Turner  was  the  first  Congregational  minister  to  preach 
in  the  old  meeting-house  and  was  followed  by  the  Revs.  Jotham  and 
Samuel  Sewall. 

Rev.  Mr.  Page  of  Salisbury  fills  the  record  until  the  coming  of  Rev. 
Liba  Conant,  when  the  church  was  organized  in  1822.  He  was  or- 
dained May  29  1823. 

He  is  characterized  by  one,  who  long  sat  under  his  preaching,  as  "a 
small  man  with  soft  voice  and  gentle  manners,  one  of  the  few  of 
whom  the  world  is  not  worthy."  He  was  a  graduate  of  Brown  Uni- 
versity and  this  was  his  first  charge.  His  salary  was  meager  and  his 
father,  liking  the  arrangement,  came  to  reside  with  him  to  assist  in 
his  support. 

He  was  especially  happy  In  his  marriage  service  and  his  house  was 
the  scene  of  numberless  weddings.  The  temperance  reform  began 
during  his  pastorate  and  was,  as  elsewhere,  the  occasion  of  opposition 
and  bitterness  of  feeling.  The  church  passed  a  resolve  "that  no  one 
be  received  as  a  member  who  traificks  in  or  manufactures  ardent 
spirits  and  any  member  who  begins  to  sell  shall  be  disciplined."  Mr. 
Conant  and  his  family  were  greatly  endeared  to  his  people.  "* 

Only  seven  came  to  the  Lord's  table  at  his  first  communion.  At 
the  last  one  there  were  106.  He  retired  in  1836,  after  14  years  of  ser- 
vice. 

Hazel  Lucas  followed  with  one  year's  service  and  then  came  that 
strong,  blunt,  eloquent  and  thoroughly  devoted  man, 

REV.  ENOCH  CORSER. 

He  was  a  graduate  of  Middlebury  College  in  1811.  He  had  preached 
in  Loudon  20  years  and  delighted  especially  to  teach  the  fundamental 
doctrines  of  his  belief. 

His  sermons  were  models  of  method,  running  always  to  fifthly  and 
sixthly,  and  his  deductions  also  ran  through  divisions  and  subdivisions 
to  lastly  and  finally.  He  had  a  powerful  voice  and  tremendous  muscle, 
which  he  sometimes  used  on  the  desk  and  Bible  in  his  passages  of 
intense  fervor.  Sometimes  he  marshaled  all  his  powers  of  invective 
against  the  wrong  and  his  attacks  were  nothing  short  of  storm  and 
siege.  It  was  during  his  pastorate  that  the  church  occupied  its  new 
house  at  Sanbornton  Bridge. 

October  29,  1840,  he  informed  his  congregation  that,  whereas  the 
members  of  the  society  had  property  worth  $42,000,  he  could  not  con- 
tinue to  preach  longer  for  $350.     He  retired  and  died  at  Boscawen, 


32  HISTORY  OF   NOETHFIELD. 

after  several  other  pastorates,  in  1868.  Dr.  Bouton  said  at  his  funeral 
that  "he  entered  most  heartily  into  all  the  great  missionary,  charitable 
and  reformatory  measures  of  the  day,  was  a  powerful  advocate  of 
temperance  and  that  his  sympathies  were  with  the  colored  race  in 
their  bonds  and  with  his  country  in  her  mighty  conflict  with  re- 
bellion." 

REV.  CORBAN  CURTICE. 

He  was  not  a  college  graduate,  but  added  to  a  good  common  school 
education  a  four-years'  academic  course  and  three  of  theological  train- 
ing. His  choice  of  the  ministry  as  a  profession  was  due  to  a  painful 
misfortune  when  21  years  old.  He  was  obliged  for  the  rest  of  his  life 
to  go  upon  crutches.  He  gave  his  whole  heart  and  life  to  his  calling, 
so  much  so  that  we  never  thought  but  he  was  one  of  us,  though  neither 
his  home  nor  church  were  within  our  borders. 

His  frank,  open  face,  as  he  rode  through  our  byways  and  highways, 
smiling  and  bowing  to  all  he  met,  was  like  a  benediction,  while  the 
ardent  clasp  of  his  hand  was  a  thing  to  be  remembered.  He  was  a 
temperance  reformer  and  in  full  sympathy  with  the  antislavery  move- 
ment and  intensely  loyal  to  the  republic  during  the  rebellion  and,  as 
all  advanced  leaders  of  human  thought,  had  to  suffer  for  his  loyalty  to 
truth,  to  humanity  and  to  God. 

He  was  accused  of  political  preaching;  many  disaffected  became 
identified  with  a  new  church  then  being  formed,  while  others  with- 
drew and  withheld  their  support.  His  salary  was  in  arrears  and  he 
resigned  his  charge.  A  council  called  to  dismiss  him  refused  to  do  so, 
alleging,  as  the  report  on  the  church  records  shows,  that  there  had 
been  no  evidence  presented  that  he  had  ever  preached  in  the  interest 
of  any  political  party  or  for  the  advancements  of  its  objects;  that  the 
imputation  was  really  the  result  of  an  intolerant  spirit  entirely  op- 
posed to  the  free  and  charitable  spirit  of  the  gospel  of  our  divine  Lord. 
He  remained,  many  returned  and  confessed  their  error  and  seven  more 
years  were  added  to  his  term  of  service,  making  27  years  in  all. 

He  filled  other  pulpits  for  long  or  short  intervals,  but  remained 
among  his  people  until  his  death,  February  19,  1881,  aged  81  years. 

REV.  THEODORE  PRATT. 

On  Mr.  Curtice's  retirement.  May  1,  1870,  Rev.  Mr.  Pratt  followed 
with  a  pastorate  of  five  years.  He  was  emphatically  a  man  of  peace 
and  by  his  preaching  and  work  turned  men's  thoughts  away  from  their 
contentions  to  things  of  higher  import. 

The  church  was  never  in  so  good  condition  for  special  work  as  when 
Rev.  Mr.  Potter,  the  evangelist,  came  to  assist  the  churches  in  a  series 
of  meetings  which  were  productive  of  great  good  and  brought  many 
workers  into  the  church.  The  fiftieth  anniversary  of  the  founding  of 
the  church  occurred  during  his  pastorate,  to  which  in  all  its  details  he 
gave  the  most  loving  care   and,  though  a  stranger  to   the   returning 


ECCLESIASTICAL.  33 

sons  and  daughters,  they  will  ever  remember  the  cordiality  with  which 
he  welcomed  them  back.  He  removed  to  Orfordville  in  1875.  He,  of 
all  the  past  pastors,  was  present  at  the  seventy-flfth  anniversary. 

REV.  FREDERIC  T.  PERKINS. 

He  was  a  graduate  of  Yale  and  had  taken  an  extended  theological 
course.  He  was  fully  abreast  of  the  times,  simple  and  earnest  in  style, 
and  by  his  genuine  courtesy  won  the  love  and  confidence  of  everyone 
he  met.  It  was  during  the  second  year  of  his  pastorate  that  the  after- 
noon service  was  discontinued  after  some  debate  and  opposition. 

He  never  quite  enjoyed  the  practice  of  the  congregation  rising  and 
facing  about  during  the  singing  of  the  first  and  last  hymns,  and  made 
several  futile  attempts  at  its  discontinuance.  One  communion  service, 
in  the  absence  of  the  choir,  they  all  smiled  to  find  themselves  solemnly 
regarding  the  organist's  back.  A  little  later,  on  a  similar  occasion, 
both  choir  and  organist  being  absent,  he  very  facetiously  told  them 
they  could  turn  around  and  look  at  the  organ  if  they  wished.  This 
settled  the  matter,  and  soon  both  choir  and  organ  came  to  the  front. 

After  a  service  of  nine  years  he  removed  to  Burlington,  Vt.,  in  1S84, 
where  he  died  nine  years  later.  Mr.  Perkins  resided  in  Northfield  a 
large  part  of  the  time. 

REV.  C.  B.   STRONG. 

Mr.  Strong  was  a  graduate  of  Amherst  College  and  later  of  Hartford 
Theological  Seminary.  He  now  resides  in  Harwinton,  Conn.  He  re- 
sided in  the  newly-purchased  parsonage  on  Park  Street.  His  pastorate 
did  not  cover  quite  the  year  of  1885.  He  and  his  wife  were  fine  singers 
and  their  love  of  sacred  song  rendered  the  weekly  prayer-meetings 
greatly  attractive.  He  also  supplied  the  desk  at  Union  Church  often 
during  his  stay. 

REV.  CASSANDER  C.  SAMPSON. 

Mr.  Sampson  came  to  the  church  from  Pembroke.  He  was  a  grad- 
uate of  Bowdoin  College  in  1873  and  of  Andover  Theological  Seminary 
in  1878.  He,  with  the  church,  have  just  celebrated  the  twentieth  anni- 
versary of  his  settlement  and  the  good  feeling  and  outspoken  expres- 
sions of  love  and  appreciation  of  his  earnest  efforts  through  so  long  a 
term  of  years  are  his  best  eulogy.  Members  and  pastors  of  other 
churches  united  to  do  him  honor.  His  influence  over  the  young  men 
and  boys  has  been  very  salutary. 

In  1872  during  the  pastorate  of  Rev.   Theodore  Pratt,  the 
church  celebrated  its  fiftieth  anniversary  with  appropriate  ser- 
vices and  ceremonies  lasting  three  days,  the  other  churches  join- 
ing with  it  in  the  delightful  festivities.     Dr.   Hoyt,  then  of 
4 


34  HISTORY  OF   NORTHFIBLD. 

Framingham,  Mass.,  to  whom  more  than  any  one  else  is  ascribed 
the  founding  of  the  church,  delivered  an  able  address,  full  of 
tender  reminiscences.  At  its  close  he  presented  the  church  with 
the  sum  of  $300.  He  was  then  the  only  living  charter  member. 
(See  portrait  and  sketch  in  Physicians  of  Northfield.) 

Again,  on  July  17  and  18,  1897,  the  seventy-fifth  anniversary 
was  celebrated  no  less  joyfully  than  the  previous  one.  Arrange- 
ments were  carefully  made  by  the  pastor,  Kev.  C.  C.  Sampson, 
and  an  able  committee  of  the  church,  and  the  services  will  long 
be  remembered.  Mrs.  Lucy  R.  H.  Cross,  who  tinited  with  the 
church  in  1853,  gave  the  historical  address,  which,  with  the  other 
reports  and  papers,  was  issued  in  pamphlet  form.  Old-time 
hymns  were  sung,  old  friendships  renewed  and  tender  memories 
of  those  gone  before  recalled. 

THE  LADIES'    CIRCLE. 

The  Orthodox  Female  Charitable  and  Reading  Society  of 
Northfield  and  Sanbornton  Bridge,  now  the  Ladies'  Circle,  was 
organized  in  1840  with  Mrs.  Abagail  Hall,  Mrs.  Myra  Tilton, 
Mrs.  Grace  R.  Hoyt,  Mrs.  Fanny  Whittier,  Mrs.  Nancy  Tilton, 
Mrs.  Persis  Bodwell,  Mrs.  Mehitable  Atkinson,  Mrs.  Sally  H. 
Clisby,  Mrs.  Eliza  "Wingate,  Miss  Jane  Corser,  Mrs.  Martha  S. 
Baker,  Miss  Sarah  Tilton,  Miss  S.  Coleman  and  Miss  E.  A. 
Holmes  as  charter  members. 

For  many  years  it  was  the  custom  of  the  society  to  meet  twice 
each  month  at  the  homes  of  its  members  in  turn  and,  after  de- 
votional exercises,  while  some  younger  members  read  aloud,  the 
others   were   engaged   in   sewing,   knitting   and   braiding   hats. 

Work  was  often  taken  into  the  circle  to  be  done  at  a  fair  price, 
and,  with  the  money  thus  obtained,  materials  were  purchased, 
from  which  garments  were  made  and  given  to  the  needy  or  sold, 
the  proceeds  being  used  for  improvements  or  repairs  on  the 
church  building,  or  in  assisting  in  the  payment  of  the  minister's 
salary,  or  for  further  missionary  work. 

While  its  methods  have  changed  with  the  years  and  a  well- 
organized  missionary  society  carries  on  this  feature  of  the  earlier 
work  of  the  society,  the  policy  of  its  founders  is  in  the  main 
maintained,  and  it  is  still  the  especial  delight  of  the  circle  to 
make  efficient  and  beautiful  their  church  home. 


ECCLESIASTICAL.  35 

The  records  of  this  society  bear  the  names  of  scores  of  godly 
women  who  have  faithfully  labored  for  this  church  of  God  and 
for  those  "other  sheep  which  are  not  of  this  fold." 

As,  one  by  one,  in  the  years  gone  by,  these  mothers  in  Israel 
have  rested  from  their  labors,  they  have  bequeathed  to  the 
daughters  the  priceless  legacy  of  unselfish  devotion  to  the  cause 
of  Christ  and  humanity,  and  they,  in  turn,  have  zealously  en- 
tered into  their  inheritance. 

THE  EPISCOPAL  CHURCH  IN  NOETHFIELD. 
BY  REV.  LUCIUS  WATERMAN,  D.  D. 

(See  picture.) 

The  coming  of  the  Episcopal  Church  into  this  town  requires 
an  introductory  comment,  and  the  comment  may  be  illustrated 
by  a  story.  In  the  year  of  grace,  1904,  a  certain  judge  in  North 
Carolina  was  lamenting  his  lack  of  religious  opportunity.  "I 
can't  go  to  the  Episcopal  Church,"  he  said,  "because  it  is  full 

of  radicals,  and  I  can't  go  to  the  Presbyterian  Church 

because  it  is  full  of rascals.    The  fact  is,  I  have  n  't  any 

religious  privileges  whatever."  Of  his  honor's  testimony  as  to 
the  'Presbyterian  Church,  it  is  not  for  the  present  writer  to 
judge.  Of  the  Episcopal  Church  it  may  certainly  be  said  that 
it  has  always  been  a  refuge  for  the  oppressed  from  what  may  be 
fairly  enough  described  as  "pulpit  persecution."  Its  preachers 
have  generally  proclaimed  the  general  principles  of  the  gospel 
as  they  understood  them,  and  left  the  practical  application  of 
those  principles  to  burning  questions  of  the  day  to  the  individual 
conscience.  In  Protestant  pulpits  pretty  generally  there  has 
been  a  habit  of  making  such  burning  questions  a  chief  subject  of 
preaching,  assuming  (somewhat  roundly  and  roughly)  that  the 
people  who  did  not  take  the  preacher's  side  in  those  questions 
were  utterly  and  inexcusably  wrong,  and  then  denouncing  all 
those  persons  as  either  conscienceless  knaves  or  pitiful  cowards. 

The  unfortunates  so  denounced  don 't  like  it  and  they  get  into  a 
habit  of  not  going  to  church  at  all  as  the  easiest  refuge  from  the 
storm,  or  (and  this  has  happened  many,  many  times)  they  take 
shelter  in  going  to  the  Episcopal  Church,  which  thus,  by  its 
absolute  avoidance  of  party,  comes  to  be  unduly  identified  in 
the  public  eye  with  the  party  that  is  least  in  fashion.    Thus  in 


36  HISTORY  OF   NOETHPIELD. 

North  Carolina  today,  it  is  men  who  are  trying  forlornly  to  be 
Republicans  or  who  are  at  any  rate  critics  of  the  dominant 
policies  of  their  state,  who  make  the  Episcopal  Church  conspic- 
uous by  their  large  resort  to  it.  Thus,  on  the  other  hand,  in  many 
a  New  England  town,  45  or  50  years  ago,  it  was  Democrats,  or 
men  who,  whatever  their  personal  views  about  the  right  and 
wrong  of  slave-holding,  really  believed  that  it  was  not  the  duty 
of  Northern  men  to  break  up  a  Southern  institution  at  the  cost 
of  a  great  civil  war,  and  also  really  believed  (what  their  op- 
ponents were  then  loud  in  denying)  that  from  a  triumph  of  the 
more  radical  elements  in  the  new  Eepublican  party,  disruption  or 
war  would  come, — it  was  such  who  conspicuously  gave  in  their 
adhesion  to  the  Episcopal  Church,  as  "the  church  which  did  not 
take  sides,"  or  even  founded  new  societies  of  that  body. 

It  was  this  last  that  happened  in  Northfleld.  There  were  no 
communicant  members  of  the  Episcopal  Church  living  in  the 
town,  and  only  two,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  James  Earnshaw,  English 
people,  in  the  town  of  Sanbornton.  Samuel  B.  Rogers  had  spent 
some  years  in  a  Michigan  town,  where  there  was  an  Episcopal 
church,  and  had  come  to  like  its  services  and  ways.  He  was  the 
only  man  in  the  community  that  owned  a  prayer  book  when  the 
subject  began  to  be  discussed.  Asa  P.  Cate  had  had  some  books 
sent  him,  inviting  his  attention  to  the  claims  of  the  Episcopal 
Church.  Prom  these  two  men  the  movement  had  its  beginning. 
The  book  containing  the  records  of  the  parish  for  its  first  25  years 
has,  most  unhapply,  been  lost.  Of  the  wicked  carelessness  that 
is  responsible  for  such  losses  it  is  hard  to  speak  in  measured 
terms.  Tradition  preserves  two  curious  stories.  (1)  At  a  meet- 
ing, held  to  consider  the  forming  of  a  new  ecclesiastical  society, 
one  man  asked  whether  it  was  going  to  be  quite  fair  to  ask  their 
wives  and  daughters — he  seems  to  have  assumed  that  the  men 
would  not  be  church  members — to  join  a  body  so  much  spoken 
against.    The  one  answer  that  really  turned  the  scale  was,  "If 

it's  good  enough  for  Mrs.  and  Miss  in  Concord, 

it's  good  enough  for  any  of  our  folks."  The  company  present 
knew  but  little  of  the  Episcopal  Church,  but  what  they  knew 
of  those  two  good  Christian  women  was  enough.  Tlieir  church 
would  do.  (2)  There  must  be  a  place  for  services  and  the  brick 
building  owned  by  the  Methodists  was  to  be  sold  at  auction. 


ECCLESIASTICAL.  37 

These  bold  dissenters  chose  out  two  of  their  number  to  go  and 
bid  it  in,  carefully  selecting  two  who  would  be  least  likely  to 
be  suspected  of  wanting  it  for  a  church.  The  ruse  was  success- 
ful, and  the  new  society  acquired  a  desirable  property  for  its 
start.  But  when  the  Methodist  brethren  found  that  their 
church  was  to  be  a  church  again  and  not  a  blacksmith's  shop  or 
such  like,  they  were  very  wroth  and  one  of  their  leading  men 
said  that  he  wished  that  the  old  church  had  been  burned  down, 
rather  than  to  come  to  such  a  fate. 

In  Bishop  Chase's  official  journal  for  I860-- '61,  we  find  the 
following  entry:  "December  6.  I  scarcely  remember  a  more  in- 
teresting visit  than  one  I  made,  in  company  with  the  Eev.  Mr. 
Eames,  to  Sanbornton  Bridge.  We  were  hospitably  entertained 
at  the  mansion  of  the  Hon.  Samuel  Tilton,  to  whom,  and  his  ex- 
cellent lady,  I  feel  greatly  indebted.  In  the  evening  Mr.  Bames 
read  service  and  I  preached  to  a  large  and  attentive  congregation. 
Kesponses  exceedingly  good;  music  very  admirable  indeed,  even 
to  chanting.  Here  is  a  most  remarkable  movement  for  the 
Church.  Fifty  families  belonging  to  that  beautiful  village, 
which  is  partly  in  Sanbornton  and  partly  in  Northfield,  had  at 
the  time  of  my  visit  decided  for  the  Church,  and  twenty  of  the 
gentlemen  had  joined  means  and  purchased  of  the  Methodists  a 
good  and  substantial  building  of  brick,  which  they  proposed  to 
remodel  on  a  liberal  scale,  and  in  all  respects  adapt  to  our  ser- 
vice. On  the  5th  of  January,  1861,  I  received  notice,  through 
the  Clerk,  of  the  organization  of  a  Parish,  under  the  name  of  the 
Parish  of  Trinity  Church,  Sanbornton  Bridge.  Three  days  after 
this  I  was  informed  that  the  Rev.  Marcellus  A.  Herrick,  of 
Woodstock,  Vt.,  had  been  chosen  Rector,  and  in  due  time  I  had 
the  pleasure  to  learn  that  he  had  decided  to  accept  the  interesting 
charge. ' ' 

The  Rev.  Dr.  Herrick  was  rector  of  the  parish  for  nearly  15 
years,  to  his  death  on  October  31,  1875.  He  was  a  man  eminent 
in  good  learning  and  high  character.  In  1872  the  parish  bought 
land  on  the  Tilton  side  of  the  river  and  erected  the  present 
church  building  of  brick,  which  was  first  occupied  on  Easter 
Day,  April  13,  1873,  and  consecrated  on  Tuesday,  May  25,  1875, 
the  annual  convention  of  the  diocese  being  held  in  the  church  on 
the  next  day. 


38  HISTORY    OP    NOETHFIELD. 

The  old  building  was  sold  to  the  town  of  Northfield  for  a 
town  hall. 

Eectors  of  the  parish,  since  Dr.  Herrick's  death,  have  been 
the  Rev.  Henry  H.  Haynes,  a  Tilton  boy,  1877- '78  and  1883- '84; 
Lucius  Waterman,  1878- '83;  Isaac  Peck,  1884- '85;  W.  B.  T. 
Smith,  1886-'88;  John  D.  Gilliland,  1889-1900;  and  W.  Stanley 
Emery,  the  present  holder  of  the  office. 

The  parish  now  owns  a  rectory,  the  gift  of  the  late  Mrs.  Hamil- 
ton Tilton,  and  though  "the  little  one"  has  not  exactly  "become 
a  thousand, ' '  yet  it  is  a  substantial  advance  that  Trinity  Church 
has  now  (1904)  99  communicants,  besides  having  given  off  a 
branch,  St.  Jude's  Mission,  Franklin,  which  reckons  60  more, 
and  the  energy  and  devotion  of  the  present  rector  have  created 
"the  Tilton  circuit,"  in  which  he  reaches  the  astonishing  num- 
ber of  25  towns  with  his  pastoral  ministrations. 

The  first  wardens  were  James  Earnshaw  and  Jonathan  "W. 

Butterfield;  the  first  clerk,  C.  C.  Rogers;  first  treasurer,  J.  F. 

Taylor.     Later  wardens  have  been  Asa  P.   Gate,  Bradbury  T. 

Brown,  Arthur  Smythe,  Alfred  A.  Gile,  "William  Fletcher,  Amos 

H.  Jones,  iloses  Garland,  P.  W.  Fletcher,  Simeon  "W.  Smythe, 

Fred  A.  Clement,  I.  X.  Boucher,  John  Fletcher  and  Frank  A. 

Ross. 

REV.  M.  A.  HERRICK,  D.  D. 

(See  portrait.) 

Marcellus  Aurelius  Herrick  tlie  flftli  of  seven  children  of  Ebenezer 
and  Mary  (Nye)  Herrick,  and  their  first  and  only  son  who  survived 
infancy,  was  born  August  27,  1822,  at  Reading,  Vt.,  and  died  November 
30,  1875,  at  Northfield.  He  was  the  sixth  in  descent  from  Joseph  Her- 
rick of  Salem,  Mass.,  the  son  of  Henry  Herrick,  who  emigrated  from 
■Leicestershire,  England,  to  Virginia  early  in  the  seventeenth  century, 
and  later  settled  at  Salem.  His  father,  a  farmer  and  captain  of  the 
local  militia,  finally  settled  at  Reading,  where  his  children  were  born 
and  where  he  died  after  a  long  illness  when  his  son  was  a  boy  of  10. 

In  his  early  home  on  a  small  isolated  farm  the  boy  grew  up  with  a 
love  for  the  soil  and  for  nature  which  lasted  all  his  life.  The  family 
physician,  who  had  named  him  after  two  distinguished  generals  of  the 
Roman  state,  early  put  before  him  the  idea  of  becoming  a  doctor.  He 
had  a  bright  mind  and  great  eagerness  to  learn,  but  necessity  kept 
him  on  the  farnj,  where  he  worked  with  characteristic  energy.  In 
fact,  while  trying  to  compete  with  one  of  the  farm  hands  in  the  hay 
field  he  overtaxed  his  strength  in  such  a  way  as  to  handicap  him  for 
life.     His  love  of  learning  was  unusual  and  seemed  to  be  ingrained.     Id 


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ECCLESIASTICAL.  39 

those  days,  when  there  were  no  village  libraries  and  cheap  editions 
were  scarce,  it  was  a  rare  treat  when  a  book  found  its  way  to  his 
hands,  and  he  was  ever  too  ready  to  sacrifice  his  dinner  in  order  to 
read  a  coveted  volume.  Later,  some  of  these  cherished  books,  like 
RoUin's  "Ancient  History,"  formed  his  first  literary  purchases,  and  the 
nucleus  of  his  own  library. 

In  course  of  time  this  library,  his  pride  and  never-failing  resource, 
became  an  unusual  collection,  consisting  of  the  great  classics  of  the 
world,  mostly  in  the  original,  and  of  many  rare  works  in  theology, 
philosophy  and  history.  It  may  be  doubted  if  a  larger  or  better  selec- 
tion of  books  for  such  a  purpose  was  ever  made  on  smaller  resources. 

From  the  farm,  at  the  age  of  15,  he  went  to  work  in  a  broadcloth 
factory,  and  while  thus  engaged  the  wife  of  the  superintendent  earned 
his  lifelong  gratitude  by  her  kindly  interest  and  by  giving  him  the 
intellectual  food  he  craved.  It  may  have  been  at  this  factory  that  he 
acquired  a  taste  for  mechanics  which  was  shown  later  in  his  skill  with 
tools.  He  even  learned  the  rudiments  of  the  art  of  bookbinding  and 
never  allowed  his  beloved  folios  to  become  a  "ragged  regiment."  Some 
of  the  bookcases  in  his  study  and  some  of  the  woodwork  in  the  interior 
of  his  church  at  Tilton  were  the  work  of  his  own  hands. 

In  spite  of  discouragements,  he  still  cherished  the  idea  of  becoming 
a  doctor  of  medicine  and,  with  this  in  view,  he  followed  the  usual 
course  at  that  time  of  studying  in  the  office  of  a  physician,  and  was 
thus  engaged  for  two  years  at  Newburg,  N.  Y.  Later,  when  a  min- 
ister at  Woodstock,  Vt.,  he  attended  lectures  at  its  medical  college,  and 
many  outside  of  his  own  family  had  reason  to  be  grateful  for  his  prac- 
tical knowledge  of  medicine,  his  fearlessness  in  contagious  disease  and 
his  skill  and  sympathy  in  nursing. 

His  strong  religious  temperament  soon  outweighed  all  other  interests 
and  he  resolved  to  devote  himself  to  the  Christian  ministry,  his  early 
associations  naturally  leading  him  to  the  Methodist  communion.  Upon 
entering  his  first  ministerial  charge,  he  was  married  on  June  4,  1844, 
to  Hannah  Andrews  Putnam,  daughter  of  Israel  and  Hannah  (Andrews) 
Putnam,  of  Newbury,  Vt.,  and  later  of  Claremont,  N.  H.  She  proved 
a  helpmeet,  indeed,  at  a  time  when  the  life  of  a  striving  young  minister 
of  the  gospel  was  specially  hard,  when  food  and  clothing  were  prepared 
in  the  home,  when  comforts  were  few  and  the  salaries  of  the  country 
clergy  did  not  exceed  the  wages  of  the  day  laborer.  If  frail  in  body, 
she  was  strong  in  spirit  and  equal  to  every  task.  Ever  cheerful, 
thoughtful  of  others  and  given  to  hospitality,  she  was  a  rare  type  of 
the  unselfish  Christian,  whose  watchword,  "Love  is  stronger  than 
death,"  never  failed.  Devoted  to  the  last  breath  to  her  family,  for 
whom  no  sacrifice  was  too  great,  she  outlived  her  husband  24  years, 
dying  at  the  advanced  age  of  82,  November  12,  1899. 

After  much  study  and  reflection,  the  Rev.  Mr.  Herrick  decided  to 
enter  the  ministry  of  the  Episcopal  Church,  and  on  June  16,  1847,  he 
was  ordained  a  deacon,   and  the  following  year  a  priest,  by  the  Rt. 


40  HISTORY    OF    NORTHFIELD. 

Rev.  Carlton  Chase,  bishop  of  New  Hampshire.  He  soon  became  rector 
of  St.  James'  parish,  Woodstock,  Vt.,  where  his  three  surviving  children 
were  born.  The  fourteen  years  spent  in  this  place  formed  a  period  of 
large  acquisition.  The  boy  who  had  longed  for  a  higher  training  in 
the  schools  became,  through  his  own  efforts  in  the  school  of  life,  a 
scholar  of  unusual  attainments.  He  was  especially  proficient  in  Latin, 
acctuiring  what  is  rare  even  in  these  days  of  endowed  universities, 
libraries  and  fellowships,  the  ability  to  read  the  language  with  ease 
and  freedom.  He  was  not  a  stranger  in  the  literatures  of  six  languages 
and,  besides  an  extensive  acquaintance  with  the  classics  of  the  English 
tongue,  he  had  read  most  widely  in  the  Latin  and  French  authors; 
at  the  time  of  the  Franco-Prussian  War  he  took  up  with  his  accustomed 
persistence  the  study  of  German. 

In  1861  Mr.  Herrick  left  Woodstock,  Vt.,  with  his  family,  in  mid- 
winter, a  season  long  remembered  for  its  deep  snows  and  unusual 
severity,  and  proceeded  by  stage  and  rail  to  Northfield,  where  he  had 
been  invited  to  undertake  the  foundation  of  the  parish,  since  known 
as  Trinity  Church.  The  present  town  hall  of  Northfield,  formerly  the 
Methodist  house  of  worship,  but  then  unused,  was  purchased  and 
remodelled.  In  spite  of  the  hard  times,  the  parish  attracted  a  number 
of  devoted  men  and  women.  After  the  close  of  the  Civil  War  plans 
were  made  to  erect  a  new  building  in  the  village  of  Tilton.  In  this 
larger  undertaking  money,  time  and  skill  were  generously  contributed. 
The  rector  exercised  a  constant  general  supervision  of  the  work,  ob- 
tained gifts  from  outside  and  gave  the  half  of  his  salary  upon  which 
he  was  dependent.  The  consecration  of  the  new  church  on  Easter  Day, 
1873,  was  a  great  event  in  the  history  of  the  parish.  Dr.  Herrick, 
who  had  borne  the  brunt  of  the  burden  and  who  felt  keenly  the  loss 
of  the  late  Judge  Cate,  who  had  ever  been  to  this  parish  as  a  "tower 
of  strength,"  was  near  the  close  of  his  earthly  labors.  After  a  long 
imprisonment  in  a  darkened  room,  which  a  painful  affection  of  the 
eyes  had  compelled  him  to  undergo,  he  was  suddenly  attacked  by  acute 
peritonitis  and  on  Sunday  morning,  November  30,  1875,  just  after  his 
own  church  bell  had  sounded  its  summons,  he  entered  into  rest. 

Dr.  Herrick  served  the  diocese  of  New  Hampshire  as  a  member  of 
its  standing  committee,  as  delegate  to  the  general  convention  and  as 
chaplain  to  the  bishop.  The  degree  of  doctor  of  divinity  was  conferred 
on  him  by  Hobart  College  of  Geneva,  N.  Y.  His  sermons  were  thought 
out  carefully  and  usually  written  at  high  speed,  often  at  night.  His 
congregations  were  always  sure  to  hear  some  well-considered  problem 
of  religious  life  and  thought  treated  in  an  original  and  convincing 
manner.  He  was  a  thinker, — upon  many  subjects  in  advance  of  his 
time, — to  whom  the  intellectual  life  was  bread  and  meat.  He  always 
spoke  well,  but  hardly  a  scrap  of  his  writing  has  been  published  and 
nothing  in  permanent  form.  This  would  have  suited  his  own  modest 
opinion  of  his  talents,  for  it  is  doubtful  if  he  ever  considered  himself 
a  scholar  at  all.    It  may  be  said  with  truth  that  he  lived  a  simple  life 


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ECCLESIASTICAL.  41 

on  the  highest  plane  and  that  in  the  comparatively  short  period  of  54 
years  he  achieved  his  chief  ambitions  of  acquiring  learning  and  of 
devoting  himself  to  the  good  of  his  fellows. 

NORTHFIELD  UNION  CHURCH. 

(See  picture.) 

For  many  years  the  people  in  the  lower  part  of  the  town 
had  no  place  but  their  schoolrooms  for  social  and  other  meetings. 

In  1882  a  movement  was  started  by  0.  L.  Cross,  Esq.,  to  erect 
a  building  for  a  hall  and  church  purposes,  and  an  association 
was  formed  and  solicitors  for  funds  sent  out. 

Mr.  C.  E.  Tilton,  on  being  asked  to  assist,  offered  on  certain 
conditions  to  erect  the  house  and  asked  that  the  sums  pledged 
be  made  payable  to  him. 

His  offer  was  at  once  accepted  by  the  association,  which  voted 
to  adjourn  sine  die,  and  a  new  subscription  list  Avas  started. 

He  asked  that  $700  in  cash  be  placed  to  his  credit  and  $200  in 
labor  be  pledged,  and  then  issued  the  following  circular  to  the 
town: 

COPY    OP    CIECULAR. 

"Conditions  on  which  it  is  proposed  by  Mr.  C.  E.  Tilton  to 
convey  to  the  Town  of  Northfield  the  grounds,  and  a  proposed 
Church  at  Northfield  Depot : 

"Said  Tilton  proposes  to  convey  to  said  Town  the  Lot  and 
Church  to  be  erected  thereon  with  such  other  grounds  in  the  im- 
mediate vicinity  as  may  be  included  in  said  conveyance  in  trust 
and  for  the  uses  and  purposes  and  upon  the  conditions  as  herein 
set  forth  and  specified.  ^ 

' '  Said  property  shall  be  held  by  said  Town  forever  in  trust  and 
as  church  property  exempt  forever  from  taxation  and  not  liable 
in  any  event  for  any  indebtedness  of  said  town. 

"The  same  shall  be  used  by  all  Religious  Denominations  on 
equal  terms  and  in  equal  proportion  as  to  time  of  occupation 
giving  to  each  Denomination  alternate  Sundays  if  more  than  one 
desires  to  occupy  it. 

' '  It  may  also  be  used  at  other  times  for  any  and  all  other  pur- 
poses for  which  such  a  building  may  with  propriety  be  occupied. 

"The  persons,  religious  or  other  Societies  occupying  the  same 
shall  pay  for  such  use  and  occupation  such  sum  or  sums  from 


42  HISTORY    OF    NORTHFIELD. 

time  to  time  as  may  be  fixed  upon  by  the  Selectmen  and  which 
shall  be  in  their  judgment  only  sufficient  to  keep  in  a  good  state 
of  repair  said  property,  pay  the  insurance  thereon  and  pay  all 
the  expenses  of  the  care  and  supervision  of  said  property  and 
warming  and  lighting  said  buildings  providing  that  the  same 
shall  be  free  for  Sunday  services  the  occupants  to  pay  for  warm- 
ing lighting  and  taking  care  of  the  church  when  so  occupied. 

"The  buildings  shall  be  kept  safely  insured  for  their  full 
value,  and  in  the  event  of  their  destruction  or  damage  by  fire, 
any  sum  obtained  on  account  of  such  insurance  shall  be  expended 
under  the  direction  of  the  Selectmen  in  replacing  or  repairing 
said  buildings  and  placing  the  same  in  a  condition  equally  as 
good  as  before  such  fire. 

' '  The  schoolroom  connected  with  said  church  may  be  used  first 
for  church  purposes  as  a  vestry,  kitchen  or  ante-room,  and  when 
not  in  use  for  church  purposes  may  be  used  for  school  purposes 
and  upon  the  same  terms  as  to  pay  therefor  as  are  herein  pro- 
vided in  regard  to  said  church. 

"The  Selectmen  shall  appoint  annually  some  suitable  person 
residing  near  the  same  who  shall  have  the  care  of  said  property ; 
see  that  it  is  not  in  any  waj^  misused  or  abused;  shall  have  the 
power  to  let  the  same  according  to  the  conditions  of  this  convey- 
ance and  collect  the  rents  therefor  and  under  the  direction  of 
the  Selectmen  make  such  incidental  repairs  thereon  as  may  be 
necessary  to  keep  said  property  in  a  neat  and  tasteful  state 
of  repair. 

' '  In  case  any  person  or  Religious  Society  or  Denomination  shall 
feel  aggrieved  at  the  decision  of  such  agent  in  regard  to  the  use 
or  occupation  of  said  property,  appeal  may  be  had  to  the  Select- 
men whose  decision  made  in  accordance  with  the  conditions  of 
this  conveyance  shall  be  final  and  conclusive. 

"The  names  of  all  persons  who  shall  contribute  toward  the 
expense  of  said  buildings  shall  appear  in  the  said  '  Trust  Deed. '  ' ' 

The  town  promptly  voted  to  accept  the  conditions. 

The  solicitors  for  funds  met  with  generous  responses  and  the 
sums  specified  were  easily  obtained.  The  trust  deed  contained 
nearly  90  names.  The  names,  with  amount  and  kind  of  aid 
furnished,  is  to  be  found  on  pages  271-73  of  the  historical 
records  of  the  town. 


ECCLESIASTICAL.  43 

Mr.  Tilton  then  bought  the  picnic  grove,  sharing  equally  with 
its  owner,  "William  G.  Hannaford,  in  this  gift,  and,  having  se- 
cured plans,  began  the  erection  of  a  meeting-house  on  an  adjoin- 
ing lot,  which  was  largely  the  gift  of  0.  L.  Cross,  Esq.,  as  well 
as  the  adjoining  land  containing  a  well  and  fruit  trees.  May, 
1883,  with  Leonard  Conant  in  charge.  The  corner  stone  was 
laid  on  May  24  without  ceremony.  A  sealed  leaden  casket  was 
placed  beneath  it  by  Mrs.  W.  C.  French.  In  this  casket  were 
inclosed  the  following: 

Copies  of  the  Laconia  Democrat,  Merrimack  Journal  and 
Transcript,  Independent  Statesman  and  Manchester  Union,  each 
containing  important  letters  relative  to  the  enterprise;  photo- 
graphs, with  autographs,  of  Hon.  Charles  E.  Tilton  and  His 
Excellency  Governor  Bell;  and  a  copy  of  the  Granite  Monthly, 
with  portrait  of  Hon.  Samuel  Tilton.  There  was  also  inclosed 
a  written  sketch  of  the  church  enterprise,  including  the  history 
of  Union  Church  and  Hall  Association;  transfer  of  funds,  etc., 
by  0.  L.  Cross,  Esq.;  copy  of  the  conditions  accepted  by  the 
town;  its  check  list  for  1883  and  its  town  report;  a  copy  of  the 
New  Hampshire  Register;  a  written  sketch  of  Union  Sunday 
School,  prepared  by  Mrs.  James  Thompson;  a  copy  of  the  New 
Testament;  Granite  Monthlies  containing  Prof.  Lueian  Hunt's 
Centennial  Address  and  Mrs.  L.  E.  H.  Cross'  poem;  Centennial 
card  of  invitation ;  program ;  napkin ;  spoon  and  other  souvenirs 
of  the  occasion;  memorial  of  President  Garfield;  copy  of  the 
Boston  Globe;  time-table  of  the  B.,  C.  &  M.  Railroad;  photograph 
of  Judge  Fowler;  copy  of  the  state  ticket  of  both  parties  of  the 
election  of  the  previous  year ;  official  package  by  Postmaster  Sum- 
ner A.  Dow;  report  of  the  Canterbury  Fair  for  the  previous 
year;  and  some  small  coins  contributed  by  the  workmen,  F.  G. 
Berry,  master  builder;  A.  L.  Worthen,  J.  B.  Dennis  and  Leavitt 
and  Ford  Sanborn. 

August  found  the  little  edifice  finished  and  furnished.  There 
were  suitable  outbuildings,  bell,  chandelier  and  lamps,  with  an 
adjoining  room  suitable  for  vestry,  Sunday  School,  Idtchen  or 
dining  room. 

August  21,  at  2  p.  m.,  the  dedicatory  service  was  held,  a  large 
crowd  filling  every  inch'  of  available  space.  Osborne  Colby  and 
C.  J.  Chamberlain  acted  as  ushers. 


44  HISTORY    OF    NOKTHFIELD. 

Mr.  Tilton,  with  guests,  arrived  promptly  and,  after  an  organ 
voluntary,  in  the  following  direct  and  business-like  manner, 
presented  the  title  deed  and  keys  to  James  N.  Forrest,  Esq., 
chairman  of  the  board  of  selectmen: 

"Selectmen   of  Northfield: 

' '  In  accordance  with  the  understanding  of  the  town  you  repre- 
sent, I  am  now  prepared,  in  behalf  of  the  contributors,  to  de- 
liver to  you  the  Trust  Deed  for  this  Union  Church  of  Northfield. 
Gentlemen :  In  accepting  this  trust  I  hope  you  fully  realize  the 
responsibiUty  and  that  your  management  of  the  same  will  be 
successful  and  equal  to  our  expectations." 

Mr.  Forrest  happily  responded,  contrasting  the  old  Northfield 
with  the  new  and  appropriately  and  feelingly  thanking  the  donor 
in  behalf  of  the  town  for  the  noble  gift. 

Hon.  L.  E.  Marsh  of  New  York,  law  partner  of  the  late  Dan- 
iel Webster  and  friend  and  guest  of  Mr.  Tilton,  recited  an 
original  poem,  in  which  he  expressed  his  belief  in  the  Christian 
religion  and  paid  a  compliment  to  his  lifelong  friend. 

The  program  was  as  follows: 

Doxology          .         .                   ...  Choir  and  congregation. 

Invocation        .         .                   .                   .  .                Rev.  C.  S.  Nutter. 

Music .       Trinity  Cliurcli  ciioir. 

Scripture  Lesson  (Cliron.)       .  Rev.  Henry  H.  Haynes. 

Dedicatory  Prayer            .                   .         .  .      Rev.  A.  D.  Smitli. 

Sermon .            Rev.  Willis  Hadley. 

Dedication  Hymn  (original)   .......        Choir. 

Remarks  by  visiting  clergymen. 

Benediction     .                   ...  .      Rev.  A.  D.  Smith. 

The  Sunday  School,  long  held  at  Oak  Hill  schoolhouse,  and 
which  will  be  reported  elsewhere,  moved  at  once  to  the  new  quar- 
ters with  library,  organ,  etc.,  and  a  committee  was  appointed  to 
ari'ange  for  regular  services.  The  clergymen  of  Tilton,  Franklin 
and  Canterbury  were  secured  for  alternate  Sunday  afternoons 
and  the  following  denominations  were  recognized :  Freewill  Bap- 
tists, Congregationalists,  Methodists  and  Adventists,  the  Baptists 
alone  having  an  organization. 

Sunday  collections,  personal  gifts,  the  parsonage  fund  and 
the  proceeds  of  an  occasional  entertainment  furnished  the  neces- 
sary funds  for  pulpit  supply. 


ECCLESIASTICAL.  45 

JMessrs.  Folger  and  Jackson  of  the  State  Young  Men's  Chris- 
tian Association  conducted  revival  services  for  a  week  early  in 
the  winter  of  that  year  with  good  results  and  the  little  com- 
munity assumed  its  new  duties  with  renewed  courage  and  nothing 
laclring  in  zeal.  It  became  also  of  great  educational  value  and 
from  time  to  time  private  schools,  singing  classes  and  lyceums 
were  organized  with  a  class  of  young  people  fully  abreast  with 
those  of  the  more  favored  parts  of  the  town. 

Losses  by  death  and  removal  have  often  decreased  the  force 
of  workers,  but  the  work  has  not  only  been  constant  but  equal 
in  many  lines  to  what  its  most  earnest  advocates  hoped. 

Nearly  a  quarter  of  a  century  has  passed  and  the  original 
arrangements  for  support  and  supply  are  still  in  force.  Preach- 
ers of  the  various  denominations  in  the  adjoining  villages  con- 
duct services  alternately  each  Sunday  afternoon  and  the  Sun- 
day School,  under  Osborne  Colby  as  superintendent,  is  still  well 
attended. 

CHUECH    OP    THE    ASSUMPTION CATHOLIC. 

This  church  did  not  originate  in  Northfleld,  but  for  two  years 
during  the  charge  of  Rev.  Fr.  Lambert  worshiped  in  the  town 
hall.  It  passed  from  thence  to  its  new  edifice  on  Chestnut 
Street,  Tilton,  under  charge  of  Rev.  Fr.  Finan. 


CHAPTER  III. 

EDUCATIONAL. 

LIBRARIES. 

About  the  year  1801  an  association  was  formed  under  the  name 
of  "The  Northfield  Social  Library." 

The  Abbotts,  Smiths,  Hills,  Halls,  DoUoffs,  Gilmans  and  prob- 
ably many  other  families  were  included.  Sums  of  money  were 
furnished  by  the  members  to  purchase  books,  which  were  kept  in 
the  homes  of  the  successive  librarians  in  different  parts  of  the 
town.  It  contained  a  few  books  of  travel,  some  histories,  several 
novels  and  various  religious  works. 

Its  existence  covered  a  period  when  few  books  were  to  be 
found  in-  the  homes  and  for  many  years  it  was  generously  patron- 
ized, and  proved  of  inestimable  value  to  those  entitled  to  its 
privileges.  There  are  still  a  few  of  these  volumes  to  be  found 
in  the  old  homes. 

"northfield  improving  society  for  the  promotion  of  useful 

knowledge. ' ' 

One  of  the  most  unique  organizations  I  have  ever  seen  bore 
the  above  title.  It  was  located  in  Northfield  and  was  authorized 
by  an  act  of  the  Legislature  in  the  year  one  thousand  eight  hun- 
dred and  eighteen. 

It  was  enacted  by  the  Senate  and  House  of  Representatives  in 
General  Court  convened,  "that  Peter  "Wadleigh,  John  Kezar, 
John  Rogers,  Jonathan  Clough,  Jr.,  Jeremiah  Smith,  James  "West 
&  their  associates,  and  such  as  may  hereafter  associate  with 
them  be,  and  they  hereby  are  incorporated  and  made  a  body  pol- 
itic by  the  name  and  stile  of  the  'Northfield  improving  Society 
for  the  promotion  of  useful  knowledge,'  with  continuance  and 
succession  forever,  with  all  the  powers  and  privileges  incident 
to  corporations  of  a  similar  nature,  and  may  enjoin  penalties  of 
disfranchisement  or  fine  not  exceeding  five  dollars  for  each  of- 
fence, and  may  purchase  personal  estate  or  may  make  and  receive 


EDUCATIONAL.  47 

subscriptions  grants  and  donations  of  the  same  for  the  benefit 
of  said  society  to  the  amount  of  one  thousand  dollars." 

It  was  further  enacted  that  the  society  meet  at  Northfleld  on 
the  first  Tuesday  of  January  to  choose  necessary  officers  and 
that  assessing  and  raising  "monie"  should  be  done  at  no  other 
time.  At  this  time,  also,  the  society  could  make  rules  and  by- 
laws for  its  government  and  regulations  not  repugnant  to  the 
constitution  of  the  state. 

Peter  "Wadleigh  and  John  Kezar  were  empowered  to  call  the 
first  meeting  by  giving  personal  notice  to  each  member  or  posting 
a  notice  15  days  prior  to  said  meeting,  at  which  time  all  officers 
should  be  chosen  and  manner  of  subsequent  meetings  may  be  de- 
termined. 

In  the  House  of  Representatives,  June  26,  1818,  the  above- 
mentioned  bill,  having  had  three  several  readings,  was  passed  to 
be  enacted  and  was  sent  to  the  Senate  for  concurrence,  Mathew 
Harvey  signing  the  bill  as  speaker. 

In  the  Senate,  June  27,  1818,  the  bill  was  read  a  third  time 
and  enacted,  being  signed  by  Jona  Harvey,  president. 

The  same  day  it  was  approved  by  the  governor,  William 
Plumer  and  Richard  Bartlett,  deputy  secretary,  attested  to  its 
being  a  true  copy. 

The  reception  of  members  was  also  a  matter  of  great  form  and 
dignity,  as  will  be  seen  from  the  following: 

"Mr.  Jonathan  Clough  jr  recommends  Wesley  Knowles  to 
be  21  years  of  age  and  declares  upon  honor  that  he  is  desirous 
of  becoming  a  member  of  the  society  and  if  received  will  cheer- 
fuly  obey  all  its  regulations. 

"(Signed)  Wesley  Knowles. 

"Northfield,  Jan.  6,  1829." 

He,  however,  was  denied  a  membership  in  this  august  body, 
as  we  find  the  following  under  date  of  June  5,  1826 : 

"To  the  members  of  the  Northfield  Improving  Society 
' '  Gentlemen 

"Being  desirous  of  availing  myself  of  the  advantages  re- 
sulting from  membership  in  your  Society  I  take  this  method  of 
making  known  my  request  to  become  a  member 

"Wesley  Knowles. 


48  HISTORY  DF   NORTHFIELD. 

' '  James  B.  Abbott 
"Att 

"William  Gilman" 
"This  certifies  that  Mr  Wesley  Knowles  is  a  suitable  candi- 
date for  membership  in  the  Northfield  Improving  Society 

"William  Gilman 
"James  B.  Abbott 
"Northfield  June  5  1826" 

This  probably  settled  the  matter. 

Enos  Hoyt  and  Benjamin  Haines  also  certified  to  the  fitness 
of  Mr.  Gardner  Barker  to  become  a  member. 

At  the  end  of  two  years  (1820),  Nathan  Wells,  the  president 
(probably),  makes  report  that  in  looking  over  the  transactions 
of  the  society  "nothing  presents  itself  worthy  of  high  commenda- 
tion. 

"No    of  volumes  in  Library  24 

"   "     "     Acting  members  8 

"Amt  in  Treasury  $1.50 

"One  volume  has  been  added  and  it  appears  to  have  been 
carefully  preserved  from  injury." 

He  also  suggests  that  the  president  and  directory  have  power 
to  organize  a  literary  board,  consisting  of  themselves  and  such 
others  as  may  wish  to  associate  with  them  in  literary  exercises. 

Another  paper  speaks  of  fines  and  assessments  and  initiation 
fees.  The  treasurer 's  report  in  all  shows  the  sum  handled  for  the 
year  to  be  $5.87%,  with  IS^?^  cents  in  the  treasury.  Another 
annual  report  without  date  gives  the  volumes  as  32,  and  member- 
ship 16,  with  14  honorary  members. 

January  6,  1826,  the  constitution  and  by-laws  were  amended 
and  Article  10  made  to  read  as  follows: 

"It  shall  be  the  duty  of  every  member  of  the  Society  before 
taking  a  book  from  the  Library  to  give  an  obligation  in  legal 
form  by  which  he  is  held  in  the  sum  of  five  dollars  in  case  he 
fails  to  return  the  book  to  the  society  or  pay  the  damage.  &  the 
Librarian  shall  not  suffer  a  book  to  be  taken  from  the  Library 
in  any  other  way ' ' 

The  following  bond  is  a  copy  of  several  among  the  records 
of  the  society: 


EDUCATIONAL.  49 

' '  Know  all  men  by  these  presents  that  I  Robert  Gray  of  North- 
field  in  County  of  Merrimack  &  State  of  New  Hampshire  am 
held  and  firmly  bound  to  the  Improving  Society  for  the  promo- 
tion of  useful  knowledge  in  Northfield  aforesaid  County  &  State 
aforesaid  in  the  sum  of  five  ^oUars  to  be  paid  to  the  aforesaid 
Improving  Society  its  agent  or  agents,  to  which  payment  well 
&  truly  to  be  made.     I  bind  myself  my  heirs  executors  &  ad- 
ministrators firmly  by  these  presents,  sealed  with  my  seal  and 
dated  the  Eleventh  day  of  February  in  the  year  of  our  Lord 
one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  thirty  six — 
' '  The  condition  of  this  obligation  is  such  that  if  the  above  named 
Robert  Grey  shall  pay  or  cause  to  be  paid  to  the  above  named 
Improving  Society  its  agent  or  agents  the  full  sum  of  five  dol- 
lars for  each  Book  he  shall  refuse  or  neglect  to  return  to  the 
Library  of  the  above  named  Improving  Society  within  three 
months  from  the  time  of  taking  it  then  this  obligation  is  void 
otherwise  to  remain  in  full  force  and  virtue 
"Signed  sealed  & 
"delivered  in  presence 
"of  us 

"Samuel  G.  Hannapord 

"Amos  H.  Morrison 

"(Signed)  Robert  Gray" 

From  the  various  papers  I  icoUeet  the  following  list  of  mem- 
bers: 

J.  B.  Tibbitts; 

Nathan  Wells ; 

David  Evans; 

Bnos  Hoyi; 

Liba  Conant; 

Wesley  Knowles; 

Robert  Gray; 

Jonathan  Clough,  Jr.; 

Daniel  Hills; 

John  W.  Merrill; 

Thomas  Lyford,  Jr.; 

John  Kezer. 

From  the  same  source  I  have  also  gathered  the  following  list 

of  books : 
5 


50  HISTORY   OF   NORTHPIELD. 

Anecdotes,  8  vols. ; 

Butler's  Analogy; 

Whelpley's  Compendium; 

Wonders  of  Creation,  2  vols.; 

Conversations   on    Chemistry; 

Foster's  Essays; 

Miranda's  Expedition; 

History  of  England; 

Powers  of  Genius; 

History  of  Greece; 

Monthly  Literary  Journal; 

Logic,  Duncan's; 

Logic,  Watts'; 

Quarterly  Magazine ; 

History  of  North  and  South  America ; 

New  Hampshire  Gazeteer; 

Stuart's  Philosopher; 

Blair's  Grammar  of  Philosophy; 

Conversations  on  Philosophy; 

Mason's  Self  Knowledge; 

History  of  the  United  States; 

History  of  the  Late  War; 

Life  of  Washington. 

The  librarian's  report  is  a  model- as  to  exactness,  as  every 
spot  and  rent  in  each  book  are  given  in  detail.  Thus,  Mason's 
Self  Knowledge,  it  is  recorded,  has  spots  on  pages  20,  24,  35, 
etc.,  26  in  all,  and  a  rent  on  page  7. 

I  think  we  must  conclude  that  this  was  a  school  for  parliamen- 
tary drill  as  well  as  a  library  and  debating  club. 

This  society.  May  2,  1826,  voted  Nathan  Wells,  secretary  pro 
tempore,  and  the  members  were  questioned  severally  on  the  sub- 
jects of  logic,  grammar,  geography  and  history. 

May  3,  1825,  this  society  voted  to  celebrate  the  Fourth  of  July 
and  committees  were  chosen  to  invite  all  singers  who  would  per- 
form gratuitously  and  also  to  invite  the  Franklin  Society  of  San- 
bornton  by  a  letter  missive  to  its  secretary.  It  was  also  voted 
to  post  a  notice  at  the  meeting-house  and  at  David  Hazeltine's 
store  15  days  previous,  giving  notice  of  an  oration  at  2  p.  m. 

The  record  of  the  last  meeting  is  dated  January  4,  1842. 


EDUCATIONAL.  51 

NOBTHPIELD    FRATERNAL    LIBRARY    SOCIETY. 

November  28,  1840,  an  association  was  formed  with  the  above 
name.  James  M.  Forrest,  Ephraim  S.  Wadleigh  and  Warren 
H.  Smith  were,  with  associates,  charter  members. 

The  organization,  though  not  so  formal  or  pretentious  as  the 
Improving  Society,  in  a  lengthy  preamble  speaks  of  the  posses- 
sion of  minds  capable  of  improvement  and  the  design  of  the  Cre- 
ator, who  had  so  graciously  bestowed  them.  It  calls  the  time 
emphatically  an  age  of  literature  and  credits  it  with  affording 
"literary  blessings  and  privileges  not  enjoyed  by  any  previous 
age." 

It  had  a  constitution  of  seven  articles  and  eight  by-laws.  The 
ancient  record  contains  no  list  of  books,  officers  or  report  of  its 
continuance. 

CHASE  FREE  LIBRARY. 
(See  portrait.) 

On  the  completion  of  Union  Church,  Charles  G.  Chase  of  Bos- 
ton gave  a  choice  collection  of  180  volumes  for  the  free  use  of 
the  people  of  Northfield  Depot  and  vicinity. 

In  a  letter,  accompanying  the  gift,  he  says:  "These  books 
may  become  the  property  of  the  church,"  thus  passing  to  the 
town  to  be  held  in  trust  with  the  church  on  conditions  elsewhere 
stated. 

Gardner  Cook  of  Laconia  generously  donated  material  for  a 
bookcase,  which  Almon  Slader  and  "WiUiam  G.  Hannaford  gra- 
tuitously made  and  painted. 

The  volumes  were  neatly  covered. 

The  library  was  opened  without  ceremony.  Volumes  now  and 
then  have  been  donated  by  friends,  among  whom  are  Mrs.  Chase, 
Mrs.  "William  Gilman,  Arthur  Cross,  Mrs.  L.  E.  Cross,  and,  more 
recently,  some  30  volumes  by  the  patrons  themselves. 

The  past  winter  (1903- '04),  on  the  solicitation  of  Arthur  B. 
Cross  of  Concord,  about  400  volumes  from  Senator  Gallinger 
were  put  on  the  shelves,  many  of  them  being  of  general  interest 
and  some  of  them  highly  embellished. 

The  various  librarians  have  served  without  compensation  and 
the  volumes  have  been  given  out  on  Sunday. 


52  HISTORY    OF    NOETHPIELD. 

HALL    MEMOEIAli    LIBEAET. 
(See  portrait  of  donor.) 

In  1885  Mrs.  John  Cummings  of  Woburn,  Mass.,  offered  the 
town  of  Tilton  and  Northfield  a  library  building,  to  cost  $10,000 
if  they  would  furnish  a  suitable  lot.  Mrs.  Cummings  further 
stated  that  the  building  would  be  a  memorial  to  her  husband,  the 
late  Bracket  Hall,  M.  D.,  of  Boston,  a  native  of  Northfield. 

The  town  promptly  accepted  the  generous  offer  and  elected 
Charles  E.  Tilton  of  Tilton  and  Adam  S.  Ballantyne  of  North- 
field  as  trustees  to  superintend  the  carrying  out  of  the  enterprise. 

In  canvassing  for  a  building  lot  there  was  no  rivalry  between 
the  towns,  the  sole  aim  being  to  secure  a  suitable  and  accessible 
location. 

The  first  thought  of  all  concerned  turned  to  Deer  Park,  which 
was  then  the  property  of  Mrs.  Charles  E.  Tilton.  She  at  once 
generously  offered,  not  only  to  give  the  land,  but  to  raise  the 
grade  and  further  adorn  it. 

Trees  were  set  out  on  the  three  sides  and  the  fine  piece  of 
bronze  statuary,  representing  a  buck  after  Landseer,  with  gran- 
ite pedestal,  inscribed  "1885,"  was  included  in  the  gift.  Perfect 
drainage  was  put  in  and  an  ample  supply  of  water  was  secured. 

The  following  description  of  the  structure  is  copied  from  the 
Boston  Journal  of  August  6,  1887 : 

"The  building  is  of  fine  brick,  with  ample  trimmings  of 
Springfield,  Mass.,  sandstone  and  artistic  terra-cotta  ornamenta- 
tions. 

"The  architecture  is  Queen  Anne  and  the  edifice  consists  of  a 
main  part  facing  the  "West  and  a  right  angle  extension,  one  story 
and  half  in  height,  finished  open  and  is  surmounted  with  pitched 
roofs,  slated  and  copper-crested. 

' '  The  outside  walls  have  numerous  buttresses  with  windows  of 
stained  glass.  It  has  a  front  of  forty-two  feet  and  a  depth  of 
sixty-three,  with  main  and  side  entrances. 

"Beside  the  main  entrance  on  the  right  is  a  tablet  of  sandstone 
sunk  into  the  western  wall,  on  which  is  cut  an  inscription  setting 
forth  the  memorial  character  of  the  building.  Within  the  ap- 
pointments are  perfect  in  detail  and  artistic  without  a  fault. 

"The  exterior  as  well  as  interior  beauty  combine  to  make  the 
edifice  a  credit  to  the  donor  as  well  as  to  the  towns  to  which  it 
is  given.    The  whole  cost,  exclusive  of  the  lot,  was  about  $10,500. ' ' 


MARY  HALL  CUMMING8. 


EDUCATIONAL.  53 

On  its  completion  it  was  deeded  in  trust  to  Hon.  C.  B.  Tilton, 
A.  S.  Ballantyne  and  Mrs.  Eliza  Cofran  as  a  free  public  library 
for  the  two  towns. 

An  association  was  formed,  composed  of  young  men,  on  the 
12th  of  May,  at  which  time  by-laws  were  adopted  and  an  agree- 
ment between  the  trustees  and  the  association,  as  to  the  use  and 
care  of  the  building,  entered  into  and  the  following  officers 
chosen : 

Chairman,  "William  P.  Lang;  clerk,  Willie  T.  Ballantyne; 
trustees,  Arthur  T.  Cass,  W.  B.  Fellows,  Rev.  C.  C.  Sampson, 
Frank  Hill  and  George  S.  Philbriek.  Arthur  T.  Cass  was  chosen 
treasurer  and  L.  F.  Batchelder,  librarian. 

Prominent  citizens  contributed  $1,500  for  books.  This,  with 
a  further  gift  of  nearly  1,000  books  from  Mrs.  Cummings,  fur- 
nished the  library  with  2,300  volumes  at  the  start.  A  catalogue 
was  prepared  and  the  building  was  formally  opened  on  Wednes- 
day, October  26,  1887. 

Dedicatory  services  were  held  at  the  Methodist  Church,  Gould's 
Orchestra  furnishing  music.  Rev.  Luther  Townsend,  D.  D.,  of 
Boston  delivered  a  fine  oration  and  Mrs.  L.  R.  Cross  an  appro- 
priate poem. 

Rev.  Dr.  Knowles  presented  the  thanks  of  the  faculty  and 
students  of  the  New  Hampshire  Conference  Seminary,  and  Prof. 
Lucian  Hunt,  the  lifelong  friend  of  Dr.  Hall,  gave  interesting 
reminiscences  of  their  boyhood  and  school  days. 

W.  B.  Fellows,  at  the  close,  in  behalf  of  the  trustees,  invited  all 
to  come  and  get  all  the  benefits  possible  from  its  use. 

Mrs.  Cummings  and  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Tilton  were  present  and 
were  accorded  a  rising  vote  of  thanks. 

A  fine  portrait  of  Dr.  Hall  has  since  been  placed  on  the  walls. 

SCHOOLS. 

The  records  show  that  our  ancestors  had  advanced  ideas  in  all 
matters  pertaining  to  education.  In  1784,  at  a  town  meeting,  ■ 
with  Edward  Blanchard,  moderator,  the  "Town  voted  to  Raise 
Sixty  Dolers  in  the  Perduce  of  the  country  for  Schooling  for  the 
present  year  one  half  in  somer  and  the  other  half  in  the  Winter. ' ' 
They  also  voted  to  "Keep  a  School  the  Present  year  and  to  Pay 
the  School  tax  in  Corn,  Gran,  &  Neat  Stock."     The  same  was 


54  HISTORY    OF    NORTHPIELD. 

"voted"  for  several  years,  "the  Perduce  to  be  laid  out  in  school- 
ing keeping  open  doors. ' ' 

In  1797  they  voted  "to  build  six  school-houses.  The  first  to 
stand  near  Crosses  MilLbrook  (Oak  Hill)  the  2nd  near  Mr.  Hodg- 
don's  3rd  near  the  Meeting  Hous.  4th  on  Bay  Hill  5th  on  Bean 
Hill :  6th  near  Coos  Brook. ' '  They  redivided  and  renamed  these 
in  1813.  Again,  in  1818,  it  was  voted  that  "No.  2  should  be 
called  No.  3. "  In  1827  No.  9,  the  Smithville  Factory  Village  Dis- 
trict, was  formed  from  No.  5.  The  town  voted  in  1815  to  give 
Districts  Nos.  6  and  7  some  assistance  in  building  their  school- 
houses.  The  entire  school  fund  in  1800  was  $300 ;  in  1804,  $400, 
and  in  1811  ' '  just  what  the  Law  points  out. ' ' 

These  schoolrooms  were  palaces  compared  with  the  first  ones, 
which  were  built  of  logs,  sometimes  without  a  single  pane  of 
glass,  as  was  the  first  one  at  Oak  Hill;  neither  were  there  any 
means  of  warming  them.  Then  came  a  better  style  with  small 
windows,  high  up,  on  two  sides,  and  a  broad  rock  fireplace  in 
the  further  end,  with  sloping  floors.  The  buildings  were  square, 
with  a  little  porch  or  entry  in  front.  The  schools  were  mostly 
kept  in  winter  and  only  male  teachers  were  employed,  with  the 
exception,  perhaps,  of  Sally  Thornton,  who  was  both  preacher  and 
teacher  and  used  to  hold  meetings  in  the  log  schoolhouse  at  the 
Center  before  the  old  meeting-house  was  built.  ' 

There  was  no  lack  of  teachers  and  Masters  Bowles,  Parkinson, 
Simons  and  Dudley  Leavitt  were  residents  of  Northfield,  while 
Masters  Gleason  and  Sutton  from  Canterbury  were  often  called 
to  duty  here,  which  consisted  chiefly  in  teaching  the  big  boys  the 
three  Rs,  "reading,  riting  and  rithmatic,"  and  in  administering 
a  certain  amount  of  "thrashing"  per  term.  They  were  paid  for 
this  service  in  1790  in  "wheat  rye  or  Indian  Corn,  with  wheat  at 
6s.  rye  at  4s.  &  Corn  at  3s.  or  in  neat  stock. ' ' 

The  next  change  made  provided  advantages  for  the  girls ;  sum- 
mer schools  were  established  and  more  districts  organized.  While 
houses  were  being  erected,  schools  were  often  held  in  private 
houses  and  female  teachers  employed.  About  1800  the  following 
teachers  were  in  service:  Josiah  Shirley,  Polly  GHdden,  Nancy 
Parkinson,  Edmund  Dearborn,  Parmelia  Ellison,  Betsey  Forrest, 
Josiah  Ambrose,  Samuel  Forrest  and  Rev.  Martin  Renter,  the 
latter  in  1809. 


■asnomooHOS  ajstoa 


EDUCATIONAL.  55 

Up  to  this  period  they  very  generally  boarded  around ;  and  the 
men  made  shoes  or  ran  pewter  spoons  during  the  long  evenings 
to  compensate  for  board  or  to  earn  a  little  extra  cash.  The  wo- 
men were  expected  to  take  along,  as  a  part  of  their  baggage,  a 
spinning  wheel  and  bundle  of  "rolls"  or  a  quantity  of  yarn  to 
weave  into  cloth  in  some  friendly  family,  filling  up  the  vacant 
moments  by  assisting  the  children  of  the  family  seated  around 
the  open  fire  with  their  evening  tasks.  These  teachers  were  edu- 
cated by  Eev.  Martin  Renter,  Rev.  William  Patrick  of  Canter- 
bury and  Rev.  Liba  Conant,  the  new  minister. 

Prof.  Dyer  H.  Sanborn  established  a  school  at  Sanbornton 
Square,  where  some  desiring  privileges  in  advance  of  the  district 
schools  were  enrolled  in  1841,  and  we  find  the  names  of  Adino 
B.  Hall,  James  Henry,  Frank  and  Laroy  Cofran,  Jeremiah  Hana- 
ford,  Benjamin  A.  Rogers,  Henry  B.  Tibbetts  and  Sarah  or  Sally 
Rogers.  This  was  Professor  Sanborn's  last  term  there,  as  he  es- 
tablished a  school  at  Sanbornton  Bridge  the  same  year,  known 
far  and  near  as  the  ' '  Old  Academy. ' '  It  was  a  celebrated  school. 
He  was  a  model  educator  and  the  female  departments,  under 
Miss  Jewett,  Emily  and  Julia  Sargent,  two  lovely  sisters  from 
New  London,  furnished  many  finely  educated  lady  teachers  for 
Northfield.  Since  this  time  female  teachers  have  been  largely 
employed. 

The  coming  of  the  New  Hampshire  Conference  Seminary, 
which  will  be  noted  elsewhere,  marks  an  epoch  in  the  educational 
history  of  the  town. 

SUPERINTENDENTS. 

In  1823  and  '24  superintendents  were  first  employed.  Rev. 
Liba  Conant  was  chosen  and  voted  the  sum  of  one  dollar  for 
each  school.  Rev.  Martin  Ruter  also  had  charge  one  or  more 
years.  In  1826  "Mr.  Conant  was  allowed  the  amount  of  his  taxes 
for  visiting  the  schools,  the  other  two  members  of  the  Committee 
being  expressly  directed  not  to  visit  except  in  cases  of  diffi- 
culty." 

In  1833- '35  the  town  voted  to  dispense  with  the  inspection  of 
the  schools,  while  in  1837  it  was  arranged  that  a  ' '  Committee  be 
allowed  to  visit  schools  so  far  as  the  individual  districts  should 
vote  to  that  effect,  the  pay  to  come  from  the  school  money  of 
the  district  visited." 


56  HISTORY    OF    NOETHPIELD. 

This  matter  seems  to  have  been  settled  finally  and  a  long  list 
of  educated  superintendents  are  given,  among  whom  are  Dr. 
Hoyt,  Asa  P.  Gate,  Alfred  Gile,  Revs.  Enoch  Corser  and  Mar- 
cellus  Herrick,  James  N.  Forrest,  Solon  F.  Hill  and  many  others. 
Mrs.  Lucy  R.  H.  Cross  was  in  charge  from  1879  to  1888,  when 
the  district  system  was  abolished  by  act  of  the  Legislature,  and  a 
board  of  education,  consisting  of  three,  placed  in  charge.  She 
had  filled  the  position  eight  years  and  was  the  first  woman  to 
hold  that  office.  Since  the  adoption  of  the  new  plan  one  or  more 
women  have  been  continuously  in  the  service  and  their  presence 
there  has  been  beneficial  and  entirely  satisfactory. 

Before  leaving  the  subject  I  wish  to  refer  to  some  ancient  cus- 
toms long  followed,  even  in  well-conducted  schoolrooms.  It  was 
an  unwritten  law  that  the  larger  boys,  in  return  for  chopping 
the  term's  wood  for  the  huge  fireplace,  should  be  allowed  to  sell 
the  ashes  at  the  close  of  the  term  and  invest  the  proceeds  in  New 
England  rum  to  be  divided  among  the  children,  and  a  half  holi- 
day or  evening  was  given  them.  Some  of  the  good  Christian 
mothers  deplored  this  custom  and  Mrs.  Benjamin  Winslow,  being 
present  once  when  backlog,  forestick  and  all  the  betwixt  and  be- 
tween came  rolling  from  the  rocks  in  the  big  fireplace,  said, 
nearly  sufi'ocated  with  the  smoke  that  filled  the  room,  "  I  'd  think 
they  'd  better  buy  shovel  and  tongs  than  rum  with  the  ashes." 
A  neighbor,  also  a  visitor,  present,  spoke  up  and  said:  "Let  'um 
have  their  rum;  let  'um  have  it.  It  does  'um's  much  good  as 
salt  does  sheep  once  in  a  while,"  and  the  shovel  and  tongs  were 
not  forthcoming  that  term. 

In  another  case  Mr.  S.,  who  sent  an  apprentice  boy  to  school, 
concluding  it  was  not  wise  to  have  the  boy  present  when  the 
"treat"  went  round,  decided  to  go  himself  and  claim  the  boy's 
share.  The  youngster  was  more  than  willing  since  a  promised 
flogging  must  take  place  before  he  could  stand  in  line  for  his 
treat.  How  great  was  the  man's  surprise,  however,  when  good 
Master  Gleason  stood  before  him  with  stick  in  hand,  with  the  re- 
mark: "You  must  take  Jake's  whipping  if  you  take  his  rum," 
which  he  proceeded  at  once  to  administer.  The  old  fellow  always 
declared  it  was  all  right  and  cheap  enough. 

It  was  quite  the  custom  for  the  femals  teachers  to  instruct 
the  girls  in  sewing  or  Imitting,   and  one  overworked  mother 


EDUCATIONAL.  57 

could  see  no  reason  why  a  man  should  not  do  the  same.  Accord- 
ingly, a  well-started  stocking  was  sent  along  in  the  dinner  pail 
which,  after  the  lessons  were  learned,  was  duly  brought  forth 
much  to  the  teacher's  dismay,  who  invariably  directed  the  little 
girl,  when  applied  to  for  orders  as  to  what  should  be  done  next, 
to  "narrer."  The  next  answer  was  the  same,  as  was  the  next 
and  the  next.  The  work  went  home  that  night  to  "stay''  nar- 
rowed to  a  peak  half  way  to  the  heel. 

SCHOOL   APPARATUS. 

Untif  1875  the  schoolrooms  of  the  town  were  entirely  devoid 
of  any  of  the  modern  helps  or  any  maps,  etc.  In  1880,  our  ' '  Cen- 
tennial Year,"  through  the  generosity  of  former  pupils  a  copy 
of  Webster's  Unabridged  Dictionary  was  placed  in  every  school. 
The  names  of  the  donors  accompanied  each  gift.  The  one  at  the 
Centre  enrolled  100  names  and  Oak  Hill,  115.  John  C.  Tebbetts 
furnished  one  for  No.  8  and  the  Curry  family  one  for  No.  4 
(Rand  District).  Hon.  John  H.  Goodale  gave  each  room,  in 
memory  of  his  talented  wife,  Celestia  S.  Mooney,  a  former  pupil 
and  teacher,  sets  of  writing  tablets. 

The  next  year,  1881,  was  a  "red  letter  year"  for  the  schools. 
Mr.  John  Mooney  and  John  E.  Forrest  had  left  each  a  bequest 
for  educational  purposes  and  Dea.  G.  S.  Abbott,  with  Messrs. 
Cass  and  Goodale,  their  executors,  presented  to  the  schools  outline 
maps,  dissected  maps  of  New  England,  clocks,  thermometers, 
globes,  sinks,  pitchers  and  basins,  etc.,  numeral  frames  and  other 
helps.  Later,  President  Quimby  offered  prizes  of  tuition  for  ex- 
cellence in  certain  branches,  and  Mr.  Charles  Chase  of  Boston 
furnished  valuable  literature  on  temperance,  morals,  manners, 
cruelty  to  animals,  etc. 

NEW    HAMPSHIRE    CONFERENCE    SEMINARY    AND    FEMALE    COLLEGE. 

(See  cut.) 

The  New  Hampshire  Methodist  Conference  originally  included 
that  portion  of  Vermont  lying  east  of  the  Green  Mountains.  In 
1844  this  portion  was  set  off  by  itself.  Their  Conference  Sem- 
inary was  at  Newbury  and  the  divisiorf  left  New  Hampshire  with- 
out one.  At  the  next  session  of  the  Conference,  held  at  Winches- 
ter, July,  1844,  a  committee  of  five  was  chosen  to  consider  the  pro- 


58  HISTORY    OF    NOETHPIELD. 

priety  of  establishing  an  institution  and  to  select  the  most  suit- 
able place. 

William  D.  Cass,  J.  Spaulding,  John  W.  Mowry,  Samuel  Kelley 
and  M.  Newhall  were  chosen  as  that  committee.  Propositions 
were  at  once  received  from  Newmarket,  Plymouth  and  Northfield, 
and  a  committee  of  nine  was  chosen  to  consider  these  and  other 
offers  that  might  be  received. 

This  committee  was  also  authorized  in  behalf  of  the  Con- 
ference to  enter  into  any  arrangement  necessary  for  the  estab- 
lishment of  a  school  to  be  under  the  patronage  of  the  New  Hamp- 
shire Conference,  provided,  "they  do  not  involve  it  in  pecuniary 
liabilities."  Revs.  Cass,  Morey,  Newhall,  Kelley,  Blisha  Adams, 
L.  D.  Burrows,  0.  C.  Baker,  J.  Stevens  and  Eleazar  Smith  were 
chosen. 

The  following  year  a  report  was  made  to  the  Conference  that 
Plymouth  had  been  selected  as  the  location  on  certain  conditions,, 
with  reference  to  the  transfer  of  the  "Old  Academy"  property 
there.  Plymouth  people  failed  to  meet  the  conditions  and  the 
school  was  located  at  Northfield,  the  conditions  being  promptly 
met. 

Among  the  prominent  men  of  the  town  and  the  adjacent  village 
of  Sanbornton  Bridge  who  were  greatly  interested  were  Hon. 
Asa  P.  Cate,  Col.  James  Cofran,  Hon.  Samuel  Tilton  and  Rev.  "W. 
D.  Cass.  The  latter  was  chosen  to  solicit  funds.  Calls  for  money 
were  promptly  met  and  the  building  was  commenced  in  April 
and  the  school  opened  for  the  fall  term  in  1845. 

There  were  no  plans,  contract  or  specifications,  save  that  the 
house  should  be  70  feet  long,  40  feet  wide  and  two  stories  in 
height.  "Warren  L.  Hill  made,  and  Colonel  Cofran  burned,  the 
brick  for  it  in  the  yard  north  of  the  Granite  Mill.  Darius  Dock- 
ham  was  employed  to  do  the  woodwork  and  Isaac  Bodwell  to  lay 
the  brick. 

The  institution  was  incorporated  at  its  opening  under  the  name 
of  the  New  Hampshire  Conference  Seminary.  Rev.  and  Mrs.  J. 
A.  Adams  and  Dyer  H.  Sanborn,  with  Charles  P.  Ticknor,  as 
teacher  of  penmanship,  constituted  the  faculty  for  two  terms. 

Mr.  Chellis  Sargent  erected  a  commodious  boarding  house  on 
an  adjoining  lot  where  the  students  were  charged  for  board,  wash- 
ing and  I'odging  $1.25  per  week  and  private  families  received  them 
for  $1.33.    Tuition  was  only  $3  for  common  English  and  $3.50 


EDUCATIONAL.  59 

for  other  branches.  Eev.  Richard  S.  Rust,  with  Miss  Caroline 
Lane  as  preceptress,  succeeded  Mr.  Adams  in  1846.  Prof.  Dyer 
H.  Sanborn,  a  popular  educator  and  author  of  a  work  on  English 
granunar  and  a  treatise  on  normal  teaching,  was  then  conducting 
a  prosperous  school  in  the  "Old  Academy"  across  the  river.  He 
was  asked  to  become  one  of  the  faculty  and  promptly  accepted  the 
offer.  Other  teachers  were  added  as  needed.  Dr.  Rust  being 
chosen  state  commissioner  of  schools,  to  succeed  Prof.  Charles  B. 
Haddock  of  Dartmouth  College,  gave  prominence  to  the  Sem- 
inary and  brought  a  large  number  of  advanced  students.  He 
held  this  ofQce  until  his  retirement  from  the  school. 

John  C.  Clark  succeeded  him  as  principal.  James  E.  Latimer 
became  associated  with  him  in  1851.    President  Clark  retired  in 

1852,  leaving  him  at  the  head,  which  position  he  retained  until 
1854,  and  was  then  succeeded  by  Rev.  Calvin  S.  Harrington, 
who  had  been  his  able  assistant  for  two  years. 

In  1856  the  large  number  of  enrolled  students  made  better  ac- 
commodations necessary  and  plans  for  a  new  building  were  form- 
ulated. At  the  close  of  the  summer  term  the  old  building  was 
torn  down  and  another  begun.  The  main  edifice  was  constructed 
after  the  style  of  the  old  one  with  an  added  story,  which 
furnished  a  large  audience  room  or  hall.  East  and  west  wings, 
three  stories  in  height,  were  added,  and  dormitories  and  boarding 
facilities  were  thus  furnished  under  the  same  roof. 

A  new  charter  with  power  to  confer  degrees  was  granted  by 
the  Legislature  December  2,  1852.  It  was  reported  by  Rev.  Os- 
mon  C.  Baker  and  the  trustees  voted  to  accept  it  January  15, 

1853,  and  new  courses  of  study  were  prepared. 

The  College  was  united  financially  with  the  Seminary  with  the 
same  board  of  trustees.  Separate  records  were  kept  for  some- 
time; but  later  the  title  became  "The  New  Hampshire  Con- 
ference Seminary  and  Female  College. ' '  Rev.  Dr.  Harrington  be- 
came president  and  Mrs.  Eliza  Chase  Harrington,  who  had 
been  the  talented  and  efficient  preceptress  previous  to  her  mar- 
riage, was  placed  at  the  head  of  the  Female  College.  Professor 
Dixon,  a  former  graduate  and  teacher,  was  retained  as  professor 
of  mathematics  with  other  specialists  at  the  head  of  the  various 
departments,  and  it  was  justly  claimed  that  no  university  or  col- 
lege had  a  better  faculty.    In  1857,  360  students  were  enrolled. 


60  HISTORY    OF    NOKTHFIELD. 

I  wish  it  were  my  duty  to  suitably  eulogize  those  noble  men 
and  women  who  left  such  potent  impressions  for  good  on  the  girls 
and  boys  of  Northfield, — that  large  army  of  teachers  who,  in  our 
public  schools,  passed  on  the  grand  ideas  of  life  and  conduct  that 
were  so  faithfully  taught  and  lived  withiu  its  walls.  November 
7, 1862,  the  building  was  destroyed  by  fire  and  the  site  abandoned. 

The  annual  catalogues  since  then  furnish  all  needed  informa- 
tion. The  school  was  a  prominent  factor  in  the  life  of  Northfield 
for  17  years  and  its  removal  a  great  sorrow. 

The  Seminary  and  Female  College  has  bestowed  its  honors  on 
the  followtug  young  men  and  women,  natives  or  residents  of 
Northfield : 

Lucian  Hunt,  A.  M.,  1847;  Luther  C.  Bean,  M.  D.,  1847; 
George  H.  Clark,  1848 ;  La  Fayette  Cate,  ]\L  D.,  1850 ;  Joseph 
Gile,  A.  fil.,  1853 ;  Augustus  B.  Clark,  1854 ;  Darius  S.  Dearborn, 
1855;  Rev.  Charles  H.  Hanaford,  1856;  Abram  Brown,  A.  B., 
1862 ;  Lucien  Knowles,  1863 ;  John  C.  Tibbetts,  1867 ;  Edward  W. 
Cross,  1876;  Frank  W.  Shaw,  1880;  Alfred  C.  Wyatt,  1880; 
Charles  W.  Adams,  1880;  Samuel  W.  Forrest,  1884;  Charles  F. 
Sanborn,  M.  D.,  1889 ;  Ernest  Leavitt,  1889 ;  Alvin  B.  Leavitt, 
1892 ;  Harry  Mu2zey,  1895 ;  Ray  W.  Firth,  1895 ;  Fred  Gardiner, 
1903 ;  Roger  Hill,  1904 ;  Leon  T.  Powers,  1904. 

Martha  D.  Rand,  1847;  Mary  T.  Glidden,  1849;  Cyminthia 
Foss,  1852 ;  Omma  0.  Howard,  1852 ;  Julia  M.  Whitcher,  1853 ; 
Electa  A.  Clark,  1855;  Mary  J.  Smith,  1856;  Nancy  Simonds, 
1856 ;  Lizzie  A.  Chase,  1859 ;  Annie  U.  Brown,  1860 ;  Sophie  T. 
Curry,  1860;  Josie  B.  Curry,  1860;  Lucy  R.  Hill,  1860;  Mattie 
A.  Smith,  1860;  Augusta  M.  Peabody,  1861;  Dora  L.  Haines, 
1863;  Hester  A.  R.  Simonds,  1863;  Augusta  Simonds,  1865; 
Hannah  Curry,  1867;  Viola  R.  Kimball,  1867;  Kate  Scribner, 
1867;  Anna  Buzzell,  1869;  Lizzie  Herrick,  1869;  Annie  Chase, 
1870;  Laura  Chase,  1871;  Abbie  M.  Sargent,  1871;  Lucie  K. 
Gile,  1872;  Clara  E.  Smart,  1872;  Myra  A.  Tilton,  1876;  Helen 
L.  Gerrish,  1878 ;  Mary  E.  Adams,  1879 ;  Bessie  H.  Morrill,  1880 ; 
Georgia  A.  Page,  1881;  Kate  Forrest,  1881;  Josie  Lang,  1883; 
Lizzie  Page,  1885;  Eva  G.  Hill,  1889;  Josephine  Emery,  1890; 
Mary  Emery,  1890;  Anna  Gould,  1890;  Ina  M.  Stevens,  1S90; 
Georgia  Bullock,  1892;  Florence  Hill,  1892;  Bernice  M.  Buell, 
1893;  Evelyn  Hill,  1897;  Laura  M.  Gardiner,  1898;  Pearl  U. 


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Hill,  1899;  Mary  A.  Perthel,  1903;  Ada  L.  Nelson,  1904;  Flor- 
ence Shaw,  1905;  Grace  Crockett,  1905. 

Many  others,  not  completing  courses,  have  had  their  lives  deep- 
ened and  broadened  by  longer  or  shorter  terms  of  study  and  thus 
fitted  for  success.  It  has  ever  enjoyed  a  liberal  patronage  from 
Christian  parents  of  every  denomination  and  merited  it,  too,  by 
a  large  and  experienced  board  of  instructors.  Its  high  standard 
of  scholarship,  its  excellent  methods  and  its  superior  moral  influ- 
ence have  borne  abundant  fruit  in  its  long  list  of  authors,  bankers, 
doctors,  college  professors,  lawyers,  judges  and  clergymen. 

UNION  SCHOOL  DISTRICT. 

(See  picture  of  Graded  School.) 

Union  district  was  formed  by  the  union  of  Nos.  2  and  28  in 
Tilton  and  No.  10  in  Northfield.  The  first  officers  were  appointed 
by  the  selectmen  April  16,  1872.  They  were  Messrs.  Balcom  and 
Garmon,  A.  S.  Ballantyne  and  Samuel  Tilton.  There  being  a 
question  as  to  the  legality  of  the  union  a  special  act  of  the  Legis- 
lature was  granted.  Pending  this  act  a  meeting  was  held  May 
28,  1872,  at  the  schoolhouse  in  District  No.  28.  Charles  F.  Hill 
was  chosen  clerk  and  W.  S.  Clark,  Charles  C.  Kogers  and  Frank- 
lin J.  Eastman,  a  committee  to  select  a  site,  put  in  a  foundation 
and  superintend  the  erection  of  a  new  schoolhouse. 

A  plan  by  Arthur  Smith  for  a  building  costing  $4,400  was  ac- 
cepted and  a  sum  of  money,  not  exceeding  $5,000,  was  raised  to 
cover  expense  of  building  and  site ;  $3,000  of  this  was  to  be  raised 
by  taxation  and  the  balance  to  be  borrowed  at  a  low  rate  of  in- 
terest. A  half  acre  of  land  on  the  Northfield  side  of  the  river 
was  donated  by  Mr.  Eastman  and  work  began. 

In  March,  1873,  the  building  committee,  having  completed 
their  duty,  submitted  the  following  report : 

Cost  of  house,  $4,947.35;  cost  of  well  and  pump,  $183.38; 
total,  $5,130.73. 

After  the  act  of  incorporation  was  granted,  the  legal  voters 
met  September  4, 1872,  and  chose  a  board  of  education  as  follows : 
Rev.  Marcellus  A.  Herrick,  Eev.  Theodore  C.  Pratt,  Rev.  John 
B.  Robinson. 

Three  schools  were  at  once  established  and  the  first  teachers 
employed  were  Miss  Sargent  and  Miss  Lizzie  A.  Chase,  the  latter 


62  .  HISTORY    OF    NORTHFIELD. 

remaining  until  1880.  From  time  to  time  new  rooms  were  added 
and  new  teachers  supplied  until  the  schools  numbered  six  and  the 
possibilities  of  the  house  were  exhausted.  In  1900  it  was  de- 
cided to  erect  a  new  building.  A.  J.  Pillsbury,  Sidney  Taylor 
and  Arthur  T.  Cass  were  chosen  a  committee  on  finance ;  Lewis 
Hoyt,  Frank  Hill,  B.  G.  Morrison,  on  construction.  William 
Butterworth  was  architect  and  Daniel  Page,  builder. 

The  appearance  of  the  building  was  highly  satisfactory  and  the 
committee  reported  a  cost  of  $25,000.  It  was  first  occupied  for 
the  winter  term  of  1901  and  its  capacity  and  arrangement  have 
proved  eminently  satisfactory. 

TEACHEKS. 

Mr.  George  Clough  of  Warner,  now  of  Boston,  was  the  first 
male  principal,  followed  by  D.  W.  C.  Durgin,  Messrs.  Smith, 
Eivard,  Hulse  and  Seymour,  the  present  principal,  with  six  as- 
sistants. The  female  teachers  have  been  largely  graduates  and 
trained  in  normal  work.  Mr.  0.  G.  Morrison,  Dr.  C.  L.  True 
and  Mrs.  Charles  Crockett  constitute  the  present  board. 

By  a  law  passed  in  1898  graduates  of  this  and  the  other  town 
schools  may  continue  their  studies  free  of  tuition  at  Tilton  Sem- 
inary, the  town  paying  $40  per  capita.  The  Seminary  thus  be- 
comes once  more  one  of  our  institutions,  taking  the  place  of  a 
high  school. 


CHAPTER   IV. 

TRANSPORTATION. 

STAGES. 

The  first  settlers  of  Northfield  traveled  on  horseback  for  many 
years  and  heavy  loads  were  moved  from  place  to  place  in  ox  carts 
and  on  sleds  in  winter.  Wheels  came  into  use  as  soon  as  the 
roads  were  made  suitable  for  them,  and  thus  was  established  one 
of  the  most  lucrative  trades  of  our  early  settlers.  Every  black- 
smith's shop  had  a  wheelwright's  contingent.  At  first,  wagon 
bodies  were  placed  directly  on  the  axles  and  were  not  found  to  be 
greatly  conducive  to  comfort.  This  was  followed  by  the  thorough- 
brace,  and  every  year  added  something  to  the  comfort  of  the 
traveler,  either  in  vehicle  or  road.  I  need  not  pursue  the  subject 
further.  The  post-rider  early  made  his  advent,  and  though  he 
only  passed  through  the  town  to  Gilmanton  by  a  single  route,  he 
was  the  important  precursor  of  the  present  rural  delivery  man 
with  his  pouches  bursting-full  of  tidings,  good  or  ill,  for  nearly 
every  inhabitant.  It  cost  a  dime,  at  least,  and  often  more,  to 
send  a  greeting  to  one's  friends  or  to  receive  theirs  in  return. 

The  year  1815  was  long  remembered,  as  it  saw  the  first  stage 
line  established  in  the  town.  Peter  Smart  of  Concord,  who  later 
married  a  Canterbury  woman  (see  Smart  genealogy),  drove  into 
town  with  a  gorgeously  painted  stagecoach,  cracking  his  long 
whip  over  the  backs  of  two  spirited  horses.  Mr.  Ezekiel  Moore, 
the  post-rider,  ceased  his  trips  and  mail  bags  were  safely  tucked 
away  under  the  stage  driver's  seat.  The  stage  was  a  move  in 
the  right  direction  and  was  often  patronized  for  pleasure  trips. 
Half  a  score  could  be  crowded  inside  and  the  seats  on  the  top 
were  still  more  desirable.  Peter  Smart's  yarns  as  he  rattled 
along  the  main  road  and  the  consequent  bursts  of  laughter  made 
his  passage  the  one  event  of  the  day.  The  children  of  the  two 
schools  on  its  route  used  to  stop  their  play  on  its  approach,  line 
up  by  the  roadside  and  make  their  "curtchy"  as  though  it  were 


64  HISTORY    OF    NORTHPIELD. 

the  king 's  coach,  and  when  the  number  of  horses  was  increased  to 
four,  it  was  almost  as  good  as  going  to  the  circus.  Other  drivers 
went  along  this  line  as  Mr.  Smart  was  needed  for  more  difficult 
routes.  The  Winslows  boarded  the  relay  horses,  as  did  Mr. 
Morrison  at  the  Centre  and  the  number  of  bundles  passed 
out  to  the  inhabitants  along  the  route  showed  the  coach  to  be 
something  of  a  pedler's  cart  and  a  delivery  wagon  combined. 
Verbal  messages  were  delivered  and  startling  events  chronicled, 
and  what  an  old  stage  driver  did  not  know  was  of  little  account. 
It  made  its  last  trip  when  the  Boston,  Concord  &  Montreal  Rail- 
road was  opened  to  Sanbornton  Bridge,  May  22,  1848,  and  was 
sincerely  mourned. 

WARREN  H.  SMITH. 
(See  portrait.) 

Waeren  H.  Smith  began  life  as  a  farmer  boy  on  bis  mother's  farm. 
After  his  school  days  were  over  he  began  doing  winter  jobs  on,  wood 
and  lumber  lots  and  soon  drifted  into  a  considerable  business  in  this 
and  other  lines  as  a  teamster.  He  married,  November  8,  1844,  Eliza- 
beth G.  Glines  (see  Smith  gen.)  and  had  two  sons.  Mrs.  Smith  was 
one  of  Northfield's  most  estimable  daughters,  scholarly,  refined  and 
a  true  home-maker.  She  had  been  a  teacher,  was  a  fine  singer,  a 
social  leader  in  the  church  and,  a  queen  in  her  home. 

Mr.  Smith  farmed  for  one  year  at  the  foot  of  Bean  Hill,  where  his 
father  and  others  of  his  family  had  started  in  life.  He  was  energetic 
and  tireless.  The  routine,  the  hard  labor  and  slow  returns  of  a. 
farmer's  life  were  not  equal  to  his  ambitions.  The  coming,  a  few 
years  later,  of  the  Boston,  Concord  &  Montreal  Railroad  and  its  con- 
struction offered  an  opening  which  he  at  once  took  advantage  of. 

He  was  less  than  30  years  of  age  when  his  first  contract  was  under- 
taken. He  began  work  three  miles  below  Sanbornton  Bridge,  at  the 
Winslow  crossing,  and  constructed  in  all,  first  and  last,  64  miles  of 
the  Boston,  Concord  &  Montreal  road.  Some  of  these  were  only 
gradings,  some  track  laying,  others  both,  and  several  included  bridge 
and  trestle  work,  and  others  included  all  these  and  many  things  be- 
sides. He,  at  the  outset,  removed  his  family  to  the  Clough  house, 
near  the  Holmes  bridge  and  mill,  where  a  large  force  of  men  were 
cared  for,  making  strenuous  days  for  the  busy  wife  and  her  force  of 
assistants.  He  purchased  a  home  in  the  village  and  removed  there 
in  1847. 

Larger  contracts  were  now  undertaken,  for  his  reputation  as  an  ex- 
peditious and  thorough  builder  was  at  its  height.  Jobs  far  and  near 
were  offered  and  often  two  separate  jobs  were  in  progress  at  the  same 
time.     He  went  in  1849  to  a  five-mile  contract  for  the  Manchester  & 


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TRANSPORTATION.  65 

Lawrence  Railroad  and  also  carried  the  Passumpsic  road  to  St.  Johns- 
bury  from  Wells  River  in  1850. 

In  1853  he  went  to  Connecticut  for  similar  work  on  the  Fishkill  & 
Providence  road  with  Thomas  Clough  and  Joseph  Rand  as  his  trusted 
assistants.  A  contract  in  Tennessee  was  promptly  despatched  the 
following  year.  Then  came  11  miles  on  the  Suncook  Valley  Railroad 
and  15  on  the  Sugar  River  route;  25  miles  from  Cohasset  to  Duxhury, 
Mass.;  38  on  the  Montpelier  &  Wells  River  Railroad  and  nine  and  a 
half  miles  on  the  road  through  Pranconia  Notch.  Nearly  all  these 
contracts  included  grading,  track  laying,  masonry,  bridges  and  trestles, 
and  required  large  forces  of  men.  This  activity  was  in  full  force  in 
1877,  when  he  undertook  10  miles  of  narrow-gauge  road  from  Profile 
House  to  Bethlehem,  which  he  completed  in  one  year,  notwithstanding 
there  was  a  mile  of  heavy  grading. 

As  one  would  suppose  with  so  large  a  force  of  men  and  teams, 
every  day  was  a  day  of  adventure  and  hairbreadth  escapes,  although 
alcoholic  liquors  were  never  furnished  and  the  exacting  labor  was 
accomplished  on  cold  water  and  coffee. 

Mr.  Smith  removed  his  family  to  the  ancestral  home  on  Bay  Hill  in 
1874,  and  the  farm  became  the  rendezvous  of  his  big  teams  of  oxen 
and  horses.  A  string  of  a  dozen  or  two,  going  and  coming,  was  no 
unusual  sight. 

The  pay  for  these  extreme  labors  was  sometimes  paid  in  part,  some- 
times entirely,  in  railroad  stock,  which  did  not  always  prove  a  bo- 
nanza— a  gold  brick  rather  than  a  gold  mine. 

In  1867,  while  constructing  the  wooden  bridge  across  the  Pemige- 
wasset  River  at  Hill,  he  came  near  losing  his  life  by  falling  with  the 
structure  nearly  40  feet  to  the  rocks  below.  A  space  between  two 
boulders,  large  enough  to  bear  up  the  timbers,  which  formed  an  arch 
above  him,  alone  saved  him  from  instant  death. 

He  recalls  with  great  pleasure  a  scrimmage  with  the  State  of  Ver- 
mont while  building  the  bridge  at  Wells  River,  as  the  coming  of  his 
line  into  the  state  was  greatly  deplored  by  a  rival  line.  In  some  of 
the  encounters,  stones,  brickbats,  spades  and  hoes  were  the  missiles, 
and  injunctions  were  issued  and  courts  convened.  Mr.  Smith  was 
victorious,  however,  after  tiresome  delays  and  expensive  litigation, 
and  the  result  was  the  settlement  forever  of  the  boundary  line  be- 
tween New  Hampshire  and  Vermont,  viz.:  high-water  mark  on  the 
Vermont  shore. 

He  was,  until  past  middle  life,  too  busy  to  attend  much  to  local 
affairs,  town  business  or  politics.  He  has  been  allied  with  the  Re- 
publican party  since  its  formation  and  was  a  delegate  to  the  Consti- 
tutional Convention  in  1880. 

The  death  of  his  wife,  October  10,  1898,  the  loss  of  the  ancestral 
home  by  fire  in  1904,  coupled  with  the  almost  entire  loss  of  hearing, 
are  some  of  the  misfortunes  which  attend  the  decline  of  his  strenuous 
life. 

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66  HISTORY    OF    NOETHPIELD. 

RAILEOADS. 

The  Boston,  Concord  &  Montreal  Railroad  was  chartered  De- 
cember 27,  1844,  and  the  first  contracts  let  in  1846.  The  first 
survey  through  the  town  was  not  followed  in  the  construction. 
After  crossing  Kendegeda  Brook  on  the  plains,  the  proposed  route 
bore  to  the  east,  and  depots  were  located  in  the  vicinity  of  Bay 
Street  and  the  Granite  Mills.  This  did  not  please  the  prominent 
men  who  desired  a  station  in  the  village. 

Their  wish  was  conceded  to,  and  two  deep  cuts  and  two  bridges 
were  thus  added  to  the  cost  of  the  construction.  Zenas  Clement, 
a  lawyer,  and  one  of  the  first  directors,  was  then  in  business  at 
Hoimes,  now  Tilton  Mills.  Thomas  Chase  built  the  roadbed  from 
Wolf  Swamp  to  the  main  road  crossing,  Warren  H.  Smith  the 
remaining  distance  in  town,  and  it  was  opened  to  Sanbornton 
Bridge,  May  22,  1848,  with  great  rejoicing.  All  day  the  citizens 
of  the  two  towns  were  transported  to  Concord  and  back  free  of 
charge.  A  platform  was  erected  near  the  Elm  Mills  Woolen 
Company's  present  site  and  speeches  were  delivered  and  cannon 
fired.    It  was  Northfield's  proudest  day. 

John  Mooney  was  local  agent  to  secure  funds  and  took  a  large 
amount  of  stock,  as  did  John  E.  Forrest,  Thomas  Lyford,  Thomas 
Chase,  Capt.  Isaac  Glines,  Col.  Asa  P.  Cate,  E.  L.  Wadleigh,  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  William  Gilman,  Warren  H.  Smith  and  Jonathan  and 
William  H.  Clough.  Shares  were  $100  each  and  many  invested 
their  last  hard-earned  dollar  in  the  enterprise,  the  whole  cost  of 
which  was  $2,850,000  to  Woodsville.  It  is  useless  to  enumerate 
here  the  causes  of  the  depreciation  of  stock  or  subsequent  losses 
and  delays.  The  old  common  stock  amounted  to  $459,600.  The 
preferred  stock  of  $800,000  paid  6  per  cent,  dividends  from  1867 
until  1884,  when  it  was  leased  June  1  to  the  Boston  &  Lowell  road 
for  6  per  cent,  on  preferred  for  99  years  and  was  run  as  the 
White  Mountains  Division  of  the  Boston  &  Lowell  until  1889. 
Later,  it  was  leased  to  the  Boston  &  Maine.  No  interest  was  paid 
the  holders  of  the  first  stock  for  years  and  it  became  almost  worth- 
less, selling  as  low  as  $5  a  share  with  few  buyers. 

It  rallied  somewhat,  for  various  reasons,  and  in  1852  was 
quoted  at  $40  a  share.  Many  well-to-do  Northfield  citizens  were 
reduced  almost  to  penury.  This  misfortune  to  the  town  is  my 
excuse  for  dwelling  thus  at  length  on  this  topic.    In  1897  it  had 


TEANSPOETATION.  67  • 

reached  par  and  commanded  a  large  premium,  being  sold  at 
$160,  and  I  am  unacquainted  with  present  quotations.  It  is  now 
a  part  of  the  great  Boston  &  Maine  system,  which  controls  and 
operates  3,260  miles  of  road  and  represents  a  capital  investment 
of  about  $204,000,000,  with  $38,000,000  as  the  gross  receipts.  It 
employs  more  than  25,000  men  and  the  annual  pay  roll  reaches 
nearly  $15,000,000.  Northfield  men,  young  and  old,  have  had  all 
these  years  an  added  interest,  not  only  in  the  line,  but  in  the  pay 
car,  that  has  been  a  welcome  monthly  visitor,  though  the  sums 
passed  out  in  the  little  envelopes  then  would  today  cause  a 
strike  all  along  the  line.  It  has  all  these  years  furnished  em- 
ployment for  large  numbers  of  our  citizens  and  a  large  market 
for  wood  and  ties.  Several  of  the  most  reliable  conductors  and 
firemen  are  residents  of  the  town. 

TILTON  &  BELMONT  EAILEOAD. 

But  a  small  part  of  Northfield  is  crossed  by  this  road,  which 
was  chartered  in  1883  and  opened  for  business  August  17,  1888, 
at  a  cost  of  $48,964.79.  No  stock  was  issued,  as  the  expense  was 
paid  by  the  Concord  &  Montreal  Railroad. 

TILTON    &   FEANKLIN    EAILEOAD. 

It  was  first  charted  with  the  above  name  in  April,  1887,  and 
provided  that  if  built  by  the  Northern  Railroad  and  Concord  & 
Montreal  it  should  be  in  operation  by  January  1,  1890,  otherwise 
Charles  B.  Tilton,  Franklin  J.  Eastman,  Alfred  E.  Tilton,  George 
S.  Philbriek  and  others  should  be  made  a  corporation  empowered 
to  build  said  road.  The  charter  was  amended  July  30,  1889,  the 
name  changed  to  Franklin  &  Tilton  Railroad  and  a  new  set  of 
incorporators  were  named.  These  consisted  of  the  directors  of 
the  Concord  &  Montreal  road  with  the  exception  of  A.  W.  Sullo- 
way,  who  was  made  an  incorporator  representing  the  Northern 
and  Boston  &  Maine  roads.  These  incorporators  built  the  road 
at  a  cost  of  $250,000,  paid  jointly  by  the  Boston  &  Maine  for  the 
Northern  Railroad  corporation.  About  three  miles  of  the  road 
lies  within  the  limits  of  Northfield. 


CHAPTER  V. 
MILITARY  HISTOET. 

As  the  history  of  Northfield  and  Canterbury  is  identical  until 
1780,  I  shall  make  use  of  the  name  Canterbury  in  the  following 
record : 

New  Hampshire  was  created  by  the  king  in  council  a  separate 
government  in  1679,  under  jurisdiction  of  a  president  and  coun- 
cil. The  first  order  issued  to  the  province  was  to  organize  the 
militia.  This  was  in  the  only  charter  ever  granted  to  this  prov- 
ince. 

President  John  Cutt  was  commissioned  January  1,  1680,  and 
the  councillors  January  22.  In  the  president's  commission  was 
the  following  clause  as  to  the  needs  and  the  organizing  of  a 
militia : 

"order  1. 

"And  for  ye  better  defence  and  security  of  all  our  loving  sub- 
jects within  the  said  Province  of  New  Hampshire  our  further 
will  and  pleasure  is,  and  we  do  hereby  authorize,  require  and 
command  ye  said  President  and  Council  for  the  time  being,  in  our 
name,  and  under  the  Seal  appointed  by  us  to  be  used,  to  give 
and  issue  forth  commissions  from  time  to  time  to  such  person  and 
persons,  whom  they  shall  judge  shall  be  best  qualified  for  regu- 
lating and  disciplining  the  Militia  of  our  said  Province :  and  for 
the  arranging  and  mustering  the  inhabitants  thereof  and  in- 
structing them  how  to  bear  arms. 

"And  that  care  be  taken  that  such  good  discipline  be  observed 
as  ye  said  Council  shall  prescribe : 

"Yet  if  any  invasion  shall  at  any  time  be  made,  or  other  de- 
struction or  annoyance,  made  or  done  by  Indians  or  others  upon 
or  unto  our  good  subjects  inhabiting  within  ye  said  Province  of 
New  Hampshire. 

"We  do  by  these  presents,  for  us  our  heirs,  and  successors, 
declare,  ordain  and  grant,  that  it  shall  and  may  be,  lawful  to 


MILITARY.  69 

and  for  our  said  subjects  so  commissioned  by  our  said  Council 
from  time  to  time,  and  at  all  times,  for  their  special  defense  and 
safety,  to  encounter,  expel,  repel  and  resist  by  force  of  arms  and 
all  other  fitting  means  whatever,  all  and  every  such  person  or 
persons,  as  shall  at  any  time  hereafter  attempt  or  enterprise  the 
destruction,  invasion  or  annoyance  of  any  of  our  said  loving  sub- 
jects, their  plantations  or  estates." — Potter's  Military  History  of 
New  Hampshire. 

The  calling  of  an  assembly  within  three  months  was  provided 
for  in  this  commission  at  Portsmouth  or  Strawberry  Bank. 

FIRST  MILITIA  LAW. 

Adopting  the  principle  that  in  time  of  peace  a  government 
should  prepare  for  war,  a  military  law  was  enacted  by  the  As- 
sembly in  1718  and  this  was  the  first  attempt  at  anything  like  a 
regular  organization  in  the  state.  Heretofore  it  had  all  been  left 
to  the  governor  and  council. 

It  was  under  the  new  law  that  Colonel  Clough  and  his  scouts 
were  sent  out  by  Gov.  Benning  Wentworth  to  protect  the  Can- 
terbury settlers  1721- '46,  as  given  in  the  chapter  on  Early  Set- 
tlers, page  3. 

After  the  close  of  the  Indian  "Wars  the  "north  fields"  were 
being  settled  and  farms  cleared.  There  was  little  time  for  mili- 
tary drill,  only  as  the  presence  of  game  in  the  forests  gave  the 
boys  an  opportunity  to  learn  the  use  of  firearms,  and  the  stories 
of  bloody  encounters  had  created  in  them  a  deep-settled  purpose 
to  do  likewise  when  opportunity  offered. 

Then,  too,  they  were  not  ignorant  of  the  increasing  oppressive 
acts  of  the  mother  country  and  their  patriotism  was  at  fever  heat 
long  before  the  news  of  Lexington  and  Boston  Harbor  reached 
them.  Every  man  capable  of  doing  military  duty  had  long  be- 
fore been  singled  out  and  the  "expected"  was  eagerly  awaited. 

It  came  in  startling  messages  in  1775  "that  Howe,  Clinton  and 
Burgoyne  had  landed  in  Boston  and  that  British  troops  were 
arriving  and  that  other  parts  of  the  country  were  actually  en- 
gaged in  war." 

Then  came  that  wonderful  paper  called  the  "Association  Test" 
to  the  selectmen  of  Canterbury,  as  to  all  New  Hampshire  towns, 
which  I  give  in  full.  Also,  another  from  the  Continental  Con- 
gress dated  March  14,  1776. 


70  HISTOEY    OP    NOETHFIELD. 

After  the  close  of  the  Seven  Tears'  War,  and  1775,  the  Pro- 
vincial Legislature  obliged  every  chartered  town  through  its 
officers  to  keep  on  hand  a  supply  of  powder  and  flints ;  a  specified 
number  of  snowshoes  and  bullets  and  each  town  was  directed  to 
have  a  'Larm  List  and  each  able-bodied  man  was  to  have  a  flint- 
lock musket,  two  spare  flints,  priming  wire  and  brush. 

Later  the  'Larm  List  became  the  Training  Band. 

Prior  to  1776  Captain  Clough  and  Lieutenant  Miles  com- 
manded the  men  in  the  "north  fields,"  and  later,  it  is  said,  there 
were  two  companies  in  Northfield. 

ASSOCIATION  TEST. 

"To  the  Selectmen  of  Canterbury 
"Colony  of  New  Hampshire 
"In  Committee  of  Safety 

"Apr.  121776 
"In  order  to  carry  the  unwritten  'Eesolve'  of  the  Honorable 
Continental  Congress  into  execution  you  are  requested  to  desire 
all  Males  above  twenty-one  years  of  age  (Lunaticks,  Idiots,  and 
Negroes  excepted)  to  sign  to  the  Declaration  on  this  paper,  and 
when  so  done  to  make  return  hereof  together  with  the  name  or 
names  of  all  who  shall  refuse  to  sign  the  same  to  the  General 
Assembly  or  Committee  of  Safety  of  this  Colony 

"M.  "Weare.  Chairman" 
' '  In  Congress  Mar.  14  1776  Eesolved,  That  it  be  recommended 
to  the  several  Assemblies,  Conventions  &  Councils,  or  Committees 
of  Safety  of  the  United  States  immediately  to  cause  all  Persons  to 
be  disarmed  within  their  respective  Colonies,  who  are  notoriously 
disafEected  to  the  cause  of  America  or  who  have  not  associated, 
and  refuse  to  associate  to  defend  by  arms  the  United  Colonies 
against  the'  hostile  attempts  of  the  British  Fleets  and  Armies. 

"Charles  Thompson  Secretary" 

The  response  from  Canterbury  was  prompt  and  conclusive. 
One  hundred  and  twenty  names  were  at  once  placed  below  the 
following  pledge : 

"In  consequence  of  the  above  Eesolution  of  the  Hon.  Conti- 
nental Congress  and  to  show  our  determination  in  joining  our 
American  Bretheren  and  in  defending  the  Lives,  Liberties  and 
Properties  of  the  Inhabitants  of  the  United  Colonies. 


MILITAEY.  71 

We,  the  Subscribers  do  hereby  solemnly  engage  and  promise 
that  we  will  to  the  utmost  of  our  Power,  at  the  Risque  of  our 
Lives  and  Fortunes  with  Arms  oppose  the  Hostile  Proceedings  of 
the  British  Fleets  and  Armies  against  the  United  American  Col- 
onies."  Of  the  128  names  the  following  40  were  from  the  "north 
fields": 

"William  Glines,  Jr.,  Joshua  Boienton,  Richard  Allison,  Benja- 
min Blanchard,  3d.,  WiUiam  Moore,  Nathaniel  Glines,  John  Mc- 
Donald, Nehemiah  McDonald,  Jonathan  Gile,  David  Blanchard, 
Shubael  Dearborn,  Nathaniel  Dearborn,  Benjamin  Blanchard, 
Richard  Blanchard,  Edward  Blanchard,  Nathaniel  Whitcher, 
Reuben  Whitcher,  Ebenezer  Kimball,  William  Simonds,  Josiah 
Miles,  John  Hills,  John  Molony,  Jesse  Cross,  John  Cross,  Stephen 
Cross,  William  Hancock,  Reuben  Kezar,  Jacob  Heath,  John  Roen, 
Nathaniel  Perkins,  John  Gibson,  Thomas  Gibson,  James  Lind, 
Perkins,  Peter  Hanaford,  Benjamin  Collins,  John  Forrest,  John 
Forrest,  Jr.,  Gideon  Sawyer,  John  Simons,  Thomas  Foss,  Timothy 
Hills. 

Of  the  enrollment  and  equipment  I  cannot  speak.  It  is  known 
that  some,  when  the  news  of  Lexington  reached  the  "north 
fields,"  left  their  ploughs  in  the  furrows,  mounted  their  horses 
in  citizens'  clothes,  and  went  to  fight  the  battles  of  their  country. 
Many  of  them  are  enrolled  in  the  following  list,  and  all  have  a 
place  with  their  families  in  genealogical  order. 

Some  of  those  whose  names  follow  came  to  reside  in  town  after 
the  close  of  the  war  and  are  accordingly  eligible  to  a  place  on  our 

ROLL  OF  HONOR. 

Elias  Abbott  was  with  Colonel  Bedel  in  Capt.  James  Osgood's 
Company  of  Rangers  sent  to  Canada  to  fight  the  Indians  in  1776. 

Abner- Flanders  went  September,  1776,  to  reinforce  the  Con- 
tinental army  under  Capt.  Benjamin  Emery,  to  New  York  under 
Colonel  Baldwin.    He  was  credited  to  Haverhill  when  enlisted. 

Moses  Danforth  served  in  the  Revohationary  War. 

Ezekiel  Danforth  also  served  in  Canada  and  was  killed  at 
Bemis  Heights.    His  widow  was  a  pensioner. 

Henry  Danforth  served  in  the  New  Hampshire  State  Troops 
in  1780  and  had  been  in  Whitcomb's  Rangers  before  he  was  17 
years  old. 


72  HISTORY   OF   NOETHFIELD. 

William  Forrest  was  with  Stark  at  Bunker  Hill. 

Moses  Cross  was  in  Capt.  James  Shepard's  company  of  Con- 
tinental line,  Northern  army. 

Samuel  Goodwin  was  under  Captain  Calef,  Colonel  Wingate 
and,  later,  with  Captain  Salter  in  the  artillery  at  Fort  Wash- 
ington. He  was  with  Capt.  David  Place  November  5,  1775;  at 
Seavey's  Island  and  still  later  with  Colonel  Wingate  at  Ticon- 
deroga. 

Caleb  Aldrieh  was  with  Colonel  Eeed  and  Captain  Hinds  at 
New  York. 

Jesse  Carr  was  in  the  Continental  army. 

Charles  Glidden  had  seen  much  service  before  the  Revolu- 
tionary War.  He  was  one  of  20  who  fought  at  Bunker  Hill,  then 
enrolled  as  First  Lieutenant. 

Edward  Dyer  was  under  Capt.  Ebenezer  Webster  in  1782  in 
the  Ranger  service  in  the  upper  part  of  the  state. 

George  Hancock's  name  appears  on  Train  Band  List.  He  en- 
listed and  expected  to  go  but  was  not  called  for. 

Joseph  Hancock  was  a  fif  er  in  the  Revolutionary  army. 

Jacob  Hancock  was  from  Hampstead  and  came  with  Captain 
Blanchard  to  Salisbury  Fort  on  his  way  to  Canada  in  the  French 
and  Indian  War.  He  served  under  Captain  Mooney,  was  taken 
prisoner  and  sent  to  Louisburg;  returned  by  way  of  Halifax  in 
1758.    He  was  killed  at  Bunker  Hill. 

Abraham  Brown  was  a  drummer  in  the  army  three  years  and 
adjutant  four  years. 

Cornelius  Ludlow  was  a  Revolutionary  soldier. 

Levi  Morrill  was  enlisted  from  Bpping;  he  moved  to  North- 
field  later. 

John  and  Parker  Cross  were  both  at  Bunker  Hill. 

Thomas  Cross  was  also  in  the  service.  Company  or  place  not 
given. 

Theodore  Brown  was  under  Capt.  Henry  Elkins  in  Piscataqua 
Harbor. 

William  Glines  (called  Miller  Glines)  left  his  mill  and  entered 
the  service.     (See  Glines  gen.) 

William  Keniston  was,  when  16  years  old,  under  Stark  at  Ben- 
nington. 

Jonathan  Gilman  (see  gen.)  was  at  Bunker  Hill. 


MILITARY.  78 

PMneas  Fletcher  was  at  the  surrender  of  Cornwallis  at  York- 
town  and  died  on  his  way  home,  as  no  transportation  was  fur- 
nished. 

Lieutenant  Lyford  was  educated  in  the  school  of  war.  He  was 
appointed  lieutenant  in  the  year  1777  in  Major  Whiteomb's 
"Core"  of  Rangers,  and  served  until  January,  1781,  at  which 
time  General  Washington  ordered  that  the  officers  of  said  corps 
should  retire  on  half  pay  for  life.  But  Whitcomb  ordered  him  to 
inarch  to  headquarters  whereupon  Lyford  and  his  soldiers  were 
mutinous,  marched  at  once  to  North  River  and  reported  to  Gen- 
eral Heald.  He  at  once  sent  a  memorial  to  the  Legislature,  June 
21,  1780,  setting  forth  that  he  had  been  in  the  service  in  1775 
and  complaining  of  bad  treatment. 

He  must  have  been  a  trusted  officer  as  Gen.  Enoch  Poor  sent  to 
lieadquarters  the  following  from  Ticonderoga  (without  date)  : 

"Last  evening  we  sent  Lieut  Lyford  to  Split  Rock  on  a  recon- 
aisance.  Enemy  there  two  schooners,  seven  armed  Gondolas  and 
a  large  no.  of  Batteaux.  He  heard  guns  some  miles  below  and 
supposes  whole  army  on  way  here.  Send  help.  "We  have  only 
2240  men." 

Wednesday,  February  9,  1780,  the  Legislature  voted  Lieut. 
Thomas  Lyford  of  Whitcomb  Rangers  should  receive  from  the 
treasury  $560  in  part  for  deprivation  of  his  wages. 

Richard  Blanchard  went  with  William  Forrest  to  Bunker  Hill, 
unenlisted,  in  citizens'  clothes. 

Jonathan  Wadleigh  fought  with  his  two  brothers  side  by  side 
at  Bunker  Hill. 

Others  in  the  service  were  Abner  Miles,  Shubael  Dearborn, 
Nathaniel  Dearborn,  Reuben  Kezar,  Nathaniel  Perkins  and  Na- 
thaniel Perkins,  Jr.  The  former  died  at  Bunker  Hill.  William 
Rines  and  Joseph  Glines  and  Lieut.  Jonathan  Heath  also  died 
there.  There  were  20  in  all  from  the  "north  fields"  at  Bunker 
Hill. 

Samuel  Rogers,  William  Rines,  Joseph  Clisby,  John  and 
Samuel  Dinsmore,  William  Danford,  Robert  Forrest  and  others 
whose  names  are  found  in  Part  II  of  this  work. 

Edward  Blanchard  was  commissioned,  September  5,  1775,  by^ 
order  of  Mathew  Thornton,  governor,  to  be  captain  of  the  New 
Hampshire  company  in  the  Thirteenth  Regiment  of  Militia  of 
the  Colony  of  New  Hampshire.     He  was  ordered  to  take  instruc- 


74  HISTORY    OP    NOETHFIBLD. 

tion  from  the  Congress  of  said  colony  for  the  time  being  (in 
recess  of  Congress),  or  the  Committee  of  Safety  or  any  superior 
officer.  Signed  by  Mathew  Thornton,  president;  E.  Thompson, 
secretary.     Dated,  Exeter,  September  5,  1775. 

In  1790  these  titles  are  attached  to  the  following  names  on  the 
tax  list : 

Capt.  Thomas  Clough,  Capt.  Samuel  Gilman,  Col.  Henry 
Gerrish,  Lieut.  Jacob  Heath  (and  captain  in  1796),  Capt. 
Stephen  Haines,  Capt.  Daniel  Hills,  Lieut.  David  Morrill,  Lieut. 
James  Perkins,  Ensign  William  Sanborn,  Capt.  James  Shepherd, 
Capt.  Edward  Blanchard,  Lieut.  Joseph  Hancock,  Adjt.  and 
Capt.  Samuel  Gilman,  Lieut.  John  Cochran,  Capt.  Stephen 
Haines,  Lieut.  Edmund  Kezer,  Col.  Timothy  "Walker  (non-resi- 
dent), Ensigns  Nathan  Colby  and  William  Smith,  Lieut.  Reuben 
Blanchard,  Lieut.  David  Hills,  Capt.  Mathew  Sanborn. 

WAR  OF    1812. 

After  the  return  of  the  soldiers  from  the  well-won  victories 
of  Torktown,  Stillwater  and  Saratoga,  there  were  many  who 
remained  in  the  service  and  used  to  come  out  several  times  yearly 
for  drill  unless  holding  a  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability.  Those 
who  had  remaiaed  at  home  had  not  been  idle  and  many  joined 
voluntary  companies  for  home  protection  and  these  were  soon 
equipped  and  trained  for  future  needs,  though  many  deprecated 
the  reopening  of  hostilities.  When  the  British  had  made,  in 
August,  1814,  their  attack  on  Washington  and  their  fleets  were 
seen  along  the  New  England  coast,  the  old  spirit  of  '76  was  re- 
vived and  the  following  from  Northfield  enlisted  for  the  service, 
in  Capt.  Ed  Puller's  company,  under  Lieut.-Col.  John  Steele  of 
Peterboro  for  60d. :  Benjamin  Rollins,  Samuel  Carr,  Jr.,  John 
Marden,  Benjamin  Morrill,  Joseph  Dalton,  David  Keniston,  Jr., 
Ephraim  Cross,  Milton  Gile,  John  Otis,  Jonathan  Gile,  Galusha 
Glidden,  Jerry  Blanchard,  Shubael  Dearborn,  Josiah  Ambrose 
Woodbury.  The  latter  was  drafted,  but  only  went  to  Ports- 
mouth. 

Asel  Canfield,  later  a  resident  of  Northfield,  was  in  the  British 
army  in  Canada. 

Ephraim  Cross  was  not  mustered  in. 

Jonathan  Gile  was  in  the  Fourth  United  States  Regiment, 
Western  Brigade,  and  was  ordered  to  Vincennes.  He  was  at  the 
battle  of  Tippecanoe.    He  was  drowned. 


MILITAET.  75 

Jerry  Blanchard  's  record  is  unknown. 

Shubael  Dearborn,  who  had  fought  in  the  Eevolution,  again 
enlisted,  but  was  too  old  to  go.  His  brother  also  enlisted  but  died 
before  being  mustered  in. 

Caleb  Aldrieh  went  to  New  York  under  Colonel  Eeed  and 
Captain  Hinds. 

Benjamin  EoUins  was  a  musician  under  Col.  John  Steele  of 
Peterboro  and  Capt.  Ed  Fuller.  He  was  a  pensioner.  He  en- 
listed for  60  days,  September  28,  1814. 

Samuel  Carr  was  in  the  same  company  for  the  same  time. 

John  Harden  was  mustered  in  September  28,  1814. 

Benjamin  Morrill  enlisted  for  60  days  in  Capt.  Ed  Fuller's 
company  under  Colonel  Steele. 

Joseph  Dalton  was  mustered  in  September  28,  1814,  for  60 
days. 

David  Keniston,  Jr.,  enlisted  in  the  infantry  and  was  always 
called  the  "infant." 

"ancient   and    honorable   AMERICAN    COMPANY,"    MINUTE    MEN. 

This  organization  was  in  response  to  an  order  from  the  gov- 
ernor that  each  town  should  organize  a  company  of  soldiers. 

WHEREAS 

"Some  of  the  inhabitants  of  the  town  of  Northfield  who  are 
exempted  by  the  laws  of  New  Hampshire  from  bearing  arms, 
conceiving  the  times  to  be  very  alarming,  hearing  of  horrid  mur- 
ders being  committed  by  the  Indians  on  our  frontiers,  and  also 
of  the  unjust  treatment  which  we  receive  from  the  beligerants, 
namely  England  and  France  with  respect  to  our  commercial 
rights  deem  it  a  duty  we  owe  to  our  revolutionary  Heroes  who 
spilt  their  blood  to  gain  our  independence,  a  duty  we  owe  to  our 
wives  and  children,  and  the  warm  attachment  which  we  have  for 
our  Country  (viz)  the  United  States,  to  volunteer  ourselves  to 
be  ready  at  short  notice  to  repel  the  hostile  foe  and  do  also  form 
ourselves  into  a  company  to  be  in  future  known  by  the  ancient 
and  honorable  American  company — and  do  pledge  our  honors  to 
be  under  good  discipline  and  be  in  subjection  to  our  superior 
Officers  which  are  to  consist  of  one  Coin,  one  Major,  one  Secre- 
tary, one  Surgeon,  one  captain  one  Lieut  one  ensign  4  Sergents 
and  4  Corporals" 


76  HISTORY   OF   NORTHFIBLD. 

"Each  commissioned  officer  to  be  chosen  by  ballot  or  by  the 
company  marching  along  single  file,  and  giving  the  name  of  the 
person  he  wishes  for  his  officer,  to  a  person  placed  to  receive  said 
names — and  likewise  to  choose  a  committee  to  frame  Laws  and 
regulations  for  sd  Company 

"  It  is  the  opinion  of  your  committee  that  the  present  company 
know  by  the  name  of  the  Ancient  and  honorable  American  Com- 
pany should  consist  of  one  Captain  one  Lieutenant,  one  Ensign, 
4  Sargents  and  4  Corporals  and  do  so  far  do  away  the  former 
bye  Laws  as  to  remove  the  field  officers  thinking  them  improper 
and  unnecessary 

"Sept  30,  1804 

The  signatures  are  as  follows: 

"A.  T.  Clark,  Jonathan  Clough,  B.  Blanchard,  J.  Dearborn, 
J.  Cross,  Capt.  Heath,  W.  Forrest,  J.  Rollins,  Stept  Colby,  Israel 
Hodgdon,  Moses  Goodwin,  Jona  Sanborn,  Stephen  Chase,  Thomas 
Lyford,  Saml  Dalton,  S.  Jewfell,  Lt  0.  Hall,  J.  Gile,  Saml  Beede, 
J.  Dearborn,  And  Gilman,  P.  Smith,  Ab.  Clough,  Jno.  Davis,  J. 
Cilley,  Jonathan  Ayers,  J.  Smith,  B.  Jones,  T.  Clough,  Abraham 
Brown,  Isaac  Glines,  B.  Whicher,  Abraham  Glines,  Robert  Evans, 
Simon  Gilman,  J.  Ambrose,  J.  Glines;  Sergts,  Lieut.  Hancock, 
1st  Sargent,  M.  Goodwin,  2nd  Sargent,  J.  Cilley,  3rd  Sargent,  T. 
Lyford,  4th  Sargent;  Corporals,  J.  Smith,  B.  Jones,  T.  Simonds, 
S.  Chase." 

"Voted  that  the  officers  uniform  themselves." 
Northfield,  October,  1814. 

"This  day  by  an  entire  Vote  of  the  company  they  agreed  to 
equip  themselves  and  be  ready  for  Military  duty  against  the  com- 
mon enemy  at  a  minute's  warning  in  defence  of  this  State." 

' '  We  the  subscribers  do  Volunteer  our  services  to  the  Commder 
in  chief  of  the  State  of  New  Hampshire  and  do  enge  to  equip  our- 
selves for  Military  duty  for  defending  ourselves  against  the  com- 
mon enemy,  and  to  be  ready  at  a  minute's  warning." 

This  document  is  signed  by  Jona  Gilman,  David  Keniston, 
Timothy  Hills,  David  Hills,  Samuel  Thompson,  J.  Molony,  Cap- 
tain Clough,  John  Hills,  Charles  Glidden,  Lieut.  "William  Han- 
cock, F.  Keniston,  Jona  Ayers,  William  Cross,  Samuel  Rogers. 

I  have  no  record  of  the  battles  in  which  all  this  valor  displayed 
itself  but  conclude  that  the  "common  enemy"  was  vanquished 


MILITART.  77 

and  the  "hostile  foe"  was  repelled  and  expelled,  and  that  their 
duty  to  those  Revolutionary  heroes,  who  spilled  their  blood,  was 
fully  discharged. 

UNCLASSIFIED  ITEMS. 

Timothy  Hills  was  commissioned  as  ensign  in  the  Tenth  Com- 
pany in  the  Eleventh  Regiment  of  militia.  State  of  New  Hamp- 
shire. 

John  Taylor  Gilman,  Governor 

Sworn  to  before  Daniel  Hills,  Justice  of  the  Peace,  September 
23,  1802. 

Another  paper  records  the  fact  that  he  was  asked  to  resign 
June  14,  1804,  and  his  resignation  was  accepted  by  J.  T.  Gil- 
man,  Captain  General. 

Peter  Wadleigh  was  chosen  sergeant  of  this  (Eleventh)  regi- 
ment, as  shown  by  the  following : 

"To  Peter  Wadleigh  Greeting 

"Chosen  Sergt  of  10th  Co.  11th  Regt  and  officers  &  soldiers 
are  commanded  to  obey  him  as  1st  Sergt. 
"Oct  7.  1811 

"Asa  Robertson  Commandant 

11th  Regt 
"Rockingham  ss 

"He  took  oath  of  allegiance  and  oath  of  office  before  Chas. 
M.  Glidden  Jr  Justice  Pease" 

He  received  the  following  order  the  year  previous : 

"Sm: 

"The  field  officers  of  the  Eleventh  Regiment  have  agreed  to 
meet  at  Aaron  Austin's  in  Concord  the  first  Monday  in  March 
next  at  ten  oclock  a.  m.  for  the  purpose  of  establishing  some 
Rule  for  filling  up  the  Light  Infantry  &  Cavalry  companies  in 
said  Regiment  at  which  time  and  place  I  wish  you  to  attend  with 
your  subaltern  officers  if  it  is  convenient 

"Prom  Tours  &c 

"Asa  Foster  Jr" 

Another  paper  shows  that  Timothy  Hills,  gentleman,  was  con- 
stituted and  appointed  captain  of  Company  17  in  the  Voluntary 


78  HISTORY   OP   NOETHFIELD. 

Corps  of  Infantry.  Signed,  John  Taylor  Gilman,  Governor, 
October  28,  1814.  (Note. — This  date  may  be  incorrect.)  He 
received  the  following  order  September  25,  1811 : 

"battalion  orders. 

"To  Capt  Timothy  Hills 

"Pursuent  to  Eegimental  Orders  to  me  transmitted,  you  are 
hereby  ordered  to  appear  with  the  company  under  your  Comand 
Equipped  with  Arms  &  Accoutrements  according  to  law  for  In- 
spection and  review  on  Thurs.  the  tenth  day  of  October  next  at 
eight  oeloek  a.  m.  on  the  Parade  ground  near  Austin's  tavern 
in  Concord  and  there  waite  further  orders:  Tou  are  further  di- 
rected to  make  out  two  returns  of  your  Company  and  hand  one 
to  the  Inspector,  the  other  to  me  when  your  Company  is  In- 
spected. 

"Signed  Asa  Foster 
"Majr  Second  Battalion  11th  Begt 

"Canterbury  Sept  25,  1811 

"N.  B.  You  are  desired  to  see  that  your  soldiers  have  their 
Powder  made  into  Cartridges  before  the  day  of  Muster. ' ' 

The  above  papers  show  that  Northfield  citizens  were  not  inac- 
tive in  the  great  struggles  for  liberty  and  self -protection,  while 
their  neighbors  were  in  active  conflict  with  the  enemy.  They  were 
found  among  others  belonging  to  Col.  Timothy  Hills. 

militia  laws. 

After  the  close  of  the  war,  the  general  government,  as  well  as 
the  state  Legislature  organized  or  reorganized  the  militia  laws 
and  the  Thirty-eighth  Regiment  was  reorganized.  It  included  all 
those  eligible  to  military  duty  in  Northfield,  Canterbury  and  Lou- 
don. Asa  P.  Cate  was  colonel,  Joseph  Cofran,  adjutant,  and 
Hiram  Cilley,  second  lieutenant.  The  latter  had  been  a  captain 
and  quartermaster  in  the  Tenth  Regiment. 

The  new  law  required  a  certain  number  of  companies  of  in- 
fantry, one  troop  of  cavalry  and  one  gun. 

Northfield  had  two  companies  and  the  May  trainings  and 
militia  musters  were  grand  holidays.  The  expenses  for  these 
were  paid  by  the  towns  and  the  state  and  the  latter  furnished 
arms.  The  last  militia  muster  was  held  in  1847  ( ?)  and  the  offi- 


MILITARY.  79 

cers'  drills  were  continued  for  a  few  years  after.  When  in  1861 
the  War  of  the  Rebellion  was  thrust  upon  us  there  was  no  citizen 
soldiery  in  Northfield. 

There  were,  however,  three  regular  organized  companies  in 
the  state,  viz. :  Lyndeborough  Artillery,  McCutcheon  Guards  of 
New  London,  Canaan  Grenadiers.  There  was  besides,  the  Amos- 
keag  Veterans  of  Manchester,  partly  a  voluntary  organization. 

MEXICAN  WAR. 

This  war  was  fought  with  the  regular  army  and  no  call  for 
volunteers  was  made.  There  were  but  two  natives  of  Northfield 
in  service  there:  Joshua  Smith,  who  died  in  Ohio  on  his  way 
home,  and  Whitten  Ludlow,  who  died  at  Corpus  Christi. 

WAR  OP  THE  REBELLION". 

Northfield  was  not  free  from  the  universal  unrest  and  excite- 
ment that  prevailed  during  the  few  years  next  preceding  the  out- 
break of  the  Civil  War.  The  issues  of  the  day  were  ardently  dis- 
cussed in  the  highways  and  byways,  the  country  stores  and  even 
the  horse  sheds  on  Sunday,  and  whilom  worshipers  took  their 
accustomed  places  less  intent  on  learning  their  duties  to  God 
than  suggestions  of  their  duties  to  their  fellow  men  or  to  country. 
Nevertheless  when  the  war  had  actually  begun  and  the  first  call 
of  the  president  for  assistance  came,  a  special  meeting  was  at 
once  called  by  the  officers  of  the  town  to  see  what  action  should 
be  taken  to  fill  its  quota.  The  first  action  was  to  vote  a  bounty 
of  $300  to  all  volunteers  and  the  same  to  such,  now  in  the  service 
on  short  terms,  as  might  re-enlist.  Provided  a  draft  was  neces- 
sary, every  drafted  man  should  have  a  bounty  of  $300  and  $30,- 
(300  was  appropriated  for  that  purpose. 

Upon  another  call  for  troops  another  special  meeting  was  called 
and  it  was  voted  to  pay  every  enrolled  man,  provided  he  was 
drafted  and  furnished  a  substitute,  the  sum  of  $300.  In  case 
the  Legislature  should  increase  the  sum  the  selectmen  were 
ordered  to  do  the  same.  Thirty  thousand  dollars  was  ordered 
raised  to  carry  out  this  or  any  other  vote.  In  1864,  $15,000  was 
voted  and  after  several  trials  as  to  sum,  $800  was  voted  to  each 
volunteer  or  drafted  man,  town  notes  to  be  given  where  they 
would  be  accepted. 


80  HISTORY   OP   NOBTHFIELD. 

An  enrollment  was  made  of  all  between  the  ages  of  18  and  36, 
which  included  75  names,  and  those  between  36  and  45  included 
38,  a  total  of  113.  The  first  list  was  furnished  the  government 
when  the  first  draft  was  ordered  and  the  following  were  drawn ; 
Charles  B.  Osgood,  Oliver  L.  Dearborn,  Josiah  H.  Littlefield, 
Thomas  Keniston,  Frederick  Keniston,  Jason  Foss,  Sylvester  W. 
Eaton,  Aram  Riley,  Smith  W.  Glines,  Jesse  Moore,  Richard 
Batchelder,  Charles  Henry  Ayers,  Albert  Keniston,  Thomas  Ben- 
ton Clark,  Enoch  J.  Dearborn,  Benjamin  S.  Clay,  Reuben  S. 
Whicher,  Wesley  M.  Glines,  John  G.  Heath,  William  Woodbury, 
Daniel  Sanborn,  Jeremiah  Lake,  Hazen  I.  Batchelder — 23  in  all. 
Several  of  these  were  for  physical  and  other  reasons  exempt. 

At  a  special  meeting,  held  April  16,  1864,  the  selectmen  were 
empowered  and  directed  to  furnish  substitutes  for  the  drafted 
men.  As  the  war  progressed  nearly  every  man  capable  of  doing 
military  duty,  and  some  who  were  not,  volunteered  for  the  service, 
as  shown  by  the  following  list. 

The  final  action  of  the  town  provided  for  a  bounty  for  one- 
year  volunteers,  $500 ;  for  two  years,  $800 ;  and  for  three  years, 
$1,200  each. 

The  towns  advanced  the  government  bounty  and  the  state 
gave  $100.    In  1864  the  bounties  aggregated  $1,200. 

"cub  boys  who  wore  the  blue." 

The  following  lists  include  the  names  and  record  of  service  of 
the  men  who  were  mustered  into  the  army  of  the  United  States  in 
the  War  of  the  Rebellion  under  call  of  July  2,  1862,  and  subse- 
quent calls,  and  assigned  to  the  quota  of  Northfield,  and  those 
who  went  prior  to  that  date,  as  well  as  those  who  were  natives 
of  the  town  and  enlisted  elsewhere. 

LIST  I. 

Edmund  Sandees  ;  Company  F ;  Second  Regiment ;  mustered  in 
August  15,  1864,  for  three  months;  re-enlisted  for  three  years j 
died  of  disease,  March  7,  1865,  at  Laconia. 

Benjamin  Hanapoed  ;  Company  D ;  Fourth  Regiment ;  enlisted 
in  1861  for  three  years;  re-enlisted  from  Sanbornton,  1863;  died 
of  disease,  March  18,  1864,  at  Beaufort,  S.  C. 

ISEAEL  C;  Hall;  Company  D;  Fourth  Regiment  for  three 
years;  mustered  in,  February  28,  1864;  captured,  August  16, 


MILITARY.  81 

1864,  at  Deep  Bottom,  Va. ;  wounded  January  15,  1865,  at  Fort 
Fisher,  N.  C. ;  discharged  June  12,  1865,  at  Beaufort,  S.  C. 

RiCHAED  Dearborn  ;  Company  D ;  Fourth  Regiment ;  mustered 
in,  August  30,  1862;  captured.  May  16,  1864,  at  Drury's  Bluff, 
Va.,  with  Hickman's  Brigade;  was  at  Andersonville  11  months 
and  21  days ;  paroled ;  discharged  June  26,  1865 ;  died  at  North- 
field,  July  16,  1901. 

James  S.  Tilton  ;  Company  D ;  Fourth  Regiment ;  mustered  in, 
August  30,  1862,  for  three  years ;  mustered  out  as  first  sergeant, 
August  23,  1865. 

WiNTHROP  Preset  ;  Company  D ;  Fourth  Regiment ;  mustered 
in,  August  30,  1862,  for  three  years;  killed  July  27,  1864,  near 
Petersburg,.  Ya. 

James  M.  Danforth  ;  Company  I,  Fourth  Regiment ;  mustered 
in,  August  30,  1862 ;  killed  August  16,  1864,  at  Deep  Bottom,  Va. 

Charles  Smith  was  taken  prisoner  at  Petersburg  and  died  at 
Andersonville.  ' 

George  Davison  served  in  the  Thirteenth  New  Hampshire 
Volunteers. 

Bradbury  Morrill  served  in  the  Twelfth  Regiment.  He  was 
wounded  in  the  wrist  at  Gettysburg. 

Aaron  Veasey  ;  Company  D ;  Fourth  Regiment ;  mustered  in, 
August  28,  1862;  discharged,  June  16,  1865,  at  Fort  Schuyler, 
N.  T. ;  died  at  Amherst,  June  21,  1904. 

Curtice  Whittier  ;  Company  D ;  Fourth  Regiment ;  mustered 
in,  September  3,  1862;  discharged,  June  15,  1865,  at  Raleigh, 
N.  C. ;  now  resides  at  Meredith ;  is  a  wool  sorter. 

William  Parsons  (or  Pearsons)  ;  Company  D;  Fourth  Regi- 
ment; mustered  in,  August  30,  1862;  discharged,  disabled,  July 
15,  1863,  at  Folly  Island,  S.  C. ;  he  died  at  Northfield,  December 
12,  1876. 

James  S.  Martin;  Company  A; 'Sixth  Regiment;  mustered  in, 
December  31,  1863 ;  discharged,  February  2,  1864,  at  Camp  Nel- 
son, Ky. 

Thomas  King;  Company  A;  Sixth  Regiment;  mustered  in, 
January  2,  1864;  discharged,  March  20,  1864,  at  Pittsburg,  Pa. 

John  Johnson;  Company  F;  Sixth  Regiment;  mustered  in, 
January  4,  1864;  transferred  to  Camp  Chase,  Ohio,  October  24, 


82  HISTORY   OF    NORTHFIELD. 

1864,  for  Department  of  the  Northwest,  but  not  assigned  to  any 
regiment  there;  discharged  August  30,  1865. 

Charles  Marsh  ;  Company  F ;  Sixth  Regiment ;  mustered  in, 
January  5,  1864;  discharged,  disabled,  August  26,  1864,  at 
Philadelphia,  Pa. 

JosiAH  Bobbins  ;  Company  I ;  Sixth  Regiment ;  mustered  in, 
January  1,  1864;  captured,  October  1,  1864,  at  Poplar  Springs 
Church,  Va. ;  released  and  mustered  out,  July  17,  1865. 

Frank  Elson  ;  Company  D ;  Seventh  Regiment ;  mustered  in, 
October  15,  1863;  captured  at  Olustee,  Fla.,  February  20,  1864; 
paroled  December  24,  1864;  reported  on  M.  0.  roll,  July  20, 

1865,  as  absent  sick  at  Annapolis,  Md. 

John  McDaniel  ;  Company  D ;  Eighth  Regiment ;  mustered  in, 
December  20,  1861 ;  died  of  disease,  March  29,  1863,  at  New  Or- 
leans, La. 

John  Prbsby;  Company  D;  Eighth  Readment;  mustered  in, 
December  20,  1861;  appointed  corporal;  re-enlisted,  January  4, 
1864;  credited  to  Sanbornton;  discharged,  January  2,  1865,  at 
Natchez,  Miss.,  as  supernumerary  non-commissioned  officer. 

Gideon  Coty;  Company  C;  Eighth  Regiment;  mustered  in, 
January  4,  1865;  assigned  to  Company  C,  Veterans'  Battalion, 
April  30,  1865 ;  mustered  out,  October  28,  1865. 

Thomas  Gile,  Jr.  ;  Company  C ;  Ninth  Regiment ;  mustered  in, 
July  17,  1862;  was  at  Fredericksburg,  December  13,  1862;  dis- 
charged, disabled,  February  1,  1863,  at  Annapolis,  Md.  He  died 
at  Tilton,  1892. 

James  Van  Pbabody  ;  Company  C ;  Ninth  Regiment ;  mustered 
in,  August  5,  1862;  discharged,  disabled,  January  26,  1864,  at 
Concord. 

Walter  F.  Glines;  Company  C;  Ninth  Regiment;  mustered 
in,  August  13,  1862;  transferred  to  Company  I,  Fifteenth  Vet- 
erans' Relief  Corps,  April  1,  1865;  discharged,  July  8,  1865,  at 
Springfield,  111. ;  he  died  at  West  Concord,  April,  1887. 

Alonzo  F.  Hoyt  ;  Company  C ;  Ninth  Regiment ;  mustered  in, 
August  13,  1862;  died  of  disease,  January  1,  1865,  at  Falmouth, 
Va. 

Amos  Kendall  Copp  served  in  the  Eighth  Regiment  and  was 
wounded  at  Port  Hudson,  May  10,  1862. 

Hiram  Bradley  Evans  served  in  the  Ninth  Regiment  and  died 


MILITARY.  83 

in  hospital,  1864,  from  a  wound  received  in  the  Battle  of  the 
"Wilderness. 

Herbert  Goss  Chase  enlisted  in  the  Ninth  Regiment  as  a 
musician. 

Smith  D.  Corliss;  Company  P;  Fifth  Regiment;  died  at  Fal- 
mouth, Va.,  1862  ;■  he  retired  on  account  of  sickness  and  was 
stationed  as  a  cook;  he  enlisted  from  Franklin. 

Charles  F.  Corliss  served  in  the  Second  Regiment,  Company 
F ;  he  died  at  Washington,  D.  C,  on  his  way  to  the  front. 

Joseph  Corliss  served  three  years  in  Company  F,  Second 
Regiment.     He  died  at  Concord,  on  his  way  home. 

WiLLLiM  H.  Roberts  ;  Company  K ;  Ninth  Regiment ;  mustered 
in,  August  15,  1862;  transferred  to  invalid  corps;  assigned  to 
Company  E,  Eighteenth  V.  R.  C. ;  discharged,  June  24,  at  "Wash- 
ington, D.  C. 

Calvin  "W.  Beck;  Company  D;  Twelfth  Regiment;  mustered 
in,  September  5,  1862;  discharged,  disabled,  February  11,  1863, 
at  Falmouth,  Va. 

John  Dalton;  Company  D;  Twelfth  Regiment;  mustered  in, 
September  5,  1862;  discharged,  disabled,  August  25,  1863,  at 
Alexandria,  Va. 

Ira  T.  "Whitcher;  Company  D;  Twelfth  Regiment;  mustered 
in,  September  5,  1862;  discharged  at  Falmouth,  Va.,  April  15, 
1863. 

George  "W.  Niles  ;  Company  D ;  Twelfth  Regiment ;  mustered 
in,  September  16,  1862;  wounded,  July  2,  1863,  at  Gettysburg, 
Pa. ;  died  at  New  York  City,  August  2,  1864. 

Joseph  Bennett;  Company  — ;  Ninth  Regiment;  died  at 
"Washington,  D.  C,  as  the  result  of  wounds,  January,  1863. 

Frank  Braley;  Company  F;  Twelfth  Regiment;  mustered 
in,  September  5,  1862;  was  at  Falmouth,  Va.,  December  12,  1862; 
mustered  out,  June  21, 1865. 

Cornelius  Braley ;  Company  F;  Twelfth  Regiment;  mustered 
in,  September  5,  1862;  wounded.  May  3,  1863,  at  Chancellors- 
ville,  Va. 

James  C.  Farley;  Company  F;  Twelfth  Regiment;  mustered 
in,  September  5,  1862 ;  mustered  out,  June  21,  1865. 

John  Keniston;  Company  F;  Twelfth  Regiment;  mustered 
in,  September  5,  1862;  wounded  at  Chancellorsville,  Va.,  May 


84  HISTORY   OF   NOETHFIELD. 

3, 1863 ;  mustered  out,  December  13, 1863,  at  Falmouth,  Va. ;  died 
at  Northfield,  January  31,  1902. 

George  Roberts;  Company  F;  Twelfth  Eegiment;  mustered 
in,  September  5,  1862;  was  at  Chaneellorsville ;  mustered  out, 
January  21,  1865. 

Charles  Woodward;  Company  F;  Twelfth  Eegiment;  mus- 
tered in,  September  5,  1862 ;  mustered  out,  June  21,  1865. 

Byron  K.  Morrisok;  Company  G;  Twelfth  Regiment;  mus- 
tered in,  September  9,  1862 ;  discharged,  disabled,  December  8, 
1862,  at  "Washington,  D.  C. ;  died,  October  12,  1863. 

William  Herrick  or  Bill  Harriot  ;  Company  D ;  Eighth  Regi- 
ment; mustered  in,  December  20,  1861;  wounded,  June  14,  1863, 
at  Port  Hudson,  La. ;  re-enlisted  and  was  mustered  in,  January  4, 
1864;  was  transferred  to  Company  A,  Veterans'  Battalion, 
Eighth  New  Hampshire  Volunteers,  January  1,  1865 ;  mustered 
out,  October  28,  1865 ;  he  died  at  Belmont,  May  25,  1900. 

Charles  W.  Tilton  enlisted  May  1,  1861,  and  was  elected 
second  lieutenant  of  Capt.  Jonathan  Bagley's  company,  June  12, 
1861;  September  20,  1861,  he  was  appointed  second  lieutenant; 
mustered  out  to  date,  September  18,  1861;  resigned  commission, 
January  16,  1862;  re-enlisted  in  Company  C,  Ninth  Regiment, 
July  17,  1862;  appointed  first  lieutenant,^  August  10,  1862; 
wounded,  September  17,  1862;  resigned  December  5,  1862. 

Ward  Gilman  served  in  the  Twelfth  Regiment.  He  was 
wounded  at  Chaneellorsville  by  a  bullet,  one  half  of  which  was 
taken  from  his  side  and  is  .in  the  possession  of  his  son ;  the  other 
half  could  not  be  found.  He  received  a  second  wound  at  Drury  's 
Bluffs  from  a  bursting  shell  and  was  nearly  blind  for  some  years. 

Wallace  Chase  ;  Company  A ;  Ninth  Regiment ;  mustered  in, 
July  3,  1862;  discharged,  disabled,  December  4,  1862,  at  Fal- 
mouth, Va. ;  re-enlisted  and  credited  to  Durham,  January  19, 
1864,  and  died  of  disease,  January  5,  1865. 

Eevin  a.  Hurd;  Company  D;  Sixteenth  Regiment;  mustered 
in,  October  11,  1862 ;  mustered  out,  August  20,  1863. 

John  W.  Downes  ;  Company  C ;  Eleventh  Regiment ;  mustered 
in,  February  23,  1863;  transferred  to  Company  C,  Sixth  New 
Hampshire  Volunteers,  June  1,  1865;  mustered  out,  July  17, 
1865. 

Feed  Keniston  ;  Company  F ;  Twelfth  Regiment ;  mustered  in, 
September  14,  1864;  discharged,  June  21,  1865,  at  Baltimore, 


MILITARY.  85 

Md. ;  died  at  Manchester,  probably  November  10,  1902;  buried' 
the  12th. 

Albert  McDaniel;  Company  H;  Fifteenth  Regiment;  mus- 
tered in,  October  11,  1862;  mustered  out  and  re-enlisted,  Sep- 
tember 2,  1864,  for  one  year  in  Company  G,  Heavy  Artillery; 
mustered  out,  June  15,  1865;  is  now  in  Soldiers'  Home,  Togus, 
Me. 

Thomas  G.  Ames  ;  Company  H ;  Fifteenth  Regiment ;  mus- 
tered in,  October  11,  1862,  as  first  sergeant;  died  of  disease,  July 
20,  1863,  at  Port  Hudson,  La. 

RuFUS  H.  TiLTON ;  Company  D ;  Sixteenth  Regiment ;  mustered 
in,  November  11,  1862;  discharged,  August  20,  1863. 

John  W.  Piper;  Company  B;  Sixteenth  Regiment;  mustered 
in,  October  22,  1862,  as  musician ;  mustered  out,  August  2,  1863 ; 
again  mustered  in,  September  13,  1864,  to  Eighteenth  Regiment, 
and  mustered  out,  June  10,  1865. 

Albert  Brown  ;  Company  B ;  Eighteenth  Regiment ;  mustered 
in,  September  15,  1864;  mustered  out,  June  10,  1865.  • 

Arthur  F.  Merrill;  Company  D;  Seventeenth  Regiment; 
mustered  in,  September  21,  1864;  mustered  out,  July  29,  1865; 
died  at  Providence,  La.,  1868. 

Samuel  C.  Fipield;  Veteran  Reserve  Corps;  mustered  in,  De- 
cember 19,  1863;  discharged,  November  13,  1864. 

DeWitt  C.  Merrill  served  in  Nineteenth  (Mass.)  Regiment 
and  also  in  the  navy  for  four  years. 

Peter  La  Casey  (sub.);  Company  D;  First  Cavalry;  mus- 
tered in,  April  30,  1864;  appointed  saddler,  May  1,  1865;  mus- 
tered out,  July  15,  1865. 

George  W.  Ketes  ;  Company  K ;  First  Cavalry ;  mustered  in, 
October  10,  1862 ;  wounded,  November  12,  1864,  at  Back  Roads, 
Va. ;  appointed  corporal,  April  1,  1865;  sergeant,  July  1,  1865; 
mustered  out,  July  15,  1865;  re-enlisted  elsewhere. 

James  B.  Gold  (sub.) ;  Company  L;  First  Cavalry;  mustered 
in,  December  31,  1863 ;  deserted  at  Concord,  February  21,  1864. 

John  Morrow  tsub.) ;  Company  L;  First  Cavalry;  mustered 
in,  December  31,  1863 ;  deserted,  February  28,  1864,  at  Concord. 

George  Smith    (sub.);  Company  L;  First  New  Hampshire 
Cavalry;  mustered  in,  January  1, 1864;  supposed  to  have  deserted- 
.en  route  to  join  regiment;  no  report  at  Washington,  D.  C. 


86  HISTORY   OF    NORTHFIELD. 

Charles  Smart;  Company  A;  First  Cavalry;  mustered  in, 
March  15,  1864;  appointed  sergeant.  May  1,  1864;  second  lieu- 
tenant, July  10,  1865,  but  -was  mustered  out  as  sergeant,  July 
15,  1865.  He  was  also  in  the  First  and  Fifth  New  Hampshire 
Eegiments,  credited  to  other  towns.    Besides  at  Peabody,  Mass. 

William  Craigue;  Company  D;  First  Cavalry;  mustered  in, 
April  30,  1864 ;  discharged,  May  11,  1865,  at  Concord. 

Asa  Dart;  Company  D;  First  Cavalry;  mustered  in,  April 
29,  1864;  appointed  company  quartermaster-sergeant,  March  1, 
1865;  mustered  out,  July  15,  1865. 

LuciEN  W.  Knowles;  Company  D;  First  Cavalry;  mustered 
in,  April  29,  1864;  contracted  fever  in  camp  at  Concord;  died 
at  Northfield,  September  3,  1864. 

George  Stark  (sub.) ;  Company  D;  First  Cavalry;  mustered 
in,  April  29,  1864,  and  left  for  parts  unknown,  March  18,  1865, 
at  Muddy  Branch,  Md. 

Charles  H.  Davis ;  Company  C;  Ninth  Regiment;  mustered 
in,  July  29,  1862;  discharged,  June  10,  1865;  served  in  the  Wil- 
derness campaign;  was  at  Falmouth,  South  Mountain,  Freder- 
icksburg and  Vicksburg,  Miss. 

HiEAM  H.  Cross;  Company  C;  Heavy  Artillery;  mustered  in 
for  one  year,  September  2,  1864 ;  mustered  out,  June  15,  1865. 

Albert  Titcomb  ;  Company  G ;  Heavy  Artillery ;  mustered  in, 
September  6, 1864,  for  one  year ;  discharged,  June  15,  1865. 

Joseph  Mills  Simonds;  Company  H;  Heavy  Artillery;  mus- 
tered in,  September  17,  1864,  for  one  year;  mustered  out,  June 
15,  1865. 

John  Dinsmoee  ;  Company  L ;  Heavy  Artillery ;  mustered  in, 
September  19,  1864;  mustered  out,  June  15,  1865. 

Stephen  Kenney  (sub.) ;  enlisted  for  three  years  as  seaman; 
served  on  VavAalia  and  Desoto;  deserted,  February  15,  1865, 
from  receiving  ship  at  Norfolk,  Va. 

Clarence  H.  Abbott  (sub.) ;  enlisted  for  three  years  as  sea- 
man; served  on  Vandalia  and  Tioga;  deserted,  July  13,  1866, 
from  the  Tioga. 

John  Lyons  (sub.) ;  enlisted  for  four  years  as  seaman;  served 
on  U.  S.  ship  Colorado ;  deserted,  March  19,  1865,  at  Brooklyn, 
N.  T. ;  had  served  three  previous  terms  as  seaman  and  been  hon- 
orably discharged. 


MILITARY.  87 

John  Kelley  (sub.) ;  enlisted,  September  13,  1864,  for  four 
years;  deserted,  September  19,  1864,  at  Portsmouth. 

Joseph  Sweeney  (sub.) ;  enlisted,  September  13,  1864,  for 
four  years  and  deserted,  September  19,  1864,  at  Portsmouth. 

James  McVey  (sub.) ;  enlisted,  July  23,  1864,  for  four  years; 
served  on  U.  S.  ship  Vandalia;  deserted,  February  22,  1865, 
from  the  Vandalia. 

Abe  Libby;  Company  F;  First  Regiment;  mustered  in.  May 
3,  1861,  for  three  months;  mustered  out,  August  9,  1861;  then 
enlisted  in  Company  H,  Fourth  Regiment;  mustered  in,  Septem- 
ber 18,  1861;  transferred  to  Company  B,  United  States  Ar- 
tillery, November  3,  1862;  re-enlisted,  February  2,  1864;  dis- 
abled and  discharged,  November  12,  1864. 

Charles  Stevens  (sub.),  (alias  Francis  Bently)  ;  Company 
F;  Fourth  Regiment;  mustered  in,  August  20,  1863;  discharged, 
August  23,  1865. 

Peter  Hilton  (sub.);  Company  A;  Third  Regiment;  mus- 
tered in,  August  20,  1863;  severely  wounded,  May  13,  1864,  at 
Drury's  Bluff,  Va. ;  died  of  his  wounds.  May  31,  1864,  at  Point 
Lookout,  Md. 

James  Lynch  (sub.);  Company  H;  Fourth  Regiment;  mus- 
tered in,  August  19,  1863;  deserted.  May  31,  1864,  at  Bermuda 
Hundred. 

Charles  C.  Copran  ;  Company  C ;  Fourth  Regiment ;  mustered 
in,  September  18, 1861,  as  corporal ;  was  drowned,  June  30,  1862, 
at  St.  Augustine,  Fla. 

Charles  W.  York;  Martin  Guards,  New  Hampshire  Volun- 
teer Infantry;  mustered  in,  July  25,  1864,  for  three  months  as 
corporal;  mustered  out,  September  16,  1864.  He  had  served 
previously  in  the  First  New  Hampshire  Artillery. 

Abram  L.  Dearborn;  Company  B;  Fourth  Regiment;  mus- 
tered in,  September  18,  1861;  disabled  and  discharged,  Septem- 
ber 15,  1863,  at  Beaufort,  S.  C. ;  credited  to  Exeter. 

John  Collins;  Company  E;  Fourth  Regiment;  mustered  in, 
July  26,  1864 ;  wounded  by  explosion  of  magazine  at  Fort  Fisher, 
N.  C. ;  discharged,  June  20,  1865,  at  Southville,  N.  C. 

George  W.  Clark  ;  Company  H ;  Fourth  Regiment ;  mustered 
in,  September  18,  1861;  re-enlisted,  February  20,  1864,  and 
credited  to  Canterbury;  mustered  in,  February  28,  1864;  de- 
serted, October  13,  1864;  reported.  May  10,  1865,  under  presi- 


00  HISTORY    OP    NORTHFIELD. 

dent's  proclamation  and  was  discharged,  May  11,  1865,  at  Con- 
cord. 

The  following  natives  of  Northfield  enlisted  elsewhere: 

LIST  11. 

Dr.  Jeremiah  F.  Hall,  credited  to  "Wolfeborough,  was  ap- 
pointed surgeon  of  the  Fifteenth  Regiment,  November  1,  1862, 
and  went  with  it  to  Louisiana ;  resigned,  on  account  of  ill  health, 
January  19,  1863;  May  6,  1863,  was  chosen  surgeon  of  the 
First  New  Hampshire  District,  and  served  until  the  dissolution 
of  the  board,  August  1,  1865;  resided  at  Portsmouth,  where  he 
died,  March  1,  1888. 

Horace  B.  Evans  served  in  the  Twelfth  Massachusetts  Regi- 
ment and  died  in  hospital.  May,  1864. 

N.  Martin  Davis  served  in  the  Nineteenth  United  States  Ar- 
tillery ;  was  in  the  Army  of  the  Potomac ;  was  discharged  and  re- 
enlisted  ;  last  discharge  was  dated  June  6,  1877. 

Walter  Tibbetts  enlisted  in  Chicago  in  1863.  He  was  at 
Pittsburg  Landing  and  has  ever  since  been  a  helpless  invalid. 

LuciEN  Chase;  Company  A;  Ninth  Regiment;  mustered  in, 
July  3,  1862 ;  died  of  disease,  August  12,  1863,  on  hospital  boat 
Tycoon  on  the  Mississippi  River. 

Asa  Witham;  Company  D;  Twelfth  Regiment;  mustered  in, 
September  5,  1862;  discharged,  disabled,  August  25,  1863,  at 
Alexandria,  Va. ;  died,  February  7,  1898,  at  Laconia. 

Charles  M.  Dinsmore;  Company  I;  Sixth  Regiment;  mus- 
tered in,  December  11,  1861;  died  of  disease,  October  7,  1863, 
at  Russell ville,  Ky. 

Joseph  Dinsmore  ;  Company  I ;  Sixth  Regiment ;  mustered  in, 
December  11,  1861;  discharged,  disabled,  October  7,  1862,  at 
Washington,  D.  C;  burned  to  death  in  his  room  at  Tilton, 
1889  (?). 

Charles  L.  Arlin  ;  Company  D ;  Eighth  Regiment ;  corporal ; 
mustered  in,  December  20,  1861,  for  three  years;  re-enlisted  in 
Company  A,  Veterans'  Battalion,  August  16,  1865. 

Rev.  John  Chamberlain  was  sent  by  Governor  Berry  to  look 
after  New  Hampshire  men  anywhere  and  everywhere,  who  were 
in  the  service.  He  was  pensioned  by  special  act  of  Congress. 
He  died  at  Northfield,  January  1,  1893. 


MILITARY.  89 

John  Low  Phelps;  Company  C;  Eleventh  Regiment;  was 
taken  prisoner  and  died  in  Libby  Prison,  November  11,  1864. 

Erwin  Gieaed  Cate;  sergeant;  Company  G;  Twelfth  Regi- 
ment; was  wounded  in  the  head  at  Cold  Harbor;  was  also  at 
Gettysburg. 

John  G.  Brovtn  enlisted  ia  the  Twelfth  Regiment  and  died  at 
Fairmount,  Va. 

Jesse  Kezar  served  three  years  in  the  Eighth  Regiment,  New 
Hampshire  Volunteers ;  credited  to  Franklin. 

William  Kezar ;  Sixteenth  Regiment;  enlisted  for  nine 
months ;  died  at  Concord  on  his  return,  August  29,  1863 ;  credited 
to  Franklin. 

Hiram  Hodgdon  ;  sutler  of  the  Twelfth  Regiment ;  credited  to 
Ashland. 

Dr.  Sam  G.  Dearborn;  surgeon;  Eighteenth  Regiment;  mus- 
tered in,  December  25,  1861;  resigned,  August  19,  1862;  ap- 
pointed surgeon  of  the  Eighth  Regiment,  September  29,  1864, 
but  declined  the  appointment.    He  was  credited  to  Milford. 

William  A.  Gile  ;  Company  E ;  Sixteenth  Regiment ;  mustered 
in  as  sergeant,  October  30,  1862,  for  one  year;  mustered  out, 
August  30,  1863 ;  re-enlisted  and  appointed  captain  in  Company 
E,  Eighteenth  Regiment,  October  1,  1864;  re-enlisted  in  the 
United  States  colored  troops.    He  was  credited  to  Franklin. 

Frank  A.  Gile  ;  Company  E ;  Sixteenth  Regiment ;  mustered 
in,  November  10,  1862,  for  one  year;  mustered  out,  August  20, 
1863 ;  also  credited  to  Franklin. 

George  Whitchbr;  Company  F;  Eighth  Regiment  ;■  mustered 
in,  December  20,  1861;  deserted,  January  20,  1862,  at  Man- 
chester ;  credited  to  Sanbornton. 

Willlam  C.  Whitteer  enlisted,  first,  in  the  Fifth  Massachu- 
setts for  three  months;  re-enlisted  for  three  years  in  Company 
D,  First  Massachusetts  Cavalry;  mustered,  in,  September  17, 
1861;  re-enlisted  for  the  third  time  from  Newton,  Mass.,  on 
Captain  Mead's  staff  and  was  one  of  his  bodyguard.  He  once 
remained  in  his  saddle  for  three  weeks.  He  returned  home  worn 
out  and  died  nine  days  later. 

Thomas  Austin  ;  Company  K ;  Ninth  Regiment ;  mustered  in, 
AugTist  15,  1862;  credited  to  Canterbury;  wounded,  September 
24,  1862,  at  South  Mountain,  Md. ;  transferred  to  Company  156, 


90  HISTORY   OF   NOETHFIELD. 

Second  Battalion,  Veterans'  Eeserve  Corps;  discharged,  July  15, 
1865,  at  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

Dick  Eogers;  Company  G;  Fifteenth  Eegiment;  mustered  in, 
October  11,  1862;  mustered  out,  August  13,  1863;  credited  ta 
Loudon. 

George  R.  Clough;  Company  C;  Eighth  Illinois  Cavalry; 
credited  to  Evanston,  111.;  died  at  Columbia  College  Hospital, 
Washington,  D.  C. 

Charles  W.  Clough  ;  credited  to  New  Boston ;  joined  the  regu- 
lar army  under  Gen.  Joseph  Hooker  at  Lookout  Mountain;  was 
retired  on  account  of  moon  blindness. 

Henry  L.  Cram  enlisted  from  Westfield,  Mass.,  for  three 
years. 

Joseph  Perry;  mustered  in,  July  27,  1864,  as  a  marine  for 
four  years.  (This  name  does  not  appear  in  the  Adjutant-Gen- 
eral's list.) 

James  Morrison;  enlisted  in  the  First  United  States  Ar- 
tillery for  three  years;  mustered  in,  September  26,  1863.'  (This 
name  is  not  credited  to  any  town  on  the  records  of  the  Adju- 
tant-General. ) 

Benjamin  W.  Clark  ;  Twelfth  Regiment ;  enlisted,  September 
5,  1862 ;  has  also  no  place  on  state  records. 

Walter  L.  Bailey  ;  drafted  July  12,  1863 ;  Company  K ;  Six- 
teenth Massachusetts  Regiment;  transferred  to  the  Eleventh 
Regiment,  July  13,  1863;  credited  to  Natick,  Mass. 

Prof.  Ralzo  M.  Manley;  president  of  New  Hampshire  Con- 
ference Seminary;  was  commissioned  chaplain  of  the  Sixteenth 
Regiment  and  left,  October  30,  1862. 

Obadiah  Jackson  Hall;  surgeon;  Thirty-third  Regiment, 
Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry;  credited  to  Portsmouth,  0. 

Augustus  Blodgett  Clark  ;  enlisted  in  the  Second  New  York 
as  lieutenant  and  was  later  promoted  to  captain. 

Trueworthy  Lougee  ;  enlisted  at  Laconia  in  the  Twelfth  New 
Hampshire  Regiment. 

Thomas  Benton  Clark;  enlisted  from  Chelsea,  Mass.,  in 
Company  L,  Second  Massachusetts  Cavalry;  mustered  in,  April 
15, 1864 ;  transferred  to  Veterans'  Relief  Corps,  January  1, 1865 ; 
drowned  at  Tilton,  August  11,  1872. 

Charles  C.  Tibbetts;  enlisted  in  the  Northern  army  from 
Missouri  and  died  of  fever. 


MILITAEY.  91 

Orville  F.  Rogers,  M.  D.;  assistant  surgeon;  One  Hundred 
and  Seventeenth  United  States  Infantry,  for  three  years. 

Selwin  B.  Peabody  ;  entered  the  service  in  the  Fortieth  Massa- 
chusetts Regiment;  was  at  the  siege  of  Fort  Wagner,  Ten-Mile 
Run,  Drury's  Bluff,  Petersburg  Heights,  Bermuda  Hundred, 
Fair  Oaks  and  the  capture  of  Richmond.  He  was  wounded  at 
Petersburg. 

"William  C.  Hazdelton;  enlisted  as  a  private  in  the  Eighth 
Illinois  Cavalry  and  was  soon  after  appointed  orderly  sergeant; 
three  months  later  was  chosen  lieutenant  and  soon  after  copi- 
missioned  as  captain;  served  in  the  Army  of  the  Potomac  and 
took  part  in  30  engagements ;  was  mustered  out  in  1865. 

Charles  H.  Caelton  was  in  the  regular  army  three  years  at 
Memphis,  Tenn.,  as  officers'  clerk. 

Wells  Follansby  served  in  the  First  Massachusetts  Cavalry. 

Jonathan  Pearson  Sanborn;  captain  of  Company  E,  Six- 
teenth Regiment,  New  Hampshire  Volunteers ;  credited  to  Frank- 
lin; was  in  Louisiana  under  General  Banks  and  was  also  in  the 
siege  of  Port  Hudson.  He  marched  his  men  into  the  place  at 
its  surrender,  July  8,  1863. 

De  Witt  Clinton  Sanborn;  Second  Regiment;  credited  to 
Franklin;  was  killed  at  the  second  battle  of  Bull  Run,  August 
29,  1862;  was  buried  on  the  battlefield,  as  the  enemy  held  the 
ground. 

David  K.  Nudd;  Company  G;  Fifteenth  Regiment. 

William  Kbzae;  Sixteenth  Regiment;  died,  August  29,  1863; 
credited  to  Franklin. 

Charles  Rogers  enlisted  in  the  Third  Vermont  Regiment. 

Frank  Marshall  Adams  ;  enlisted  for  four  years  as  a  marine 
on  the  Dixie;  later  was  on  the  cruisers,  Helena  and  San  Fran- 
cisco; re-enlisted,  December  30,  1904 ;  has  been  in  eastern  waters 
and  visited  the  ports  of  Ctina. 

Joseph  Adams  was  in  the  regular  army  cavalry  service  in  the 
Eleventh  Regiment,  United  States  Cavalry,  at  Des  Moines;  en- 
listed for  three  years;  returned  home  and  re-enlisted  for  a  sec- 
ond term. 

Dixi  Crosby  Hoyt;  enlisted  as  private  from  Framingham, 
Mass.,  at  the  beginning  of  the  war;  was  made  assistant  surgeon 
of  the  Massachusetts  Heavy  Artillery ;  later  was  post  surgeon  at 
Fort  Warren,  Fort  Macon  and  Newborn,  N.  C,  where  he  died. 


92  HISTORY   OP    NORTHFIELD. 

Lyman  Bakkek  Evans;  served  in  the  Eighth  Vermont  Eegi- 
ment  and  died  in  the  hospital  at  Baton  Rouge,  La.,  September 
13,  1864. 

Hannan  Piper;  served  in  Company  D,  Fifteenth  Regiment; 
was  mustered  out,  January  18,  1865. 

Enos  Alpheus  Hoyt;  assistant  surgeon  in  the  Thirty-fifth 
Massachusetts  Regiment;  was  in  North  Carolina  before  Rich- 
mond and  Petersburg,  to  the  end  of  the  war ;  was  wounded  and 
permanently  disabled,  but  was,  later,  surgeon  in  Freedman's 
Bureau  a  year  or  two. 

Jefferson  Rogers;  credited  to  Loudon;  Seventeenth  Regi- 
ment, Heavy  Artillery. 

Sylvanus  Heath;  surgeon;  Illinois  Regiment. 

Caleb  Heath,  a  minor,  enlisted  without  the  leave  of  his 
parents,  had  charge  of  ambulances. 

Smith  W.  Cofran  (see  portrait) ;  enlisted  in  Company  H, 
Twentieth  Massachusetts  Regiment,  at  the  beginning  of  the  war. 
He  was  in  the  Army  of  the  Potomac  and  saw  many  hard-fought 
battles.  He  was  with  his  regiment  at  Ball's  Bluff  and  of  his 
nine  tent  mates  three  were  killed,  three  taken  prisoners  and  two, 
with  himself,  escaped  by  swimming  the  Potomac  River.  He  was 
under  McClellan  at  Torktown,  Fair  Oaks,  Savage  Station,  "White 
Oak  Swamp,  Malvern  Hill,  during  the  seven  days'  battle.  South 
Mountain  and  Antietam,  where  he  was  wounded  by  having  his 
right  thigh  bone  fractured.  He  was  discharged  eight  months 
later.  May,  1863. 

list   III. 

The  following  men  have  become  citizens  of  Northfield  since  the 
war: 

MAJ.  OTIS  O.  WYATT. 
(See  portrait.) 

Otis  Chase  Wyatt  ;  born  in  Sanbornton,  April  1,  1837 ;  son  of 
Nathan  F.  and  Sally  Clark  Wyatt.  Married  in  Manchester, 
June  12,  1859,  Susan  Maria,  daughter  of  Vinicent  and  Susan 
Spinney  Torr,  who  was  born  in  Newmarket.  He  was  in  the  meat 
business  in  Manchester  and  Hanover.  He  enlisted  in  the  First 
Regiment,  New  Hampshire  Volunteer  Infantry,  April  25,  1861, 
in  Company  G.  Discharged  with  the  regiment,  August  9.  Re- 
enlisted  into  the  New  Hampshire  Battalion  of  the  First  Rhode 


MAJ.    0.    C.    WYATT. 


MILITARY.  93 

Island  Cavalry,  September  11,  1861.  Promoted  to  first  sergeant, 
December  17;  to  second  lieutenant,  August  4,  1862,  by  Governor 
Sprague  of  Ehode  Island,  for  meritorious  and  gallant  conduct 
in  the  battle  of  Front  Eoyal;  and  to  first  lieutenant,  January 
1,  1863.  "With  his  regiment  he  took  part  in  the  battles  of  Front 
Royal,  May  30;  Cedar  Mountain,  August  9;  Groveton,  August 
29 ;  second  battle  of  Bull  Run,  August  30 ;  Chantilly,  September 
1;  Hartwood  Church,  February  26,  1863;  Kelly's  Ford,  March 
17 ;  Brandy  Station,  June  9 ;  Thorough  Fare  Gap,  June  17,  1863 ; 
Middleburg  Rapidan  Station,  Culpepper  or  White  Sulphur 
Springs,  October  12;  Auburn  and  Bristol  Station,  October  14. 
Commissioned  as  captain  of  Troop  B,  First  New  Hampshire 
Cavalry,  March  3,  1864.  With  this  regiment  he  took  part  in 
these  engagements :  White  Oak  Swamp,  June  13,  1864 ;  Wilson 's 
Raid  to  the  south  of  Petersburg,  Va.,  June  22-July  1 ;  Nottoway 
Court  House,  Va.,  June  23;  Roanoke  Station  and  High  Bridge, 
June  25-26;  Ream's  Station,  June  29;  Back  Roads,  November 
11-12;  Lacey's  Springs,  December  20-21;  Waynesborough, 
March  2,  1865;  Rude's  Hill,  Nort  Fork  Shenandoah  or  Mount 
Jackson,  March  6-7.  In  the  engagement .  at  Back  Roads,  Va., 
November  12,  1864,  while  in  command  of  the  regiment,  he  was 
wounded  in  the  face  by  a  charge  of  buckshot.  He  was  also 
wounded  while  in  command  of  his  regiment  at  Rude's  Hill  or 
Mount  Jackson,  March  6,  1865,  and  still  carries  the  bullet.  He 
is  an  active  member  of  the  New  Hampshire  Veterans'  organiza- 
tion, in  which  he  has  held  various  offices.  He  was  president  of 
the  association  in  1890.  In  the  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic  he 
has  held  almost  every  office  within  the  gift  of  his  comrades,  being 
commander  of  the  Department  of  New  Hampshire  in  1887. 

He  took  up  his  residence  on  Zion's  Hill,  in  this  town,  January 
1,  1866,  where  he  has  since  resided  as  a  farmer.  In  1875  he  and 
the  late  Jason  Foss  were  elected  special  assessors  who,  with  the 
selectmen,  reappraised  all  the  real  estate  in  the  town  and 
equalized  the  valuation  of  the  same  for  the  purpose  of  a  more 
equable  taxation.  November,  1878,  he  was  elected  first  super- 
visor, which  office  he  continued  to  hold  until  1890.  He  was 
elected  moderator  in  November,  1883,  and  has  held  that  ofiice  to 
the  present  time.  In  November  6,  1894,  he  was  elected  represen- 
tative to  the  general  court  for  1895- '96.  In  March,  1897,  he 
was  elected  selectman,  which  office  he  held  four  years  and  as  a 


94  HISTORY   OF    NOETHFIELD. 

member  of  the  board  of  selectmen  was  a  most  aggressive  fightei 
to  maintain  the  integrity  of  the  town.  November  4,  1902,  he  was 
elected  a  delegate  to  the  convention  to  revise  the  constitution. 
He  has  served  ten  years  as  a  member  of  the  town  school  board. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  Masonic  fraternity,  having  been  made  a 
Mason  in  Franklin  Lodge,  No.  6,  Lebanon,  in  1860.  He  is  3 
charter  member  of  Doric  Lodge,  No.  78,  in  Tilton  and  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church  and  of  friendship 
Grange,  Patrons  of  Husbandry. 

Chaeles  F.  Buell;  Company  D;  First  Eegiment;  enlisted, 
April  27,  1861,  for  three  months ;  mustered  out,  August  9,  1861 ; 
died  at  Northfield,  February  3,  1904. 

OscAB  P.  Sanborn;  Company  D;  Twelfth  Eegiment;  mus- 
tered in,  September  27,  1862;  was  in  the  Army  of  the  Potomac 
at  Fredericksburg  and  was  wounded  at  Charlottesville;  was 
taken  prisoner  and  left  on  the  field;  was  at  field  hospital  one 
month  and  at  Mansion  House  Hospital  five  months;  was  dis- 
charged November  18,  1863. 

David  Elmer  Bueld;  enlisted  from  the  Eighth  Eegiment  as 
lieutenant  for  three  years  and  was  woimded  at  Port  Hudson; 
died  at  Franklin,  July  25,  1888. 

Jonas  H.  Dolley;  enlisted  in  Biddeford,  Me.,  1862,  in  the 
Maine  Heavy  Artillery ;  spent  a  year  in  Fort  McClary  at  Kittery 
as  a  member  of  the  garrison;  was  discharged  there  after  one 
year's  service. 

Luther  Cadue;  served  in  Company  E,  Fifteenth  Vermont 
Eegiment;  was  at  the  battle  of  The  Wilderness.  He  was  dis- 
charged September  19,  1865. 

William  Canpield  ;  Ninth  New  Hampshire  Eegiment. 

Theodore  Brown. 

Charles  H.  Payson;  enlisted,  December  29,  1863,  in  Com- 
pany E,  Sixth  Eegiment,  New  Hampshire  Volunteers ;  was  mus- 
tered out,  August  25,  1865.  He  was  in  15  hard-fought  battles, 
among  which  were  The  Wilderness,  Cold  Harbor  and  Welden 
Eailroad.     (See  gen.) 

Oliver  Prescott  Morrison;  enlisted  in  the  Ninth  Eegiment; 
Company  C ;  was  taken  prisoner  at  Antietam,  taken  to  Eichmond 
and  exchanged;  was  promoted  to  sergeant;  was  captured  again 
at  The  Wilderness,  May  10,  1864,  and  died  at  Andersonville, 
August  30,  1864. 


MILITARY.  95 

Benjamin  Gale  ;  enlisted  from  Salisbury,  September  2,  1862, 
in  Company  B,  Sixteenth  Regiment;  mustered  in,  October  23, 
1862,  as  sergeant;  served  until  August  20,  1863. 

RoscoE  DoLLEY;  enlisted  in  1861  at  Charlestown  Navy  Tard 
in  the  marine  corps ;  was  put  on  board  the  Kearsarge  as  a  gunner 
and  helped  sink  the  Alabama  in  Cherbourg  Harbor.  Returning 
to  Boston,  he  was  put  on  board  another  man-of-war,  where  he 
served  until  the  expiration  of  his  term. 

Samuel  T.  Holmes;  served  in  Company  H,  Twenty-fifth 
Regiment,  Connecticut  Volunteers,  under  Gen.'  B.  F.  Butler  and, 
later,  under  General  Banks. 

Robert  Martin  ;  enlisted  when  40  years  of  age  from  Hill  as  a 
musician  and  was  discharged,  June  21, 1865,  as  a  private.  It  was 
also  his  duty  to  care  for  the  colonel's  horses. 

George  W.  Balcom;  enlisted  in  the  Fourteenth  Regiment, 
Connecticut  Volunteers ;  served  27  months  and  saw  many  of  ihe 
hardships  and  horrors  of  war.  The  date  of  his  discharge,  he  says, 
was  the  happiest  day  of  his  life. 

The  hardships  of  these  struggles  were  not  all  borne  by  those 
who  dwelt  in  the  "tented  field"  or  the  many  who  met  death, 
swift  and  sudden,  on  the  bloody  battlefield.  Wives  and  children, 
aged  fathers  and  mothers  took  up  and  bore  so  patiently  the  life 
work  of  their  soldier  braves  and,  'mid  tears  and  prayers,  per- 
formed the  most  exhausting  labors  that  their  sons  might  preserve 
their  birthright  unimpaired.  The  dear  old  mother  town,  too,  has 
never  ceased  to  cherish  those  who  returned  burdened  with 
wounds  and  the  lifelong  scars,  which  are  more  honorable  than 
epaulet  or  badge.  She  proudly  repeats  their  names  and  now 
hands  them  down  on  the  pages  of  her  history  to  other  generations 
as  her  proudest  legacy. 

SPANISH   WAR. 

Three  young  men  of  Northfield  parentage  were  in  the  Spanish 
War. 

Levi  S.  Dow  enlisted  from  Concord  in  Company  C  and  went 
to  Chattanooga.    He  was  absent  six  months. 

Elmer  C.  Lambert  enlisted  from  Tilton  in  the  regular  army 
and  was  sent  to  the  Philippines. 

Harry  Upton  Lougee  enlisted  from  Lebanon,  where  he  now 
resides. 


CHAPTER  VI. 

INDUSTRIAL. 

EAELY  INDUSTRIES. 

Farming,  wMch  is  both  the  base  and  keystone  which  supports 
home  and  society,  was,  of  course,  the  first  employment  of  the 
early  settlers.  There  were  few  farming  tools  and  the  work  was 
done  by  oxen.  Every  one  raised  his  own  wheat,  rye,  flax  and 
corn.  To  prepare  these  for  use  a  large  number  of  trades  sprang 
up. 

First  of  all,  the  blacksmith  must  be  located,  for  nothing  could 
be  done  without  axe  and  saw.  Then,  as  said  elsewhere,  the  wheel- 
wright's  shop  appeared  in  close  proximity  to  the  former.  This 
was  a  trade,  however,  that  required  mechanical  skill.  Thus  were 
sawmills  established  and  mill  wheels  planted.  This  industry 
became  more  important  as  the  years  passed  by. 

SAWMILLS. 

There  was  no  brook  in  town  of  any  size  that  did  not  furnish 
power  for  one,  two  or  three  sawmills  and  five  were  driven  by  the 
water  of  the  Winnepesaukee  River. 

No  trace  exists  of  the  one  located  on  the  land  bought  by  the 
Hills,  David  and  Timothy,  in  1785,  and  now  owned  by  Frank 
W.  Shaw.  The  deed  to  them  reserves  a  mill  and  mill  yard  and 
a  drift  road  to  it.  They  purchased  the  property  of  a  Mr.  Love- 
joy  of  Gilmanton,  who  was  the  second  owner  of  Lot  No.  15.  (See 
Proprietors'  Map.) 

No.  2. — Daniel  Sanborn  had  a  sawmill  on  the  site  of  the  present 
Tilton  Hosiery  Mill.  He  bought  it  of  "Satchwel"  Clark,  as  the 
records  say.  The  power  could  be  more  profitably  used  and  the 
mill  was  sold  about  1772. 

No.  3. — Still  further  down,  on  the  site  of  the  Elm  Mills  Woolen 
Company,  was  a  very  ancient  one,  dating  back  to  colonial  times. 
Mr.  Joseph  Dearborn,  who  manufactured  lumber  there  -many 
years,  says  of  it :  "My  father,  born  in  1783,  used  to  go  there  with 


JEREMIAH    CROSS. 


INDUSTRIAL.  97 

his  father  when  a  little  boy. "  It  was  here  that  MiUer  Glines  and 
wife  were  hard  at  work  at  the  breaking  out  of  the  Revolutionary- 
War.  (See  p.  152.)  This  was  sold  to  the  railroad  and  torn 
down.  Mr.  Samuel  Martin  was  the  last  occupant.  This  grist 
mill  underneath  disappeared  long,  long  ago. 

No.  4. — The  fourth  mill  in  town  was  always  called  the  Cross 
Mill.  The  story  of  this  enterprise  is  best  told  in  the  following 
sketch  of  Mr.  Cross'  life: 

JEREMIAH  CROSS. 
(See  portrait.) 

Jeeemiah  Ceoss  was  born  at  Salisbury,  August  28,  1802.  He  was 
apprenticed  at  18  years  of  age  to  John  Clark,  familiarly  known  as 
"Boston  John,"  a  builder  of  meeting-houses  and  other  difficult  jobs, 
especially  water  wheels  and  dams.  Mr.  Cross  was  to  receive  at  21 
years  of  age,  as  was  the  custom,  a  set  of  tools,  and  his  father,  $200. 
He  could  work  nights  for  his  clothes  and  spending  money.  He  passed 
through  this  period  and  began  business  for  himself  in  December, 
1824.  He  bought  two  acres  of  land  on  the  Northleld  end  of  the  Clark 
dam  and  raised  a  sawmill  in  March,  1825.  This,  10  years  later, 
was  burned  and  he  found  himself  no  better  off  financially  than  at  the 
start,  except  that  he  had  gained  valuable  experience  and  credit.  He 
at  once  erected  a  new  mill  and  entered  upon  a  prosperous  business, 
running  night  and  day  in  the  busy  season  for  many  years.  He  se- 
cured a  landing  at  the  mouth  of  the  Winnepesaukee  and  constructed 
a  wharf,  where  he  built  large  rafts,  on  which  the  products  of  his  mill 
were  piled  high  and  taken  down  the  Merrimack  through  several  locks 
to  Lowell  and  thence  through  Middlesex  Canal  to  Charlestown  market. 
These  loads  consisted  of  boards,  plank,  laths,  shingles,  clapboards 
and  staves,  with  large  numbers  of  barrels  and  coopers'  ware.  This 
business  he  followed  until  the  coming  of  the  railroad  or  until  the 
locks  in  the  river  were  destroyed. 

He,  later,  enlarged  his  estate  and  added  a  threshing  machine  to  his 
mill  and  had  a  large  business  with  the  farmers  of  all  the  surrounding 
towns.  Often  30  loads  of  grain  would  stand  awaiting  their  turn.  He 
sold  to  the  Lowell  Land  and  Water  Power  Company  in  1841,  taking  a 
lease  back,  thus  continuing  the  business  as  before.  He  then  erected  fine 
huildings  on  a  nearby  eminence  and  became  an  extensive  farmer  until 
his  death. 

He  held  various  offices  in  the  town  and  was  a  lifelong  Democrat, 
as  well  as  a  member  of  Meridian  Lodge,  A.  F.  and  A.  M.  He  married, 
November  12,  1828,  Sarah  Lyford  of  Pittsfield  and  had  five  children. 
He  died  at  Northfield,  August  11,  1872.  She  died  at  Rockport,  Mass., 
November  19,  1882.     (See  Cross  gen.) 


98  HISTORY    OP    NOBTHFIELD. 

No.  5. — There  was  a  very  large^  mill  at  Factory  Village,  near 
where  the  hall  now  stands,  and  a  large  yard  piled  high  with  logs 
and  finished  products,  extended  to  the  canal  and  up  to  Smith 
Street.     Samuel  Haines  was  employed  here  many  years. 

No.  6. — Thomas  Clough,  who  bought  two  lots  south  and  east  of 
Sondogardy  Pond,  built  a  dam  at  its  outlet  and  raised  the  pond 
sufficiently  to  furnish  power  for  a  mill  which  was  in  operation 
many  years,  as  the  hillsides  were  covered  with  valuable  timber.  I 
have  no  dates,  but  have  often  seen  the  wreckage  of  the  dam.  He 
had  his  pick  of  the  undivided  lands  in  payment  for  some  service  to 
the  town  and  chose  these  lots,  one  of  which  was  always  called  the 
' '  Clough  Purchase. ' '  Further  down  the  stream,  where  it  crosses 
the  first  range  or  Oak  Hill  road,  a  mill  had  been  early  erected, 
which  had  either  been  destroyed  by  fire  or  had  fallen  to  decay. 
This  brook  was  Imown  in  turn  as  Cohas,  Cross  and  Phillips,  and 
here,  in  1840,  Capt.  Moses  Davis  erected  a  miU,  reported  to  have 
been  unusually  fine  in  all  its  appointments  (see  p.  81),  which 
was  run  for  many  years  by  Thomas  Piper,  Sr.,  and  Samuel 
Haines.  Further  down  the  stream  was  one  operated  by  the 
Crosses.  A  shingle  mill  of  the  Plummer  Brothers  occupies 
nearly  the  same  site. 

The  DoUoff  Brook,  coming  from  Bean  Hill,  where  John  and 
Benjamin  Rogers,  sons  of  Dea.  Samuel  Rogers,  located,  furnished 
annually,  power  for  a  few  months.  The  meadow,  being  needed 
for  other  purposes,  -v^as  not  flowed,  and  so  furnished  large  crops 
of  hay  for  the  cheese  dairy,  for  which  this  farm  was  noted.  After 
uniting  with  the  two  other  brooks  in  Scondoggady  meadow  it 
furnished  power  for  the  Glidden  &  Smith  mill,  and  the  one  whose 
ruins  are  a  part  of  the  seal  of  Northfield  today,  called  the  Old 
Hills  Mill. 

There  were  other  mills  in  the  eastern  part  of  the  town,  one 
on  what  was  called  Tulliver  Brook,  and  another  and  a  chair 
manufactory  on  what  was  called  the  Great  Brook,  where  Joseph 
Fellows  was  located,  but  these  will  suffice.  Among  the  older 
mill  men  we  must  place  Jeremiah  Cross,  as  the  largest  mill  man 
of  his  times  and  a  leader  in  the  business  of  rafting,  although 
his  cousins  on  the  intervale  had  used  the  river  for  that  purpose 
many  years  previous. 

Modern  methods  and  portable  steam  mills  have  supplanted  the 
old  up-and-down  saw  and  the  dams  have  gone  to  ruin  and  the 


JEREMIAH  EASTMAN"  SMITH. 


INDUSTRIAL.  99 

mills  to  decay.  It  would  be  far  from  the  truth  were  I  to  say- 
that  the  manufacture  of  lumber  had  ceased  in  the  town.  One 
has  only  to  look  at  the  immense  piles  that  line  our  railroad  or 
to  visit  the  Smith  meadow,  on  which  is  spread  out  such  immense 
quantities  of  plank,  boards  and  woodpiles  at  the  present  time. 
Jeremiah  E.  Smith,  who  carries  on  this  great  traffic,  has  large 
forests  as  yet  untouched,  awaiting  the  woodman's  axe.  For  other 
facts  in  connection  with  this  business  see  subjoined  portrait  and 
sketch. 

JEREMIAH  EASTMAN  SMITH. 

It  has  been  no  easy  task  to  assign  Mr.  Smitli  his  legitimate  place  in 
this  work,  since  he  has  been  a  leader  in  so  many  great  enterprises. 
But  the  fact  of  his  present  engagement  in  the  manufacture  of  lumber 
products  entitles  him  to  this  place. 

The  subject  of  this  sketch  was  Sanbornton-born,  but  Northfield-bred. 
Both  his  parents  were  natives  of  the  town,  who  were  dwelling  tem- 
porarily over  the  river  in  a  dwelling  occupying  the 'site  of  the  present 
Jordan  Hotel.  They  soon  moved  to  the  ancestral  home  on  Bay  Hill, 
where  they  remained  until  its  destruction  by  fire  in  1904.  Mr.  Smith 
received  his  education  in  the  little  red  schoolhouse  of  the  Bay  Hill 
district,  and  the  Seminary. 

He  was  early  taught  to  love  his  country  and'  was  a  lad  of  ten  when 
the  Civil  War  commenced.  The  very  flagstaff  that  now  stands  on  the 
island  was  standing  on  the  square  in  front  of  his  home  and  was  wont 
to  bear  aloft  the  Stars  and  Stripes,  so  dear  to  every  Yankee  boy's 
heart.  What  was  his  surprise  to  behold  one  morning  the  Confederate 
stars  and  bars  floating  aloft  from  its  dizzy  height.  With  disgust  it 
was  wrenched  from  its  halyards,  seized  and,  quick  as  a  flash,  borne 
to  a  place  of  hiding  with  a  posse  of  rebel  sympathizers  close  at  his 
heels.  His  father  received  it  through  an  open  window  and  when  the 
door  was  burst  open  it  was  nowhere  to  be  seen.  In  fact,  it  never  met 
the  public  gaze  again  until  his  noble,  patriotic  mother  had,  with  skill- 
ful fingers,  woven  the  cherished  rag  into  a  charming  rug,  one  of  the 
now  cherished  heirlooms  of  the  family,  and  it  now  lies  where  it  ever 
should  have  lain — trampled  under  foot.  The  story  shows  that  for 
which  he  has  ever  been  noted — a  readiness  in  emergencies. 

Quite  early  in  life  he  became  associated  with  his  father  and  brother 
in  the  construction  of  railroads.  Among  the  lines,  of  which  they  were 
the  contractors  and  builders,  were  the  Suncook  Valley,  Old  Colony, 
Montpelier  &  Wells  River,  Bradford  &  Claremont,  Hillsboro  &  Peterboro 
and  the  Profile  &  Fr'anconia  Notch. 

He,  was  for  25  years  proprietor  of  the  Maplewood  Stables  and  stage 
line  at  Bethlehem,  going  there  each  summer  with  a  large  number  of 
horses.  His  accommodating  spirit  and  jovial  manner  made  him  very 
popular  with  the  guests  at  this  mountain  resort. 

Previous  to  his  Maplewood  days,  he  was  owner  of  the  hotel  and 


100  HISTOET   OF   NORTHPIELD. 

livery  stable  at  Tilton,  renting  the  former  to  J.  P.  Bryant  and  the 
latter  to  J.  L.  Loverin.  In  18S6  he  sold  both  to  Mr.  Loverin.  Mr. 
Smith  has  been  nearly  all  his  life  a  lumberman,  but  of  late,  more 
especially,  have  his  operations  been  on  a  large  scale.  He  is  also  a 
farmer  and  owns  1,200  acres  of  Northfield  soil,  cutting  large  quan- 
tities of  hay  and  planting  many  fruitful  acres.  He  is  the  largest  tax- 
payer in  town. 

Mr.  Smith  is,  politically,  a  Republican  and  has  been  three  times 
chosen  by  his  party  to  represent  Northfield  in  the  Legislature.  He 
■went  to  the  centennial  celebration  of  the  battle  of  Bennington  with 
that  body  in  1877  and  was  again  a  member  in  1880,  our  centennial  year. 
He  has  been  for  20  years  a  member  of  the  Republican  State  Committee, 
is  also  an  enthusiastic  Odd  Fellow  and  has  been  a  member  of  Friend- 
ship Grange  since  its  organization  and,  also,  a  Mason. 

In  the  midst  of  his  many  occupations  and  interests  he  has  found 
time  to  cultivate  the  gentle  art  of  music  and  plays  with  expression 
and  skill  almost  every  instrument  from  a  "bottle  organ"  to  the 
violin,  on  which  he  is  especially  proficient. 

Mr.  Smith  is  a  lover  of  good  horses,  particularly  if  they  show  speed, 
and  has  been  the  owner  of  many  fine  animals. 

BRICKMAKING. 

I  find  four  places  in  Northfield  where  brick  was  formerly- 
made.  The  first  was  located  not  far  from  the  outlet  of  Chestnut 
Pond  and  was  carried  on  by  Jonathan  Wadleigh.  There  are, 
along  the  brook  leading  to  the  reservoir,  many  indications  of  its 
locality,  and  family  tradition  says  he  moved  from  Bean  Hill  to 
the  Morse  place  to  be  near  his  kilns. 

No.  2. — Dea.  Andrew  Gilman  for  many  years  manufactured 
brick  in  a  small  way  near  where  the  upper  railroad  bridge  now  is. 
But  few  cared  to  erect  brick  houses,  so  the  demand  for  years  was 
for  chimneys  alone. 

Warren  L.  Hill  bought  out  the  business  about  1840,  and  here, 
with  the  assistance  of  Col.  James  Cofran,  the  brick  for  the  first 
seminary  was  made.  The  business  rapidly  increased  and  some- 
times 200,000  a  year  were  made.  Samuel  Rogers  leased  the 
yard  later  and  made  the  brick  for  the  second  seminary.  Some 
years  later  the  railroad  bought  the  entire  locality  and  the  busi- 
ness was  abandoned. 

No.  3. — Charles  and  Hiram  Cross  also  made  brick  near  their 
home  by  the  Hodgdon  sehoolhouse.  Their  trade  was  largely  with 
Franklin  and  sometimes,  when  "striking,"  employed  a  dozen 
men.  This  business  declined  only  when  the  clay  for  them  was 
exhausted. 


INDUSTRIAL.  101 

No.  4. — Brick  was  also  made  by  the  Sawyers  on  the  Gile  farm 
at  Bean  Hill,  but  I  have  no  facts  or  figures  concerning  it. 

CHARCOAL. 

There  were  extensive  forests  in  the  southern  part  of  Northfield 
and  the  coming  of  the  railroad  to  that  section  made  a  market  for 
large  quantities  of  wood,  lumber  and  ties,  which  were  shipped  to 
other  markets,  and  immense  quantities  stored  constantly  in  a 
300-foot  shed  for  use  on  the  engines.  Mr.  Cogswell  says  he  often 
surveyed  2,000  cords  a  day. 

Besides  this,  Deacon  Ayers  bought  and  burned  into  charcoal 
thousands  of  cords  of  pine  and  hardwood,  which  was  shipped  to 
Charlestown  and  Boston.     (See  Ayers  gen.) 

Benjamin  F.  Brown  continued  this  business  several  years, 
using  a  kiln  made  of  brick  close  by  the  station.  He  found  a 
market  in  Concord.  A  queer  old  fellow,  named  "Uncle"  Tucker, 
had  charge  of  this  industry  and  not  only  owned  the  entire  neigh- 
borhood but  the  railroad  as  well,  and  he  and  his  car,  old  No.  26, 
always  had  the  right  of  way.  Did  he  want  the  pinch  bar  or  any 
other  tool  in  the  shed,  he  would  enter  and  politely  ask  "Mr. 
Waterhouse"  (?)  for  the  loan  of  them  and  was  very  angry  to  be 
accused  of  stealing.  He  filled  an  important  place,  however,  as 
when  the  kilns  were  filled  and  fired  they  needed  his  constant  care 
until  drawn.  David  HiU  and  other  farmers  who  had  wood  lots  in 
places  difficult  of  access  occasionally  burned  a  sod  kiln.  Erastus 
Nudd,  living  on  the  south  slope  of  Bean  Hill,  close  by  the  Forrest 
Pond,  continued  the  business  for  long  years  and  many  remember 
his  large  coal  van  as  it  made  its  weekly  trips  to  the  Concord 
foundries  and  blacksmiths'  shops. 

HOME-MADK    CLOTH. 

The  home  manufacture  of  cloth  led  to  an  extensive  business 
in  spinning  wheels  and  looms  and  "Shuttle"  Dow  and  "Father" 
Wedgewood  were  busy  early  and  late,  for  every  girl,  as  a  part 
of  her  marriage  outfit,  must  posset  one  of  each.  To  provide  for 
these  the  farmers  must  have  large  fields  of  fiax  and  a  certai& 
number  of  sheep,  not  only  for  food  but  to  furnish  material  for 
cloth.  These  two  industries  declined  many  years  since,  especially 
the  former,  and  the  latter  in  a  large  measure,  until  there  is 
hardly  a  fiock  of  sheep  to  be  found  in  the  limits  of  the  town. 


102  HISTORY   OF    NORTHFIELD. 

The  coming  of  the  factories,  too,  with  their  better  products, 
brought  a  market  for  the  wool  and  flax  and  a  chance  for  the  boys 
and  girls  to  find  -lucrative  employment,  and  no  one  mourned 
for  the  departure  of  the  spinning  wheel  and  loom  from  the  homes 
of  the  overworked  farmers'  wives.  As  if  the  butter  and  cheese 
making,  the  drying  of  apples,  storing  away  of  quantities  of 
food  for  the  winter,  the  mending  and  making  for  the  numerous 
household  were  not  enough,  a  score  of  little  trades  came  in  to  fill 
their  every  leisure  moment,  among  which  we  find  many  that  long 
since  disappeared. 

Stephen  Cross  lived  at  Boscawen  but  several  of  his  sons  went 
across  the  river  and  established  various  kinds  of  business  near 
the  brook  draining  Sondogardy  Pond.  They  carried  on  their 
business  by  rafts  and  boats,  passing  down  the  river.  Here  were 
established  many  kinds  of  business.  There  were  a  grist  and 
fulling  mill;  jeweler's  shop,  where  they  manufactured  gold 
beads ;  a  tannery ;  a  blacksmith  shop,  where  scythes  were  made ; 
and  a  shop  or  kiln  where  they  manufactured  lampblack.  There 
was  also  a  pottery  where  earthen-ware  and  crockery  were  made, 
fine  clay  being  obtained  across  the  river.  The  river  soon  washed 
out  the  supply  and  this  trade  had  to  be  abandoned.  Here  was 
also  a  store  and  shoe  shop. 

There  was  also  a  ferry  across  the  river,  in  charge  of  Jesse, 
while  Thomas  was  merchant  and  overseer  of  much  of  the  busi- 
ness. They  built  the  house  owned  many  years  by  Thomas  Piper 
and  it  was  in  good  repair  a  century  later.  The  shingles  for  it 
were  home-made  and  were  fastened  to  the  roof  with  wooden  pins. 
Thomas  owned  and  ran  the  flour,  plaster  and  oil  mills  and  the 
wooden  ware  shop.  All  these  mills  were  running  in  1811.  He 
was  one  of  the  selectmen  in  1790  and  paid  the  largest  tax  in  town 
in  1796. 

Mr.  Goodwin  says  the  store  and  shops  were  the  gathering 
places  for  the  settlers  for  miles  around,  as  the  women  came  on 
horseback  with  their  bundles  of  wool  to  be  carded  and  their 
freshly-woven  webs  for  the  fulling  mill.  Thomas  failed  in  1806 
and  was  obliged  to  sell  out  his  thriving  little  village  to  Thomas 
Thompson,  Esq.,  and  removed  to  Montreal,  where  he  again  con- 
tinued the  same  lines  of  business.  Parker  Noyes,  brother  of 
Paul,  came  into  possession  of  this  property  in  1815  and  sold  200 
acres  of  the  land  to  Abraham  Plummer  in  1835. 


INDUSTEIAL.  103 


POTASH. 


The  early  settlers  found  it  difficult  to  dispose  of  their  wood  and 
timber  in  clearing  land  for  their  farms  and  before  the  establish- 
ment of  sawmills  near  at  hand  used  to  bum  the  immense  trees 
on  the  land.  Later,  some  enterprising  settler  started  the  manu- 
facture of  potash  and  soon  a  half  dozen  were  in  full  blast  in 
different  parts  of  the  town.  This  industry  flourished  but  a  few 
years,  as  the  big  fireplaces  of  the  increasing  settlers  furnished  an 
ample  market  for  surplus  wood  and  the  many  sawmills  disposed 
of  the  larger  growth.  This  industry  called  for  another  and 
coopers  were  not  wanting  to  furnish  barrels  for  its  storage. 

COOPERS. 

David  Timothy  and  John  Hills  were  coopers  in  Haverhill, 
Mass.,  before  coming  to  Northfield.  In  fact,  an  abundance  of 
oak  was  the  secret  of  their  coming.  A  little  shop  was  attached 
to  each  of  the  early  homes  where  the  tap,  tap  of  this  industry 
was  heard  early  and  late.  There  were  many  in  other  and  aU 
parts  of  the  town  and  this  business  continued  until  a  later  date, 
though  it  is  entirely  absent  at  the  present  time. 

TANNERIES. 

No.  1. — Very  early  in  the  settlement  of  the  town  Ebenezer  Mor- 
rison came  from  Sanbornton  and  established  a  tannery  near  the 
meeting-house  at  Northfield  Centre,  occupying  the  house  just  then 
erected  by  his  brother-in-law,  Robert  Gray,  a  carpenter  from 
Salem,  Mass.  A  tavern  was  kept  here  and  the  good-sized  barn 
afforded  stabling  for  the  relay  horses  used  by  Peter  Smart,  the 
veteran  stage  driver  from  Plymouth  to  Boston,  of  whom  more  is 
given  elsewhere. 

The  tannery  sheds  bordered  the  brook  running  through  the 
field  south  of  the  house,  and  a  thriving  business  was  conducted 
until  1819  when  he  moved  to  the  home  of  his  father-in-law, 
Lieut.  Thomas  Lyford,  on  the  West  Hill,  as  it  was  called,  where 
he  conducted  the  business  for  many  years.  He  then  removed  to 
Sanbornton  Bridge,  where,  with  his  two  sons,  Liba  C.  and 
Ebenezer,  he  built  a  steam  mill  for  the  business  on  the  south  end 
of  A.  H.  Tilton's  upper  dam,  where  Carter's  Mill  now  stands. 
It  was  destroyed  by  fire  after  the  business  declined. 


104  HISTORY   OP    NORTHFIELD. 

No.  2. — Dea.  Jeremiah  Hall,  a  tanner,  came  from  Canterbury  to 
West  Northfield,  now  Franklin,  in  1801,  and  established  a  tan- 
nery on  the  place  long  owned  by  Jonathan  Scribner  and  at  pres- 
ent by  John  L.  Kelley.  Nine  years  later  he  removed  to  the  bank 
of  the  Winnepesaukee,  opposite  Sanbornton  Bridge.  Here  he 
continued  for  many  years.  The  old  "tenter-bars"  along  the 
river  bank  for  years  displayed  hides  in  all  stages  of  the  process 
of  leather  making  and  were  also  used  by  his  son-in-law,  Benjamin 
Chase,  who  was  a  clothier  nearby.  The  old  bark  house  became 
unfit  for  use  and,  his  home  having  been  burned,  he  removed-  his 
business  to  the  Morrison  tannery. 

No.  3. — There  was  also  a  tannery  at  what  has  long  been  called 
Kezar  Corner,  near  the  residence  of  Gawn  E.  Gorrell.  It  was 
conducted  for  long  years  by  the  Keysers,  father  and  son.  There 
was  still  another  further  to  the  east,  carried  on  by  Mr.  Goodwin. 

No.  4. — ^Ne'ftr  methods  and  patented  devices  were  later  adopted 
for  the  making  of  leather  and  the  ease  with  which  families  came 
to  be  supplied  with  satisfactory  foot  wear  caused  the  trade  to  fall 
into  disuse  and  the  half  dozen  tanneries  of  old  Northfield  have 
been  for  a  score  of  years  only  a  matter  of  memory. 

Many  of  the  above  not  only  tanned  hides  for  the  farmers  for 
hire  but  purchased  them  and  sold  the  dressed  leather  in  Massa- 
chusetts markets.  Northfield  furnished  an  abundance  of  oak 
and  hemlock  bark. 

INDUSTRIAL  CLUB. 

The  young  people  of  Northfield  had  a  decided  penchant  for 
organization.  Aifiong  others,  one  with  the  above  name  seems 
not  unworthy  of  mention.  Annually,  after  the  labors  of  the 
harvest  were  over,  the  following  class  of  young  men  used  to  go  by 
twos,  threes  or  dozens  with  tools  on  their  shoulders  to  the  quarries 
of  Quincy  to  seek  employment.  Sometimes  a  sickly  one  would 
make  the  trip  by  stage  and  take  along  the  baggage  for  the  rest. 
This  half -organized  club  contained  these  names,  mostly  from  the 
eastern  section  of  the  town : 

Mathew  Whicher,  Roby  Sanborn,  Joshua  Smith,  Joseph  Smith, 
Mathew  Sanborn,  John  Smith,  Asa  K.  Osgood,  Jeremiah  Cofran, 
Andrew  French,  Henry  Osgood,  Jeremiah  Rogers,  William 
Evans,  Albertus  Atkins,  Hiram  Glines,  Samuel  Brown,  John 
Rogers,  John  Brown,  Chase  Wyatt,  Jeremiah  Smith,  Jr.,  Hiram 


INDUSTRIAL.  105 

Tibbetts,  John  Colby,  James  Sanborn,  Joseph  Rand,  Nathan 
Bean,  Joseph  M.  G.  Smith,  Jeremiah  Colby,  Daniel  Sanborn, 
"William  Oilman,  Franklin  Hannaford,  John  Hannaford, 
Ephraim  Smith  Wadleigh,  M.  Garvin. 

Of  this  number  were  several  who  served  as  teamsters  in  the 
quarries. 

There  was  also  a  large  business  in  transporting  good^  for  the 
merchants  from  Portsmouth  and  Boston,  or,  as  they  were  gen- 
erally called,  "down  country,"  and  there  were  many  profes- 
sional teamsters.  Among  the  latter  were  C^a^e  Wyatt,  Hiram 
GUnes  and  Samuel  Forrest.  Of  this  club  several  were  unfor- 
tunate enough  to  lose  an  eye  and  most  of  them  laid  up  for  them- 
selves, not  only  a  good  round  sum  with  which  to  begin  life  as 
farmers,  but  by  their  strenuous  labors,  an  old  age  of  decrepitude 
as  well. 


CHAPTER   VII. 

NORTHFIELD  CENTENNIAL. 

Northfield  completed  one  hundred  years  of  corporate  existence 
on  June  19,  1880.  The  citizens  of  the  town,  having  the  event 
in  mind,  caused  the.  following  article  to  be  inserted  in  the  war- 
rant for  the  annual  town  meeting: 

"Aet.  VII.  To  see  what  action  the  town  will  take  with  refer- 
ence to  celebrating  the  hundreth  anniversary  of  its  incorporation 
and  appropriate  money  therefor." 

A  committee  was  chosen,  consisting  of  Jeremiah  E.  Smith,  F. 
J.  Eastman,  "W.  C.  French,  B.  F.  Cofran  and  0.  L.  Cross  and 
one  hundred  dollars  was  voted  to  defray  expenses.  At  the  first 
meeting  of  this  committee,  March  27,  1880,  Jeremiah  E.  Smith 
was  chosen  chairman,  0.  L.  Cross,  secretary,  and  B.  F.  Cofran, 
treasurer.  Mr.  Cofran  declining,  F.  J.  Eastman  was  chosen  to 
fill  his  place.  It  was  voted  to  hold  the  celebration  at  Union  picnic 
grove  at  Northfield  Depot.  Others  were  added  to  the  committee 
as  deemed  necessary.  Lucian  Hunt,  A.  M.,  was  secured  as  his- 
torian and  Mrs.  Lucy  R.  H.  Cross  as  poet.  Circulars  of  invita- 
tion were  sent  to  former  citizens,  good  music  was  secured  and  a 
bountiful  dinner' was  assured. 

copy  of  cikculab. 
"northfield  centennial. 

"The  town  of  Northfield  completes  One  Hundred  Tears  of 
Corporate  Existence  on  the  19th  of  June,  1880. 

"Conforming  to  a  custom  that  has  obtained  favorable  recog- 
nition; to  the  general  desire  of  its  Citizens;  and  in  accordance 
with  a  Resolution  adopted  at  its  last  Annual  March  Meeting  its 
Centennial  Anniversary  will  be  Celebrated  with  proper  ob- 
servances and  appropriate  ceremonies  on  the  day  above  men- 
tioned. 


NOKTHPIELD  CENTENNIAL.  10 

"Present  and  Former  Kesidents  are  cordially  invited  to  par- 
ticipate. 

"J.  B.  Smith 

Chairman 
"0.  L.  Cross 

Secretary 
"F.  J.  Eastman 

Treasurer 
"Wm.  C.  French 
"James  N.   Forrest 
"Mrs.  John  S.  Winslow 
"Mrs.  William  H.  Clough 
"Mrs.  Lowell  M.  French 
"Mrs.  John  S.  Dearborn." 

the  decorating  committee. 

Hiram  Streeter,  Esq.,  and  Mrs.  David  Tebbetts,  with  a  force 
of  volunteers,  met  at  the  grove  on  June  18,  erected  booths  and 
put  in  place  numberless  flags,  streamers,  mottoes,  evergreen 
wreaths  and  flowers.  Tables  were  set  up  and  all  made  ready  for 
the  morrow. 

A  RED-LETTER   DAY  FOR  NORTHPIELD. 

Visitors  began  to  assemble  before  eight  o'clock  and  before  the 
first  train  deposited  its  crowd  more  than  a  thousand  were  on 
the  grounds.  The  day  was  warm  and  beautiful,  one  of  those 
Lowell  had  in  mind  when  he  asked,  "What  is  so  rare  as  a 
day  in  June?"  Not  a  cloud  was  to  be  seen  the  livelong  day. 
At  noon  the  trains  had  brought  large  crowds  and  some  600  teams 
brought  large  numbers  from  the  adjoining  towns.  At  three 
o'clock  good  judges  estimated  the  crowd  as  high  as  4,000. 

Adam  S.  Ballantyne  was  president  of  the  day  and  Jeremiah 
E.  Smith,  chief  marshal.  The  Belknap  Cornet  Band  was  in  at- 
tendance and  by  their  music  added  greatly  to  the  day's  enjoy- 
ment. 

Daniel  Barnard,  Esq.,  at  the  risk  of  open  censure,  referred 
to  his  part  in  the  wresting  of  a  good-sized  slice  of  the  town 
and  securing  its  annexation  to  Franklin. 

Mrs.  Cross,  superintendent  of  schools,  had,  by  soliciting  a 
small  sum  from  the  present  and  former  pupils,  secured  suffi- 


108  HISTORY    OF    NORTHFIELD. 

cient  to  purchase  a  copy  of  Webster's  Unabridged  Dictionary 
for  each  schoolroom,  eight  in  number.  This  presentation  was 
one  of  the  pleasant  exercises  of  the  day.  They  were  received  by 
James  N.  Forrest  and  delivered  to  the  various  schools. 

It  is  safe  to  say  that  nearly  every  one  of  the  old  families 
was  represented  on  the  occasion.  Blanchard,  G-errish,  Eogers, 
Gate,  HiU,  Glidden,  Clough,  Haines,  Dearborn,  Hancock,  Foss, 
Brown,  Winslow,  Eastman,  Smith,  Hall,  Hannaford,  Cross,  Ken- 
iston,  Forrest,  Chase,  Gilman,  Sawyer,  Sanborn,  Cofran,  Co- 
nant,  Hodgdon,  Simonds,  Glines,  Gile,  French  and  "Wadleigh. 
The  fullest  delegations  were  from  the  Hall  and  Dearborn  fam- 
ilies. Old  friends  met  after  years  of  separation  and  families 
were  again  reunited.  The  greetings  were  long  spoken  and 
heartfelt,  as  gray-haired  men  and  women  met  as  children  and 
mingled  once  more  in  the  dear  old  scenes  of  long  ago. 

Eev.  Liba  Conant,  who  was  to  open  the  exercises,  was  too 
feeble  to  be  present,  and  that  duty  was  happily  performed  by 
the  Rev.  J.  "W.  Adams  of  Tilton. 

Miss  Fannie  Eice  of  Lowell,  a  descendant  of  the  first  settler, 
Blanchard,  filled  the  woods  with  song  and  very  graciously  re- 
sponded to  several  recalls.  Her  masterly  handling  of  the  cornet 
called  forth  much  enthusiasm  and  all  will  readily  recall  her 
pleasant  rendering  of  "Yankee  Doodle,"  with  variations,  with 
the  band  and  audience  joining  in  the  chorus. 

The  fine  historical  address  of  Prof.  Lucian  Hunt  of  Falmouth, 
Mass.,  an  old  teacher  and  resident  of  the  town,  as  well  as  the 
poem  by  Mrs.  L.  E.  H.  Cross,  will  be  given  herewith  in  full. 

The  Congregational  Church  of  Northfield,  later  removed  to 
Sanbornton  Bridge,  was  represented  by  its  pastor,  Eev.  Corban 
Curtice,  as  was  the  Methodist  Church  by  Eev.  Mr.  Adams. 

There  were  addresses  from  Hon.  Jeremiah  Forrest  Hall,  M.  D., 
of  Portsmouth,  and  Marshall  P.  Hall  of  Manchester.  The 
former  spoke  feelingly  of  the  good  old  times,  particularly  his 
school  days,  while  the  latter,  from  his  long  connection  with  the 
public  schools,  gave  a  fine  talk  to  the  school  children. 

Mrs.  Nancy  Smith  Gilman  caused  much  merriment  with  her 
old-time  stories. 

There  were  letters  of  regret  and  congratulation,  read  by  0. 
L.  Cross,  Esq.,  and  speeches  by  distinguished  visitors. 


NORTHFIELD   CENTENNIAL.  109 

Too  much  cannot  be  said  of  the  collation.  The  large  crowds 
were  abundantly  supplied  and  a  table  loaded  with  every  deli- 
cacy was  furnished  for  the  special  guests.  After  dinner  exer- 
cises were  again  resumed,  and  a  very  able  paper,  by  Maj.  0.  C. 
Wyatt,  paid  a  worthy  tribute  to  those  "brave  old  Continentals," 
as  they  stood 

"In  their  ragged  regimentals  swerving  not 
And  In  their  frenzy  fired  the  shot 
That  echoed  round  the  world." 

He  also  recalled  the  names  of  the  boys  who  "wore  the  blue"  at 
Gettysburg,  Antietam  and  Richmond. 

The  day  came  to  a  close  all  too  soon.  Trains  took  their  loads 
to  their  homes.  The  voice  of  song,  of  martial  music,  laughter, 
cheers  and  chat  died  out  in  the  evening  air.  Thanks  had  been 
extended  to  trooper  and  troops;  to  speaker  and  singer;  to  the 
lenders  of  colors  and  givers  of  flowers,  and  especially  to  the  dear 
old  mother  town  of  Canterbury,  who  sent  her  sons  and  daugh- 
ters in  large  number  to  honor  us  by  their  presence  at  our  birth- 
day feast. 

The  following  report  of  the  committee  by  Oliver  L.  Cross,  Esq., 
was  spread  upon  the  records  of  the  town,  with  treasurer's  report 
annexed : 

"Ample  contributions  of  food  were  obtained  by  the  solicita- 
tion of  the  ladies  who  rendered  timely  and  efficient  aid  from  the 
beginning  to  the  close  of  the  undertaking.  Every  call  was  re- 
sponded to  on  the  part  of  our  citizens  to  make  the  occasion  a 
success. 

"That  it  was  so  is  due  to  the  hearty  co-operation  of  our  en- 
tire population  after  the  time  and  place  were  definitely  deter- 
mined. 

"Everything  passed  off  pleasantly.  There  was  neither  dis- 
turbance nor  accident  throughout  the  day  and  with  the  excep- 
tion of  dust  which  was  everywhere  universal  nothing  could  have 
added  to  the  enjoyment  of  the  proceedings. 

"The  literary  part  of  services  were  of  a  high  order  especially 
the  Address  of  Prof.  Lueian  Hunt  and  the  Poem  of  Mrs.  0.  L. 
Cross. 

"Hoping  our  successors  will  in  1980  celebrate  the  2nd  Centen- 
nial of  our  grand  old  town  with  the  prosperity  that  now  rests 


110  "  HISTORY    OF    NORTHFIELD. 

upon  US  transmitted  with  continuous  increase  we  leave  for  them 
this  record  of  the  first." 

CENTENNIAL  ADDRESS  AT  NORTHFIELD,  NEW  HAMPSHIRE. 
Delivered  June  19,  1880. 

BY  PEOF.  LTJCIAN  HUNT. 

After  an  absence  of  many  years,  it  is  a  pleasure  not  to  be 
expressed  in  words  that  I  am  permitted  to  meet  once  more  this 
great  company  of  familiar  faces,  and  on  this  bright  June  morn- 
ing to  assist  in  some  slight  degree  to  celebrate  Northfield's  one 
hundreth  birthday. 

And  it  is  fitting  that  we  should  celebrate  this.  Ever  since  the 
peopling  of  the  earth,  has  the  custom  prevailed  of  commemora- 
ting the  eventful  days  of  a  country's,  town's,  or  family's  his- 
tory. 

To  keep  in  remembrance  past  events,  all  modern  nations  have 
their  festival  days;  the  Greeks  and  Romans  had  their  games; 
and  the  Jews,  their  Passover,  their  Feast  of  Tabernacles,  and 
their  Tear  of  Jubilee.     . 

But  America's  great  festival  day  is  destined  to  be  the  Cen- 
tennial; both  for  our  republic  as  a  whole,  and  for  its  towns 
individually;  for  the  Centennial  commemorates  the  event  most 
important  in  the  history  of  each — its  birth.  This  is  not  possible 
in  the  Old  World,  as  the  origin  of  every  nation  there  is  veiled 
in  the  dim  and  distant  past.  Not  so  with  us.  The  exact  day  of 
every  town's  birth  is  known.  Our  great  republic,  the  United 
States  of  America,  was  proclaimed  a  nation  one  hundred  and 
four  years  ago,  on  the  4th  of  July.  Our  little  republic,  which 
we  call  Northfield,  was  proclaimed  a  town  just  one  hundred 
years  ago  today — that  is,  on  the  19th  of  June,  1780. 

This  event  you  resolved  should  not  pass  unobserved.  And 
with  you,  to  resolve  was  to  perform.  'And  the  result  is  this 
grand,  rousing,  social  reunion  of  the  present  and  former  inhabi- 
tants of  the  town,  this  great  outpouring  and  commingling  of 
good  feeling  and  town  patriotism,  and  this  meeting  of  old 
friends  and  revival  of  past  associations;  and,  in  short,  this  com- 
ing together  of  your  whole  population — ^to  bid  farewell  to  the 
old  century  and  to  greet  the  new. 

We  welcome  you,  sons  and  daughters  of  Northfield,  to  this 


NOETHFIELD  CENTENNIAL.  Ill 

gathering  of  good  will  and  old  remembrances!  We  welcome 
you  in  the  name  of  the  living  present,  and  in  memory  of  the 
deceased  fathers!  We  welcome  you,  one  and  all,  male  and  fe- 
male, young  and  old,  from  far  and  near,  to  this  wedding  of  the 
past  with  the  present!  And  may  this  reunion  result  in  great 
good  to  our  town  and  in  a  blessing  to  us  all. 

Northfield  is  a  century  old  today.  And  since  we  have  reached 
this  first  centennial  mile-stone  of  our  town's  history,  let  us 
pause  a  few  hours  this  morning  from  that  eager  looking  ahead, 
so  characteristic  of  the  Americans,  and  look  back — ^let  us,  I  say, 
us  of  the  fourth  generation,  look  back — over  the  heads  of  our 
fa.thers,  our  grandfathers,  our  great-grandfathers — ^not  only  to 
the  event  we  are  celebrating  today — the  act  of  incorporation — 
but  twenty  years  beyond — ^to  the  first  settlement  in  1760,  and 
render  deserved  honor  to  that  hardy  band  of  pioneers,  who  left 
friends  and  planted  their  families  in  the  deep  solitude  of  what 
was  then  a  vast  forest — ^not  like  the  pleasant  grove  in  which  we 
are  celebrating  on  this  19th  of  June,  but  tall,  dark,  pathless, 
forbidding,  and  dangerous. 

Benjamin  Blanchard  is  generally  credited  as  being  the  founder 
of  Northfield,  though  two  years  earlier  Jonathan  Heath  is  said 
to  have  built  a  log  hut  on  the  Gerrish  intervale,  which,  was  once 
included  within  the  limits  of  old  Northfield,  but  now  belongs 
to  Franklin.  However  that  may  be,  by  common  consent, 
Blanchard  was  among  the  first  settlers  within  the  present  limits 
of  the  town. 

In  1760,  he  cut  his  way  through  an  unbroken  wilderness  from 
an  old  fort  in  Canterbury,  and  settled  on  what  is  now  known 
as  Bay  Hill.  Blanchard  was  then  forty-one  years  of  age.  His 
father,  Edward  Blanchard,  was  killed  twenty-two  years  before 
by  the  Indians  at  the  old  Canterbury  garrison.  At  this  time, 
Benjamin  is  supposed  to  have  had  nine  children.  "For  several 
years,"  says  Mr.  M.  B.  Goodwin  of  Franklin,  "as  far  as  I  can 
learn,  Benjamin  Blanchard  and  family  were  the  only  settlers 
in  Northfield.  It  is  an  interesting  fact  to  state  in  this  place, 
that  the  first  Methodist  church  that  existed  on  this  continent 
was  erected  the  same  year  in  which  Benjamin  Blanchard  erected 
his  log  house  on  Bay  Hill — in  1760."  He  opened  a  clearing  for 
himself  on  what  is  now  the  farm  of  Ephraim  S.  Wadleigh — 
his  dwelling  standing  back  of  the  orchard. 


112  HISTORY   OF   NOETHFIELD. 

Blanchard's  residence  was  a  log  house — then,  and  for  many 
years  after,  the  fashionable  style  of  architecture  among  the 
pioneers  of  Bay  Hill,  and  of  the  town  generally.  It  was  a  con- 
venient style — not  showy,  but  having  a  severe  Doric  simplicity, 
quite  in  keeping  with  the  character  of  the  early  inhabitants. 
They  were  not  capacious — containing  but  one,  or  at  most,  two 
rooms,  and  with  the  big  families  of  those  days,  they  must  at 
times  have  furnished  rather  close  quarters.  But  they  were  warm 
and  cosy — easily  constructed,  for  the  timber  was  close  at  hand 
and  a  few  days'  labor  only  was  required  to  transform  it  into  the 
settler's  modest  mansion.  "When  the  logs  were  squared  by  the 
axe,  they  formed  a  solid,  massive  structure,  bidding  defiance 
to  winds,  and  proof  against  cold  and  the  bullets  of  the  savages, 
thus  making  at  the  same  time  comfortable  homes  and  strong 
fortresses.  There  are  worse  homes,  let  me  tell  you,  in  the  world 
even  now,  than  the  log  hut.  Compared  with  the  mud  hovels  of 
many  parts  of  Europe,  and  the  board  shanties  of  this  country, 
it  was  a  palace. 

Here,  then,  Blanchard  lived  for  several  years,  cut  off  from 
mankind  by  many  miles  of  intervening  forest.  We  do  n  't  know, 
but  we  imagine,  that  a  feeling  of  loneliness  would  creep  over 
him  sometimes,  when  he  thought  of  his  isolation  from  his  fellow- 
man.  Perhaps  he  thought  occasionally,  when  the  perils  around 
him  from  beast  and  savage  were  greatest,  and  his  struggle  with 
primeval  nature  the  fiercest,  that  he  was  leading  rather  a  tough 
life.  It  would  not  be  strange,  if  he  had  now  and  then  his  blue 
days,  when  discouraged  and  heart-sick,  he  was  ready  to  give  up, 
and  retrace  his  steps  back  to  the  old  Canterbury  garrison.  But 
of  his  feelings  no  record  tells.  He  must  have  suffered  privations 
we  know — all  settlers  did  in  those  times.  Many  a  weary  mile 
may  he  have  trudged — a  bag  of  corn  on  his  back — perhaps  even 
to  Concord,  or  farther,  in  order  to  obtain  a  scanty  supply  of 
meal  for  the  manufacture  of  an  occasional  bannock  for  his  house- 
hold, or  to  thicken  their  porridge.  Such  groceries  as  sugar,  tea, 
coffee,  butter,  cheese,  and  the  like,  we  may  believe,  were  rare 
visitors  at  his  table,  and  wheaten  bread  an  unknown  luxury  to 
him  and  the  little  Blanchards. 

But  after  all,  this  picture  has  its  bright  side.  If  he  hadn't 
beefsteak,  he  could  get  bear-steak,  merely  by  burning  a  little 


NOETHFIELD  CENTENNIAL.  113 

powder.  If  biscuit  was  wanting,  potatoes,  such  as  new  ground 
only  can  produce,  supplied  its  place;  while  rabbits,  deer,  squir- 
rels, and  partridges  furnished  many  a  delicious  titbit.  Besides, 
the  Winnipiseogee — only  a  mile  distant — teemed  with  millions 
of  shad,  and  Skendugady,  no  doubt,  was  fairly  alive  with  the 
delicious  brook  trout. 

After  all,  Blanehard  was  probably  a  happy  man.  His  mode 
of  life,  we  may  suppose,  gave  him  perfect  health — he  had  the 
satisfaction  of  seeing  his  clearing  growing  broader  every  year, 
giving  him  more  sunshine  and  blue  sky  overhead,  and  a  greater 
extent  of  tillage  land  beneath;  while  as  for  loveliness,  his  little 
cabin  was  fairly  running  over  with  children,  so  that  he  might 
be  as  much  puzzled  where  to  bestow  his  imported  young  Can- 
terburyites,  as  was  the  famous  old  woman  "who  lived  in  a 
shoe."  His  home  was  all  the  dearer  to  him  from  its  seclusion. 
He  was  decidedly  a  home  body.  He  couldn't  well  be  otherwise. 
You  didn't  see  him  lounging  about  the  stores,  or  taverns,  or 
depots,  or  grog  shops,  after  it  was  time  for  honest  folks  to  be 
abed.  Institutions  for  loafing  were  not  yet  invented.  His  nest, 
crowded  with  those  nine  Canterbury  birds  and  their  mother, 
required  and  received  his  presence  and  protection  each  night. 
And  he  kept  good  hours — retiring  early,  first  taking  care  to  rake 
up  the  coals,  so  as  to  find  a  bed  of  glowing  embers  in  the  morn- 
ing, for  this  was  before  the  day  of  Lucifer  matches,  and  the 
loss  of  fire  would  have  been  quite  a  serious  misfortune. 

"Well,  in  this  way,  the  years  came  and  went,  and  in  process  of 
time  he  began  to  have  neighbors.  The  first  to  follow  him  was 
"William  Williams,  whose  daughter,  widow  of  George  Hancock, 
died  at  the  residence  of  her  son,  "William  Hancock,  in  Canter- 
bury, January  14,  1860,  aged  one  hundred  years,  eleven  months, 
and  four  days.  Let  her  be  remembered  as  the  oldest  person  that 
Northfield  has  as  yet  produced.  "We  'U  see  what  the  next  century 
can  do  in  that  respect. 

Afterwards  came  Nathaniel  and  Reuben  "Whicher,  Capt. 
Samuel  and  Jonathan  Gilman,  and  Linsey  Perkins,  and  settled 
on  the  farm  where  "Warren  H.  Smith,  Esq.,  now  resides.  On  the 
Perkins  place,  opposite  Mr.  "Wadleigh's,  was  a  hut  used  for 
school  purposes. 

The  first  two  children  born  in  town  were  Aaron  Collins  and 


114  HISTORY    OP    NOETHPIELD. 

Ezenezer  Blanchard,  grandson  of  old  Benjamin  and  Bridget 
Blanchard,  whose  birth  took  place  in  1768.  Ebenezer  kept  a 
hotel  on  the  Wadleigh  farm.  His  father,  Edward,  was  a  prom- 
inent man  in  town— twenty-five  years  a  selectman,  often  moder- 
ator at  town  meetings,  and  served  as  a  soldier  throughout  the 
Eevolutionary  War.  The  old  people,  Benjamin  and  Bridget, 
were  buried  on  their  farm.  Years  after,  the  old  lady's  grave- 
stone was  found  among  some  stones  hauled  to  repair  the  well. 

The  settlement  had  now  so  far  increased  that  the  mail  route 
from  Concord  to  Gilmanton  Corner  passed  over  Bay  Hill.  The 
first  postrider  was  Ezekiel  Moore,  a  native  of  Canterbury, 
where  his  son.  Col.  Matthias  M.  Moore,  still  resides.  He  carried 
the  mail  from  1798  to  1812,  and  possibly  a  little  later.  This 
was  the  only  regular  means  of  communication  the  little  settle- 
ment had  with  the  great  outside  world,  and  old  people  used  to 
tell  his  son,  years  after,  with  what  intense  anxiety  they  awaited 
the  coming  of  the  postman,  his  father.  After  Mr.  Moore  retired 
from  the  business,  his  neighbor,  Mr.  Tallent,  a  young  man, 
whose  death  occurred  but  a  few  years  ago,  succeeded  him.  A 
post  and  box  stood  at  the  end  of  the  lane  on  the  Blanchard  place 
for  the  reception  of  the  papers  deposited  there  by  the  mail  car- 
rier. 

A  little  farther  south,  down  by  the  Smith  meadow,  was  a  log 
hut,  in  which  lived  a  Mr.  Colby.  His  wife  was  a  weaver,  and  for 
want  of  bars  was  accustomed  to  warp  her  webbs  on  the  apple 
trees.  It  would  be  difficult  to  find  such  fruit  on  our  modern 
apple  trees,  I  reckon. 

Esquire  Charles  Glidden  was  a  leading  man  in  his  day,  who 
died  in  1811,  at  the  age  of  sixty-seven.  Mrs.  Jeremiah  Smith, 
known  to  you  so  long,  was  his  daughter.  She  died  at  the  ripe  age 
of  ninety-one;  and  her  husband,  whose  prosperous  and  useful 
life,  three  additional  years  would  have  rounded  out  to  a  century, 
after  a  union  with  her  of  seventy-three  years,  all  which  were 
passed  on  the  old  homestead,  and  having  voted  for  every  presi- 
dent from  "Washington  to  Lincoln,  at  last  sunk  to  rest  like  a 
patriarch  of  old,  crowned  with  length  of  days,  and  like  a  shock 
of  corn,  fully  ripe.  He  left  three  children,  viz. — Warren  H. 
Smith,  Esq.,  now  leading  the  life  of  a  prosperous  farmer,  and 
who  maintains  the  honor  of  the  patrimonial  estate  wi,th  becom- 
ing dignity  in  the  old  family  mansion,  which  has  been  renovated, 


NOETHFIELD   CENTENNIAL.  115 

modernized,  improved,  and  beautified;  Mrs.  William  Gilman  of 
Lexington,  Mass.;  and  Mr^s.  Miles  GHdden,  for  many  years  a 
resident  of  Ohio. 

Mr.  "William  Gilman,  a  hale  and  vigorous  gentleman  of  about 
eighty,  the  most  of  his  life  a  resident  of  Bay  Hill,  and  his 
brother  Charles,  now  in  Illinois,  are  sons  of  Jonathan  Gilman, 
who  himself,  or  his  father,  was,  I  suppose,  one  of  the  original 
settlers.  His  great-grandfather  on  the  mother's  side,  came  from 
Lee,  bought  five  hundred  acres  of  wild  land  on  and  around  Bay 
Hill,  on  which  he  settled  his  sons — Reuben,  Nathaniel,  William 
and  Jonathan  Whicher — many  of  whose  descendants  are  now 
in  town.  The  grandfather  of  Mr.  Westley  Knowles  bought  his 
farm  of  Nathaniel  Whicher — paying  for  it,  so  the  story  goes, 
Avith  a  two-year-old  heifer. 

Capt.  Samuel  Gilman,  Joseph  Knowles  and  Dr.  Kezar  were 
also  among  the  first  settlers  on  Bay  Hill. 

The  excellent  and  very  pleasant  farms  at  present  owned  and 
occupied  by  Messrs.  Monroe  and  William  Clough,  were  pur- 
chased from  Capt.  Samuel  Gilman  about  the  year  1802,  by  their 
grandfather,  Mr.  Jonathan  Clough,  who  emigrated  thither  from 
Salisbury,  Mass.,  and  died  in  1836,  aged  eighty-six,  leaving  the 
farms  to  his  two  sons,  Jonathan  and  Samuel;  the  former,  the 
father  of  William;  the  latter,  of  Monroe.  Could  ambition  exist 
at  that  early  day  and  in  such  a  small  community?  Yes.  The 
desire  to  excel  is  the  same  in  all  ages  and  places.  Captain  Gil- 
man built  a  barn — the  first  in  town,  the  wonder  of  the  neighbor- 
hood— which  barn  still  stands  on  the  old  place.  The  owner  of 
W.  H.  Smith's  farm  determined  to  surpass  it,  and  the  next  year 
built  a  barn  twenty-five  feet  longer.  Whereupon  Esquire  Glid- 
den  built  another  with  a  still  further  addition  of  twenty-five 
feet,  and  the  contest  ended. 

Another  of  the  pioneers  of  Northfield  was  Jonathan  Wad- 
leigh,  who  was  a  native  of  Kingston,  N.  H.,  served  in  the  Revo- 
lutionary army,  lived  for  a  while  at  Bean  Hill,  settled  on  the 
south  side  of  Bay  Hill,  on  what  was  afterwards  called  the  Am- 
brose Woodbury  farm,  and  finally  died  in  Gilmanton.  He  was 
the  father  of  Judge  Wadleigh,  whose  son,  Ephraim  S.,  still  lives, 
on  the  first  opened  farm  in  town ;  and  of  Mrs.  Capt.  Isaac  Glines, 
who,  after  having  lived  half  a  century  or  more  at  the  Centre, 
returned  to  her  father's  homestead  on  Bay  Hill   (now  in  the 


116  HISTORY   OF   NORTHFIELD. 

possession  of  her  son,  Smith  W.  Glines),  and  died  at  the  age  of 
eighty-two,  in  the  same  room  in  which  she  was  born.  This  much 
for  Bay  Hill. 

As  to  Bean  Hill,  I  suppose  it  must  have  been  twenty  years 
later,  or  more,  when  Lieut.  Charles  G-lidden  moved  thither  from 
Nottingham,  built  a  log  hut,  left  his  wife  and  two  children  and 
went  into  the  Revolutionary  army.  In  his  absence  she  tilled 
the  soil,  felled  the  trees  and  hauled  her  wood  with  the  help  of 
oxen.  After  his  return,  he  bought  Nehemiah  McDonald's  farm 
near  the  old  meeting-house.  Mr.  G-lidden,  his  wife,  and  some 
of  the  children  were  buried  on  said  farm.  His  wife  was  a 
IV^ills,  and  her  mother,  Alice  Cilly.  John  Cilly,  Eobert  Evans, 
a  Mr.  Cofran  (father  of  Col.  James  Cofran),  Gideon  Sawyer 
and  brother,  Solomon  French  and  brother,  were  early  settlers 
of  this  region;  and  William  Smith,  the  grandfather  of  Warren 
Smith,  who  was  moved  from  Old  Hampton  by  Mr.  Glidden. 
Perhaps  his  son,  Jeremiah,  came  with  him,  as  he  left  Old  Hamp- 
ton, where  he  was  born,  when  a  boy,  and  went  to  live  in  Canter- 
biary. 

In  those  early  times,  there  was  no  house  between  Glidden 's 
and  what  is  now  called  the  Rand  schoolhouse — some  two  miles 
or  more.  Ensign  Sanborn,  whose  wife  was  a  Harvey,  lived  not 
far  from  there.     He  probably  served  in  the  army  for  a  while. 

Mrs.  William  Gilman,  to  whom  I  am  indebted  for  many  of 
the  above  facts,  relates  that  woods,  wolves  and  bears  were  plenty 
in  those  times,  and  carriages  very  scarce;  so  that  when  Esquire 
Samuel  Forrest's  mother  died,  her  corpse  was  carried  on  a  bier 
laid  on  poles  between  two  horses  to  the  graveyard  by  the  brick 
meeting-house,  some  three  or  four  miles  distant. 

She  further  says  that  old  General  Dearborn  drove  the  first 
double  sleigh  into  Northfield  on  a  visit  to  her  grandfather. 

I  have  been  able  to  learn  but  little  of  the  pioneers  and  settle- 
ment of  the  Centre  and  Eastern  parts  of  the  town,  with  the 
exception  of  the  Forrest  family — a  short  account  of  which  was 
furnished  me  by  Mr.  John  Sanborn,  which  I  give  in  nearly  his 
own  words. 

"William  John  Forrest  came  from  Ireland  when  eighteen 
years  of  age,  and  died  in  Boston.  Of  his  four  sons,  Robert 
settled  in  Canterbury,  and  the  others  in  Notthfield — John  on 
the  Leighton  place,  William  in  the  Centre  district,  and  James 


NORTHFIELD  CENTENNIAIj.  117 

on  the  farm  now  owned  by  James  N.  Forrest,  his  grandson. 
Two  of  his  daughters  married  Gibsons,  and  the  other  one,  Mr. 
Clough;  and  all  settled  in  Northfield.  "William  Forrest  settled 
in  the  Centre  district,  or  rather  commenced  clearing  the  timber 
in  1774,  just  before  the  War  of  the  Revolution  broke  out.  One 
day,  while  felling  trees,  he  providentially  escaped  death  by 
lightning,  which  completely  demolished  an  ash  tree,  under  which 
he  had  designed  to  take  shelter.  He  enlisted  in  the  war,  and 
served  his  country  with  credit.  He  was  the  father  of  fourteen 
children,  of  whom  thirteen  lived  to  grow  up,  and  all  except  one 
attended  school  near  the  old  meeting-house."  To  this  sketch 
Mr.  James  N.  Forrest  adds : ' '  My  grandfather  James  came  here-^ 
on  the  farm  where  I  now  live — in  1784,  and  subdued  the  forest, 
erected  buildings,  built  roads,  and  left  a  worthy  son  to  inherit 
his  property,  and  do  honor  to  his  name.  My  father,  who  was  an 
only  son,  named  me  for  his  father,  and  I  have  named  one  of  my 
sons — Samuel^for  him.  How  long  the  names  will  rotate,  only 
the  destiny  of  the  family  will  reveal."  I  understand  that  this 
family  has  furnished  more  teachers  and  held  more  official  posi- 
tions than  any  other  in  town. 

Oak  Hill  proper,  I  am  informed,  was  for  the  most  part  orig- 
inally in  the  possession  of  Obed  Clough,  who  was  succeeded  by 
the  French  and  Batchelder  families.  The  latter  are  still  repre- 
sented in  that  part  of  the  town — among  whom  the  best  known 
face  is  that  of  "Uncle  Moses,"  as  he  is  familiarly  called,  still 
hale,  vigorous,  and  whole-souled — one  of  the  patriarchs  of  thfe 
town,  showing  to  the  younger  generation  what  a  life  of  tem- 
perance, industry,  with  a  good  conscience,  can  accomplish  towards 
the  attainment  of  old  age. 

I  quote  from  Mr.  Goodwin  again,  who  says,  "Ensign  San- 
born, Gideon  Sawyer,  the  brothers  Archelaus,  Samuel  and  Abner 
Miles,  John  and  Jeremiah  McDaniel,  Nathaniel  and  William 
Whicher,  Capt.  Thomas  Clough,  George  and  Joseph  Hancock, 
and  the  four  brothers  by  the  name  of  Cross,  were  in  town 
very  early."  These,  I  suppose,  mostly  settled  in  the  western 
part.  "On  the  Crosses  they  had  some  verses  running  in  this 
wise: 

Cooper  Jess  and  Merchant  Tom, 
Honest  Parker  and  Farmer  John. 


118  HISTORY    OF    NORTHFIELD. 

These  Crosses  had  a  sort  of  village  down  at  their  place  on  the 
intervale,  opposite  the  "Webster  farm.  They  had  a  coopering  es- 
tablishment, a  store  and  a  tavern  there,  and  it  was,  in  fact,  a 
business  emporium  for  all  that  region." 

The  first  manufacturing  in  town  was  done  on  what  was  called 
the  Cross  Brook.  Here,  and  near  the  Intervale  and  Oak  Hill, 
were  made  earthen  and  wooden  ware,  lumber,  jewelry,  and  es- 
pecially the  old-fashioned  gold  beads.  They  had  there  a'  grist 
mill,  a  fulling  mill,  and  carding  machine — ^the  first  in  use — a 
grocery,  jeweler's  shop  and  tailor's  shop.  The  father  of  Mr. 
William  G.  Hanaford  had  a  shoe  shop,  and  some  one  had  a 
blacksmith — or  what  was  then  called  a  shoeing  shop.  In  fact, 
almost  every  branch  of  industry  was  carried  on  there  in  the  very 
first  decade  of  the  town's  history. 

Steven  Cross,  the  great-grandfather  of  0.  L.  Cross,  Esq.,  mar- 
ried Peggy  Bowen  and  settled  near  Indian  Bridge,  and  raised  a 
family  of  thirteen  children,  who  were  all  living  when  the  youngest 
was  forty  years  old.  The  oldest,  Abraham,  married  Ruth  Saw- 
yer, daughter  of  old  Deacon  Sawyer  of  Canterbury,  who  was  a 
soldier  in  both  the  French  and  Revolutionary  wars,  and  who 
had  two  sons  killed  at  the  surrender  of  Burgoyne,  where  the 
father  was  also  a  soldier.  Deacon  Sawyer  owned  the  ferry  two 
miles  below  the  Cross  ferry,  and  always  attended  to  it  himself 
to  the  last  year  of  his  life,  he  being  within  two  months  and 
three  days  of  one  hundred  years  at  his  death.  He  was  the 
father  of  twenty-two  children,  twenty  of  whom  grew  up.  Abra- 
ham Cross  settled  near  his  father  Sawyer,  and  there  Jeremiah 
was  born  in  1805 ;  but  the  year  before  the  family  had  settled  on 
the  Winnipiseogee  and  built  a  sawmill,  ever  after  known  as  the 
Cross  Mill.  Jeremiah  married  Miss  Sarah  Lyford  of  Pittsfield, 
settled  near  the  Cross  Mill,  and  about  thirty  years  ago  built,  on 
a  beautiful  elevation  overlooking  the  mill,  a  fine  mansion  in 
which  a  few  years  since  he  died,  leaving  behind  an  enviable 
character  for  honor,  integrity  and  business  enterprise.  He  was 
buried  with  Masonic  honors. 

Among  the  early  settlers  were  also  the  names  of  William 
Kenniston  and  a  Mr.  Danforth.  The  latter  was  a  soldier  of  the 
Revolution,  and,  having  been  wounded,  always  persisted  in  say- 
ing that  he  carried  the  ball  still  imbedded  in  his  shoulder.  The 
statement  was  not  credited,  however,  till,  years  after  his  death, 


NOBTHFIELD   CENTENNIAL.  119 

upon  the  removal  of  his  remains,  it  was  found  that  the  old 
soldier  was  right,  for  there,'  firmly  fixed,  so  that  a  hammer 
was  required  for  its  extrication,  was  found  the  bullet,  embedded 
in  the  solid  bone. 

The  three  Miles  brothers  came  into  town  in  1769  or  1770,  and 
settled  on  one  farm;  lived  on  it  six  or  seven  years,  then  sold  it 
to  Eeuben  Kimball  of  Concord  in  1776.  This  farm  has  been 
kept  in  the  Kimball  name  to  the  present  time,  Reuben  giving 
it  to  his  son,  Benjamin,  who  sold  it  to  his  brother,  David,  whose 
descendants  are  still  there.  Reuben  Kimball  was  a  soldier  of 
the  Revolution  and  in  the  battle  of  Bunker  Hill  was  hit  by 
musket  balls  three  times — once  in  the  crown  of  his  hat,  once  on 
the  powder  horn  which  hung  at  his  side  (which  horn  is  now  in 
the  possession  of  the  present  occupant  of  the  farm)  and  once  in 
the  leg,  which  wound  never  healed  to  the  day  of  his  death,  June 
12,  1815. 

Well,  Time  whirls  his  wheel  a  little  queerly  sometimes.  Now 
here  is  Mr.  J.  A.  Kimball,  the  last  possessor  of  that  farm,  whose 
wife  is  a  direct  descendant  of  Abner  Miles,  the  first  possessor  of 
said  farm.  Said  Abner  sold  his  right  and  title  to  the  farm  and 
cut  off  his  descendants,  heirs,  assigns,  etc.,  from  all  right,  title, 
fee  simple,  forever  and  forever,  when  lo !  a  descendant  of  his 
steps  in  and  claims  equal  rights  with  the  purchaser.  And,  what 
is  still  more  strange,  it  is  said  to  be  the  result  of  a  suit — not  a 
law  suit — which  terminated  in  her  favor;  and  so  the  descend- 
ants of  the  seller  and  the  descendants  of  the  purchaser  both 
share  equally  in  the  blessings  of  said  farm. 

Another  excellent  farm  in  western  Northfield,  which  is  as 
well  cultivated  as  any  upland  farm  in  town,  or  perhaps  in  the 
county,  is  the  one  owned  and  occupied  by  Mr.  John  S.  Dearborn, 
which  was  deeded  to  his  grandfather,  Shubael  Dearborn,,  in  1779, 
just  one  hundred  and  one  years  ago,  by  his  great-grandfather, 
who  then  lived  on  the  Edmund  Dearborn  place.  The  deed  is 
'still  preserved  in  the  old  family  chest.  Shubael  was  married 
in  homespun,  at  twenty-six  years  of  age,  and  commenced  house- 
keeping without  bed  or  crockery  and  in  a  house  containing  only 
one  pane  of  glass.  The  story  goes  that  he  was  taxed  extra  for 
the  glass  and  for  every  smoke  in  the  chimney.  But  frugality . 
and  industry  overcame  all  obstacles  in  time,  and  Mr.  Dearborn 
lived  to  see  himself  in  comfortable  circumstances,  with  a  good 


120  HISTORY    OF    NORTHFIELD. 

house  to  shelter  him,  and  well  furnished  for  the  time.  He  was 
obliged  to  haul  his  building  material  from  Portsmouth  with  an 
ox  team.  He  died  at  the  age  of  fifty-eight.  The  farm  has  been 
in  the  family  name  ever  since,  passing  from  Shubael  to  his  son 
of  the  same  name,  and  thence  to  his  son,  the  present  possessor, 
John  S.  Dearborn. 

"The  Intervale  upon  which  the  Crosses  and  Joseph  Hancock 
settled  (once  a  part  of  old  Northfield,  but  now  included  within 
the  limits  of  Franklin)  is  one  of  the  largest  and  richest  on  the 
Merrimack. ' '  It  here  spreads  out  into  a  broad  field  of  more  than 
one  hundred  acres,  level  as  a  prairie,  a  sort  of  delta,  or  minia- 
ture Egypt,  which  is  fiowed  in  spring  and  fall,  but  never  washed, 
as  the  water  sets  back  upon  the  land  through  a  channel  con- 
necting with  the  Merrimack  on  the  lower  side.  Portions  of  this 
have  been  mowed  for  nearly  a  century,  and  still  produce  from 
one  to  three  tons  per  acre.  Here  Joseph  Gerrish,  Esq.,  settled 
in  the  year  1804.  He  was  a  native  of  Boscawen,  born  in  1784 — 
almost  one  hundred  years  ago — and  was  the  son  of  Colonel 
Henry,  and  grandson  of  Capt.  Steven  Gerrish,  one  of  the  first 
settlers  of  Boscawen,  and  a  native  of  Newbury,  Mass.  The  great- 
grandfather of  Steven  (Capt.  William)  came  from  Bristol,  Bng., 
to  Newbury,  where  he  settled  in  1639 — removing  thence  to  Bos- 
ton in  1687. 

Joseph  Gerrish  was  a  man  of  great  shrewdness,  business  tact 
and  enterprise,  hospitable  and  genial.  During  the  War  of  1812 
he  started  a  distillery  here  for  the  manufacture  of  potato  whiskey, 
which  he  gave  up  on  the  return  of  peace,  and  turned  his  atten- 
tion more  exclusively  to  farming,  bought  the  George  Hancock 
farm  on  an  adjacent  ridge,  and  thus  enlarged  his  domains  to 
ample  size,  with  due  proportions  of  upland  for  grazing,  and  in- 
tervale for  tillage.  Soon  after,  he  removed  his  residence  to  the 
upland  farm,*- where  with  convenient  buildings,  good  horses, 
ample  means,  generous  living,  and  a  family  of  thirteen  children, 
he  lived  till  his  death  in  1851,  looked  up  to  and  respected  as  one 
of  the  most  substantial  farmers  Northfield  has  produced.'  His 
wife  was  Susan  Hancock  of  Northfield.  After  his  death,  his 
broad  acres  were  divided  among  his  three  sons — Milton,  Leonard 
and  Stephen ;  the  two  former  taking  the  intervale,  the  latter,  the 
upland  farpi.  Mlton  and  Leonard  still  abide  by  their  inheri- 
tance, and  with  full  garners  and  contented  spirits  we  presume 


NORTHFIELD   CENTENNIAL.  121 

they  enjoy  that  peculiar  happiness  and  health  a  farmer's  life 
only  can  bring.  Steven,  however,  after  a  few  years  of  very 
successful  farming,  his  house  being  destitute  of  children,  grew 
lonely,  we  suppose,  and  migrated  across  the  Merrimack,  to  try  the 
charms  of  a  village  life  in  West  Franklin,  where  he  still  re- 
sides. His  place  was  bought  by  John  Kelley,  Esq.,  the  present 
possessor,  in  whose  experienced  hands  the  farm  bids  fair  to  keep 
up  its  ancient  reputation. 

This  is  the  amount  of  our  researches  respecting  Oak  Hill  and 
the  west  part. 

And  now,  having  given  this  imperfect  sketch  of  the  first  set- 
tlers and  their  acts  during  the  first  twenty  years,  and  traced 
their  families  down  as  fully  as  our  information  would  allow, 
it  remains  to  exhibit  them  in  their  corporate  capacity,  beginning 
with  their  town  meetings,  and  following  with  the  great  raising 
of  the  old  meeting-house — a  momentous  event  in  its  day,  hardly 
to  be  equalled  by  a  centennial  in  our  time — ^but  of  these  matters 
a  few  items  must  suffice  for  the  present,  as  an  extended  account 
will  be  given  of  them  in  the  History  of  Northfield,  which  it  is 
proposed  to  prepare  during  the  coming  year.  The  following  is 
a  copy  from  their  earliest 

"eeighcord  of  meetings,  &c.  : 
"At  a  meeting  held  in  Northfield  tuesday  ye  21 — Nove'r  1780 

1  Voted  Mr  John  Simons  Moderator 

2  Voted  to  a  Low  Mr  Nathanil  witchers  acompt  in  Gitting 
ye  in  Corpration. 

3  Voted  to  Rais  Monny  to  Buy  a  parrish  Book 

4  V  to  Rais  Nineteen  hundred  Dollars  to  Defray  Parrish 
Chargis" 

SECOND    MEETING. 

"At  a  Meeting  held  in  Northfield  on  Tuesday  ye^rst  of  March 
1781,  at  the  hous  of  Mr  John  Simons 

1  Voted  Capt  Ednor  Blanchard  Moderator 

2nd  Voted  Arche  Miles  Clerk 

3rd  Voted  Reuben  Witcher  John  McDaniel  Thomas  Clough 
Select  Men 

4  Voted  Ebenesor  Kimbol  Constobel 

5  Voted  Joseph  Car  David  Blanchard  Charles  Glidden  Mat- 
thew hains  &  Peter  hunniford  Servayers  of  hy  wais 


122  HISTORY    OF    NORTHFIELD. 

6  Voted  Edward  Blanchard  David  Morrison  hog  Refs. 

7  voted  Aaron  Stevens  Sealer  of  Measur 

8  Voted  the  Select  Men  be  a  Committy  to  git  the  Monny  and 
Beef  Cauld  for  By  the  Cort. 

9  voted  to  Raise  Six  thousand  Dollars  to  Repir  high  -ways  in 
labour  at  forty  dollars  per  day. 

Said  Meeting  adjurned  to  the  firs  of  Apr  at  two  of  the  Clock 
in  the  After  Noon  at  the  Saim  plais" 

The  foregoing  is  a  full  record  of  the  first  two  meetings  after 
the  town  was  incorporated. 

As  to  how  the  old  meeting-house  was  raised  by  the  whole 
town  in  convention  assembled,  how  Master  Bill  Durgin  framed 
it,  and  Elder  Crocket  blessed  the  enterprise,  how  libations 
were  poured  out  and  in,  how  the  women  cooked  the  dinner,  how 
the  Hill  women  of  Bay  Hill  furnished  the  bread,  and  Mrs. 
Knowles  and  others  prepared  the  fish,  potatoes,  etc.,  by  the  edge 
of  the  woods,  and  how  races  were  run  up  the  east  hill  by  men 
with  bags  of  grain  on  their  shoulders,  and  other  games;  all  this 
and  much  more  we  hope  to  place  before  our  hearers  in  the  not 
distant  future,  as  the  work  is  in  the  hands  of  one  whose  ancestor 
kept  a  complete  diary  of  the  proceedings  of  that  eventful  day. 

In  this  place,  it  will  be  appropriate,  perhaps,  to  introduce  a 
brief  account  of  the  churches  of  Northfield. 

The  old  meeting-house  was  originally  free  to  all  sects,  but  in 
later  years  was  occupied  exclusively  by  the  Congregationalists, 
who  abandoned  it  in  1841,  since  which  it  has  been  used  only 
for  town-meetings. 

In  regard  to  common  schools,  the  one  remarkable  fact  is  the 
strange  diminution  in  the  number  of  children  attending  them 
since  earlier  times.  Why  is  it?  The  population  of  the  town  is 
now  larger.  This  may  be  accounted  for  in  various  ways.  First, 
the  young  people  leave  at  an  earlier  age  to  obtain  a  more  ad- 
vanced education  in  the  higher  schools;  second,  families  are 
smaller;  and  third,  the  young  grown-up  people  and  young  fam- 
ilies leave  town.  But  of  this  last  reason  I  will  speak  further 
on. 

The  first  schoolhouses,  of  course,  were  made  of  logs,  of  which 
an  example  has  been  given  on  Bay  Hill,  and  were  generally 
private  dwelling  houses.  Female  teachers  began  to  be  employed 
about  1806,  and  were  considered  competent  if  they  had  mastered 


NOETHFIELD.  CENTENNUL.  123 

the  first  four  rules  in  arithmetic.  In  illustration  of  the  great 
advance  made  in  female  education  since  that  time  it  is  only 
necessary  to  point  to  the  many  young  ladies  graduating  each 
year  from  our  female  colleges  and  other  higher  institutions,  as  has 
witnessed  this  week  in  the  Seminary  near  by. 

The  Bay  Hill  school,  which  formerly  contained  upwards  of" 
fifty  pupils,  has,  during  the  "past  twenty  years,  often  been  re- 
duced to  less  than  half  a  dozen. 

The  Centre  school  in  former  days  numbered  sixty,  sometimes 
reaching  eighty.  Here  Mr.  John  E.  Forrest,  one  of  our  oldest 
citizens,  was  accustomed  to  attend  when  a  boy,  one  of  whose 
duties  was  to  carry  for  Master  Gleason,  who  boarded  at  his 
father's,  a  bottle  of  eider  each  day.  By  mistake  one  morning 
he  filled  the  bottle  from  the  vinegar  barrel.  At  the  proper  time, 
after  the  wear  and  tear  of  the  morning  hour,  Master  Gleason 
repaired  to  the  closet  where  the  cider  was  wont  to  be  kept,  and 
disposed  of  a  stout  dram  before  he  discovered  the  mistake. 
Speechless  with  rage  and  vinegar,  he  could  only  shake  his  fist 
in  the  face  of  the  innocent  cause  of  all  this  turmoil,  at  the  .same 
time  giving  such  power  of  expression  to  his  face  as  would  have 
been  highly  applauded  on  the  stage.  Finally  recovering  his 
speech,  he  roared  out  the  threat  of  a  flogging  to  the  rascal. 
Doubtless  he  wore  a  sour  look  the  rest  of  the  day. 

Other  early  teachers  of  the  Centre  were  Master  Morrill  of 
Concord,  Masters  Bowles,  Solomon  Sutton  of  Canterbury,  Josiah 
Ambrose  of  Northfield,  Phinehas  Thorn  and  Edmund  Dearborn. 
Miss  Morrill  and  Nancy  Glidden  were  among  the  female  teachers. 
The  school  now  numbers  from  fifteen  to  twenty. 

In  early  times,  the  school  in  the  Hodgdon  district  numbered 
from  seventy  to  one  hundred,  and  John  Gate,  an  old  teacher, 
took  oath  in  a  certain  suit  that  he  had  one  hundred  and  ten 
scholars.  Now  there  are  no  scholars  large  enough  to  attend,  and 
no  school — one  of  the  greatest  changes  in  a  school  district  that  I 
have  ever  known. 

Among  the  oldest  teachers  were  Masters  Knapp,  Parkinson, 
Meshech  Cate,  John  Blanchard  and  Edmund  Dearborn.  It  is 
related  that  Master  Dearborn's  mother  used  to  follow  her  children 
to  the  schoolhouse,  stick  in  hand,  whenever  they  were  unwilling 
to  go,  and  as  the  result  they  all  became  excellent  scholars.  Think 
of  that,  ye  who  rely  entirely  on  moral  suasion!    Among  the  fe- 


124  HISTORY    OF    NOETHFIELD. 

male  teachers  were  Nabby  Abbott,  Sally  Hazelton  and  Esther 
Parkinson.  Dudley  Leavitt,  the  famous  astronomer  and  almanac- 
maker,  was  the  first  to  teach  in  that  district  after  the  building 
of  a  schoolhouse.  At  that  time  he  lived  at  Bean  Hill  and  boarded 
at  home,  walking  to  and  from  school  each  day.  .  He  wore  slippers 
and  once,  when  passing  old  Squire  Lyford's,  one  of  them  slipped 
off,  but  he  was  so  agile,  he  threw  his*  foot  into  it  again  and  passed 
on  without  stopping.  He  was  tall  and  commanding  in  person, 
as  were  many  of  the  Leavitts  of  those  days. 

Now,  having  tarried  so  long  among  the  early  fathers,  and 
gathered  into  one  bundle  the  few  items  we  could  pick  up  here  and 
there  of  their  settlement,  families,  modes  of  life  and  manners  of 
governing,  let  us  in  company  glide  downward  two  or  three  scores 
of  years  and  saunter  somewhere  along  the  middle  of  the  century, 
and  strive  to  catch  a  glimpse  of  the  financial  situation  and  social 
life  of  our  people  at  that  period  and  then  by  a  few  short  steps 
transfer  ourselves  to  the  present  time. 

And  first  I  would  say,  that  from  twenty-five  to  seventy-five 
years  after  the  incorporation,  the  rural  portion  of  the  town 
appears  to  me  to  have  been  in  its  most  prosperous  state.  Village 
life  had  not  grown  to  such  proportions  then,  the  majority  of 
farmers  were  in  middle  life,  with  iron  frames,  strong  arms  and 
stronger  hearts,  with  stout  boys  ready  to  assist  and  plenty  of 
them,  with  buxom  girls  in  equal  numbers,  to  card,  spin,  weave, 
help  mother  generally,  and  even  to  rake  hay,  when  occasion 
called,  so  that  those  freshly-opened  farms  fairly  laughed  with 
harvests — filling  the  barns  with  hay  to  bursting  and  the  garners 
with  grain.  The  sehoolhouses  were  crammed  with  great  boys, 
little  boys,  middling  boys  and  girls  ditto.  Those  were  the  golden 
days  of  the  Northfield  farmers. 

"Oft  did  the  harvest  to  their  sickle  yield, 

Their  furrow  oft  the  stubborn,  glebe  has  broke, 

How  jocund  did  they  drive  their  teams  afield, 
How  bowed  the  woods  beneath  their  sturdy  stroke." 

Since  then  village  life  has  gained  and,  as  a  consequence  in  con- 
nection with  other  causes,  rural  life  has  lost. 

In  the  second  place,  our  fathers — and  mothers,  as  well — seemed 
inclined  to  combine  amusement  and  sociality  with  their  daily 
labor  more  than  their  descendants  of  the  present  day.  Instead 
of  formal  calls — now  tiie  fashion — ^the  good  housewife  would 


NORTHPIELD  CENTENNIAL.  125 

often  take  her  wheel  and  spend  the  long  summer  afternoon  with 
a  chatty  neighbor  in  spinning — the  whir  of  the  wheel  keeping 
time  to  the  wagging  of  the  tongue,  and  which  went  faster  would 
be  hard  to  tell. 

There  were  the  raisings,  when  a  new  house  was  to  be  erected, 
whether  of  logs  or  framed,  when  the  men  came  from  far  and 
near,  with  the  purpose  of  having  a  high  time  generally,  and  they 
generally  had  it.  Then  there  were  the  shooting  matches,  and 
wrestling  matches,  and  apple  parings,  and  quilting  bees,  sleigh- 
ride  parties,  and  coasting  parties.  There  were  the  spelling- 
schools,  which  were  occasions  of  much  interest,  when  the  young 
people  met,  chose  sides  and  strove  to  surpass  each  other  in  navi- 
gating the  intricate  mazes  of  English  orthography.  And  there 
were  social  parties,  when  the  young  men  and  women — often  from 
fifty  to  a  hundred  in  number — would  gather  at  the  house  of  some 
substantial  farmer,  where,  before  roaring  fires,  in  spacious,  old- 
fashioned  rooms,  warm  and  comfortable,  though  the  weather 
might  be  zero  without,  they  would  spend  the  all  too  swiftly  pass- 
ing hours  in  lively  chat,  or  in  playing  games,  such  as  button, 
rolling  the  plate,  Copenhagen,  bean  porridge,  hot  and  cold,  etc., 
and  in  singing  and  marching  to  the  songs  of  "Oats,  peas,  beans, 
and  barley  grow,"  and  "When  the  snow  blows  in  the  field,"  and 
"Arise,  my  true  love,"  etc. 

0,  those  merry,  jolly  days — or  rather  evenings — of  forty  or 
fifty  years  ago,  when  girls  and  boys  were  as  thick  as  grasshoppers 
in  summer  time! 

A  word  about  husking  parties,  once  an  important  institution 
in  these  regions.  When  the  days  had  begun  to  shorten  and  the 
nights  to  grow  frosty,  and  the  -corn  had  been  gathered  and  piled 
in  huge  heaps  in  the  barns,  instead  of  sitting  solitary  and  alone 
for  weeks,  stripping  the  husks  from  the  ears,  the  thrifty  farmer 
would  invite  his  neighbors,  young  and  old,  male  and  female,  to  a 
husking  party  and  have  his  corn  husked  in  a  single  night.  And 
it  was  an  invitation  in  most  cases  gladly  accepted.  The  joke,  and 
the  laugh,  and  the  song  went  round — and  sometimes  the  cider. 
And  the  fortunate  finder  of  the  red  ear  had  his  reward ;  while  all 
were  rewarded  at  the  conclusion  of  the  work  with  a  bountiful 
meal,  such  as  the  farmers'  wives  of  those  days,  and  their  daugh- 
ters, knew  how  to  provide.  At  those  supper  tables  the  pumpkin 
pie  usually  held  the  place  of  honor.    With  its  surface  of  a  rich. 


126  HISTORY    OP    NOETHPIELD. 

golden  color,  deep,  luscious,  melting,  with  crispy  circumference, 
no  husking  party  was  held  to  be  complete  without  the  pumpkin 
pie. 

I  had  designed  to  speak  of  the  militia  trainings,  with  their 
wonderful  evolutions  and  equipments,  and  of  the  muster  field,  to 
which  our  Northfield  warriors  marched  once  in  the  year,  and  of  a 
famous  character  always  there  found,  by  the  name  of  Foster, 
whose  continiial  repetition  of  "yes'm,  yes'm"  gained  him  the 
nickname  of  "Yes'm"  the  country  over,  and  whose  war  cry  of 

"Crackers  and  honey, 
Cheap  for  the  money," 

brought  many  a  dollar  to  his  cart,  and  many  a  meal  of  crackers, 
honey,  gingerbread  and  oranges  to  the  hungry  crowd.  But  want 
of  time  forbids  and  an  abler  pen  than  mine  would  be  required  to 
do  the  subject  justice. 

Coming  down  to  the  present  time,  a  few  statistics  must  suffice. 
On  the  Northfield  side  of  Tilton  village,  cloth  is  manufactured 
to  the  value  of  $276,000  annually  from  two  woolen  mills.  There 
are  smaller  mills  besides,  wheelwright  shop,  etc.  There  is  a  large 
graded  school  building  there  and  over  fifty  dwelling  houses. 

The  Gazetteer  of  1874  says  the  valuation  of  the  productions  of 
the  town  is  $95,000;  mechanical  labor,  $46,500;  stocks  and  money 
at  interest,  $9,648;  deposits  in  savings  banks,  $50,911;  stock  in 
trade,  $6,425.  There  are  nine  schools  in  town,  one  of  which  is 
graded. 

By  this  we  see  that  the  manufactures  are  respectable  and  they 
caU  be  increased  to  an  indefinite  extent.  But  agriculture  is  the 
principal  employment  of  the  inhabitants,  and  they  possess  many 
fine  farms  under  excellent  cultivation.  One  or  two  facts 
will  illustrate  the  fertility  of  the  soil.  The  trunk  of  a  pine  tree 
for  many  years  formed  part  of  a  highway  fence  below  Mr.' 
Clisby's,  so  large  that  steps  were  cut  in  it  to  assist  in  climbing 
over.  And  years  ago  there  was  another  large  pine  tree  cut  near 
the  old  meeting-house.  Mr.  Hiram  Glines,  a  citizen  of  the  town, 
states  that  he  once  saw  a  pair  of  six-feet  oxen  driven  upon  the 
stump  and  turned  around  on  it  without  stepping  off. 

Having  thus  presented  a  few  outlines  of  the  history,  and  slight 
sketches  of  the  manners  of  the  past,  allow  me  a  few  words  on  the 
natural  features  of  this  town. 


NORTHPIELD  CENTENNIAL.  127 

Northfield  was  originally  a'  part  of  Canterbury,  from  which 
it  was  cut  off  by  the  act  of  incorporation  in  1780.  Military  au- 
thorities say  that  mountains  and  rivers  make  the  best  defensive 
boundaries  against  invasion,  and  that,  perhaps,  was  the  reason 
why  the  boundary  line  was  run  over  the  summit  of  Bean  Hill — 
over,  I  think,  the  topmost  pinnacle — while  a  barrier  was  put  be- 
tween the  people  and  their  neighbors  on  the  north  and  west  by 
the  Merrimack  and  Winnipiseogee  rivers.  If  such  was  the  design, 
it  was  not  a  complete  success,  as  is  shown  by  the  successive  losses 
of  territory  the  town  has  suffered.  And  it  is  said  that  many  a- 
fair  daughter  of  the  town  has  been  lost  to  her  parents  for  ever 
and  aye  by  the  daring  of  some  marauding  young  man  from  across 
the  border. 

Northfield  has  a  diversified  aspect.  It  has  hill  and  vale,  up- 
land and  low  plains,  waving  woods,  smooth  rolling  fields,  rich 
intervale  and  the  craggy  rock.  At  the  first  glance  you  would 
hardly  imagine  anything  to  be  in  common  between  this  town 
and  the  metropolis  of  New  England.  But  in  one  respect  there 
is  a  resemblance,  in  which,  however,  we  are  decidedly  superior 
to  the  Hub.  Boston  was  formerly  called  Tri-mountain,  from  the 
fact  that  it  was  built  on  three  hills,  and  the  name  still  survives 
in  one  of  their  principal  streets — Tremont.  Now  Northfield  has 
just  that  number  of  hills — ^Bay,  Bean  and  Oak — the  least  of 
which  would  surpass  all  the  city's  Tri-mountains  gathered  into 
one.  Theirs,,  they  say,  are  mountains,  but  mountains  are  so 
abundant  up  this  way  that  we  call  ours  hills. 

The  surface  of  the  town  is  dotted  with  gem-like  ponds.  Near 
Mr.  Winslow's  on  the  level  plain  is  Sondogardy,  blinking  at  each 
railroad  train  as  it  dashes  by;  and  Chestnut,  near  the  residence 
of  Mr.  Knowles,  lies  down  deep  in  the  bottom  of  a  cavity,  like 
the  crater  of  a  volcano. 

The  principal  rivers,  I  believe,  wholly  within  the  limits  of  the 
town  are  the  Skenduggardy  (not  Sondogardy — the  Gazetteer  is 
wrong)  and  the  Cross  Brook,  which  ought  to  be  named  Sondo- 
gardy, as  it  flows  from  the  pond  of  that  naine,  and  without 
doubt  was  formerly  so-called.  The  first  named  river  is  formed 
by  the  union  of  a  branch  flowing  from  Chestnut  Pond  with 
another  from  the  heights  of  Bean  Hill,  and  empties  into  the 
Winnipiseogee.  It  was  once  something  of  a  manufacturing 
stream,  as  it  carried  two  sawmills,  and  more  anciently,  by  flow- 


128  HISTORY    OF    NOETHFIELD. 

age,  manufactured  the  Smith  and  Thurston  meadows,  but  of  late 
it  has  given  up  the  sawing  and  flowing  business  and  seems  only- 
solicitous  to  find  its  way  to  the  Winnipiseogee,  while  its  few  trout 
lead  a  hard  life  in  dodging  the  misguided  anglers — who  are 
often  forced  to  retire  from  its  banks,  sadder,  if  not  wiser  men. 
Its  sister  river  flows  into  the  Merrimack,  and  was  once  noted  for 
manufactures.  Nor  is  Northfield  devoid  of  scenic  beauty.  In- 
deed, I  believe  it  stands  pre-eminent  in  that  respect,  even  among 
the  towns  of  New  Hampshire.  The  view  from  Bay  Hill,  in  quiet, 
rural  beaiity,  will  compare  favorably  with  anything  of  the  kind 
it  has  been  my  good  fortune  to  see.  Before  you  on  the  north  is 
spread  the  valley  of  the  Winnipiseogee — with  its  lake  of  that 
name,  that  "Smile  of  the  Great  Spirit" — a  sail  over  which  Ed- 
ward Everett  declared  to  be  more  charming  than  any  he  had  ever 
taken  over  the  lakes  of  Switzerland — and  flowing  from  it,  with  a 
succession  of  bays  and  rapids,  the  river  hastening  forward  to 
bathe  your  northern  boundary  and  to  meet  her  sister  river  on 
your  western  border.  The  valley  is  oval,  and  as  you  look  over 
its  longest  diameter  you  see  it  walled  around  by  Gunstock,  Belk- 
nap, Ossipee,  Red  Hill  and  others,  like  giant  warders,  while 
farther  away,  peering  over  their  heads,  are  Chocorua,  Cardigan, 
Mount  Washington,  and  his  brothers,  while  directly  west,  on  your 
left,  Kearsarge  raises  its  broad  shoulders — the  most  symmetrical 
of  mountains,  as  seen  from  that  position.  The  whole  Winni- 
piseogee vaUey  probably  was  once  filled  by  the  waters  of  the 
lake — Bay  Hill  reaching  over  to  and  connecting  with  a  similar 
elevation  on  the  Sanbornton  side — till  worn  down  by  the  river, 
which  drained  the  valley.  Dividing,  one  branch  passed  on  to 
Franklin,  and  the  other  through  the  middle  of  Northfield,  making 
Oak  Hill  an  island.  Possibly  a  branch  passed  still  further  east 
converting  Bean  Hill  into  another  island  much  larger.  Thus 
Northfield  probably  once  consisted  merely  of  two  island  hill  tops. 

From  various  parts  of  Bean  Hill,  though  possibly  not  quite  so 
beautiful,  are  views  more  extensive  and  well  worth  seeing. 

And  Oak  Hill  with  a  patronizing  air  l&oks  down  on  stalwart 
Franklin,  which  nestles  under  its  shelter. 

Bean  Hill  is  the  highest  elevation  between  this  part  of  the 
valley  and  the  Atlantic.  Its  shoulders  support  many  a  goodly 
farm,  while  the  pinnacle  is  mostly  bare  rock,  with  stunted  trees 
in  the  crevices. 


NORTHPIELD   CENTENNIAL.  129 

The  Winnipiseogee  is  said  to  fall  two  hundred  and  thirty-two 
feet  before  meeting  the  Pemigewasset.  At  the  confluence  of  the 
two  in  Franklin,  the  united  streams  take  the  name  of  Merrimack, 
a  river  which  is  said  to  propel  more  machinery  than  any  other 
in  the  world.  A  Gazetteer  tells  me  that  the  original  name  was 
Merrymake — and  a  very  appropriate  term  it  would  appear  to  be 
to  all  who  have  seen  its  waters.  Others  say  it  was  named  from 
Merry  Mac,  a  dweller  on  its  banks ;  while  another  authority  says 
it  is  an  Indian  word  and  signifies  a  sturgeon. 

"Wonderful  stories  were  told  by  the  fathers  about  the  fish  in 
our  beautiful  rivers.  Not  the  lean,  attenuated  specimens  of 
piscatory  life  now  represented  by  degenerate  dace,  chubs  and 
perch,  with  occasionally  a  lonely  pickerel,  but  shad  and  salmon — 
fat,  luscious  and  huge,  and  in  such  vast  numbers  at  times  as  to 
blacken  the  river  with  their  backs.  And  what  was  singular  in 
their  habits  was  that  though  they  migrated  from  the  ocean 
through  the  whole  length  of  the  Merrimack  in  company,  yet,  on 
reaching  the  fork  of  the  two  rivers  at  Franklin,  they  invariably 
separated,  the  shad  passing  up  the  Winnipiseogee  to  deposit  their 
spawn  in  the  lake,  and  the  salmon  up  the  Pemigewasset.  Thus 
the  inhabitants  of  one  valley  ate  shad  and  those  of  the  other, 
salmon. 

Northfield  contains  about  twent-seven  square  miles  or  seven- 
teen thousand  acres.  She  was  formerly  larger,  but  within  the 
last  quarter  of  a  century  she  has  suffered  a  considerable  contrac- 
tion of  her  circumference,  owing  to  the  affectionate  regard  of 
her  neighbors.  She  has  become  reduced — lost  flesh.  But  for  all 
this,  she's  a  hale,  healthy,  active  old  lady  today — for  a  centen- 
arian. 

But  seriously,  though  our  town  be  contracted  in  dimensions,  it 
is  a  goodly  town  still.  Its  most  picturesque,  its  most  homelike, 
its  most  rural  portions,  its  upland  farms,  its  brooks,  ponds, 
groves,  and  its  three  mountains  yet  remain  to  you.  It  is  a  beau- 
tiful town,  and  though  small,  one  to  be  proud  of. 

A  greater  loss,  however,  and  one  more  to  be  deplored  than 
that  of  territory,  which  your  town  has  sustained,  has  been  the 
constant  drain  for  the  last  half  century  of  your  young  men, 
notably  of  your  young  farmers,  to  the  cities,  and  especially  to  the 
Far  West.  Some  of  your  best  lifeblood  has  been  lost  in  this 
10 


130  HISTORY   OF    NOKTHFIELD. 

way.  Had  all  remained,  and  divided  and  subdivided  your  large 
farms  into  smaller  ones,  and  employed  on  them  the  same  energy 
they  have  applied  elsewhere,  what  a  garden  Northfield  would 
have  been,  and  how  your  schoolhouses  would  have  been  filled, 
in  this  year  of  1880 ! 

There  was  in  imagination,  half  a  century  ago,  more  than  at 
present,  I  think,  a  halo — a  romance — east  around  the  journey 
towards  the  setting  sun.  Men  felt  sure  of  fortune  and  fame  the 
moment  their  feet  should  touch  prairie  land.  The  great  "West 
was  in  their  thoughts,  in  their  talks,  dreams,  and  even  their 
sports.  "Why,  I  remember  well,  that  one  of  the  most  popular 
songs  we  sung  and  to  the  music  of  which  we  marched  with  the 
greatest  zest,  in  those  gatherings  of  the  young  at  the  houses  of  the 
substantial  farmers  thirty  or  forty  years  ago,  of  which  I  have 
already  spoken,  was  this: 

"Arise,  my  true  love,  and  present  me  your  hand. 
And  we  will  travel  to  some  far  distant  land. 
Where  the  girls  card  and  spin,  and  the  boys  rake  and  mow, 
And  we  will  settle  on  the  banks  of  the  pleasant  0-hi-o." 

Yes,  many  since  that  time  have  left  Northfield  and  gone  to 
the  Ohio  and  beyond.  And  many  more  who  remained  had  a 
desperate  longing  to  travel  the  same  road.  Thousands  were  the 
influences  operating,  of  course,  but  I  have  no  doubt  that  even 
this  little  song  to  some  extent  quickened  the  impulses  of  your 
young  men  to  desert  this  beautiful  town,  and  travel  to  the 
level,  monotonous,  muddy,  fever-stricken,  homesick,  strange,  far- 
away expanses  of  the  "West.    Yes,  that  was  what  they  sung : 

"We  will  settle  on  the  banks  of  the  pleasant  0-hi-o!" 

But  girls  and  boys,  young  men  and  maidens,  don't  you  do  it. 
Do  n't  you  settle  on  those  banks,  nor  on  the  banks  of  any  other 
"Western  river!  Don't  put  faith  in  the  "beautiful  0-hi-o" — 
I've  seen  it — as  long  as  you  have  the  beautiful  Merrimack,  spark- 
ling, rushing,  full  of  life,  compared  with  which  the  "beautiful 
0-hi-o"  is  nothing  but  a  muddy,  lazy  canal,  or  ditch,  good  for 
navigation.  For  beauty,  for  purity,  for  exhilarating  effect,  give 
me,  a  thousand  times  give  me,  your  "Winnipiseogee !  Settle  where 
there  are  healthful  skies,  pure  air,  sparkling  streams.  Settle  in 
New  England;  settle  in  Northfield;  or,  what  is  better,  remain 
settled  there ! 


NORTHPIELD  CENTENNIAL.  131 

Happiness  is  what  we  are  all  in  search  of.  And  happiness  de- 
pends, much  more  than  we  are  aware,  upon  local  attachment. 
And  it  is  proverhial  that  local  attachment  is  stronger  in  a  moun- 
tainous country  than  in  one  of  plains.  The  Swiss  are  said  to  be 
so  afflicted  with  homesickness  sometimes,  when  in  foreign  coun- 
tries, such  a  longing  to  see  their  mountains  once  more,  that  they 
commit  suicide.  "Walter  Scott  said  if  he  could  n't  see  the  hills  of 
Scotland  once  a  year,  he  should  die.  Now  a  plain  country  has 
no  power.  On  the  priaries, 'everything  is  like  everythiag  else; 
there  is  no  variety;  the  farms  are  as  like  each  other  as  two  peas. 
Whereas,  in  a  hill  country  like  this,  every  farm  has  an  individ- 
uality, a  decided  character,  that  distinguishes  it  from  every  other. 
Each  man's  farm  is  like  no  other  man's  farm.  As  we  choose  a 
friend,  or  a  sweetheart,  not  because  they  are  just  like  other 
people,  but  for  the  exact  opposite — him  because  he  is  like  no 
other  man  and  her  because  she  is  like  no  other  woman — so,  in  pro- 
cess of  time  a  man  becomes  attached  to  his  farm,  especially  if 
he  has  lived  on  it  long  enough  to  become  acquainted  with  its 
peculiarities,  because  it  is  unlike  any  other  man's  farm.  He  ex- 
periences a  home  feeling  when  he  visits  the  hillside  pasture,  sees 
an  old  acquaintance  in  every  hollow,  tree,  brook,  spring  and  even 
every  rock  of  respectable  size  has  an  individuality  and  a  charm 
for  him,  that  in  the  course  of  a  long  life  adds  no  small  amount 
to  the  sum  total  of  his  happiness.  Why,  said  a  New  Hampshire 
man  to  me  in  Iowa  once,  ' '  I  would  give  half  my  farm  to  run  my 
plough  against  a  big  rock." 

0,  but  this  is  nothing  but  sentiment !  some  one  says.  Perhaps 
it  is,  but  you  will  find  that  the  most  of  our  likes  and  dislikes 
are  founded  on  sentiment.  But  grant  that  it  is  sentiment — ^noth- 
ing more  and  nothing  worth,  yet,  if  you  look  at  the  comparative 
profits  simply  of  eastern  and  western  farming,  I  surmise  that 
you  will  not  find  the  table  of  profit  and  loss  to  be  so  very  much 
against  the  Northfielder — even  on  his  upland  farm,  to  say  noth- 
ing of  the  intervales.  Why,  there  are  ten  farms  under  mortgage 
at  the  West  to  one  in  the  East.  That  tells  the  story  of  profit  and 
loss.  Much  might  also  be  said  here  of  the  mistake  of  leaving  a 
country  for  a  city  life.  But  time  is  rapidly  passing  and  I  must 
hasten  to  a  close.  I  will  only  say  that  the  experience  of  the  past 
five  or  six  years  has  wrought  a  change  in  the  minds  of  thousands 
on  this  subject.    Many  a  man  during  the  past  twelve  months  has 


132  HISTORY    OF    NOKTHFZELD. 

left  behind  the  din,  the  turmoil,  the  uncertainty  of  the  city,  and 

gone  back  to  where  he  can  be  blessed  with 

"The  low  of  cattle,  and  song  of  birds, 
And  health,  and  quiet,  and  loving  words." 

And  may  this  return  tide  long  continue  to  flow  upon  the  old 
homesteads. 

But  not  to  the  young  men  alone,  but  to  the  fathers  of  the  town, 
allow  me  a  word.  I  would  say,  take  all  means  to  improve  your 
town.  Make  it  desirable  as  a  place  of  residence.  You  have  good 
land,  a  strong  soil,  better,  buch  better  than  the  average  of  New 
Hampshire  land.  Feed  this  soil.  Beautify  your  farms.  Make 
your  homes  pleasant  and  strive  in  all  ways  to  stop  this  constant 
drain  of  your  young  men  to  the  West,  or  to  the  cities.  You 
have  a  beautiful  town,  as  I  have  before  said,  varied,  picturesque, 
and  richly  endowed  with  capacities  for  improvement.  Increase 
its  beauties.  Adorn  it  in  every  conceivable  way.  And  by  so 
doing,  not  only  increase  the  beauty  but  greatly  enhance  the 
market  value  of  our  town.  Plant  trees,  make  good  roads,  set  out 
orchards,  have  trim  gardens,  ornament  your  grounds,  make  your 
houses  neat,  convenient  and  picturesque;  in  short,  make  every 
farm  a  paradise — for  you  can  do  it — ^with  health,  industry  and 
taste.  Set  your  faces  as  a  flint  in  favor  of  morality  and  temper- 
ance throughout  your  borders — in  every  nook  and  corner  of  the 
town — among  all  classes,  and  especially  among  the  young.  Es- 
tablish a  public  library  and  lend  a  helping  hand  to  every  good 
work.  What  if  all  these  should,  cost  a  little  more  money  ?  Money 
is  of  no  value  in  itself,  but  for  what  it  procures.  Let  it  procure 
what  will  give  you  enjoyment  and  improve  and  bless  you  and 
yours,  your  life  long.  See  to  it  that  your  public  schools  are  as 
good  as  they  can  be  made.  And  when  your  children  have  grad- 
uated from  the  district  schools,  do  n't  forget  that  what  would  do 
in  your  great-grandfather's  days,  would  be  totally  insufficient 
now.  Then  man  was  chiefly  employed  in  subduing  nature — in 
felling  the  trees  and  in  establishing  for  himself  a  residence.  Now 
times  have  changed.  Knowledge  is  increased.  Skilled  labor  and 
scientific  learning  give  power  to  its  possessor  above  all  his  fellows. 
A  higher  education  is  now  required  to  keep  us  on  a  level  with  the 
general  intelligence  of  the  world. 

And  glad  am  I  to  be  able  to  say,  that  you  fortunately  have  the 
means  of  obtaining  this  higher  education  at  your  very  doors. 


NORTHFIELD  CENTENNIAL.  133 

The  New  Hampshire  Conference  Seminary  and  Female  College 
is  a  daughter  of  Northfield,  whose  birth  took  place  on  this  'side 
of  the  river  thirty-five  years  ago.  Many  before  me  have  ex- 
perienced her  beneficial  influence,  and  are  nobler  men  and  nobler 
women  today  from  having  come  in  contact  with  her  moulding 
power.  To  be  sure,  she  has  moved  out  of  town,  but  only  across 
the  border,  to  a  brother  hill  facing  the  one  she  left,  and,  in  fact, 
only  the  northerly  part  of  the  same  hill,  before  the  river  wore 
a  channel  between.  So  that  you  can  still  claim  her  as  a  daugh- 
ter of  Northfield,  who  has  only  stepped  across  the  way.  And 
long  may  she  continue  her  influence,  not  only  in  Northfield  and 
Tilton,  but  throughout  New  Hampshire,  and  even  extend  it  to  the 
remotest  corners  of  New  England.  This  subject  of  education,  in 
connection  with  the  prosperity  of  your  town,  or  of  any  town,  is 
no  small  thing.  My  life's  work  has  been  in  this  cause.  Thirty 
years  almost  have  I,  in  a  humble  way,  stood  in  my  place  of 
teacher,  and  every  year  increases  my  conviction  of  its  vast  im- 
portance. For  twelve  years  nearly  has  it  been  my  fortune  to 
find  a  home  in  my  present  location  on  the  seaboard.  There,  on 
many  a  prominent  headland,  you  will  notice  that  a  lighthouse 
has  been  erected ;  a  lighthouse  that  shall  send  its  beams  far  over 
the  water  to  guide  the  mariner  in  the  dark.  In  the  fog,  or  the 
storm,  or  in  the  dim  starlight,  shaken  by  huge  billows,  or  in  the 
calm,  that  light  gleams  forth,  and  tells  him  where  he  is,  and 
guides  him  in  the  right  course.  So  may  the  New  Hampshire 
Conference  Seminary,  seated  on  yonder  headland,  that  beautiful 
headland,  send  forth  the  light  of  education  all  up  and  down  the 
Merrimack  valley,  and  not  stopping  there,  cross  Kearsarge  on 
the  west  and  Bean  Hill  and  Gunstock  on  the  east,  and  extend  its 
beams  to  the  lake  and  the  ocean,  enlightening,  guiding,  blessing, 
as  long  as  your  three  hills  shall  stand,  or  the  Merrimack  run. 

And  finally,  cultivate  town  patriotism.  Love  your  town.  Ren- 
der it  more  and  more  worthy  of  your  love  with  each  passing 
year.  Teach  your  children  to  love  it,  and  make  it  such  that  they 
must  love  it,  ardently,  devotedly,  so  that  whether  they  sojourn 
within  its  limits  or  settle  far  away,  or  wander  with  no  fixed  abode, 
their  native  town  will  be  the  one  bright,  loved,  home-like  spot 
of  all  the  earth. 

And,  dear  old  Mother  Northfield,  who  wearest  thy  centennial 
garments  so  well  today,  we,  thy  children,  native  and  adopted,  bid 


134  HISTORY    OF   NORTHPIBLD. 

thee  all  hail ! '  May  many  and  many  a  centennial  be  celebrated 
within  thy  borders.  And  may  each  anniversary  find  you  farther 
advanced  in  prosperity  and  happiness  and  raorality  than  the 
last.  "May  your  sons  be  as  plants  grown  up  in  their  youth; 
may  your  daughters  be  as  cornerstones,  polished  after  the  simili- 
tude of  a  palace ;  may  your  garners  be  full,  your  oxen  strong  to 
labor;  may  there  be  no  complaining  in  your  streets;  and  may 
you  be  that  happy  people  whose  God  is  the  Lord. ' '    And 

"0,  our  fathers'  God!     From  out  whose  hand 
The  centures  fall  like  grains  of  sand, 
We  meet  to-day,  united,  free. 
And  loyal  to  our  land  and  Thee, 
To  thank  Thee  for  the  century  done. 
And  trust  Thee  for  the  opening  one. 

0,  make  Thou  us  through  centuries  long. 
In  peace  secure,  in  justice  strong; 
And  o'er '  our  gift  of  freedom  draw 
The  safeguards  of  the  righteous  law. 
And,  cast  in  some  diviner  mould. 
Let  the  new  century  surpass  the  old." 

NORTHFIELD. 

Poem  Read  at  the  Centennial  of  the  Town  of  Northfleld,  N.  H., 
June  19,  1880. 

BY    MRS.    LUCY    B.    H.    CEOSS. 

One  would  suppose  that,  when  a  century  dies, 
Some  startling  sign  would  flash  upon  the  skies, 
Some  meteor  from  its  sphere  in  errant  flight 
"Would  blaze  in  glory  and  go  out  in  night, 
That  conscious  nature,  in  a  storm  of  tears, 
Would  pay  due  tribute  to  the  dying  'years. 
But,  no!     the  faithful  sun  to  duty  true 
Went  down  last  night  as  it  was  wont  to  do; 
The  crimson  glory  melted  into  gray, 
Just  as  it  did  upon  our  natal  day, 
And  fell  the  darkness  over  hill  and  plain, — 
The  same  old  story,  o'er  and  o'er  again. 

Yet  in  the  kitchens  there  was  strange  portent. 
And  "savory  steams"  foretold  some  great  event, 


NORTHFIELD  CENTENNIAL.  135 

And  busy  housewives  looked  with  fondest  pride 
On  culinary  triumphs  scattered  wide. 
The  boys  had  blacked  their  boots  with  strenuous  care, 
The  girls  had  got  new  ribbons  for  their  hair, 
And  even  while  the  family  prayers  were  said. 
Bright  thoughts  and  fancies  flitted  through  each  head. 
To  restless  couches  then  they  hied  away, 
Tomorrow's  sun  would  bring  Centennial  Day. 

Then  Mother  Northfield  smoothed  her  apron  down. 
Took  off  her  specs  and  donned  her  Sunday  gown. 
For  one  who  years  ago  had  chose  to  roam, — 
Had  just  returned  to  visit  friends  and  home. 
I,  'neath  her  window,  was  eavesdropping  then. 
And  what  I  heard  shall  move  my  ready  pen. 

At  first,  she  led  in  pleasantry  and  chat. 

Conversed  at  ease  of  this,  and  then  of  that, 

Told  him  of  all  the  younger  girls  and  boys. 

Told  him  of  all  their  prospects,  all  their  joys. 

Spoke  of  the  cares  that  filled  the  passing  years. 

Then  of  the  "loved  and  lost"  with  many  tears. 

And  so  the  talk  assumed  a  serious  tone. 

While  she,  with  confidence  before  unknown. 

Drew  up  her  chair  and  said:  "My  dearest  John, 

Thou  truest  of  my  sons  and  eldest  born, 

Tomorrow  we  keep  holiday;  and  not  a  trace  of  care 

Shall  draw  a  furrow  on  my  brow  or  cast  a  shadow  there. 

I've  many  things,  to  you,  I  fain  would  tell 

And,  since  I  ask  it,  guard  each  secret  well! 

'  I  've  had  great  trials  in  my  day,  my  son. 
It  were  a  task  to  tell  them  every  one! 
My  few  rough  acres  brought  me  little  gold. 
Sometimes  the  heat  destroyed,  sometimes  the  cold, 
Sometimes  the  summer's  sky  withheld  the  rain. 
And  meager  harvests  brought  us  little  gain. 
Three  times,  the  heralds  wild  called  us  'To  arms!' 
Three  times  our  hearts  were  filled  with  dire  alarms, 
Three  times  o'er  hearthstones  fell  the  pall  of  grief, 


136  HISTORY   OP   NOBTHFIELD. 

And  but  one  thought  could  bring  the  least  relief. 

Like  Spartan  mother,  when  her  country's  cause, 

Her  treasured  hearthstones,  or  her  sacred  laws, 

Called  for  her  heart's  blood,  or  her  precious  gold. 

The  one,  nor  other,  I  could  ne  'er  withhold. 

Our  prayers  went  with  them,  and  in  many  a  fight 

Stayed  up  the  hands  that  fought  for  home  and  right. 

And,  when  returning  with  victorious  arms, 

With  loud  acclaim  we  gave  the  well- won  palms ; 

And  o'er  the  memory  of  our  'fallen  brave,' 

"Who  sleep  at  home,  or  in  a  distant  grave, 

We  drop  our  grateful  tears  like  April  rain, 

And  thank  our  God  they  perished  not  in  vain. 

"You  scarce  remember,  'twas  so  long  ago. 
Ere  first  my  locks  could  show  one  trace  of  snow. 
When  in  my  sixteenth  summer  it  was  said : 
'The  son  of  man  hath  not  to  lay  his  head. 
A  temple  let  us  build,  With  outlines  fair, 
Finish  and  fijrnish  it,  with  loving  care; 
Where  valiant  watchmen,  ever  on  the  tower 
Of  Zion,  to  our  hearts  shall  call  the  hour, 
And  tell  us  of  the  night;  and  if  the  day 
With  its  bright  dawn  is  near  or  far  away.' 
Today  it  crumbles;  all  its  former  pride. 
Its  beauty  and  its  worth,  are  laid  aside. 
Its  winding  -stairways  long  have  missed  the  feet 
And  faces  dear,  we  loved  so  well  to  meet, 
And  from  the  shattered  sound-board  resting  high, 
The  old-time  voices  still  are  heard  to  sigh. 

"I  dreamed  last  ni^ht;  again  it  seemed  to  me 
I  saw  the  structure  as  it  used  to  be; 
From  horse-block  by  the  door,   dismounting,   came 
Full  many  a  lofty  sire  and  lovely  dame. 
And  children,  perched  behind  by  threes  or  twos, 
Marched  in  and  filled  again  the  ample  pews. 
They  wore  the  same  quaint  garments  as  of  yore, 
With  high-heeled  shoes  that  clattered  on  the  floor; 
With  powdered  wigs  the  older  men  were  crowned, 
And  every  lass  rejoiced  in  homespun  gown. 


NORTHFIELD  CENTENNIAL.  137 

'The  old  hand-stove  in  every  pew  was  set, 
On  which  the  toes  of  all  the  family  met, 
And  generous  neighbors  heaped  their  fireplace  higher 
To  furnish  them  with  needed  Sunday  fire. 
The  deacons  from  their  seat  'neath  pulpit,  now. 
Read  for  the  choir  in  accents  strange  and  slow 
One  line  of  good  Old  Hundred;  then  they  sung 
Till  every  corner  of  the  temple  rung; 
Then  waited  for  a  second,  and  again 
Took  up  anew  that  ever  sweet  refrain. 
Till  choir  and  deacons,  to  their  duty  true. 
The  tune,  by  turns,  had  bravely  struggled  through. 

'  The  sermon  long,  and  long  the  prayers  they  said. 
As  all  with  reverence  stood  and  bowed  the  head; 
Down  with  a  clatter  came  the  seatings,  when 
The  firm,  set  lips  had  reached  at  last,  'Amen.' 

'  Thus  worshipped  sire  and  son  for  many  a  year ; 
Then  ties  grew  weak  that  bound  these  brethren  dear, 
New  creeds  and  ways  the  worshippers  divide, 
No  longer  in  the  pathway,  side  by  side. 
They  journeyed  to  the  gates  of  endless  day; 
Some  sought  the  same  bright  goal  in  different  way. 
For  all  of  this,  indeed,  I  little  eared, 
A  nice  new  edifice  was  then  prepared. 
Part  of  the  flock  rejoiced  in  shepherd  new. 
And  blessings  came  to  pulpit  and  to  pew. 
That  new  brick  church  was  long  my  best  delight; 
On  life 's  dark  sea  a  trusty  beacon  light. 

'  The  other  went,  and  so  did  this  at  last ; 
And  then  another  came ;  another  passed 
Beyond  the  river,  where  our  loved  ones  go. 
Yet  full  in  sight,  to  mock  us  in  our  woe. 
What  hurt  us  most,  they  did  not  care  to  stay, — 
So  winning  were  our  neighbors  o'er  the  way, — 
Till  not  one  spire  to  Heaven  points  the  way,  ■' 

To  guide  my  people  to  the  'Realms  of  Day.' 


138  HISTORY    OP   NOETHPffiLD. 

"And  then  came  Mammon  with  his  purse  in  hand, 
To  buy  a  railroad  through  my  precious  land. 
With  oily  tongue,  he  told  of  dividend. 
Of  stock  and  tariffs,  stories  without  end. 
Said  that  Dame  Fortune,  if  we  scorned  her  now, 
Would  never  come  again,  with  sunnier  brow; 
And  so  to  make  our  fortune  in  a  day, 
We  took  this  sure,  this  expeditious  way. 
We  looked  in  vain  for  dividends  to  swell 
Our  coffers;  and  we  learned  at  last  full  well. 
That  stocks  are  well  enough  in  broker's  hands, 
But  a  poor  exchange  for  houses  and  for  lands. 
But  still,  dear  John,  I  wore  no  angry  frown, 
'Twas  good  to  have  a  railroad  through  the  town, 
The  whistle  for  the  boys  was  very  nice, 
,But  then  we  bought  it  at  too  dear  a  price. 

"And  then,  it  grieved  my  heart  full  sore 
To  miss  the  stage  coach  daily  from  my  door, 
With  smart,  gay  horses,  and  with  driver  Smart, 
They  seemed  like  friends  when  we  were  called  to  part. 
Besides,  the  friendly  postman  called  no  more. 
But  all  our  letters  dropped  at  Tilton's  door, 
And  worse  than  this:  those  written  home  of  late, 
Have  even  met  with  a  more  cruel  fate; 
Back  as  'Dead  Letters'  they  are  sent  each  day, 
'No  such  Post  OfSce  in  the  State,'  they  say. 

"And  Jane  and  Susan  and  Mehetabel, 
And  all  the  rest  we  loved  so  long  and  well, 
Say  that  forbearance  is  no  virtue  more, 
And  never  send  a  token  to  my  door; 
Scold  their  old  mother  for  her  want  of  care. 
And  make  my  burden  harder  still  to  bear. 

' '  Then  came  Squire  Franklin ;  not  the  sage  of  old, 
The  one  who  grasped  the  lightning  in  his  hold. 
But  a  spruce  young  fellow,  famed  for  legal  lore 
And  full  of  bows  and  smiles,  approached  my  door; 
'My  northwest  pasture  he  would  like  to  buy. 


NOETHPIELD  CENTENNIAL.  139 

He  hoped  his  suit  I  sure  would  not  deny.' 

I  quickly  told  him  I  could  never  sell, 

I  loved  each  fruitful  acre  far  too  well ; 

That  was  my  broadest  and  my  richest  field, 

That,  of  all  else,  my  fairest  harvests  yield; 

That  long  ago  I  gave  it  all  away 

To  children  dear,  that  wished  at  home  to  stay; 

That  they  would  ne'er  consent  to  have  me  sell 

What  we  had  prized  together,  long  and  well. 

Alack-the-day !  I  know  not  how  'twas  done. 

Each  daughter  fair,  and  every  mother's  son 

Turned  from  the  rising  to  the  setting  sun 

And  moved  off,  land  and  baggage,  every  one ! 

But  still  I  lived,  and  still  I  got  along; 

For  Hope  'mid  blackest  woe  still  sings  her  song, 

And  though  for  years  I  greatly  was  annoyed, 

I  learned  to  bear,  what  I  could  not  avoid. 

Another  trouble  followed  soon,  dear  John, 

My  heart  still  burneth  with  a  deeper  wrong. 

The  Seminary !  best  of  all  my  joys ! 

The  where  to  educate  my- girls  and  boys. 

On  which  I  lotted  with  a  fonder  pride, 

Than  all  my  other  blessings  far  beside ! 

When  yearly  came  the  noble  and  the  fair, 

I  guarded  them  as  with  a  mother's  care. 

And  when  from  out  its  walls  by  duty  sent 

Forth  to  the  world,  on  love's  best  errand  bent, 

I  almost  thought  them  mine;  and  when  to  fame 

Familiar  grew  full  many  a  cherished  name, 

I  looked  upon  each  noble  word  and  deed 

As  treasures,  stored  against  my  hour  of  need 

Years  passed  away;  and  broader  grew  the  walls, 

And  more  responded  to  my  yearly  calls. 

Wise  men  held  council;  wisdom,  hand  in  hand 

With  God  and  right,  went  forth  to  bless  the  land; 

Years,  happy  years,  all  fleeted  far  too  fast. 

Of  sweet  security  too  full  to  last. 

I  little  dreamed  of  such  untimely  fall. 

Nor  could  I  see  the  'writing  on  the  wall.' 

How  shall  I  tell  you  of  that  dreadful  hour, 


140  HISTORY   OP   NOETHFIELD. 

When  beauty  yielded  to  the  spoiler's  power, 
"When  ruin,  blackness,  woe,  and  bitter  tears. 
Fell  swiftly  o'er  the  hope  and  pride  of  years. 
Oh!  how  I  prayed,  that  from  the  ruin  there. 
Another  shrine  might  rise,  more  grand  and  fair. 
But  ah!  dear  John,  when  rose  the  Phenix  fair. 
Its  pinions  sought  to  try  the  upper  air. 
With  many  a  flap  and  flutter  sought  the  skies. 
And  perched  on  yonder  hill  before  my  eyes. 

"The  children  never  call  me  mother,  more, 
Since  they  departed  to  that  further  shore; 
And  the  silvery  ripple  of  our  beauteous  stream 
Has  turned  to  wailing,  mocks  me  in  my  dream ; 
Like  death's  dark  river  now  it  rolls  betw:een 
Me  and  the  staff  on  which  my  age  did  lean. 
With  jealous  eye,  dear  John,  I  can  but  look 
On  her,  who,  one  by  one,  my  blessings  took; 
Some  gloomy  twilight,  I  expect  to  see 
That  Tilton  ferryman  come  for  the  rest  of  me. 

"And  now  of  troubles  let  this  be  the  last. 
We'll  close  the  page  and  seal  anew  the  past. 
I  did  not  mean  to  pain  you  with  my  fears. 
Nor  did  I  call  you  home  to  feast  of  tears ; 
I  gave  my  blessing  when  you  went  away, 
I  give  another  that  you  come  today. 
I  know  the  fruitful  acres  of  the  West, 
For  those  who  till  them,  surely  must  be  best. 
Today  from  South,  and  West,  and  everywhere, 
A  thousand  benedictions  fill  the  air. 
I'm  not  a  mother  of  her  sons  bereft. 
Of  true  and  tried  ones,  I  have  many  left; 
And  when  tomorrow's  sun  shall  gild  the  skies. 
You'll  find  no  tears  within  your  mother's  eyes." 

' '  Good  night,  dear  boy, ' '  at  length,  she  smiling  said, 
Put  out  the  light,  and,  early  went  to  bed. 
And  so  we  turn  from  prelude,  sad  and  long. 
And  tune  the  harp  for  our 


NORTHlTELD   CENTENNIAL.  141 

CENTENNIAL    SONG. 

Sing,  brothers,  sisters,  sing  exulting  lays, 
With  restless  ardor  your  thanksgiving  raise; 
Let  your  rejoicings  tell  with  what  good  cheer 
We  hail  the  closing  of  our  hundredth  year. 
Sweet  Peace  her  full  dominion  sways  the  while, 
Waves  her  white  banner,  wears  her  fairest  smile ; 
Our  well  ploughed  acres  smile  with  harvest  fair, 
The  year's  best  blossoms  load  the  summer  air. 
And  with  familiar  visage  fresh  and  sweet, 
Prosperity  is  pouring  treasures  at  our  feet. 
Sing  praises  then,  for  gifts  that  prosper  you. 
Sing  for  our  homes,  and  their  defenders  true. 
Sing  of  the  happy  hours  now  far  away. 
Sing  of  the  century  -roe  complete  today. 

The  great  events  that  filled  these  circling  years, 
To  count  then  e  'en,  as  each  in  turn  appears, 
Would  far  exceed  the  little  hour  I  claim. 
I  touch,  and  leave  them;  whisper  but  their  name. 
In  loftier  language,  easier  verse  than  mine, 
Some  readier  pen  shall  tell  to  future  time. 

Fair-browed  Invention,  though,  presents  her  claim, 
And  bids  me  give  to  song  each  honored  name. 
As  she  with  pride  her  children  leadeth  forth: 
"Behold  my  jewels!  each  of  priceless  worth." 

First  born  and  noblest,  thousand-sinewed  Steam, 
Whose  vast  achievements  shame  our  wildest  dream; 
Born  of  the  rushing  torrent,  and  the  heat 
Of  fierce  volcanoes,  when  in  wrath'  they  meet ; 
Whose  advent  to  the  busy  mart  of  trade 
The  world's  resources  at  our  feet  has  laid. 
On  land  and  sea,  and  down  to  deepest  mine 
We  own  its  might,  its  power,  almost  divine. 
Postman  and  horse  we  buried  long  ago, 
The  rattling  coach  became  a  thing  too  slow. 
And  ere  a  century  dies,  we  must  prepare 
To  walk  the  seas,  and  navigate  the  air. 


142  HISTORY   OP   NOBTHPIELD. 

The  forked  Lightning,  chained  to  do  our  will, 
Speeds  through  the  forest,  leaps  from  hill  to  hill. 
And  roimd  the  earth  in  lines  of  lustrous  light, 
Counts  space  as  nothing,  in  its  magic  flight. 
Bright  flash  a  thousand  fingers  in  the  field, 
And  startled  earth  her  fairest  harvests  yield; 
No  more  with  sweat  of  brow  we  till  the  plain. 
The  wand  of  Progress  turns  it  all  to  grain. 
Old  "Winter,  when  the  heat  the  summers  bring. 
Slinks  into  corners,  yet  he  still  is  king; 
Seated  on  icebergs,  with  his  gelid  cheer 
Dispenses  coolness  through  the  livelong  year, 
With  steam  and  furnace  held  in  equipoise. 
Adds  to  our  comforts,  heightens  all  our  joys. 

But  why  delay?  the  hours  are  passing  on; 
And  ere  we  think,  our  festal  day  is  gone. 
Then  let's  devote  the  hours  as  fast  they  roll. 
Not  all  to  "feast  of  reason"  but  to  "flow  of  soul.'* 

All  are  not  here,  alas ;  we  know  too  well. 
Many  are  gone ;  indeed,  the  numbers  tell. 
The  sad  detainments  of  each  absent  heart. 
On  festal  days,  is  but  a  bitter  part 
Of  the  unwritten  history  of -such  days ; 
Our  guesses  ne'er  can  penetrate  the  maze. 

What  brings  uS  here  ?  why  meet  we  thus  today  ? 
Why  come  the  loved  from  near  and  far  away? 
Why  beat  the  drums?  why  hang  the  banners  out? 
Why  wake  the  hills  with  many  an  answering  shout? 
Why  comes  the  aged  leaning  oh  his  staff? 
And  youth  and  middle  age,  with  cheer  and  laugh  ? 

To  distant  flresides  came  the  summons  sweet 

To  meet  once  more,  where  friends  and  kindred  meet ; 

And  so  today,  with  open  hand  and  gates. 

Our  Mother  Northfield  at  her  banquet  waits. 

With  face  as  fair  and  spirits  just  as  gay. 

As  when  in  sunny  childhood's  happy  day 


NORTHPIBLD  CENTENNIAL.  143 

Our  childish  eyes  first  scanned  her  genial  face, 

Our  childish  feet  began  life's  weary  race. 

On  wings  of  love  she  sends  a  smile  today 

To  those,  the  unforgotten,  far  away. 

May  those,  who  pain  and  weary  suffering  bear. 

Find  "Balm  in  Gilead  and  physician  there;" 

And  such  as  pine  and  sigh  in  sorest  need, 

God's  hand  to  them  the  "Bread  of  Life"  shall  feed. 

The  breezes  whisper  many  a  cherished  name 
Well  known  to  love,  indeed,  if  not  to  fame; 
And  specter  lips,  from  out  the  dusty  grave. 
Ask  of  the  legacies  they  dying  gave. 
What  of  the  birthright  Freedom?  prize  it  yet? 
That  sun  that  rose  in  glory,  has  it  set  ? 
What  of  the  acres  that  we  loved  to  till, 
Do  sons,  or  grandsons,  occupy  them  still? 
Hangs  the  old  firelock  o'er  the  mantle  yet? 
Has  tyrant's  blood  our  trusty  blade  e'er  wet? 
The  family  Bible  old,  that  graced  the  stand, 
And  bore  the  marks  of  many  a  toil-stained  hand. 
Does  love's  pure  light  still  gild  its  every  page, — 
The  guide  of  youth,  the  staff  of  faltering  age  ? 

How  crowd  the  questions;  answer  ye  who  dare, 
Whisper  your  thoughts  upon  the  throbbing  air. 
And  dare  to  tell  of  one,  in  all  this  throng. 
Who  has  not  sold  some  birthright  for  a  song. 
Make  new  resolves;  for  these  the  hour  demands. 
And  wash  in  innocence  your  faithless  hands. 

Now  childhood,  youth,  manhood  and  age, 
Each  in  your  turn  my  loving  thoughts  engage; 
I  fain  would  leave  upon  each  mind  and  heart. 
Some  lasting  impress  as  we  sadly  part. 
Time  passes.    Youth  should  find  no  hours  to  weep, 
'T  were  better  far  that  those  be  spent  in  sleep. 
Laugh,  shout  and  drive  away  the  coming  cloud. 
Let  not  the  future  on  your  present  crowd; 
The  coming  years  may  bring  you  sad  surprise. 


144  HISTORY  OF  NOETHFIELD. 

But  bar  the  vision  from  your  childish  eyes. 

"Quaif  Life's  bright  nectar  from  her  mountain  springs, 

And  laugh  beneath  the  rainbow  of  her  wings." 

The  launching  ship  knows  naught  of  storm  or  gale, 

Knows  not  the  uses  of  her  mast  or  sail; 

With  glistening  cordage  and  with  streamers  gay 

We  sadly  cut  the  cable,  drift  away 

To  sterner  things;  to  learning's  dull  routine, 

To  days  of  study,  sleepless  nights  between. 

But  learn  of  nature,  she  ne'er  leads  astray; 

Ne'er  stop  to  question  where  she  points  the  way; 

She  has  rare  treasures  for  your  questioning  eye 

In  caverns  deep  and  on  the  mountain  high. 

Learn  to  be  thoughtful,  then  her  features  stern 

Shall  with  the  glory  of  her  Author  burn; 

For  through  her  mantling  folds  He  deigns  to  show 

The  only  glimpse  we  catch  of  Him  below. 

0 !  Manhood  strong,  perplexed  with  cares  and  fears, 

How  debt  and  credit  fill  your  weary  years ! 

You  buy  and  sell,  yet  find  the  balance  small, 

And  think,  if  this,  of  human  life  life,  is  all ! 

Look  to  the  red-leaved  tablets  of  the  soul, 

Scan  every  item,  balance  then  the  whole ; 

Happy  if  one  entry  on  the  credit  side 

Shall  balance  debtor  column,  long  and  wide; 

Yet  spite  of  labor's  routine,  ever  grant 

A  tear  to  pity,  and  a  hand  to  want. 

And  now  to  those  upon  whose  wrinkled  face 

Age  sits  quiescent  in  hei'  comely  grace, 

Whose  silver  locks,  the  marks  of  well-spent  years, 

Tell  not  of  life's  great  harvest  reaped  in  tears; 

Go  o'er  the  summit  bravely,  ne'er  look  back 

To  envy  those  who  crowd  along  the  track; 

Nor  grieve,  that  time  has  brought  too  soon 

The  evening  coolness  o'er  the  heat  of  noon. 

What  though  your  humble  graves  shall  bear  no  name 

Save  what  the  eternal  record  shall  proclaim, 


LUCIEN    HUNT. 


NOETHPIELD  CENTENNIAL.  145 

»And  though  you  moxirn  with  tears  your  lowly  lot, 
And  stretch  your  hands  for  that  which  cometh  not, 
Know  that  all  beauty,  all  that  wealth  e'er  gave, 
Ne'er  can  one  heart  the  final  trial  save, 
For  "paths  of  glory  lead  but  to  the  grave." 

In  parting,  let  a  mother's  blessing  fall 
In  benediction;  "Peace  he  with  you  all." 

PROF.  LUCIAN  HUNT. 

(From  Portland  Board  of  Trade  Journal,  June,  1902.) 

(See  portrait.) 

About  a  century  since,  there  stood  in  tlie  town  of  "Woodbury,  in 
northern  Vermont,  a  tall  and  dense  primeval  forest  of  maple  and  cedar, 
sloping  from  a  lofty  ridge  on  the  north  for  nearly  a  mile  to  the  boun- 
dary line  of  Cabot  on  the  south. 

Into  this  ■wilderness  there  emigrated,  near  the  beginning  of  the 
last  century,  a  mixed  colony  of  old  and  young  from  Central  New 
Hampshire,  numbering,  perhaps,  25  or  30  individuals,  and  among 
them  came  Anthony  C.  Hunt  and  wife,  Mary,  with  their  daughter, 
Sarah. 

On  the  above-mentioned  northern  ridge  there  towers  an  enormous 
perpendicular  granite  crag,  several  hundred  feet  in  height. 

A  few  rods  south  of  this  Mr.  Hunt  raised  his  humblest  of  dwellings, 
built  of  rough  logs,  with  the  bark  unpeeled  and  with  the  cracks  and 
crevices  stuffed  with  moss.  Uneven  stones  of  various  sizes,  dug  from 
the  ground,  formed  the  fireplace  and  chimney,  while  the  cellar  was 
simply  an  unwalled  hole  in  the  ground. 

In  this  lowly  abode  the  subject  of  our  sketch.  Prof.  Lucian  Hunt, 
was  ushered  into  existence  80  years  ago,  on  the  17th  of  January,  1822. 

Two  or  three  years  thereafter,  a  substantial  framed  house,  nearby, 
took  the  place  of  the  log  cabin  as  a  dwelling — said  log  cabin  being 
then  advanced  to  the  dignity  of  a  barn. 

Here,  when  about  five  years  old,  Lucian  commenced  his  education 
in  another  log  cabin,  used  as  a  schoolhouse,  and  at  the  same  time 
took  his  primal  initiation  into  the  mysteries  of  his  future  vocation, 
by  a  thorough  anointing  with  the  oil  of  birch — in  other  words,  was 
soundly  whipped  because  he  obstinately  refused  to  read  the  alphabet. 

This  seems  a  little  amusing  from  the  fact  that  one  of  Professor 
Hunt's  strong  points  in  after  years  was  the  teaching  of  reading.  Few 
excelled  him  in  that  department  at  that  time.  It  is  a  matter  of  fre- 
quent occurrence  for  him,  when  journeying,  to  be  accosted  by  middle- 
aged  men,  his  former  pupils,  with  the  remark:  "Prof.,  all  I  ever  knew 
about  reading  I  learned  from  you." 
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146  HISTORY    OF    NORTHFIELD. 

Prof.  E.  B.  Andrews,  former  president  of  Brown  University  and, 
later,  superintendent  of  schools  in  Chicago,  and  now  president  of  a 
Western  university,  and  who  was  under  the  instruction  of  Professor 
Hunt  at  Po.wers  Institute,  Bernardston,  Mass.,  for  a  year  or  more, 
said  not  long  since,  at  a  public  gathering  of  the  alumni  of  that  insti- 
tution, "I  have  a  pretty  extensive  acquaintance  with  academies,  high 
schools  and  colleges,  and  I  can  say  with  justice  that  I  have  never 
known  one  yet  where  the  teaching  of  reading  'was  carried  to  such 
perfection  as  it  was  in  Powers  Institute  while  under  the  charge  of 
Professor  Hunt." 

About  four  years  after  the  framed  house  went  up,  his  father  and 
the  family  removed  to  what  is  now  Tilton,  in  central  New  Hamp- 
shire. Here  Lucian  enjoyed  much  better  educational  advantages  than 
in  the  thickly-wooded  Woodbury  country.  He  read  through  the  Bible 
when  eight  years  of  •  age,  made  satisfactory  progress  in  English 
branches,  and  when  15  commenced  the  study  of  Latin  in  the  spring 
under  the  instruction  of  Rev.  Enoch  Corser,  finished  Virgil  the  follow- 
ing autumn  and  reviewed  it  during  the  evenings  of  the  ensuing  winter 
while  teaching  Ms  first  school  at  the  age  of  16. 

Prom  this  time  he  became  a  close  student,  receiving  no  pecuniary 
help  from  any  quarter,  but  paying  his  way  by  teaching  winters  and 
earning  what  he  could  summers.  One  summer  he  went  to  Boston  and 
drove  a  milk  cart  four  months.  The  product  of  this,  with  that  of  his 
winter  school,  tided  over  what  threatened  to  be  a  fearful  dearth  of 
pocket  money,  and  carried  him  swimmingly  through  another  year. 
In  process  of  time,  he  received  his  degree  at  Wesleyan  University  of 
Middletown,  Conn.,  and  not  long  after  commenced  his  life  work — that  of 
teaching.  He  was  now  on  a  level  plane  with  the  world — owing  nothing 
and  owning  nothing — so  that  whatever  he  earned  beyond  his  expenses 
was  clear  gain — no  interest  to  pay,  no  debts  to  liquidate. 

His  first  five  winter  schools  were  taught  in  Northfield — two  at  Bay 
Hill  and  three  at  the  Centre  old  meeting-house.  The  whole  period  of 
his  teaching  covered  nearly  40  years. 

After  having  acquired  the  blessings  of  an  education,  a  handsome 
competency  and  a  life  vocatioi;.  Professor  Hunt  added  to  these  another 
blessing — a  wife — a  kind,  prudent,  benevolent,  Christian  wife — of  one 
of  the  finest  families  in  Standish,  Me, — in  short,  a  helpmeet  in  every 
sense  of  the  word. 

Several  years  ago  he  gave  up  teaching  and  retired  to  a  pleasant 
home  in  the  beautiful  village  of  Gorham,  Me.,  where  he  passes  his  time 
in  reading,  writing,  correspondence,  pursuing  certain  favorite  studies, 
and  in  rearranging,  sifting,  examining  and  introducing  rare  books  into 
his  valuable  library. 

This  is  a  collection  of  nearly  3,000  volumes  of  first-class  works  of 
standard  literature — in  the  English,  Latin,  Greek,  French  and  German 
languages,  with  many  rare  books  which  it  would  be  hard  to  duplicate — 
all   in   large  type,   substantial   bindings,   and  which   forms,   doubtless. 


NOBTHFIELD  CENTENNIAL.  147 

one  of  the  choicest  private  libraries  in  the  state.  In  this  the  professor 
declares  he  has  enjoyed  some  of  the  happiest  hours  of  his  life. 

Professor  Hunt  has  been  trustee  of  the  New  Hampshire  Conference 
Seminary,  at  Tilton,  N.  H.,  for  25  or  30  years,  also,  trustee  of  McCol- 
lum  Institute,  at  Mont  Vernon,  N.  H.;  is  trustee  of  the  old  Seminary 
and  public  library  in  Gorham,  Me.,  and  of  various  other  institutions. 

He  is  a  prudent  financier,  his  investments  have  turned  out  success- 
fully and  he  now  stands  as  one  of  the  solid,  substantial,  moneyed  men 
of  Gorham. 

It  may  not  be  amiss  to  mention  that  as  a  public  speaker  or  lecturer 
he  stands  deservedly  high.  When  but  16  a  grand  celebration  took 
place  at  Sanbornton,  now  Tilton,  N.  H.  The  principal  event  was  the 
presentation  of  a  beautiful  silk  flag  to  a  military  company,  artistically 
worked  by  the  ladies,  who  marched,  white-robed,  in  long  procession, 
and  presented  the  colors  to  the  soldiers  drawn  up  in  martial  array. 
To  Lucian  was  assigned  the  honor  of  receiving  the  flag  and  returning 
thanks  in  behalf  of  the  company.  His  speech  was  published  extensively 
in  New  Hampshire  papers. 

He  was  the  orator  at  the  centennial  celebration  of  Northfield,  N.  H., 
June  19,  1880,  where  he  addressed  an  assembly  of  many  thousands  in 
the  open  air.  His  oration  and  illustrated  sketch  of  his  life  were  pub- 
lished in  the  Oranite  Monthly.  We  omit  many  other  occasions  of  a 
similar  nature,  which  might  be  adduced. 


CHAPTER    VIII. 


PROFESSIONAL  MEN  AND  WOMEN. 


PHYSICIANS. 

Northfield  seems  to  have  been  a  natural  breeding  place  for 
doctors.  There  were  two  reasons  for  this.  In  the  Dearborn  and 
Hall  families  the  "penchant"  was  hereditary;  and  many  others, 
pupils  of  Dr.  Hoyt,  the  first,  or  among  the  first,  physicians  in 
town,  were  led  to  it  by  their  acquaintance  through  him  with  the 
medical  school  at  Hanover  and  the  Crosbys,  his  brothers-in-law, 
there. 

The  following  list  includes  only  those  who  were  born  in  North- 
field: 


John  Kezar,  1st, 
Richard  Molony, 
James  Abbott, 
Jonathan  Dearborn, 
John  Kezar,  2d, 
Hiram  B.  Tebbetts, 
Jeremiah  F.  Hall, 
Nancy  Oilman, 
Henry  Brown, 
Adino  B.  Hall, 
Sam  G.  Dearborn, 
Hiram  Tebbetts,  2d, 
Samuel  Roby  Sanborn, 
Luther  G.  Bean, 
Alfred  Gerrish, 
Samuel  Curry, 
John  Mack  Oilman, 
Nathan  Tibbetts, 
Henry  Tebbetts, 


Asa  George  Hoyt, 
George  Henry  Brown, 
Lafayette  Gate, 
Obadiah  J.  Hall, 
Darius  S.  Dearborn, 
Thomas  Benton  Dearborn, 
Orville  F.  Rogers, 
Frank  A.  Gile, 
Charles  H.  Sanborn, 
Charles  C.  Tebbetts, 
Jonathan  Dearborn,  Jr., 
Sylvester  Fellows, 
Enos  Alpheus  Hoyt, 
Jeremiah  Hall, 
Jeremiah  H.  Lyford, 
Marguerite  Dennis, 
Sylvanus  Heath, 
Dixi  Hojrt. 


PROFESSIONAL   MEN  AND   WOMEN.  149 

SECOND   LIST. 

This  last  contains  the  names  of  other  physicians  who  have 
lived  or  practised  but  were  not  born  in  Northfield : 

Enos  Hoyt,  Parsons  Whidden, 

David  M.  Trecartin,  Mark  R.  Woodbury, 

Alexander  T.  Clark,  William  P.  Cross, 

John  Clark,  T.  J.  Sweatt, 

Joseph  G.  Ayers,  Charles  Kelley, 

Hiram  B.  Cross,  Daniel  B.  Whittier, 

Charles  E.  Gould,  Tolman, 

Biley  Lyford,  Freeman, 

Mathew  Sanborn,  Jr.,  Webber. 

This  list  would  be  incomplete  were  no  mention  made  of  Mother 
Martha  True  Clough  (see  Clough  gen.),  who  came  from  Salis- 
bury, Mass.,  and  had  there  been  known  as  being  possessed  of  a 
' '  charmed  hand. ' '  She  brought  with  her  the  seeds  for  her  medic- 
inal garden  and  some  of  her  herbs  are  still  growing  wild  on  the 
farm.     Her  salves  and  bitters  were  known  to  be  of  great  value. 

Nancy  Forrest  Simonds  was  a  midwife  and  had  an  extensive 
practice.  There  were  other  women  who  claimed  the  "gift  of 
healing  by  the  laying  on  of  hands. ' '  Mrs.  Abraham  Brown  had 
the  gift,  as  did  Mrs.  Sarah  Waldron  Rand,  a  woman  celebrated 
for  her  lovely  character  and  disposition,  who,  it  was  said,  never 
saw  her  entire  family  of  10  children  together. 

A  good  story  is  told  of  her  readiness  in  cases  of  emergency. 
She  was  a  thrifty  farmer 's  wife  and  raised  large  flocks  of  turkeys. 
One  night,  to  her  surprise,  but  one  or  two  of  her  large  flock  came 
home  and,  going  to  seek  the  cause,  found  a  stray  one  here  and 
there  staggering  along  the  way,  while  others  reclined  at  length  in 
the  ditches  by  the  roadside.  An  investigation  followed  and  their 
"craws"  were  found  to  be  bursting  full  of  the  meat  from  oak 
acorns.  Not  a  moment  was  lost ;  every  crop  was  quickly  emptied 
and  both  inside  and  outside  deftly  sewed  up.  The  whole  brood 
was  given  a  soft,  easily  digested  supper  and  early  put  to  roost. 
None  of  them  suffered  any  inconvenience  from  the  surgery  and 
were  present  in  good  form  at  the  Thanksgiving  roU-call. 


150  HISTORY    OF    NOETHFIELD. 

DR.  ENOS  HOYT. 
(See  portrait.) 

De.  Exos  Hoyt  was  born  at  Henniker,  August  14,  1795,  and  was  the 
youngest  of  11  children.  He  was  early  trained  to  habits  of  self-re- 
liance, which  developed  a  manhood  of  uncommon  strength. 

He  read  medicine  with  Dr.  Asa  Grosby  of  Gilmanton  and  married 
his  daughter.  In  1821  he  received  the  graduating  honors  of  the  medi- 
cal department  of  Dartmouth  College. 

He  first  came  to  Northfleld  to  attend  the  funeral  of  Dr.  Clark,  opened 
an  office  at  once  and  succeeded  to  his  practice.  It  was  then  the  cus- 
tom for  young  medical  students  to  be  with  older  physicians  and  Dr. 
Hoyt  had  under  his  instruction  and  in  his  office  40  young  men,  who 
received  medical  degrees  and  stood  well  in  the  profession. 

Mrs.  Hoyt  (Grace  Reed  Crosby)  was  born  at  Sandwich,  September 
29,  1802.  They  were  married,  October  24,  1822.  She  was  a  sweet-faced, 
social  woman  and  she  and  her  husband  were  members  of  the  church 
choir.  The  whole  family  was  a  great  addition  to  the  social  life  of  the 
town,   which   clustered   about   their   sweet,   cheerful,   hospitable  home. 

His  practice  was  always  large,  but  it  was  a  lifelong  principle  with 
him  to  so  arrange  as  to  be  in  the  house  of  God  on  the  Sabbath  and 
at  all  the  regular  services  of  the  church,  of  which  he  was,  more  than 
any  one  else,  the  founder.  The  Congregationalists  then  worshiped 
at  the  old  meeting-house  and  'he  lived  in  the  house  later  occupied  by 
John  Mooney.  It  was  erected  by  himself  and  here  he  conducted  the 
first  post  office  in  town  in  1835.  When  the  new  church  was  built  at 
Sanbornton  Bridge  in  1838  he,  who  had  been  its  generous  supporter 
for  16  years,  furnished  more  than  a  third  of  the  funds  required  and 
took  pews  to  that  value.  He  was  afterwards  its  deacon  for  a  term  of 
years. 

Thus  he  filled  up  the  busy  years,  being  greatly  efficient  in  public 
affairs  and  serving  the  town  as  clerk  and  superintendent  of  its  schools. 
He  represented  the  town  in  the  Legislatures  of  1841  and  1842.  He 
was  president  and  secretary  of  the  Center  District  and  State  Medical 
societies. 

He  not  only  ministered  to  diseased  bodies,  wrote  wills  and  settled 
estates,  but  woke  in  many  a  soul  a  belief  in  the  resurrection  and 
hope  of  eternal  life.  He  removed  from  Northfleld  to  Framingham, 
Mass.,  in  1846,  and  there  he  completed  54  years  of  medical  practice. 

At  the  50th  anniversary  of  the  Tilton  and  Northfleld  Church,  July 
18,  1872,  he,  its  only  living  charter  member,  returned  and  delivered  an 
address  which  embodied  its  history  for  the  half  century,  and  with 
characteristic  generosity  made  a  donation  of  $300. 

He  died,  March  25,  1875,  amid  the  tears  of  both  rich  and  poor,  to 
whom  he  had  given  many  years  of  service,  often  without  any  or  ade- 
quate compensation.  The  number  and  variety  of  the  interests  he 
managed  to  crowd  into  his  life  are  a  constant  wonder  to  all  who  knew 
him. 


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PROFESSIONAL   MEN  AND  WOMEN.  151 

DR.  JEREMIAH  F.  HALL. 

(See  portrait.) 

Jeremiah  Foeeest  Hall  received  his  early  education  at  Sanbornton 
and  Franklin  academies.  He  graduated  from  Dartmouth  Medical 
School  in  1837  at  the  age  of  21  years  and  settled  at  Wolfehorough, 
where  he  practised  his  profession  24  years.  In  1862  he  was  commis- 
sioned surgeon  of  the  Fifteenth  New  Hampshire  Volunteers  and  ac- 
companied the  regiment  to  Louisiana.  He  was  obliged  to  resign  the 
next  year  on  account  of  ill  health.  May  6,  1863,  he  was  appointed  sur- 
geon of  the  first  district  of  New  Hampshire,  and  went  to  Portsmouth, 
where  he  remained  until  the  (dissolution  of  the  board,  August  1,  1865. 
He  remained  there  and  practised  his  profession  until  his  death.  He 
was  a  member  of  the  State  Medical  Society  and  its  president  in  1872; 
was  also  a  member  and  president  of  Carroll  County  Medical  Society, 
and  also  an  honorary  member  of  Strafford  County  Medical  Society.  In 
1874  he  was  elected  to  the  New  Hampshire  Senate  and  re-elected  in 
1876.  For  11  years  he  was  director  of  the  Lake  National  Bank  at 
Wolfehorough  and  trustee  of  the  Five  Cent  Savings  Bank  of  the  same 
place,  and  president  of  the  board  of  trustees  of  Wolfehorough  Academy. 
He  was  trustee  of  the  Portsmouth  Trust  &  Guarantee  Company  11 
years,  and  was  its  president  at  the  time  of  his  decease.  He  served  three 
complete  terms  of  four  years  each  as  trustee  of  the  New  Hampshire 
Asylum  for  the  Insane,  and  held  that  ofiBce  at  the  time  of  his  death.  He 
was  also  alderman  of  the  City  of  Portsmouth.  He  has  published  several 
valuable  medical  papers;  one  on  "Hay  Fever"  (from  which  he  suffered 
many  years),  which  he  read  at  Bethlehem  in  1873.  He  also  wrote 
poetry,  and  read  a  poem  at  the  semi-annual  gathering  of  the  medical 
society  (with  ladies)  at  Centre  Harbor  in  1874. 

The  following  notice  was  printed  in  the  Dartmouth  Memoranda  at 
the  time  of  his  death: 

"In  the  discharge  of  the  duties  of  the  many  positions  of  responsibility 
and  trust  which  Dr.  Hall  was  called  upon  to  fill,  he  showed  rare 
financial  and  executive  ability  and  the  most  scrupulous  integrity.  He 
stood  at  the  head  of  his  profession,  and  many  families  in  Portsmouth 
will  miss  his  ready  skill  and  inspiring  confidence.  Although  of  a  ner- 
vous temperament  and  afflicted  for  a  long  time  by  disease,  he  main- 
tained to  the  last  the  genial  and  hearty  manner  that  characterized 
his  life.  He  was  one  of  those  self-made  men,  so  many  of  whom  New 
Hampshire  has  delighted  to  honor  as  her  sons,  and  whose  place,  when 
gone,  cannot  be  easily  filled." 

DR.  NANCY  SMITH  OILMAN. 

(See   portrait.) 

Mes.  Nancy  Smith  Oilman  was  born  at  Northfield,  May  2,  1806.  She 
married  on  her  21st  birthday  William  Oilman  of  Northfield,  who  ap- 
peared in  the  midst  of  her  Monday's  washing  and  convinced  her  that 


152  HISTOET    OF    NOBTHFIBLD. 

it  was  a  most  suitable  time  for  their  prospective  marriage.  Slie 
promptly  arrayed  herself  in  a  calico  dress  and,  in  less  time  than  it 
takes  to  write  it,  became  Mrs.  William  Oilman  in  1831.  She  was  a 
natural  teacher  and  had  no  need  of  being  instructed  in  normal  methods, 
and  even  while  she  acted  the  part  of  a  farmer's  wife  found  time  for 
her  large  class  of  young  children.  Her  methods  were  far  in  advance 
of  the  times  and  almost  identical  with  those  of  the  modern  kindergar- 
ten. She  devoted  20  years  to  this  calling,  some  of  them  in  Western 
schools  of  high  grades.  She  then  studied  medicine  at  the  Boston 
Female  Medical  College  and  practised  more  than  30  years.  Her 
natural  aptitude  as  a  nurse,  combined  with  her  knowledge  of  medicine, 
called  her  into  the  strenuous  life  of  the  home  during  the  last  years 
of  her  parents'  life  and  after  their  decease  she  performed  the  same 
tireless  service  for  a  sister  who '  came  from  the  West  to  share  her 
ministrations  In  her  home  at  Lexington,  Mass.  She  was  a  woman  of 
tremendous  energy,  an  uncompromising,  whole-souled  champion  of  the 
antislavery  cause,  a  lecturer  of  great  force  on  social  customs  and  vices, 
a  daring  advocate  of  woman's  suffrage,  and  was  for  many  years  an 
officer  of  the  New  Hampshire  State  Woman's  Suffrage  Association,  and 
was  actively  identified  with  that  work  in  several  states.  She  was 
always  on  the  side  of  right  and  justice  for  all.  Her  husband  nobly 
seconded  all  her  efforts  in  these  directions  and  they  lived  to  celebrate 
their  golden  wedding  at  Lexington,  Mass.,  in  1881.  Possessed  of  a 
strong,  brave,  vigorous  mind,  she  retained  her  youthful  faculties  to  an 
unwonted  degree.  In  a  little  poem,  written  on  her  85th  birthday,  she 
says: 

"At  eighty-five  should  we  repent 

That  life  with  us  so  far  is  spent? 

In  looking  backward  does  it  seem 

We've  done  enough  to  tip  the  beam? 

May  sweet  faith  whisper  in  our  ear 

And  say  our  sun  is  setting  clear." 

Mrs.  Oilman  died  at  Roxbury,  Mass.,  May  25,  1894. 

DR.  MARK  R.  WOODBURY. 

De.  Maek  R.  Woodbury  came  to  Northfield  from  Rumney.  His  wife 
was  a  daughter  of  Dr.  Burns  of  that  place.  None  of  their  four  children 
were  born  here.  He  was  a  skillful  practitioner  and,  after  a  few  years, 
returned  to  his  former  home. 

He  bought  the  triangular  piece  of  land  at  the  entrance  to  Bay  Street 
and  moved  to  it  with  many  yokes  of  oxen,  the  newly-erected  home 
of  the  late  Darius  Winslow  for  his  residence.  He  sold  it  in  1853  to  Dr. 
Parsons  Whidden,  who  succeeded  to  his  practice  and  resided  there 
many  years. 


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PROFESSIONAL  MEN  AND  WOMEN.  153 

DR.  PARSONS  WHIBDEN. 

Pahsons  Whidden  was  the  sixth  child  of  Parsons  and  Hannah  (Doe) 
"Whidden.  He  was  horn  in  Canterbury,  May  22,  1801;  studied  medicine 
TFith  Dr.  Enos  Hoyt  of  Northfield;  tooli:  his  degree  of  M.  D.  at  Dart- 
mouth Medical  College  in  1836,  and  soon  after  commenced  practice 
in  Danbury  and  Alexandria.  He  next  practised  in  Pembroke.  After  a 
lew  years  he  moved  to  Warner,  remaining  there  several  years.  In 
1853  he  returned  to  Northfield,  purchasing  the  residence  of  Dr.  Mark 
R.  Woodbury  at  the  foot  of  Bay  Street,  and  succeeding  to  his  prac- 
tice. A  few  months  before  his  death  he  moved  to  Chichester,  where 
he  died,  March  29,  1869.  He  was  deacon  of  the  Northfield  and  San- 
hornton  (now  Til  ton)  Congregational  Church  many  years.  He  mar- 
ried, January  31,  1832,  Mary  (Polly)  P.  Tilton  of  Sanbornton  Bridge, 
who  died  in  Northfield,  October  5,  1875,  aged  72  years,  10  months. 
They  had  one  child,  George  Parsons  Whidden,  born  July  3,  1845. 

DR.  ADINO  B.  HALL. 

(See  portrait.) 

Adino  B.  Hall  was  born  in  Northfield  October 
17,  1819.  He  was  the  son  of  Jeremiah  and  Han- 
nah Haines  Hall  and  was  the  youngest  of  six 
children.  He  was  a  descendant,  also,  of  Thomas 
Abbott  of  Concord,  who  kept  a  garrison  near  the 
present  court  house,  and  his  father  was  a  faithful 
deacon  of  the  Congregational  Church  for  40  years. 
Dr.  Hall  was  a  pupil  of  the  celebrated  Dyer  H. 
Sanborn  at  the  "Square"  and  the  "Old  Academy."  He  read  medicine 
with  Dr.  Enos  Hoyt  and  graduated  at  Dartmouth  Medical  School. 

He  located  first  at  Kingston,  but  remained  there  only  three  years. 
He  had  won  confidence,  however,  and  during  his  life  was  often  called 
there  for  critical  cases,  either  in  consultation  or  continuous  practice. 
He  was  the  first  to  allow  the  use  of  cold  water  in  typhoid  fever  and 
gained  great  reputation  and  success  in  its  use.  He  was  never  afraid 
of  anything  because  it  was  new.  He  was  also  among  the  first  to  ad- 
minister ether.  In  1852  he  went  abroad  for  study  and  for  two  years 
followed,  in  the  hospitals  at  Paris,  the  most  noted  doctors  and  surgeons 
In  the  world. 

In  the  fall  of  1854  Dr.  Hall  settled  in  Boston,  where  for  40  years 
he  lived  the  active  and  self-denying  life  of  a  physician  in  full  practice. 
He  was  a  born  doctor;  his  uncles,  older  brother  and  several  cousins 
were  doctors,  and  he  was  wont  in  his  childish  plays  to  visit  imaginary 
patients.  He  was  courageous,  had  good  sense,  great  kindness  of  heart, 
a  genial  presence  and  unfailing  courtesy.  It  was  said  that  "He  was 
a  stranger  to  conceit."  He  was  satisfied  to  be  quietly  and  continually 
doing  good  and  in  receiving  in  turn  the  constant  love  and  trust  of  a 
host  of  friends.     It  has  been  well  said  that  "no  one  but  a  physician 


154  HISTORY    OF    NOETHFIELD. 

can  know  the  toil  of  sucli  a  life  and  perhaps  no  one  else  can  know- 
such  a  reward." 

During  the  Civil  War  Dr.  Hall  was  a  volunteer  surgeon  in  McClel- 
lan's  army  before  Richmond,  where,  in  1862,  he  contracted  malarial 
fever  in  the  swamps,  from  which  he  was  never  entirely  free.  He  was 
for  25  years  a  councilor  in  the  Massachusetts  Medical  Society  and  an 
active  member  of  the  Boston  School  Board  for  an  equal  time.  He 
married,  in  1864,  Mary,  eldest  daughter  of  Rev.  J.  P.  Cowles  of  Ips- 
wich, Mass. 

April  16,  1880,  after  several  cases  of  severe  labor,  overheated  and 
fasting,  he  suffered  a  chill  and  died  of  pneumonia  five  days  later.  His 
many  friends,  rich  and  poor,  rallied  around  him  in  the  most  distressing 
anxiety  and  awaited  some  word  of  relief,  which  never  came.  He  had 
been  a  generous  friend  to  the  poor  and  they  showed  their  apprecation 
of  it  by  their  anxious  faces  and  their  tears.  This  trait  of  sympa- 
thetic benevolence  was  an  inheritance  from  his  mother,  who  was 
followed  to  her  last  resting  place  by  a  crowd  of  poor  women  she  had 
befriended. 

A  beautiful  memorial  to  his  memory  by  his  devoted  wife  keeps  both 
their  memories  green  here  in  the  town  of  his  birth  and  early  sojourn. 

DR.   SAM  G.   DEARBORN. 
(See  portrait.) 

Among  the  first  settlers  of  Exeter,  over  two  and  a  half  centuries  ago, 
was  a  family  by  the  name  of  Dearborn.  The  descendants  of  this  family 
are  now  to  be  found  in  every  county  of  New  Hampshire.  Beginning 
at  an  early  date,  it  is  worthy  of  note  that  with  the  Dearborn  family 
the  practice  of  medicine  has  been  a  favorite  occupation.  In  the  last 
century  Portsmouth,  North  Hampton,  Seabrook  and  Nottingham  had 
each  a  physician  of  mai'ked  reputation  bearing  the  name,  and  today 
several  among  the  abler  physicians  of  the  state  are  of  the  same  descent. 

Sam  Gerrish  Dearborn,   son  of  Edmund   and   Sarah  Dearborn,  was 
born  in  Northfield,  August  10,  1827.     His  father  was  an  honest,  indus- 
•  trious  farmer  and  his  mother  attended  well  to  the  duties  of  the  house- 
hold.   He  was  educated  at  the  district  school,  the  Sanbornton  Academy 
and  the  New  Hampshire  Conference  Seminary. 

He  began  the  study  of  medicine  with  Dr.  Woodbury  at  Sanbornton 
Bridge,  in  1847,  and  graduated  from  the  medical  department  of  Dart- 
mouth College  in  November,  1849.  After  a  few  months'  practice  at 
East  Tilton,  in  February,  1850,  he  opened  an  oflSce  at  Mont  Vernon, 
where  he  soon  began  to  acquire  a  reputation  as  a  skillful,  safe  and  sa- 
gacious physician. 

In  June,  1853,  Dr.  Dearborn  removed  to  Milford,  where  he  had  al- 
ready gained  some  practice.  For  20  years  he  had  an  increasing  prac- 
tice, not  only  in  Milford  and  adjoining  towns,  but  patients  frequently 
came  from  a  considerable  distance.  Nashua  being  a  railroad  center. 
Dr.   Dearborn  removed  there  in  May,  1873.     His  practice  there  was. 


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PEOFESSIONAL   MEN  AND  WOMEN.  155 

perhaps,  more  extensive  than  that  of  any  other  physician  in  the  state. 
A  large  proportion  of  his  patients  came  from  a  distance,  Grafton,  Belk- 
nap and  Coos  counties  furnishing  a  large  number  annually,  and  this 
the  result  of  no  advertising  other  than  that  of  his  successful  treat- 
ment. 

During  the  Rebellion  Dr.  Dearborn,  in  1861,  served  one  year  as  sur- 
geon of  the  Eighth  Regiment  of  New  Hampshire  Volunteers  in  Louisi- 
ana, and  in  the  summer  of  1863  he  served  in  the  same  position  for  three 
months  in  the  Army  of  the  Potomac. 

In  politics  he  was  a  Republican,  and  represented  Milford  two  years 
in  the  state  Legislature.  Denominationally,  he  was  associated  with  the 
Unitarian  Church. 

On  the  5th  of  December,  1854,  he  married  Miss  Henrietta  Starrett  of 
Mont  Vernon,  an  educated  and  accomplished  woman.  The  two  sons  of 
this  union,  Frank  A.  and  Sam  S.,  are  prominent  practitioners  in  Nashua. 
The  elder,  Frank  A.,  was  born  September  21,  1857,  studied  medicine  at 
the  College  of  Physicians  and  Surgeons  in  New  York,  and  graduated  in 
1883. 

The  younger  son,  Sam  S.,  was  born  January  30,  1872,  and  Is  a  grad- 
uate of  Phillips  Exeter  Academy,  Harvard  College  and  the  Harvard 
Medical  School. 

Dr.  Dearborn  died  May  8,  1903,  after  a  short  illness.  He  leaves  one 
sister,  Mrs.  Jonathan  Dearborn  of  Mt.  Sterling,  111. 

DR.  0.  J.  HALL. 
(See  portrait.) 

Obadiah  Jackson  Hall  was  born  at  Northfield  in  1826  and  spent  his 
boyhood '  on  the  homestead  farm.  Deciding  early  to  study  medicine 
and  make  its  practice  his  life  work,  he  studied  first  with  his  brother, 
Jeremiah,  at  Wolfeborough,  and  went,  later,  to  Dartmouth  College, 
where  he  graduated  in  1850. 

He  located  first  at  Lancaster  but,  on  account  of  the  severity  of  the 
climate,  removed  to  Wheelersburg,  Scioto  County,  O.,  in  1851.  Two 
years  later,  after  establishing  a  good  business,  he  removed  to  Empire 
Furnace  and,  later,  to  Junior  Furnace,  where  he  labored  nine  years 
with  little  reward  except  the  consciousness  of  having  been  true  to 
duty. 

In  December,  1861,  he  took  charge  of  the  Thirty-third  Regiment, 
Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry,  in  the  capacity  of  surgeon.  On  account  of 
failing  health  he  was  obliged  to  leave  his  post  of  duty  and  return  to 
practice.  May  7,  1862,  he  married  Mary  Elizabeth  Boynton  of  Laconia 
and  removed  to  Portsmouth,  O.,  where  he  lived  and  practised  almost 
continuously  until  his  last  illness.     He  died  May  30,  1868. 

His  life,  though  short  in  years,  was  full  of  deeds  that  have  lived 
in  *he  hearts  of  those  for  whom  he  worked.  He  united  with  the  church 
In  early  manhood  and  always  lived  in  a  sincere  belief  and  trust  in  the 


156  HISTORY    OF    NOETHFIELD. 

teachings  of  the  Master.  He  had  not  passed  the  golden  milestone  that 
marks  the  highest  point  in  physical  or  mental  existence,  when  he  lay- 
down  hy  the  wayside  and  fell  into  that  dreamless  sleep  that  kisses 
down  his  eyelids  still. 

He  was,  at  his  death,  vice-president  of  the  Scioto  County  Medical 
Society  and  the  tribute  to  his  memory  and  worth  before  that  body 
was  heartfelt  and  touching.  "While  yet  in  love  with  life  and  rap- 
tured with  the  world  he  passed  to  silence  and  pathetic  dust." 

After  his  death,  Mrs.  Hall  entered  the  public  schools  of  Portsmouth 
and  was  a  faithful  and  beloved  teacher  for  16  years.  She  died  Septem- 
ber 1,  1889.    They  had  two  daughters. 

Bessie  Mary  Hall,  elder  daughter  of  Dr.  O.  J.  and  Mary  Boynton 
Hall,  was  born  in  southern  Ohio,  but  a  short  distance  from  the  town 
which  has  always  been  her  home. 

She  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Portsmouth  and  graduated 
as  valedictorian  of  her  class. 

After  graduation,  she  went  to  New  Hampshire,  remaining  for  a  year 
among  the  granite  hills.  While  in  Manchester  she  became  much  in- 
terested in  the  subject  of  teaching,  a  vocation  for  which  she  had  always 
had  a  fondness.  Returning  there  later  she  entered  the  training  school 
for  teachers,  where  she  successfully  completed  the  course  of  training 
in  all  classes  of  the  work,  from  kindergarten  to  high  school.  She  then 
returned  to  Ohio  and  entered  the  public  schools  of  Portsmouth.  She 
remained  here  for  sometime  as  teacher  in  the  grammar  department,  but 
not  being  satisfied  with  this  and  looking  higher,  she  obtained  leave 
of  absence  and  entered  Mt.  Holyoke  College  at  South  Hadley,  Mass., 
taking  a  special  course  preparatory  to  continuing  her  chosen  work  as 
teacher  of  the  sciences.  The  time  spent  here  proved  invaluable  to  her 
and  before  the  close  of  the  second  year  she  was  called  to  thg  position  of 
special  teacher  in  the  department  of  science  in  the  high  school  from 
which  she  was  graduated. 

She  was  devoted  to  her  profession,  enthusiastic,  and  thoroughly 
awake  to  all  the  best  interests  of  her  pupils;  possessed  in  a  marked 
degree  the  power  of  imparting  knowledge;  by  nature  a  fine  disci- 
plinarian, and  of  a  most  genial  temperament.  Possessing  these  quali- 
ties and  with  an  ambition  to  reach  the  highest,  she  is  a  worthy  ex- 
ample of  those  who  play  such  an  important  part  in  the  development 
of  the  world's  good  men  and  women.  She  is  an  earnest  Christian  and 
identified  with  the  church  in  many  ways,  being  a  member  of  the  First 
Presbyterian  Church  of  Portsmouth  and  a  teacher  in  its  Sabbath 
School.  She  married,  in  1900,  Arthur  Titus  of  Portsmouth  and  has  two 
daughters. 

Grace  Forrest  Hall,  younger  of  the  two  daughters  of  Dr.  O.  J.  Hall, 
spent  her  childhood  in  Portsmouth,  0.,  attending  the  public  schools 
of  that  city.  After  being  graduated  she  spent  one  year  at  home  and 
then  visited  the  East,  where  she  remained  one  year,  becoming  ac- 
quainted with  her  relatives  and  friends.     Her  stay  proved  no  less  an 


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DANIEL   BRAINARD   WHTTTIER.   M.  D, 


PROFESSIONAL   MEN  AND  WOMEN.  157 

education  that  tliat  obtained  in  the  schoolroom  and  had  much  to  do  with 
shaping  and  developing  traits  of  character  and  independence  which 
have  since  been  prominent  in  her  life.  She  went,  on  her  return,  to 
Willis  College  of  Shorthand  at  Springfield,  0.,  soon  rising  to  foremost 
rank  as  an  amanuensis  and  reporter  of  both  journalistic  and  court 
proceedings.  She  remained  in  the  college  as  first  assistant  teacher 
and  reporter.  She  spends  most  of  her  time  in  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  and  is 
engaged  in  her  chosen  profession. 

DR.   CHARLES   R.    GOULD. 
(See  portrait.) 

De.  Charles  R.  Gotxld  was  born  at  Antrim,  December  28,  1841.  He 
was  educated  at  the  New  Hampshire  Conference  Seminary  and  Dart- 
mouth Medical  School.  He  married,  December  25,  1864,  Mary  S.  Dun- 
bar and  had  three  children.  (See  Genealogy,  p.  154.)  Besides  an  ex- 
tensive practice,  he  served  the  town  as  clerk,  superintendent  of  schools 
and  one  of  the  board  of  education  for  Union  District.  His  parents  re- 
sided in  his  home  and  both  died  there,  his  father  on  December  2,  1874, 
and  his  mother,  September  3,  1890.  He  is  a  fine  musician  and  taught 
vocal  music  at  the  Seminary,  as  well  as  being  the  leader  of  Gould's 
orchestra.  He  was  likewise  leader  of  the  choir  of  the  Methodist 
Church  for  14  years.  He  is  surgeon  at  the  Soldiers'  Home  and  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Tilton  board  of  health.  After  many  years'  sojourn  on  Elm 
Street,  he  removed  to  School  Street,  Tilton,  whence,  after  a  short  stay, 
he  removed  in  1896  to  his  newly-erected  home  on  Prospect  Street. 

He  married  (second)  Mrs.  Kate  Russell  Emons.  He  is  a  member 
of  Doric  Lodge,  A.  F.  and  A.  M.,  and  past  master  of  St.  Omar  Chapter, 
Royal  Arch  Masons,  Pythagorean  Council  of  Laconia  and  Mount  Horeb 
Commandery,  Knights  Templar  and  Malta,  Concord.  He  is  also  a  mem- 
ber of  Harmony  Lodge,  I.  O.  0.  F.,  of  Tilton,  and  of  the  American 
Medical  Association  and  New  Hampshire  Medical  Society. 

DR.  DANIEL  BRAINARD  WHITTIER. 

(See  portrait.) 

The  Whittier  family  removed  to  Northfield  when  the  subject  of  this 
sketch  was  a  young  child.  Here  his  early  years  were  passed,  receiving 
his  education  in  the  public  schools  and  the  New  Hampshire  Conference 
Seminary.  In  1855  he  went  to  Iowa,  intending  to  make  a  permanent 
home,  but  returned  after  two  and  a  half  years  and  commenced  the 
study  of  medicine  in  the  office  of  W.  B.  Chamberlain,  M.  D.,  Keene. 
In  1859  he  attended  lectures  at  Harvard  University  and  in  1861  removed 
to  Fitchburg,  Mass.  During  the  winter  of  1862-'63,  he  attended  medi- 
cal lectures  in  the  New  York  Homeopathic  Medical  College,  from  which 
institution  he  received  a  diploma.  At  the  time  of  the  Civil  War  he 
was  anxious  to  serve  his  country  in  the  field,  but  on  account  of  the 
scanty  recognition  accorded  homeopaths,  abandoned  the  idea,  render- 
ing service  by  sending  a  substitute.     October  14,  1858,  he  was  married 


158  HISTOET    OF    NOETHFIELD. 

to  Mary  Chamberlain  and  proved  a  loving  husband  and  father.  There 
was  one  daughter  and  two  sons. 

Despite  the  prejudice  against  homeopathy  mentioned  above.  Dr.  Whit- 
tier  attained  great  success  in  his  profession  through  hard  work  and  per- 
sonality singularly  fitted  for  the  practice  of  medicine.  He  was  revered 
and  beloved  in  the  medical  fraternity,  being  often  sought  for  consul- 
tation. He  was  president  of  both  County  and  State  Medical  societies, 
a  member  of  the  American  Institute  of  Homeopathy,  president  of  the' 
Gynecological  Society  of  Massachusetts  and  served  on  the  board  of 
consulting  physicians  and  surgeons  of  the  Westboro  Insane  Hospital. 
In  1894  he  was  appointed  on  the  Massachusetts  State  Board  of  Regis- 
tration in  Medicine  for  the  term  of  five  years.  His  death  occurred 
April  15,  1895. 

He  was  possessed  of  no  political  ambitions,  yet  was  intensely  in- 
terested in  all  municipal  and  state  and  national  affairs,  and  ever  la- 
bored for  the  success  of  every  good  cause  in  the  city  where  he  resided. 
He  was  a  member  of  the  school  committee  and  indefatigable  In  tem- 
perance work.  There  ai^e  men  now  living  who  owe  largely  their 
reformation  and  subsequent  success  to  his  timely  aid  and  encourage- 
ment. He  was  a  strong  man  in  the  Congregational  Church  and  Sun- 
day School, — loyal,  generous  and  earnest.  The  respect  and  confidence 
of  the  community  was  his,  both  as  a  practitioner  and  honorable  Chris- 
tian gentleman.  His  benefactions  were  numberless  and  many  could 
testify  to  his  faithful  attendance,  unmindful  of  compensation.  A  man, 
modest  and  unassuming,  ever  the  champion  of  the  downtrodden;  kind 
and  sympathetic  to  the  suffering  and  weak;  a  tower  of  strength  in  time 
of  trouble.    His  memory  is  blessed. 

DR.    THOMAS    BENTON    DEARBORN. 

(See  portrait.) 

De.  Thomas  Benton  Dearborn  was  for  14  years  a  well-known  prac- 
tising physician  in  Milford.  He  died  at  the  age  of  40  years  and  six 
months.  He  was  a  native  of  Northfield,  a  member  of  the  famous  fam- 
ily of  physicians,  being  the  youngest  son  of  Edmund  and  Sarah  Ger- 
rish  Dearborn.  He  early  commenced  a  classical  course  of  study  at  the 
Seminary  at  Tilton.  In  1855  he  removed  to  Illinois  with  his  brother 
and  joined  the  preparatory  department  of  the  college  at  Jacksonville. 
He  graduated  at  the  State  University  of  Indiana  in  1861.  While  pros- 
ecuting his  studies  he  engaged  considerably  in  teaching  and  was  em- 
ployed as  principal  of  the  high  schpols  at  Augusta  and  Carthage,  111. 
He  studied  medicine  with  his  uncle.  Dr.  Jonathan  Dearborn,  at  Mt 
Sterling,  111.,  and  also  with  his  brothers,  Drs.  S.  G.  and  H.  G.  Dear- 
born, then  at  Milford.  After  attending  medical  lectures  at  Burlington, 
Vt,  and  New  York  City,  he  entered  the  medical  department  of  Dart- 
mouth College,  where  he  graduated  in  1864.  He  soon  after  associated 
himself  in  the  practice  of  his  profession  with  his  brother  in  Milford 


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DEftRBORN  BROTHERS. 

THOMAS  BENTON,  1  D.  JESSE  J0D80N,  M.  D.  HENRY  HALE,  M.  D.  EDMUND  GERRISH,  M.  D. 


PROFESSIONAL  MEN  AND  WOMEN.  159 

and  pursued  it  with  untiring  devotion  and  eminent  success  until  dis- 
abled by  Illness.  His  death  occurred  June  10,  1879.  To  professional 
skill  he  united  the  noble  qualities  of  a  true  manhood.  Those  who  knew 
him  best,  knew  that  in  all  his  relations  of  life  he  was  honorable,  up- 
right and  conscientious. 

He  was  trained  in  the  faith  of  the  old  Democratic  party,  believed  in 
its  ideas  and,  though  never  obtrusive  in  an  expression  of  his  political 
views,  he  held  them  unswervingly  and  conformed  his  action  thereto. 
He  won  and  held  a  very  high  rank  as  physician  and  surgeon.  Gifted 
by  nature  with  keen  perception  and  discriminating  and  acute  in- 
tellect, he  had  educated  himself  thoroughly  for  his  profession,  and  .with 
a  pressure  of  business  appalling  to  one  of  less  physical  strength  and 
application,  he  kept  himself  by  continuous  study  fresh  in  its  latest 
methods.  He  was  a  member  of  St.  George  Commandery,  Knights  Tem- 
plar, of  Nashua,  King  Solomon  Royal  Arch  Chapter  of  "Wilton,  and 
Benevolent  Lodge,  No.  7,  of  Milford. 

On  the  25th  of  September,  1873,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Kate  L. 
Hutchinson,  only  daughter  of  the  late  Judson  J.  Hutchinson  of  the 
world-renowned  Hutchinson  family  of  singers.  Their  union  was 
blessed  with  four  children,  all  boys,  and  at  the  time  of  his  death  the 
youngest  was  but  six  weeks  old  and  the  oldest  not  five  years.  Now 
they  have  grown  to  manhood  and  with  their  mother  reside  at  the 
old  home  in  Milford.  The  boys  have  followed  in  theif  father's  foot- 
steps and  are  all  doctors.  The  two  eldest  are  settled  in  Milford  and 
are  occupying  the  same  rooms  as  offices  that  their  father  used  many 
years  ago.  The  two  youngest  sons  are  at  present  internes  in  hospitals. 
Their  group  picture  appears  on  another  page.  They  all  belong  to  the 
Masonic  fraternity,  the  four  brothers  having  joined  the  Milford  lodge 
together.  They  inherit  the  musical  talent  of  their  mother's  family  and 
for  many  years  bore  the  name  of  the  "Dearborn  Male  Quartette."  (See 
group.) 

LAWYERS. 

^  Northfield  has  given  birth  to  six  who  have  chosen  the  practice 
of  law  for  their  life  work,  and  three  others  have  made  their  home 
here  with  office  in  Tilton  Village. 

Hon.  Asa  P.  Gate,  Hon.  William  A.  Gile, 

Augustus  Clark,  Samuel  "W.  Forrest, 

Benjamin  A.  Eogers,  Hon.  Lueien  B.  Clough, 

Oliver  L.  Cross,  Hon.  James  0.  Lyford. 
Hon.  Francis  A.  Chase, 

Rev.  B.  A.  Rogers  afterwards  became  a  clergyman.  (See  por- 
trait and  sketch  in  Ministers  of  Northfield.) 


160  HISTORY    OF    NOETHFIBLD. 

HON.  A.  P.  GATE. 
(See  portrait.) 

Asa  Pipee  Gate  was  born  in  that  part  of  Sanbornton,  wliicli  is  new 
called  Tilton  Highlands,  June  1,  1813,  the  son  of  Simeon  and  Lydia 
(Durgin)  Gate.  The  Sanbornton  town  history  is  in  error  in  saying 
that  he  was  born  in  Northfield.  His  parents  removed  to  this  town 
when  he  was  a  small  child.  His  ancestry  can  now  be  given  more  fully 
than  in  the  volume  just  mentioned,  Asa  Piper  7  (Simeon,  Jr.,  6,  Sim- 
eon, Sr.,  5,  James  4,  James  3,  Edward  2,  James  1)  Gate,  the  first  of  this 
family  being  found  as  a  carpenter  at  Portsmouth  in  1657.  (See  a  recent 
pamphlet,  "The  Gate-Gates  Family  of  New  England.") 

The  family  were  of  Portsmouth,  Greenland  and  Stratham  before 
James  4  came  to  Sanbornton  in  1767. 

The  subject  of  this  sketch  was  brought  up  in  Northfield,  attended 
the  academies  of  Sanbornton  Bridge,  Sanbornton  Square  and  Bos- 
cawen  and  afterwards  read  law  with  Judge  George  W.  Nesmith  of 
Franklin,  beginning  in  December,  1S34.  He  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in 
August,  1838,  and  at  once  began  practice  at  Sanbornton  Bridge,  making 
his  home  in  Northfield  for  the  rest  of  his  life. 

He  married,  September  2,  1840,  Clara,  daughter  of  James  and  Abagail 
Ladd  Proctor  of  Franklin,  a  lady  of  fine  presence,  of  high  standards, 
a  fine  contralto  singer  and  devoted  churchwoman.  They  had  two 
children,  Clara  Morton  and  Abbie  Josephine,  wife  of  Rev.  Lucius 
Waterman.  The  former,  born  May  30,  1841,  was  a  graduate  of  Troy 
Female  Seminary,  Poughkeepsie,  N.  Y.,  class  of  1862.  The  latter,  Abbie, 
born  October  3,  1849,  was  for  years  an  accomplished  teacher  on  the 
pianoforte.  Dr.  Waterman  is  rector  of  St.  Thomas'  Episcopal  Church 
at  Hanover. 

Judge  Gate  lived  a  very  quiet  and  simple  life,  a  man  wholly  without 
self-seeking  but  crowned  with  the  absolute  confidence  of  the  com- 
munity and  much  sought  after  for  the  holding  of  offices  and  trusts. 
Thus  he  was  moderator  at  the  town  elections  for  all  the  years,  with 
but  two  exceptions,  from  1838  to  1874,  the  year  of  his  death,  and  at 
seven  presidential  elections,  first  in  1844,  and  then  consecutively  from 
1852  to  1872.  He  was  a  representative  from  Northfield  in  the  state 
Legislatures  of  1839,  1840,  1864,  1865,  1866,  a  member  of  the  state 
Senate  in  1844  and  1845,  and  president  of  the  Senate  in  the  latter 
year.  He  was  Democratic  candidate  for  governor  in  1858,  1859  and 
1860;  county  solicitor  of  Merrimack  County,  1845-51;  judge  of  pro- 
bate for  the  same  county,  1871-74,  resigning  a  few  weeks  before  his 
death.  He  was  also  a  railroad  commissioner  for  three  years,  be- 
ginning from  1849,  when  railroad  men  were  making  their  early 
struggles.  He  served  in  the  state  militia,  reaching  the  rank  of  colonel; 
was  a  trustee  of  the  New  Hampshire  Conference  Seminary  and  secre- 
tary of  the  board  for  some  years;  and  president  of  the  Citizens'  Na- 
tional Bank  of  Tilton  from  its  organization  in  1865.  He  was  also  one 
of  the  foremost  founders  and  for  years  the  chief  helper  of  the  Episcopal 


JUDGE   ASA  P.   GATE. 


HON.    LUCIEN    BONAPARTE   CLOUGH. 


PEOFESSIONAL   MEN  AND   WOMEN.  161 

Cliurch.  His  life  was  cut  short  by  painful  disease  in  his  61st  year,  tlie 
date  of  his  death  being  December  12,  1874. 

Judge  Gate  was  a  man  singularly  respected  and  beloved.  To  give 
some  little  definiteness  to  this  memorial,  we  add  brief  extracts  from  the 
address  delivered  at  his  funeral  by  the  Rev.  Dr.  Herrick: 

"It  is  no  small  thing  to  have  had  such  a  life  lived  among  us,  so  pure 
and  blameless  and  above  reproach;  so  graced  with  dignity  and  man- 
liness of  character,  and  withal  so  Christian." 

"Think  how  as  a  lawyer  he  discouraged  unnecessary  litigation,  and 
honestly  set  himself  to  compose  differences,  and  to  bring  about  an 
understanding  between  disagreeing  parties.  How  he  has  labored,  both 
by  precept  and  example,  to  set  forth  peace  and  godly  quietness  in 
neighborhoods  and  families,  and  among  all  those  with  whom  he  had  to 
do,  and  has  his  part  in  the  blessing  pronounced  on  the  peacfe-makers!" 

"And  finally,  are  not  his  deeds  still  with  us,  in  some  of  their  main 
results,  at  least?  He  was  a  man  of  deeds  rather  than  of  words.  If 
he  was  reserved  in  speech,  so  much  so  as  at  times  to  appear  reticent, 
yet  he  thought  the  more;  and  his  thoughts  were  fruitful — productive 
seed-plots  from  which  issued  well-considered  plans  for  the  glory  of 
God  and  the  good  of  others." 

LUCIEN  BONAPARTE   GLOUGH. 
(See    portrait.) 

Hon.  Lucien  B.  GtouoH,  one  of  the  pioneer  citizens  of  Manchester  and 
a  highly  respected  lawyer,  died  July  28,  1895.  He  was  born  in  North- 
field,  April  17,  1823,  a  son  of  Joseph  and  Mehitable  (Chase)  Clough. 
His  parents  moved  to  Canterbury  when  he  was  quite  young.  He  was 
a  great-grandson  of  Capt.  Jeremiah  Clough,  who  commanded  the  first 
military  company  raised  in  that  town  for  the  Revolutionary  "War,  while 
his  father,  Hon.  Joseph  Clough,  was  a  member  of  the  executive  council 
in  1848  and  1849.  He  attended  the  Canterbury  schools,  Tilton  Sem- 
inary and  graduated  from  Dartmouth  College  in  1850.  He  taught 
school  in  his  earlier  days  and  in  1853  settled  in  Manchester,  opening  a 
law  business  which  he  continued  until  his  death.  He  was  judge  of  pro- 
bate for  Hillsborough  County  from  1874  to  1876  and  served  many  years 
as  a  trustee  of  the  city  library. 

Judge  Clough  was  a  born  lawyer  and  a  thorough  gentleman  of  the 
old  school.  Many  of  his  clients  placed  important  trusts  and  estates 
in  his  hands,  which  were  carefully  and  honestly  managed  year  after 
year.  He  was  exceedingly  exact  and  conscientious  in  all  his  dealings. 
His  word  was  as  good  as  his  bond.  By  his  own  sterling  integrity  he 
accumulated  a  handsome  property. 

His  insight  in  financial  matters  was  remarkable.  His  years  of  ex- 
perience in  probate  matters  made  him  generally  sought  after  to  ad- 
just business  in  banking  and  real  estate  lines.  His  reliability  yras 
never  questioned;  his  rare  judgment  was  always  to  be  depended  upon. 
He   probably  wrote  more   wills,   deeds,   leases   and   insurance  policies 

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162  HISTOBY   OF    NOETHFIELD. 

than  any  other  lawyer  in  the  city.  He  was  a  director  of  the  Amoskeag 
National  Bank  and  a  trustee  of  the  Amoskeag  Savings  Bank.  He  was 
clerk  of  the  Manchester  Gas  Light  Company  many  years  and  also  con- 
ducted a  large  insurance  business. 

Judge  Clough  was  a  man  of  rare  literary  attainment,  having  a 
strong  taste  for  history.  He  was  devoted  to  his  family,  constant  in  his 
support  of  the  church  with  which  he  was  identified,  loyal  to  the  state 
and  city,  true  to  his  friends  and  affable  to  all.  In  a  thoroughly 
straightforward,  honest,  manly  way  he  won  and  held  a  place  among 
the  strong  men  who  made  Manchester  what  she  was.  After  nearly 
40  years  of  well-directed  activity,  disease  struck  him  down  and  im- 
posed upon  others  the  duties  he  had  discharged  so  faithfully  and 
well. 

He  married  Maria  Louise  Dole  at  Augusta,  Me.,  November  20,  1856. 
She  was  born  at  Alma,  Me.,  January  29,  1834,  and  was  the  daughter  of 
Albert  Gallatin  and  Rebecca  (Ford)  Dole.  Their  children  were: 
Rebecca  Louise,  born  at  Manchester,  December  16,  1863,  and  Albert 
Lucien,  born  in  the  same  city,  June  24,  1869.  The  former  married 
Sherman  Leland  Whipple  at  Manchester,  December  27,  1893.  He  was 
born  at  New  London,  March  4,  1862.  They  have  three  children:  Dor- 
othy, born  at  Quebec,  Canada;  Katharyn  Carleton,  born  at  Brookline, 
Mass.;   and  Sherman  Leland,  Jr.,  born  in  the  same  place. 

Albert  Lucien  married  Sarah  Hunt  at  Manchester,  February  28,  1905. 
She  was  the  daughter  of  Nathan  Parker  Hunt  of  that  city. 

OLIVER  LYFORD   CROSS. 

Oliver  L.  Cboss  was  born  at  Northfield  June  11,  1836.  His  early 
life  was  spent  on  the  farm  and  in  his  father's  extensive  lumber  mill. 
He  attended  the  New  Hampshire  Conference  Seminary  and  fitted  for 
college  at  Franklin  Academy.  He  was  graduated  from  Dartmouth  in 
1862,  having  taught  winters  during  his  entire  college  and  preparatory 
course.  At  graduation  he  had  the  class  honor  of  delivering  the  farewell 
address  to  the  president  and  faculty.  In  1862  he  was  appointed  re- 
cruiting agent  for  Northfield  to  fill  up  the  town's  quota  of  soldiers 
for  the  war,  a  position  which  he  held  until  the  last  call  was  satisfied. 
He  read  law  with  Messrs.  Pike  and  Barnard  at  Franklin  and  was  ad- 
mitted to  the  New  Hampshire  bar  April  6,  1865,  and  practised  with  the 
late  Attorney-General  Barnard  one  year.  Most  of  the  year  1866  was 
spent  in  travel  in  the  South  and  West  and,  January  1,  1867,  he  located 
in  Montgomery  City,  Mo.,  where  he  practised  until  1873.  He  was 
city  attorney  from  1867  to  1870;  mayor  in  1870-'71;  director  and 
clerk  of  Masonic  Hall  Association  from  1868  to  1872;  and  was  also 
director  and  clerk  of  North  Missouri  Agricultural  and  Mechanical 
Association. 

He  returned  at  his  father's  death  to  New  Hampshire,  where  he  en- 
gaged in  farming,  insurance  and  local  law  practice  at  Northfield  until 
1893.  He  then  removed  to  Concord.  He  is  a  Mason  and  Knight  Tem- 
plar. 


HON.  W.  A.  GILB. 


PROFESSIONAL   MEN  AND  WOMEN.  163 

He  married,  November  16,  1866,  Lucy  R.  Hill  of  Northfield  and  had 
two  sons  and  a  daughter.  (See  Cross  gen.)  Mrs.  Cross  was  a  teacher 
for  many  years  previous  to  her  marriage.  She  graduated  from  New 
Hampshire  Conference  Female  College  in  1860  and  had  charge,  as 
superintendent,  of  the  schools  of  the  town  from  1878  to  1886  and  en- 
joys the  honor  of  being  chosen  to  write  the  history  of  her  native  town 
in  1904.     (See  Hill  gen.  and  frontispiece.) 

COL.  "WILLIAM  A.  GILE. 
(See  portrait.) 

William  Augustus  Gile,  third  son  of  Alfred  A.  Gile,  was  born  in 
Northfield  on  his  mother's  32d  birthday,  June  5,  1843.  He  was  educated 
in  the  public  schools  and  the  nearby  academies  of  Tilton  and  Frank- 
lin. He  was  much  impressed  with  the  district  school  system  in  which 
his  father  had  been  active  for  many  years  as  superintendent  and  had* 
reconstructed  at  his  own  expense  the  Hodgdon  schoolhouse  at  a  cost  of 
$300  without  remuneration,  save  what  his  own  and  other  children 
got  in  the  added  interest  they  felt  in  new  ^surroundings  and  the  in- 
creased love  of  the  Noah  Proctor  and  James  N.  Forrest  style  of  ora- 
tory. The  school  was  a  mile  and  a  half  distant,  the  academy,  three, 
and  the  Seminary,  four  miles. 

In  1862  he  enlisted  in  the  army  and,  with  his  younger  brother, 
Frank,  then  but  17  years  of  age,  was  with  General  Banks  at  Louisiana, 
at  the  Achafalyer  River  and  swamps.  Many  of  the  regiment  died  of 
disease  there  and  both  Mr.  Gile  and  his  brother  returned  in  1863,  out 
of  health  from  disease  also  contracted  there.     (See  Boys  in  Blue.) 

He  re-entered  the  army  in  October,  1864,  as  captain  of  Company  E, 
Eighteenth  New  Hampshire  Regiment.  Before  their  departure  for 
the  front,  his  company  visited  Franklin,  where  he  was  presented  by 
Judge  Nesmith  with  his  sword,  who  also  reviewed  the  company,  which 
Captain  Gile  commanded  until  the  close  of  the  war.  He  was  assigned 
to  the  Army  of  the  Potomac  under  General  Meade,  being  soon  de- 
tailed as  a  member  of  the  general  court  martial  of  that  division. 

He  was  with  his  company  at  the  final  assault  on  Fort  Steadman  in 
March,  1865,  and  at  the  capture  of  Petersburg  by  the  Union  army. 
He  was  discharged  in  June,  1865,  and  in  August  of  the  same  year  went 
to  Texas  with  General  Sheridan  to  expel  the  French  from  Mexico, 
which  was  accomplished  without  a  conflict  but  with  a  show  of  force 
in  the  encampment  of  30,000  black  men  on  the  shores  of  the  Rio 
Grande  and  the  gentle  suggestion  by  the  then  secretary  of  state,  Mr. 
Seward,  "that  the  United  States  would  not  look  with  indifference  upon 
the  attempt  to  establish  a  monarchy  upon  the  borders  of  this  repub- 
lic," and  in  consequence  Marshal  Bajaine  retired  to  France  with  his 
army  of  French  soldiers,  containing  over  30,000  men. 

Upon  the  retirement  of  the  French  from  Mexico,  the  army,  of  which 
Captain  Gile  was  an  officer,  was  disbanded  and,  in  the  fall  of  1867, 
he  returned  home  and  entered  the  office  of  A.  F.  Pike  and  I.  N.  Blod- 


164  HISTORY    OP    NOETHFIELD. 

gett  of  Franklin  as  a  student  at  law.  From  there,  after  a  year's  time, 
during  which  he  attended  court  at  the  sessions  in  Merrimack  County, 
he  entered  Harvard  Law  School  and,  after  completing  his  studies, 
entered  the  profession  in  1869  as  co-partner  with  Hon.  "Whiting  Gris- 
wold  of  Greenfield,  Mass.,  where  he  continued  to  practice  until  1871. 
He  then  went  to  Worcester  and  hegan  the  practice  of  law  with  Charles 
A.  Merrill,  Esq.,  his  class  and  roommate  at  Harvard.  From  that  date 
he  has  continued  to  practice  his  profession  there  and  is  called  one 
of  the  ablest  jury  advocates  of  the  Worcester  bar. 

He  was  married  in  1873  to  Clara  A.  Dewing  and  had  two  children: 
William  W.,  now  of  New  York  City,  and  Minnie  Helen,  wife  of  Walter 
F.  Woods,  a  lawyer  of  New  York.  He  married  (second),  in  1878, 
Mary  Greene  Waitt  and  has  three  children:  Alfred  D.  Gile,  a  cor- 
poral in  the  First  Heavy  Artillery  in  the  Spanish  War;  Margaret, 
living  at  home;  and  Lawrence  B.,  now  in  Clark  College. 

Mr.  Gile  represented  the  City  of  Worcester  in  the  Legislature  of  the 
commonwealth  and  was  a  member  of  the  National  Republican  Conven- 
tion in  1888,  going  on  the  stump  for  Grant  and  Harrison.  Colonel 
Gile  was,  also,  for  five  years  commander  of  the  Worcester  Conti- 
nentals and  had,  also,  during  that  time  the  Putnam  Phalanx  of  Hart- 
ford and  the  Amoskeag  Veterans  of  Manchester.  June  17  being  the 
annual  field   day  of  the  three  commands,  they  met  as  a  brigade  on 

Bunker  Hill  day.     Their  last  meeting  was  at  Charlestown,  June  17,  1895. 

fl 

SAMUEL   WARREN   FORREST. 
(See  portrait.) 

Samttel  Wareen  Forrest  was  born  July  8,  1861,  on  the  old  farm  in 
East  Northfield,  where  his  great-grandfather  James  lived,  and  where 
his  grandfather  Samuel  and  father,  James  Forrest,  were  born,  lived 
and  died.  On  this  farm  he  spent  the  years  of  his  early  manhood, 
years  filled  with  the  toils  that  make  up  the  farmer's  life — the  hoeing 
and  haying,  the  ploughing,  planting  and  reaping,  which  follow  each 
other  in  ceaseless  rotation  through  the  changing  seasons.  A  few  weeks 
in  each  year  were  spent  in  the  little  schoolhouse  on  the  corner,  known 
as  the  Rand  school,  where,  aided  by  a  strong  love  of  knowledge  for  its 
own  sake,  he  mastered  the  rudiments  of  learning  and  laid  a  good 
foundation  for  future  attainments.  He  was  graduated  from  Tilton 
Seminary  in  June,  1884,  the  orator  of  his  class.  In  September  of  that 
year  he  went  West  and  spent  two  years  of  varied  experience  in  Mis- 
souri and  Kansas. 

After  working  for  sometime  in  Kansas  City,  he  pre-empted  govern- 
ment land  in  Ness  County,  Kansas,  built  a  sod  house  and  lived  the  re- 
quired length  of  time  on  his  quarter  section.  For  several  months  he 
taught  school  in  a  sod  dugout  on  the  prairie  and  won  the  respect  of  a 
score  or  two  of  Western  boys  and  girls.  He  had  some  exciting  ad- 
ventures  herding   cattle,    riding  untrained  horses   and   in   encounters 


SAMUEL  WARREN  FORREST. 


PROFESSIONAL   MEN  AND  WOMEN.  165 

* 

With  still  more  untrained  human  beings,  and  in  the  summer  of  1886 
gladly  returned  to  the  different  civilization  of  the  East. 

In  January,  1887,  he  entered  Boston  University  Law  School,  where 
he  accomplished  the  work  of  three  years  in  one  and  one  half  years, 
graduating  in  June,  1888,  cv,m  laude.  He  was  admitted  to  practice  in 
the  highest  court  of  Massachusetts  in  March,  1889.  For  four  years 
he  was  with  the  law  firm  of  Niles  &  Carr  in  Lynn  and  then  opened  an 
office  in  Boston,  where  he  has  ever  since  been  in  active  practice.  He 
was  admitted  to  practice  in  the  United  States  Circuit  Court  in  1894, 
and  was  appointed  out  of  a  dozen  applicants  master  in  chancery  for 
Middlesex  County  in  1898,  which  office  he  still  holds.  He  now  oc- 
cupies a  suite  of  three  rooms  in  the  Winthrop  building  and  is  busy 
with  a  constantly  increasing  practice. 

Mr.  Forrest  inherits  a  logical  mind  from  his  grandfather,  Samuel 
Forrest,  whose  good  judgment  was  often  referred  to  by  his  fellow 
townsmen,  and  a  certain  legal  acumen  from  his  father,  who  was  often 
called  upon  to  give  advice  or  to  perform  other  legal  duties.  Some  of 
the  courage  and  persistency  of  his  ancestors,  who  braved  the  difficulties 
and  faced  the  dangers  of  the  wilderness  in  the  old  home-seeking  days, 
have  come  down  to  this  son  of  the  house  of  Forrest  and,  together  with 
an  individual  determination,  which  cannot  be  daunted,  and  a  belief 
that  nothing  is  impossible  to  him  who  dares  attempt,  have  helped  him 
gain  a  foothold  in  the  great  city,  where  he  is  making  a  name  and  a 
place  for  himself  in  his  profession. 

Mr.  Forrest  is  a  member  of  the  Highland  Club  of  Melrose,  the  New 
Hampshire  Club,  the  Essex  Bar  Association  and  the  Middlesex  Bar 
Association. 

He  married,  October  29,  1890,  Susie  R.  Paul  of  Boston  and  has  one 
child,  Helen  Pauline,  born  May  20,  1893.  They  have  a  pleasant  home 
at  Melrose  Highlands. 

CLERGYMEN. 

Many  of  the  students  of  the  New  Hampshire  Conference  Sem- 
inary entered  the  ministry.  Though  they  spent  a  long  time 
among  us,  you  will  have  to  look  in  the  alumni  catalogue  of  that 
institution  for  their  record. 

Six,  who  have  had  their  birth  in  town,  became  clergymen  and 
one,  whose  parents  removed  here  during  his  childhood. 

Kev.  B.  A.  Rogers  (see  subjoined  sketch  and  portrait),  Rev. 
John  Clough  Tebbetts  and  Rev.  Sylvanus  Dearborn  were  Epis- 
copalians. 

Revs.  Jeremiah  and  Charles  H.  Hannaford,  brothers,  were 
Methodists.     (See  genealogies.) 

Revs.  Oren  Jerome  Hancock  and  Samuel  F.  Lougee  were  Bap- 
tists.    (See  genealogies.) 


166       _  HISTOKY    OF   NOETHFIELD. 

REV.  BENJAMIN  A.  ROGERS. 
(See  portrait.) 

Benjamin  A.  Rogees  was  born  at  Northfield  September  15,  1823.  He 
was  carefully  reared  by  his  mother,  who  was  left  with  a  large  farm 
and  other  interests  when  the  subject  of  this  sketch  was  but  two  years 
old. 

He  was  an  apt  scholar  and  his  ambitions  to  become  educated  were 
carefully  cherished  by  his  resolute  mother,  who  always  sought  the  best 
for  herself  and  hers.  He  was  a  pupil  of  Prof.  Dyer  H.  Sanborn  at 
the  academy  and  became  a  teacher  when  a  mere  boy.  He  studied 
law  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1846,  beginning  the  practice  of 
law  at  Gilmanton. 

He  married  (first)  Viola  Rundlett  of  Sanbornton  and  had  two  chil-^ 
dren,  both  of  whom  died  in  infancy.  Mrs.  Rogers  died  June  27,  1850. 
He  married  (second)  Addle  Rundlett  and  had  a  son,  Willie  Knowles, 
and  a  daughter,  Lucy  Viola.  The  former  removed  South  with  his  father 
and  became  a  physician.  He  died  in  early  manhood.  The  latter  died, 
October  6,  1862,  in  infancy.  Mrs.  Rogers  (second)  died  August  15, 
1862.  He  married  (third)  Jennie  Brinsmade,  and  (fourth)  Susan 
Pusej'. 

Mr.  Rogers  died  at  Houston  Heights,  Texas,  March  15,  1904.  She 
still  resides  there,  as  does,  his  only  living  child,  Mrs.  Susan  Rogers 
Tempest,  and  his  two  grandchildren,  Susie  Elizabeth,  aged  four,  and 
Benjamin  Tempest,  aged  nine  years. 

In  1848  Mr.  Rogers  formed  a  partnership  with  the  late  Hon.  Asa 
P.  Gate  and  continued  the  practice  of  law  until  1860,  when,  his  health 
failing,  he  removed  South,  where  he  took  clerical  orders  and  entered 
the  ministry  of  the  Protestant  Episcopal  Church  in  December,  1863. 
He  was  a  distinguished  and  brilliant  speaker  and  held  important 
rectorships  at  Downington,  Penn.,  Austin,  Waco,  Georgetown  and 
Houston  Heights,  Tex. 

TEACHERS. 

JOSEPH   GILE. 

Joseph,  eldest  son  of  Alfred  A.  and  Lucinda  M.  Gile,  was  born  at 
Pottsville,  Penn.,  Octpber  14,  1835.  He  removed  to  Northfield  with  his 
parents  in  1841.  He  grew,  even  when  a  boy,  to  be  a  great  lover  of  books 
and  music,  a  taste  he  had  small  opportunities  for  gratifying.  His 
father,  an  educated  man,  spared  no  pains  to  give  his  children  all  avail- 
able opportunities.  He  had  a  great  desire  to  learn  the  languages  and 
began  the  study  of  Latin  at  12  years  of  age. 

His  first  academic  work  was  at  the  Tyler  Academy  at  Franklin  and, 
later,  at  the  Seminary  at  Tilton.  He  completed  his  preparatory  course 
and  entered  the  freshman  class  at  Dartmouth  in  March,  1854,  six 
months  in  advance,  when  17  years  of  age.  He  went  at  once,  on  grad- 
uating to  Clarence,  N.  Y.,  as  principal  of  the  high  school,  with  his 


REV.  B.  A.  ROGERS. 


MARY    M.    GILE. 


'PROFESSIONAL   MEN  AND  WOMEN.  167 

sister  and  several  assistants.  Two  years  later  lie  took  a  similar  po- 
sition at  Warsaw,  N.  Y.  Here  he  enjoyed  the  acquaintance  and  friend- 
ship of  Governor  Pattison,  a  brother  of  Mrs.  Mark  Baker  of  Tilton, 
his  father's  friend.  An  increase  of  salary  lured  him  to  Huntington, 
L.  I.,  and,  later,  to  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  and  finally  placed  him  at  the 
head  of  the  New  Haven  schools.  Here  he  remained  in  various  ca- 
pacities, as  teacher,  supervisor  and  business  man,  for  20  years.  He 
visited  European  cities  to  study  school  methods  and  school  archi- 
tecture. He  had  a  great  love  of  the  beautiful  and  abroad  and  every- 
where collected  works  of  art  and  vertu.  His  last  teaching  was  as 
tutor  for  the  sons  of  wealthy  men  who  were  fitting  for  special  courses 
at  Yale. 

He  commenced  the  scientific  study  of  music  while  at  Hanover,  but 
had  little  need  of  masters,  as  he  inherited  from  his  mother,  a  lovely 
German  lady,  a  natural  aptitude  for  it  and  made  it  a  lifelong  study 
and  pleasure. 

In  1886  he  returned  to  the  homestead  and  continued  its  improve- 
ment and  embellishment  until  his  death.  Walls  were  built,  drains 
opened,  trees  planted,  springs  enlarged  into  ponds  and  water  courses 
made  lovely  by  masonry  and  rustic  bridges,  and  all  the  various  com- 
forts attached  to  a  first-class  country' estate  secured.  Here  he  retired 
in  1896  to  spend  his  remaining  life  with  his  sisters  in  the  quiet  en- 
joyment of  well-earned  leisure.  He  died,  after  a  short  illness,  August 
6,   1898. 

MARY  MARGARET  GILE. 
(See  portrait.) 

Mart  Mabgaeet  Gile  was  born  at  Northfield  March  28,  1837,  and 
died  at  the  homestead,  unmarried,  December  12,  1898.  She  was  edu- 
cated in  the  common  schools  of  Northfield,  Franklin  Academy  and  the 
New  Hampshire  Conference  Seminary,  and  made  teaching  her  life- 
work,  in  which  she  showed  remarkable  industry.  Her  worth  is  noted 
in  the  following  from  the  Orange  (N.  J.)  Woman's  Club  records  and 
"New  Hampshire  Women,"  in  both  of  which  associations  she  took 
great  delight: 

"Miss  Mary  Margaret  Gile  was  well  born  and  happily  endowed. 
Family  traditions  increased  this  inheritance  and  her  early  life  among 
the  New  Hampshire  hills  made  it  rich  indeed.  Her  ancestors  fought 
in  the  most  noted  battles  of  the  Revolution.  Her  father,  the  late 
Alfred  A.  Gile,  was  a  man  of  fine  integrity,  who  held  his  children  to 
strict  account,  both  for  their  morals  and  their  manners,  while  the 
quiet  influence  of  the  mother  supplemented  that  of  the  father.  After 
a  thorough  training  in  the  schools  of  New  Hampshire  and  Massachu- 
setts, Miss  Gile  entered  upon  her  lifework  as  preceptress  of  the  Clarence 
Academy  at  Clarence,  N.  Y.,  where  she  was  associated  with  her  brother, 
Joseph.  She  next  became  preceptress  of  the  Warsaw  Academy  at  War- 
saw, N.  Y.,  where  she  remained  nine  years.     In  each  of  these  positions 


168  HISTORY   OF    NOKTHFIELD. 

she  displayed  that  skill  which  has  brought  her  such  signal  success. 
After  short  terms  at  Cleveland,  Ohio,  and  Worcester,  Mass.,  she  began 
her  work  at  East  Orange,  N.  J.,  where  she  resided  with  her  youngest 
brother.  Dr.  Francis  A.  Gile.  Many  a  successful  man  and  woman 
owes  to  Miss  Gile  the  mental  and  moral  impetus  received  in  the  high 
school  of  this  town.  Here  she  closely  identified  herself  with  her  sur- 
roundings, being  an  active  member  of  Christ  Church  and  its  Sunday 
School,  also  of  the  Daughters  of  the  Revolution,  the  Woman's  Club 
of  Orange,  and  the  Auxiliary  of  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.  Besides  her  articles 
for  the  newspaper  and  her  essays.  Miss  Gile  contributed  an  article  en- 
titled, 'Individual  Influence  upon  our  Nation,'  to  the  New  Jersey  scrap- 
book  for  the  World's  Fair.  Her  paper  on  the  'History  of  Education,' 
written  for  the  school  of  pedagogy  of  the  University  of  New  York,  re- 
ceived favorable  comment  from  our  best  educators.  She  graduated 
from  this  university  and  may  truly  be  considered  one  of  the  pro- 
gressive women  of  our  time.  Her  personality  was  quiet  but  strong; 
her  life,  noble,  true  and  effective." 


CHAPTER    IX. 

MISQELLANEOUS. 

BUETING  GROUNDS. 

Five  generations  of  men  and  women,  who  were  participants  in 
the  activities  of  Northfield,  repose  peacefully  in  its  bosom,  in  its 
quiet  enclosures.  It  was  the  prevailing  custom  in  the  early  days 
to  bury  the  dead  amid  the  shade  of  the  orchard  or  on  some  sunny 
hillside,  near  the  scene  of  their  activities.  As  the  ancestral  homes 
passed  to  the  ownership  of  others,  the  plan  was  found  to  be  un- 
wise and  many  were  disinterred  and  taken  to  the  larger  public 
grounds.  With  the  exception  of  possibly  a  half  dozen  places,  this 
has  been  true  of  Northfield.  A  sizeable  place  in  nearly  every 
school  district  offers  free  lots  to  the  surrounding  families.  Many 
desiring  more  pretentious  beds  for  their  last  sleep  have  been  laid 
to  rest  by  the  shore  of  the  Winnipiseogee  in  Park  Cemetery, 
Tilton. 

In  1809,  Jonathan  Clough,  Benjamin  Whitcher,  Abraham 
Simons,  Theo.  Brown,  Nathaniel  Gilman,  Josiah  Ambrose,  David 
Mason,  Samuel  Clough,  Joseph  Mann,  Henry  Tebbetts,  Jonathan 
Emerson,  James  Forrest,  husbandmen;  Daniel  Hills,  Francis 
Smith,  John  Hills,  Abraham  Brown,  Esq.,  Timothy  Hills,  gen- 
tlemen; and  A.  T.  Clark,  physician,  bought  of  Stephen  Chase, 
clothier,  25  square  rods  of  land  for  a  burying  ground  on  the  road 
leading  from  Canterbury  to  Sanbornton  Bridge,  said  Chase  re- 
serving an  equal  right  with  any  of  the  said  persons.  The  deed  is 
signed  by  Stephen  Chase  and  witnessed  by  William  Knowles,  un- 
der date  of  January  17,  1809,  the  consideration  being  $5.  This 
lot  adjoined  the  one  on  which  the  Methodist  Church  was  built 
in  1826  and  is  still  known  as  the  "Burying  yard  by  the  Brick 
Meeting  house."    It  has  been  twice  enlarged  towards  the  west. 

The  burial  place  on  Oak  Hill  was  a  gift  to  the  neighborhood 
from  the  French  family.  There  is  no  expense  except  the  charge 
for  opening  and  closing  graves  and  it  is  in  care  of  Alpheus 
Keniston. 


170  HISTOKY    OF    NORTHPIELD. 

The  little  space  surrounded  by  a  stone  wall,  back  of  the  old 
meeting-house,  though,  perhaps,  never,  a  public  burial  place,  is 
possibly  the  oldest  one  in  town.  The  inscriptions  on  many  of  the 
stones  were  illegible  25  years  ago.  No  one  has  been  buried  there 
since  1846.  The  Giles  and  Gliddens  seem  to  have  been  the  only 
families  using  it.  A  stone,  marked  October  10,  1782,  shows  the 
resting  place  of  Rufus  Gile.  Esq.  Charles  Glidden  died  August 
11,  1811,  and  some  of  his  family,  including  his  wife,  Alice,  who 
died  in  1825,  aged  77,  lie  beside  him. 

The  Hodgdon  yard  was  on  the  farm  of  Joseph  Cofran  and  he 
sold  space  as  desired.  It  was  a  quiet,  shady  spot  and  a  popular 
burial  place.    Very  many  of  the  first  settlers  lie  there. 

The  enclosure  at  the  Abbott  place,  close  by  the  Kezar  HiUs, 
was  given  by  the  Abbotts  and  Rogers  and  was  kept  in  repair 
until  both  families  were  extinct.  There  is  another  on  the  farm  of 
the  Giles,  in  which  a  few  Sawyers  and  many  Cilleys  and  Giles  are 
buried. 

The  one  at  the  Knowles  place  was  never  a  public  yard,  al- 
though some  other  families  buried  their  dead  there.  Further  to 
the  east  are  the  Calef  and  Aldrich  cemeteries.  The  Blanchards, 
the  early  settlers,  Lindseys  and  Perkins,  perhaps  are  buried  in  the 
Wadleigh  orchard.  #Five  graves  are  still  plainly  to  be  seen  al- 
though there  are  no  stones  or  dates. 

Several  of  the  Cross  family  were  buried  by  the  brook  on  the 
intervale,  some  of  whom  have  been  recently  washed  out.  The 
caskets  in  which  these  early  settlers  took  their  long  rest  were 
formed  by  hewing  out  a  log  and  placing  a  similar  one  above  it. 

The  Williams  yard,  as  well  as  the  brook,  were  named  by  Will- 
iam Williams,  who  resided  nearby.  I  cannot  find  any  deeds  to 
the  lots  and  no  one  knows  when  or  how  it  was  established  or  who 
has  any  charge  of  it.  It  is  one  of  the  oldest  in  town.  When  the 
railroad  passed  through  the  town,  it  cut  off  a  part  of  it,  and 
many  bodies  were  moved  further  back  into  the  enclosure  and 
their  location  forgotten.  The  Muzzeys,  buried  there  some  years 
previous,  were  removed  to  an  interior  location  to  avoid  the 
grading.  There  is  also  a  yard  near  the  residence  of  Mr.  Gorrell, 
where  the  Cloughs,  Gorrells  and  some  of  the  Kezars  are  buried. 
Still  farther  east  are  two,  called  the  Aldrich  and  Calef  burying 
grounds.  There  are  also  two  family  yards  on  Bean  Hill,  known 
as  the  Cilley  and  Evans  yards. 


MISCELLANEOUS.  171 

There  is  no  public  care  of  any  of  these  grounds  and  many  of 
them  are  hopelessly  overrun  by  creeping,  crawling  forests. 

TILTON  AND  NOBTHFIELD  AQUEDUCT  COMPANY. 

A  charter  was  granted  to  an  association,  called  the  Tilton  and 
Northfield  Aqueduct  Company  by  the  Legislature  of  1887.  It  was 
approved  by  Gov.  C.  H.  Sawyer,  June  21,  1887.  The  object 
was  to  secure  pure  drinking  water  for  the  village  of  Tilton,  and 
Chestnut  Pond  was  the  desired  supply.  The  capital  stock  was 
$18,000  and  $9,000  in  bonds,  of  which  Hon.  C.  E.  Tilton,  J.  J. 
and  A.  J.  Pillsbury  and  Selwin  B.  Peabody  were  equal  holders. 

A  petition  to  the  town  of  Northfield  to  lay  pipes  in  the  streets 
was  considered  and  a  hearing  ordered  for  August  22,  which  was 
postponed  to  September  1,  1887.  This  petition  was  granted  and 
an  agreement  entered  into,  whereby  the  town  would  use  sufficient 
water  for  troughs,  fires  and  flushing  prospective  sewers,  etc.,  to 
cover  the  taxes  on  the  plant  for  10  years,  Tilton  concurring  in  a 
similar  arrangement. 

Mr.  S.  J.  Winslow  of  Pittsfield  contracted  to  put  in  the  plant 
under  the  immediate  supervision  of  Messrs.  Tilton  and  Pillsbury, 
and  the  work  was  begun  at  once.  A  300-feet  dam  was  built  at 
the  outlet  of  Chestnut  Pond,  sufficiently  high  to  raise  the  water 
12  or  14  feet.  This  was  done  at  a  cost  of  $7,000.  The  water 
from  this  dam  runs  unrestrained  one  mile  to  a  pool  and  is  then 
piped  to  a  reservoir  holding  3,000,000  gallons,  from  which  a 
10-inch  pipe  or  main  conveys  it  across  the  fields  along  Bay  and 
Ehn  Streets  to  the  bridge.  It  there  divides.  An  eight-inch  main 
crosses  the  river  and  runs  through  Main  Street,  uniting  with  a 
six-inch  main  running  through  Elm  Street  and  over  the  lower 
bridge  to  a  point  of  intersection  opposite  the  railroad  station, 
requiring  in  all  eight  miles  of  pipe.  The  descent  from  the  reser- 
voir is  220  feet.  The  highest  pressure  is  112  pounds  to  the  square 
inch  at  Tilton  Mills. 

It  was  later  found  practicable  to  add  a  mountain  stream  to  the 
supply.  Accordingly  Hilly  Brook  was  piped  one  and  one  fourth 
miles  to  change  its  course,  from  which  point  it  flows  naturally 
into  the  pond.  The  work  was  completed  and  water  turned  on, 
August  24,  1888.  In  1904  the  eight-inch  pipe,  bringing  the 
water  from  the-pond  to  the  reservoir,  was  supplemented  by  a  10- 


172  HISTORY   OF    NOETHFIELD. 

inch  east-iron  pipe,  having  in  view  an  ample  and  satisfactory- 
service. 

Still  further  plans  are  now  in  progress  for  a  greatly  increased 
supply  from  the  Forrest  Pond  in  Canterbury,  three  and  a  half 
miles  distant.  It  lies  south  of  Bean  Hill  and  is  280  feet  higher 
than  Chestnut  Pond.  The  aqueduct  strikes  the  DoUoff,  or 
Rogers,  Brook  on  its  way,  which  is  to  be  piped  with  it.  This 
brook,  after  receiving  two  or  three  tributaries  in  the  Skendug- 
gody  Meadow,  is  known  as  the  Kendegeda  Brook. 

NOETHFIELD  SEWEE. 

The  selectmen  were  instructed  at  the  annual  meeting,  March, 
1902,  to  construct  a  sewer  if  it  should  be  petitioned  for,  and  it 
was  exempted  from  taxation.  A  petition  followed  and  the  work 
was  begun  the  September  following,  by  the  Osgood  Construction 
Company  of  Nashua,  Arthur  "W.  Dudley  of  Manchester,  civil 
engineer ;  1,325  feet  were  laid  on  Park  Street ;  850  on  Ehn ;  700 
on  Summer;  900  on  Bay;  1,275  on  Park,  to  Brook  and  to  River; 
1,150  on  Vine  Street;  325  on  Holmes  Avenue;  total,  6,525  feet. 
A  flush  tank  was  placed  at  the  head  of  every  line  and  all  appli- 
ances-were Al.  The  deepest  cut  was  18  feet,  under  the  railroad; 
the  least,  seven,  with  an  average  of  12  feet  across  fair  ground. 
The  entire  cost  was  $6,699.26,  all  of  which  was  borrowed  at  3% 
per  cent,  from  the  citizens  of  the  town.  Cost  for  entrance  was 
$15  for  single,  $22  for  double,  house. 

Sewer  No.  2. — The  Howard  Avenue  sewer  was  laid  in  the 
autumn  of  1903  by  the  selectmen,  E.  J.  Young,  Fred  Scribner 
and  C.  L.  True.  It  was  1,100  feet  in  length  and  cost  $618.27. 
C.  W.  Sleeper,  surveyor  and  civil  engineer,  made  the  survey.  A 
line  on  Vine  Street  had  been  put  in  the  previous  year,  extending 
from  Oak  Street  to  Holmes  Avenue. 

PAUPEES  AND  CEIMINALS. 

The  care  of  the  criminal  class  and  the  dependent  poor  of  the 
town  was  a  source  of  annoyance  from  the  start.  The  third  an- 
nual meeting  voted  to  "take  the  Buzzel  family  into  the  cear  of 
the  town,"  and  it  was  the  custom  for  at  least  a  dozen  years  to 
sell  the  maintenance  of  the  poor  at  public  vendue  to  the  lowest 
bidder;  the  use  of  all  and  everything  such  a  person  possessed 
should  be  a  part  of  the  price  paid.     Very  strenuous  rules  and 


MISCELLANEOUS.  178 

regulations  were  in  force  regarding  their  possessions,  be  they 
land,  clothing,  household  furniture  or  daily  labor.  The  town  re- 
served the  right  to  furnish  medical  attendance  and  in  case  of 
death,  paid  funeral  charges. 

A  single  transaction  must  suffice.  "Samuel  Dinsmore  was 
struck  off  to  Jacob  Heath  for  $34,  to  be  paid  quarterly  in  produce 
at  the  Current  market  price,  otherwise  he  should  be  paid  in 
money  at  the  end  of  the  year,  said  Dinsmore  to  be  considered  in 
health  and  to  be  bound  by  indenture."  Often,  a  dozen  or  more 
were  thus  provided  for  under  varying  conditions.  Often,  the 
whole  number  were  kept  in  a  single  family  and  a  large  amount 
of  work  was  accomplished  by  them. 

The  town  poor  were  thus  sold  at  auction  until  1824,  when  the 
selectmen  purchased  a  farm  at  East  Northfield  of  Nathaniel  Gil- 
man  and  aU  were  respectably  housed  there,  though  to  say  it  was 
a  humane  movement  is  to  put  it  too  mildly,  as  the  following  rules 
and  regulations  must  be  implicitly  observed  by  both  overseer  and 
pauper. 

A  "house  of  correction"  with  dungeon  was  attached  to  it,  and 
Josiah  Woodbury,  Horace  Noyes,  Simeon  Gate,  Thomas  Chase, 
Benjamin  Kogers,  Daniel  Austin  and  George  Kezar  were  chosen 
"informers."  Judge  Peter  Wadleigh  drew  the  "Orders  and 
Eegulations, ' '  receiving  therefor  $3. 

"Section  1.  There  shall  be  a  house  of  correction  established  in 
said  town  into  which  shall  be  committed  as  the  law  directs  all  per- 
sons found  in  said  town  of  the  following  description  viz.  All 
rogues  and  vagabonds,  lewd,  idle  or  disorderly  persons;  persons 
going  about  begging,  or  using  any  subtle  craft  jugling  or  unlaw- 
ful games  or  plays;  or  persons  pretending  to  have  knowledge  in 
physiognomy  or  palmistry ;  or  such  as  pretend  they  can  tell  des- 
tinies or  fortunes,  or  discover  by  any  spells  or  magic  art,  where 
lost  or  stolen  goods  may  be  found;  common  pipers,  fidlers,  run- 
aways, stubborn  children  or  servants,  common  drunkards,  common 
night  walkers,  common  railers  or  brawlers,  such  as  neglect  their 
calling  or  employments,  mis-spend  what  they  earn,  and  such  as 
do  not  provide  for  themselves  or  for  the  support  of  their  fam- 
ilies. 

'.'Section  2.  All  or  any  person  that  shall  be  adjudged  by  the 
proper  authorities  guilty  of  any  of  the  offences  aforesaid  and 


174  HISTORY   OF    NOETHFBELD. 

sentenced  to  tlie  house  of  correction  shall  be  liable  to  be  eaUed 
up  and  set  to  work  by  the  Superintendent  of  the  House  of  Cor- 
rection at  five  oclock  in  the  morning  and  employed  until  seven 
oclock  in  the  evening,  from  the  21st  day  of  March  to  the  21st  day 
of  September,  and  from  this  date  to  the  21st  day  of  March  fol- 
lowing, called  up  at  six  oclock  in  the  morning  and  employed  until 
nine  oclock  in  the  evening  .  .  .  All  males,  at  any  of  the 
mechanical  arts  at  farming,  or  husbandry  or  any  kind  of  labor 
that  males  usually  work  at,  and  all  females  .  .  .at  spin- 
ning, weaving,  knitting,  sewing  or  housework  as  females  usually 
perform  unles  unable  on  account  of  ill  health,  age  or  infirmity. ' ' 

There  are  certain  other  rules  in  regard  to  punishments,  impris- 
onment in  dungeon,  etc.,  and  strict  rules  governing  every  duty  of 
superintendent,  overseers,  informers  and  reformers.  These  rules 
were  modified  and  changed  in  1840  and  a  new  set  adopted. 

David  Hill,  Samuel  Dicey,  David  Brown,  Nathan  Wells,  Joseph 
Libby,  Emanuel  Forrest  and  George  S.  Tibbetts  were  some  of  the 
many  superintendents  employed  for  long  or  short  terms.  Poor 
people  who  were  unable  to  pay  their  taxes  were  allowed  to  work 
them  out  at  the  poor  farm. 

In  1867,  on  the  erection  of  the  new  and  commodious  county 
farm  home,  pauper  settlements  were  abolished  and  all  the  de- 
pendent poor  and  petty  criminals  cared  for  at  Boscawen.  The 
farm  was  sold  to  Benjamin  Haines  and  James  N.  Forrest  in  1866 
and  Northfield,  at  the  present  time,  has  no  town  or  county  pauper 
and  is,  with  a  single  exception,  the  only  town  in  the  county  so 
fortunate  in  this  respect.  We  have  had  no  criminal  in  state 
prison  for  a  long  term  of  years  and  no  licensed  saloons. 

In  1875,  the  expense  to  the  town  for  paupers  was  $1,056.56; 
in  1880,  it  was  $600;  in  1900,  $135 ;  and  nothing  in  1905.  Some 
of  these  figures  were  the  result  of  contagious  epidemics. 

MERRIMACK  COUNTY. 

Before  Merrimack  County  was  instituted,  Northfield  was  in 
Hillsborough  County  and  the  great  distance  to  the  courts  and 
court  records  made  a  change  greatly  to  be  desired.  The  first  effort 
was  in  the  line  of  establishing  a  half  shire  town  for  Upper  Hills- 
borough. Hopkinton  was  selected  and  the  Legislature  met  there 
for  several  years  and  the  governors  were  inaugurated  there.  In 
1823,  after  much  debate  and    delay,    Merrimack    County    was 


MISCELLANEOUS.  175 

formed  and  Concord  constituted  the  shire  town.  Judge  Peter 
Wadleigh  was  the  foremost  man  in  the  town  in  this  matter  and 
assisted  largely  in  its  establishment.  It  is  the  central  county  and 
is  bounded  by  six  of  the  others.  It  is  60  miles  long  from  Dan- 
bury  to  Hooksett  and  55  miles  wide  from  Pittsfield  to  Newbury. 
It  contains  505,000  acres.  It  then  had  a  population  of  33,000. 
Nortiifield  had  277  polls,  287  horses,  367  cows,  202  sheep ;  money 
on  interest  and  in  bank,  $4,900;  stock  in  trade,  57,580;  mills  and 
machinery,  $88,900,  and  real  estate,  $437,590.  This  is  in  strange 
contrast  to  the  count  of  1786,  probably  the  first  ever  made,  of 
which  the  following  is  a  true  copy : 

"NoRTHFiELD  Apr.  11'^  ye::  1786 
' '  This  to  sartify  a  greeable  to  an  Act  Past  the  3 :  ye :  1786  a 
trew  a  Count  of  all  the  Males  poles  is  75  and  the  number  of 
women  and  children  274 

William  Perkins  > 
75  William  Foeeest  /  Selectmen" 

274  Thomas  Chase      ) 

Increased,  in  1880,  to  46,300.  Northfield  had,  in  1823,  "1. 
meeting-house,  eight  school  houses,  six  districts;  no  tavern;  two 
stores ;  five  saw-mills,  two  clothing  mills ;  three  carding  mills  and 
four  tanneries. ' '  Its  population,  in  1820,  was  1,304  and,  in  1880, 
918,  a  rather  uncertain  increase. 

In  1833,  the  New  Hampshire  Register  gives  the  following: 
"Two  meeting-houses;  three  stores;  one  tavern;  two  doctors;  no 
lawyer;  one  cotton  factory;  six  sawmills;  two  grain  mills;  two 
fulling  mills  and  two  carding  mills.  Benjamin  Ambrose  Chase 
was  representative  to  General  Court  and  there  were  ten  Justices 
of  the  Peace  viz  Thomas  Chase,  James  Cofran,  Benjamin  Chase, 
Samuel  Forrest,  Charles  Glidden,  Obadiah  Hall,  Thomas  Lyford, 
Jeremiah  Smith,  Jeremiah  Tilton  and  Peter  Wadleigh."  We 
find,  for  the  year  1904,  one  church,  one  store,  one  doctor,  no  law- 
yer, no  minister. 

POST  OFFICES. 

The  first  postal  facilities  were  afforded  by  post  riders  and, 
a  little  later,  by  the  stage-drivers.  Many  old  people  remember 
when  the  postage  to  Boston  was  16  cents,  and  beyond  a  specified 
distance  was  even  more. 


176  .  HISTORY    OF    NOETHFIELD. 

Dr.  Enos  Hoyt,  soon  after  his  arrival  in  town,  caused  an  office 
to  be  established  at  the  Center  and  the  letters  were  sorted  while 
the  relay  horses  for  the  stage  were  being  led  out.  Bradbury  Tib- 
betts  served  him  as  clerk.  When  the  doctor  moved  nearer  the 
village  the  office  was  retained  by  John  Mooney,  who  purchased 
his  house.  It  was  later  kept  by  Benjamin  Brown  until  the  com- 
ing of  the  cars  to  Tilton  and  the  discontinuance  of  stages. 

It  was  then  kept  for  some  years  at  the  store  of  Isaac  Whittier, 
where  the  Northfield  grocery  store  now  stands.  There  was  an- 
other over  the  river,  kept  by  Archibald  Clark  for  20  consecutive 
years  on  the  spot  where  it  now  is.  These  were  finally  united  and 
we  find  John  Taylor  in  charge  in  1843,  followed  by  Amos  Jones 
in  1846  and  Benjamin  Colby  in  1850.  It  had  heretofore  been 
kept  in  some  store  in  the  village.  Carlos  Clark  was  chosen  in 
1853,  the  first  Northfield  resident  to  hold  the  office. 

He  was  followed  by  a  short  term  with  Bradbury  Morrill  in 
charge.  No  other  resident  of  the  town  held  the  position  until  the 
coming  of  Daniel  Emery  Hill,  whose  sketch  and  portrait  are  here 
subjoined.  The  office  was  moved  to  its  present  location  during 
his  term  of  service.  The  name  was  changed  to  Tilton  post  office, 
in  1869. 

Major  0.  C.  Wyatt  was  the  next  from  Northfield  to  hold  the 
place.  At  present,  Luther  H.  Morrill,  also  from  our  town,  with 
quarters  greatly  enlarged  and  improved,  leaves  nothing  to  be 
desired  in  the  way  of  efficiency  and  promptness.     ( See  portrait. ) 

NORTHFIELD  DEPOT  POST  OFFICE. 

Merrill  M.  Moore  was  the  first  holder  of  this  office.  He  was  a 
trader  and  the  mail  was  kept  at  his  store.  When,  later,  the  store 
was  burned,  the  office  was  moved  to  the  depot  and  kept  by  Amos 
M.  Cogswell,  who  was  also  station  agent.  A  store  being  built 
later  by  Leonard  Gerrish,  he  was  chosen  to  fill  the  office,  from 
whom  it  passed  to  Charles  Henry  Ayers.  After  some  years  it 
was  discontinued,  but  re-established  in  1870  by  Sumner  A.  Dow, 
who  conducted  it  until  his  removal  from  town.  It  was  then  kept 
by  William  C.  French  for  16  years  and  has  recently  been  dis- 
continued, since  the  region  is  now  covered  by  two  rural  delivery 
routes. 


LUTHER    H.    MORRILL. 


DANIEL    EMERY    HILL. 


MISCELLANEOUS.  177 

DANIEL  B.   HILL. 
(See  portrait.) 

Daniel  Emery  Hill,  son  of  John  Hill  and  Mahala  Rollins,  was  born  in 
Northfleld,  September  7,  1S33.  He  came  of  Revolutionary  stock  and 
his  ancestors  were  among  the  first  settlers  of  the  town,  coming  here 
from  Salisbury,  Mass.,  in  1780,  and  settling  on  Bay  Hill. 

On  the  farm  where  his  father  was  born  Mr.  Hill  grew  to  boyhood 
and  was  educated  in  the  town  district  schools  and  at  the  old  academy, 
which  then  stood  on  Academy  Hill,  near  the  site  of  the  seminary  of 
today. 

In  the  year  1858  Mr.  Hill  was  united  in  marriage  to  Mary  Otis 
Young,  daughter  of  Thomas  J.  and  Ann  Kimball  Young,  and  great 
granddaughter  of  the  Rev.  "Winthrop  Young,  for  35  years — from  1796 
to  1831 — pastor  of  the  Free  Baptist  Church  in  Canterbury. 

In  the  ancestral  home  on  Bay  Hill  the  greater  part  of  their  married 
life  was  spent.  For  a  few  years  Mr.  Hill  was  connected  with  the  bag- 
gage department  of  the  Old  Colony  Railroad,  when  they  resided  in 
Boston.  In  1889  Mr.  F.  B.  Shedd  of  Lowell,  Mass.,  purchased  of  Mr. 
Hill  his  estate  on  Bay  Hill,  for  a  summer  residence. 

After  an  interval  of  four  years,  during  which  time  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hill 
made  an  extended  stay  in  California  and  claimed  residence  in  Concord, 
they  returned  to  Northfield  and  purchased  of  J.  G.  Davis  the  residence 
off  Summer  Street,  where  Mrs.  Hill  now  lives. 

Mr.  Hill  passed  away  October  2,  1899,  after  a  very  brief  illness,  with 
heart  disease.  He  was  honored  by  his  fellow-townsmen  with  many 
positions  of  public  trust.  For  three  terms  he  served  Merrimack 
County  as  commissioner  and  for  10  years  filled  the  office  of  postmaster 
of  Northfield  and  Tllton.  As  a  representative  of  the  Republican  party, 
of  which  he  was  a  staunch  supporter,  Mr.  Hill  served  his  native  town 
in  the  Legislature  of  1897.  For  more  than  a  score  of  years  he  was  a 
devoted  member  of  the  Doric  Lodge  of  Masons. 

ANNEXATION    TO   TILTON. 

A  "bill"  was  presented  to  the  New  Hampshire  Legislature  in 
1901  by  citizens  of  Tilton  and  Northfield,  asking  that  the  "town 
of  Northfield  in  the  county  of  Merrimack  be  and  hereby  is  severed 
from  said  coimty  and  annexed  to  the  town  of  Tilton  and  made  a 
part  of  Belknap  County." 

Section  two  provided  for  all  lawsuits  then  in  progress. 

Section  three  provided  for  a  just  division  regarding  county 
debts;  and  other  "sections,"  12  in  all,  dealt  with  paupers,  selling 
town  house,  schools  and  other  matters  of  existing  alliances,  etc. 

This  measure  was  backed  by  a  petition  of  45  legal  voters,  10 
of  whom  were  owners  of  real  estate  in  Northfield  and  another 
13 


178  HISTORY    OF    NORTHFIELD. 

from  the  residents  of  Tilton,  containing  93  names.  A  public 
meeting  of  the  citizens  of  Northfield  was  held  and  the  town 
authorized  Messrs.  0.  C.  Wyatt  and  Frank  Shaw,  two  of  its 
selectmen,  and  a  special  committee  of  four,  consisting  of  Albert 
C.  Lord,  W.  S.  Hill,  Byron  Shaw  and  Clarence  W.  Whicher,  to 
vigorously  oppose  the  measure.  They  were  reinforced  by  a  peti- 
tion containing  the  names  of  215  legal  voters  and  representing 
property  to  the  value  of  $400,000. 

Northfield  was  asked  to  give  up  her  name  and  corporate  exist- 
ence and  17,000  acres  of  territory.  Just  what  the  consideration 
was  is  not  given  in  the  bill,  unless  it  was  given  in  article  or  section 
eight,  which  reads  as  follows:  "All  real  and  personal  property, 
including  all  debts,  uncollected  taxes,  claims  and  demands  of 
every  kind,  now  owned  by  and  due  to  the  said  town  of  Northfield 
shall  become  the  property  of  the  town  of  Tilton  as  constituted  by 
this  Act  but  all  moneys  on  hand  belonging  to  said  town  of  North- 
field  and  all  money  collected  from  outstanding  claims,  and  money 
received  from  the  sale  of  the  Northfield  town  house,  should  it  be 
voted  to  sell  such  house,  after  the  payments  of  debts  shall  be 
expended  in  the  territory  comprising  the  town  of  Northfield  as 
constituted  prior  to  the  passage  of  this  Act  towards  constructing 
a  system  of  sewers." 

Public  meetings  were  called  and  private  consultations  held 
along  the  byways  and  highways.  Legislative  hearings,  with 
Messrs.  Jewett  and  Plumer  of'Laconia  and  Judge  W.  B.  Fellows 
of  Tilton  as  counsel  for  the  petitioners  and  Judge  Charles  F. 
Stone  of  Laconia,  Sargent  &  Niles  of  Concord,  Hon.  E.  B.  S.  San- 
born and  Barron  Shirley  as  cotinsel  for  defendants,  debated  the 
case  with  much  warmth  and  spirit.  The  committee  on  towns 
struggled  with  the  question  week  after  week  and  finally  submitted 
the  bill  February  21,  1902,  in  both  majority  and  minority  reports. 

A  majority  of  seven  recommended  its  passage  under  a  new 
draft,  which  asked  for  the  village  portion  of  the  town  only,  which 
contained  67  per  cent,  of  the  whole  valuation  and  16  miles  of 
highway,  leaving  the  balance  of  the  town  with  64  miles  of  high- 
way and  33  per  cent,  of  valuation. 

The  minority  of  five,  consisting  of  Messrs.  Melvin  of  Lyme, 
Whiting  of  Tamworth,  Hicks  of  Colebrook,  Jones  of  New  Dur- 
ham and  Andrews  of  Somersworth,  in  a  report  covering  three 


MISCELLANEOUS.  179 

columns  of  newspaper  print,  strenuously  opposed  the  passage  of 
the  bill  in  any  form. 

After  much  debate,  on  February  27, 1902,  it  was  declared  inex- 
pedient to  legislate  by  a  vote  of  275  to  33.  The  outcome  caused 
great  rejoicing  and  many  of  those  who  favored  the  change  in  the 
outset  retracted  their  position  long  before  the  matter  reached  its 
final  issue. 

A  grand  ratification  meeting  was  held  on  the  evening  of  March 
7,  1902,  and  if  the  enthusiasm  shown  was  any  pledge  of  the  love 
of  the  citizens  for  their  dear  old  mother  town,  Northfield  has 
reason  to  be  proud  of  her  sons  and  daughters.  That  she  escaped 
so  great  a  peril  adds  a  keener  joy  to  her  Old  Home  Day  festivities. 


•CHAPTER   X. 

CLIMATIC  DISTURBANCES  AND  CASUALTIES. 

Our  town  has  been  wonderfully  free  f rom'climatic  disturbances 
such  as  have  distressed  the  inhabitants  of  more  favored  localities, 
but  a  few  of  minor  importance  I  have  deemed  worthy  of  notice. 
These  will  be  given  without  chronological  order  or  rank  as  to 
importance. 

In  1867  the  farm  buildings  of  John  G.  Brown  were  destroyed 
by  fire,  including  one  horse,  several  hogs  and  17  head  of  cattle. 
Supposed  to  be  of  incendiary  origin. 

James  Batchelder,  living  on  Coos  Brook,  is  supposed  to  have 
fallen  asleep  on  the  bank  while  fishing  and  was  drowned. 

January  19,  1876,  Taylor  &  Parker's  store,  on  the  site  of  the 
present  Northfield  grocery  company's  store,  with  George  Baker's 
printing  office,  were  burned. 

July  3,  1865,  a  railroad  accident  occurred  near  the  Winslow 
crossing,  whereby  the  engine,  "Paugus,"  and  a  large  number  of 
freight  cars  were  completely  wrecked  and  David  Ferguson  fatally 
scalded.  An  excursion  to  The  Weirs  the  next  day  was  cancelled, 
as  the  road  was  impassable. 

In  the  spring  of  1857  a  disastrous  fire  occurred  at  Northfield 
Depot. .  The  wood  shed,  containing  400  cords  of  dry  wood  and 
many  hundred  cords  outside,  together  with  wood-sawing  machin- 
ery and  water  tank,  were  totally  destroyed.  The  fire  ran  through 
the  field  and  woods  for  nearly  a  mile. 

All  trains  were  delayed  for  10  hours,  the  track  being  twisted 
so  it  was  impassable. 

Two  sad  cases  of  drowning  occurred  among  the  students  of  the 
seminary,  who  were  at  first  allowed  sports  on  the  Winnepesaukee. 
A  young  man  named  Tebbetts  was  drowned  at  the  "steep  eddy" 
while  bathing,  and  another  named  Wilkins  was  carried  over  the 


CASUALTIES.  181 

dam  near  the  upper  bridge  with  a  boating  party.  All  but  one 
were  rescued. 

"Tom  Roby's  train"  was  derailed  near  the  Forrest  crossing 
one  intensely  hot  day,  August,  1881  ( ?),  by  the  spreading  of  the 
rails,  and  Patch  Clifford  received  injuries  from  which  he  never 
fully  recovered. 

Samuel  T.  Holmes'  barn  Avas  demolished  by  a  cyclone,  June  28, 
1879. 

Samuel  Sewall's  house  on  Bay  Street  burned  April  26,  1877. 
Doubtless  an  incendiary  fire. 

July,  1852,  ■ Stockdale  was  fatally  injured  in  a  prema- 
ture blast  in  the  cut  below  the  village  during  the  construction 
of  the  Boston,  Concord. &  Montreal  Railroad.  Levi  Cross  also 
received  fatal  injuries  at  the  same  place. 

Residence  of  Benjamin  Glines  struck  by  lightning,  June  17, 
1898,  but  escaped  destruction.     It  was  burned  April  28,  1901. 

Nat.  Bean  was  frozen  to  death  during  a  winter  storm. 

Lightning  destroyed  the  farm  buildings  of  Deacon  Gardiner 
S.  Abbott,  June,  1878. 

Alonzo  Collins  committed  suicide  by  shooting,  February  18, 
1886. 

The  old  tan  shed  on  Elm  Street,  after  having  been  demolished, 
took  fire  and  was  consumed. 

B.  F.  Cofran's  residence  was  burned  the  same  time.  May  27, 
1875.  Both  caught  from  a  fire  across  the  river.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Cofran  were  absent  from  home. 

George  Mason  was  accidentally  killed  by  falling  from  a  load 
of  wood  on  Bean  Hill  in  1870.  He  was  teamster  for  Joseph  Dear- 
born. 

Benjamin  Glines'  and  J.  B.  Glover's  house  burned,  July,  1879. 

Lightning  struck  the  barn  of  Warren  H.  Smith,  June,  1878. 

Horace  Hicks  was  instantly  killed  by  being  caught  in  a  revolv- 
ing belt  in  James  Earnshaw's  mill  and  horribly  mutilated,  in 
1863  (f). 

Fifield  sat  down  astride   a   kitchen  chair.     His   head 

dropped  over  the  sharp  ridge  and  caused  his  death  by  strangula- 
tion.    He  lived  in  East  Northfield,  near  the  Canterbury  line. 

The  tannery  near  Carter's  mill  was  burned,  January  15,  1876. 

Susan  Maria,  daughter  of  David  Hills,  was  fatally  burned  by 
her  clothing  taking  fire  at  an  open  fireplace,  October  14,  1846. 


182  HISTORY    OF    NORTHFIELD. 

The  residence  of  E.  S.  Wadleigh  was  burned,  April  22,  1881. 
The  frame  proved  to  be  of  white  oak. 

Mrs.  Mills  of  Concord  died  at  the  home  of  her  daughter,  Mrs. 
Charles  Robertson,  June,  1879,  of  hydrophobia.  She  had  been 
bitten  18  months  before. 

Miles  Gate  fell  down  the  cellar  stairs  and  broke  his  neck. 

Col.  James  Cofran's  house  was  blown  down  while  in  the  process 
of  erection  in  1854. 

Massa  H.  Morey  committed  suicide  in  1854  by  hanging. 

One  of  the  most  serious  losses  to  the  town  by  fire  was  the  burn- 
ing of  the  New  Hampshire  Conference  Seminary  and  Female  Col- 
lege, November  7, 1862,  during  a  storm  of  sleet.  It  was  doubtless 
the  work  of  an  incendiary.  The  blaze  started  in  the  southeast 
corner  of  the  east  wing,  third  story,  and  progressed  very  slowly 
in  the  face  of  a  high  gale.  The  wreckage  burned  until  Decem- 
ber 18. 

The  David  Hills  house  at  the  Center  burned  May  24,  1885 ;  ac- 
cidental. 

"Willie  dines  fell  25  feet  from  a  staging  on  B.  S.  Wadleigh 's 
house  and  received  but  slight  injuries,  August  5,  1881. 

Thomas  Benton  Clark  was  found  drowned  near  the  lower  high- 
way bridge,  August  11,  1872. 

Sarah  Cross  was  drowned  while  bathing  in  the  Merrimack  near 
the  Orphans'  Home. 

Mary  Hall  Morrison,  aged  two,  was  drowned  in  a  tan  pit  in 
1825. 

Elizabeth  Nudd  was  fatally  burned  from  an  outdoor  fire,  April 
11,  1864. 

Willis  and  Wallis  Glines,  twin  brothers,  were  both  fatally  in- 
jured by  the  ears  at  nearly  the  same  spot.  The  former,  Decem- 
ber 27,  1899 ;  the  latter,  September  4,  1886. 

The  old  home  of  Asa  K.  Osgood  was  burned  after  his  death, 
July  25, 1900. 

The  buildings  on  the  Brigham  place  on  the  main  road  were 
burned. 

Willis  Carroll  was  killed  on  the  railroad  near  the  fair  grounds, 
August  23,  1904. 

Charles  Alonzo  Gile  was  injured  in  a  carriage  accident,  Decem- 
ber 18,  1863,  and  died  from  its  effects. 


CASUALTIES.  183 

The  farm  buildings  of  Charles  L.  Barnard  on  Bean  Hill  were 
totally  destroyed  by  fire,  December  13,  1900. 

The  Aldrich  place  was  burned.  This  house  was  the  scene  of 
David  Smith's  death.  He  fell  from  the  beams  of  the  barn  and 
broke  his  neck. 

Job  Glines  died  alone  in  a  small  house  opposite  the  Deacon 
Abbott  home;  found  dead  in  the  cellar. 

Thomas  Chase's  new  house  on  Arch  Hill  burned,  November, 
1855. 

Mrs.  Maud  Perry  of  Tilton  killed  on  the  summit  while  berry- 
ing.    Thrown  from  her  carriage,  July,  1905. 

Child  of  John  Cilley  killed  by  a  rolling  stick  of  timber ;  away 
from  home ;  brought  home  at  night. 

The  residence  of  Jeremiah  E.  Smith  on  Bay  Hill  was  destroyed 
by  fire,  June  18,  1904. 

Carlos  Clark  perished  in  a  winter  storm,  January  3,  1861,  on 
the  hill  south  of  the  Arch.     His  body  was  not  found  until  spring. 

The  Beckler  House  was  burned,  June  21,  1875. 

Mrs.  Mahala  Evans  was  killed,  October  17,  1852,  by  the  cars  as 
she  was  rescuing  her  daughter,  a  deaf  mute,  from  the  same  peril, 
close  by  her  door. 

Mrs.  Almena  Riley's  farm  buildings  burned  with  cattle  and 
horses,  June  5,  1903 ;  a  total  loss. 

Tom  Glover  lived  in  the  Job  Glines  house  by  the  Abbott's  at 
the  foot  of  Kezar  hills.  He  was  found  dead  at  the  foot  of  the 
cellar  stairs,  where  he  had  apparently  lain  a  long  time.  He  was 
from  Canterbury. 

The  "great  September  gale"  occurred  the  23d  of  the  month, 
1815.  The  roof  was  blown  from  the  three-story  house  of  John 
Moloney,  now  owned  by  Miss  Mary  Foss,  and  one  story  was  re- 
moved when  repairs  were  made. 

"What  has  always  been  called  the  Cold  Friday  occurred  Feb- 
ruary 19,  1810,  with  the  same  fearful  phenomenon  here  as  else- 
where, though  no  human  lives  were  lost.  Cattle  lay  down  shiv- 
ering in  their  stalls  and  were  covered  with  hay,  and  faces  and 
ears  were  frost-bitten  everywhere. 

The  6th  of  September,  1881,  was  in  Northfield,  as  elsewhere, 
so  dark  that  lights  were  needed  all  day  and  has  passed  into  his- 
tory as  the  Yellow  Day. 


184  HISTORY    OF    NOETHPIELD. 

September  14,  1882,  the  residence  of  Daniel  E.  HiU  was 
wrecked  during  a  wind  storm  by  the  fall  of  an  immense  elm  tree 
standing  near  it. 

The  house  of  Mrs.  G.  B.  Lott  was  injured  in  a  similar  manner 
in  1904. 

Orlando  Howe 's  farm  buildings  burned  in  the  summer  of  1902. 

January  24,  1886,  a  beautiful  rainbow  was  seen  in  the  west  at 
4.30  o'clock  p.  m. 

The  stables  of  W.  F.  DanieUs  and  Charles  Kendrick  at  the  fair 
grounds  were  destroyed  by  fire  in  1903. 


CHAPTER   XI. 

CLUBS  AND  SOCIETIES. 

NOETHFIELD  BRASS  BAND. 

About  the  year  1840  a  band  was  organized  in  the  west  part  of 
the  town ;'  its  purpose  was  to  furnish  music  for  the  old-time  train- 
ings and  musters  and  to  enliven  the  many  gatherings  of  its  mem- 
bers and  their  friends.  Capt.  William  Plummer  Cross,  though 
not  a  musician  himself,  had  charge  of  the  business  part  of  the 
club  and  was  sent  to  purchase  the  needed  instruments.  Benson 
Hazelton,  Rufus  Manuel,  William  Plummer  and  the  three  Pipers 
made  up  its  membership.  They  were  expected  to  serenade  every 
newly-married  couple,  near  or  far  away.  It  existed  until  its 
members  were  scattered.  We  have  no  date  of  its  dismember- 
ment. 

TILTON   AND    NOETHFIELD    CORNET    BAND. 

Ten  years  later,  another  band  was  organized  at  Sanbornton 
Bridge,  under  the  tutelage  of  Alonzo  Bond  of  Boston  and  Henry 
Meizner  of  Tilton.  Solon  Hill  was  leader  and  it  became  one  of 
the  best  in  the  country.  This  eventually  gave  place  to  others, 
but  Northfield  and  the  contiguous  towns  seldom  lack  good  talent 
that  can  be  called  together  on  short  notice.  Mr.  Tilton  has 
several  times  encouraged  some  ambitious  company  by  the  gift  of 
instruments  and  uniforms.  There  is  no  organization  at  the  pres- 
ent time. 

FRIENDSHIP  GRANGE. 
KATE    FOEKEST. 

When  the  north  fields  were  cut  off  from  Canterbury  and  be- 
came an  independent  township,  the  grange  was  a  thing  unknown. 
Most  of  the  inhabitants  of  the  new  town  were  patron's  of  the 
ancient  occupation  of  agriculture,  but  they  did  oot  realize  their 
claim  to  "precedence  over  royal  dynasties  and  titles  of  nobility," 
and  were  content  to  call  themselves  simply  farmers. 


186  HISTORY    OP    NORTHFIELD. 

Northfield  had  reached  the  respectable  age  of  fourscore  years, 
when  the  order,  "Patrons  of  Husbandry,"  was  instituted  in  1867 
and  had  traveled  five  years  beyond  the  century  milestone  when 
the  grange  idea  was  planted  within  its  borders.  Once  having 
root,  however,  the  new  idea  grew  rapidly  and  on  the  night  after 
Christmas  in  the  year  1885  sent  out  a  bud  of  promise  which  be- 
came a  fruitful  branch  of  the  order,  Patrons  of  Husbandry.  The 
holiday  season  of  peace  and  goodwill  was  a  fitting  time  for  the 
organization  of  a  fraternal  order,  whose  name  should  be  called 
"Friendship,"  and  whose  work  should  be  performed  in  "Faith, 
Hope  and  Charity." 

Friendship  Grange  started  out  with  these  17  charter  members : 
Jason  Foss,  James  N.  Forrest,  Susan  H.  Foss,  Obe  G.  Morrison, 
Morrill  and  Lovina  Moore,  Clarence  W.  Whicher,  Fannie  J. 
Whicher,  Mary  W.,  Belle  W.  and  Clyde  A.  Gile,  Lowell  M.  and 
Amanda  A.  French,  Joseph  J.  Prescott,  Bertha  A.  French  and 
Hiram  H.  and  Sarah  Cross.  Of  these,  only  13  were  present  on 
that  first  evening,  but  if  any  feeling  of  superstition  existed  in 
the  mind  of  any  one  it  was  not  allowed  to  interfere  with  the  work 
in  hand,  and  the  organization  was  duly  effected. 

Among  the  officials  present  on  this  occasion  were  Hon.  Nahum 
J.  Bachelder,  then  secretary  of  the  State  Grange,  afterwards  its 
master ^nd,  later,  governor  of  New  Hampshire;  Emri  C.  Hutchin- 
son of  Milford;  Alfred  Colby  of  Tilton,  and  W.  D.  Tuttle  of 
Andover.  The  first  meeting  was  held  in  the  old  brick  church, 
otherwise  known  as  the  Northfield  town  house  and,  since  that 
night,  as  the  home  of  the  grange. 

Electricity  had  not  then  been  introduced  into  the  building  and 
a  few  kerosene  lamps  and  lanterns  dimly  lighted  the  large  room 
and  shone  fitfully  upon  the  earnest  faces  of  the  few  embryo 
patrons  gathered  there. 

The  voice  of  our  future  governor  rose  to  the  vaulted  ceiling 
and  mingled  with  the  echoes  of  fervent  exhortations  and  penny- 
royal hymns  which  had  ascended  in  the  old  meeting  days  from  the 
high-backed  pews,  standing  in  dark  rows  on  either  side  of  the 
room.  Perhaps,  the  charges  given  by  the  future  state  secretary, 
Mr.  Hutchinson,  gained  impressiveness  from  these  echoes  of  the 
past  and  the  influence  of  psalm  and  sermon  may  have  inspired 
the  efiiciency  with  which  these  officers  performed  the  duties  of 
that  difficult  first  year. 


CLUBS  AND   SOCIETIES.  187 

The  first  master  of  Friendship  Grange  was  Jason  Foss,  with 
Lowell  M.  French  as  overseer  and  James  N.  Forrest,  lecturer; 
steward,  Hiram  H.  Cross ;  assistant  steward,  Clyde  A.  Gile ;  chap- 
lain, Obe  G.  Morrison;  treasurer,  Clarance  W.  Whieher;  secre- 
tary, Belle  "W.  Gile ;  gatekeeper,  Morrill  Moore ;  Pomona,  Amanda 
A.  French;  Flora,  Fannie  Whieher;  and  lady  assistant  steward, 
Lovina  A.  Moore. 

George  R.  Locke  was  chosen  master  for  the  second  year  and 
Mr.  Foss  was  re-elected  for  the  third.  Lowell  M.  French,  Lucien 
F.  Batchelder,  Edwin  D.  Forrest,  Arthur  H.  Hills,  Ned 
Dearborn,  Arthur  P.  Thomas,  Ora  G.  Ladd,  Frank  J.  Phelps, 
Arthur  M.  Lord,  J.  C.  Flanders,  with  Arthur  P.  Thomas  for  1904 
and  1905,  have  in  succession  filled  the  chair.  Mrs.  Maude  W.  Gil- 
man  has  been  the  only  woman  to  hold  the  office,  in  1899,  and  dur- 
ing her  term  of  service  the  grange  saw  one  of  its  most  prosperous 
years.  Her  associate  officers  were  all  women  and  all,  from  the 
master  down,  took  great  pride  in  committing  to  memory  the  de- 
gree work  of  the  order,  which  made  it  much  more  impressive  than 
when  read  from  the  ritual.  The  only  prize  ever  won  by  this 
grange  for  excellence  in  ritualistic  work  was  during  that  year. 
A  degree  staff,  also  composed  of  ladies,  was  formed  during  Mrs. 
Gilman's  administration  and  had  the  honor  of  exemplifying  the 
third  degree  at  a  special  meeting  of  the  State  Grange  held  in 
Tilton  town  hall  during  the  Grange  State  Fair. 

Eight  secretaries,  all  ladies  but  one  and  all  residents  of  North- 
field  but  three,  have  handed  down  to  the  future  the  treasured 
records. 

Fifteen  have  fiUed  the  lecturer's  chair,  all  of  whom,  with  a 
single  exception,  have  been  or  are  now  residents  of  our  town. 
This  office  is  no  sinecure.  Upon  the  faithful  discharge  of  its 
duties  depends  in  large  measure  the  reputation  and  success  of 
the  grange.  Programmes  must  be  arranged  to  suit  the  tastes  of 
all  and  to  bring  out  the  peculiar  talent  of  the  various  members. 
Important  subjects  relating  to  home  life,  farm  life,  social  life  and 
the  many  burning  questions  of  the  hour  must  be  discussed,  essays 
written,  declamations  learned,  grange  papers,  dramas  and  songs 
arranged  for.  If  this  order,  and  especially  Friendship  Grange, 
had  done  nothing  more  than  help  its  youth  to  discover  their  own 
powers  in  some  of  these  lines,  it  need  never  apologize  for  its  ex- 
istence. 


188  HISTORY    OF    NOETHFIELD. 

Its  tenth  anniversary,  December  26,  1895,  was  an  event  to  be 
remembered,  not  only  for  its  inward  cheer,  but  its  outward  gloom, 
the  weather  not  only  being  unpropitious  but  unseasonable  and 
unreasonable.  Eain  fell  in  torrents  and  the  darkness  of  Erebus 
was  as  noonday  compared  with  the  blackness  of  the  moonless 
night,  The  two  neighboring  granges  invited  were  there,  how- 
ever, and  Hon.  "Warren  F.  Daniell  of  Franklin,  John  C.  Morrison 
of  Boscawen  and  James  E.  Shepard  of  New  London.  The  for- 
mer contributed  a  hiimorous  poem  to  the  occasion  and  the  others, 
addresses.  The  history  of  the  organization  for  10  years  was 
given  by  Lucien  F.  Batchelder  and  some  wise  prophecies  uttered 
by  Miss  Bullock,  which  have  proved  her  a  true  prophet  by  since 
coming  true.  There  was,  too,  a  fine  address  by  Worthy  Master 
Ned  Dearborn. 

August,  1893,  the  long-needed  grange  kitchen  was  completed 
and  formally  dedicated.  Its  acquisition  was  a  great  delight  to 
those  who  had  so  patiently  endured  the  discomforts  and  incon- 
venience of  the  old  serving  room.  The  town  concurring  and 
assisting,  the  old  seats  were  replaced  by  suitable  chairs,  electric 
lights  secured,  water  put  in  and  a  telephone  installed. 

The  installation  of  officers  has  often  been  made  a  pubHe  service 
and  noted  members  of  the  State  and  National  Granges  have  per- 
formed the  duty.  These  occasions  have  always  borne  their  fruit 
in  new  applications  for  membership.  The  occasional  visits  of  the 
Pomona  are  seasons  of  abundant  cheer  and  the  return  visits  no 
less  cordial,  as  sociability  is  one  of  the  prime  features  of  the  order. 

During  the  20  years  of  its  life  Friendship  Grange  has  enrolled 

on  its  membership  list  many  scores  of  names.     Jeremiah  E.  Smith 

was  the  first  candidate  initiated  and  is  still  a  member  in  good 

,  and  regular  standing.     Some  names  are  now  enrolled  as  members 

of  granges  in  other  towns. 

The  pages  devoted  to  the  memory  of  those  whose  faces  are  no 
longer  seen  among  us  bear  many  treasured  names  of  those  who 
obeyed  the  Great  Master  of  the  Universe  and  have  goi^e  to  join 
the  great  company  whose  work  on  earth  is  finished. 

Friendship  Grange  has  passed  two  decades  of  existence.  It 
has  known  vicissitudes — membership  has  fluctuated,  interest  has 
flagged  and  revived  again  with  the  changing  seasons,  its  youthful 
enthusiasm  has  departed — but  through  shadow  and  sunshine  it 


CLUBS  AND  SOCIETIES.  189 

has  kept  to  its  course,  has  held  its  place  in  the  community  and 
iiul  filled  the  promise  of  its  beginning. 

"Oh!  happy  grange,  thy  joys  are  pure 
And  free  from  taint  oE  wrong, 
Thy  social  seasons  cheer  our  hearts 
And  make  our  'spirits  strong. 

"In  Faith  and  Hope  we  wend  our  way 
From  out  thy  sacred  hall 
Thy   teachings  to  exemplify 
With  charity  for  all." 

N.  H.  GEANGE  PAIE. 
COL.   W.   H.    STINSON. 

In  1885  the  New  Hampshire  Grange  Fair  Association  was 
formed  under  the  auspices  of  the  Patrons  of  Husbandry  for  the 
encouragement  of  agriculture  and  its  kindred  branches  of  domes- 
tic industry  in  the  state. 

The  history  of  Northfield  would  be  incomplete  without  mention 
being  made  of  the  series  of  14  successful  fairs  held  on  the  Frank- 
lin and  Tilton  Driving  Park  grounds  under  its  auspices,  made 
possible  by  the  marked  liberality  and  interest  of  the  late  Charles 
B.  Tilton.  These  grounds,  so  admirably  located,  easily  accessible 
by  team  or  train,  were  fitted  up  with  all  necessary  buildings  and 
equipments  to  meet  all  the  requirements  of  a  first-class  fair  and 
its  use  freely  donated  to  the  grange  organization.  The  first  fair 
was  held  in  September,  1886,  and  was  a  noted  festival  and  went 
off  with  great  acclaim.  It  was  a  great  event,  both  in  exhibit  and 
attendance.  It  was  followed  by  13  similar  events,  but  the  history 
of  the  first  one  will  suffice. 

The  novelty  of  an  unadulterated  farmer's  fair  was  far  reach- 
ing. Hon.  Stilson  Hutchins,  on  opening  day,  spoke  for  Mr.  Til- 
ton, tendering  thp  furnished  grounds  to  the  free  use  of  the  fair 
association,  to  which  Col.  W.  H.  Stinson,  the  president,  responded, 
giving  expression  to  the  appreciation  felt  by  the  association  and 
the  grange  at  large  for  the  remarkable  evidence  of  his  generosity 
and  the  interest  he  had  taken  in  providing  such  a  splendid  oppor- 
tunity for  the  display  of  practical  agriculture.  The  Manchester 
High  School  Cadets  were  present  with  full  ranks  during  the  fair 
and  gave  added  attraction  to  the  event. 


190  HISTORY    OF    NOETHPEELD. 

On  the  second  day  Hon.  Moody  Currier,  governor  of  the  state, 
with  his  council  and  staff,  accompanied  by  United  States  sen- 
ators, members  of  Congress,  also  candidates  for  governor  and  a 
large  crowd  of  distinguished  men  from  all  the  departments  of 
the  state  and  representatives  of  the  National  Grange  with  many 
lady  guests,  graced  the  exhibition  by  their  presence.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Tilton  gave  a  reception  and  dinner  at  the  Tilton  mansion 
to  a  distinguished  company  at  noon.  Following  this,  under  escort 
of  the  cadets,  led  by  Rublee's  Band,  the  invited  guests  were 
escorted  to  the  fair  grounds,  where  addresses  were  given  by  the 
governor  and  many  others.  In  the  evening  the  Tilton  grounds 
and  the  charming  village  were  brilliant  with  illumination;  can- 
non boomed,  red  lights  burned  and  those  who  witnessed  the 
event  will  never  forget  its  splendor.  The  displays  of  cattle, 
horses,  sheep,  swine,  poultry  and  farm  crops  were  marvels  in 
quantity  and  quality,  while  in  the  domestic  department  the  ladies 
covered  themselves  with  well-earned  glory. 

The  13  following  fairs  were  conducted  with  the  same  care 
and  none  of  the  objectionable  features  of  other  fairs  which  con- 
tributed so  much  to  their  unpopularity  and  discontinuance  were 
allowed.  They  continued  to  be  an  annual  festival,  appreciated 
not  alone  by  members  of  the  grange  but  by  agricultural  people 
as  well,  and  they  acquired  a  truly  enviable  reputation.  The 
best  speakers  in  the  state  were  often  heard  on  its  platform,  not 
least  among  them  being  Hon.  Napoleon  Bryant,  who  was  always 
warmly  greeted  not  only  for  his  pleasing  speech  and  practical 
talk,  but  that  he  honored  the  town  by  choosing  one  of  its  accom- 
plished daughters  to  preside  over  his  home  and  rear  his  children. 
Much  credit  was  also  due  the  state  president  and  his  worthy  as- 
sistant, who  later  became  our  honored  governor,  Hon.  Nahum  J. 
Baehelder,  both  of  whom  fostered  in  it  the  educational  element 
and  many  speakers  of  national  reputation  gave  eminent  counsel 
at  its  gatherings. 

These  were  a  succession  of  splendid  festivals,  well  ordered  and 
well  patronized,  the  discontinuance  of  which,  in  1900,  was  greatly 
regretted.  Mr.  Tilton  was,  from  first  to  last,  its  generous  pro- 
moter and  we  gladly  give  his  portrait  and  sketch  a  place  in  con- 
nection with  it. 


CHARLES    ELLIOT    TILTON. 


CLUBS  AND  SOCIETIES.  191 

HON.  CHARLES  E.  TILTON. 

(See  portrait.) 

Mr.  Tilton  was  a  great  grandson  of  Deacon  Nathaniel,  who  came 
from  Stratham,  about  1771,  to  Sanbornton.  His  son,  Jeremiah,  erected 
the  first  public  house  on  the  site  of  the  late  Loverin  Hotel  and  was 
identified  with  all  the  improvements  of  the  new  country.  He  was  a 
blacksmith  and  a  busy  man,  as  he  believed  in  home  manufactures.  He 
was  a  Revolutionary  soldier  and  had  11  children.  His  son,  Samuel, 
married  Myra  Ames  of  Canterbury.  She  is  remembered  for  her  lovely 
character  and  nobility  of  mind,  and  her  devotion  as  wife  and  mother. 

Charles  Elliot  Tilton,  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  was  their  youngest 
son,  born  September  14,  1827.  He  attended  the  public  schools  and  at 
15  became  a  pupil  of  Prof.  Dyer  H.  Sanborn  and  was  later,  for  three 
years,  at  Norwich  (Vt.)  Military  Academy,  a  discipline  fitting  him 
well  for  the  strenuous  life  in  store  for  him  during  the  30  years  of 
intense  devotion  to  business  on  the  Pacific  slope. 

He  married  Louisa  Peabody,  daughter  of  Jeremiah  and  Nancy  Carter 
Tilton,  January  11,  1856.  They  resided  in  her  father's  home  until  the 
erection  of  the  elegant  and  spacious  home  on  the  heights  across  the 
river,  in  1862  and  '63.  Much  of  this  time  he  was  engaged  in  extensive 
business  elsewhere.  Two  of  their  three  children  were  born  there. 
(See  genealogy,  pages  304,  305.) 

He  was  offered  a  captain's  commission  on  the  breaking  out  of  the 
Mexican  War  by  Colonel  Ransom,  but  declined  it,  owing  to  his  parents' 
non-consent. 

His  older  brother,  Alfred,  had  been  for  sometime  a  merchant  in  New 
York  City,  by  whom  he  was  employed  for  a  season.  He  was  not  satis- 
fied with  his  position  there,  though  prospects  of  promotion  were  offered 
and,  leaving  everything  behind  him,  visited  many  ofHhe  West  India 
Islands  with  a  view  to  future  business,  and  prospected  the  Amazon 
and  Orinoco  rivers  in  canoes  with  Indian  guides,  a  feat  then  never 
before  undertaken  by  white  man.  It  was  while  prospecting  in  South 
America,  at  Caracas,  Maracaybo  and  Panama,  that  the  news  of  the  dis- 
covery of  gold  in  California  reached  him  and  he  determined  to  hasten 
thither,  as  his  travels  had  not  been  satisfactorily  remunerative.  He 
had,  however,  acquired  a  valuable  knowledge  of  the  Spanish  tongue 
and  joined  a  company  of  gold  hunters  from  Vermont  and  was  thus 
enabled  to  fill  the  place  of  purchaser  of  supplies  from  the  natives. 

No  transportation  was  to  be  had  to  San  Francisco  and  he  had  not 
sufiicient  money  to  purchase  a  ticket.  His  brother's  reputation  in  New 
York,  however,  secured  one  for  him  and,  after  great  hardship  and  ex- 
posure, he  arrived  in  San  Francisco. 

Mr.  Tilton  became  identified  with  many  enterprises  on  the  coast  and 
frontier  and  helped  open  up  the  Columbia  and  Willamette  rivers  to 
navigation  and  was  one  of  five  to  develop  the  Oregon  Railway  and 
Navigation  Company. 


192  HISTORY    OF    NOETHPIELD. 

In  1860  he,  with  W.  S.  Ladd,  his  cousin  by  marriage  and  a  native  of 
Sanbornton  Bridge,  organized  the  first  banking-house  in  Portland,  Ore., 
which  acquired  a  national  reputation.  He  retired  from  this  in  1881. 
He  was  Interested  in  several  other  banking  houses  and  at  the  same 
time  was  engaged  in  transportation  across  the  plains,  furnishing  large 
trains  for  all  points  and  giving  his  personal  attention  to  all  the  details. 
Every  day  was  full  of  adventure,  but,  in  spite  of  malaria,  terrific 
storms  and  hostile  Indians,  he  accomplished  his  youthful  purpose, 
after  wtiich  time  he  devoted  his  energies  to  the  care  of  his  large  prop- 
erty and  many  interests  elsewhere,  but  with  home  at  Tilton,  which 
was  named  in  honor  of  the  Tilton  family. 

He  made  many  improvements  and  his  bounty  recognized  not  only 
the  needs  of  the-village  but  the  comfort  of  the  whole,  as  well  as  their 
pleasure.  His  many  benefactions  to  the  town  of  Northfield  will  be 
noticed  in  detail  in  their  proper  place. 

UNION  PICNIC  ASSOCIATION. 

In  the  summer  of  1875  Mrs.  W.  C.  French  and  Willie  Keniston 
invited  a  company  of  neighbors  and  friends  to  meet  in  a  beautiful 
shady  grove  on  the  bluff  east  of  the  railroad  station  at  Northfield 
Depot  and  there  held  a  very  enjoyable  social  gathering,  inter- 
spersed with  literary  exercises,  music  and  a  bountiful  collation. 

A  place  more  easily  accessible  was  chosen  and  another  held 
later  in  the  season,  at  which  many  were  present  from  all  parts. 
of  the  town.  A  table  130  feet  long  liberally  supplied  and  con- 
taining, as  a  newspaper  article  reported,  "90  loaves  of  frosted 
cake  and  other  things  in  proportion,"  was  one  of  the  attractive 
features.  There  was  also  a  brass  band  and  a  squadron  of  horse 
containing  25  saddles,  and  a  rare  literary  treat. 

An  association  was  then  formed  and  the  free  use  of  the  grove 
was  granted  by  its  owner,  William  G.  Hannaford,  and  the  neces- 
sary seats  and  stands  erected.  Their  meetings  were  held  there- 
for many  years  in  succession.  Ministers,  doctors,  lawyers,  gov- 
ernors and  congressmen  not  infrequently  occupied  the  platform 
and  the  speeches  there  made  would  have  claimed  attention  in 
the  halls  of  Congress.  Home  talent  was  also  encouraged  and 
prominence  given  to  the  public  and  Sunday  schools. 

The  third  one  held  is  especially  deserving  of  mention,  not  only 
for  the  presence  of  Gov.  Natt  Head,  but  from  the  fact  that  1,000 
plates  were  filled  from  a  hundred-foot  table.  Laconia  Band  was- 
in  attendance  and  was  remembered  with  an  enormous  cake. 

Sometimes,  for  variety,  basket  lunches  took  the  place  of  public^ 


ftd^r,,         ^;*«9><c; 


CHARLES   GLINES. 


CLUBS  AND   SOCIETIES.  193 

tables  and,  later,  the  gatherings  were  discontinued  every  other 
year.  The  last  one  was  held  in  1896.  The  Glines  reunions  on 
Mount  Polly  took  their  place  in  a  measure.  Yet,  Northfield  union 
picnics  are  loiown  far  and  near  and  were  for  21  years  a  part  of 
the  life  of  the  town  and  as  such  are  deserving  a  place  in  her 
history. 

GLINES  FAMILY  REUNION. 

This  family,  one  of  the  largest  in  town,  has  gathered  for  11 
years  on  Mount  Polly,  where,  with  other  allied  families,  they 
have  held  an  annual  "feast  of  reason"  and  "flow  of  soul." 

The  location,  the  pine  grove  as  well  as  its  nearness  to  the  rail- 
roads, where  trains  have  always  stopped  for  their  accommodation, 
renders  it  an  ideal  place  for  such  gatherings,  and  the  yearly  col- 
lation is  one  of  its  attractive  features  and  it  is  always  eagerly 
looked  forward  to  by  the  widely  scattered  families. 

Eev.  Jeremiah  S.  Jewett  and  Hon.  S.  S.  Jewett  of  Laconia  are 
past  presidents  of  the  association  and  Mrs.  J.  R.  Scales  of  Concord 
is  secretary.  The  subjoined  sketch  and  portrait  of  Mr.  Charles 
Glines,  coming  too  late  for  insertion  in  the  family  record,  are 
gladly  accorded  a  place  here. 

CHARLES  GLINES. 
(See  portrait) 

Charles  Glines,  youngest  son  of  Job  and  Mary  Dearborn  Glines,  was 
born  May  24,  1820,  on  what  is  known  as  the  Windfall,  where  he  spent 
the  early  years  of  his  life.  He  was  employed  for  several  years  by  the 
Boston,  Concord  &  Montreal  Railroad  as  a  section  hand,  but  the  greater 
part  of  his  life  was  spent  in  farming. 

In  the  spring  of  1853  he  purchased  the  Dea.  John  A.  Chamberlain 
farm  in  Canterbury,  to  which  he  removed  and  upon  which  he  spent  the 
remainder  of  his  life.  October  12,  1853,  he  married  Mary  Ann  Morse, 
daughter  of  Charles  and  Eunice  Lake  Morse  of  Canterbury.  To  them 
were  born  six  children,  the  youngest  only  living  to  maturity.  The 
loss  of  three  children  within  a  month  during  an  epidemic  in  the  spring 
of  1863  was  to  him  a  blow  from  which  he  never  recovered. 

He  was  gifted  with  a  keen  eye  for  mechanical  work  and  was  indus- 
trious during  his  long  life  to  a  remarkable  degree.  He  cared  nothing 
for  politics  or  public  life,  but  held  the  respect  of  his  fellow-townsmen 
for  his  honesty  and  uprightness.  He  took  a  keen  interest  in  the 
town  of  his  birth  and  was  a  constant  and  interested  attendant  at  the 
Glines  reunions  on  Mount  Polly.  In  politics  a  Democrat,  a  member  of 
the  Free  Baptist  Church,  an  honored  citizen,  he  passed  away,  October 
14 


X94  HISTORY  OF   NOETHFIELD. 

20,  1902,  and  his  remains  were  laid  beside  those  of  his  wife  and  children 
in  the  Williams  Cemetery. 

Leroy  Arthur,  youngest  son  of  Charles  and  Mary  Ann  Glines,  was 
horn  August  10,  1867.  Married,  October  9,  1900,  Jessie  P.  Raymond  of 
Boscawen.  Their  children  are:  Raymond,  born  October  3,  1901,  Ma;ry 
Eunice,  horn  December  4,  1903.  Although  not  active  in  politics,  Mr. 
Glines  has  held  many  positions  of  trust  within  the  gift  of  his  fellow- 
townsmen.  He  was  elected  a  deacon  of  the  Congregational  Church,  of 
which  he  is  a  loyal  member,  in  1898,  and  he  held  the  office  continuously 
until  the  present  (1905).  He  was  secretary  and  treasurer  of  the  Can- 
terbury and  Boscawen  Telephone  Company  from  its  beginning  in  1896 
until  the  present  year.  At  present  he  is  engaged  in  the  lumber  business 
in  addition  to  farming. 

BOARD  OF  HEALTH. 

Northfield  established  a.  board  of  health  in  1886.  Its  duties 
are  the  same  as  those  of  similar  organizations  elsewhere,  being 
defined  by  statute.  Each  branch  is  a  part  of  the  state  board  and 
amenable  to  it.  At  first  the  members  were  chosen  by  the  citizens 
in  annual  meeting;  later,  in  1898,  by  a  change  in  the  law,  they 
were  appointed  by  the  selectmen,  one  being  appointed  each  year 
for  a  three  years'  term.  The  present  members  are  J.  E.  Smith, 
George  Morrison,  with  John  Senter  as  chairman.  He  is  com- 
pleting his  tenth  year  of  service. 

woman's  club. 

Mrs.  Croly,  "Jenny  June,"  debarred  from  the  Press  Club 
in  New  York  City,  when  Charles  Dickens  was  entertained  by 
them,  said,  "Let  the  women  have  a  club,"  and  so  the  first  one 
sprang  into  existence.  Its  declaration  of  principles  was  the  occa- 
sion of  sneers  and  abusive  criticism  and  failure  to  obtain  either 
sympathy  or  pity.  Thus  came  "Sorosis"  and,  later,  the  "North- 
field  and  Tilton  "Woman's  Club."  If  that  was  the  beginning, 
this  is  not  the  end.  A  movement  with  such  leaders  as  Julia  Ward 
Howe,  Mary  A.  Livermore,  Elizabeth  Peabody  and  Louisa  Alcott 
could  not  long  be  unpopular. 

The  first  clubs  had  generally  for  their  object  the  raising  of 
funds  for  benevolent  purposes  and  Merrimack  County  claims  to 
have  the  earliest  in  America  for  any  object,  the  "Female  Cent 
Union, ' '  originated  by  Mrs.  McFarland  in  Concord.  It  has  now 
passed  its  centennary,  has  grown  from  a  five-dollars  income  in 
1805  to  $4,000  yearly. 


CLUBS  AND   SOCIETIES.  195 

When  the  war  broke  out  Soldiers'  Aid  Societies  and  Christian 
Commissions  developed  a  great  power  for  good  in  many  ways,  so 
when  there  was  no  longer  need  of  service  in  war,  the  energy  devel- 
oped sought  other  fields  of  labor  and  other  objects  and  the  present 
century  has  come  to  be  called  the  "Woman's  Age,"  for  the  reason 
that  she  has  come  to  the  front  as  never  before  in  the  annals  of 
history.  A  practical  writer  has  said :  ' '  There  have  been  notable 
women  in  all  ages,  women  who  have  ruled  empires  and  exerted  a 
powerful  influence  on  government;  women  who  have  led  armies; 
or  have  stood  high' in  literature,  art  and  philanthropy,  but  it  has 
been  accomplished  more  by  individual  effort  than  by  the  effort 
of  many."  A  writer  in  the  Cliautauq^m  said:  "'America  has 
reason  to  be  proud  of  her  women,  and  in  every  walk  of  life,  in 
every  human  pursuit,  in  literatyre,  science  and  art,  in  society,  on 
the  stage,  in  every  field  of  human  endeavor,  American  women 
have  shown  themselves  the  peers  of  American  men. ' ' 

The  Tilton  and  Northfield  Woman's  Club  was  organized  No- 
vember 16,  1895,  and  is  consequently  10  years  of  age.  Of  its 
33  charter  members,  15  were  residents  of  Northfield  and  thus  its 
right  to  a  place  in  her  annals  is  assured.  Its  object  was  to  estab- 
lish a  social  center  for  united  thought  and  action  and  at  the 
same  time  to  investigate  and  discuss  the  many  questions  not  only 
pertaining  to  the  club  but  the  whole  community  and  the  world 
at  large.  ,It  swung  into  line  with  Mrs.  Frances  S.  Spencer  as 
president;  Mrs.  Mary  E.  Boynton  as  vice-president;  Miss  Lizzie 
M.  Page  as  secretary;  Mrs.  Sophia  T.  Rogers,  treasurer,  and  Mrs. 
Kate  C.  Hill  as  auditor.  The  board  of  directors  consisted  of 
Mrs.  Georgia  L.  Young,  Mrs.  M.  D.  E.  Baker  and  Mary  M. 
Emery. 

Its  papers  for  the  first  year  were  all  given  by  home  talent  and 
covered  a  wide  range  of  subjects  and  were  very  meritorious. 
The  social  idea  was  made  prominent  and  many  happy  occasions 
enjoyed.  With  increase  of  membership,  outside  talent  was  avail- 
able and  the  interest  greatly  increased.  The  executive  committee 
arranged  the  programmes  and  sub-committees  had  charge  of  the 
meetings,  thus  bringing  many  into  its  working  force. 

Its  musieales  have  been  appreciated  and  home  talent  generally 
encouraged,  while  ' '  gentleman 's  night, ' '  with  its  added  attraction 
of  dainty  costumes  and  toothsome  lunches,  has  ever  been  looked 


196  HISTORY  OF   NOKTHFIELD. 

forwaM  to  by  the  younger  members  as  their  own  especial  occa- 
sion, and  in  spite  of  all  this  our  mothers  and  sisters  still  continue 
to  bake  and  wash,  and  nowhere  will  be  found  more  shining  cxt 
amples  of  domesticity. 

Mrs.  Alice  Freese  Durgin  (recently  deceased),  Mrs.  Kate  C. 
Hill,  Mrs.  EUen  Crockett,  Mrs.  Georgia  L.  Young,  Mrs.  Hannah 
S.  Philbrook,  Miss  Georgia  Page,  and  Miss  Lela  G.  Durgin  have 
filled  its  chair  with  honor  and  profit  to  the  club.  As  to  results, 
it  is  acknowledged  to  have  broken  down  many  of  the  old  walls 
of  church  and  class  prejudice  and  been  the  occasion  of  pleasant 
and  profitable  friendships,  and  is  one  of  the  agencies  which  is 
bringing  in  "the  kingdom." 


CHAPTER    XII. 

ATTRACTIONS  AND  FESTIVALS. 

THE    ISLAND. 

One  of  the  most  pleasing  ornaments  of  our  town  is  the  little 
island  in  the  Winnepesankee  River  at  the  east  of  Main  Street. 
It  was  at  first  of  small  size.  In  1847  Solomon  McNeil  "Wilson, 
relative  of  the  Ingalls  brothers,  artists  at  Sanbornton  Square, 
seeing  possibilities  in  the  location  for  a  studio,  engaged  Warren 
H.  Smith,  who  was  then  constructing  the  railroad  through  the 
deep  cut  in  the  village,  to  construct  a  temporary  bridge  or  way 
across  the  river  and  deposit  their  superfluous  grade  there  to  the 
value  of  $50.  This  was  done;  but  Mr.  "Wilson  had  then  made 
other  plans  and,  receiving  no  compensation,  Mr.  Smith  took  the 
land  which  he  sold  later  to  Jeremith  Tilton.  When  it  became, 
with  the  mill,  the  property  of  James  Bailey,  he  constructed  a 
cable  bridge  to  it  from  the  east  shore  and  used  it  as  a  drying 
place  for  his  cloth  and,  later,  as  a  vegetable  garden.  When  the 
canal  to  this  mill  was  widened  and  deepened  the  superfluous  soil 
was  added  to  it  and,  later,  a  similar  enlargement  added  stiU 
more  to  its  size. 

Mr.  Bailey  sold  it  in  1865  to  Hon.  C.  E.  Tilton,  who  at  first 
erected  a  wooden  bridge,  to  be  followed  later  by  the  present  iron 
one.  A  bank  wall  was  constructed  around  it,  the  surface  raised 
and  a  fine  summer  house  erected  and  other  attractive  features 
added.  It  has  not  only  been  a  thing  of  beauty  but  a  joy  forever 
to  those  who  have  found  a  real  place  of  rest  in  its  coolness  and 
shade.  It  is  wholly  within  the  limits  of  Northfield.  The  design 
for  the  summer  house  was  taken  from  one  at  the  Vienna  Exposi- 
tion, plans  being  drawn  on  the  spot  while  the  "Bee  Hive"  on  the 
top  is  a  la  Brigham  Young. 


198  HISTORY   OF    NORTHFIELD. 

MEMORIAL  ARCH. 
(See  picture.) 

Tilton  Memorial  Arch  is  a  copy  of  the  one  erected  in  ancient 
Eome  in  the  year  79  in  honor  of  the  Emperor  Titus  and  is  one 
of  three  similar  structures  leading  from  the  Palatine  Hill  to 
the  Coliseum  at  the  foot  of  the  hill.  It  was  erected  after  his 
death  to  commemorate  his  conquest  of  Judea.  Its  ornamentation 
represents  his  victorious  return  and  the  spoils  he  brought  are 
represented  on  it. 

Our  arch  is  located  on  an  eminence  150  feet  above  the  river 
and  commands  a  varied  and  extensive  view.  It  is  of  hewn  Con- 
cord granite,  55  feet  high  and  40  feet  wide.  Between  the  col- 
umns of  the  arch  is  a  device  in  Scotch  granite  bearing  up  a  Nu- 
midian  lion,  the  pedestal  and  figure  weighing  50  tons,  which 
bears  this  inscription : 

TiLTON  1883 

On  each  end  of  the  keystone  is  also  this  inscription : 

"Memorial  Arch  of  Tilton  1882" 

It  was  erected  as  a  tribute  to  the  memory  of  the  Tilton  family 
by  their  appreciative  descendant,  Hon.  Charles  E.  Tilton.  It 
stands  in  the  midst  of  well-tept  grounds,  directly  facing  his  late 
home  across  the  river,  and  comprises  a  dozen  acres  and  is  illu- 
minated by  four  gas  lamps  of  elaborate  design.  It  is  not  only  a 
constant  joy  to  those  living  near  it  but  it  is  visited  by  large  num- 
bers of  people  from  all  parts  of  the  country.  The  foundation 
extends  16  feet  below  the  surface  and  is  of  the  most  perfect 
construction.  The  plan  was  made  by  the  late  Edward  Dow  of 
Concord  and  Leonard  Conant  had  charge  of  the  construction, 
with  Daniel  Donovan  of  Concord  as  expert  stone-worker. 

OLD    HOME    DAY,     1901. 

(See  group  picture.) 

Northfield  celebrated  its  first  Old  Home  Day,  Wednesday, 
August  21,  1901.  The  event  had  been  anticipated  and  funds 
appropriated  at  its  annual  meeting.  Circulars  of  invitation  had 
been  sent  out  bearing  the  following  invitation : 

"The  Northfield,  N.  H.,  Old  Home  Week  Committee  cordially 
invite  you  to  unite  with  them  in  the  observance  of 


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Old  Home  Week, 

August  17  to' August  24,  1901, 

and  especially  to  be  present  at  the  public  exercises  in  the  Con- 
gregational Church  (1794)  at  the  fair  grounds  on  Northfield  Old 
Home  Day,  Wednesday,  August  21. 

' '  Very  respectfully, 

' '  Miss  Kate  -Forrest, 
"Mrs.  Carrie  B.  Morrison, 
"J.  E.  Smith, 
"0.  C.  Wyatt, 
"Prank  French, 
"B.  J.  Young." 

One  saw  the  sure  promise  of  abundant  success  in  names  of 
those  chosen  to  arrange  the  exercises  of  the  day  and  the  event 
more  than  fulfilled  the  promise. 

The  response  to  this  was  gratifying  and  the  presence  of  so 
many  gave  great  satisfaction  to  those  who  had  the  matter  in 
charge. 

The  newspaper  reporter  said  of  the  occasion: 

All  roads  led  to  the  fair  grounds  on  that  day,  and  all  the 
morning  trains  brought  new  visitors  to  swell  the  large  number 
already  shaking  hands  and  recalling  old  times  together. 

At  half  past  ten  the  greater  part  of  those  present  repaired  to 
the  old  church,  where  the  literary  exercises  were  to  take  place. 
Here  in  this  venerable  structure,  which  has  witnessed  the  chang- 
ing scenes  of  more  than  a  century,  were  gathered  some  who  had 
seen  it  in  its  prime  and  worshipped  beneath  its  roof;  others  to 
whom  it  was  a  new  and  novel  sight,  still  others  who  remembered 
it  as  the  neglected  and  decaying  structure  where  town  meetings 
were  held,  and  where  the  winds  of  winter  held  carnival.  On  this 
day,  restored  to  something  of  its  former  glory,  brightly  decorated 
with  streamers  of  red,  white  and  blue,  filled  with  happy  faces, 
the  old  church  looked  as  if  it  had  found  itself  again  and  seemed 
entirely  in  keeping  with  the  occasion.  Above  the  ancient  pulpit 
the  face  of  the  honored  ex-Governor,  Frank  West  Rollins,  looked 
down  benignly  upon  the  people  whom  his  happy  thought  had 
caused  to  assemble  there.  Decorations  of  golden-rod  added  to  the 
brightness  and  beauty  of  the  scene.  When  the  president  of  the 
day  called  to  order,  he  said  that  he  disliked  to  break  in  upon  the 


200  HISTORY   OF    NORTHFIELD. 

sociability  of  the  occasion,  but  a  long  programme  had  been  pre- 
pared, for  which  there  was  too  little  time.  After  a  few  appro- 
priate remarks,  he  announced  as  the  first  number  a  song  by  the 
Shaker  ladies'  quartette  of  Canterbury.  The  sweet-voiced  sisters 
rendered  the  "Old  Oaken  Bucket"  and  nothing  could  have  been 
more  timely.  The  Rev.  C.  C.  Sampson  was  then  called  upon  to 
offer  prayer.  He  stood  in  the  high  pulpit  and  once  more  the  old 
sounding-board  echoed  words  of  devotion. 

Letters  were  read  from  Gov.  Chester  B.  Jordan;  Hon.  Napo- 
leon B.  Bryant,  who  was  unable  to  be  present  on  account  of  the 
.  celebration  at  Andover  the  same  day ;  and  from  the  Rev.  B.  A. 
Rogers  of  Houston,  Tex.,  a  son  of  Northfield,  who  sent  a  letter 
of  interesting  reminiscences  in  response  to  his  invitation.  Next 
came  a  solo  by  Mrs.  Emma  Carleton  Parker  of  Franklin,  whose 
mother  sang  in  the  choir  of  that  very  church  in  the  years  gone  by. 
Mrs.  Parker's  song,  "Home  Again,"  was  very  appropriate  and 
touching. 

The  pavilion  with  its  long  tables,  adorned  with  flowers,  loaded 
with  viands,  and  waited  upon  by  a  corps  of  ready  and  efficient 
attendants  was  the  place  toward  which  all  turned  during  the  in- 
termission, and  here  fully  300  people  were  entertained  in  a  man- 
ner which  appeared  to  be  entirely  satisfactory.  If  ' '  chatted  food 
is  half  digested  food, ' '  then  this  should  not  have  been  a  dyspeptic- 
making  occasion.  The  social  spirit  of  the  day  was  so  fully  in  the 
ascendancy  at  this  time  that  it  was  hard  for  the  people  to  stop 
talking,  and  it  was  nearly  two  o'clock  when  the  president  again 
called  to  order.  The  church  was  thronged  at  this  session  and 
many  were  unable  to  gain  entrance.  Probably  600  people  lis- 
tened to  a  part  of  the  exercises  and  it  is  not  too  great  an  estimate 
to  say  that  very  nearly  1,000  people  were  on  the  grounds  during 
the  afternoon.  A  solo  by  Mrs.  Alida  Cogswell  True  very  charm- 
ingly opened  the  programme,  after  which  Prof.  Craven  Layeock  of 
Dartmouth  College  was  introduced  as  an  adopted  son  of  North- 
field  (a  son-in-law  would,  perhaps,  be  more  appropriate),  and 
spoke  for  a  few  minutes  wittily  and  eloquently  upon  subjects 
near  to  every  heart.  Another  selection  by  the  Shakers  was 
followed  by  the  speaker  of  the  day.  Col.  William  A.  Gile  of  Wor- 
cester, Mass.,  whose  address  was  all  it  was  expected  to  be— elo- 
quent, reminiscent,  inspiring.  Colonel  Gile,  who  is  one  of  the 
legal  Lights  of  his  adopted  state,  was  born  in  that  part  of  North- 


ATTRACTIONS  AND  FESTIVALS.  201 

field  afterwards  taken  possession  of  by  Franklin.  He  spoke  of 
having  cast  his  vote  for  town  officers  in  the  place  where  he  was 
then  speaking,  and  recalled  some  of  the  old  town-meeting-day 
scenes.  He  drew  a  vivid  picture  of  the  district  school  of  the  olden 
time,  as  he  experienced  it  in  the  Hodgdon  district  under  the 
tuition  of  James  N.  Forrest.  A  eulogy  upon  the  present  govern- 
ment of  the  United  States  and  some  amusing  stories  composed 
part  of  this  address,  which  we  would  gladly  give  in  full  did  space 
permit.  Mrs.  Parker 's  sweet  voice  was  heard  again  at  this  point, 
after  which  Hon.  James  0.  Lyford  was  called  upon.  He  re- 
sponded in  his  usual  happy  manner  and  kept  his  audience  pleased 
for  15  or  20  minutes.  A  violin  solo  by  Mr.  Bryant  came  next, 
and  then  Mrs.  Lucy  R.  H.  Cross,  Northfield's  "poet-historian," 
was  introduced.  She  mounted  the  pulpit  stairs  and  stood  where 
no  -woman  would  have  been  allowed  to  stand  and  speak  100  years 
ago.  She  read  an  original  poem,  descriptive  of  the  old  church  in 
its  palmy  days,  and  then  spoke  for  several  mintites  upon  the  sub- 
ject of  home  and  its  association.  Quotations  from  the  poets  and 
original  verses  made  her  address  beautiful  and  appropriate.  Dr. 
Dearborn  of  Nashua,  an  aged  man,  spoke  briefly.  The  exercises 
were  fittingly  closed  with  a  selection  by  the  Shaker  quartette, 
"Tenting  Tonight,"  which  was  encored.  The  company  then 
separated  with  many  expressions  of  satisfaction  over  the  success 
of  the  day  and  the  pleasure  which  it  had  afforded  them,  and  on 
every  side  was  heard  the  remark  that  Old  Home  Day  would  cer- 
tainly be  repeated  next  year. 

The  Tilton  Cornet  Band  furnished  music  on  the  grounds. 

OLD    HOME    DAY,     1905. 

Although  the  first  Old  Home  Day  in  1901  left  nothing  to  be 
desired  by  way  of  attendance,  cordiality  or  literary  feast,  the  an- 
ticipated gathering  in  1905  had  a  deeper  significance,  since  it  was 
to  be  in  part  a  celebration  of  the  one  hundred  and  twenty-fifth 
anniversary,  postponed  from  the  date  of  its  organization,  June 
17.  The  same  loving  and  unanimous  interest  prevailed  as  on 
the  former  occasion,  and  the  forces,  under  the  leadership  of 
Mrs.  EUa  Nelson,  chairman  of  the  woman's  board,  and  Miss 
Mary  E.  Foss,  secretary,  with  their  able  assistants,  left  nothing 
undone  in  the  line  of  culinary  triumphs  and  literary  feast.  Let 
it  here  be  said  that  Northfield  women  are  never  found  wanting 


202  HISTORY   OF    NOETHFIBLD. 

when  occasion  calls.  Major  "Wyatt,  as  presiding  officer  of  the 
day,  and  Messrs.  Shaw,  Hills,  Chase,  French  and  Robertson  were 
equal  to  all  other  requirements,  and  the  day — August  24 — arrived 
with  no  doubts  and  passed,  leaving  no  regrets. 

The  old  church  had  been  made  beautiful  with  bunting  and 
flowers  and  the  day  was  all  that  could  be  wished.  It  was  hard  to 
call  the  chatting  crowd  to  silence  for  the  well-arranged  pro- 
gramme, much  of  which  is  herewith  given. 

The  Cecilia  Quartette  of  Franklin ;  the  soloists,  old  and  young ; 
with  Kempl's  Orchestra  left  nothing  to  be  desired  in  the  musical 
line.  The  short  and  graceful  address  of  Col.  Thomas  Dearborn 
of  Dover  was  well  received.  Mr.  Dearborn  has  never  before  ad- 
dressed the  gatherings  of  his  native  town.  He  took  for  his  theme 
"Home,"  the  foundation  of  all  society,  and  "neighborhood,"  the 
real  center  around  which  the  world  revolves.  His  thoughts  were 
reminiscent  and  his  words  graceful  and  forceful.  He  made  a 
happy  allusion  to  the  sentiment  on  the  tombstone  of  one  of  New 
Hampshire 's  most  brilliant  men,  one  who  had  raised  himself  from 
obscurity  to  be  one  of  the  leading  jurists  of  the  day,  viz. :  ' '  The 
true  touch-stone  of  civil  liberty  is  not  that  all  men  are  equal,  but 
rather  that  every  man  may  become  the  equal  of  any  man  if  he 
can."  Were  we  born  equal,  there  would  be  no  incentive.  "We 
must  struggle  to  be  equal  and  then  for  supremacy.  The  fact 
that  one  has  fought  to  excel  is  sure  to  bring  out  what  is  best,  and 
this  is  what  the  world  calls  success  in  life.  He  closed  with  the 
following  sentiment:  "May  the  rising  generation,  to  whom  the 
future  affairs  of  this  old  town  will  ere  long  be  entrusted,  ever 
maintain  her  honor  and  protect  her  boundary  lines. ' ' 

Mrs.  Nellie  Oliver  Shaw  gave  a  semi-humorous  paper,  in  which 
she  addressed  herself  to  the  returning  sons  and  daughters  in  the 
following  graceful  words : 

What  a  numerous  family  is  gathered  in  response  to  Mother 
Northfield's  invitation  to  celebrate  her  birthday;  sons  and 
daughters,  sons-in-law  and  daughters-in-law,  step-sons  and  daugh- 
ters and  children  by  adoption ;  also,  the  usual  number  of  grand- 
children, all  gathered  with  union  of  sentiment,  resolved  to  make 
this  a  gala  day  which  will  linger  in  memory  as  one  of  the  happiest 
occasions  in  our  lifetime.  It  needed  no  beacon  lights  on  the  hills 
to  guide  the  children  home,  though  their  appearance  indicated 
good  cheer  and  a  hearty  welcome  to  all.     As  we  turned  the  key 


ATTRACTIONS  AND  FESTIVAIjS.  203 

in  the  door  of  our  homes  today,  we  fastened  life 's  cares  all  inside 
and  came  in  the  spirit  of  a  troop  of  happy  children,  invited  out 
for  a  play-day. 

Hands  will  be  clasped  today  which  have  been  severed  for  years 
and,  as  old  friends  meet,  their  thoughts  instinctively  fly  to  the 
home  of  childhood  which,  in  many  instances,  has  greatly  changed 
in  the  passing  years,  yet  the  mental  vision  sees  it  the  same  as  in 
the  sweet  long  ago.  In  their  hearts  it  is  a  spot  where  the  sun- 
shine was  brighter,  the  well-water  cooler  and  the  birds'  carol 
sweefer  than  elsewhere.     *     *     * 

If  to  bear  life's  burdens  cheerfully,  discharge  its  duties  faith- 
fully, to  be  contented  in  the  sphere  in  which  the  higher  power 
has  placed  them,  never  beating  against  the  bars,  is  to  be  great, 
this  town  has  produced  some  noble  women.  The  diploma  with 
the  seal  of  some  famous  institution  transfixed  is  to  be  prized, 
certainly,  as  it  certifies  to  the  fidelity  with  which  its  owner  has 
pursued  a  certain  course  of  study,  but  it  is  of  less  value  than  the 
document,  angel-recorded,  which  an  illiterate  woman  sometimes 
earns,  and  on  which  our  Lord  has  written,  ' '  She  hath  done  what 
she  could." 

One  hundred  and  twenty-five  years  old !  By  no  stretch  of  im- 
agiliation  can  we  picture  Northfield  in  its  baby  existence.  The 
struggles  to  maintain  the  right  of  a  township  are  all  unknown  to 
us,  yet  we  appreciate  all  that  our  ancestors  did  to  make  this  town 
a  desirable  location  for  a  home,  and  that  it  has  many  attractions 
is  evident  from  the  fact  that  other  towns  have  petitioned  for  some 
of  her  fair  lands  and  on  several  occasions  she  has  responded  with 
generosity. 

"While  we  would  not  give  a  melancholy  shade  to  this  happy  day, 
it  is  proper  to  give  a  few  thoughts  to  the  loved  friend*  so  recently 
called  to  rest ;  also  to  those  who  once  made  Sunshine  in  the  homes 
of  our  childhood.  On  the  bright  shore  of  the  Eternal  River  they 
wait  for  us  and  today  we  may  wander,  perhaps,  to  that  Silent 
City  where  their  hallowed  dust  reposes,  as  thus  we  muse :  ' '  Oh, 
City  of  Rested  Hearts  and  Folded  Hands!  Over  against  your 
walls  no  cares  shall  gather  like  an  army  with  lances  all  unsheathed 
— for  you  no  broken  dreams,  no  vain  regrets.  Your  inhabitants 
shall  never  say  the  day  is  long  and  I  am  weary,  or  the  road  is 

*  Kate  Hills. 


204  HISTOEY   OF    NOETHPIELD. 

rough  and  my  courage  far  spent,  but  in  every  sense  their  repose 
is  true  rest." 

Mr.  Samuel  Warren  Forrest,  one  of  Northfield's  returning  sons, 
now  master  in  chancery  in  Massachusetts,  spoke  on  "Grit,"  not 
only  of  the  sort  which  filled  his  shoes  as  he  guided  the  plow  be- 
tween the  rocks  on  the  home  farm  in  East  Northfield,  but  the 
grit,  the  intentness  of  purpose,  which  everybody  must  have  to 
amount  to  anything  in  these  days  of  fierce  competition  and  stren- 
uous life. 

After  a  reminiscent  speech  by  Hon.  W.  A.  Gile  of  Worcester, 
Mass.,  who  was  the  orator  of  the  dg.y  in  1901,  and  a  timely  paper 
from  Prof.  Lucian  Hunt,  came  the  eloquent  address  of  Hon. 
James  0.  Lyford,  an  able  son  of  our  mother  Canterbury,  who 
has  on  several  previous  festal  occasions  entertained  and  in- 
structed us.  Mr.  Lyford  was  for  some  years  a  factor  in  the 
business  life  of  Northfield  and  always  practically  interested  in 
her  welfare.  He  has  generously  given  it  entire  for  publication 
and  i  earnestly  commend  its  noble  sentiments  to  the  careful  con- 
sideration of  the  boys  and  business  men  of  the  future. 

ADDRESS  OF  HON.  JAMES  0.  LYFORD. 

Fellow  Citizens  of  Northfield: 

I  desire  to  express  to  you  my  deep  appreciation  of  your  invi- 
tation to  deliver  the  address  at  this  anniversary.  I  can  but  regard 
it  as  the  survival  of  that  friendly  interest  so  often  shown  to  me 
by  the  people  of  Northfield  in  days  that  are  past.  It  is  now 
nearly  a  quarter  of  a  century  since  I  had  neighborly  association 
with  the  citizens  of  this  town.  At  the  time  of  my  residence  in  this 
community,  I  could  call  by  name  most,  if  not  all,  of  the  citizens 
of  Northfield.  As  I  look  about  me  today,  I  miss  many  familiar 
faces.  They  arfe  the  faces  of  those  whose  generous  greeting  and 
helpful  spirit  encouraged  me  in  my  undertakings.  They  and 
others  who  still  survive  were  the  friends  of  my  youth  and  early 
manhood,  and  there  is  no  friendship  more  dear. 

I  should  have  preferred  to  appear  here  today  as  a  former  neigh- 
bor and  friend  and  speak  to  you  in  a  reminiscent  vein,  recalling 
incidents  within  the  memory  of  many  of  us  which  contributed  to 
the  pleasure  of  our  association.  I  should  like  to  acknowledge 
my  personal  obligations  to  such  men  as  your  chairman,  Otis  C. 
Wyatt,  to  Jeremiah  E.  Smith,  Charles  P.  Herrick,  A.  B.  Winslow 


JAMES   O.  LYFORD. 


ATTRACTIONS  AND  FESTIVALS.  205 

and  others  of  the  living,  to  James  N.  Forrest,  Isaac  Mooney, 
Franklin  J.  Eastman  and  their  contemporaries  who  have  passed 
away,  and  tell  you  how  much  their  friendship  meant  to  me  in  the 
past  and  how  pleasant  is  the  recollection  of  it  in  the  present.  As 
a  practising  lawyer,  my  first  client  was  a  respected  citizen  of  this 
town.  If  I  mistake  not,  I  performed  the  last  legal  service  he  re- 
quired when  I  drew  his  will.  His  sincere  regard  for  my  welfare 
continued  until  his  death.  Another  citizen  of  Northfield  signed 
my  first  official  bond,  and  there  is  no  better  evidence  of  friend- 
ship. From  time  to  time  others  responded  to  calls  of  mine  with 
a  cheerfulness  "which  admits  of  no  misinterpretation. 

I  should  like  to  individualize  and  give  a  just  estimate  of  the 
men  of  Northfield  in  my  time,  but  any  inadvertent  omission  would 
mar  the  tribute  I  wish  to  pay  to  all  and  which  is  justly  due  to  all. 
They  were  men  of  character  and  purpose,  strong  in  rugged  hon- 
esty, clear  in  their  conception  of  duty,  public-spirited  citizens, 
and  an  honor  to  any  community.  They  were  faithful  to  the 
trusts,  public  or  private,  given  to  their  keeping.  They  had  a 
pride  in  their  town  and  managed  its  affairs  with  the  same  scru- 
pulous care  that  they  did  their  own.  As  I  think  of  the  leading 
men  of  both  Northfield  and  the  mother  town  of  Canterbury  in 
those  days,  I  am  glad  to  acknowledge  my  indebtedness  to  the  in- 
fluence they  exerted  by  precept  and  example  upon  the  young 
men  of  the  towns. 

This  occasion  commemorates  the  one  hundred  and  twenty-fifth 
anniversary  of  the  incorporation  of  Northfield  as  a  separate 
municipality.  The  birth  of  this  town  preceded  by  a  little  more 
than  a  year  the  battle  of  Torktown.  Tour  history  as  a  town, 
therefore,  covers  the  period  of  our  national  development  and 
growth  as  a  people.  The  first  settlers  of  Northfield  gave  freely 
of  their  blood  and  treasure  to  win  our  independence.  They  as- 
sisted in  the  formation  of  a  federal  government,  and  they  and 
their  descendants  have  participated  in  all  the  stirring  events 
which  have  contributed  to  the  glory  and  grandeur  of  the  republic. 
Northfield,  therefore,  shares  with  the  older  New  England  com- 
munities the  distinction  of  helping  from  the  beginning  in  the 
building  of  a  nation.  Her  sons  and  her  daughters,  at  home  and 
abroad,  have  had  their  part  in  that  onward  movement  which 
brought  these  United  States  in  a  little  more  than  a  century  from 
the  weakest  of  governments  to  the  greatest  of  world  powers. 


206  HISTORY    OF    NOKTHFIELD. 

The  spirit  which  prompted  the  republic  to  celebrate  its  cen- 
tennials is  now  moving  the  towns  to  appropriately  observe  their 
anniversaries.  There  is  no  greater  service  we  can  render  town, 
'  state  or  nation  than  to  commemorate  the  trials,  the  travail  and  the 
sacrifices  out  of  which  the  republic  was  born.  We  shall  not  de- 
part far  from  the  precepts  of  the  fathers  if  we  have  constantly 
in  mind  their  example.  In  the  honor  paid  to  the  past  comes  in- 
struction for  the  present. 

This  occasion,  besides  being  an  anniversary,  marks  the  com- 
pletion of  a  narrative  history  of  the  town  of  Northfield.  This 
work  of  preserving  in  permanent  form  the  records  of  the  town- 
ship, the  achievements  of  its  settlers  and  their  descendants,  the 
patriotism  and  civic  virtue  of  its  citizens,  the  important  events 
interwoven  with  their  lives,  the  story  of  their  trials,  tribulations 
and  trumphs  is  a  work  of  your  initiative,  being  your  tribute  to 
the  past  and  your  contribution  to  the  future.  I  'congratulate  you, 
citizens  of  Northfield,  on  the  public  spirit  which  has  prompted 
and  carried  forward  this  undertaking,  and  I  give  you  merited 
praise  for  the  service  you  have  rendered  to  posterity. 

It  has  been  my  privilege  to  read  in  advance  of  its  publication 
a  part  of  this  narrative,  and  I  gladly  commend  the  excellent  and 
conscientious  work  of  the  historian,  Mrs.  Lticy  R.  H.  Cross.  The 
writing  of  history  is  largely  a  labor  of  love,  for  there  is  seldom 
fitnancial  return  adequate  to  the  time  consumed  in  its  prepara- 
tion. With  a  fidelity  born  of  an  affectionate  regard  for  the  town 
of  Northfield  and  its  people,  Mrs.  Cross  has  performed  the  duty 
you  have  assigned  to  her,  and  I  confidently  predict  that  your 
verdict  on  her  stewardship  will  be,  ' '  Well  done,  good  and  faithful 
servant. ' ' 

If  Northfield  has  given  birth  to  no  president.  United  States 
senator,  governor  or  other  eminent  public  man,  she  has  at  least 
produced  her  share  of  that  type  of  citizens  who  in  all  crises  form 
the  strong  bulwark  of  the  republic.  She  can  rightly  boast  of  the 
number  of  her  sturdy  and  patriotic  sons.  The  war  rolls  of  the 
United  States,  from  the  time  of  the  Revolution  to  our  last  con- 
flict, testify  to  the  patriotism  of  her  people,  while  her  progress 
in  the  arts  of  peace  is  evidence  of  the  civic  pride  of  her  citizens. 
One  distinguished  citizen  does  not  make  a  community,  however 
much  his  fame  may  draw. attention  to  the  place  of  his  nativity. 
A  town  or  city  stands  for  what  the  average  intelligence  and  moral 


ATTRACTIONS  AND  FESTIVALS.  207 

stamina  of  its  people  make  it.  As  you  read  the  history  of  North- 
field,  you  will  find  that  her  people  have  borne  their  share  of  the 
public  burdens,  met  every  emergency  with  courage  and  fortitude, 
kept  pace  with  the  march  of  improvement  and  builded  a  little 
better  with  each  succeeding  generation. 

What  is  life  after  all  but  this,  a  rising  on  our  dead  selves  to 
better  things,  a  progress  where  the  average  man  sees  clearer, 
thinks  more  sanely,  lives  more  righteously  and  is  more  charitable 
to  his  fellow  men  ?  Says  a  writer  of  repute,  ' '  The  growing  good 
of  the  world  is  partly  dependent  on  unhistorie  acts,  and  that 
things  are  not  so  ill  with  you  and  me  as  they  might  have  been  is 
half  owing  to  the  number  of  those  who  lived  a  faithful  and  hidden 
life  and  rest  in  unvisited  tombs."  The  modern  historian  has 
recognized  this  in  that  he  has  written  of  the  common  people  quite 
as  much  as  of  their  leaders,  bringing  out  strongly  the  influence 
of  the  people  on  the  march  of  events.  Lincoln  had  faith  in  the 
plain  people  and  they  never  failed  him  in  his  hour  of  trial. 
Leaders  who  should  have  sustained  him  often  wavered,  but  the 
intelligence  and  good  sense  of  the  people  of  the  towns  of  which 
Northfield  is  a  type,  reasoning  among  themselves,  decreed  that  he^ 
was  right.  Oftentimes  the  people  have  moved  faster  than  the 
leaders,  and  throughout  our  history  the  influence  of  the  "little 
republics  of  New  England,"  as  our  towns  are  sometimes  called, 
has  shaped  the  destiny  of  the  nation. 

There  Avere  two  prominent  citizens  of  Northfield  to  whose  lives 
I  wish  briefly  to  refer.  They  were  men  whom  I  knew  when  a 
student  at  the  seminary  across  the  river  but  who  had  passed  away 
before  the  time  of  my  activity  here.  These  men  were  Col.  Asa  P. 
Gate  and  the  Rev.  M.  A.  Herrick.  Both  lived  the  best  part  of 
their  lives  among  the  people  of  Northfield,  one  as  a  lawyer  and 
public  man,  the  other  as  a  clergyman. 

Colonel  Cate  was  the  legal  adviser  of  individuals  and  business 
interests  for  many  miles  about  here.  Although  largely  an  office 
lawyer,  his  counsel  was  sought  far  and  wide.  Except  that  the 
transactions  were  not  so  large.  Colonel  Cate  was  confronted  with 
the  same  problems  that  face  a  successful  attorney  in  our  large 
business  centers.  He  had  opportunities  to  advise  clients  how  they 
could  keep  within  the  letter  of  the  law  while  avoiding  its  spirit, 
how  to  make  money  and  yet  avoid  the  consequences  of  wrong- 
doing.   Such  advice  in  the  business  world  yields  both  direct  and 


208  HISTORY   OF   NOETHFIELD. 

indirect  returns  to  the  constructive  lawyer,  for,  beyond  his  fee, 
is  his  inside  information  for  making  investments.  Yet  no  client 
ever  received  aid  from  Colonel  Gate  in  any  undertaking  that  de- 
frauded an  unsuspecting  public  through  sharp  practice  or  sinis- 
ter methods.  Beyond  his  duty  to  his  client  lay  his  duty  to  his 
fellow  men.  In  every  position  of  triist,  and  he  held  many,  he  was 
guided  by  a  scrupulous  honesty  which  secured  and  held  the  con- 
fidence of  his  fellow  citizens.  He  prevented  litigation ;  he  settled 
out  of  court  the  troubles  of  neighbors;  he  advised  always  the 
straight  and  narrow  path,  and  all  to  his  own  financial  detriment. 
Was  his  life  a  success  ?  Yes,  in  every  sense  of  the  word,  for  the 
whole  community  was  the  better  for  his  having  lived  in  it.  His 
name  will  be  remembered  with  gratitude  long  after  the  names  of 
those  more  strikingly  prominent  are  forgotten,  or  remembered 
only  for  the  wrong  they  suffered  to  be  done. 

Dr.  Herriek  came  here  to  establish  a  parish  of  the  Episcopal 
Church.  Student  and  scholar,  ripe  in  general  information, 
possessing  the  respect  of  his  associates  in  the  ministry  for  his 
ability,  his  talents  could  have  commanded  a  larger  and  more 
profitable  field  of  labor.  He  chose,  however,  to  abide  with  the 
people  with  whom  his  lot  had  been  cast.  With  a  cheerful,  hopeful 
spirit  he  accepted  all  the  privations  incident  to  a  small  and  strug- 
gling parish.  No  word  of  discontent  or  complaint  ever  passed 
his  lips.  When  the  parish  undertook  to  have  a  church  of  its  own, 
half  of  his  meagre  salary  was  only  a  part  of  his  contribution  to 
the  enterprise.  This  sacrifice  on  his  part  was  not  blazoned  forth 
in  the  public  press.  It  is  even  doubtfiil  if  it  were  known  to  all 
of  his  congregation,  but  I  say  to  you  that  it  counted  more  for 
righteousness  than  any  millions  of  tainted  money.  Dr.  Herriek 's 
life  was  an  example  of  the  simple  life,  yet  no  one  can  say  that  it 
was  not  full  and  complete  even  if  it  were  circumscribed. 

It  is  such  lives  as  those  of  Colonel  Cate  and  Dr.  Herriek  that 
create  and  perpetuate  a  healthy  public  sentiment  and  transmit 
high  ideals  from  generation  to  generation.  Their  labors  are  un- 
historic,  and  their  tombs  are  mivisited,  but  the  silent  influence 
of  their  example  is  more  potent  for  good  than  the  recorded  bene- 
factions of  men  who  give  from  a  dishonest  exchequer.  While  we 
continue  to  have  such  men,  and  they  are  not  uncommon  in  our 
day,  we  need  have  no  fear  for  the  republic. 


ATTRACTIONS  AND  FESTIVALS.  209 

The  mother  town  of  Canterbury  and  her  daughter,  Northfield, 
have  had  close  association  since  their  separation  one  hundred  and 
twenty-five  years  ago.  The  similarity  of  names  in  the  two  towns 
indicates  much  common  ancestry.  With  Canterbury  I  was  more 
intimately  acquainted,  as  it  was  the  home  of  my  ancestors  and 
for  several  years  my  place  of  residence.  What  I  could  say  of  the 
influential  people  of  that  town  would  be  equally  applicable  to  the 
influential  people  of  Northfield.  I  recall  many  men  and  women 
of  both  towns,  not  conspicuous  in  public  affairs,  whose  well' 
ordered  lives,  neighborly  benefactions  and  constant  sacrifice  con- 
tributed in  no  small  degree  to  the  well-being  of  the  community. 
Their  daily  deeds  were  no  less  heroic  because  unrecorded.  They 
were  the  moral  fibre  of  the  towns  in  which  they  resided.  They 
were  the  leaven  of  the  whole  loaf.  Their  silent  influence  reached 
out  through  succeeding  generations.  While  it  is  impracticable  to 
particularize  their  part  in  the  constructive  work  of  these  towns, 
it  was  nevertheless  as  important  in  the  aggregate  as  was  that  of 
those  whose  names  adorn  the  pages  of  history.  What  New  Eng- 
land is  and  has  been  she  owes  to  the  patient  work  of  the  fathers 
and  mothers  of  such  towns  as  Northfield  and  Canterbury,  men 
and  women  whose  uneventful  careers  were  cheered  by  no  public 
recognition,  but  who  were  content  to  reap  reward  in  their  gift 
to  posterity  of  sons  and  daughters  reared  to  lives  of  activity  and 
usefulness.  As  we  do  honor  to  those  whose  lofty  aspirations  and 
great  endeavors  have  evoked  the  plaudits  of  mankind,  we  should 
never  be  unmindful  of  that  greater  number,  whose  daily  minis- 
trations, creating  neither  present  nor  posthumous  fame,  have 
given  to  the  nation  her  highest  type  of  citizenship. 

As  you  recall  with  me  the  men  and  women  of  such  Northfield 
families  of  my  time  as  the  Abbotts,  the  Ayers,  the  Cofrans,  the 
Cloughs,  the  Chases,  the  Currys,  the  Dearborns,  the  Eastmans, 
the  Forrests,  the  Fletchers,  the  Fosses,  the  Giles,  the  Glineses, 
the  Gorrells,  the  Herricks,  the  Hills,  the  Mooneys,  the  Philbricks, 
the  Smiths,  the  Tibbetts,  the  Whitchers,  the  Winslows  and  the 
Wyatts,  you  will  readily  subscribe  to  their  sterling  worth  and 
credit  them  with  their  part  in  the  making  of.  the  town.  The 
story  of  their  lives  is  not  recorded  on  the  printed  page,  but  they 
were  the  uplift  of  the  community.  They  freely  gave  that  others 
might  receive.  The  impress  they  made  upon  their  time  is  felt 
even  unto  this  day. 

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210  HISTORY    OF    NOETHFIELD. 

Across  the  river  from  this  town  is  Tilton  Seminary.  It  was 
born  on  Northfield  soil  and  cradled  in  its  infancy  and  youth  by 
the  loving  care  of  the  people  of  this  community.  Few  there  are 
today  who  appreciate  the  work  of  the  New  England  academies  of 
the  last  century.  Eretted  by  the  self-sacrifice  of  a  pious  people, 
representing  the  hopes  and  aspirations  of  some  religious  denom- 
ination, often  without  endowment,  supported  almost  solely  by  the 
tuition  of  students,  they  sent  forth  in  the  world,  not  only  well- 
trained  scholars,  but  well-moulded  men  and  women.  Their  in- 
fluence not  only  reached  out  to  all  parts  of  the  country  where  the 
students  settled,  but  it  related  back  to  the  towns  from  which  the 
students  came  They  builded  character.  The  young  men  and 
young  women  who  went  out  from  these  institutions  were  inspired 
by  lofty  ideals.  They  represented  the  highest  type  of  New  Eng- 
land manhood  and  womanhood.  They  in  turn  helped  to  mould 
a  healthy  public  opinion.  Their  influence  is  felt  today  as  it 
spreads  out  here  and  there  all  over  the  land  where  the  people 
are  aroused  to  protest  against  public  and  private  wrongs.  If 
Northfield  had  done  nothing  more  than  start  one  of  these  acad- 
emies on  its  important  career,  more  than  one  community,  helped 
by  the  influence  of  Tilton  Seminary,  should  hold  the  town  in- 
grateful  remembrance. 

The  history  of  no  New  England  town  is  complete  in  the  mere 
record  of  the  achievements  of  its  citizens.  Most  prodigally  have 
they  contributed  their  sons  and  daughters  to  the  settlement  and 
development  of  the  vast  area  of  this  country  beyond  our  New 
England  boundaries.  Fiske,  the  historian,  says  that  the  26,000 
New  Englanders  of  1640  have  increased  in  250  years  to  15,000,- 
000,  or  one  fifth  of  the  population  of  the  United  States  at  the 
time  of  this  writing.  "William  Stoughton,  in  his  Election  Sermon 
of  1688,  said  of  the  people  of  New  England  at  that  time,  "God 
sifted  a  whole  nation  (England)  that  he  might  send  choice  grain 
into  a  wilderness."  More  than  a  century  later  another  sifting 
came,  that  choice  grain  might  be  sent  into  the  contiguous  wilder- 
ness of  the  West.  Northfield  has  had  her  share  in  this  vast  emi- 
gration, an  emigration  that  has  carried  to  the  West,  along  with  the 
bone  and  sinew  of  the  East,  the  traditions  and  early  teachings 
of  New  England.  Today  the  New  England  conscience  awakens 
as  well  in  New  York,  Philadelphia,  Missouri,  Wisconsin  and 
Colorado  as  it  does  in  New  Hampshire  and  Massachusetts. 


ATTRACTIONS  AND  FESTIVALS.  211 

It  is  somewhat  common  in  our  time  to  belittle  the  New  England 
character  and  to  condemn  the  stern  attitude  of  our  ancestors  in 
meting  out  punishment  to  wrongdoers.  It  is  true  they  wer£  strict 
in  their  code  of  life,  frowning  with  severitj'  upon  violations  of 
the  civil  and  the  moral  law,  and  little  did  they  temper  justice 
with  mercy.  Yet  it  is  the  survival  of  their  rugged  honesty,  tem- 
pered as  it  is  now  by  broader  views  of  life,  which  in  the  present 
age  constitutes  the  public  conscience  that  is  demanding  the  ex- 
posure and  punishment  of  all  forms  of  graft  in  political  and 
business  life. 

"We  have  had  of  late  revelations  of  wrongdoing  startling  in 
their  character.  Public  servants  holding  responsible  positions 
have  been  shown  unfaithful  to  the  trusts  imposed  upon  them. 
Men  successful  in  business,  honored  by  the  confidence  of  their 
fellow  citizens,  holding  positions  as  trustees  and  directors  in  in- 
stitutions where  are  gathered  the  savings  of  the  people,  have 
proved  unfaithful  or  criminally  negligent  in  the  discharge  of 
their  duty.  A  great  insurance  company,  chartered  for  the  benefit 
of  the  widow  and  orphan,  under  the  management  of  men  eminent 
in  business  and  public  life,  has  been  exploited  to  enrich  its  lead- 
ing officers.  Names  once  synonymous  of  business  integrity  and 
square  dealing  are  now  smirched  with  the  taint  of  dishonor. 
Men  prominent  in  the  financial  world  have,  lent  themselves  to 
business  projects  which  have  robbed  the  public  while  enriching 
the  promoters.  A  society  newspaper  in  New  York  is  involved 
in  a  scandal  of  blackmail  to  extort  from  the  newly-rich  of  the 
metropolis  large  sums  of  money  to  give  them  standing  in  the 
social  world  or  prevent  the  publication  of  scandal.  From  $500 
to  $10,000  have  been  drawn  from  individuals  ambitious  for  social 
distinction,  and  the  publication  of  their  names  shows  that  it  is 
not  alone  the  unsophisticated  countryman  who  is  the  victim  of  the 
bunco  game. 

It  is  not  a  pleasant  picture  that  is  portrayed  in  the  newspapers 
and  magazines  of  the  mad  rush  for  wealth  and  distinction  and  the 
methods  employed  to  obtain  them.  The  revelations  would  be 
discouraging  were  it  not  that  the  public  conscience  is  quick  to 
condemn  and  earnest  that  prosecution  and  punishment  should 
follow  wrongdoing.  I  speak  in  no  pessimistic  mood,  for  this  old 
world  wags  much  the  same  in  all  eras.  Our  past  history  is  full 
of  departures  from  the  straight  and  narrow  path.    We  are  more 


212  HISTORY    OP    NOETHPIELD. 

conversant  today  with  what  is  going  on  about  us  than  were  our 
ancestors,  because  of  our  greater  facilities  for  obtaining  informa- 
tion. There  is  not  more  evil  in  the  world.  We  are  simply  more 
conscious  of  its  existence.  The  duty  and  responsibility  for  cor- 
recting wrong,  however,  are  no  less  pressing. 

In  a  republic  like  ours,  the  seat  of  all  power  and  the  tribunal 
of  final  resort  for  redressing  wrong  are  the  people.  The  stream 
will  not  rise  higher  than  its  source.  Our  government,  national, 
state  and  local,  our  code  of  business  morals  and  our  social  fabric 
will  be  what  the  people  make  it.  The  homely  maxims  about 
honesty,  industry,  thrift,  virtue  and  content,  maxims  which 
guided  our  New  England  ancestors,  are  as  applicable  today  as 
they  were  a  century  ago.  Among  all  that  striking  company  who 
of  late  have  been  involved  in  irregular  or  illegitimate  business 
transactions,  what  one  would  not  today  gladly  exchange  places 
with  him  who  has  led  a  simpler  life  ? 

We  of  this  generation  have  witnessed  great  changes  in  the 
methods  of  doing  business.  The  individual  and  the  partnership 
are  giving  place  to  the  corporation  in  all  lines  of  activity.  With 
the  incorporated  company  we  were  already  familiar,  but  the  com- 
bining of  corporations  on  a  vast  scale  was  both  novel  and  start- 
ling. Fear  was  entertained  that  these  large  aggregations  of  capi- 
tal would  monopolize  industry,  crush  out  competition  and  largely 
destroy  individual  initiative.  To  add  to  the  alarm,  investors  in 
these  mammoth  undertakings  met  with  large  losses  for  the  reason 
that  the  promised  economies  of  production  were  not  sufficient  to 
pay  dividends  on  watered  stock.  New  problems  for  the  American 
people  to  solve  are  the  outgrowth  of  these  changes  of  business 
methods,  and  a  healthy  public  sentiment  will  contribute  much 
to  their  correct  solution. 

It  would  be  as  useless  to  protest  against  combination  of  in- 
dustry as  to  protest  against  the  replacing  of  hard  labor  by  ma- 
chinery. It  is  the  trend  of  the  times  made  necessary  to  meet 
changed  conditions  of  civilization.  It  is,  therefore,  the  evils  that 
grow  out  of  combination  of  industry  that  we  have  to  fear  and  to 
correct.  We  have  already  seen  that  time  and  experience  cure 
many  defects.  Like  all  progress,  our  advance  in  business  methods 
has  been  marked  by  costly  mistakes  and  wide  individual  suffer- 
ing.   Where  these  have  been  the  outcome  of  illegal  acts,  the  full 


ATTRACTIONS  AND  FESTIVALS.  213 

force  of  public  opinion  should  be  raised  in  condemnation  and  the 
power  of  the  state  invoked  to  punish. 

In  dealing  with  these  and  other  problems,  our  whole  reliance 
should  not  be  placed  upon  restraining  statutes.  The  unwritten 
law,  as  it  is  called,  the  law  which  has  its  force  in  the  public  con- 
science and  popular  approval,  is  quite  as  potent  at  times  as 
statutes  in  restraining  individual  ambition  and  greed.  There 
may  be  no  criminal  law  that  will  reach  the  directors  of  the 
Equitable  Life  Assurance  Company  for  their  misfeasance  and 
malfeasance  in  office,  but  the  public  condemnation  which  has 
greeted  the  exposure  of  their  acts  of  omission  and  commission 
will  prevent  for  a  season,  at  least,  others  following  in  their  foot- 
steps. Graft  of  all  kinds  grows  upon  the  easy  toleration  of  the 
public.  It  required  a  bold  and  flagrant  steal  of  millions  to  arouse 
the  citizens  of  Philadelphia  to  the  fact  that  their  municipality 
was  honeycombed  with  corruption.  So  strongly  were  the  grafters 
intrenched,  they  were  able  for'  a  time  to  openly  defy  the  public. 
What  is  true  of  Philadelphia  has  been  shown  to  be  true  of  other 
municipalities.  We  cannot  hope  to  entirely  eradicate  dishonesty 
in  public  and  business  life.  Wrongdoing  will  probably  continue 
until  the  end  of  the  world,  but  we  should  be  able  to  secure  that 
alertness  of  the  people  which  will  demand  frequent  inquiry  and 
that  sensitiveness  of  the  public  to  wrongdoing  that  will  demand 
of  aU  public  and  quasi-public  officials  a  fuller  integrity  than  that 
which  just  comes  within  the  pale  of  the  law. 

We  have  had  a  recent  striking  example  of  the  force  of  public 
opinion  in  the  election  of  Theodore  Roosevelt  to  the  presidency. 
Serving  out  the  term  of  his  predecessor,  he  provoked  strong  op- 
position, as  all  positive  and  earnest  men  do.  Large  financial 
interests  were  opposed  to  his  nomination  and  election.  The  influ- 
ence they  exerted  was  a  power  not  to  be  despised.  They  had 
made  and  unmade  public  men.  They  were  in  close  touch  with  the 
business  pulse  of  the  country.  William  J.  Bryan  had  been  de- 
feated twice  because  the  business  interests  had  been  opposed  to 
his  election.    Would  not  Roosevelt 's  fate  be  the  same  ? 

The  issue,  however,  did  not  come.  It  was  shunted  aside  by  the 
force  of  public  opinion.  The  people  believed  in  the  honesty  and 
courage  of  Roosevelt.  He  had  taken  them  into  his  confidence. 
He  was  dealing  in  the  open.    There  was  no  subterfuge,  no  evasion 


214  HISTORY  OP   NOETHFIELD. 

of  responsibility.  He  might  make  mistakes.  He  might  be  wrong, 
but  he  was  doing  the  right  as  it  was  given  him  to  understand  it. 
His  personality  soon  overshadowed  the  questions  of  the  hour  and 
Roosevelt  was  elected  by  an  unprecedented  majority,  not  because 
that  majority  agreed  upon  the  issues  involved,  but  because  all 
agreed  upon  him.  His  triumphant  election  is  an  instructive 
lesson  in  our  polities.  It  is  an  encouragement  to  well-doing  in 
public  life.  It  is  a  reassurance  that '  ■  a  government  of  the  people, 
for  the  people  and  by  the  people  shall  not  perish  from  the  earth. ' ' 

Such  gatherings  as  these  have  their  public  use  as  well  as  their 
social  side.  Here  we  renew  old  acquaintances  and  revive  old  as- 
sociations. Here  we  honor  those  virtues  of  our  ancestors  which 
contributed  so  much  to  the  building  of  the  town,  the  state  and 
the  nation.  Here  we  recall  their  lives  of  industry,  thrift  and 
self-sacrifice.  Here  we  are  admonished  by  their  precept  and  ex- 
ample. Here  again  is  presented  to  us  the  picture  of  the  New 
England  community  developing  along  the  lines  of  frugality  and 
content  and  sending  out  its  offspring  to  people  the  waste  places. 

What  is  the  lesson  of  this  day?  It  is  this.  We  should  culti- 
vate a  little  more  old-fashioned  honesty  and  a  little  less  toler- 
ance of  success  gained  by  sharp  dealing,  a  little  more  of  those 
homely  attributes  of  the  fathers  and  a  little  less  love  of  display,  a 
little  more  patience  in  working  out  the  problems  of  life  and  a 
little  less  desire  to  overstep  our  neighbor,  a  little  more  of  the 
simple  life  and  a  little  less  envy  of  the  rich.  If  we  would  give 
force  to  our  early  instructions,  if  we  would  biiild  a  little  better 
than  those  who  have  gone  before,  if  we  would  have  the  future 
pay  the  tribiite  to  us  that  we  gladly  pay  to  the  past,  we  shall  shirk 
no  duty  and  evade  no  responsibility,  but  keep  constantly  in  mind 
those  things  which  are  the  foundation  of  true  greatness,  con- 
scientious endeavor  and  right  living. 


SUMMER   HOME   OF  F.    B.    SHEDD. 
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KATE  FORBEST. 

Beautiful  for  situation,  crowning  one  of  the  summits  of  Bay 
Hill,  overlooking  a  landscape  of  rare  an-d  varied  charm,  stands 
the  summer  home  of  Freeman  B.  Shedd  of  Lowell,  Mass. 
In  the  middle  eighties  Mr.  Shedd  came  to  Northfleld  and  pur- 


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chased  of  Daniel  E.  Hill  the  farm  formerly  o'wiied  by  Abra- 
ham Brown,  Sr.,  where  he  erected  a  handsome  modern  house  with 
generous  windows  and  roomy  porches,  and  painted  it  after  the 
fashion  of  our  grandfathers,  a  cheerful  red,  which  contrasts 
pleasantly  with  the  brilliant  green  tints  of  the  surrounding 
foliage  in  summer  and  with  the  snowy  whiteness  of  winter. 

The  house  is  sufficiently  removed  from  the  highway  to  give  an 
air  of  seclusion,  which  is  emphasized  by  the  symmetrical  stone 
wall  separating  the  grounds  from  the  street.  On  the  approach 
of  a  carriage  a  wide,  white  gate  swings  automatically  between 
vine-covered  posts  and  gives  admission  to  the  broad,  graveled 
drive  which  sweeps  in  a  graceful  curve  to  the  house. 

It  is  a  beautiful  picture  which  greets  the  eye  on  a  fine  summer 
morning.  In  the  distance  the  mountains  lift  their  purple  and 
azure  summits  against  the  sky — in  the  east  the  Belknaps;  on  the 
west  Kearsarge;  in  the  north  the  Ossipees  and  Franconia,  with 
Chocorua  lifting  its  jagged  peak  between.  Moosilauke  nestles 
against  the  rugged  slopes  of  Cardigan,  and  the  Ragged  mountains 
raise  their  sturdy  summits  on  the  western  horizon.  Half  hidden 
among  the  hills  lies  the  great  lake,  a  sparkling  blue  gem  in  the 
morning  sunlight,  and  winding  down  from  it,  a  silver  ribbon 
amidst  the  green  forests,  flows  the  Winnipiseogee  past  the  spires 
and  roofs  of  the  distant  city.  At  our  feet  lies  the  valley  with 
its  meadows  and  streams;  beyond  slopes  upward  the  hillside, 
dotted  with  farmhouse,  field  and  orchard. 

Near  at  hand,  dew-spangled  stretches  of  velvety  green  grass 
are  broken  here  and  there  by  ornamental  beds  and  borders  of 
brilliant  flowers  and  choice  shrubbery,  while  graceful  trees  in 
groups  or  standing  in  single  majesty  upon  the  lawn,  wave  their 
branches  in  greeting.  It  is  to  the  trees  that  these  spacious  grounds 
owe  much  of  their  beauty.  A  few  shade  trees  adorned  the  old 
farm  and  one  or  two  of  these  remain.  Others — graceful  elms 
and  stately  maples — have  been  transplanted  from  river  bank, 
roadside  and  pasture  and  have  taken  so  kindly  to  their  new  sur- 
roundings that  one  might  fancy  they  had  grown  where  they  stand. 
A  grove  of  young  trees  near  the  highway  is  growing  into  a  min- 
iature forest,  where  pine  and  spruce  mingle  their  fragrance  and 
where  the  birds  and  squirrels  find  a  congenial  home.  This  group 
comprises  many  choice  varieties  of  both  native  and  foreign  ever- 


216  HISTORY    OF    NOKTHFIELD. 

greens.  Among  them  are  the  European  larch,  the  oriental  spruce, 
Rocky '  Mountain  spruce,  mountain  ash,  dwarf  pine  and  Nord- 
man's  fir,  of  which  one  specimen  is  vivid  green  in  color  and 
another  is  a  fine  shade  of  blue.  It  is  interesting  to  note  the 
points  of  difi'erence  and  of  similarity  between  the  home-grown 
and  the  foreign  varieties  of  the  same  species,  and  a  lover  of  trees 
finds  much  to  study  and  enjoy  in  this  pretty  grove  and  through- 
out the  grounds. 

At  one  side  of  the  lawn,  near  the  coachman's  pleasant  cottage, 
is  a  grove  of  ancient  oaks.  Leading  from  this  grove  a  road  has 
been  laid  out,  winding  down  the  hill,  which  affords  one  the  pleas- 
ure of  a  ride  through  the  woods  in  the  midst  of  woodsy  sights 
and  smells,  where  ferns  grow  among  the  moss-covered  rocks; 
where  majestic  pines,  a  century  old,  wear  their  evergreen  crowns 
far  above  the  earth;  where  spreading  shrub  and  creeping  vine 
are  permitted  to  grow  in  their  own  way  and  where  the  small  wild 
denizens  of  the  forest  are  unfrightened  by  the  sound  of  gun  or 
woodman '.s  axe.  Branching  from  this  is  a  road  leading  to  the 
river  and  this  wildwood  drive  is  one  of  the  most  attractive 
features  of  the  estate. 

The  grounds  and  the  drives  of  this  fine  place  of  Mr.  Shedd's 
have  been  laid  out,  and  are  still  carefully  looked  after,  under  the 
direction  of  the  head  farmer,  who  is  also  a  landscape  gardener 
of  ability  and  experience. 

A  visit  to  this  estate  would  not  be  complete  without  a  call  at 
the  barn  where  the  horses  and  cattle  are  luxuriously  sheltered. 
On  the  way  we  pass  the  tall  water  tower  with  its  screen  of  sil- 
very poplars  and  drooping  willows,  cross  a  mowing  field  and 
skirt  the  garden  with  its  rows  of  berry  bushes.  The  barn  has 
been  remodeled  and  made  more  capacious  until  it  is  &  really 
sybaritic  home  for  the  four-footed  members  of  the  family.  The 
horses  have  polished  finishings  of  South  Caroline  pine  in  their 
quarters  and  enjoy  roomy  box-stalls,  furnished  with  every  equine 
convenience.  Beyond  is  a  light  and  airy  section  where  the  cows 
take  their  comfort,  each  with  her  individual  drinking  cup  before 
her,  filled  through  pipes  from  an  inexhaustible  reservoir.  At  one 
end  of  the  long  barn  a  window  looks  out  on  the  clean  yard,  with 
its  high  stone-posted  fence,  where  the  cattle  take  the  air  and  chew 
the  cud  of  contentedness.    Nearby  a  windmill,  slowly  turning  on 


ATTRACTIONS  AND  FESTIVALS.  217 

its  tall  framework,  lends  a  picturesque  touch  to  the  landscape, 
and  in  the  distance,  with  a  background  of  misty,  hills,  lies  the 
village  in  its  vaUey  beside  the  river,  with  its  church  spires  and 
pleasant  homes  clustering  among  the  trees. 

Mr.  Shedd  has  added  to  his  original  purchase  many  of  North- 
field's  green  acres,  including  the  large  adjoining  farm,  whose 
roomy,  convenient  dwelling  house  is  the  residence  of  the  head 
farmer,  while,  on  the  opposite  side  of  the  road,  are  sunny  pas- 
tures and  dark  woodlands  and  broad  fields  of  waving  grass  or 
ripening  grain  and  rustling  corn,  which  belong  to  the  estate. 
Trim  fences  and  attractive  roadsides  add  to  the  beauty  of  this  fine 
estate,  which,  with  its  matchless  environment,  is  an  ornament  to 
the  town  and  a  source  of  pride  and  pleasure  to  all  citizens, 
scarcely  less  than  to  its  fortunate  owner  and  his  family. 


CHAPTER    XIII. 

THE  STORY  TELLER. 

A  town  history  to  be  exactly  in  order,  it  is  said,  must  have  an 

Indian  legend,  a  witch  episode,  a  haunted  house,  a  bear,  tish  and 

snake  story.     One  or  two  of  these  your  historian  has  been  eog- 

■  nizant  of  or  proven  beyond  a  doubt;  for  the  rest  she  has  relied 

on  the  customary  authority  in  such  matters. 

Mrs.  James  Lindsey  and  Mrs.  Josiah  Miles,  who  lived  on  oppo- 
site sides  of  Skenduggody  Meadow,  were  both  owners  of  slaves. 
They  were  visited,  in  1753,  by  the  two  Indians  Plausaway  and 
Sebattis.  Mrs.  Miles  sold  one  of  them  a  shirt  and  on  his  un- 
dressing in  her  presence  to  put  it  on  she  noticed  some  small  cords, 
called  "Indian  lines,"  wound  about  his  body.  She  questioned 
him  about  their  use  and  obtained  an  evasive  answer.  It  was 
evident  next  morning,  however,  as  they  had  each  tied  up  and  led 
away  a  slave  in  the  night — Peer  from  the  Mileses  and  Tom  from 
the  Lindseys. 

Peer  returned  after  a  few  days  to  tell  the  story,  but  Tom  was 
never  seen.  They  came  again  the  next  year  and  being  accused 
of  the  theft,  told  them  boldly  that  slaves  were  lawful  booty,  as 
they  had  never  made  a  treaty  with' the  English.  It  is  said  Mrs. 
Miles  used  her  tongue  pretty  freely,  threats  were  made  and  toma- 
hawks flourished  and  they  told  Mr.  Miles  if  they  ever  met  his 
wife,  Elisabeth,  again  they  would  have  her  scalp.  Matters  looked 
threatening  and  Parson  Walker  of  Concord  was  sent  for,  who 
took  the  Indians  home  with  him.  A  court  was  there  held  before 
Joseph  Blanchard,  May  21,  1754,  in  which  Mrs.  Miles  made  depo- 
sition that  the  slaves  stolen  were  worth  $500  (old  tender). 

A  friendly  Indian  named  Cohas  occupied  a  little  cabin  in  the 
olden  time  between  the  present  home  of  John  S.  Winslow  and  the 
railroad.  It  was  built  between  birch  trees,  one  or  either  side, 
but  nothing  is  said  of  family.  He  used  to  hunt  and  fish  about 
Sondogardy  Pond  and  its  outlet  was  first  named  "Little  Cohas 
Brook." 


THE  STOEY  TELLER.  219 

Mother  Blanchard  was  once  surprised  outside  of  Canterbury 
Fort.  The  Indians  giving  chase,  she,  a  corpulent  woman,  showed 
such  skill  in  running  that  they  stopped  to  laugh  while  she  es- 
caped, cheered  on  by  their  cries  of  "porchuc,  purchuc,"  mean- 
ing woodchuck. 

BBAE   STOEIES. 

John  Cilley,  Jr.,  was  once  the  victim  of  a  serious  encounter 
with  a  black  bear  on  Bean  Hill.  Being  told  by  his  father  one 
morning  that  Colonel  Cof ran 's  black  dog  was  chasing  their  sheep 
in  a  pasture  full  in  sight,  he  went  to  drive  him  away  and,  coming 
near  them  around  a  clump  of  bushes,  found  himself  face  to  face 
with  a  bear.  He  lost  no  time  in  climbing  a  small  tree  near  by, 
but  not  in  time  to  evade  the  stroke  of  his  paw  as  he  ascended, 
which  took  off  not  only  his  stocking  and  shoe  but  nearly  all  the 
flesh  from  the  knee  down.  It  was  years  before  the  boy  recovered 
from  the  fright. 

A  bear  caught  on  the  upper  Merrimack  intervale  dragged  the 
trap  through  fields  and  over  stone  walls  and  even  over  the 
"Loer"  bridge  spoken  of  elsewhere  on  the  stringers.  Hunters 
followed  the  trail  and  he  was  found  near  the  Sanbornton  moun- 
tains still  dreigging  the  trap. 

A  large  hemlock  tree  in  the  gully  at  the  foot  of  the  Kezar 
hills  on  the  Bean  Hill  Road  was  for  years  called  the  "Bear 
tree. ' '  On  the  level  with  the  road  was  a  row  of  branches  form- 
ing a  circle  around  it.  Here  a  large  black  bear  found  a  resting 
place  and,  being  discovered,  was  promptly  despatched.  Mrs. 
Forrest  Cross,  whose  father,  Edmond  Douglass,  lived  near,  al- 
ways remembered  her  birthday  as  the  day  the  bear  was  killed. 
The  bear  tree  grew  to  be  an  immense  one  and  a  few  years  since 
was  cut  for  lumber  by  J.  E.  Smith  and  boards  and  plank  of 
more  than  ordinary  width  made  from  the  limbs. 

The  following  story  has  no  historic  value  except  as  it  recalls 
the  exciting  period  in  our  town,  as  well  as  elsewhere,  when  the 
followers  of  William  Miller  were  daily  expecting  the  summary 
closing  up  of  sublunary  things : 

One  of  the  most  familiar  sights  of  my  childhood  was  a  big  blue 
umbrella  sailing  across  our  pastures  and  fields.  Under  it  was  a 
little  old  woman  called  "Granny  Byenton. "     She  used  to  knit 


220  HISTORY    OF   NOKTHPIELD. 

sale  footings  and  take  them  to  the  store  (let  us  say  Whittier's,  to 
have  the  story  in  the  town),  to  buy  snuff.  Sometimes,  perhaps, 
her  supply  would  be  exhausted  before  she  had  a  pair  finished ; 
one,  however,  was  all  right,  for  her  constantly  recurring  need 
was  sure  to  promptly  bring  the  mate.  She  was  greatly  troubled 
about  the  Millerites,  who  were  trying,  she  thought,  to  bring  the 
world  to  an  end.  One  day,  out  of  breath  and  thoroughly  fright- 
ened, she  rushed  into  the  house  to  say,  ' '  I  beam  a  gun  go  off,  off 
in  the  woods,  and  I  thought,  I  wished,  I  hoped  gracious  it  killed 
every  Millerite  there  was  in  the  world.  For,  if  they  should  bring 
the  world  to  an  end  when  I'm  out  alone,  I  should  be  scared 
'  almost  to  death." 

WILDCATS. 

Mother  Wadleigh  used,  with  a  single  female  companion,  to 
remain  alone  with  her  little  ones,  while  her.  husband  took  his  fre- 
quent trips  for  supplies  to  Portsmouth,  and  had  some  thrilling 
adventures  with  wild  beasts.  One  night  she  utilized  the  winter 
fire  to  prepare  meat  for  the  needs  of  the  morrow.  A  wildcat, 
attracted  by  the  scent,  was  heard  snarling  about  the  log  barn 
and,  failing  to  find  ingress  there,  was  heard  growling  and  climb- 
ing on  the  roof  of  the  log  cabin,  the  rock  chimney  of  which  hardly 
rose  above  the  roof,  the  rod  across  which  with  the  lug-pole  and 
chain  (they  had  no  "cranes"  then),  were  being  pushed  aside 
and  birch  bark  fires  were  not  equal  to  the  occasion.  In  despera- 
tion the  children  were  snatched  from  their  bed,  the  straw  tick 
dragged  out  and  soon  the  roaring  straw  proved  too  much  for  the 
frenzied  animal,  who  made  his  retreat  and  was  heard,  howlipg 
with  pain,  far  into  the  night  and  found  dead  next  day  near  by. 

FISH  ^TOEY. 

This  story  is  but  the  conclusion  of  one  begun  by  Professor 
Hunt  in  his  centennial  address  on  page  129.  The  shad  and 
salmon  that  used  to  arrive  at  Franklin  annually  the  last  of  May, 
where  the  former  turned  to  the  right  and  the  latter  to  the  left, 
was  owing  to  the  shad,  being  prompted  by  nature,  desiring  the 
warmer  waters  of  the  lake  and  the  salmon  the  cooler  mountain 
stream.  After  their  progress  was  stopped  by  the  building  of  the 
Sanborn  and  Eastman  dams  they  laid  for  some  days  idle  in  the 


THE   STORY  TELLER.  221 

current  and  never  again,  after  1814,  made  their  appearance. 
On  the  occasion  of  their  last  visit  they  were  taken  in  large  num- 
bers and  their  presence  over  Sunday  was  a  matter  of  great  con- 
cern to  the  good  old  Puritanic  fathers  of  the  town.  The  fish 
warden  was  called  on  duty  and  the  many  devices  to  evade  his 
watchfulness  furnished  many  a  table  far  and  near  with  a  luscious 
Sunday  dinner,  and  also  furnished  laughable  stories  and  jokes 
for  years  afterwards. 

HAUNTED   HOUSES. 

Northfleld,  so  prolific  in  almost  everything,  has  been  unable 
to  furnish  a  ghost  story  well  authenticated.  So,  rather  than  be 
found  wanting,  we  will  drop  into  sentiment  and  say  with  Long- 
fellow that 

"All  houses  wherein  men  have  lived  and  died 
Are  haunted  houses.     Through  the  open  doors 
The  harmless  phantoms  on  their  errands  glide 
With  feet  that  make  no  sound  upon  the  floor." 

Some  two  houses  especially  claim  the  designation.  The  present 
home  of  Deacon  Abbott  (though  but  few  of  its  many  occupants 
died  there)  has  been  the  abode  of  so  many  families  that  it  must 
enjoy  a  perpetual  picnic.  The  Josiah  Dearborn  place  has  been 
the  site  of  three  or  four  houses  and  a  large  number  of  tenants 
and  owners.  I  will  quote  further,  not,  however,  with  the  view 
of  disquieting  any  one's  titles. 

"We  have  no  title  deeds  to  house  or  lands. 
Owners  and  occupants  of  earlier  dates, 
From  graves  forgotten,  stretch  their  dusty  hands 
And  hold  in  mortmain  still  their  old  estates." 

It  is  this  very  thought  that  gives  such  a  charm  to  Old  Home 
Day,  home  comings  and  the  daydreams  of  young  and  old. 

WITCHES. 

Mrs.  Cooper  Clark,  who  lived  near  the  Bean  Hill  schoolhouse, 
was  believed  by  the  many  pupils  there  to  be  possessed  by  evil 
spirits.  She  may  have  encouraged  this  belief  to  be  free  from 
their  too  frequent  visits. 

Enoch  Rogers,  who  performed  the  duty  of  chore-boy  at  Colonel 
Cofran's,  once,  when  left  alone  to  do  the  churning,  fancied  the 


222  HISTORY    OF    NORTHFIELD. 

churn  contained  a  combination  of  willing  cream  and  the  unwill- 
ing spirit  of  the  suspected  neighbor;  and  the  witch  must  be 
burned  to  death,  according  to  an  old-time  superstition.  He  hur- 
ried to  the  barn,  secured  the  "cops  pin,"  and  after  making  it 
red  hot  made  repeated  attempts  to  land  it  in  the  churn,  scarring 
it  here  and  there  in  the  process.  He  succeeded  to  his  own  dis- 
comfort, but  Mother  Clark  suffered  no  inconvenience.  There 
was  no  gilt-edged  butter  made  at  the  Cofran  farm  that  day. 

A  family,  which  shall  be  nameless,  living  not  far  from  Sken- 
dugoddy  Meadow,  had  several  insane  members  and  in  the  olden 
time  were  said  to  have  been  bewitched.  An  older  member  who 
had  the  mania  of  drawing  a  wheelbarrow  after  him  up  and  down 
the  town,  was  once  frightened  by  its  touching  his  heels,  ran  amuck 
through  the  streets  until  the  barrow  was  completely  demolished. 

SNAKES. 

The  vicinity  of  the  Hodgdon  schoolhouse  has  the  reputation  of 
being  a  good  place  for  snakes,  not  of  the  kind,  however, 

"Ttat  lie  in  the  grass  so  prettily  curled. 
Waiting  to  snake  you  out  of  the  world." 

Some  two  years  since,  Mr.  Edward  Cross  captured  about  twenty 
black  ones  in  an  old  well  on  his  premises.  A  newspaper  adver- 
tisement offered  a  good  sum  for  some  "varmints"  for  a  snake 
charmer.  Mr.  Cross  shut  them  up  in  the  Hodgdon  schoolhouse 
and  notified  the  would-be  purchaser.  No  answer  came  and  after 
some  delay  they  were  all  killed  the  day  before  the  man  arrived 
with  the  purchase  money. 

OSGOODITES. 

The  following  was  inadvertently  omitted  from  the  ecclesias- 
tical history  of  the  town : 

We  will  not  envy  the  sister  town  of  Warner  the  honor  of  having 
given  birth  to  Jacob  Osgood,  the  originator  and  leader  of  a  sect 
bearing  his  name,  since  Northfield  claims  the  honor  of  being  not 
only  the  birthplace,  but  death-place  as  well,  of  the  last  member 
of  the  clan.  The  membership  in  Northfield  consisted  of  several 
of  the  Dolloffs,  Asa  Bean  and  the  Grover  family  on  the  Wind- 
fall.    Nancy  Glidden,  wife  of  Philip  Clough,  who  lived  near  the 


THE  STORY  TELLER.  22S 

site  of  the  Elm  Mills  "Woolen  Co.,  was  one  of  the  sisters  and  meet- 
ings were  often  held  at  her  house.  The  greater  part  of  them, 
however,  resided  in  Canterbury  Borough  and  near  the  Emery 
schoolhouse. 

They  gained  few  members  after  the  first.  The  fathers,  Osgood, 
Ordway  and  Colby,  used  to  make  yearly  visits  and  the  Pond  and 
Emery  schoolhouses  used  to  howl  with  their  unseemly  exhorta- 
tions. They  were  wont  to  expend  the  whole  of  their  ragged  and 
often  vulgar  vocabulary  on  the  hireling  ministers,  doctors,  law- 
yers, abolitionists  and  black  republicans.  They  thanked  the  Lord 
for  apples  and  hard  cider  and  advocated  drinking  rum.  They 
healed  the  sick  by  the  laying  on  of  hands,  refused  to  vote  or  pay 
taxes.  They  did  not  approve  of  a  fighting  religion  and  so  re- 
fused to  "appear  armed  and  eqiiipped  as  the  law  directs  with 
gun,  knapsack,  priming  wire  and  brush"  on  training  days,  conse- 
quently they  were  arrested  and  their  crops  and  cattle  sold  by  the 
sheriff  to  pay  the  fines  and  taxes. 

They  were  honest  and  correct  in  their  lives  and  some  excellent 
people  got  entangled  in  their  strange  semi-savage  worship  and 
still  maintained  their  purity  of  life,  but  their  nocturnal  gather- 
ings Vv'ere  the  resort  of  the  shabby  crowd  and  of  many  whose 
tastes  were  vulgar.  Many  of  their  numbers,  for  lack  of  medical 
attendance,  died  prematurely  and  the  Grover  family  on  the 
Windfall  remained  alone  for  many  years.  No  services  were  held 
for  a  long  time  previous  to  the  death  of  Sally  Grover,  the  last  of 
the  sect,  September  5,  1897.  They  dressed  in  Quaker  gray  and 
strove  in  all  possible  ways  to  be  unlike  others.  Peace  to  their 
ashes. 


CHAPTER    XIV. 

NORTHPIELD  FACTORY  VILLAGE. 

Northfield  Factory  Village,  later  known  as  Smithville,  was  so 
distinct  a  part  of  the  town,  I  have  recorded  it  entirely  separate 
from  the  other  portion.  It  had  great  natural  advantages  and 
was  early  settled.  Before  1800  a  dam  had  been  erected  above 
the  Sanborn  Bridge,  which  was  located  somewhat  farther  up  the 
stream.  This  dam  was  probably  built  by  Mr.  Folsom,  of  whom 
I  can  obtain  no  data  save  that  he  had  a  sawmill  on  the  north 
end  of  it,  which  was  carried  do^n  the  river  by  an  ice  freshet. 
Jeremiah  Sanborn,  who  had  come  from  Hampton  in  1778,  rebuilt 
on  the  Northfield  side.  There  was  a  road  by  the  river  bank  ex- 
tending quite  a  distance.  A  canal  was  cut  through  this  road, 
later,  from  this  dam  to  the  Daniell's  Bridge,  on  which  several 
industries  were  located.  This  Sanborn  sawmill  was  afterward 
removed  to  the  site  of  the  Folsom  mill. 

Dam  No.  2. — In  1821  Boston  John  Clark,  who  has  been  called 
an  ' '  unlettered  genius, ' '  who  was,  however,  a  born  mechanic,  built 
for  Kendall  0.  Peabody  the  next  dam  below,  long  known  as  the 
Aiken  dam.  He  also  erected  a  mill  where  Mr.  Peabody  soon  be- 
gan the  manufacture  of  paper,  ilr.  Peabody  had  come  from 
Peterborough  a  few  years  previous  and  established  a  bakery  in 
the  west  village.  He  used  to  send  out  carts  with  his  ginger- 
bread, crackers  and  cakes  and  among  other  things  rags  wef  e  legal 
tender.  A  large  accumulation  of  these,  first  suggested  a  new 
business.  Robert  Crane,  a  professional  paper  maker,  became  as- 
sociated with  him  in  the  enterprise. 

A  paper  mill,  the  first  in  the  country,  had  just  been  established 
at  Exeter  and  Daniel  Herrick,  a  born  inventor,  mechanic  and 
skillful  machinist,  was  sent  there,  clad  in  the  garb  of  a  Quaker, 
to  study  the  machinery.  He  returned  and  built  the  machines  for 
the  new  mill.  The  work  prospered  and  the  mill  was  greatly  en- 
larged. After  five  years,  it  is  said,  Mr.  Peabody,  with  his  brother 
James  Ij.,  and  Isaac,  the  brother  of  Mr.  Crane,  bought  seven 


NORTHFIELD   FACTORY   VILLAGE.  225 

acres  of  land  and  the  water  privilege  attached  to  dam  No.  3  (of 
which  we  shall  speak  hereafter)  and  with  the  addition  of  Jere- 
miah F.  Daniel,  removed  the  business  to  the  Peabody  village, 
where  it  has  ever  since  been  the  leading  industry  of  the  town. 
The  old  paper  mill  became  a  gristmill,  owned  and  run  by  Mr. 
Darling  for  many  years.  This  site  is  now  occupied  by  Stevens' 
mill. 

SMITHVILLE  FACTORY  OR  YELLOW  MIIiL. 

For  many  years  a  long  stretch  of  waste  land  extended  from  the 
Sanborn  Bridge  down  the  river  bank  to  the  old  stable  and  tavern 
kept  long  ago  by  a  Mr.  Hoyt  and  later  by  John  H.  Durgin.  Next 
in  line  stood  the  Batting  Mill  and  beyond,  in  the  midst  of  a  broad 
common  was  erected  a  cotton  mill  about  1821  by  three  Smith 
brothers  and  John  Cavender,  aU  of  Peterborough.  A  store  ex- 
tending out  into  the  street  was  built  and  a  row  of  four  double 
boarding  houses  erected  on  the  river  bank  which  are  still  there. 
The  canal  lay  in  front  of  them,  on  which  the  new  mill  was  built 
for  the  manufacture  of  cotton  cloth. 

They  were  all  painted  yellow  and  in  later  years  were  known 
as  the  "Yaller  Mill"  and  "Yaller  Row."  The  grounds  about 
were  kept  in  fine  condition,  shade  trees  planted  and  a  library 
established  for  the  free  use  of  their  operatives  and  others  for  a 
nominal  sum.  This  has  ever  since  been  in  existence  and  was 
the  precursor  of  the  present  Smith  Library.  A  family  named 
Annan,  also  of  Peterborough,  were  engaged  in  the  enterprise, 
all  of  whom  were  a  power  for  good  in  the  business,  social  and 
religious  life  of  the  little  village.  William  Smith  died  at  Smith- 
ville ;  Robert,  who  had  studied  law  previous  to  coming  to  North- 
field,  removed  to  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  and  James,  who  married  Persis 
Garland  of  Salisbury,  also  removed  there  and  afterwards  was 
honored  by  a  seat  in  the  United  States  Senate. 

The  Peabody  brothers  afterwards  owned  this  mill,  which  was 
used  for  various  purposes  until  its  destruction  by  fire  in  1853. 

BATTING. 

Peter  Goodnow  was  the  proprietor  of  a  mill  in  connection  with 
the  cotton  cloth  manufacture  for  the  making  of  batting,  of  which. 
Mr.  John  Lewis  had  charge.     It  continued  after  the  mill  ceased 
to  be  used  for  cloth. 
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226  HISTOEY    OF    NOETHFIELD. 

STRAW  BOARD. 

Hiram  Hodgdon  and  John  Gould  made  straw  board  in  the 
counting  room  of  the  old  cotton  mill  for  a  time.  Mr.  Hodgdon 
sold  to  Mr.  Gould,  who,  in  turn,  sold  to  J.  F.  and  W.  F.  DanieU, 
who  continued  the  business  until  the  burning  of  the  mill. 

STRAW  PAPER. 

A.  L.  Fisher  manufactured  wrapping  paper  from  straw  in  the 
old  batting  mill.  This  business  eventually  passed  to  Peabody  & 
DanieUs. 

The  history  of  the  sawmill  on  the  canal  has  been  given  else- 
where (see  page  98),  so  we  will  pass  on  to  Dam  No.  3. 

The  site  now  occupied  by  SuUoway's  MiU  was  early  used  for 
manufacturing  purposes.  Dearborn  Sanborn  built  a  dam  here 
in  1818  and  established  his  shingle  mill.  Thomas  Elkins  had  a 
large  sawmill  on  the  Northfield  end  of  it,  where  an  immense  busi- 
ness was  done  and  large  rafts  taken  down  the  river  to  better 
markets. 

WOOLEN"  MILL. 

It  is  said  that  Ebenezer  Blanchard  and  Ebenezer  Eastman  had 
a  woolen  mill  here,  but  no  facts  can  be  obtained.  It  probably 
antedated  the  Elkins  sawmill. 

A  double  house  stood  next  and  then  the  open  space  to  Rowe's 
store.  The  Carlton  house  is  the  only  remaining  dwelling  and 
the  blacksmith  shop,  long  since  modestly  retired  to  the  rear, 
and  the  cooper  shop  became  the  Marsh  shoe  store.  The  long 
building  called  the  Tontine,  with  basement  on  the  north  side, 
was  considered  a  fine  house  75  years  ago.  Eobert  Crane  built 
it  when  he  came  with  his  brother,  Isaac,  and  others  to  begin 
the  manufacture  of  paper.  He  occupied  a  part  of  it  and  James 
Lewis  (see  Mills),  the  other.  After  the  departure  of  the  Cranes 
it  was  used  by  the  Welches  as  an  extensive  tailor's  shop.  It 
was  removed  when  the  Franklin  and  Tilton  Railroad  was  built. 
None  of  the  fine  churches  were  built  in  1858  and  the  dwellers 
there  -sought  church  and  extended  school  privileges  at  Frank- 
lin Village.  All  south  of  Main  Street  was  an  open  pasture,  ex- 
tending to  the  south  and  east.  On  the  south  side  of  Central 
Street  one  has  found  nothing  for  many  years  but  the  little  red 
schoolhouse,  where  a  school  was  established  in  1827,  formed  from 


NORTHFIELD  FACTORY  VILLAGE.  227 

several  other  districts.  Here  all  the  children  from  the  Leigh- 
ton,  Cross,  Gerrish,  Heath,  Hancock  and  Kezar  families  used 
to  congregate  and  your  historian,  in  1851,  and  again  in  1858, 
tried  with  varying  success  to  urge  some  forty  or  fifty  "tardy 
loiterers"  up  the  rugged  hill  of  science:  This  school  was  united 
with  the  one  across  Sanborn  Bridge  in  1858  and  together  occu- 
pied Lyceum  Hall  building.  The  old  schoolhouse  now  does  duty 
as  a  laundry  and  grain  store. 

The  Brocljway  and  Carlton  houses  still  exist  in  a  changed  con- 
dition, but  the  old-timer  looking  for  familiar  scenes  would  find 
but  little  in  and  around  the  railroad  station  and  side  hill  to  re- 
mind him.  of  the  old-time  cow  pasture  and  marsh  land.  A  copy 
of  the  school  register  for  1851  is  in  existence,  when  Angeline  T. 
Sweatt  was  teacher  and  every  other  name  on  the  list  was  Kezar. 
(See  gen.) 

PRINTING  OFFICES. 

There  was  a  job  printing  office  established  long  ago  on  the  site 
of  the  SuUoway  Mills.  The  style  of  the  firm  was  Peabody,  Dan- 
iells  &  Co.  and  the  Co.  was  Bliphalet  Ayer.  They  had  quite  a 
business  in  printing  Bibles,  testaments  and  "Worcester  spelling 
books.  It  is  known  that  three  of  the  Bibles  are  now  in  existence. 
The  office  was  in  a  yellow  shop  on  the  left,  a  little  below  the 
entrance  to  the  Daniell's  Bridge. 

Charles  F.  Hill  had  a  job  printing  office  for  many  years,  until 
his  death  in  1888,  on  Bay  Street.  He  had  a  reputation  for  extra 
fine  work.  After  his  death  the  business  was  transferred  to  Tilton 
and  became  the  property  of  H.  A.  Morse. 

Another  office  established  by  George  W.  Baker  was  in  the 
upper  story  of  the  remodelled  Whittier  store,  opposite  the  optical 
works.  A  shaft  was  extended  underground  from  the  dam  across 
the  street  and  thus  power  was  obtained.  It  was  destroyed  by 
fiLre  and  never  restored. 

TELEPHONES. 

The  board  of  selectmen,  March  11,  1903,  voted  the  privilege  to 
erect  poles  in  the  streets  and  highways  of  Northfield  to  the  New 
England  Telegraph  and  Telephone  Company.  Conditions  were 
made  and  duly  recorded  on  page  266  of  the  town  records  for  that 
year.  There  are  no  country  line  exchanges  in  Northfield,  except 
one  on  High  Street. 


228  history  of  northfield. 

citizens'  telephone  company. 

« 

This  line  came  from  Laconia  and  Henry  Davis  was  first  man- 
ager for  Tilton  and  Northfield.  Permission  to  erect  poles  has 
been  granted  from  time  to  time,  until  all  the  farming  districts 
have  been  covered.  The  first  machine  was  installed  during  the 
autumn  of  1895  or  1896  and  they  now  number  115.  The  present 
manager  is  Harry  W.  Muzzey. 


CHAPTER  XV. 
STORES  AND  MERCHANTS. 

The  first  store  in  Northfield  was  kept  by  Benjamin  Blanehard 
at  the  Wadleigh  place  on  Bay  Hill.  This  his  son,  Ebenezar,  moved 
later  to  where  the  Northfield  Grocery  Company's  storehouse  now 
stands  and  the  brown  house  opposite  was  the  home  of  his  family. 
It  is  now  the  oldest  dwelling  in  town.  He  opened  a  branch  store 
soon  after  at  Salisbury,  now  Franklin,  and  his  business  there 
increasing  rapidly,  sold  out  here  to  his  clerk  and  renfoved  to 
Salisbury,  where  he  conducted  much  business  till  his  death. 

Squire  Charles  Glidden  and  his  son,  Charles,  perhaps  the  latter 
alone,  erected  a  large  store  at  the  Center,  opposite  the  old  meet- 
ing-house, where  a  large  business  was  conducted  many  years. 
(See  page  139,  part  2.)  He  sold  out  to  John  Mack  Gilman,  who 
was  succeeded  by  Greenough  McQuesten  and  John  Kimball  Wood- 
man, who  remained  but  two  years.  Milton  Gerrish  and  Jacob 
Moore  purchased  the  house  and  business  and  removed  both  to 
Sanbornton  Bridge.  It  was  the  first  building  occupying  the  cor- 
ner where  the  present  town  hall  stands. 

Owing  to  the  departure  of  nearly  all  the  local  industries  from 
the  Center  to  the  "Bridge"  (as  it  was  called),  the  store  opposite, 
built  by  Capt.  Isaac  Glines,  was  never  occupied  and  some  years 
later  was  sold  and  removed  to  become  a  dwelling  house  at  the 
village.  Later,  a  small  store  on  the  opposite  corner  was  kept  by 
Andrew  Nudd  with  a  small  stock  of  groceries  and  tobacco. 

John  Moloney  had  a  small  store  in  the  side  hill  opposite  Josiah 
Dearborn's,  where  some  business  and  much  political  wire  pulling 
was  done.  Votes  for  future  delivery  were  legal  tender,  as  he 
always  had  some  coveted  office  in  sight.  Squire  Glidden  was  his 
political  rival  and  often  Moloney's  purchased  votes  went  to  elect 
his  rival.  Smarting  under  defeat,  he  once-  charged  Mr.  Glidden 
with  a  whole  barrel  of  rum  as  the  price  of  the  stolen  votes. 

NOKTHFIELD  DEPOT. 

A  store  was  opened  at  this  place  about  the  time  of  the  coming 
of  the  railroad.     Amos  C.  Cogswell,    Charles    and    Augustine 


230  HISTORY    OF    NOETHFIELD. 

Ayers  were  some  of  the  early  traders.  About  1850  Merrill  Moore 
became  manager  of  a  large  business  here,  making  a  specialty  of 
palm  leaf  hats  and  berry  picking  in  their  season.  This  store 
flourished  for  many  years  until  its  destruction  by  fire.  Oliver 
L.  Cross,  William  Keniston,  Frank  Moore,  Samuel  Emery  and 
Charles  Sanborn  have  in  later  times  conducted  a  varying  business 
here.  The  store  has,  since  Mr.  Sanborn's  death,  been  discontin- 
ued. "William. C.  French  and  Sunmer  A.  Dow  carried  on  a  con- 
siderable meat  business  until  1881,  the  latter  sending  50  lambs 
and  200  chickens  weekly  to  St.  Paul 's  School,  Concord,  500  lambs 
coming  in  a  single  season  from  Grafton  County. 

Isaac  Whittier,  about  1840,  traded  where  the  Northfield  Gro- 
cery Store  stands,  in  a  long  unpainted  store  with  wooden  shut- 
ters. His  stock  was  the  usual  variety  found  in  country  stores.  It 
was  a  slow  business  place  until  the  coming  of  the  post  office  there. 
He  was  town  clerk  some  years  and  much  town  business  was  trans- 
acted there,  taxes  made  and  juries  drawn.  Noah  Peabody  and 
James  Palmer  traded  there  later  and  the  store  was  reconstructed 
and  refitted  by  Warren  L.  Hill,  Esq.  It  was  rented  by  J.  P. 
Taylor  and  Eastman  as  a  grocery  store  and,  later,  burned.  The 
site  was  then  occupied  by  a  carriage  and  blacksmith  shop  until 
its  present  restoration  as  a  grocery  store. 

A  drug  store  with  offices  above  occupied  the  right  hand 
entrance  to  the  bridge,  where  James  Brown  kept  the  Seminary 
bookstore.  Above  was  a  dressmaking  and  millinery  establish- 
ment, kept  by  Alice  and  Sarah  Haines,  and  occupied  later  by 
Miss  Proctor  as  the  art  studio  of  the  seminary. 

Close  by,  William  FoUansby  kept  a  dry  goods  and  grocery 
store.  He  built  the  low  one-story  block,  extending  half  the 
length  of  the  "beach,"  called  the  "seven  nations." 

Just  east  of  this  was  the  dwelling  house  and  basement  hard- 
ware and  tin  store  of  Charles  Joseph  Wadleigh.  This  place  alone 
remains  unchanged. 

buttbrfibld's  store. 

The  first  store  at  Factory  Village  was  built  and  managed  by 
the  Smith  brothers,  who  conducted  and  owned  the  "Yellow 
Mill."     On  their  departure  for  St.  Louis,  William  Butterfield  of 

Andover  succeeded  to  the  business.     It  passed  in  time  to 

Welch  of  Boston,  who,  with  his  wife,  conducted  an  extensive 


STORES  AND  MERCHANTS.  231 

tailoring  business  in  the  Tontine,  occupying  the  whole  of  it.  The 
store  was  burned  in  1843  and  rebuilt  by  John  Sweatt,  a  good 
Democrat  and  business  man,  who  looked  well  after  Northfield's 
interest  in  that  part  of  the  town.  (See  Sweatt  gen.)  This 
store  was  standing  when  the  boom  came  to  the  little  viUage  about 
1865  immediately  after  the  war. 

Across  the  way  was  the  one-story  store  of  Jonathan  Elkins, 
which,  as  his  real  estate  business  increased,  passed  to  Nathaniel 
Rowe  and  still  later  to  Charles  Chase  and  Benjamin  Gale,  who 
kept  a  stock  of  general  merchandise  until  the  coming  of  the  new 
industries  and  the  removal  of  their  store  to  make  way  for  new 
buildings. 

BUSSELL  BROTHERS. 

Willis  and  Orimal  Eussell  were  for  a  while  in  business  at  Fac- 
tory Village.  They  were  the  first  promoters  of  the  business  of 
making  palm  leaf  hats.  They  shipped  the  leaf  in  the  rough  had 
it  split  and  bleached,  as  recorded  elsewhere,  and  doubtless  were 
proprietors  of  the  mill,  where  the  hats  were  pressed  and  finished. 
They  eventually  removed  their  business  to  Sanbornton  Bridge 
and  finally  one  or  more  of  the  several  brothers  became  merchants 
in  Canada. 

GREENWOOD  &  CROCKETT. 

Edward  Caskin  came  to  Northfield  from  Franklin  Falls 
and  erected  the  store  on  the  river  bank  and  purchased  the  adjoin- 
ing residence.  He  established  a  hardware  and  house-furnishing 
business,  which  he  sold  to  Frank  H.  Merrill  in  1884.  After  Mr. 
Merrill 's  death  it  became  the  property  of  Joseph  Greenwood,  who 
had  been  connected  with  the  business  six  years.  The  firm  of 
Greenwood  &  Crockett  was  established  in  1899.  (See  -Crockett 
gen.) 

Nearly  all  the  merchants  of  Tilton  have  been  or  are  now 
residents  of  Northfield,  among  whom  are  both  members  of 
the  firm  of  Philbriek  &  Hill,  Charles  P.  Herrick,  the  late  Frank- 
lin J.  Eastman  (whose  biography  by  Hon.  John  M.  Mitchell 
is  subjoined),  also  W.  A.  Gardner,  the  late  Joseph  Hill,  Fi- 
field  Brothers,  the  late  George  F.  Weeks,  Batchelder  Brothers, 
the  late  Cutting  FoUansby,  Elmer  R.  Gale  and  Edwin  J.  Young, 
George  H.  Brown,  the  miller  and  grain  merchant,  Herbert  Dolley 


232  HISTOEY  OF   NOETHFIELD. 

* 

of  the  firm  of  Phelps  &  Dolley,  while  the  former  is  of  Northfield 
parentage ;  one  of  the  firm  of  Smith  &  Smith ;  Muzzey  Brothers ; 
Lord  Brothers;  Bayley  &  Rogers;  Morrison  Brothers,  and  the 
Bryants.  In  fact,  it  is  hard  to  find  a  firm  whose  interests  and 
business  lives  are  not  a  part  of  Northfield  history. 

JOSEPH  HILL. 
(See  residence.) 

Joseph  Hill  (see  gen.,  page  182)  deserves  a  place  of  honor  among 
our  merchants,  not  only  that  his  term  of  service  in  that  capacity  cov- 
ered his  whole  life,  hut  for  the  extent  and  variety  of  merchandise 
handled.  He  began  as  a  grocer,  to  which  was  added  from  time  to 
time  hardware,  dry  goods,  furniture  and  draperies,  wood,  coal,  ice, 
wooden  ware,  farming  tools,  paints  and  oils,  lime  and  cement;  in  fact, 
nearly  every  nameable  article  of  barter  or  sale,  and  while  some  of 
these  lines  were  dropped  as  opportunity  offered  or  conditions  made 
expedient,  he  kept  a  strong  hold  on  his  first  ambition  to  be  a  first-class 
dealer  in  high  grade  groceries. 

His  association  with  his  brother,  William  P.,  in  real  estate  and  other 
holdings  was  long  and  mutually  satisfactory  and  profitable  and  lasted 
40  years. 

FRANK  HILLS. 

(See  Hills  gen.  and  portrait.) 

Mr.  Hills,  a  native  and  for  much  of  his  life  a  resident  of  Northfield, 
has  also  been  for  more  than  thirty-four  years  a  merchant.  He  began 
as  clerk  for  Enoch  G.  Philbrick.  After  four  years  he  purchased,  with 
him,  the  interest  of  Joseph  Hill  in  the  grocery  business.  They  con- 
tinued the  same  line  of  goods  in  the  same  place  until  1882,  when  they 
purchased  the  store  and  stock  of  the  late  Franklin  J.  Eastman  and 
have  ever  since  conducted  a  first-class  grocery  store  in  their  present 
quarters,  with  one  or  two  side  lines.  Mr.  Philbriok's  term  of  service 
covers  an  equal,  if  not  longer,  term.     (See  Philbrick  gen.) 

CHARLES   P.   HERRICK. 

Mr.  Herrick's  term  of  service  as  druggist  covers  nearly  thirty  years, 
first  as  partner  with  Franklin  J.  Eastman,  then  clerk  and,  later,  owner 
of  the  business  of  G.  F.  Stevens  since  1883.     (See  Herrick  gen.) 

FRANKLIN  J.  EASTMAN. 

Hon.  John  M.  Mitchell. 

Among  the  men  whose  personality  and  influence  were  dominant  in 
the  life  of  the  town  for  a  number  of  years,  during  the  period  of  its 
later  development,  was  Franklin  Jonathan  Eastman,  who  came  to 
Northfield  from  Littleton  in  1867,  purchasing  an  estate  on  Park  Street, 
where  he  made  his  home  with  his  family  for  a  time,  but  disposed  of  the 


STORES  AND  MERCHANTS.  233 

same,  later,  to  occupy  the  fine  residence  whicli  he  erected  near  the  site 
of  the  present  library  building. 

Mr.  Eastman  was  a  native  of  Vermont,  a  representative  of  that  sturdy 
type  of  New  England  character,  whose  impress  has  been  felt  for  good 
in  developing  and  directing  the  business  and  public  life  of  our  most 
prosperous  and  progressive  communities.  Born  in  Danville,  Vt.,  June 
10,  1818,  a  son  of  Jonathan  and  Sarah  (Heath)  Eastman,  he  was 
educated  in  the  public  schools  and  at  Peacham  Academy,  Peacham,  Vt.; 
and,  after  attaining  his  majority,  he  went  to  Littleton,  where  his  older 
brothers,  Ebenezer  and  Cyrus,  were  engaged  in  business  as  partners  in 
an  extensive  general  store,  and  entered  the  employ  of  the  firm  as  a 
clerk,  where  he  remained  three  or  four  years,  then  removing  to  Barnet, 
Vt.,  where  he  formed  a  partnership  in  trade  with  Robert  Harvey,  the 
leading  merchant  of  the  town,  which  continued  about  eight  years,  when 
he  sold  out  and  returned  to  Littleton  and  became  a  partner  in  the 
firm  with  his  brothers,  whose  business  had  become  one  of  the  most 
extensive  in  northern  New  Hampshire. 

•  Although  a  thorough  business  man  and  earnestly  devoted  to  the  inter- 
ests of  his  firm,  Mr.  Eastman  took  an  active  part  in  public  affairs,  and 
entered  into  the  political  life  of  the  community  as  an  earnest  and 
aggressive  member  of  the  Democratic  party,  with  which,  he  had  been 
allied  from  youth.  Even  in  the  earlier  period  of  his  residence  in  Lit- 
tleton, he  was  found  actively  participating  in  the  caucuses  and  conven- 
tions of  his  party,  it  being  noted  that  he  was  a  member  of  the  Littleton 
delegation  in  the  senatorial  convention  of  1841  at  Franconia,  when,  for 
the  first  time,  the  nomination  for  senator  from  old  District  No.  12,  the 
northern  district  of  the  state,  which  then  embraced  Coos,  the  northern 
half  of  Grafton  and  the  upper  part  of  Carroll  counties,  was  secured  for 
a  resident  of  Littleton,  in  the  person  of  Simeon  B.  Johnson.  The  year 
of  his  return  to  the  town,  1852,  was  characterized  by  a  particularly 
exciting  political  campaign,  it  being  a  presidential  year  and  the  Demo- 
cratic candidate  for  the  chief  magistracy  of  the  nation  being  that  favor- 
ite son  of  New  Hampshire — Gen.  Franklin  Pierce.  The  first  campaign 
club  ever  organized  by  the  Democrats  in  the  town  was  formed  at  that 
time  and  was  known  as  the  "Granite  Club,"  Mr.  Eastman  being  its 
president.  So  rapidly  did  he  gain  the  confidence  of  his  party,  that  in 
March  following,  1853,  he  was  its  nominee  for  moderator  and  was 
elected. 

From  this  time  forward  there  were  close  and  exciting  contests  in 
Littleton  politics  and  Franklin  J.  Eastman,  his  brother,  the  late  Col. 
Cyrus-  Eastman,  and  Harry  and  George  A.  Bingham,  who  subsequently 
became  noted  throughout  the  state,  were  the  active  leaders  on  the 
Democratic  side.  In  1863,  and  again  in  1864,  Mr.  Eastman  was  elected 
to  represent  the  town  in  the  Legislature  as  the  colleague  of  Harry 
Bingham  and  it  is  safe  to  say  that  no  town  in  the  state  was  more  ably 
or  faithfully  represented  during  these  exciting  times  of  our  legislative 
history,  in  the  midst  of  the  war  period  when  party  spirit  ran  high.     It 


234  HISTORY  OF   NORTHFIBLD. 

was  in  1863  that  an  extra  session  of  the  Legislature  was  held,  in 
August,  and  many  "war  measures"  were  passed,  including  the  soldiers 
voting  law,  allowing  the  soldiers  of  the  state  to  vote  in  the  field  or 
wherever  stationed  and  return  to  be  made  to  the  towns  of  their  resi- 
dence, which  measure  the  Democrats  generally  opposed  as  unconstitu- 
tional. Mr.  Eastman  and  his  colleague  were,  naturally,  found  opposing 
this  measure.  In  both  years  of  his  legislative  service  Mr.  Eastman  was 
assigned  to  duty  by  the  speaker,  Hon.  William  E.  Chandler,  upon  the 
important  committee  on  railroads  and  his  judgment  and  sagacity  were 
found  of  constant  value  in  the  work  of  the  committee. 

Mr.  Eastman,  who,  in  1858,  had  withdrawn  from  the  old  firm  and 
established  himself  independently  in  business  on  Main  Street,  not  only 
continued  active  in  the  mercantile  and  political  life  of  the  town,  hut 
also  kept  up  the  interest  he  had  taken  from  the  first,  in  all  matters 
pertaining  to  Its  material  development  and  progress,  and  the  general 
welfare  of  the  community.  He  was  an  active  member  of  the  fire  com- 
pany, organized  for  the  protection  of  the  village  property  and  largely 
composed  of  the  business  men  of  the  place;  was  for  a  time  a  director 
in  the  White  Mountains  Railroad  and  was  instrumental  in  the  estab- 
lishment of  a  telegraph  line,  the  first  telegraph  oflBce  being  located  in 
his  store. 

He  was  also  active  in  educational  matters.  He  participated  conspic- 
uously in  the  movement  which  resulted  in  the  consolidation  of  the 
village  school  districts  into  a  union  district  under  the  "Somersworth 
Act",  and  upon  the  organization  of  the  district  he  was  chosen  a  mem- 
ber of  both  the  prudential  and  superintending  committees. 

Soon  after  this  Mr.  Eastman  disposed  of  his  business  and  real  estate 
interests  in  Littleton  and  in  the  following  year  took  up  his  residence 
in  Northfleld,  establishing  himself  in  business  in  general  trade  on  the 
Tilton  side  of  the  river,  where  he  continued  for  many  years,  until  final 
retirement  sometime  before  his  death,  April  27,  1893. 

The  measure  of  confidence  and  respect  which  he  won  for  himself  at 
once  in  the  town  of  his  adoption  and  the  interest  which  he  evinced  in 
its  public  affairs,  is  shown  by  the  fact  that  at  the  next  annual  election, 
in  March,  1868,  he  was  chosen  to  represent  Northfield  in  the  Legislature, 
his  assignment  that  year  being  to  the  committee  on  elections.  For  16 
successive  years,  from  1873  to  1888,  inclusive,  he  held  the  responsible 
position  of  town  treasurer  and,  while  he  was  a  model  of  promptness 
and  accuracy  in  the  discharge  of  his  ordinary  official  duty,  it  is,  also 
safe  to.  say  that  to  his  judgment  and  sagacity,  as  evinced  by  the  sound 
practical  suggestions  in  his  annual  reports,  in  his  advice  often  sought 
by  the  selectmen  in  the  management  of  town  affairs  and  frankly  given 
whenever  occasion  demanded  at  the  annual  town  meetings,  is  due,  in 
no  small  measure,  the  economical  administration  and  financial  pros- 
perity which  the  town  enjoyed  during  this  period. 

Here,  as  in  Littleton,  Mr.  Eastman  took  an  interest  in  all  matters  of 
public  concern  and  it  is  noted  that  here  he  was  an  earnest  supporter 
and,  indeed,  a  prime  mover  of  the  project  for  the  establishment  of  a 


STORES  AND  MERCHANTS.  235 

union  school  district,  including  the  village  portions  of  the  towns  of 
Northfield  and  Tilton,  giving  the  land  for  the  site  of  the  first  school- 
house,  which  also  constitutes  a  part  of  the  present  lot.  He  also  con- 
tributed the  site  for  the  Hall  Memorial  Library,  giving  the  same  in 
the  name  of  his  daughter,  Mrs.  Charles  E.  Tilton.  He  was  prominent 
in  the  movement  for  the  formal  celebration  of  the  one  hundredth  anni- 
versary of  the  settlement  of  the  town,  in  1883,  being  a  member  and 
treasurer  of  the  committee  of  arrangements  having  the  matter  in 
charge. 

Mr.  Eastman  was  a  man  of  positive  convictions  and  uncompromising 
fidelity  thereto.  He  always  had  a  reason  for  his  position  and  was 
earnest  and  even  aggressive  in  presenting  the  same  whenever  occasion 
required.  He  was  an  interesting  conversationalist,  a  forcible  speaker 
and  a  vigorous  and  graceful  writer,  as  was  shown  by  his  interesting 
chapter  of  Littleton  history,  contributed  on  the  occasion  of  the  centen- 
nial of  that  town  in  1884,  his  subject  being,  "The  Relations  of  Littleton 
and  Vermont."  As  a  correspondent  of  The  Laconia  Democrat  for  a  long 
series  of  years  he  not  only  presented  the  news  from  the  vicinity  in  a 
lucid  and  comprehensive  manner,  but  often  discussed  public  questions 
with  a  clearness  and  cogency  seldom  surpassed  by  the  professional  jour- 
nalist. Conspicuous  in  his  correspondence  is  found  a-  description  of 
the  new  town  hall  of  Tilton,  on  its  completion  in  1880,  published  in 
The  Democrat  and  reproduced  in  the  Sanbornton  town  history. 

On  November  25,  1841,  Mr.  Eastman  was  united  in  marriage  with 
Lima  H.,  daughter  of  Socrates  and  Mary  (Bullock)  Tuttle,  of  Barnet, 
Vt.,'born  September  7,  1820,  who  died  June  26,  1601.  Her  father  was 
an  uncle  of  the  distinguished  New  Jersey  lawyer  of  the  same  name, 
whose  daughter  became  the  wife  of  the  late  Garret  A.  Hobart,  subse- 
quently vice-president  of  the  United  States.  They  had  children  as 
follows: 

1.  Frank  Tuttle,  born  in  Littleton,  September,  1842;  died  in  Barnet, 
Vt,  October  24,  1848. 

2.  Alice  Murray,  born  in  Barnet,  Vt.,  in  1845;  died  in  Littleton,  Feb- 
ruary 17,  1856. 

3.  Lima  J.,  born  in  Barnet,  Vt,  in  1846;  married  George  H.  Ellis  of 
Newton,  Mass. 

4.  Edward  Dana,  born  in  Barnet,  Vt.,  May,  1849;  died  in  Barnet,  Sep- 
tember 20,  1850. 

5.  Edward  F.,  born  in  Barnet,  Vt.,  in  1851;  died  in  Littleton,  May 
9,  1863. 

6.  Mary  Adelia,  born  in  Littleton,  April  16,  1853;  married  Joshua  P. 
Dennis  of  Tilton. 

7.  Kate,  born  in  Littleton  in  1856;  married  Harvey  Weeks;  died  in 
New  Jersey  in  1886. 

8.  Elma  Genieve,  born  in  Littleton  in  1859;  married  Charles  E.  Til- 
ton of  Tilton,  December  29,  1881. 

9.  George  W.,  born  in  Littleton,  February  22,  1861;  died  April  27, 
1893. 


CHAPTER    XVI. 

MILLS  AND  MANUFACTURERS. 

Stephen  Chase  was  among  the  first  to  utilize 
water  power  in  Northfield.  Bradstreet  Moody- 
owned  a  dam  across  the  Winnipiseogee  on  the 
north  end  of  which  he  had  a  variety  of  business. 
J\Ir.  Chase  brought  down  some  of  his  flowage 
water  and  established  a  carding  and  fulling 
mill  in  1798  which  he  conducted  until  his  death. 
(See  Chase  gen.)  He  also  kept  tavern  in  the 
old  house  still  standing  at  the  entrance  to  Bay 
Street.  (See  cut.)  He  was  engaged  in  much 
business  and  was  a  man  of  wealth.  His  daugh- 
ter, the  wife  of  Archibald  Clark,  inherited  the  mill  and  water 
power  and  after  occupying  it  a  few  years  sold,  in  1826,  to  Jere- 
miah Tilton. 

It  may  seem  to  us  a  queer  custom,  but  the  blankets  in  which 
the  "roUs"  were  returned  were  invariably  fastened  with  thorns. 
Mr.  Chase,  with  an  eye  to  future  needs,  planted  thorn  bushes  on 
the  waste  land  by  the  river  bank,  ilill,  manufacturer,  cards  and 
rolls  long  since  disappeared,  but  the  thorn  hedge,  Hke  "the  evil 
that  men  do,"  lives  after  him  to  the  discomfort  and  damage  of 
the  dwellers  in  the  vicinity  of  Emery  Street  and  Howard  Avenue. 


CARDING    AND    FULLING    MILL 


-BENJAMIN    CHASE. 


After  the  sale  of  the  miU  by  the  upper  dam  and  the  death  of 
Stephen  Chase,  his  son,  Benjamin,  who  had  been  associated  with 
him,  erected  a  carding  and  fulling  mill  where  the  optical  works 
now  stand.  It  was  two  stories  in  height  and  the  carding  was 
done  in  the  upper  story,  ilr.  Chase  built  and  occupied  the  home 
of  the  late  Hon,  Asa  P.  Cate  and  was  a  man  of  inherited  wealth 
and  large  business.  He  was  a  good  story  teller  and  great  humor- 
ist. He  was  active  in  church  work  and  a  Sunday  School  teacher 
for  years. 


CHARLES    G.    CHASE. 


MILLS  AND  MANUFACTURERS.  237 

This  business  declined  after  factories  were  established  and 
cloth  could  be  bought  cheaper  than  manufactured  at  home.  He 
sold  to  Moses  Morrill  and  removed  to  Lowell,  Mass.,  where  he 
spent  the  remainder  of  his  life.  The  old  building  remained 
many  years  and  finally  burned. 

A  sketch  and  portrait  of  his  son,  Charles  G.  Chase,  may  not 
be  out  of  place  here  as  he,  in  memory  of  his  father,  was  the  gen- 
erous giver  of  the  Chase  Free  Library  to  Union  Church  at  North- 
field  Depot  in  1883.     (See  page  51.) 

CHARLES  GREENOUGH  CHASE. 
(See  portrait.) 

Charles  Greenough,  son  of  Benjamin  and  Hannah  (Hall)  Chase,  was 
horn  at  Northfield,  July  5,  1827.  He  removed  with  his  father  to  Lowell, 
Mass.,  when  14  years  of  age.  He  graduated  from  the  Lowell  High 
School  and  afterwards  continued  his  education  in  Dracut,  Mass. 

His  first  business  relations  were  with  the  firm  of  Shapleigh  &  Kelsey 
of  Boston,  remaining  with  them  until  1849,  when  the  wholesale  grocery 
firm  of  Peters,  Chase  &  Co.  was  established.  In  1860  this  firm  built  a 
store  at  22  Central  Street  and  made  a  specialty  of  importing  tea.  In 
1879  the  firm  was  dissolved  and  Mr.  Chase  retired  from  active  business. 

Mr.  Chase  was  connected  with  the  Mercantile  Library  Association 
and  was  one  of  its  most  prominent  members.  He  was  for  several  years 
a  trustee  of  Wheaton  Seminary,  also  of  the  Homeopathic  Hospital  in 
Boston.  He  was  at  one  time  president  of  the  Mason  Regulator  Com- 
pany. It  was  he  who  arranged  with  Hon.  Edward  Everett  and  some 
others  for  the  special  celebration  of  Washington's  birthday  and  pre- 
sented the  petition  to  the  Legislature  which  made  it  a  legal  holiday. 
He  was  the  devoted  superintendent  of  the  Sunday  School  of  Harvard 
Church,  Brookline,  Mass.,  for  15  years. 

For  seven  years  Mr.  Chase  resided  at  McLean  Street  and  four  years 
on  Hancock  Street,  Boston.  In  November,  1870,  he  purchased  a  home 
in  Brookline,  which  he  occupied  until  his  death. 

On  the  completion  of  Union  Church,  Northfield,  Mr.  Chase  gave  a 
library  of  180  choice  books,  which  has  been  a  means  of  much  pleasure 
as  well  as  profit  to  its  many  patrons.  From  time  to  time  he  sent 
humane  and  temperance  literature  to  the  library  and  to  the  Northfield 
schools.  He  was  the  author  of  a  sweet  little  idyl,  "That  Old  Man  and 
His  Dream,"  written  during  a  summer  spent  at  the  White  Mountains. 

Mr.  Chase  was  a  man  of  sterling  qualities.  He  was  benevolent  in 
disposition,  unostentatious  in  his  charities,  and  schools,  hospitals  and 
churches  received  his"  benefits  when  most  needed,  with  rare  discrimin- 
ation. 

He  married  Relief  Judith  McQuesten  of  Plymouth.  He  died  very  sud- 
denly on  the  train  between  Boston  and  his  home  in  Brookline,  Novem- 
ber 8,  1894.     Mrs.  Chase  died  May  6,  1901. 


238  HISTORY    OF    NOETHPIELD. 

Children:  Mary,  born  at  Boston,  Mass.,  December  7,  1855;  died  at 
Brookline,  Mass.,  July  15,  1891.  Charles  Percy,  born  at  Boston,  March 
30,  1858;  died  at  Boston,  March  15,  1864.  Walter  Greenough,  born  at 
Boston  May  30,  1859;  graduate  of  Harvard  University  and  Harvard 
Medical  College. 

JEREMIAH  TILTON. 

(See  residence.)  , 

In  1826  Jeremiah  Tilton,  or  as  he  was  called,  "Squire  Jerry,"  bought 
the  site  and  privilege  where  now  stands  the  George  H.  Tilton  hosiery 
mills  of  Mrs.  Archibald  Clark  for  $400.  It  was  inherited  from  her 
father's  estate,  the  late  Stephen  Chase's.  There  was  a  little  mill  on  it, 
one  story  in  height,  one  half  of  which  served  as  a  dwelling  house. 
The  work  was  carding  wool  into  rolls  and  fulling  and  naping  cloth 
that  had  been  woven  by  hand  in  the  homes  around. 

Mr.  Tilton  soon  put  in  a  brick  basement,  added  a  few  jacks  and  looms 
and  put  on  the  market  his  own  style  of  goods,  called  satinets.  He 
sold,  later,  to  the  Lake  Company  for  $5,000  a  part  of  his  right,  but 
reserved  enough  to  always  operate  a  certain  amount  of  machinery.  He 
removed  his  family,  in  1830,  to  his  newly-erected  brick  house.  (See 
cut.)     He  married,  December  9,  1816,  Nancy  Carter  of  Concord. 

His  first  start  in  business  was  made  at  Chase's  Brook  in  Franklin, 
where  he  had  a  carding  and  fulling  mill.  In  1820  a  freshet  swept  his 
mill  down  into  the  Pemigewasset,  whereupon  he  sold  the  privilege  and 
returned  to  Sanbornton  Bridge  and  bought  as  stated  above.  Mr.  Tilton 
was  twice  burned  out  and  twice  rebuilt,  enlarging  each  time,  and  was 
associated  for  many  years  with  his  son,  Jeremiah  C.  (see  portrait),  in 
the  same  business.  In  1860  they  sold  to  James  Bailey  of  Lawrence 
and   retired   from   business. 

He  was  an  honest,  upright  man  and  a  respected  citizen.  In  politics 
he  was  a  Whig  and,  later,  a  Republican  and  though  living  in  a  Demo- 
cratic town  was  often  elected  to  office.  Socially  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Tilton 
were  large  hearted,  sincere  and  true.  He  represented  the  town  in  the 
Legislature  of  1858.  He  died  suddenly  at  the  Bromfield  House,  Boston, 
January  23,  1863,  aged  69.  She  survived  19  years,  a  woman  of  remark- 
able vigor  and  Intelligence. 

COPP'S   GRISTMILL. 

The  old  Morrill  fulling  mill  was  some  years  later  replaced  by 
a  gristmill,  where  "William  Norton  of  Factory  Village  (now 
Franklin  Falls)  had  charge  of  a  prosperous  business.  The  mill 
was  the  property  of  Mr.  Copp.  James  Barnshaw  had  a  shoddy 
mill  in  the  second  story  and,  later,  added  a  few  looms  and  con- 
tinued in  business  until  the  burning  of  the  mill  in  1867.  Mr. 
Copp  replaced  this  mill  for  Richard  Firth.     (See  Elm  Mills.) 


MILLS  AND  MANUFACTURERS.  239 

MR.  JAMES  BAILEY. 

Mr.  Bailey  came  to  Northfield  from  Lawrence  in  1860  and  purchased 
the  mill  known  as  Jere  Tilton's  satinet  mill  and  put  out  the  same  line 
of  goods  for  one  year.  He  then  made  army  blue  for  the  soldiers  during 
the  war.  He  then  put  in  broad  looms  and  began  the  manufacture  of 
all-wool  goods  in  variety  and  also  made  yarn.  Black  and  white 
checked  goods  were  his  specialty,  when  he  sold  out,  in  1865,  to  Messrs. 
Fletcher,  Firth  and  Ballantyne. 

GRANITE  MILLS. 

In  1865  John  and  William  Fletcher,  Tvith  Richard  Firth  and 
Adam  S.  Ballantyne  of  Methuen,  bought  the  Bailey  Mill  and 
continued  the  manufacture  of  many  lines  of  woolen  goods.  Their 
business  increased  and  soon  after  the  mill  was  enlarged,  another 
story  added,  improved  motive  power  installed,  more  and  broader 
looms  added  and  the  capacity  of  the  plant  doubled  and  many 
varieties  of  dress  goods,  blankets,  etc.,  were  made  for  25  years. 

In  1871  Mr.  Firth  sold  his  interest  to  the  other  partners  and 
took  the  newiy-ereeted  factory  of  Mr.  Hazen  Copp  and  gave  it 
the  name  of  Elm  Mills. 

The  Granite  Mills,  after  a  short  ownership  by  Mr.  Parsons 
and  later  by  the  Kearsarge  Woolen  Co.,  were  sold,  in  1891,  to 
G-.  H.  Tilton,  the  present  owner. 

EXEMPTION  FROM  TAXATION. 

The  citizens  of  Northfield  have  ever  been  generous  with  those 
who  sought  to  establish  new  industries  among  them.  In  1867 
they  first  voted  to  exempt  from  taxation  for  a  term  of  10  years 
the  Granite  Mills,  which  had  been  enlarged  with  the  view  to  in- 
creased business,  since  which  time  any  and  all  new  firms  locating 
on  our  water  front  have  been  exempted  for  an  equal  term.  In 
1880,  Buell's  Mill  and  business;  in  1872,  the  Elm  Mills-;  in  1895, 
the  Britton  Hosiery  Co.  and,  later,  W.  H.  Carter's  woolen  mill 
and  Clark  &  Dodge's  hosiery  mill  in  1889.  To  show  the  readi- 
ness of  our  citizens,  the  following  from  the  records  of  the  town 
is  incontestible  proof: 

"At  a  special  meeting  Oct  31.  1891  lasting  just  46  minutes  it 
was  voted  to  exempt  for  ten  years  George  H.  Tilton's  Hosiery 
Mill  and  machinery  also  the  Kearsarge  Woolen  Co.  &  the  capital 
stock  and  machinery  of  0.  and  E.  Morrison," 


240  HISTORY  OF   NOETHFIELD. 

ADAM  S.  BALLANTYNE. 

Mr.  Ballantyne  was  born  in  Scotland,  September  29,  1833,  and  came 
from  Metbuen  to  Nortbfield  in  1865.  He  was,  from  tbe  first,  a  loyal 
citizen  of  his  adopted  town  and  generously  contributed  to  whatever 
had  for  its  object  the  betterment  of  the  community. 

He  was  a  man  of  high  moral  standards  and  of  more  than  ordinary 
mental  ability;  an  earnest  temperance  advocate  and  assisted  largely  in 
freeing  the  village  from  saloons.  Northfield  honored  herself  in  sending 
him  to  the  Legislature  of  1881  and  in  choosing  him  president  of  the 
day  at  her  centennial  anniversary. 

He  united  with  the  Congregational  Church  in  1867;  has  served  as 
superintendent  of  its  Sunday  School,  and  been  a  generous  contributor 
to  its  many  lines  of  work.  After  a  residence  of  15  years  in  the  brick 
house  by  the  mill  he  removed  to  Tilton  and  since  his  retirement  from 
the  Granite  Mills  has  been  employed  in  similar  work  at  the  Tilton 
Mills.  He  is  a  member  of  Doric  Lodge,  A.  F.  and  A.  M.,  a  trustee  of 
Hall  Library  and  long  a  member  of  Union  District  board  of  education 
and  president  of  lona  Savings  Bank. 

He  married,  December  7,  1865,  Mittie  Clough,  daughter  of  Jeremiah 
and  Nancy  Carter  Tilton.  They  have  five  children.  (See  Ballantyne 
gen.) 

ELM   MILLS  AND   RICHARD   FIRTH.     1824-1898. 
(See  portrait.) 

The  subject  of  this  sketch,  Richard  Firth,  who  was  so  closely  con- 
nected with  Northfield  welfare  for  more  than  a  third  of  a  century, 
was  born  in  Dewsbury,  Yorkshire  County,  Eng.,  on  the  tenth  day  of 
February,  1824.  His  parents  were  in  very  humble  circumstances  and 
he  was  obliged' to  go  to  work,  at  the  age  of  eight,  in  order  to  help  sup- 
port the  large  family.  When  about  20  he  resolved  to  go  to  America 
and  after  a  long  and  stormy  voyage  landed  in  Boston,  September  4, 
1844.  I  have  often  heard  him  relate  that  his  only  capital  was  a  deter- 
mination to  succeed  and  a  robust  constitution,  for  when  his  passage 
was  paid  there  was  little  left  in  which  to  start  life  in  a  new  country 
without  friends  or  any  situation  in  view. 

Mr.  Firth  secured  work  in  the  mill  at  Ballardvale,  Mass.,  and  grad- 
ually rose  to  positions  of  responsibility,  when  the  gold  discovery  in 
California  caused  him  to  give  up  his  situation  and  he  accordingly 
sailed  from  Boston  around  the  Horn  and  reached  California  at  the 
height  of  the  excitement,  but  his  longing  for  mill  life  called  him  back 
after  an  absence  of  two  years  and  soon  after  his  return  he  married 
Agnes  Morrison  of  Ballardvale,  who  became  his  loving  and  efficient 
helpmate  through  life.  Mrs.  Fifth  died  in  1890  after  prolonged  suf- 
fering. 

In  1865,  in  company  with  A.  S.  Ballantyne  and  John  and  William 
Fletcher,  he  came  to  Northfield  and  opened  the  Granite  Mill,  so-called. 


RICHARD    FIRTH. 


MILLS  AND  MANUFACTURERS.  241 

■which,  mill  they  successfully  operated  for  many  years.  Later,  Mr. 
Firth  severed  his  connection  with  the  firm  and  began  the  manufacture 
of  woolen  goods  in  the  white  mill  built  by  Hazen  Copp,  Esq.,  and  now 
occupied  by  the  Tilton  Optical  Company.  This  business  Mr.  Firth 
conducted  to  within  a  few  years  of  his  death  and  as  a  manufacturer 
he  was  eminently  successful,  and  it  is  a  matter  of  record  that  in  all 
his  dealing  with  labor  he  had  no  trouble  or  misunderstanding. 

Personally  a  very  hard  working  man,  at  the  mill  early  and  late,  with 
a  knowledge  of  all  departments  such  as  few  men  possess,  he  inspired 
all  by  his  energy  and  zeal.  This  success  was  only  accomplished  through 
many  reverses,  but  his  strong  determination  conquered  all  obstacles 
and  I  am  sure  the  citizens  of  Northfield  will  uphold  me  when  I  say 
that  he  was  one  of  her  foremost  captains  of  industry. 

Not  of  those  who  sound  their  own  praise,  but  one  of  those  who  was 
content  to  work  quietly,  unassumingly  and  who  have  their  reward  in 
gaining  the  goal  striven  for  through  earnest,  patient  endeavor.  As  a 
citizen  of  the  sister  town  of  Tilton  Mr.  Firth  was  honored  by  being 
chosen  selectman  several  times  (under  his  term  the  upper  iron  bridge 
was  built),  and  also  as  her  representative  to  the  Legislature  in  1881, 
as  well  as  minor  positions  of  trust. 

Although  not  a  member,  he  was  a  constant  attendant  of  the  Con- 
gregational Church  and  has  left  a  substantial  token  of  his  interest  in 
the  form  of  the  Agnes  Firth  Memorial  Fund,  a  perpetual  legacy.  The 
Tilton  and  Northfield  Library  was  also  remembered  in  his  will,  which 
shows  how  close  he  held  the  church  and  town  of  his  adoption  in  his 
heart. 

Mr.  Firth  was  also  a  generous  contributor  to  all  worthy  objects  and 
many  people  have  been  helped  and  encouraged  in  time  of  need  by  him 
in  his  quiet  way.  He  departed  this  life  October  7,  1898,  after  a  short 
illness  and  was  buried  with  full  Masonic  honors.  His  body  lies  at  rest 
in  the  old  South  Cemetery  in  Andover,  Mass.,  beside  his  faithful  wife. 
A  son,  Ray  "W.,  of  Newark,  N.  J.,  is  his  sole  survivor.  An  adopted 
daughter,  Mary  Ella,  died  February  27,  1876,  aged  13  years. 

In  concluding  this  sketch  it  might  be  well  to  add  that  his  reward  in 
this  life  for  a  hard  fought  battle  was  the  satisfaction  that  it  had  been 
achieved  by  upright  dealing  with  all  men  and  perseverance,  an  ex- 
ample v/e  all  would  do  well  to  copy. 

ARCH    MILLS. 

Mr.  Charles  Green  of  England  and  A.  L.  Hilton  of  Maine,  in 
1890,  leased  the  Elm  Mills  of  Richard  Firth  and  changed  the 
name  to  Arch  Mills,  where,  with  three  sets  of  machinery  and  a 
force  of  40  assistants,  they  made  fine  dress  goods  and  cloakings. 
Their  stay  was  short  and  the  business  passed  to  Mr.  W.  H.  Carter 
and  E.  P.  Parsons.  The  latter  also  purchased  the  Granite  Mills, 
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242  HISTORY    OF    NORTHFIELD. 

where  he  manufactured  doeskins  and  blankets.  They  remained 
less  than  a  year,  the  Granite  Mills  Co.  taking  the  upper  mill  and 
E.  G.  Morrison,  with  Mr.  Carter,  the  Arch  MiUs.  This  business 
passed,  in  1892,  to.O.  &  E.  Morrison,  who  had  just  vacated  the 
Clark  &  Dodge  Mill,  and  at  once  restored  its  former  name,  ' '  The 
Elm  Mills." 

OBE  G.  MORRISON. 
(See  portrait.) 

Nortlifield's  greatest  pride  is  in  its  citizenship;  the  men  and  women 
who  go  to  make  up  the  working  force  in  its  every  day  life  and  assure 
its  present  and  future  progress  and  solidity.  A  farmer's  son  may  not 
have  the  softest  place  in  the  world,  yet  it  often  proves  to  be  a  good 
training-school.  Mr.  Morrison,  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  remained 
with  his  father  on  the  farm  until  past  16  years  of  age,  when  he  was 
employed  one  year  at  the  home  of  C.  E.  Tilton.  He  then  entered  the 
Granite  Mills  at  $1  a  day  as  scourer  of  wool,  passing  from  that,  in 
course,  through  the  various  grades  of  the  business  until  the  whole 
routine  was  accomplished,  some  two  years  in  all.  He  then  passed  to 
the  Elm  Mills,  with  Richard  Firth,  where  he  remained  for  20  years,  a 
good  school,  indeed,  for  a  prospective  manufacturer,  as  it  gave  him  an 
insight  into  all  the  details  of  a  successful  business. 

In  connection  with  this  Mr.  Morrison  resided  on  and  managed  the 
homestead  farm;  tore  down  the  old  buildings  and  erected  new  ones 
and  with  pardonable  pride  set  himself  to  making  his  surroundings 
second  to  none.  Rocks  were  removed,  grounds  graded,  fields  leveled, 
orchard  and  shade  trees  planted,  cattle  and  horses  improved,  a  heavy 
mortgage  lifted  and  all  the  conveniences  attached  to  a  well  ordered 
estate  secured.  These  were  but  a  few  of  the  many  things  accomplished 
in  those  busy  years.  The  increase  of  the  manufacturing  interests,  how- 
ever, made  a  change  necessary.  The  farm  was  passed  over  to  other 
members  of  the  family  and  a  home  erected  nearer  the  village. 

Mr.  Morrison  married,  January  1,  1S74,  Mary  Munsey  of  Gilford,  and 
has  one  daughter,  Edith,  wife  of  Walter  Booth,  connected  with  the 
firm.  They  reside  in  the  home  and  have  a  son,  Howard  Morrison 
Booth,  born  January  16,  1903.  (See  gen.)  Mr.  Morrison,  though  loaded 
with  the  many  exacting  details  of  every  day  business,  finds  time  to 
devote  to  many  other  matters.  He  served  the  town  as  representative 
in  1886  and  has  been  one  of  its  selectmen  for  several  terms.  Besides, 
he  has  served  the  educational  interests  of  Union  District  as  one  of 
the  board.  He  was  one  of  the  committee  for  the  construction  of  the 
new  Union  graded  schoolhouse  and  from  his  familiarity  with  and  often 
personal  encounters  with  fire  has  both  experience  and  fitness  for  the 
position  he  holds  at  the  head  of  the  fire  department. 

He  united  with  the  Congregational  Church  when  17  years  of  age  and 


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has  since  been  •  actively  identified  witti  all  its  lines  of  Christian  work 
and  was  for  a  long  term  superintendent  of  its  Sunday  School.  His 
wife  nobly  seconds  his  labors  in  all  these  lines  and  they  are  both  ever 
ready  with  sympathy  and  material  aid  to  assist  any  one  in  trouble 
or  in  want. 

EDWIN  G.  MORRISON. 
(See  portrait.) 

Edwin  G.  Morrison  was  born  at  Gilford  in  1862  and  after  his  father's 
death  in  1863  remained  there  with  his  grandparents.  He  was  educated 
in  the  public  schools  of  Gilford,  Union  Graded  School  and  a  short  time 
at  Tilton  Seminary.  He  had  a  practical  turn  and  his  education  did 
not  stop  with  his  leaving  school.  He  spent  one  year  in  California  and 
on  his  return  began  his  life  work  as  a  mill  hand  for  Richard  Firth,  who 
sent  him  to  assist  in  a  mill  at  Ashland,  of  which  Mr.  Firth  was  part 
owner  and  proprietor.  He  became  a  close  student  of  methods  and 
every  detail  of  the  piosperous  business  in  which  every  onward  step 
was  the  result  of  proficiency  in  the  one  below.  The  work  just  suited 
him  and  into  it  he  threw  his  whole  energy  and  enthusiasm. 

He  married,  February  28,  1891,  Carrie  B.  Glines  of  Northfield,  who 
by  her  energy  and  devotion  to  his  interests  has  done  much  to  ensure 
success.  She  was  for  years  his  efl&cient  bookkeeper  and  has  rare  exec- 
utive ability  and  a  strong  and  pleasing  personality.  Her  leadership 
of  the  arrangements  of  the  Old  Home  celebration  in  1901  clearly  demon- 
strated her  ability  in  larger  matters  than  the  management  of  her  own 
household  and  her  prompt  and  wise  decisions  make  her  a  natural  leader. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Morrison  are  members  of  the  Country  Club,  a  social  or- 
ganization of  Lowell,  and  he  is  also  of  the  Vesper  Club  of  Tyngsboro 
Island.  He  is  besides  a  member  of  the  Home  Market  Club  and  a  mem- 
ber of  Friendship  Grange. 

0.  &  E.  MORRISON.      ELM  MILLS  WOOLEN  CO. 

In  1888  Mr.  Morrison  became  associated  with  his  nephew,  Ed- 
win G.  Morrison  and  began  the  manufacture  of  shoddy  on  the 
Tilton  end  of  the  upper  dam,  where,  with  a  building  and  base- 
ment and  less  than  half  a  dozen  help,  they  conducted  an  increas- 
ing business  until  they  were  burned  out,  rebuilt  and  had  a  second 
loss  within  a  year.  They  then  occupied  a  part  of  the  Clark  MiU 
and  with  one  card,  one  picker  and  one  man  they  soon  grew  to  fill 
the  entire  building  and  their  output  came  to  average  1,000  pounds 
daily.  They  here  first  used  that  wonderful  product  called  wool 
extract,  which  completely  revolutionized  the  business.  They  here 
suffered  a  third  loss  by  fire  and  great  loss  of  valuable  material 
put  in  but  a  day  previous. 


244  HISTORY    OP    NORTHPIELD. 

On  the  retirement  of  Mr.  Firth  from  the  Elm  Mills  and  the 
departure  of  Messrs.  Green  and  Hilton  and  their  successors,  the 
Kearsarge  Woolen  Co.,  in  1892,  Messrs.  O.  &  E.  Morrison  bought 
the  business  and  machinery,  leased  the  building  and  began  the 
manufacture  of  repellants  and  ladies'  dress  goods  and  cloakings. 
Busy,  prosperous  years  followed.  The  mill  was  twice  enlarged, 
until  it  became  double  its  original  dimensions,  and  many  lines  of 
goods  produced. 

In  1898  they  retired  from  the  Elm  Mills,  taking  the  name  with 
them,  and  leased  the  mill  of  the  Britain  Mfg.  Co.  on  the  lower 
dam.  Here  they  erected  other  necessary  buildings  and  have 
since  manufactured  exclusively  woolen  dress  goods.  Mr.  E.  G. 
Morrison,  while  remaining  a  joint  owner  and  director  in  this 
business,  in  1902  leased  the  Merrimack  Mills  at  LoweU,  where 
he  conducts  on  an  extensive  scale  the  manufacture  of  the  same 
line  of  goods.  Their  goods  are  sold  exclusively  by  Derry,  MiUken 
&  Co.,  New  York  City. 

CLARK    MILL. 

Jeremiah  G.  Clark  of  Franklin,  in  1888,  erected  a  brick  mill, 
46  by  92,  three  stories  in  height  near  the  Granite  Mill  and  on 
the  same  power.  Here  he  began  the  manufacture  of  Shaker 
seamless  hosiery.  After  a  few  months  he  received  into  partner- 
ship Arthur  M.  Dodge,  who  was  engaged  in  the  same  business 
across  the  river.  This  mill,  after  the  death  of  Mr.  Clark  a  few 
years  later  and  the  removal  of  Mr.  Dodge  to  Hampton,  was  taken 
by  0.  &  E.  Morrison  for  the  manufacture  of  shoddy,  until  their 
removal  to  the  Elm  Mills.  It  is  now  a  part  of  the  G.  H.  Tilton 
Hosiery  Mills  plant. 

STEAM    MILL. 

John  W.  and  Charles  Pease  came  to  Northfield  from  Meredith 
in  1887  and  established  the  manufacture  of  builders'  supplies 
and  boxes  on  the  cove  at  the  foot  of  Howard  Avenue.  After  a 
few  years  it  passed  to  the  ownership  of  James  Copp  and,  later, 
to  Jason  Foss,  and  still  later  to  Ray  W.  Firth.  It  was  sold,  in 
1897,  to  John  S.  York,  who  removed  the  business,  in  1903,  to  a 
new  shop  near  the  fair  grounds.  The  former  site  and  buildings 
are  now  the  property  of  C.  L.  True  and  a  carriage  repair  and 
wheelwright  shop  has  been  established  by  Corson  of  Lebanon  and 


CARTER'S  MILLS. 


PLANT  OF  THE  GEO.  H.  TILTON  &  SON  HOSIERY  OO. 


MILLS  AND  MANUFACTURERS.  245 

the  adjoining  building  used  as  a  paint  shop  by  Mr.  Carter  of  the 
same  place. 

TILTON   HOSIERY    CO. 

The  Tilton  Hosiery  Co.  consisted  of  George  E.  Buell,  presi- 
dent; Courtland  Boynton,  treasurer;  James  P.  Osborne,  Henry 
A.  Buell  and  Charles  F.  Buell.  They  erected  a  mill,  in  1880,  on 
the  south  end  of  the  upper  Tilton  dam,  the  site  of  the  Morrison 
tannery,  of  70  horse  power.  They  commenced  the  manufacture 
of  hosiery  with  two  sets  of  machinery  and  their  regular  output 
became  100  dozen  per  day  with  50  hands.  The  capacity  of  the 
■  mill  was  doubled  in  1884  and  fine  grade  machinery  introduced. 
The  output  became  250  dozens  daily  and  120  hands  were  em- 
ployed. The  business  was  closed  out  in  1895  and  the  cards  and 
spinning  machinery  became  the  property  of  A.  D.  Carter. 

carter's  mill. 
(See  cut.) 

In  1899  Albert  D.  Carter  of  Lowell,  Mass.,  purchased  the  Buell 
Hosiery  Mill  property  and,  together  with  E.  G.  Morrison  of  the 
firm  of  0.  &  E.  Morrison,  installed  machinery  for  the  manufac- 
ture of  woolen  goods  of  various  grades  and  styles.  They  con- 
tinued in  business  together  until  1902,  when  Mr.  Carter  pur- 
chased Mr.  Morrison's  interest.  The  property  has  since  been 
improved  and  additional  machinery  added  from  time  to  time  and 
is  now  equipped  with  five  sets  of  cards  and  40  broad  looms,  to- 
gether with  spinning  and  finishing  machinery. 

The  output  is  about  35,000  yards  of  54-inch  goods  monthly; 
about  50  hands  are  employed  at  the  present  time  (1905)  and 
the  monthly  pay  roll  approximates  $2,500,  with  Albert  S.  Carter, 
superintendent. 

G.   H.   TILTON 'S  HOSIERY  MILL. 
(See  group  cut.) 

The  Granite  Mill  and  the  adjoining  mill  of  Clark  and  Dodge, 
with  other  contiguous  property,  became,  in  1891,  the  property  of 
G.  H.  Tilton  &  Son  of  Laconia.  Their  business  is  scattered  in 
a  number  of  states,  with  mills  at  Laconia,  Tilton,  Columbia,  S.  C, 
and  Savannah,  Ga.,  with  main  office  in  Northfield.  They  employ 
in  all  about  1,000  operatives.     Their  production  is  very  large 


246  HISTORY    OF    NORTHFIELD. 

and  is  confined  entirely  to  children's  cotton  hosiery  of  many 
styles  and  kinds.  Their  goods  are  sold  throughout  the  whole 
United  States.  (See  Tilton  gen.,  page  307;  also,  portrait  and 
sketch.) 

GEORGE  HENRY  TILTON. 

(See  portrait.) 

Mr.  George  Henry  Tilton,  the  well  known  hosiery  manufacturer  of 
Laconia,  Northfield  and  elsewhere,  was  born  in  Dorchester,  May  13, 
1845.  He  was  the  son  of  Joseph  Sullivan  Tilton,  horn  at  East  North- 
field  in  1818.  (See  page  307,  also  supplement.)  His  early  life  was 
passed  in  California,  returning  with  his  parents  in  1857.  He  was 
educated  in  the  public  schools  and  Gilford  Academy. 

When  the  Civil  War  broke  out  he  enlisted,  September  14,  1861,  in 
Company  D  (the  Laconia  company)  of  the  Fourth  New  Hampshire 
Regiment  of  Volunteers  and  served  three  years.  In  the  employ  of  his 
father  he  learned  the  details  of  the  hosiery  manufacturing  industry, 
which  business  he  for  many  years  carried  on  at  Laconia.  In  1891  he 
purchased  the  Jeremiah  Tilton  Mills  in  Northfield,  which  he,  with  his 
son,  Elmer  S.  Tilton,  are  running  at  the  present  time  successfully,  pro- 
ducing hosiery  in  large  quantities  and  employing  several  hundred 
hands.     They  have  also  large  manufacturing  interests  in  the  South. 

Mr.  Tilton  is  a  member  of  the  New  Hampshire  Society  of  Colonial 
Wars;  John  L.  Perley,  Jr.,  Post,  No.  37,  G.  A.  R.;  the  New  England 
Society  of  California  Pioneers;  and  of  Masonic  fraternities  as  follows: 
Mt.  Lebanon  Lodge,  A.  F.  and  A.  M.;  Union  Chapter,  Pythagorian  Coun- 
cil, and  Pilgrim  Commandery,  K.  T.;  also  a  thirty-second  degree  Mason, 
being  a  member  of  Edward  A.  Raymond  Consistory  of  Nashua. 

He  was  married  at  Laconia  June  19,  1866,  to  Marietta,  daughter  of 
Osgood  and  Mary  Lamprey  Randlett  of  Upper  Gilmanton  (now  Bel- 
mont), who  died,  August  15,  1874,  leaving  one  son,  Elmer  S.  Tilton. 
Mr.  Tilton  married  (second),  April  11,  1883,  in  Columbia,  S.  C,  Calista 
E.  Brown,  daughter  of  David  and  Hannah  Pox  Brown  of  Sanborhton. 
Mrs.  Tilton  died  October  9,  1901.  He  married  (third)  at  San  Jose, 
Cal.,  September  2,  1902,  Julia  Caroline  Greene  of  San  Mateo  County. 
He  resides  at  Laconia. 

ELMER  STEPHEN  TILTON. 
(See  portrait.) 

Elmer  Stephen  Tilton,  who  is  associated  with  his  father  in  the  manu- 
facture of  hosiery  in  Northfield,  was  a  graduate  of  Laconia  High  School, 
class  of  1887.  He  retains  his  residence  in  Laconia  and  represented 
Ward  Three  in  the  Legislature  of  1897-'98.  He  was  also  state  senator 
for  the  Sixth  District  in  1903  and  1904. 

Fraternally  Mr.  Tilton  is  a  member  of  the  various  Masonic  frater- 
nities and  of  Mt.  Belknap  Lodge,  No.  20,  Knights  of  Pythias.     He  is  a 


GEORGE  HENRY  TILTON. 


ELMER  STEPHEN  TILTON. 


MILLS  AND  MANUFACTURERS.  247 

past  master  of  Mt.  Lebanon  Lodge,  No.  32,  A.  F.  and  A.  M.,  and  past 
eminent  commander  of  Pilgrim  Commandery,  Knights  Templar.  Mr. 
Tilton  is  a  thirty-second  degree  Mason  and  member  of  Edward  A.  Ray- 
mond Consistory  of  Nashua  and  also  a  member  of  Aleppo  Temple, 
Mystic  Shrine,  of  Boston,  Mass.  He  married,  in  1892,  Lillian  G.  Har- 
rington of  Laconia  and  has  three  sons,  Charles  Henry,  Elmer  Har- 
rington and  Kenneth  Joseph. 

BRITAIN    MANUFACTURING    CO. 

In  1893  Francis  B.  Fay  came  to  Northfield  from  Cambridge, 
Mass.,  and  erected  a  mill  for  the  manufacture  of  hosiery  on  the 
lower  dam.  A  building,  first-class  in  all  its  details,  was  erected 
by  D.  M.  Page,  which  was  completed  in  1894.  The  machinery 
was  all  imported  and  but  a  part  of  the  power  was  ever  devel- 
oped.    The  maniifactured  goods  were  fine  hosiery. 

Mr.  Fay  had  previously  studied  law  and  for  various  reasons 
gave  up  the  business  after  five  years  and,  leasing  the  mill  to 
Messrs.  0.  &  E.  Morrison,  enlarged  and  fitted  it  for  the  manufac- 
ture of  woolen  dress  goods,  selling  the  hosiery  machinery  to  A. 
L.  Sulloway  of  Franklin  Falls,  and  returned  to  the  practice  of 
law. 

TILTON  OPTICAL  COMPANY. 
(See  cut.) 

This  company  was  incorporated  under  the  laws  of  the  State  of 
Maine  in  1902  and  acquired  the  property  of  the  Lord  Bros.  Mfg. 
Co.  It  was  exempted  from  taxation  for  a  term  of  10  years.  It 
manufactures  spectacle  and  eyeglass  lenses.  It  is  one  of  three 
similar  manufactories  in  this  country  and  the  only  one  to  sell  to 
the  retail  trade.  It  has  a  capacity  of  2,000  dozen  pairs  of  spec- 
tacle lenses  per  week  and  employs  75  hands  with  a  pay  roll  of 
about  $40,000  annually.  The  work  consumes  about  25  tons  of 
optical  glass  yearly,  which  is  imported  principally  from  Ger- 
many. 

Much  of  the  automatic  machinery  is  the  invention  and  has  been 
designed  and  built  by  Lucien  W.  Bugbee,  who  is  also  the  man- 
ager of  the  plant,  of  which  Dr.  Seth  W.  Jones  of  Franklin  is 
president  and  Arthur  T.  Cass  is  treasurer.  More  than  60,000 
different  combinations  of  lenses  are  made. 

Martin  Copeland  &  Co.,  of  Providence,  R.  I.,  manufacturers 
of  jewelry  and  fine  spectacle  and  eyeglass  frames,  are  largely 


248  HISTORY    OF    NOETHFIELD. 

interested  in  the  business  and  handle  the  greater  part  of  the 
product  through  their  offices  in  New  York,  Chicago  and  Provi- 
dence. One  of  the  three  surface  grinding  machines  used  in  the 
work  is  the  largest  of  the  kind  in  the  world,  being  85  feet  long 
and  weighing  with  its  tools  more  than  40  tons.  It  has  over  200 
spindles  and  operates  on  some  15,000  lenses  simultaneously. 

The  building  has  about  20,000  square  feet  of  floor  space,  all  of 
which  is  given  up  to  the  manufacture  of  optical  goods.  The  sev- 
eral water-wheels  deliver  approximately  125  horse  power,  one 
machine  alone  requiring  from  40  to  60.  The  buildings  were  for- 
merly used  by  the  Elm  Mills  Woolen  Co.  and  this  water-power 
was  one  of  the  first  in  town  to  be  developed. 


CHAPTER    XVII. 

BIRDS  OF  NORTHFIELD. 

Ned  Dbaeboen,  D.  Sc, 
Assistant  Curator  of  Birds,  Field  Columbian  Museum,  Chicago,  111. 

No  other  class  of  animals  attract  so  much  popular  attention  as 
birds.  And  what  wonder,  for,  in  the  elements  of  beauty  in  form 
and  color,  melodious  songs  and  engaging  ways,  they  are  the  peers 
of  the  animal  kingdom.  We  all  love  birds  for  what  they  are, 
and  cherish  them  for  what  they  do  for  us  as  esthetic  and  economic 
forces.  Yet  few  people  know  by  name  a  dozen  birds,  when,  with 
a  little  attention,  they  might  as  well  know  a  hundred. 

This  chapter  has  been  written  with  the  hope  that  it  will  en- 
able, especially,  such  inquisitive  boys  and  girls  as  see  much  of 
the  woods  and  fields,  yet  have  access  to  but  few  books,  to  learn 
the  names  of  the  birds  that  are  familiar  to  their  eyes  and  ears 
but  are  unknown  because,  to  them,  unnamed. 

All  of  the  species  mentioned  have  been  seen  in  town  or  in  the 
immediate  vicinity  by  the  writer  or  some  other  observer  whom 
he  considers  trustworthy.  The  descriptions,  though  necessarily 
brief,  touch  diagnostic  points,  both  as  to  families  and  species, 
and,  with  a  little  experience  in  observing  birds,  will  prove  suf- 
ficient. 

There  is  an  evident  relation  between  the  habits  of  birds  and 
their  structure ;  those  of  different  habits  differing  also  in  makeup. 
Thus  we  may  divide  them  according  to  general  habits  into  two 
primary  groups,  namely :  Water  Birds  and  Land  Birds,  each  of 
which  is  well  adapted  for  existence  in  its  accepted  element,  but 
illy  designed  for  surroundings  that  suit  the  other.  Now  while 
Water  Birds  and  Land  Birds,  each  group  taken  as  a  whole,  pre- 
sent great  contrasts,  the  constituents  of  either  group  when  com- 
pared with  one  another  show  lesser  contrasts  in  size,  form,  color 
or  habits  by  which  they  in  turn  are  differentiated.  These  con- 
trasts, then,  large  and  little,  are  to  be  the  basis  of  this  review  of 
the  birds  of  Northfield; 


250  HISTORY    OF    NOETHFIELD. 

WATER  BIRDS. 

Although  the  Water  Birds  are  adapted  for  aquatic  living,  their 
adaptations  are  several,  and  their  appearances  widely  varied. 

The  Divers.  {Order,  Pygopodes.) 
Here  belong  the  grebes,  loons  and  auks,  which  live  on  fish  and 
other  water  creatures  procured  by  diving.  They  agree  in  having 
narrow  pointed  bills  and  small  wings,  and  in  having  their  legs 
attached  to  the  posterior  end  of  the  body, — the  better  for  rapid 
swimming. 

The  Geebe  Family.     {Podicipidae.) 

Grebes  have  very  broad  toes,  with  wide,  fiat 
Wide,  flat  toes.  nails,  webbed  together  only  at  the  base.  The  Hol- 
BOELL  G-REBE  (Colymbus  holboellii)  is  a  rare  mi- 
grant. Its  bill  is  as  long  as  its  head,  and  both  jaws  taper  grad- 
ually to  a  sharp  point.  In  spring  it  has  a  chestnut-red  neck,  but 
in  the  fall  and  winter  it  is  gray,  like  all  the  other  grebes  in  those 
seasons,  but  it  may  always  be  known  bj^  its  superior  size.  4  Length, 
about  18  inches.  The  Horned  Grebe  {Colymbus  auritns),  also 
a  scarce  migrant,  has  a  bill  shorter  than  its  head,  thus  differing 
from  the  last  with  which  it  agrees,  however,  in  having  both  man- 
dibles gradually  tapering  to  a  point.  It  is  named  from  having 
long  feathers  on  each  side  of  its  head  in  spring,  which  fluff  out, 
suggesting  horns.  Length,  about  14  inches.  The  Pied-billed 
Grebe  {Podilymbus  podiceps)  is  similar  in  size  to  the  last,  but 
it  may  be  distinguished  at  once  by  its  bill,  of  which  the  upper 
mandible  is  arched  toward  the  tip,  making  its  contour  quite  un- 
like that  of  the  lower  mandible,  and  the  tip  of  the  bill  rather 
obtuse.  In  spring  it  has  a  black  bar  across  each  side  of  the  bill, 
whence  its  name.  This  grebe  is  less  rare  than  the  others  and  a 
possible  breeder.  Its  nest  is  a  floating  structure  of  rushes  and 
flags  usually  in  a  marsh.  Length,  12  to  14  inches. 
The  Loon  Family.     (Gaviidae.) 

Loons  are  large  divers,  having  the  three  front 
Front  toes  full-        ^^g^  f ^^  webbed.     The  Common  Loon  ( Gavia  im- 

.,  J        ber)  is  a  summer  resident  on  the  lakes  and  an  oc- 
gray  or  spotted. 

Size  large.  casional  visitor  to  our  local  waters.     In  spring 

and  summer  its  head  is  dark  green,  its  back  is 
black,  profusely  marked  with  squarish  spots  of  white,  and  its  un- 
der parts  are  white.     A  collar  of  alternate  black  and  white  verti- 


BIRDS  OF  NORTHFIELD.  251 

cal  stripes  surrounds  its  neek.  Pall  and  winter  birds  are  plain 
gray  above,  but  their  large  size  affords  an  easy  means  of  identifi- 
cation. Length,  33  inches  or  more.  Nest  on  shore  quite  near 
water.  The  Red-throated  Loon  {Gavia  lumme)  is  a  rarity,  but 
it  is  to  be  expected  at  intervals  as  a  fall  migrant.  Adults  are 
ashy  gray  above,  white  beneath,  and  chestnut  on  the  throat. 
Young  specimens  have  gray  backs  with  numerous  small,  round 
spots  of  white.    Length,  30  inches  or  less. 

The  Adk  Family.     (Alcidae.) 

The  auks  belong  to  the  sea,  and  appear  here  only  by  accident 
or  by  an  unusual  and  unexplainable  tide  of  migration.  They 
have  webbed  toes  like  the  loons,  but  their  backs  are  solid  black 
and  under  parts  clear  white  at  all  seasons.  Brunnich  Murres 
(Uria  lomvia)  appeared  in  the  fall  of  1900  on  Lakes  Winnepe- 
saukee  and  Winnisquam,  and  one  specimen  was  picked  up  by  the 
roadside  on  Bean  Hill  where  it  had  fallen  exhausted,  unable  to 
continue  its  flight.  The  entire  upper  parts  of  this  murre,  as  it 
appears  here,  are  black,  excepting  a  narrow  bar  of  white  on  the 
wings.  Length,  16  to  19  inches.  The  Dovekie  {Alle  alle)  has 
been  found  at  various  times  in  different  portions  of  the  state  as 
far  inland  as  this,  and  at  least  once  in  Merrimack  County,  so  it 
must  be  considered  a  possibility  here.  Its  appearance  is  prob- 
ably due  to  a  heavy  east  or  northeast  storm,  which  carries  the 
unwilling  migrant  away  from  its  beloved  ocean.  It  is  colored 
like  the  last  species,  but  it  is  only  about  8%  inches  long. 

The  Long-Winged  Swimmers.     (Order,  Longipennes.) 

This  division  is  composed  of  the  gulls  and  terns  and  a  few 
allies.  They  feed  on  fish,  aquatic  insects  and — the  gulls  at  least — 
on  floating  garbage.  Though  their  food  is  similar  to  that  of  the 
divers,  their  manner  of  hunting  it,  and  consequently  their  struc- 
ture, are  very  different.  These  birds  are  to  the  sea  what  hawks 
and  s-ft-ifts  and  swallows  are  to  the  land.  They  hunt  by  flying 
hither  and  yon  over  the  Avater  ever  on  the  lookout  for  a  mouthful. 
Their  webbed  feet  come  into  play  only  when  food  is  captured  or 
when  there  is  need  of  rest.  Large  of  wing,  legs  hung  medially, 
feet  webbed,  usually  seen  flying — these  are  characteristics  of  the 
long-winged  swimmers.     They    are    abundant  about  the  larger 


252  HISTORY  OF   NOETHFIBLD. 

bodies  of  water  but  only  appear  here  as  stragglers  from  tbe  sea, 
usually  by  way  of  the  Merrimack  River. 

The  Herring  G-ull  {Larus  argentatus)  appears  like  a  large 
white  hawk  flapping  leisurely  at  some  distance  above  the  water 
which  it  scans  for  floating  fish  or  garbage.  Adults  are  pale  blue 
on  the  back  and  white  beneath.  The  tips  of  the  wings  as  seen 
from  below  are  black.  The  bill  is  about  2%  inches  long,  rather 
deep  and  arched  toward  the  end.  Immature  birds  are  gray  all 
over.  Length,  about  2  feet;  extent  of  wings,  about  4%  feet. 
The  Bonaparte  Gull  {Larus  Philadelphia)  is  tiny  as  compared 
with  the  last  species,  being  scarcely  more  than  a  foot  in  length. 
In  breeding  plumage  the  head  is  black;  in  autumn  and  winter 
it  is  white.  The  back  is  pale  blue,  the  under  parts  are  white  and 
the  tips  of  the  wings  are  black.  Adults  have  white  tails,  but 
immature  specimens  have  a  black  band  near  the  end,  which  is 
rounded, — a  form  so  totally  unlike  the  forked  tails  of  the  terns 
as  to  afford  observers  an  easy  clue  for  separating  this  species 
from  the  terns  that  are  of  a  similar  size.  The  Common  Tern 
{Sterna  hirundo)  has  longer,  more  pointed  wings  than  the  gulls, 
and  consequently  an  easier  manner  of  flying.  Its  bill  is  more 
slender  and  uniformly  tapering  to  an  acute  point ;  and  its  tail 
is  deeply  forked.  Its  crown  is  black,  back  very  pale  blue,  under 
parts  white,  base  of  bill  and  feet  red.  It  dives  from  aloft  and 
ascends  again  immediately  to  wing  with  its  fish.  Young  birds 
have  less  black  on  the  crown  and  paler  bills  and  feet  than  adults. 
Length,  12  to  16  inches ;  extent,  about  30  inches. 

Ducks  and  Geese.     (Order,  Anseres.) 

Ducks  and  geese  are  peculiar  among  our  water  birds  in  having 
their  bills  covered  with  a  leathery  skin,  except  at  the  tip,  which 
bears  a  nail.  But  four  ducks  and  one  goose  are  common  enough 
here  to  be  well  known.  They  are  the  black  duck  and  the  wood 
duck,  which  are  here  in  spring  and  fall  and  occasionally  in  sum- 
mer, and  the  whistler  and  sheldrake  which  are  found  only  be- 
tween late  fall  and  early  spring.  Another  duck,  the  hooded  mer- 
ganser, is  an  occasional  migrant  spring  and  fall.  The  Canada 
goose  is  the  only  one  ordinarily  seen  here.  Several  other  ducks 
and  one  other  goose  have  been  found  either  in  town  or  in  the 
vicinity  on  one  or  more  occasions,  and  these  will  be  included  in 
our  list,  though  they  are  but  strays  from  other  localities. 


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The  ducks  are  conveniently  divided  into  two 


_,       HTMr>         groups,  one  of  which  has  a  flap  attached  to  the 
TOE  LOBED       hind  toe,  making  it  a  quarter  of  an  inch  or  more 
in  width.     The  other  group  lacks  this  flap.     We 
will  consider  first  the  group  having  the  hind  toe  lobed. 

The    mergansers    are    distinguished    by    nar- 
Saw-bills.  row  bills,  each  jaw  bearing  a  row  of  tooth-like 

projections  along  each  side,  whence  the  name 
saw-bills,  that  is  often  applied  to  them.  They  are  also  called  fish 
ducks  because  they  subsist  mainly  upon  fish.  The  American 
Merganser  (Merganser  americantis)  is  the  heaviest  of  our  ducks. 
The  head  of  the  adult  male  is  dark  green,  the  fore  part  of  the 
back  is  black,  the  rump  and  tail  gray,  the  neck  and  much  of  the 
wings  and  underparts  white.  Females  and  young  males  have 
reddish  brown  heads  with  a  moderate  crest,  gray  backs  and  white 
bellies.  Their  saw-bills  coupled  with  their  large  size  render  them 
unmistakable.  The  Hooded  Merbanser  (Lophodytes  cucullatus) 
is  little  compared  with  the  last  species.  The  high  circular  crest, 
brownish  black,  except  for  a  conspicuous  triangular  area  of  white 
with  its  apex  behind  the  eye,  makes  the  male  a  beautiful  object. 
Both  sexes  are  mainly  black  above  and  white  beneath,  with  more 
or  less  chestnut  vermiculated  with  narrow  black  lines  along  the 
sides.  The  head  of  the  female  and  young  male  is  brown  without 
white,  and  the  crest  is  small.  Their  saw-bills  and  small  size  are 
sufficient  for  their  identification.  There  is  still  another  mergan- 
ser, the  red-breasted,  found  along  the  coast,  but  there  is  no  record 
that  it  ever  occurred  in  Merrimack  County. 

Excepting  the  mergansers,  all  our  ducks  have 
Sides  of  bill  wide,  flat   bills.     In   this   division  of  the  ducks 

diverging,  having  the  hind  toe  lobed,  the  bill  is  distinctly 
broader  toward  the  tip  than  at  the  base.  There 
are  in  it  five  species,  all  stragglers  either  from  the  ocean  or  the 
West.  The  Ruddy  Duck  (Erismatura  jamaicensis)  is  character- 
ized by  having  the  nail  at  the  tip  of  its  bill,  as  seen  from  above, 
not  over  an  eighth  of  an  inch  wide.  It  is  a  small  duck  with  a 
rather  long,  stiff  tail  and  a  bill  that  is  much  wider  near  the  tip 
than  at  the  base.  The  Ring-necked  Duck  (Aythya  collaris)  is 
of  medium  size,  has  the  nail  at  the  tip  of  the  bill  a  quarter  of  an 
inch  wide  and  a  bluish,  gray  speculum  on  its  wing.     The  male 


254  HISTORY    OP    NOBTHFIELD. 

has-  head,  neck,  breast  and  back  black,  and  round  its  neck  a  ring 
of  chestnut,  whence  its  name.  The  Lesser  Scaup  Duck  {Aythya 
affinis)  has  the  nail  at  the  tip  of  its  bill  a  quarter  of  an  inch  wide 
like  the  last  species,  which  it  also  resembles  in  size  and  habits, 
but  it  has  a  white  speculum  bordered  outwardly  by  a  band  of 
dusky  brown,  which  distinguishes  it  at  once.  The  G-reatbr 
Scaup  Duck  (Aythya  marila)  is  an  exact  counterpart  of  the 
last  in  color,  but  it  is  larger  and  the  nail  at  the  tip  of  its  bill  is 
five-sixteenths  of  an  inch  wide.  The  White-winged  Scoter 
(Oidemia  deglandi)  has  the  nail  at  the  tip  of  its  biU  half  an  inch 
wide,  and  a  white  speculum  without  a  margin  of  any  other  color 
on  its  wing.  Except  for  this  speculum  and  a  small  crescent  of 
white  at  the  rear  corner  of  its  eye,  the  male  is  black.  The  female 
is  duslcy,  but  easily  determined  by  her  speculum  as  above. 

A  third  division  of  the  ducks  with  the  hind 
Sides  of  bill  ^'^^  lobed    has  the  sides  of    the  bill  converging 

converging,  toward  the  tip.  Of  these,  two  are  of  rare  occur- 
rence, while  the  third  is  a  regular  winter  resident 
on  the  river.  Both  of  the  two  rarities  have  the  nostrils  nearer 
the  base  of  the  bill  than  the  tip.  One  of  them,  the  Bufple  Head 
(Charionetta  albeola)  has  the  nail  at  the  tip  of  its  bill  three-six- 
teenth of  an  inch  wide.  This  is  the  smallest  duck  that  we  have, 
its  bill  being  only  about  an  inch  long.  The  other  rarity,  the  Old 
Squaw  (Harelda  hyemalis) — named  for  its  scolding  propensi- 
ties— has  the  nail  at  the  tip  of  its  bill  five-sixteenths  of  an  inch 
or  more  in  width.  The  male  has  its  middle  tail  feathers  slender 
and  six  inches  or  more  in  length.  The  Whistler  or  American 
Golden-eye  (Clangida  clangida)  has  the  nostrils  nearer  the  tip 
than  the  base  of  the  bill.  The  adult  male  has  a  deep  green  head 
with  a  large  white  spot  in  front  of  each  eye.  Females  and  im- 
mature males  have  brown  heads  without  the  white  spot.  The 
whistlers  and  the  mergansers  or  sheldrakes,  as  they  are  often 
called,  are  our  winter  ducks.  All  of  the  ducks  with  the  hind  toe 
lobed  are  excellent  divers. 

HIND  TOF  "^^^  ducks  of  this  group  have  no  flap  or  lobe  on 

WITHOUT  A  *^®  ^^^d-  toe,  which  is  not  over  three-sixteenths  of 
LOBE.  ^T^   ™eh   wide.     They   may   be    called    dabbling 

ducks,  inasmuch  as  they  are  given  to  feeding  in 
shallow  water  where  they  can  reach  the  bottom  without  being 
completely  submerged.     Their  food  consists  mainly  of  vegetable 


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matter,  such  as  seeds,  roots,  bulbs  and  foliage  of  aquatic  plants. 
This  group  may  also  be  subdivided  according  to  the  relative  trend 
of  the  sides  of  the  bill,  one  division  having  the  sides  of  the  bill 
slightly  diverging  from  the  base  forward,  while  the  other,  con- 
taining the  wood  duck  alone,  has  the  sides  of  the  bill  converging. 
The  first  division  is  comprised  of  the  black 
Sides  of  bill  duck  and  mallard,  both  large  ducks  having  bills 

inf.  ^  "  ^"^^^  three-fourths  of  an  inch  wide,  and  the  blue- 
winged  teal  and  green-winged  teal,  small  ducks, 
having  bills  less  than  three-fourths  of  an  inch  in  width.  The 
Black  Duck  {Anas  obscura)  is  an  occasional  breeder,  but  gen- 
erally only  a  migrant  more  common  in  spring.  Its  general  dusky 
appearance  and  violet  wing  speculum  bordered  on  each  side  by 
a  black  line,  taken  with  the  group  characters  mentioned  above, 
are  sufficient  for  its  identification.  The  sexes  are  alike  in  color. 
The  Mallard  (Anas  ^osclias),  the  progenitor  of  our  common  do- 
mestic ducks,  is  a  rare  visitor  from  the  West.  .  It  is  to  be  recog- 
nized by  its  violet  wing  speculum  with  a  border  consisting  of  a 
black  line  and  a  white  line  on  each  side.  Both  sexes  have  the 
same  speculum  though  they  differ  decidedly  in  general  color- 
ation. The  male  has  the  green  head,  white  ring  around  its  neck, 
dark  chestnut  breast,  and  curled  rump  plumes  of  the  domestic 
duck,  while  the  female  is  streaked  all  over,  her  feathers  having 
dusky  centers  and  buff  edges.  The  teals  are  also  rare  visitors. 
The  Blue- WINGED  Teal  (Querquedula  diseors),  after  the  group 
and  division  are  considered,  is  to  be  recognized  at  once  by  the 
large  area  of  blue  that  covers  the  bend  of  the  wing.  The  Green- 
winged  Teal  {Netiion  carolinensis)  has  no  blue  whatever  on  the 
bend  of  the  wing,  though  in  size  and  contour  it  is  similar  to  the 
last  species. 

The  Wood  Duck    {Aix  sponsa)    is  the  only 

Sides  of  bill  species  of  the  lobeless  hind-toed  ducks  having  the 

converging,     sides  of  its  bill  converging  toward  the  tip,  and 

also  the  only  one  to  have  a  crested  head.     The 

adult  male  is  not  surpassed  in  beauty  by  any  duck  in  the  world. 

It  is  an  occasional  breeder  and  a  rather  cojnmon  migrant. 

The  Wild  Goose  {Branta  canadensis)  is  a  common  migrant.  A 
character  that  distinguishes  it  from  the  next  species  is  the  large 
white  area  covering  both  cheeks  and  the  throat.     The  Beant 


256  HISTORY    OF    NOETHFIELD. 

Goose  {Branta  ierncla)  is  much  smaller  than  the  wild  goose.  It 
usually  has  a  small  patch  of  white  on  each  side  of  the  neck,  but 
none  on  the  throat  or  cheeks.  The  only  specimen  ever  seen  in 
this  locality  was  killed  in  November,  about  1891,  on  the  Winne- 
pesaukee  Eiver  between  Tilton  and  Franklin  Falls. 

"We  have  finished  the  swimming  birds  and  are  now  ready  to 
consider  those  that  follow  the  border  lands  between  open  water 
and  dry  ground — the  waders.  Wading  birds  have  long  legs,  long 
toes,  long  necks  and,  as  a  rule,  long  bills.  Three  orders  are  repre- 
sented :  herons,  rails  and  sandpipers,  which  will  be  dealt  with  in 
turn. 

The  Herons.     (Order,  Herodiones.) 

Herons  are  distinguished  from  rails  by  having  the  bill  longer 
than  the  middle  toe  including  its  claw,  and  from  sandpipers  by 
their  much  larger  size;  and  from  both  rails  and  sandpipers  by 
having  hard  spear-like  bills  tapering  gradually  down  to  a  sharp 
point,  and  by  certain  dense  patches  of  short  greasy  feathers 
called  powder-down  tracts  on  the  under  parts  of  the  body.  The 
American  Bittern  {Botaurus  lentiginosus) ,  better  known  as  the 
Stake  Driver,  from  the  peculiar  sound  it  makes  during  the  breed- 
ing season,  is  a  summer  resident,  coming  quite  early  in  spring 
and  staying  until  October  or  November  in  the  marshes  along  the 
river  and  about  the  ponds.  The  stake  driver  ordinarily  stands 
15  or  18  inches  high,  and  has  a  general  coloration  of  buffy  brown 
mottled  and  streaked  with  dusky,  being  quite  different  in  color 
from  the  night  heron — the  only  other  species  approaching  it  in 
size.  When  subjected  to  a  close  inspection,  this  bittern  is  seen  to 
have  a  heavy  black  streak  on  each  side  of  the  throat,  and  its  outer 
front  toes  shorter  than  the  inner  one.  The  nest  is  placed  upon 
the  ground  in  a  marsh.  The  Night  Heron  {Nyciticorax  nycti- 
corax  naeviis)  is  similar  to  the  bittern  in  size  but  its  outer  front 
toe  is  longer  than  the  inner  one  and  it  never  has  black  on  the 
sides  of  its  throat.  It  is  a  rare  straggler  here,  though  it  is  lo- 
cally common  near  the  coast.  The  adult  has  a  black  crown,  deep 
green  back,  wings  and  tail  gray,  neck  and  under  parts  white.  It 
is  our  handsomest  Heron.  Young- birds  are  gray  streaked  and 
spotted  above  with  white,  and  white  streaked  with  gray  beneath. 
Its  length  is  about  two  feet  from  bill  to  tail,  and  it  stands  about 
18  inches  high.    The  Green  Heron  {Butorides  virescens)  is  our 


BIEDS  OF  NOETHFIELD.  257 

smallest  species,  measuring  18  inches  or  less  from  bill  to  tail,  and 
standing  in  ordinary  posture  from  8  to  10  inches  in  height.  Its 
crown  and  back  are  green,  whence  its  name.  It  is  an  occasional 
breeder  but  is  far  less  common  here  than  near  the  coast.  Nest  in 
trees.  The  Great  Blub  Heron  (Ardea  herodias)  is  conspicuous 
by  its  great  size,  standing  from  3  to  5  feet  high,  according  to 
attitude.  Its  upper  parts  are  grayish  blue,  whence  its  name. 
It  may  occasionally  breed  here  but  there  is  no  swamp  sufficiently 
extensive,  wet  or  heavily  timbered  to  meet  its  usual  requirements. 
Nest  in  tall  trees. 

Eails  and  Coots.     (Order,  Paliidicolae.) 

Such  birds  of  this  order  as  are  found  here  differ  from  herons 
in  having  the  bill  shorter  than  the  middle  toe  with  claw,  and  in 
lacking  powder-down  tracts.  They  are  also  much  smaller  than  the 
herons.  They  differ  from  sandpipers  and  plovers  in  having  the 
spread  wing  rounded  at  the  tip,  the  outer  feather  being  shorter 
than  the  one  next  to  it.  Rails  live  among  the  tall  reeds,  flags 
and  grass  of  meadows  and  wet  marshes.  They  swim  well  though 
their  feet  are  not  webbed,  and,  when  flushed  from  their  hiding, 
fly  with  dangling  legs  a  few  rods  only  to  drop  again  to  cover. 
Two  species  have  reported  from  this  vicinity ;  both  are  very  rare. 
The  Virginia  Rail  (Ballus  virginianus)  has  a  bill  one  and  one 
fourth  inches  long  or  more.  Its  back  is  streaked  with  black  and 
brown,  its  breast  is  dark  cinnamon  and  its  length  is  from  8  to 
10  inches.  It  is  only  a  migrant.  The  Soea  or  Carolina  Rail 
{Porzana  Carolina)  has  a  bill  less  than  an  inch  long.  It  is  dark 
brown,  streaked  with  white,  above,  and  gray  on  the  breast. 
Adults  have  the  throat  black,  but  on  immature  birds  this  area  is 
white,  merging  gradually  into  the  gray  of  the  breast.  Its  size 
is  similar  to  that  of  the  Virginia  rail.  This  species  is  also  but  a 
migrant.  The  American  Coot  {Fulica  americana)  is  to  be  dis- 
tinguished from  all  other  water  birds  of  this  region  by  its  toes 
which  have  scalloped  margins  along  each  side,  making  it  a  very 
capable  swimmer.  The  water,  indeed,  is  its  usual  habitat.  Its 
color  is  slate,  paler  below  and  tinged  with  olive  above.  It  is  a 
scarce  migrant,  though  not  so  rare  as  the  rails.  Its  length,  bill 
to  tail,  is  about  14  inches. 
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258  HISTOEY   OF    NOETHPIELD. 

The  Shore  Birds.     (Order,  Limicolae.) 

Typical  members  of  this  order  are  the  sandpipers  and  plovers 
which  follow  the  shores  and  feed  upon  such  worms  and  insect 
lavffi  as  abound  there.  They  are  much  smaller  than  herons  and 
their  bills  are  weak  and  covered  with  a  sensitive  skin.  They  do 
not  haunt  reedy  half -submerged  marshes  like  the  rails,  and  their 
flight  is  strong  and  swift  without  any  dangling  of  legs  such  as 
rails  show. 

The  Sandpipee  Family.     (Scolopacidae.) 

Sandpipers  have  very  slender  bills,  and  all  that  occur  here  have 
four  toes  on  each  foot.  Of  the  entire  family,  the  Woodcock 
{Philohela  minor)  is  most  aberrant  in  structure  and  habit.  Its 
bill  is  two  and  one  half  to  three  inches  long,  being  approximately 
a  fourth  of  its  entire  length.  Its  eyes  are  set  so  near  the  top  of 
its  head  that  they  are  farther  from  the  base  of  the  bill  than  are 
its  ears.  The  three  outer  wing  feathers  are  shorter  and  much 
narrower  than  the  fourth.  It  does  not  follow  shores  but  pre- 
fers alder  runs  and  corn  fields,  and  even  dry  woods  in  autumn. 
The  feathers  of  its  back  are  black  with  gray  or  rusty  edges, 
while  beneath  it  is  of  an  uniform  cinnamon  brown.  It  stands 
about  7  inches  high.  It  is  an  occasional  breeder  here,  nesting 
in  the  woods  on  the  ground.  The  Wilson  Snipe  ( Gallinago  deli- 
cata)  reminds  one  of  the  woodcock  by  having  a  very  long  bill  in 
proportion  to  its  size,  and  its  eyes  high  set,  though  they  are  not 
so  far  back,  being  above  the  ears  instead  of  behind  them.  Snipes 
are  migrants  found  occasionally  on  the  shore,  but  more  often  in 
the  marshes.  The  bill  is  about  two  and  one-half  inches  long  and 
somewhat  enlarged  toward  the  tip,  where  are  numerous  pits  con- 
taining nerves  for  feeling  worms  in  the  mud.  The  upper  parts 
are  black  streaked  with  buff  and  white ;  the  breast  is  mottled  and 
the  belly  is  white.     It  stands  about  6  inches  high. 

The  Lesser  Tellow-legs  {Totanus  flavipes)  is  named  for  its 
lemon-yellow  legs,  which  are  decidedly  long  for  the  size  of  the 
bird.  The  diagnostic  character  of  this  species  are  the  yellow  legs, 
the  white  rump  narrowly  barred  with  dusky,  the  tail  feathers  all 
showing  bars  and  the  length  of  the  bill,  which  is  about  an  inch 
and  one-half.  This  bird  is  an  uncommon  migrant.  It  stands 
about  8  inches  high.     The  Greater  Tellow-legs  (Totanus  mela- 


BIRDS  OF  NORTHFIELD.  259 

noleucus)  is  practically  a  counterpart  of  the  lesser  yellow-legs  in 
color,  but  it  has  a  bill  about  two  and  one-fourth  inches  long,  and 
is  proportionately  larger  in  other  parts.  It  also  is  a  rare  mi- 
grant. Height,  about  10  inches.  The  Solitary  Sandpipbr  {He- 
lodromus  solitarius)  has  legs  and  bill  olive  green;  tail,  except  two 
middle  feathers,  white  with  broad  dusky  bars.  These  two  char- 
acters combined  suffice  to  distinguish  it  from  all  other  sandpipers 
found  here.  Other  characters  are :  dark  olive  back,  each  feather 
having  two  or  three  small  white  spots  along  either  edge;  rump 
dusky;  neck  streaked;  lower  breast  and  belly  white.  Its  bill  is 
about  an  inch  and  an  eighth  in  length  and  it  stands  about  6  inches 
high.     It  is  a  common  migrant. 

The  Spotted  Sandpiper  {Actitis  macularia)  is  a  common  sum- 
mer resident  along  the  river  and  about  the  ponds.  Its  legs  and 
the  base  of  the  lower  mandible  are  pale  straw  color,  and  only  the 
outer  tail  feather  shows  even  a  trace  of  bars.  The  back  is  olive- 
brown,  spring  and  summer  specimens  having  each  feather  with 
one  or  two  irregular  bars  of  dusky.  The  under  parts  are  white, 
heavily  spotted  in  the  breeding  season,  but  immaculate  in  autumn. 
Its  bill  is  an  inch  or  slightly  less  in  length,  and  it  stands  about  5 
inches  high.  Its  nest  is  on  the  ground,  usually  within  a  few  rods 
of  the  water.  The  Pectoral  Sandpiper  {Actodromas  maculata) 
is  a  scarce  migrant.  None  of  its  tail  feathers  show  the  slightest 
sign  of  a  bar,  but  the  outer  one  has  a  narrow  edging  of  white. 
The  feathers  of  the  back  are  black  with  rusty  edges ;  the  rump  is 
dusky;  the  neck  and  breast  are  heavily  streaked,  in  sharp  con- 
trast to  the  clear,  white  chin  and  belly.  Its  bill  is  about  an  inch 
and  one-eighth  long,  and  stands  about  6  inches  high.  The  Least 
nSandpippr  {Actodromas  minutilla)  is  colored  like  the  last  species, 
but  it  is  much  smaller,  being  the  smallest  sandpiper  in  America. 
It  is  only  a  straggling  migrant  here,  though  common,  spring  and 
fall,  along  the  coast.  Its  biU  varies  from  three-fourths  to  fifteen- 
sixteenths  of  an  inch,  and  its  height  is  about  4  inches. 

The  Bartkamian  Sandpiper  {Bartraniia  longicauda)  more 
commonly  called  the  Upland  Plover,  curiously  enough  avoids 
water,  preferring  high  land.  A  few  pairs  breed  regularly  on 
Bean  Hill  and  possibly  elsewhere  in  town.  It  has  all  the  struc- 
tural characters  of  a  sandpiper,  and  is  not  a  plover  at  all,  as  may 
be  seen  by  comparison  with  characters  of  the  next  family.     This 


260  HISTOKT   OF    IjrOETHFIELD. 

is  the  only  sandpiper  found  here  that  has  the  outer  wing  feather 
barred,  white  and  duskj^.  Its  bill  is  about  an  inch  and  one-fourth 
long  and  it  stands  about  8  inches  high. 

The  Plovbe  Family.     (Charadriidae.) 

Plovers  differ  from  sandpipers  in  having,  as  a  rule,  no  hind 
toe,  and  a  bill  shorter  than  the  head  and  smaller  in  the  middle 
than  toward  the  tip.  Their  habits,  however,  do  not  differ  from 
those  of  the  sandpipers.  They  resemble  sandpipers  in  their 
general  contour,  their  food  habits  and  their  manner  of  flying.  The 
only  plover  that  is  known  to  visit  this  vicinity  is  the  Ring-necked 
or  Semipalmated  Plover  (Aegialites  semipalmatus) .  It  is  uni- 
formly huffish  graj'  on  the  back  and  white  on  the  forehead  and 
underparts,  except  for  a  ring  of  black  or  dusky  around  the  neck. 
It  stands  about  5  inches  high  and  has  a  bill  about  half  an  inch 
long. 

LAND  BIEDS. 

Although  several  of  the  so-called  land  birds  live  principally 
near  water,  as  for  example  the  king'fisher,  none  of  them  are  fitted 
for  wading  or  swimming  or  running  over  soft  mud.  The  ground, 
the  trees  and  the  air  have  each  a  contingent  from  them.  The 
ground  birds  have  strong  legs  and  feet  and  comparatively  small 
Avings.  The  tree  birds  have  shorter  legs  and  toes,  better  adapted 
for  grasping  branches,  and  larger  wings  for  flitting  from  tree  to 
tree  in  search  of  fruits  and  insects.  The  aerial  species,  like  the 
swallows,  have  tiny  legs  and  feet,  but  very  long  wings,  capable  of 
long-sustained  flight. 

The  Grouse  Family.     (Tetraonidae.) 

The  grouse  belong  to  the  Gallinae,  the  same  order  as  hens  and 
turkeys.  The  Ruffed  Grouse  or  Partridge  {Bonasa  umbellus) 
is  too  well  known  to  need  describing.  The  Quail  or  Bob  White 
(Colinus  virginianus)  occasionally  breeds  here,  but  more  often  it 
is  to  be  found  as  a  solitary  visitor,  whistling  its  clear  notes  about 
the  fields  and  open  pastures  on  summer  mornings.  Its  whirring 
flight  and  makeup  in  form  and  color  proclaim  its  relationship 
to  the  partridge,  but  it  has  no  neck  plumes,  its  legs  are  bare  of 
feathers  to  the  heel,  and  its  weight  is  only  about  one-third  that 


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ot  the  partridge.     The  throat  of  the  male  is  white ;  of  the  female, 
brown.    Length,  about  9  inches.     Nest  on  the  ground. 

The  Pigeons.     (ColumMdae.) 

The  pigeons,  which  belong  to  order  Columtae  of  world-wide 
distribution,  are  so  much  like  the  domestic  breeds  in  form  and 
habits  that  they  do  not  need  to  have  their  family  characters 
paraded  here.  The  most  striking  difference  between  the  two  that 
have  a  place  in  this  list  and  the  tame  blue  pigeon  is  in  their  long, 
wedge-shaped  tails,  which  give  them  a  somewhat  different  con- 
tour. The  Wild  Pigeon  or  Passenger  Pigeon  {Ectopistes  mi- 
gratorius)  is  about  of  the  same  weight  as  the  tame  pigeon.  Its 
upper  parts  are  grayish  blue.  Males  have  an  irridescence  on 
the  sides  of  the  neck,  and  a  rich,  purplish  red  breast.  Females 
have  less  irridescence  and  grayer  breasts.  Length,  about  16 
inches.  This  pigeon  was  formerly  abundant,  but  it  has  disap- 
peared from  New  England  and  before  many  years  will  probably 
have  vanished  from  the  earth.  The  Mourning  Dove  {Zenaidura 
macroura)  is  rare  in  this  section,  though  in  the  southeastern  por- 
tion of  the  state  it  is  fairly  common.  In  shape  and  general  color- 
ation it  resembles  the  wild  pigeon,  but  it  weighs  scarcely  half  as 
mtich  and  its  breast  is  much  paler.  A  small  black  spot  just  below 
each  ear  is  a  notable  character.     Length,  about  12  inches. 

Hawks  and  Owls.     (Order,  Baptores.) 

To  this  order  belong  the  carniverous  birds,  which  catch  their 
prey  with  their  talons  and,  are  provided  with  hooked  bills  for 
tearing  flesh. 

The  Hawk  Family.      {Falconiclae.) 

The  hawks  have  no  feathers  on  their  feet,  and  their  eyes  are  in 
planes  oblique  to  the  bill,  which  characters  distinguish  them  from 
the  owls.  An  even  dozen,  including  the  bald  eagle,  may  be 
looked  for,  though  two  of  them  are  very  rare. 

The  Marsh  Hawk  {Circus  hudsonius)  is  a  bird  of  the  field. 
It  courses  to  and  fro  close  to  the  ground  over  fields  and  meadows, 
looking  for  mice  and  frogs.  It  is  our  only  hawk  having  a  white 
spot  on  the  rump.  Males  are  gray  and  females  and  young, 
brown.  The  average  expanse  of  wings  is  about  40  inches.  Nest 
on  the  ground.     The  Osprey  or  Fish  Hawk  {Pandion  haliaeetus 


262  HISTOEY   OF    NOETHFIELD. 

carolinensis)  lives  entirely  by  fishing.  It  is  not  an  -uncommon 
visitor  in  spring  and  early  fall  along  the  river.  It  differs  from 
the  other  hawks  in  having:  the  under  parts  entirely  white,  the 
soles  of  its  feet  as  rough  as  coarse  sandpaper — ^the  better  to  hold 
fish — its  outer  toes  capable  of  turning  half  way  round  to  the 
hind  toe,  and  extremely  long,  crooked  wings,  as  seen  in  flight. 
Extent  of  spread  wings,  5  feet  or  more.  The  Bald  Eagle  {JSali- 
aeetus  leueocephalus) ,  which  also  depends  upon  fish  for  its  main 
diet,  may  be  seen  each  summer  along  the  river.  It  is  so  much 
larger  and  blacker  than  any  native  hawk  as  to  be  unmistakable. 
The  white  head  and  tail  are  not  acquired  till  the  bird  is  several 
years  old.  It  has  never  been  known  to  nest  in  this  region.  Aver- 
age specimens  are  7  feet  across  the  wings. 

Of  the  hawks  that  look  to  the  land  for  prey 
UPPER  MAN-  ajj^  spend  most  of  their  time  in  trees,  six  have 
OUT  ANCU  "  *^®  cutting  edge  of  the  upper  mandible  undulat- 
LAR  TOOTH.  ™^'  ^^^  without  any  sharp  notch  or  tooth,  being 
in  this  respect  like  the  three  species  already  de- 
scribed, which  are  all  easily  recognizable  by  special  characters. 
The  individuals  in  this  group  of  six  are  not  so  readily  diagnosed, 
and  it  will,  therefore,  be  convenient  to  make  a  further  division 
into  two  sub-groups  of  three  each,  according  to  the  relation  of 
the  lengths  of  wing  and  tail,  when  there  will  be  little  difficulty 
in  determining  the  name  of  any  toothless-billed  hawk  that  may 
come  to  hand. 

The  hawks  of  this  sub-group  are  the  so-called 
Tail  not  more         jjg^  hawks.     They  are  all  summer  residents.     The 

wo     •■  s       Red-tailed  Hawk  (Bwieo  ftoreaJi's)  gets  its  name 
as  long  as  lolded  '  ° 

wing  from  bend  i^°™  ^^^  chestnut-red  color  of  its  tail.  Its  four 
to  tip.  outer  wing  feathers  are  abruptly  narrowed  on 

the  inner  web  and  are  without  spots  on  the  outer 
web.  Young  birds  have  the  tail  barred  instead  of  cleaE  chestnut- 
red.  This  hawk  is  occasionally  seen  in  winter.  Extent  of  wing, 
50  inches  or  more.  Nest  in  trees.  The  Red-shouldered  Hawk 
{Buteo  Uneatus)  is  the  commonest  member  of  this  sub-group.  It 
measures  somewhat  less  than  the  last-  and  weighs  much  less.  It 
is  readily  distinguished  from  the  red-tail  at  any  age  by  spots  of 
white  or  buff  on  the  outer  webs  of  its  four  outer  wing  feathers, 
all  of  which,  however,  are  abruptly  narrowed  on  the  inner  web. 


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as  on  the  red-tail.  The  tail  is  barred  at  all  ages,  and  the  bend  of 
the  wing  is  covered  with  a  more  or  less  dense  suffusion  of  cinna- 
mon brown,  whence  the  bird's  name.  Nest  in  trees.  Both  the 
red-tail  and  the  red-shoulder  have  the  habit  of  soaring  in  circles 
and  crying  kea,  Tcea,  kea.  The  Beoad-winged  Hawk  {Buteo  pla- 
typterus)  is  decidedly  smaller  than  the  other  two,  being  scarcely 
more  than  40  inches  in  extent,  and  is  readily  distinguishable  from 
them  by  having  only  three  outer  wing  feathers  with  inner  webs 
abruptly  narrowed.  It  is  surprisingly  tame  for  a  hawk,  but  may 
usually  be  recognized  at  some  distance  by  wide  dusky  streaks 
running  down  each  side  of  the  chin  from  the  corners  of  the 
mouth.     It  is  an  occasional  breeder  here,  nesting  in  trees. 

The  members  of  this  sub-group  have  relatively 
Tail  more  than  short  wings  and  long  tails,  the  better  to  make 
two  thirds  as  quick  turns  in  chasing  flying  birds,  upon  which 

long  as  the  folded     ^^      mainly  feed.     Ovd  of  the  dozen  hawks  that 

wing  from  bend 

jp  y  are  found  here,  these  three  are  all  that  are  not 

of  more  benefit  than  injury  to  man.  These  are 
the  chicken  hawks,  which  raid  poultry  yards  regularly,  while 
the  other  kinds  do  so  only  occasionally.  Besides  having  the  edge 
of  the  upper  mandible  undulating  like  the  last  sub-group,  and 
agreeing  among  themselves  in  having  short  wings  and  long  tails, 
these  hawks  have  color  features  in  common,  so  their  final  identifi- 
cation may  rest  on  dimensions  alone.  Adults  of  each  species  are 
slate-blue  above  and  the  under  side  is  barred — that  is,  the  dark 
lines  run  crosswise  the  feathers.  Specimens  under  a  year  old 
are  brown — varying  from  a  gray  to  a  sooty  tone — above,  and 
streaked  below,  that  is,  having  the  dark  lines  running  lengthwise 
the  feathers. 

The  Goshawk  {Accipiter  atricapillus) ,  a  winter  visitor  as  a 
rule,  though  a  possible  breeder,  is  the  largest  and  handsomest  of 
the  lot.  The  colors  of  both  young  and  adults  are  decidedly 
lighter  than  those  of  the  two  following  species.  Its  folded  wing 
is  more  than  a  foot  in  length.  Nest  in  trees.  The  Cooper  Hawk 
{Accipiter  cooperi)  is  a  summer  resident.  Its  folded  wing  is 
from  9  to  11  inches  long,  and  its  tail  is  rounded  at  the  end.  The 
Sharp-shinned  Hawk  {Accipiter  velox)  bears  a  close  resem- 
blance to  the  last  in  color,  but  it  is  smaller,  measuring  from  bend 
to  tip  of  wing  only  7  to  8%  inches.     It  is  further  distinguished 


264  HISTORY   OF    NOETHFIELD. 

by  having  a  square  tail.  It  is  a  common  migrant  and  an  occa- 
sional breeder.  It  is  often  called  the  pigeon  hawk,  but  this  term 
properly  belongs  to  a  member  of  the  next  group. 

The  hawks  having  a  tooth  on  each  cutting  edge 
UPPER  MAN-     of  the  upper  mandible  near  the  tip  are  the  fal- 

^l^'^f^^IT^  eons.  This  tooth,  of  course,  can  only  be  made 
AN  ANGU-  ,         ,,.'.,       T    1    .  .1        -^  • 

LAR  TOOTH.  ^^^  when  the  bird  is  m  hand,  but  then  it  is  evi- 
dent at  once.  They  differ,  further,  from  other 
hawks  of  their  size  in  having  long  and  acutely  pointed  wings. 
There  are  but  three  in  this  group  and  of  these  only  one  is  com- 
mon. The  Spaeeow  Hawk  (Falco  sparverius) ,  our  smallest 
hawk,  is  characterized  by  a  prevailing  color  of  cinnamon-brown 
above,  and  by  two  heavy  stripes  of  black  on  each  side  of  the  face, 
both  vertical,  one  in  front  of  the  eye  and  the  other  above  the  ear. 
It  is  a  common  migrant  and  an  occasional  breeder.  It  feeds 
mainly  on  insects.  Its  folded  wing  measures  about  7  inches. 
Nests  in  holes  in  trees.  The  Pigeon  Hawk  {Falco  columbarius) 
is  similar  in  size  and  coloring  to  a  young  sharp-shinned  hawk, 
being  ashy  or  sooty  brown  above  and  heavily  streaked  beneath, 
but  its  toothed  bill  distinguishes  it  at  once  in  a  close  examination, 
and  even  at  a  distance  its  pointed  wings  and  rapid  flight  serve 
to  identify  it  to  the  practiced  eye.  It  is  a  rare  late  spring  and 
early  fall  migrant.  Folded  wing  7  to  8  inches.  The  Duck 
Hawk  {Falco  peregrinus  anatum)  is  a  scarce  summer  resident 
in  the  mountainous  portions  of  New  Hampshire,  and  hence  prob- 
ably occurs  here  as  an  occasional  migrant.  Adults  are  dark 
ashy  gray  above,  whitish  on  the  forehead  and  under  parts,  the  lat- 
ter being  barred  with  blackish,  and  conspicuously  marked  with 
black  check  areas.  Young  birds  are  sooty  brown  above  and 
streaked  beneath.  In  all  stages  the  toothed  bill  and  dimensions 
make  the  determination  of  a  bird  in  the  hand  certain.  Length 
of  folded  wing  13  to  14  inches. 

The  Owl  Family.     {Butonidae.) 

The  owls  differ  from  hawks  in  having  their  eyes  directed  for- 
ward, in  their  soft  fluffy  plumage,  and  in  having  their  toes  and 
legs  feathered  to  the  claws.  We  will  review  them  in  two  groups : 
one  having  a  tuft  of  feathers — popularly  called  horns — on  each 
side  of  the  crown  of  the  head ;  the  other  without  them. 


BIRDS  OF  NORTHFIELD.  265 

Of  the  horned  owls,  the  Great  Horned  Owl 
With  horns.  (Bubo  virginianiis)  is  the  largest.     Its  length  is 

about  two  feet  and  extent  of  wing  four  feet.  Its 
€ggs  are  often  laid  in  old  crows '  nests,  usually  in  March.  This 
is  the  only  owl  ordinarily  injurious.  All  the  rest  are  worthy  of 
protection,  as  the  number  of  mice  they  annually  destroy  is  simply 
enormous.  The  Long-eared  Owl  (Asio  wilsonianus)  is  rare. 
Its  horns  are  about  an  inch  high  when  erect.  The  feathers  of  its 
belly  are  both  streaked  down  the  middle  and  barred  across  with 
dusky.  Its  length  is  15  inches  and  extent  of  wings  3  feet.  Nest 
in  trees,  pines  or  hemlocks  preferred.  The  Shobt-eaeed  Owl 
{Asio  accipitrinus)  is  a  migrant,  even  rarer  than  the  last,  to  which 
it  is  similar  in  size.  Its  horns  are  so  short  as  to  be  easily  over- 
looked, but  they  are  evident  when  looked  for.  It  is  to  be  dis- 
tinguished" from  its  long-eared  relative  by  the  difference  in 
horns  and  by  the  absence  of  bars  on  its  flanks  and  belly,  the 
feathers  being  simply  streaked.  It  is  a  marsh  owl  and  usually 
spends  the  day  in  the  meadows  on  the  ground.  The  Screech 
Owl  {Megascops  asio)  is  the  smallest  of  the  horned  group.  It 
is  one  of  the  commoner  species.  For  some  unknown  reason,  some 
screech  owls  are  reddish  brown,  while  others  are  gray.  In  either 
case  there  is  a  mottling  of  black  all  over  and  an  oblique  bar  of 
white  on  the  shoulders.  The  presence  of  horns  and  the  size  of 
the  bird,  however,  regardless  of  color,  are  sufficient  for  its  iden- 
tification. Length,  10  inches  or  somewhat  less;  extent,  about  20 
inches.  Nest  in  hollow  tree.  The  ear  tufts  or  horns  of  owls  be- 
longing to  this  group  may  lie  so  flat  on  the  head  as  to  pass  un- 
noticed unless  the  feathers  are  ruffed  up,  when  they  become  ap- 
parent. This  ruffing  process,  then,  is  essential  when  one  has  an 
owl  in  hand  and  wishes  to  ascertain  its  name. 

The  owls  of  this  group,  excepting  possibly  the 
"Without  horns.  snowy  owl,  show  no  horns  by  any  sort  of  hand- 
ling. The  Snowy  Owl  {Nyctea  nyctea),  as  its 
name  implies,  is  white  and  not  to  be  mistaken  for  any  other  spe- 
cies. It  is  a  rare  visitor  in  cold  weather  from  the  north.  The 
only  specimen  known  to  have  actually  been  taken  in  town  was 
killed  on  Bean  Hill  in  November,  1893,  by  Prank  Robertson. 
This  species  prefers  cleared  land  to  the  woods,  resembling  the 
short-eared  owl  in  this  respect.  The  snowy  plumage  of  this  owl 
is  usually  more  or  less  spotted  with  dark  brown.     In  size  it  equals 


266  HISTORY   OF    NOETHFIELD. 

the  great  horned  owl.  Probably  the  commonest  owl  we  have  is 
the  Barbed  Owl  {Syrnium  varium),  which  is  a  resident,  but 
more  often  seen  in  cold  weather  when  there  are  visitors  from 
farther  north.  It  is  ashy  brown,  barred  with  white  above,  and 
ashy  gray,  barred  with  white  beneath.  Length,  about  18  inches ; 
extent  of  wings,  about  40  inches.  Nest  usually  in  hollow  trees. 
The  Richardson  Owl  {Nyctala  tengmalmi  richardsowi)  is  a  rare 
winter  visitant.  It  is  ash-brown,  sparsely  dotted  with  white,  and 
has  a  yellow  bill,  which  distinguishes  it  from  the  next,  the  only 
other  small  hornless  owl  in  this  region.  Length,  about  10  inches ; 
extent,  21  to  23  inches.  The  Saw- whet  Owl  {Nyctala  acadica), 
a  not  uncommon  species,  is  a  tiny  little  fellow  with  a  chocolate 
brown  back,  spotted  with  white,  and  under  parts  white,  streaked 
with  brown.  Its  bill  is  black.  Length,  not  over  10  inches  and 
extent  about  17  inches.  Nest  in  hollow  trees.  The  Hawk  Owl 
(Surnia  ulula  caparoch)  is  an  uncommon  winter  visitor  as  a  rule, 
though  some  years  since  a  specimen  was  killed  in  Sanbornton  in 
the  breeding  season.  It  is  accustomed  to  hunt  by  daylight,  and 
its  contour  is  more  slender  than  that  of  the  other  owls.  It  is 
dark  brown,  speckled  with  small  spots  of  white  above ;  and  closely 
barred  with  brown  and  white  beneath.  This  is  our  only  owl 
having  its  outer  tail  feathers  an  inch  and  a  half  shorter  than 
those  in  the  middle.  Length,  about  16  inches ;  extent,  about  32 
inches. 

The  Kingfisher  and  Cuckoos.     (Order,  Coccyges.) 

The  members  of  this  order  belong  mainly  in  the  tropics.  The 
species  found  here  have  well  developed  wings  but  weak  legs. 
Though  they  fly  well,  most  of  their  time  is  spent  quietly  perching 
in  some  favorite  retreat.  They  never  hunt  for  food  on  the 
ground,  and  never  run  about  the  trunks  or  branches  of  trees. 

The  Kingfisher  Family.     {Alcedinidae.) 

The  Belted  Kingfisher  (Ceryle  alcyon),  our  sole  representa- 
tive of  the  kingfisher  family,  feeds  on  fish  which  it  catches  in 
its  bill  by  diving  either  from  a  perch  over  the  water  or  from  a 
momentary  hovering  flight  above  its  quarry.  Its  feet  are  totally 
unfit  for  swimming,  so  it  must  rely  upon  its  wings  for  progres- 
sion in  water  quite  as  much  as  it  does  in  air.  It  is  ashy  blue 
above,  and  white  beneath,  with  a  bluish  band  across  the  chest. 


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The  female  has  also  a  band  of  chestnut  across  the  belly.  The 
bill,  which  is  strong  and  tapering  like  a  heron's,  is  about  two 
inches  long.  The  head  is  adorned  with  a  large  crest.  Length 
about  one  foot.    Nest  in  a  hole  in  a  sand  bank. 

The  Cuckoo  Family.     (CucuKdae.) 

The  cuckoos  are  named  after  their  well-known  cry.  They  and 
the  woodpeckers  are  our  only  birds  having  two  toes  directed 
backward  and  two  forward.  The  cuckoos  are  brown  above,  white 
below,  and  have  tails  as  long  as  their  bodies.  They  frequent 
thickets  and  orchards,  where  they  are  especially  useful  as  de- 
stroyers   of    hairy    caterpillars.     The   Black-billed     Cuckoo 

{Coccyzus  erythroplithalmus)  is  the  common  species.  Its  bill  is 
black  and  the  under  side  of  its  tail  is  gray,  with  white  tips.  Its 
length  is  nearly  a  foot  and  its  extent  about  16  inches.  Nest  in 
small     trees,     usually     pines.      The     Yellow-billed     Cuckoo 

(Coccyzus  americanus)  is  a  rather  rare  and  probably  irregular 
summer  resident.  The  writer  can  vouch  for  but  a  single  pair 
which  he  found  in  the  Belmont  meadows  in  June,  1897.  It  is 
like  the  last  in  size  and  general  appearance,  but  all  except  the 
tip  of  its  lower  mandible  is  yellow  and  the  three  outer  tail 
feathers  are  black  beneath  with  white  tips.    Nest  in  trees. 

The  Woodpeckers.     (Order,  Pici.) 

Woodpeckers  have  only  two  toes  directed  forward.  They  have 
stiff  tails  to  serve  as  supports  in  climbing  trees;  and  all  but  one 
of  our  species  have  long  cylindrical  tongues.  They  all  drill 
holes  in  trees  for  their  nests. 

There  are  two  species  that  are  in  a  group  by 
Tliree  toes.  themselves  because  they  have  only  three  toes  on 

each  foot,  two  in  front  and  one  behind.  Both  of 
these  species  have  been  taken  in  this  vicinity,  though,  perhaps, 
not  in  this  town.  They  are  rare  winter  visitors  from  farther 
north.  The  Arctic  Three-toed  Woodpecker  {Picoides  arcticus) 
has  its  back  entirely  black.  Its  under  parts  are  white,  and  its 
sides  are  black,  barred  with  white.  The  crown  of  the  male  is 
yellow,  that  of  the  female  being  black  like  its  back.  Length  8  to 
9  inches.  The  American  Three-toed  Woodpecker  {Picoides 
americanus)  is  like  the  last  in  size  and  color,  except  that  down 
the  middle  of  its  back  is  a  white  area  cross-barred  with  black 
lines. 


268  HISTORY    OF    NOETHFIELD. 

All  the  other  woodpeckers  have  two  toes  on 
Pour  toes.  each  foot  directed  backward.    The  largest  is  the 

PiLEATED  Woodpecker  (CeopJtloeus  pileatus  al- 
bieticola),  nearly  the  size  of  a  crow,  with  a  high  red  crest  on  its 
head  and  the  inner  half  of  its  wings  white.  This  is  a  resident 
species,  but  it  has  become  so  scarce  than  not  more  than  one  or  two 
are  to  be  seen  in  a  year.  Its  length  is  more  than  15  inches.  The 
Hairy  "Woodpecker  {Dryohates  villosus)  is  a  fairly  common  resi- 
dent. Its  body  is  entirely  white  beneath  and  there  is  a -white 
area  down  the  back  and  many  white  spots  on  the  wings,  otherwise 
the  upper  parts  are  black.  The  male  has  a  red  bar  across  the 
back  of  its  head.  Its  length  is  about  9  inches.  The  Downy 
"Woodpecker  {Dry abates  pubescens  medianus)  is  a  common  resi- 
dent. In  color  it  is  practically  Mke  the  last  species,  but  it  is  de- 
cidedly smaller,  being  only  7  inches  or  less  in  length.  The  Yel- 
low-bellied "Woodpecker  (Sphyrapicus  varius)  is  a  fairly  com- 
mon migrant  and  an  occasional  summer  resident.  It  is  slightly 
smaller  than  the  hairy  woodpecker  and  is  distinguished  from  all 
of  our  woodpeckers  by  a  lemon-yellow  suffusion  on  its  belly. 
The  adult  male  has  a  red  throat,  and  both  sexes  have  a  red  crown 
and  a  large  black  spot  on  the  breast.  This  is  our  only  wood- 
pecker that  is  not  an  unmixed  benefit  to  the  farmer.  The  Red- 
headed "Woodpecker  {Melanerpes  erythrocephalus)  is  a  strag- 
gling visitor  from  the  South  or  "West.  In  size  it  resembles  the 
hairy  woodpecker.  The  inner  half  of  its  wings,  the  under  side 
of  its  body  and  its  rump  are  white.  Its  back  is  bluish  black,  and 
the  head  and  neck  of  adults  are  crimson.  The  head  and  neck  of 
young  birds  are  a  dull  brownish  gray,  but  they  may  be  readily 
recognized  by  the  white  that  covers  the  inner  half  of  the  wing 
as  in  the  adult.  The  Flicker,  Yellow  Hammer,  "Wood-"Wall, 
or  whatever  name  it  may  happen  to  bear  in  the  household  {Go- 
laptes  auratus  luteus)  is  a  curious  example  of  a  bird  that  has 
adopted  a  mode  of  living  unlike  the  rest  of  its  tribe.  It  gets 
its  living  from  the  ground,  and  rarely  pecks  trees  except  for  a 
nest.  A  large  white  spot  on  its  rump,  a  black  crescent  on  its 
breast,  quills  that  show  golden  yellow  beneath,  and  a  band  of  red 
on  its  nape  are  its  prominent  color  characteristics.  Males  have  a 
black  stripe  on  each  side  the  lower  jaw.  Brown  is  the  prevailing 
color  of  this  species.  It  is  a  common  summer  resident.  Its  length 
is  about  one  foot. 


birds  of  noethpield.  269' 

The   Goatsucker — Swift — Hummingbird   Group. 

(Order,  Macrochires.) 

The  members  of  this  group  are  classed  together  on  the  strength 
of  long,  narrow, wings  and  small,  weak  feet,  so  far  as  external 
characters  are  concerned. 

The  Goatsuckers.     (Caprimulgidae.) 

These  creatures  of  twilight  and  darkness  have  short,  weak  bills 
but  enormous  mouths  suitable  for  catching  flying  insects.  Their 
plumage  is  soft  but  otherwise  they  bear  little  resemblance  to  the 
owls  which  are  the  only  other  nocturnal  family  of  birds  that  we 
have.  The  Night-hawk  (Chordeiles  virginianus)  prefers 
cleared  pasture  land  and  sometimes  ventures  abroad  by  daylight. 
It  is  always  to  be  recognized  by  the  white  spot  near  the  middle 
of  the  outer  half  of  each  wing,  which  is  readily  seen  as  the  bird 
flies.  The  male  has  a  row  of  white  spots  across  its  tail  near  the 
end.  Its  length  is  about  9  inches  and  its  extent  22  inches.  It 
builds  no  nest,  but  lays  its  eggs  upon  the  ground  or  a  bare  rock. 
The  Whippoorwill  (Antrostomus  vociferus)  resembles  the  night- 
hawk  in  size  and  general  appearance,  but  it  differs  in  being  a 
bird  of  the  woods,  in  having  no  white  spot  on  its  wings,  in  hav- 
ing a  row  of  long,  stiff  bristles  projecting  out  over  the  mouth, 
and  in  having  its  outer  tail  feathers  broadly  tipped  with  white. 
Its  eggs  are  laid  on  the  ground,  without  a  nest,  in  the  woods. 

The  Swhtts.     (Micropodidae.) 

The  Chimney  Swept  (Chaetura  pelagica)  is  usually  called  the 
chimney  swallow,  but  it  is  not  a  swallow  at  all.  It  never  alights 
on  a  perch,  being  only  able  to  hang  to  a  wall.  The  tips  of  its 
long  wings,  when  folded,  reach  far  beyond  the  end  of  its  tail, 
and  each  tail  feather  has  a  sharp  spine  at  the  end.  In  none  of 
these  features  does  the  swift  resemble  the  swallow.  Further,  it 
flies  unlike  a  swallow  and  some  of  its  internal  structure  is  unlike 
that  of  a  swallow, — in  short,  swifts  and  swallows  are  not  even 
related.  This  species  is  nearly  uniform  sooty-black  all  over, 
though  the  under  parts  are  paler  than  the  upper.  Its  length  is 
about  5  inches  and  extent  about  one  foot.  Its  nest  is  glued  by 
its  saliva  to  the  inside  of  a  chimney. 


270  HISTORY    OP    NOETHPIELD. 

HuMMiNGBiEDS.     {TrochiUdae.) 

Hummingbirds  belong  exclusively  to  the  New  World.  There 
are  about  four  hundred  species,  of  which  we  have  but  one,  the 
RuBY-THROATED  HUMMINGBIRD  (TrocMlus  colubris) ,  the  smallest 
and  swiftest  of  our  birds  and  the  only  one  that  can  fly  back- 
wards. The  female  has  its  tail  white-tipped  and  lacks  the  ruby 
throat  which  is  the  male's  chief  ornament. 

The  Perching  Birds.     (Order,  Passer es.) 

To  this  order  belong  most  of  our  common  small  birds.  They 
all  have  three  toes  in  front  and  one  behind,  which  are  on  the 
same  level  and  fully  functional  as  clasping  organs. 

The  Flycatchers.     (Tyrannidae.) 

The  flycatchers  are  a  group  of  nervous,  irritable  small  birds, 
accustomed  to  perch  on  fences,  mullein  stocks,  dead  branches  of 
trees  and  other  exposed  objects,  where  they  can  watch  for  flying 
insects,  which  they  pursue,  capture  and  bring  back  to  their  sta- 
tion to  batter  and  devour.  They  are  all  characterized  by  wide 
and  rather  shallow  bills  of  medium  length.  The  upper  mandible 
is  flanked  on  each  side  by  a  row  of  stiff  bristles  and  slightly 
hooked  at  the  tip.  The  better  kno-mi  members  of  the  family 
characterize  the  whole  lot.  They  rarely  alight  on  the  ground 
and  never  seek  food  by  creeping  or  hopping  about  branches  of 
trees.  The  Kingbird  {Tyrannus  tyrannus)  was  named  in  recog- 
nition of  its  fighting  qualities,  which  are  undaunted  by  anything 
in  feathers  from  the  eagle  down.  It  nests  in  the  scraggiest 
apple  tree  on  the  farm  and  it  is  the  farmer's  best  ally  against 
hawks  and  crows.  Its  upper  parts  are  blackish  gray,  while  its 
under  parts  and  the  tip  of  its  tail  are  white.  Its  length  is  about 
8  inches  and  extent  about  14^/^.  The  Great- crested  Fly- 
catcher {Myiarchus  crinitus)  is  a  scarce  summer  resident  of 
the  taller  hard-wood  and  mixed  timber,  where  it  nests  in  hollow 
trees.  Its  color  characters  are  olive-brown  above,  ashy  gray  on 
throat  and  breast,  pale  yellow  on  the  belly  and  chestnut-red  on 
the  inner  webs  of  its  tail  feathers.  Its  length  is  nearly  9  inches 
and  extent  about  13.  The  Pewee  or  Phoebe  {Sayornis  phoebe) 
is  the  most  familiar  of  the  flycatchers,  nesting  in  sheds,  deserted 
houses  or  barn  cellars,  flirting  its  tail  on  the  barn-yard  fence 


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and  making  cheery  sounds  all  about  the  buildings.  It  usually 
rears  two  breeds  of  young  each  summer,  to  which  it  feeds  thou- 
sands of  harmful  beetles.  Its  upper  parts  are  pale  clove-brown, 
darker  on  the  head.  The  under  parts  are  whitish  in  summer  but 
tinged  with  yellow  in  the  fall.  Its  entire  bill  is  blackish.  Its 
length  is  about  7  inches  and  extent  about  11%.  The  Wood 
Pewee  {Contopus  virens),  also  named  from  its  song,  which  is 
pe-e-ivee  long  draAvled,  is  a  fairly  common  summer  resident, 
usually  in  the  woods  but  occasionaly  in  orchards.  It  is  smaller 
than  the  phoebe  and  darker  above.  It  has  two  whitish  bars  on 
each  wing,  and  its  lower  mandible  is  pale  yellow.  Its  length  is 
about  6  inches.  Its  nest  is  usually  placed  upon  a  horizontal 
branch  and  covered  with  lichens.  The  Olive-sided  Flycatcher 
{Nuttallornis  borealis)  is  a  scarce  summer  resident,  affecting 
dead-topped  trees,  generally  in  swamps  or  near  water.  It  is 
dark  olive  above,  similar  to  the  last,  white  on  the  throat,  belly 
and  flanks,  and  heavily  shaded  with  olive  on  the  sides.  Its  bill 
is  black  except  the  base  of  its  lower  mandible,  which  is  pale. 
Length,  7  to  8  inches.  Nest  in  high  trees.  The  Alder  Fly- 
catcher (Empidonax  traillii  alnorum)  is  confined  to  the  prox- 
imity of  water.  It  summers  sparingly  along  the  river  and  pos- 
sibly elsewhere.  It  is  olive-brown  above,  rather  lighter  than  the 
wood  pewee,  and  whitish  below,  with  a  shade  of  olive-gray  across 
the  breast.  Its  under  mandible  is  pale.  Its  length  is  nearly  6 
inches  and  extent  about  9  inches.  The  Yellow-bellied  Fly- 
catcher (Empidonax  flaviventris)  is  a  scarce  migrant.  Its 
upper  parts  are  olive-green,  while  its  lower  mandible,  eye-rings, 
wing-bars  and  under  parts  are  greenish  yellow.  Its  size  is  like 
the  last  or  slightly  less.  The  Least  Flycatcher  (Empidonax 
minimus)  is  a  fidgety  denison  of  orchards,  crying  che-bec,  che- 
bec  with  upward  jerks  of  the  head  that  threaten  dislocation.  It 
is  the  smallest  of  our  flycatchers,  as  its  name  implies.  It  is  olive- 
gray  above,  with  eye-rings,  wing-bars  and  under  parts  white. 
Length  about  5  inches  and  extent  about  8  inches.  Nest  usually 
in  an  upright  crotch. 

The  Horned  Laeks.     (Alaudidae.) 

The  horned  larks  are  essentially  ground  birds,  though  their 
wings  are  large  and  they  are  capable  of  long  sustained  flight. 


272  HISTOEY    OF    NOETHFIELD. 

But  one  species  is  to  be  found  here,  the  Horned  or  Shore  Lark 
{Otocoris  alpestris).  It  is  a  scarce  visitor  from  the  North,  likely 
to  appear  any  time  between  October  and  April.  It  feeds  on  the 
ground,  chiefly  on  seeds  of  weeds,  thus  resembling  a  sparrow. 
Its  conspicuous  features  are  a  large  black  spot  on  the  breast, 
another  running  from  the  bill  under  the  eye  to  the  cheek,  a 
yellow  chin,  and  a  hind  claw  nearly  straight  and  as  long  as  the 
toe  that  bears  it.  Its  upper  parts  are  pinkish  brown,  streaked 
with  dusky.    Its  length  is  about  7  inches  and  extent  about  13. 

Jays  and  Ceows.     (Corvidae.) 

The  Blue  Jay  {Cyanocitta  cristata),  a  resident  throughout  the 
year,  is  well  known.  Its  high  cap  and  blue  coat,  trimmed  with 
white,  combine  to  make  the  bird  as  striking  to  the  eye  as  its 
voice  is  to  the  ear.  Its  length  is  about  12  inches  and  extent  about 
17.  Its  nest  is  usually  placed  in  a  thicket  of  small  pines  or  hem- 
locks. The  Canada  Jay  {Perisoreus  Canadensis)  has  been  re- 
ported from  other  parts  of  this  county  and  is  likely  to  appear 
here  at  intervals  in  cold  weather.  Its  normal  range  is  from  the 
White  Mountains  northward.  In  size  and  proportions  it  is  similar 
to  the  blue  jay,  from  which,  however,  it  differs  decidedly  in  ap- 
pearance. It  has  no  cap  and  is  not  blue,  but  smoky  gray  on  the 
back,  grayish  white  on  the  forehead  and  under  parts,  and  very 
fluffy  of  feather,  for  withstanding  any  degree  of  cold.  The 
Crow  {Corvus  brachyrhynchos)  is  a  permanent  resident,  though 
few  are  to  be  found  in  winter.  The  Raven  {Corvus  corax  prin- 
cipalis) is  an  extremely  rare  cold  weather  visitor  anywhere  in 
this  state.  One  was  killed  several  years  ago  in  Canterbury. 
Ravens  are  black  like  crows,  but  much  larger,  measuring  about 
2  feet  in  length  and  4  feet  in  extent. 

The  Tboopial  Family.     (Icteridae.) 

This  family,  which  includes  the  bobolink,  blackbirds,  meadow 
larks  and  orioles,  is  intermediate  in  some  respects  between  the 
crows  and  sparrows. 

The  Bobolink  {Dolichonyx  oryzivorus)  is  a  common  summer 
resident  of  fields.  The  male  in  his  livery  of  black  and  white  is 
sometimes  called  the  skunk  blackbird.  The  female  is  yellowish 
brown,  streaked  with  black  on  the  back  and  flanks.    During  the 


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summer  moult  in  August  the  male  assumes  the  dress  of  the  fe- 
male. They  winter  in  South  America,  where  they  moult  again. 
This  time  the  males  resume  their  summer  dress,  in  which  they 
come  to  us  about  the  middle  of  May.  Males  are  about  7%  inches 
long.  Females  are  somewhat  smaller.  The  nest  is  placed  on  the 
ground.  The  Cowbied  {Molothrus  ater)  is  seen  near  the  village 
more  often  than  elsewhere  in  this  town.  It  is  a  common  species 
there  during  the  summer.  The  female  is  notorious  for  laying 
her  eggs  in  the  nests  of  other  birds,  to  be  hatched  and  brought 
up  by  foster  parents.  The  male  has  a  shiny  black  body  and  a 
brown  head.  Its  length  is  nearly  8  inches.  The  female  is  slightly 
smaller  and  of  a  grayish  brown  color  throughout.  The  Bronzed 
Grackle  {QvAscala  quiscula  aeneiis)  is  the  largest  of  our  black- 
birds. The  head  of  the  male  varies  from  deep  green  to  purple, 
and  the  color  of  its  body  is  shining  bronze.  Its  length  is  about 
one  foot.  The  female  is  duller  in  color  and  somewhat  smalJer. 
Both  sexes  have  long  tails  and  yellow  eyes.  This  species  breeds 
regularly  in  certain  pine  trees  in  the  village.  The  Purple 
G-RACKLE  {Quiscala  quiscula)  is  a  geographical  race  of  the 
last  species  that  lives  from  southern  Massachusetts  to  Georgia, 
east  of  the  Alleghany  Mountains.  The  only  specimens  known 
to  have  been  seen  in  New  Hampshire  were  taken  by  the  writer 
in  Northfield,  September  13,  1902.  This  form  differs  from 
the  bronzed  grackle  mainly  in  having  the  irrideseent  purple 
or  green  of  the  neck  extending  down  over  the  shoulders  either 
as  solid  color  or  as  bars  on  a  bronze  ground.  The  Rusty 
Grackle  (Euphagus  carolinus),  named  from  the  rusty  aspect  of 
its  fall  plumage,  appears  here  in  April  and  October.  Spring 
birds  are  entirely  black,  but  in  fall  the  black  is  much  obscured 
by  rusty  brown.  This  species  also  has  light  yellow  eyes.  The 
males  are  about  9  inches  long,  and  the  females  slightly  less.  The 
Red-winged  Blackbird  {Agelaius  phoeniceus)  is  an  abundant 
summer  resident  of  cat-tail  marshes.  The  males  are  notable  for 
their  scarlet  shoulder  patches  that  are  strikingly  set  off  by  their 
otherwise  uniformly  black  dress.  The  females  are  dusky  streaked 
with  white  above,  and  white  heavily  streaked  with  dusky  be- 
neath. In  the  hand  they  show  traces  of  red  on  the  bend  of  the 
wing.  Males  are  8  to  9  inches  long  and  females  about  an  inch 
shorter.  The  nest  is  built  in  a  low  bush  or  bunch  of  cat-tails, 
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274  ,  HISTORY    OF    NOETHFIELD. 

usually  in  the  middle  of  a  pool.  The  Baltimore  Oriole  or 
GoiiDEN  EoBiisr  {Icterus  galhula)  makes  its  summer  home  in  the 
elms  of  village  and  farmyard.  Its  brilliant  color  and  curious 
hanging  nest  have  brought  it  into  general  notice.  The  male  has 
its  head,  neck  and  back  black;  rump,  under  parts  and  much  of 
its  tail,  orange;  wings,  black,  with  two  narrow  bars  of  white. 
Its  length  is  nearly  8  inches.  The  female  is  duller  colored  and 
smaller.  The  Meadow  Lark  {Sturnella  magna)  is  a  summer 
resident  of  moist  fields,  but  very  irregular  in  its  distribution.  Its 
underparts  are  yellow,  with  a  black  V  on  the  breast.  The 
feathers  of  the  back  are  black  with  brown  tips  and  buff  edges. 
It  feeds  on  the  ground,  but  often  delivers  its  plaintive  song  from 
a  fence  or  tree  top.  Length  of  male,  about  10^/2  inches.  The 
female  is  about  an  inch  shorter.    Nest  on  the  ground. 

The  Spaeeow  Family.     {Frindillidae.) 

The  sparrow  family  is  made  up  of  small  birds,  having  thick 
conical  bills  with  which  they  crush  the  seeds  that  form  the  major 
portion  of  their  food,  to  the  end  that  they  may  swallow  the 
kernel  and  reject  the  hull.  The  greater  number  feed  from  the 
ground  and  spend  most  of  their  lives  there.  These  have  larger 
feet  and  longer  legs  than  those  that  live  mainly  in  trees  and  never 
run  in  the  grass  or  scratch  among  fallen  leaves. 

The  arboreal  species  include  the  so-called  gros- 

ARBOREaL        beaks  and  finches.     They  all  show  more  or  less 

SPECIES,     bright  colors,  in  the  adult  plumage  at  least,  in 

contrast  to  the  sober  browns  and  grays  of  the  true 

sparrows,  which  are  the  terrestrial  members  of  the  family. 

Four  species  of  this  group  of  arboreal  finches 
Depth  of  bill  ija^^e  bills  so  robust  that  the  depth  at  the  base 

V^  .J  equals  the  distance  from  nostril  to  tip.    They  are 

tip,  the  pine  grosbeak,   the   purple   finch,   the   rose- 

breasted  grosbeak  and  the  indigo  bird.  The 
Pine  Grosbeak  {Pmicola  enucleator  leiicura)  is  a  cold- weather 
visitor  of  irregular,  but  not  rare,  occurrence.  Adult  males  are 
bright  red,  with  dusl^y  wings  and  tail,  which  have  white  edgings. 
Females  are  ashy  gray,  with  rusty  orange  on  crown  and  rump. 
Length,  8  to  9  inches.  The  Purple  Finch  {Carpodacus  pur- 
pur  eus)  is  a  summer  resident,  much  smaller  than  the  last,  though 


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adult  males  are  of  a  similar  red  color,  but  they  have  no  white 
on  wings  or  tail,  and  the  back  is  streaked  with  dusky.  Fe- 
males and  young  males  are  olive-brown,  streaked  with  dusky 
above,  and  white,  heavily  streaked  with  dusky  beneath.  This 
finch  is  a  splendid  singer,  and  is  often  heard  in  the  tops  of  elms 
in  May  and  early  June,  where  it  feeds  on  the  buds  and  seeds  of 
that  tree.  Length,  about  6  inches.  Nest  in  trees.  The  Rose- 
breasted  Grosbeak  {Zamelodia  ludoviciana)  is  a  scarce  summer 
resident.  The  male  is  black  above,  excepting  its  rump  and  a 
large  spot  and  two  bars  on  each  wing,  which  are  white.  The 
sides  and  belly  are  white,  and  the  breast  and  wing  linings  are 
carmine.  The  female  is  coarsely  streaked  with  olive-brown  and 
buffi  above  and  white  and  olive-brown  below.  She  has  a  broad 
stripe  of  white  over  each  eye,  and  another  down  the  middle  of  the 
crown.  Her  wing  linings  are  saffron  yellow.  Length  about  8 
inches.  Nest  in  trees.  The  Indigo  Bird  {Cyanospiza  cyanea) 
was  named  from  the  color  of  the  male,  which  is  deep  blue  above 
and  below.  The  female  is  brown  above  and  brownish  white,  ob- 
scurely streaked,  beneath.  The  male  is  a  persistent  singer,  even 
during  the  heat  of  a  summer  noon,  when  most  birds  are  silent. 
Length  about  51-^  inches.    Nest  in  low  bushes. 

The  crossbills  present  such  anomalous  bills  as 
Crossbills.  to  set  them  at  once  apart,  not  only  from  all  other 

members  of  their  family,  but  also  from  all  other 
birds.  The  upper -mandible  curves  downward,  while  the  lower 
curves  upward,  the  two  crossing  at  the  tips  like  a  pair  of  scissors. 
Neither  of  the  two  species  have  been  known  to  breed  here,  though 
both  are  occasionally  to  be  seen  at  any  season.  Their  normal 
summer  range  is  farther  north.  They  usually  frequent  coniferous 
trees,  but  in  May  and  June  they  come  to  the  elms  for  their  seeds. 
The  male  Eed  Crossbill  {Loxia  cuvirostra  minor)  has  a  dull 
red  body,  with  dusky  wings  and  tail.  The  female  is  olive,  with  a 
tinge  of  yellow  on  breast  and  rump.  Neither  sex  has  bars  or 
spots  of  white.  Length,  about  6  inches.  The  White-winged 
Crossbill  {Loxia  leucoptera)  is  like  the  last  in  size  and  contour, 
but  the  male  is  rose-red,  with  black  tail  and  wings,  the  latter 
having  two  wide  bars  of  white.  The  female  is  olive,  where  the 
male  is  red.  Her  white  wing-bars  make  her  identity  plain.  Both 
species  usually  go  in  flocks. 


276  HISTORY   OF    NOETHFIELD. 

The  third  and  last  group  of  the  arboreal  finches 
Length  51-2  includes  three  small  species  easily  recognizable 

inches  or  less.  by  color  characters.  The  Redpoll  {Acanthis  lin- 
aria)  is  a  winter  visitor  of  irregular  occurrence, 
abundant  if  found  at  all.  It  mainly  affects  the  birches,  though 
weed  seeds  attract  it  to  the  ground,  when  they  are  not  covered 
with  snow.  Its  back  and  flanks  are  buff  streaked  with  dusky, 
crown  shining  red,  chin  black.  Adult  males  have  breast  and 
rump  pink.  Length  5  to  5^2  inches.  The  Siskin  (Spinus  pinus) 
is  another  winter  comer  at  irregular  intervals,  many  years  going 
by  without  bringing  a  siskin;  then  all  at  once  they  suddenly  be- 
come common.  When  at  last  they  do  come  some  fall,  they  are  as 
likely  to  stay  through  the  next  summer  as  to  go  away  with  win- 
ter. There  is  little  doubt  that  they  bred  in  town  during  the 
summer  of  1900.  They  feed  on  seeds  of  birches  and  conifers. 
The  sexes  are  alike,  buffy  brown  above  and  white  beneath,  every- 
where streaked  with  dusky.  The  bases  of  the  wing  quills  are 
lemon-yellow — seen  when  the  wing  is  spread  but  not  otherwise. 
Length,  about  4%  inches.  Nest  usually  in  evergreen  trees.  The 
American  Goldfinch  (Astragallinus  tristis)  is  a  common  per- 
manent resident,  though  in  its  sober  brown  winter  raiment  it  is 
not  always  recognized  as  the  same  jovial  little  bird  in  yellow 
and  black  that  dines  off  dandelion  and  thistle  tops  in  dooryard 
and  highway.  Males  in  summer  are  yellow,  excepting  crown, 
wings  and  tail,  which  are  black.  Females  are  dull  yellow  with 
dusky  wings  and  tail.  In  winter  both  species  are  olive-brown 
above  and  paler  beneath,  with  dusky  tail  and  wings,  the  latter 
having  two  bars  of  white.  Length  about  4%  inches.  Nest  in 
trees,  usually  maples. 

These  three  species  are  similar  in  size  and  habits.  They  all 'go 
in  flocks  and  their  notes  have  at  least  a  family  resemblance. 
But  the  redpoll  is  known  by  its  red  crown  and  black  chin,  the 
siskin  by  its  pronounced  streaked  appearance,  while  the  goldfinch 
in  winter — the  only  season  when  its  identity  can  possibly  be  mis- 
taken— has  neither  red  crown,  black  chin,  nor  streaks,  but  two 
white  bars  on  each  wing. 


BIEDS  OF  NOBTHFIELD.  277 

We  will  now  take  up  that  portion  of  the  spar- 

-rwTAT^^  row  family  which  habitually  seeks  food  on  the 

SPECIES      ground.     Of  these  the  Snowflake    (Passerina 

nivalis),  on  account  of  its  striking  colors,  may  be 
set  apart  by  itself.  It  appears  in  flocks  and  only  in  winter.  The 
under  parts  and  middle  of  wings  are  white ;  the  upper  parts  are 
buffy  and  the  tail  and  outer  half  of  the  wings  are  dusky.  Length 
7  inches. 

The  rest  of  this  division  will  be  reviewed  in  three  sections 
according  to  the  color  pattern  of  their  breasts:  (1)  those  with 
hreasts  heavily  streaked;  (2)  those  of  which  the  adults  have 
hreasts  unstreaked  and  without  any  sharp  color  contrast  be- 
yond a  single  spot  or  blotch;  and  (3)  those  without  streaks  but 
with  a  dark  breast  in  abrtipt  contrast  to  a  white  belly. 

We  have  five  sparrows  with  streaked  breasts 
Breasts  streaked,     named   and   described   as   follows :   the   Vesper 

Spabrow  {Pooecetes  gramineus) ,  a  common  sum- 
mer resident  of  fields  and  pastures,  is  grayish-brown  above, 
streaked  with  black  from  bill  to  rump.  Each  wing  has  a  chestnut 
patch  at  the  bend.  The  under  parts  are  streaked  on  the  breast 
and  sides  with  dusky  brown.  Its  middle  tail  feather  is  about 
equal  in  length  to  the  outer  one.  Of  the  streaked  grayish  brown 
sparrows,  this  is  the  only  one  having  the  outer  tail  feather  white. 
Length  about  6  inches.  Nest  on  the  ground.  The  Savanna 
Sparrow  {Passerculus  sandwichensis  savanna)  is  a  summer  resi- 
dent occurring  in  similar  situations  as,  though  less  commonly 
than,  the  last,  which  it  resembles  in  general  coloration,  but  difters 
in  having  a  pale  yellow  stripe  over  each  eye,  no  chestnut  on  the 
tend  of  the  wing  and  no  white  feathers  in  its  tail.  Its  breast  is 
also  more  extensively  streaked  than  the  vesper  sparrow's  and  it  is 
smaller.    Length  about  5%  inches.    Nest  on  the  ground. 

The  Henslow  Sparrow  (Ammodramns  henslowii)  is  a  scarce 
summer  resident  in  the  Jeremiah  E.  Smith  meadow  and  possibly 
elsewhere.  Its  streaks  below  are  confined  to  the  breast  and  sides, 
the  throat  and  belly  being  unstreaked.  Its  back  feathers  are 
hlackish  at  the  end  and  margined  all  round  with  white.  The 
ground  color  of  the  sides  of  the  head  and  nape  is  light  olive- 
green.  Its  tail  feathers  are  narrowly  acute  at  the  tips.  Length 
5  inches.    Nest  on  the  ground. 


278  HISTORY   OF    NORTHPIELD. 

The  Song  Sparrow  {Melospiza  cinerea  meloda)  belongs  to 
moist  situations,  where  there  are  bushes,  stone  walls,  rank  weeds 
■ — anything  to  hide  it.  It  is  an  abundant  resident  from  March 
to  November,  being  one  of  the  earliest  birds  of  spring,  when  not 
even  a  snow  storm  can  quench  its  clear,  sweet  singing.  Its 
upper  parts  are  streaked  with  gray,  rusty  brown  and  black, 
the  crown  showing  a  gray  median  stripe.  Below  it  is  white 
streaked  along  the  sides  and  across  the  breast  with  black,  the 
streaks  on  the  breast  running  together  to  make  a  blotch  in  the 
middle.  Its  outer  tail  feathers  are  a  quarter-inch  less  than  the 
middle  ones.  Length  6  to  7  inches.  Nest  on  the  ground  or  in  a 
low  bush  or  tussock.  The  Lincoln  Sparrow  {Melospiza  lin- 
colnii)  is  a  rare  migrant  or  possible  summer  resident.  Its  upper 
parts  are  colored  almost  exactly  like  the  song  sparrow,  but  it 
differs  below  in  having  minute  streaks  on  the  throat  as  well  as 
coarser  streaks  on  the  breast  and  sides  and  in  a  pronounced 
shade  of  buff  across  the  breast,  which  bears  no  blotch  of  streaks 
run  together.  Its  outer  tail  feathers  are  nearly  a  quarter-inch 
shorter  than  those  in  the  middle.  Length  about  5%  inches. 
The  Fox  Sparrow  {Passerella  iliaca)  is  a  common  migrant, 
most  numerous  in  April  and  November,  though  it  is  not  often 
seen  unless  one  visits  scrubby  woods,  especially  sprout  land.  Its 
prevailing  color  above  is  rusty  red,  brightest  on  wings,  rump 
and  tail,  the  same  color  appearing  below  as  streaks  on  a  white 
ground.    Length  about  7  inches. 

The  breasts  of  the  young  of  this  group  are 
Breasts  of  adults  more  or  less  streaked  for  a  few  weeks  after  they 
onstreaked.  leave  the  nest,  but  at  all  subsequent  periods  they 

show  no  marked  color  contrasts  beyond  an  in- 
distinct spot  of  dusky  in  the  middle  of  the  breast,  which  occurs 
only  in  the  tree  sparrow. 

The  Chipping  Sparrow  {Spizella  socialis),  which  builds  its 
frail,  hair-lined  nest  in  every  orchard,  is  the  most  confiding 
and  best  known  of  its  tribe.  The  bill  of  the  adult  is  black,  the 
crown  chestnut,  the  back  streaked  with  gray-brown  and  bJaek, 
and  the  rump  pure  gray.  A  wide  stripe  of  white  extends  from 
the  bill  back  over  each  eye.  The  under  parts  are  grayish  white. 
The  outer  tail  feather  is  an  eighth-inch  longer  than  those  in  the 
middle.     None  of  the  clear-breasted  sparrows  have  any  white 


BIRDS  OF  NOETHFIELD.  279, 

tail  feathers.  Immature  birds  of  this  species  have  pale  bills 
and  streaked  crowns.  Length  about  5%  inches.  Nest  always 
in  trees  or  bushes.  The  Teee  Sparrow  {Spizella  monticola)  is 
a  winter  resident,  most  abundant  in  October,  November,  March 
and  April.  It  resembles  the  chippy  in  having  more  or  less  chest- 
nut on  the  crown,  a  streaked  back,  gray  rump,  rniddle  tail 
feathers  slightly  shorter  than  the  rest,  but  it  differs  in  having  a 
blotch  -of  dusky  in  the  middle  of  the  breast,  more  conspicuous 
wing-bars  of  white,  and  the  base  of  the  lower  mandible  yellow. 
Length  about  6%  inches.  The  Field  Sparrow  {Spizella  pusilla) 
is  a  common  summer  denizen  of  open  pastures  bearing  patches 
of  sweet  fern  or  other  low  bushes,  with  here  and  there  a  boulder. 
In  size  it  is  like  the  chippy,  but  its  entire  bill  is  always  pale, 
its  back  is  more  rusty  and  it  has  no  white  stripe  over  the  eye, — 
that  organ  being  in  the  middle  of  a  circular  patch  of  gray. 
The  outer  and  middle  tail  feathers  are  of  about  equal  length. 
Length  about  5I/2  inches.  Nest  in  a  low  bush  or  on  the  ground 
beneath  one.  The  Grasshopper  Sparrow  {Coturniculus  cavan- 
narum  passerinus)  is  a  scarce  summer  resident  of  fields  and 
grazing  lands.  It  has  an  insignificant  song  that  has  been  likened 
to  the  stridulations  of  a  grasshopper,  whence  its  name.  This 
species  has  a  shade  of  buff  across  the  breast,  a  dirty  white 
stripe  down  the  middle  of  the  crown,  yellow  on  the  edge  of 
the  bend  of  the  wing,  and  a  tail  composed  of  narrow,  acute 
feathers  so  short  that  its  outstretched,  feet  reach  beyond  it.  The 
feathers  of  the  back  are  mainly  black  with  brown  tips  and  gray 
edges.    Length  about  5  inches.    Nest  on  the  ground. 

The  Swamp  Sparrow  {Melospiza  georgiana)  is  a  common  sum- 
mer resident  of  meadows  and  marshes,  where  water,  tall  grass 
and  bushes  are  found  together.  In  size  and  habits  it  resembles 
the  song  sparrow.  Its  back  is  a,  mahogany-brown,  heavily  striped 
with  black,  its  wings  and  tail  being  of  a  clearer  and  richer  brown 
than  the  striped  area.  The  forehead  of  the  male  is  black  with  a 
narrow  median  strip  of  gray,  and  the  crown  is  chestnut,  bordered 
on  each  side  by  a  long  stripe  of  gray  above  the  eye.  The  crown 
of  the  female  is  narrowly  striped,  chestnut  and  black,  with  a 
narrow  median  line  and  wider  lateral  ones  over  each  eye  of  gray. 
The  chin  and  beUy  of  both  sexes  are  white,  the  breast  being 
pale  gray  and  the  sides  clear  buffy  brown.  The  outer  tail 
feathers  are  nearly  a  quarter-inch  shorter  than  those  in  the 


280  HISTORY    OF    NORTHPBELD. 

middle.  Length  5%  to  6  inches.  Nest  in  a  tuft  of  grass  or  low 
bush.  The  White-theoated  Spakeow  {Zonoirichia  aTbicolUs) 
is  an  abundant  migrant  and  a  sparse  summer  resident  in  damp 
scrub  land.  Its  upper  parts  are  mahogany-brown,  streaked  across 
the  shoulders  with  black.  The  crown  of  the  adult  male  is  black 
with  a  median  line  of  white.  Females  and  young  males  have 
more  or  less  of  brown  mixed  with  the  black  of  the  crown,  and 
the  median  line  is  more  gray  or  buff.  The  eyebrows  and  the 
edge  of  the  bend  of  the  wing  are  yellow.  The  chin  is  white  in 
abrupt  contrast  to  the  gray  of  the  breast.  These  characters  with 
its  large  size  make  the  identification  of  this  sparrow  easy. 
Length  nearly  7  inches.  Nest  on  the  ground.  The  Whitb- 
GROWNED  Sparrow  (Zonotrichia  leucophrys)  is  a  rather  scarce 
migrant.  It  is  similar  to  the  white-throated  sparrow  in  size  and 
habits.  It  is  gray,  streaked  with  dusky  brown  across  the 
shoulders,  clear  gray  on  the  nape  and  breast,  dull  brown  on 
rump,  sides,  tail  and  wings, — the  latter  having  two  white  wing- 
bars — and  white  on  chin  and  belly,  merging  into  the  gray  of  the 
breast  without  an  abrupt  contrast.  The  crown  has  a  broad 
median  stripe  of  white  joined  at  the  back  by  two  narrow  stripes 
of  white  running  back  from  the  eyes.  The  sides  of  the  crown, 
between  the  median  and  lateral  stripes  of  white,  are  black. 
Young  birds  lack  the  black  and  white  on  the  crown,  but  they  may 
be  told  at  once  from  the  white-throated  sparrow  by  their  gray 
aspect  and  the  absence  of  yellow  from  eyebrows  and  edges  of 
wings.    Length  6iA  to  7  inches. 

The  two  species  that  form  this  group  have  the 
Lower  parts  un-  throat  and  breast  dark  and  sharply  defined  by 
streaked,  but  contrast  with  the  lower  breast  and  belly  which 

breast  and  be  y      ^^^  white.     The  JuNCO  {Junco  hyemalis)  is  an 
m  sharp  contrast        ,         ,  .  ,  ,  , 

as  to  color.  abundant  migrant    everywhere    and    a    regular 

breeder  in  small  numbers  about  the  summit  of 
Bean  Hill.  Its  upper  parts,  throat,  breast  and  sides  are  slate 
color,  and  its  belly  and  outer  tail  feathers  are  white.  Immature 
fall  specimens  have  a  brown  or  pinkish  tinge  over  the  slaty  por- 
tions. Length  6  to  6%  inches.  Nest  on  the  ground.  The  Tow- 
HEB  or  Chewink  (Pipilo  erythropthalmus) ,  named  for  its  ring- 
ing notes,  is  a  common  summer  resident  of  bush  pastures  and 

Note.— The  English  Sparrow  (Passer  domestious)  is  rarely  seen  outside  the  Tillage, 
wliere  it  is  too  well  known  to  need  a  description. 


BIRDS  OP  NORTHPEELD.  281 

bri^r  patches.  The  male  has  upper  parts,  throat  and  upper 
breast,  black;  sides,  chestnut;  and  lower  breast,  belly,  tips  of 
three  outer  tail  feathers  and  a  small  spot  on  each  wing,  white. 
The  female  differs  from  the  male  in  being  brown  where  he  is 
black.    Length  7%  to  81/2  inches.    Nest  on  the  ground. 

The  Tanagers.     (Tanagridae.) 

The  only  member  of  this  family  having  a  place  here  is  the 
Scarlet  Tanager  {Piranga  erythromelas) ,  which  is  to  be  found 
scatteringly  as  a  summer  resident  of  the  woods,  usually  where 
there  are  oak  trees.  The  male  in  spring  and  summer  has  a 
scarlet  body  and  black  wings  and  tail.  During  its  summer 
moult  in  August  the  scarlet  is  replaced  by  olive-green,  in  which 
livery  the  bird  departs  for  its  winter  home.  The  female  is 
always  olive-green,  with  dusky  wings  and  tail.  Length,  7  to 
7%  inches.    Nest  in  trees. 

The  Swaixows.     (Hirundinidae.) 

This  family  is  so  well  known  that  no  general  description  is 
necessary.  The  Purple  Martin  {Progne  siibis)  is  our  largest 
species.  Adult  males  are  glossy  bluish-black  all  over.  Imma- 
ture males  and  females  are  duller  steel-blue  above,  and  more  or 
less  white  below,  streaked  with  dark  gray.  Length  7  inches  or 
more;  extent  about  16.  Nest  in  bird  houses  in  colonies.  The 
Clipp  or  Eaves  Swallow  (Petrochelidon  lunifrons)  is  easily 
•distinguished  from  all  other  swallows  by  a  large  buff  spot  on  its 
rump.  Length  5  to  5%  inches  and  extent  about  one  foot.  Nest 
of  mud,  bowl-shaped,  with  a  hole  in  the  side,  plastered  up  be- 
neath the  eaves  of  a  barn  or  along  the  cross  timbers  of  a  shed, 
almost  invariably  in  colonies,  closely  set,  many  in  a  row.  The 
Barn  Swallow  (Chelidon  erythrogastra)  is  characterized  by  a 
deeply-forked  tail  and  a  row  of  white  spots  across  the  tail  near 
the  end.  The  outer  tail  feathers  are  more  than  twice  the  length 
of  those  in  the  middle.  Its  back  is  steel-blue,  under  parts  chest- 
nut, with  a  partial  necklace  of  steel-blue  across  the  breast. 
Length  6  to  7  inches.  Extent  about  13  inches.  Nest  on  roof 
timbers  of  barn  or  shed;  not  in  colonies.  The  White-bellied 
or  Tree  Swallow  {Iridoprocne  bicolor)  is  lustrous  steel-green 
above  and  pure  white  below.  Length,  about  6  inches;  extent,  13. 
Nest  in  bird  houses,  a  hollow  tree  or  a  hole  in  a  building.    Not 


282  HISTORY   OF    NOETHFBELD. 

gregarious.  The  Bank  Swallow  {Biparia  riparia)  is  grayish 
brown  above  and  white  below,  with  a  brown  necklace  across  the 
chest.  It  is  common  only  in  the  vicinity  of  sand  banks  suitable 
for  drilling.  It  is  highly  gregarious.  Length,  5  inches;  extent, 
10%.    Nest  in  a  hole,  drilled  by  the  bird  itself,  in  a  sand  bank. 

The  Waxwings.     (Ampelidae.') 

The  Cherry  Bird  or  Cedar  Waxwing  {Ampelis  Cedrorum) 
is  an  ardent  patron  of  cherry  trees  of  all  kinds  when  they  are  in 
fruit.  Its  salient  points  are  a  crested  head,  a  strip  of  black  from 
the  bill  backward  around  the  eye,  and  a  line  of  yellow  across 
the  tip  of  the  tail.  General  coloration  a  rich  purplish  cinna- 
mon. Usually  seen  in  flocks.  Length  6  to  7  inches.  Nest  in 
trees,  often  in  an  apple  tree. 

The  Sheikes.     {Laniidae.) 

The  shrikes  or  butcher  birds  have  bluish-gray  backs,  white 
Underparts,  black  wings,  with  a  large  white  spot  and  white 
edgings,  a  black  tail  with  white  tips  of  the  feathers  increasing 
outwardly,  the  outer  one  being  mainly  white,  a  black  stripe  on 
each  side  of  the  head,  and  the  length  of  the  tail  about  equal  to 
the  rest  of  the  bird.  The  bill  is  hooked  at  the  tip.  The  North- 
ern Shrike  {Lanius  boreaiis)  comes  in  November  and  goes 
northward  again  in  April.  It  is  a  solitary  species  usually  seen 
on  a  fence  or  bare  tree  in  fields  or  cleared  pastures.  Its  breast 
is  crossed  by  numerous  fine  wavy  lines.  It  is  not  common. 
Length  about  10  inches.  The  Migrant  Shrike  {Lanius  ludo- 
vicianus  migrans)  is  a  scarce  summer  resident.  It  is  not  found 
here  during  the  residence  of  the  last  species,  from  which  it 
differs  in  being  smaller,  clearer  white  beneath  and  in  having 
more  black  on  the  forehead.  Length  8  to  9  inches.  Nest  in  the 
scraggiest  apple  tree  or  thorn  tree  available.  It  has  been  found 
breeding  here  by  G.  Henry  Davis  of  Tilton. 

The  Vikeo  Family.     (Vireonidae.') 

The  vireos  are  the  builders  of  the  dainty  cup-shaped  nests  of 
birch  bark  that  we  see,  after  the  leaves  are  fallen,  attached  to 
forked  twigs  by  the  roadside.  These  nests  are  attached  at  the 
rim  and  hang  down  between  the  supporting  twigs.  Vireos  live 
among  the  foliage  of  trees  and  are  sweet,  voluble  and  persistent 


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singers.  They  are  clad  in  sober  grays  above  and  white  or  yellow 
beneath,  and  present  none  of  the  striking  color  contrasts  so 
noticeable  on  many  of  the  warblers.  Their  bills  are  slightly 
hooked  at  the  tip.  They  sing  as  they  hunt,  between  mouthfuls 
as  it  were,  the  day  through,  instead  of  devoting  their  entire 
energy  and  attention  to  song  for  an  hour  or  so  morning  and 
evening.  The  Red-eyed  Vieeo  {Vireo  olivaceus)  is  a  common 
species  everywhere  in  hard-wood  trees,  both  in  the  woods  and 
orchards  and  shade  trees  throughout  the  summer.  Its  crown  is 
ashy  gray,  other  upper  parts  plain  olive,  under  parts  white,  and 
sides  tinged  with  yellow.  A  white  line,  bordered  above  by  a 
narrow  black  line,  runs  from  the  nostril  back  over  each  eye. 
Its  iris  is  reddish  brown,  whence  its  name.  Its  wings  are  without 
bars.  Length  about  6  inches.  The  Warbling  Vieeo  {Vireo  gil- 
vus)  is  less  common  than  the  last  in  most  places,  yet  in  the  vil- 
lage shade  trees  it  is  the  prevailing  vireo.  It  resembles  the 
red-eye,  being  plain  olive  above,  including  crown,  and  white  be- 
neath. There  is  an  inconspicuous  white  line  over  the  eye  but  no 
black.  The  wings  are  without  bars.  Length  about  5  inches. 
The  Blue-headed  Vieeo  {Vireo  solitarius)  is  a  rather  scarce 
summer  resident,  though  common  in  migration.  It  comes  by  the 
last  of  April,  and  its  intermittent  singing  among  the. leafless 
boughs  is  then  very  noticeable.  The  top  and  sides  of  the  head 
are  ashy-blue,  in  sharp  contrast  with  a  white  line  from  the  bill 
to  and  around  the  eye,  and  the  white  throat.  The  back  is  green- 
ish olive,  the  sides  are  pale  yellow,  and  the  under  parts  are 
white.  There  are  two  white  bars  on  each  wing.  Length  about 
5%  inches.  The  Yellow-theoatbd  Vieeo  {Vireo  flavifrons) 
is  a  scarce  migrant.  Its  head  and  shoulders  are  yellowish  olive, 
gradually  turning  to  gray  on  the  back  and  rump,  the  throat  and 
breast  are  clear  yellow  and  the  belly  is  white.  There  are  two 
bars  of  white  on  each, wing.    Length  about  6  inches. 

The  Waeblbes.     (Minotiltidae.) 

The  warblers  are  a  group  of  small  arboreal  birds,  which  are 
very  active  in  searching  among  foliage  of  trees  and  shrubbery 
for  insect  prey,  indifferent  as  vocalists,  but,  as  a  rule,  with  con- 
trasty  color  effects  that  are  agreeable  to  the  eye.  They  average 
smaller  than  the  vireos  and  are  more  brightly  colored.  They  are 
a  large  and  rather  confusing  family  of  summer  residents  and 


284  HISTORY   OP   NOETHPIELD. 

migrants.  The  males  are  more  highly  colored  than  the  females, 
-and  are  consequently  more  easily  identified.  It  is  often  the  case 
that  females  and  young  fall  specimens  are  difficult  to  identify 
without  adult  males  to  compare  them  with.  The  grouping  of 
this  family  as  it  appears  below  is  based  on  the  color  of  adult 
males  in  spring,  which  is  the  best  season  to  study  them.  The 
iirst  three  are  odd  ones,  not  readily  lending  themselves  to  group- 
ing on  a  color  basis.  The  Parula  "Warbler  {Compsoihlypix 
Americana  usnea)  is  a  rather  scarce  summer  resident  usually 
found  in  mixed  timber  containing  more  or  less  heml-ocks.  The 
male  has  its  upper  parts  blue  with  a  yellow  area  between  its 
shoulders,  and  two  white  bars  on  each  wing.  Its  throat  is  yel- 
low, bordered  below  by  a  collar  of  dusky  and  chestnut-broAvn ; 
breast  yellow ;  belly  white.  The  female  has  a  trace  of  the  collar 
and  is  less  sharply  marked  generally.  Length,  about  4^/2  inches. 
Nest  made  of  loops  of  long  stringy  moss  {usnea)  in  trees. 

The  Myrtle  or  Yellow-rumped  Warbler  {Dendroica  coro- 
■nata)  is  to  be  recognized  at  all  seasons  by  an  arrangement  of  yel- 
low spots  not  found  on  any  other  bird  of  this  region.  One  of 
these  spots  is  on  its  rump,  one  on  its  crown  and  one  on  each  side 
■of  its  breast.  This  species  breeds  sparingly  on  the  summit  of 
Bean  Hill,  and  in  October  is  abundant  in  orchards  and  pasture 
shrubbery.  Length,  about  5%  inches.  Nest  usually  in  low 
spruces.  The  Tennessee  Warbler  {Helmmthophila  peregrina) 
is  a  very  rare  migrant.  The  adult  male  has  the  entire  under 
part  grayish  white,  crown  and  back  of  neck  ash  gray;  upper 
parts  otherwise  olive  green ;  a  stripe  of  white  over  the  eye.  The 
female  in  spring  is  similar  except  for  a  suffusion  of  olive  green 
over  the  head  and  under  parts.  All  fall  specimens  are  usually 
entirely  olive-green  above  and  pale  greenish  yellow  below  and 
in  the  stripe  over  the  eye.     Length,  about  4%  inches. 

The  Nashville  Warbler  {Helminthophila  ru- 
TJnder  parts  yd-  bricapilla)  is  a  common  migrant,  especially  in 
low  without  dis-  spring,  and  an  occasional  summer  resident.  The 
s'^k  U^  ^'  ^^^®  ^^^  ^*®  entire  under  parts  greenish  yellow. 

A  patch  of  chestnut  is  in  the  middle  of  the 
crown ;  the  sides  and  top  of  the  head  and  neck  are  ash-gray ;  ring 
around  the  eye  white;  back,  wings  and  tail  olive-green.  The 
female  lacks  the  chestnut  patch  on  the  crown,  otherwise  she  is 


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like  the  male.  Length,  about  41/2  inches.  Nest  on  the  ground. 
The  Wilson  Waebler  {Wilsonia  pusilla)  is  a  scarce  migrant, 
passing  this  region  in  May  and  August.  Its  entire  under  parts 
are  clear  yellow  and  entire  upper  parts  bright  olive-green,  ex- 
cepting the  crown  of  the  male,  which  is  black.  Length,  about 
4%  inches.  The  Pine  Waebler  {Dendroica  vigorsii)  is  one  of 
the  earlier  warblers  to  appear  in  spring,  often  coming  the  first 
week  in  April.  The  adult  male  has  under  parts  greenish  yellow, 
except  the  belly,  which  is  whitish.  Its  sides  are  faintly  streaked 
with  olive.  Its  upper  parts  are  yellowish  olive,  except  the  wings 
and  tail,  which  are  dull  olive  gray,  the  wings  having  two  bars  of 
dingy  white.  Females  vary  from  nearly  as  bright  as  males  to 
dull  olive  gray  all  over.  The  song  of  this  warbler  is  not  dis- 
tinguishable from  that  of  the  chipping  sparrow.  It  is  frequently 
to  be  found  in  scattering  pine  trees.  It  is  a  scarce  summer  resi- 
dent. Length,  51^  to  6  inches.  Nest  in  trees.  The  MARYLANrf 
Yellow-throat  (Geothlypis  trichas)  is  a  common  summer  resi- 
dent of  briar  patches,  hazel  bushes  and  similar  tangles,  being 
unlike  the  general  run  of  warblers  in  preferring  a  lowly  station. 
The  male  is  easily  made  out  by  the  black  mask  across  his  face, 
and  his  fussy  note  of  alarm  at  the  first  glimpse  of  an  intruder. 
The  female  lacks  the  black  mask,  but  otherwise  the  sexes  agree 
in  having  yellow  throats  and  breasts,  buff  sides,  white  bellies, 
and  olive-green  upper  parts.  The  song  of  the  male,  we-chee- 
cJiee,  ive-chee-chee,  is  quite  pleasing.  Length,  about  5  inches. 
Nest  on  the.  ground.  The  Connecticut  Warbler  {Oporornis 
agilis)  is  a  scarce  autumn  migrant,  rarely  or  never  seen  in  spring. 
Its  belly  is  always  yellow.  Fall  specimens  have  the  breast  and 
throat  olive-brown,  and  the  upper  parts  entirely  olive-green. 
Spring  birds  differ  in  having  the  breast  olive  and  the  head  ashy 
above.  A  distinguishing  character  at  all  times  is  a  white  eye- 
ring.  Length,  5%  inches.  The  Mourning  Warbler  {Oporornis 
Philadelphia,)  breeds  in  the  White  Mountains  and  is  likely  to 
occur  here  in  migration,  though  it  is  not  actually  known  ever  to 
have  done  so.  The  male  is  like  that  of  the  last  species  in  size  and 
general  appearance,  having  the  top  of  the  head  and  back  of  the 
neck  slate-gray,  back  olive-green  and  belly  yellow,  but  its  breast 
and  throat  feathers  are  black  with  gray  tips,  and  there  is  no  eye- 
ring.     Females  and  young  males  have  heads,  throat  and  breast 


286  HISTOEY   OF    NORTHFEELD. 

paler  and  more  or  less  yellowisli.     The  lack  of  an  eye-ring  is 

sufficient  to  distinguish  them  from  similar  specimens  of  the  last 

species. 

Two  species  have  under  parts  yellow  narrowly 

Under  parts  yel-      streaked  with  chestnut  or  cinnamon.     The  Yel- 

°T<.^'l^  /  .  LOW  Waeblbb  (Dendroica  aestiva)  is  a  common 
with  chestnut.  ^        ^  -n,  ^^ 

summer  resident  near  ponds  and  streams.     Both 

sexes  appear  at  a  little  distance  to  be  yellow  all  over.  The  female 
has  the  chestnut  streaks  obscure  and  sometimes  wanting  all 
together.  Length,  nearly  5  inches.  Nest  in  bushes  or  small 
trees.  The  Yellow  Palm  "Waebler  {Dendroica  palmarum  hy- 
pochrysea)  is  not  uncommon  as  an  early  spring  and  late  fall 
migrant.  It  is  often  seen  on  the  ground  and  is  noticeable  on 
account  of  a  habit  of  bobbing  its  tail.  Its  color  characters,  aside 
from  those  belonging  to  this  group,  are  chestnut  crown,  yellow 
stripe  over  each  eye,  olive-brown  back,  and  greenish  yellow  rump. 
Length,  5%  inches. 

In  this  group  of  three  are  the  warblers  having 
Under  parts  yel-      ^^^  under  parts  yellow  and  more  or  less  streaked 
, ,  -J   ,  with  heavy  lines  of  black.     It  is  to  be  noted  that 

the  extent  of  the  streaked  area  varies  in  different 
species.  In  the  Cape  May  Wakbler  {Dendroica  tigrina),  a  very 
rare  migrant,  the  black  streaks  are  on  the  throat,  breast  and 
sides,  but  do  not  run  together  to  form  a  collar  of  black  across 
the  breast.  The  male  has  a  black  crown  and  chestnut  cheeks. 
The  sides  of  his  neck  are  clear  yellow,  a  stripe  over  each  eye  is 
yellow  in  front  and  chestnut  behind.  The  feathers  of  the  back 
are  black  with  yellowish  green  edges,  and  the  rump  is  yellow. 
The  female  is  olive  above,  yellowish  on  the  rump  throat  and 
breast,  whitish  on  the  sides,  and  under  parts  finely  streaked  with 
dusky.  Length,  5  to  5^4  inches.  The  Magnolia  Warbler  {Den- 
droica macidosa),  a  rather  scarce  migrant,  has  no  black  streaks 
on  the  throat,  but  on  the  breast  they  form  a  collar,  and  along 
the  sides  they  are  heavy.  The  male  has  a  gray  crown,  a  stripe 
of  white  running  from  the  eye  backward,  sides  of  head  black, 
rump  yellow,  and  a  white  bar  across  the  tail  occupying  about  the 
middle  third  of  it,  the  basal  and  terminal  thirds  being  black. 
The  female  is  much  duller  colored,  but  she  may  be  identified  with 
certainty  by  the  same  white  bar  across  the  tail  that  the  male  has. 


BIRDS  OF  NORTHFIELD.  287 

Leng-th,  4:%  to  5  inches.  The  Canadian  "Warbler  {Wilsonia 
.canadensis)  has  its  black  stripes  confined'  to  a  "necklace"  across 
the  breast.  Above  it  is  uniformly  gray  except  on  the  crown, 
where  the  feathers  have  black  centers.  Eye-ring  and  a  spot 
on  each  side  of  the  forehead  yellow.  Females  have  the  neck- 
lace obscure,  but  otherwise  they  are  like  the  males.  This  is  a 
fairly  common  migrant  and  an  occasional  breeder.  Length,  514 
to  51/2  inches.     Nest  on  the  ground. 

The  male  Blackburnian  Warbler   {Dendro- 
Throat  solid  ica  blackhurniae)  is  our  only  warbler  having  an 

orange,  orange  throat  without  streaks.  The  belly  is  pale 
yellow ;  the  sides  are  streaked  with  black ;  crown 
black  with  an  orange  streak  over  each  eye,  and  an  orange  spot 
in  the  middle ;  back  black  narrowly  streaked  with  whitish.  The 
female  has  throat  and  line  over  each  eye  yellow,  and  back  yel- 
lowish gray  streaked  with  black.  This  species  is  not  rare  as  a 
summer  resident.  Length,  5I/4  to  5%  inches.  Nest  in  trees,  fre- 
quently hemlocks. 

The  males  of  three  species  have  the  throat  en- 
Throat  solid  tirely  black.  The  male  American  Redstart 
black.  {Setophaga  ruticilla)  has  throat,  breast  and  up- 
per parts  black,  sides  and  inner  half  of  wings 
and  inner  half  of  tail  orange.  The  female  is  olive  above,  whitish 
beneath  and  yellow  where  the  male  is  orange.  This  species  is  a 
common  summer  resident.  Length,  5  to  514  inches.  Nest  in  trees. 
The  Black-throated  Blue  Warbler  {Dendroica  caerulescens) 
is  a  rather  scarce  migrant  here,  though  it  breeds  on  the  Sanborn- 
ton  mountains  and  possibly  does  so  occasionally  on  Bean  Hill. 
The  male  has  the  throat  and  sides  of  head  and  body  black,  the 
upper  parts  blue  and  the  belly  white.  The  bases  of  the  outer 
wing  feathers  are  white.  The  female  is  whitish  below  and  olive 
above.  The  tiny  white  spot  at  the  base  of  her  outer  wing  feath- 
ers is  diagnostic,  as  no  other  warbler  found  here  has  it.  Length, 
about  5  inches.  Nest  in  a  low  bush.  The  Black- throated 
Green  Warbler  (Dendroica  virens)  is  a  common  summer  resi- 
dent of  pine  woods.  The  male  has  the  throat  and  sides  of  breast 
black ;  sides  of  head  yellow,  with  a  line  of  olive  through  the  eye ; 
upper  parts  olive-green.  The  female  is  similar  but  duller  col- 
ored.    Length,  about  5  inches.     Nest  in  trees,  usually  pines. 


288  HISTORY    OF    NOETHFIELD. 

Two  species  occur  in  this  category.     Of  these 

Under  parts  ^Jjg  BlaCK  AND  "WHITE  WarBLEK    (Minotilta  va- 

^  'f  j"f7         ria)  is  a  very  common    species,    usually  in  the 
y^j.^  larger  trees,  where  it  creeps  about  the  trunks  and 

larger  branches.  The  male  is  streaked  black  and 
white  in  about  equal  proportions  above  and  on  the  breast.  The 
female  is  similar  to  the  male,  but  usually  with  less  black  streaks 
beneath.  Length,  about  51^  inches.  Nest  on  ground.  The 
Black-poll  Warblee  {Dendroica  striata)  is  one  of  the  later 
warblers  to  appear  in  spring,  usually  passing  here  between  the 
20th  of  May  and  the  10th  of  June.  In  spring  it  is  seen  oftener 
in  orchards  than  in  the  woods.  Fall  migrants  frequent  pastures 
with  scattering  trees  and  patches  of  gray  birches.  Spring  males 
have  the  under  parts  white  with  black  streaks  along  the  sides  of 
the  neck  and  body;  crown  entirely  black;  back  streaked,  black 
and  gray;  wings  with  two  white  bars.  The  spring  female  has 
the  crown  and  back  olive-green  streaked  with  black ;  under  parts 
tinged  with  greenish  yellow ;  sides  obscurely  streaked  with  dusky. 
Fall  specimens  are  quite  different,  the  under  parts  being  yellow- 
ish with  obscure  olive  streaks ;  upper  parts  clear  olive-green  from 
bill  to  tail,  with  dusky  streaks  down  the  back;  wing-bars  yellow- 
ish.    Length,  nearly  5%  inches. 

The  two  species  here  included  are  large  aber- 
Under  parts  rant  warblers,  noticeably  different  from  the  avei*- 

white  or  yeUow-     ^ge  warbler  type.     Both  obtain  their  food  from 
IS  ,  s  arp  y  ^-^^  ground,  and  have  uniform  brown  backs.     The 

streaked  with  °  /  o   • 

brown.  OvENBiRD   {beiurus  aurocapillus)   is    a    common 

summer  resident.  Its  song — we-che,  we-che,  we- 
che,  we-che,  we-che, — in  forceful  crescendo,  is  almost  ear  split- 
ting at  close  range.  It  walks  instead  of  hopping.  It  has  a  wide 
stripe  of  orange-brown  over  the  crown,  flanked  on  each  side  by 
a  line  of  black;  otherwise,  its  upper  parts  are  a  golden  greenish 
brown.  The  sexes  are  alike.  Length,  about  6-  inches.  Its  nest 
is  a  roofed  structure,  whence  its  name,  placed  on  the  ground. 
The  Water-Thrush  {Seiurus  novehoracensis)  is  a  citizen  of 
swamps  and  the  margins  of  ponds  and  streams.  Its  most  notice- 
able characteristic  is  its  incessantly  bobbing  tail.  Its  under  parts 
are  yellowish  white,  streaked  on  the  throat,  breast  and  sides  with 
dark  brown.     Its  upper  parts  are  dark  olive-brown.     Over  each 


BIRDS  OP  NORTHFIELD.  289 

eye  extends  a  line  of  yellowish  white.     Length,  about  5%  inches. 
Nest  on  the  ground. 

The  CHESTNgT-siDED  Waeblbe  {Dendroica 
Sides  chestnut;  pensylvanica)  is  a  common  summer  resident, 
belly  white  or  usually  in  scrub  land  and  small  woods  ol  decid- 
uous trees.  The  male  has  the  throat,  breast  and 
belly  v/hite;  sides  chestnut;  crown  yellow;  back  streaked  with 
black  and  pale  yellow.  The  female  is  similar  but  duller.  The 
Bat-breasted  Waeblee  {Dendroica  castanea)  is  a  scarce  mi- 
grant. The  spring  male  is  to  be  distinguished  from  the  last 
species  at  a  glance  by  its  throat,  which  is  chestnut,  confluent 
with  the  same  color  on  its  sides,  and  by  its  crown,  which,  also,  is 
chestnut.  Its  back  is  gray  streaked  with  black.  The  spring 
female  is  duller  of  color,  but  similar  to  the  male.  Toting  fall 
birds  are  only  to  be  distinguished  from  young  fall  specimens  of 
the  black-poll  warbler,  already  described,  by  a  faint  tinge  of 
buff  or  pale  chestnut  on  the  sides. 

The   Pipits.     (Motacillidae.) 

As  but  one  species  of  this  family  is  to  be  found  here,  the  ques- 
tion of  characters  may  be  referred  to  the  description  of  the 
American  Pipit  {Anthus  pensilvanicus) ,  which  is  but  a  mi- 
grant, most  in  evidence  in  the  fall  when  corn  is  in  the  shock. 
Then  it  appears  in  flocks  and  is  quite  common  in  the  harvested 
corn  fields.  It  is  less  common  in  spring.  Its  most  noticeable 
feature  is  an  incessant  jerking  of  the  tail  when  it  is  alighted, 
and  white  outer  tail  feathers  when  on  the  wing.  Above  it  is 
olive  brown  slightly  streaked  with  dusky.  A  line  over  the  eye, 
and  the  under  parts  are  buffy.  The  hind  claw  is  long  and  nearly 
straight,  similar  to  that  of  the  horned  lark.  The  sexes  are  alike. 
Length,  614  to  7  inches. 

The  Mockingbied  Family.     (Mimidae.) 

Although  the  true  mockingbird  does  not  occur  here,  it  is  repre- 
sented by  two  relatives,  the  catbird  and  brown  thrasher,  which 
abundantly  attest  the  musical  ability  of  the  family.  They  are 
frequenters  of  thickets  adjacent  to  grazing  and  tillage  land, 
where  insects,  worms  and  berries  are  to  be  had,  combined  with  a 
tangle  to  hide  in.  They  all  agree  in  having  short,  broad  wings, 
and  tails  approximately  as  long  as  their  bodies.  The  Catbird 
20 


290  HISTORY    OP    NOETHFIELD. 

{Minus  carolinensis)  is  slate  colored,  darker  above,  lighter  be- 
neath, with  crown,  wings  and  tail  black.  Sexes  alike.  It  is  a 
common  summer  resident.  Length,  81/^  to  9  inches.  Nest  in 
bushes.  The  Brown  Thrasher  (Toxostoma  rufus)  is  rusty 
brown  above,  and  whitish  spotted  with  dark  brown  on  the  breast 
and  sides.  Sexes  alike.  This  species  is  a  common  summer  resi- 
dent, nesting  usually  in  thorny  bushes,  though  occasionally  on 
the  ground.     Length,  about  11  inches. 

The  Weens.     (Troglodytidae.) 

The  wrens  are  little  snuff-brown  birds,  usually  found  about 
stone  walls,  brush  heaps  and  similar  lowly  and  obscure  situa- 
tions. They  are  given  to  scolding,  and  not  unfrequently  cock  their 
tails  straight  up  in  a  very  impudent  fashion.  The  House  Wreit 
{Troglodytes  aedon)  is  a  scarce  summer  resident,  generally  speak- 
ing, though  a  pair  or  two  usually  breed  somewhere  about  the 
village  each  year.  The  sexes  are  alike,  snuff  brown  above,  paler 
brown  beneath,  becoming  nearly  white  on  the  belly,  everywhere 
indistinctly  barred  with  wavy  lines  of  dusky.  Length,  4%  to 
514  inches.  Nest  in  holes  in  trees  and  in  nesting  boxes.  The 
Winter  Wren  {Olbiorchilus  hiemalis)  is  a  scarce  migrant,  but 
probably  an  occasional  summer  resident  in  secluded  swamps. 
This  species  is  usually  found  in  tangly  places  in  the  woods.  It 
is  colored  much  like  the  house  wren,  being  deep  brown  above, 
darkest  on  the  head  and  brightest  on  the  rump  and  paler  beneath. 
The  sides  and  flanks  are  strongly  barred  with  dusky  and  whitish. 
It  is  decidedly  smaller  than  the  house  wren,  being  only  about 
4  inches  long.  Nest  near  the  ground  in  crevices  of  stumps  or 
fallen  logs  in  swamps. 

The  Creepers.     (Certhiidae.) 

The  Brown  Creeper  {Certhia  familiaris  americana)  is  the 
little  bird  frequently  seen  in  cold  weather  making  its  way  by  little 
hitches  up  the  trunks  of  trees,  examining  every,  crevice  for  in- 
sects or  their  eggs.  The  creeper  always  begins  at  the  bottom  of 
a  tree  and  works  its  way  upward  towards  the  top,  from  whence 
it  flies  diagonally  downward  to  the  butt  of  the  next  tree.  Its 
back  is  dark  brown  streaked  with  whitish,  becoming  rusty  brown 
on  the  rump.  Its  under  parts  are  white.  Its  bill  is  slender  and 
curved  slightly  downward,  and   its   tail    feathers    are    sharply 


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pointed,  being  used  as  a  prop,  after  the  manner  of  a  woodpecker 's 
tail.  The  creeper  is  mainly  migrant,  but  it  is  likely  to  be  found 
breeding  now  and  then.  Length,  about  51^  inches.  Nest  in  a 
hole  in  a  tree  or  behind  a  splinter  of  bark. 

The  Nuthatches.     (Sittidae.) 

The  nuthatches  are  queer  little  birds,  often  seen  climbing  about 
the  trunks  and  larger  branches  of  trees  in  winter.  Unlike  the 
creeper,  they  are  as  often  seen  moving  with  their  heads  downward 
as  upward,  and  they  can  run  around  the  under  side  of  a  large 
limb  as  easily  as  a  fly.  Both  species  breed  here  sparingly.  The 
male  White-breasted  Nuthatch  {Sitta  carolinensis)  has  a 
grayish  blue  back,  a  black  crown  and  white  under  parts.  The 
female's  crown  is  scarcely  darker  than  her  back,  otherwise  she  is 
like  the  male.  Length,  514  to  6  inches.  The  nest  is  in  a  hole 
drilled  in  the  dead  portion  of  a  tree.  The  Red-breasted  Nut- 
hatch {Sitta  canadensis)  is  colored  above  quite  similarly  to  the 
last  species,  but  its  under  parts  are  reddish  brown.  It  is  smaller 
than  the  last  species,  being  only  41/2  to  4%  inches  in  length.  It 
drills  its  own  nest  hole  in  decayed  wood  and  daubs  fresh  pine 
pitch  around  the  entrance. 

The  Chickadees.     (Paridae.) 

The  Chickadee  {Par us  atricapillus)  is  a  well-known  resident. 
The  sexes  are  alike,  the  upper  parts  being  gray,  the  crown  and 
throat  black,  and  the  under  parts  white.  Length,  about  5  inches, 
of  which  the  tail  is  about  half.  Nest  in  holes  in  decayed  trees. 
It  is  a  cheerful  sight  in  midwinter  to  see  a  troop  of  these  hardy 
little  fellows  making  a  circuit  of  the  tree  tops  searching  for  their 
daily  rations.  In  this  season  of  scarcity  they  are  always  glad  of 
bits  of  waste  meat  that  may  be  put  in  the  trees  for  them,  and 
the  farmer  cannot  find  a  surer  income  from  charity  of  any  sort 
than  from  what  he  may  thus  bestow  on  these  hungi-y  birds  that 
annually  save  him  dollars  by  their  persistent  warfare  on  insects. 
The  HuDSONiAN  Chickadee  {Parus  hudsonicus)  is  a  rare  winter 
visitant  from  the  White  Mountains.  It  is  not  actually  known 
to  have  occurred  here,  but  as  it  has  been  found  elsewhere  in  this 
county,  and  even  so  far  south  as  Connecticut,  it  may  reasonably 
be  expected  here.  In  size  and  appearance  it  is  like  the  chicka- 
dee, but  its  back  is  pale  olive-brown  and  its  throat  and  crown  are 
brown  instead  of  black. 


292  HISTORY    OF    KTOETHFIELD. 


The  Kinglets.     (Sylviidae.) 


The  kinglets,  so  named  from  having  a  spot  of  bright  color  on 
the  crown,  are  tiny  birds,  smaller  even  than  the  warblers.  They 
are  excessively  active  in  flitting  from  twig  to  twig,  and  are  often 
seen  hovering  in  the  air  for  a  moment  beneath  a  leaf  or  a  branch 
while  inspecting  the  lower  surface.  They  may  be  distinguished 
in  the  hand  from  the  warblers  by  noting  that  the  outer  wing 
feather  is  less  than  half  as  long  as  the  next  one  to  it.  The  outer 
feather  of  a  warbler's  wing  is  always  much  more  than  half  the 
length  of  the  second  feather.  The  Golden-crowned  Kinglet 
{Eegidus  satrapa)  is  olive-green  above;  wings  and  tail  dusky 
edged  with  pale  yellow ;  and  under  parts  whitish.  The  male  has 
a  patch  of  yellow  containing  a  median  stripe  of  orange  on  its 
crown.  The  female  is  similar,  except  that  its  crown  patch  is 
entirely  yellow.  This  species  is  a  common  migrant  and  an  occa- 
sional resident  throughout  the  year.  Length,  about  4  inches. 
The  nest,  a  pendant  structure  of  green  moss,  is  attached  to  a 
spruce  branch  neor  the  tip.  The  Rubt-crowned  Kinglet  (Reg- 
ulus  calendula)  is  colored  in  general  like  the  last  named,  but  it 
has  a  white  eye-ring,  and  the  male  has  on  its  crown  a  triangular 
patch  of  red,  which  the  female  lacks.  This  species  is  only  a  mi- 
grant, appearing  in  April  and  early  May,  and  again  in  Septem- 
ber and  October.     Length,  nearly  4%  inches. 

The  Thbush  Family.     (Turdidae.) 

The  most  familiar  member  of  the  thrush  family  is  the  Robin 
{Merula  migratoria) ,  which  needs  not  to  have  either  its  appear- 
ance or  habits  recorded  here.  The  woodland  thrushes,  which  are 
less  well-known,  are  like  the  robin  in  contour,  but  are  quite  dif- 
ferent from  it  in  color  and  habitat,  though  they  all  closely  re- 
semble each  other.  The  Hermit  Thrush  {Hylocichla  guttata 
pallasii)  arrives  from  the  South  early  in  April  and  remains  til] 
November.  It  lives  almost  exclusively  in  the  woods,  often  among 
evergreens,  from  whence,  morning  and  evening,  issues  its  clear, 
soul-stirring  song.  Its  upper  parts  are  olive-brown  turning  to 
tawny  or  rusty  on  the  rump  and  tail;  sides  olive-gray;  under 
parts  buffy  white,  sharply  spotted  with  dusky.  Length,  7  to  7% 
inches.  Nest  on  the  ground.  The  Wilson  Thrush  (^Hylocichla 
fuscescens)  is  another  summer  resident  of  practically  the  same 


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size  and  color  pattern  as  the  last,  but  its  entire  upper  parts  are 
tawny,  the  back  and  tail  presenting  no  contrast.  It  is  also  much 
less  heavily  spotted  beneath  than  any  of  the  other  woodland 
thrushes.  Its  song  is  of  the  metallic  quality  that  characterizes 
all  its  tribe,  but  it  is  not  nearly  so  fine  as  that  of  the  hermit. 
This  species  is  more  commonly  found  near  water  than  on  the 
hills.  Nest  on  the  ground  or  near  it.  The  Olive-backed 
Thrush  (Hylocichla  ustiilata  swainsonii)  is  a  migrant.  Its  up- 
per parts  are  uniform  olive  throughout;  sides  olive-gray;  under 
parts  buffy  white  spotted  with  duslcy,  much  like  the  hermit.  A 
yellowish  eye-ring  is  a  noticeable  feature.  This  species  may  be 
looked  for  in  May,  August  and  September  and  possibly  may  be 
found  here  in  the  breeding  season.  Length,  6%  to  7%  inches. 
Nest  in  low  tree.  The  Song  Thrush  {Hylocichla  mustelina)  is 
a  rare  summer  visitor.  Its  back  is  rusty  brown,  turning  to  olive 
on  the  rump  and  tail;  sides  and  under  parts  white  with  many 
round  spots  of  dusky.  On  a  certain-  June  morning  I^  saw  and 
heard  sing  one  of  these  thrushes  near  the  so-called  "Summit"  on 
the  railroad.  Length,  7%  to  8  inches.  Nest  in  a  tree.  The 
Bluebird  {Sialia  sialis)  needs  no  description  or  encomium.  It 
is  one  of  the  few  birds  that  everybody  knows  and  loves.  No 
song  is  more  cheering  than  that  of  the  bluebird  as  it  comes  to  us 
in  spring,  neither  are  any  bird  notes  more  doleful  than  those  it 
utters  while  preparing  to  obey  that  mysterious  impulse  from 
within  which  commands  it  to  leave  us  toward  the  end  of  autumn. 


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1780-1905 

History  of  Northfield 

NEW  HAMPSHIRE 
PART  II 

GENEALOGIES 


BY 

LUCY  R.  H.  CROSS 


Town  histories  have  an  inestimable  value.  Whenever  I  look  at  a 
row  of  these  fat  volumes,  filled  with  the  quaint,  homely  annals  of  the 
early  settlers,  intermixed  with  genealogies  and  portraits,  enlivened  with 
anecdotes  of  the  old-time  raisings  and  muster  parades,  bursting  with 
details  of  all  kinds  of  events  from  Indian  massacres  to  the  controversy 
over  introducing  a  stove  into  the  meeting  house:  giving  equal  space  to 
the  biggest  pumpkin  raised  in  1817  and  the  poor  old  hermit  found  frozen 
to  death  in  his  hut  ....  whenever  1  look  at  these  repositories  of 
humble  items,  dragnets  of  facts  big  and  little,  I  feel  that  the  greatness 
of  America  is  bound  up  between  their  swollen  covers. 

— Frances  M.  Abbott  in  ^'Granite  Monthly." 


CONCORD,  N.  H. 
RUMFORD  PRINTING  COMPANY 

1905 


INTRODUCTION. 


The  genealogical  arrangement  here  employed  is  so  simple  it 
needs  no  explanation.  In  but  few  cases  does  the  record  go  back 
farther  than  the  first  of  the  name  in  town.  The  varied  orthog- 
raphy of  certain  names  has  been  noted,  but  no  authority  claimed. 

Where  no  town  is  mentioned  as  place  of  birth,  etc.,  Northfield 
is  to  be  understood,  and  the  abbreviations  "N.  H. "  have  been 
omitted.  A  mark  of  interrogation  denotes  uncertainty  (?) ;  "b." 
has  been  used  for  born;  "m."  for  married;  "d. "  for  died,  and 
"dau."  for  daughter  or  daughters. 

It  is  not  claimed  that  the  names  of  all  who  served  as  soldiers 
in  the  several  wars  are  here  recorded.  They  have  a  chapter 
devoted  to  their  enrollment. 

liinisters  of  the  gospel,  lawyers,  physicians,  senators,  judges 
and  others  high  in  the  military  and  civil  service  of  the  state  and 
nation  stand  out  in  goodly  numbers  to  ennoble  and  brighten  the 
following  pages  with  the  record  of  their  deeds  and  "words  fitly 
spoken. ' '  To  transmit  these  to  those  who  shall  come  after  us,  and 
to  show  what  the  influence  of  our  emigrating  sons  and  daughters 
has  been  on  other  communities,  has  been  a  pleasant  task  and  a 
source  of  pride  and  satisfaction,  as  the  flattering  story  has  come 
to  us  from  all  parts  of  the  world. 


GENEALOGIES. 


ABBOTT    I. 


Dea.  Elias  Abbott  was  b.  in  Concord,  Oct.  24,  1757.  Sept.,  17S3,  m. 
ElizabetlL  Buswell,  b.  at  Kingston,  Sept.  4,  1761.  They,  witli  Ave  chil- 
dren, came  to  N.  in  the  spring  of  1801  and  bought  one  of  the  Leavitt 
farms,  at  the  foot  of  Bean  Hill,  lot  No.  24  of  the  original  survey.  He 
had  served  in  Bedel's  Regiment  and  went  under  Captain  Osgood  to  fight 
the  Indians  in  Canada.  He  was  with  his  two  neighbors,  Lieutenants 
Lyford  and  Glidden,  at  the  surrender  of  Fort  "William  Henry.  His 
name  was  put  on  the  pension  rolls,  Dec.  15,  1830,  and  he  drew  $96  a 
year.  He  was  a  religious  man  and  assisted  in  the  formation  of  the 
Congregational  Church  in  1822,  and  was  its  first  deacon,  which  office  he 
held  untU  old  age.    He  d.  at  90,  May  19,  1847.    She  d.  Jan.  25,  1832. 

Second   Generation. 

Elias  Abbott,  b.  at  Concord,  March  22,  1786.  He  spent  most  of  his 
life  with  or  near  his  father,  who  erected  him  a  home  on  the  farm.  He 
m.  (first)  May  2,  1812,  Lydia  Sawyer  of  N.,  b.  July  23,  1784,  and  d.  May 
14,  1826.  They  had  four  children.  He  m.  (second)  Aug.  29,  1826,  Sarah 
Winslow,  b.  at  Concord,  Jan.  30,  1788;  d.  at  N.,  Aug.  2,  1848;  and  had 
two  daughters.  He  m.  (third)  Mrs.  Elinor  Rogers,  May  22,  1853,  and 
d.  at  N.,  Sept.  10,  1862. 

Abagail  Abbott,  b.  at  Concord  in  1783 ;  became,  Feb.,  1829,  the  second 
wife  of  Dea.  Jeremiah  Hall  (see  Hall  gen.),  and  d.  Aug.  25,  1864. 

Betsey  Abbott,  b.  at  Concord,  1789,  and  d.  at  N.,  March  29,  1847.  She 
spent  her  whole  life  in  loving  care  of  her  parents  and  outlived  her 
father  but  ten  days. 

James  Busweix,  Abbott  was  for  many  years  a  popular  teacher  and 
later  read  medicine  and  graduated  from  Dartmouth  Medical  College  in 
1825.  M.,  Nov.  15,  1827,  Nancy  B.  Rogers,  his  next  door  neighbor.  At 
her  death,  ten  years  later,  m.  her  sister,  Elisabeth  A.  Rogers,  who  d. 
after  five  years.  He  practised  first  at  Canterbury  as  associate  of  the 
late  Dr.  Harper,  and  then  for  a  time  at  Boscawen.  He  then  took  up 
his  abode  at  Sanbornton  Square  as  the  successor  of  Dr.  Hill,  where  he 
remained  until  his  death  26  years  later.  In  1843,  he  m.  for  his  third 
wife,  Sarah,  dau.  of  Joseph  Gerrish  of  Boscawen,  by  whom  he  had  four 
children,  but  one  of  whom  survives.  James  B.  d.  at  22,  just  as  he 
became  associated  with  his  father  in  business.    Dr.  Abbott  found  time 


6  HISTORY    OF    NOETHFIELD. 

in  the  midst  of  a  busy  practice  to  act  as  clerk  of  the  town  and  to 
supervise  the  schools  for  22  successive  years,  and  was  superintendent 
of  the  Sunday  school  16  years. 

Third  Generation, 
(Children  of  Blias  and  Lydia  Sawyer  Ahhott.) 

Gaedweb  Sawtee  Abbott,  b.  Feb.  27,  1813,  has  spent  his  whole  life  in 
town  and  survives  at  the  age  of  92  years  with  faculties  unimpaired,  and 
is  still  interested  in  all  that  transpires.  He  was  thrice  married,  (first) 
to  Phebe  Buswell  of  Bay  Hill,  who  d.  Sept.  3,  1856;  (second)  to  Sarah 
Jane  Buswell  (pub.),  Jan.  5,  1857,  who  d.  Feb.  23,  1860;  (third)  May, 
1864,  to  Mrs.  Lydia  Peters  of  Concord,  who  d.  March  29,  1897.  He  has 
been  a  teacher  of  ability,  a  farmer  and  a  trusted  business  man;  was  col- 
lector for  the  town  for  13  years  and  selectman  for  five.  He  was  also 
deacon  of  Northfield  and  Tilton  Congregational  Church  for  18  years, 
and  its  clerk  until  incapacitated  by  age.  In  1878  his  farm  buildings 
were  struck  by  lightning  and  burned,  and  he  has  since  resided  at  the 
junction  of  the  two  Bay  Hill  roads.  This  house  has  perhaps  been  the 
home  of  more  families  than  any  other  in  town. 

Alfeed  S.  Abbott,  b.  1816;  m.,  1842,  Susan  Howe,  and  settled  as  a 
farmer  in  Canterbury.  He  d.  there  in  1888;  she  d.  1890.  He  was 
deacon  of  the  Congregational  Church  for  a  long  term  of  years.  They 
had  three  children,  but  one  of  whom,  Almira  Willard,  survives. 

Emily  Buswell  Abbott,  m..  May  18,  1841,  David  "Webber  and  removed 
to  Starksboro.     (See  "Webber  gen.) 

Matilda  Abbott,  b.  1818;  m.  Barnard  Currier  of  Concord  and  d.  1899. 
Several  children  lived  to  maturity  and  are  widely  scattered. 

(Children  of  Blias  and  Sarah  "Winslow  Abbott.) 

Lydia  S.  Abbott,  b.  in  1827;  m.  Enoch  Welch  and  removed  to  Ohio. 
Saeah  "W.  Abbott,  b.  1832;  m.  Philander  "Walsh  and  removed  to  the 
"West,  where  she  d.,  leaving  five  children. 


ABBOTT  II. 


MosES  Colby  Abbott  was  b.  at  Ryegate,  "Vt.,  April  2,  1833.  He  m., 
March  3,  1855,  Mary  A.  Regan  of  Rumney,  b.  in  Boston,  Aug.  11,  1830. 
She  d.  at  Tilton,  June  10,  1885.  He  m.  (second)  Mrs.  Mary  Palmer 
Brown  of  N.,  April  27,  1889,  and  resides  at  East  N.  He  has  been  a 
blacksmith  for  more  than  fifty  years;  also  a  Methodist  preacher  and 
exhorter.    They  had  three  children. 

Second   Generation. 

Austin  Clarence  Abbott,  b.  Feb.  7,  1856,  at  Plymouth;  m.,  Feb.  23, 
1879,  Nellie  J.  Dudley  of  Tilton.  They  now  reside  at  Lynn,  Mass.,  and 
have- one  child,  Gladys  M. 


GENEALOGIES.  * 

Feank  Hazen  Abbott,  b.  at  Rumney,  Sept.  4,  1857;  m.  Margaret  Fer- 
ritter,  and  resides  at  Oakland,  Me.    They  have  one  son,  John  F. 
LtJciA  Akabella  Abbott,  h.  at  Rumney,  Sept.  4,  1864. 


ABBOTT  III. 

Jedediah  Abbott  bought  the  Whidden  farm  on  Bean  Hill  of  Samuel 
Libhy  about  1876.  He  was  a  minister  and,  though  never  having  a  reg- 
ular charge,  worked  in  the  Lord's  vineyard  as  opportunity  offered, 
mended  shoes  and  tilled  his  land.  He  often  held  services  in  the  school- 
house  and  at  "Worsted  Church." 

Though  not  an  educated'  man,  he  had  a  good  voice,  was  a  ready 
speaker,  and  especially  gifted  in  prayer.  After  his  wife's  death,  April 
13,  1886,  he  removed  to  Goffstown,  where  he  d.  soon  after.  They  are 
both  buried  in  the  cemetery  by  the  town  house.  They  cared  for  several 
homeless  children,  but  had  none  of  their  own. 


ADAMS. 


Samuel  Adams,  b.  at  Chester,  Feb.  10,  1828;  m.,  April  25,  1853,  Sarah 
A.  Dunaven,  b.  at  Bnosburg,  Vt,  Nov.  10,  1833.  They  came  to  N.  from 
Tilton,  Jan.  4,  1882.  He  had  been  a  farmer  at  Danbury,  but  was  em- 
ployed later  at  the  Tilton  mills  for  17  years.  He  served  in  the  army 
(see  Boys  in  Blue).     They  had  seven  children. 

Second   Generation. 

Abbie  Axnie  Adams,  b.  at  Haverhill,  Mass.,  March  27,  1855;  d.  at 
Tilton,  Sept.  1,  1876. 

Charles  Egbeet  Adams,  b.  at  Haverhill,  July  27,  1858;  m.,  Jan.  8, 
1879,  Martha  B.  Jarvis  of  Tilton.  He  is  a  fireman  at  the  Jackson  Mfg. 
Co.'s  works  at  Nashua,  where  they  reside.  They  have  three  children, 
Joseph,  Frank  and  Minnie  B. 

Lauea  Emma  Adams,  b.  at  Haverhill,  Jan.,  1860;  m..  May  19,  1885, 
Herbert  Eastman,  b.  at  Weare.  He  is  an  underwriter  for  an  insurance 
company  at  Hartford,  Conn.,  where  they  reside.  They  have  two  chil- 
dren, Herbert  and  Harold. 

MiNjiiE  Louise  Adams,  b.  at  Danbury,  March  4,  1862;  d.  at  Tilton, 
April  17,  1880. 

Sadie  Louise  Adams,  b.  at  Danbury,  Jan.  12,  1866;  m.,  June  5,  1889, 
George  W.  Bettis,  b.  at  Morrisville,  Vt.,  June  2,  1867.  He  was  station 
agent  and  later  a  machinist  at  Ashland,  where  he  now  resides.  They 
have  three  children,  Marion,  Helen  F.  and  Margaret. 

Lettie  Mat  Adams,  b.  at  Belmont,  July  27,  1873,  and  d.  there  in 
infancy. 

Maeia  Frances  Adams,  b.  at  Danbury,  July  27,  1887,  and  d.  there. 


O  HISTORY    OP    NOETHFIELD. 

Third  Generation. 

(Children  of  Charles  and  Martha  Jarvis  Adams.) 
Joseph  Egbeet  Adams,  b.  at  Tilton,  Nov.  29,  1879,  enlisted  in  the  reg- 
ular army  for  three  years,  then  re-enlisted  for  the  same  term,  and  is 
now  stationed  at  Des  Moines,  Iowa,  in  the  Eleventh  United  States  Cav- 
alry. 

Feank  Marshall  Adams,  b.  at  Tilton,  Dec.  13,  1882.    He  enlisted 

for  four  years  as  a  marine  on  the  ship  Dixie,  served  his  term  and 

re-enlisted  for  another  term  on  cruisers  San  Francisco  and  Helena.    He 

m.,  Jan.  5,  1905,  Josephine  Roberts  of  Norfolk,  Va.   ' 

Minnie  Bell  Adams,  b.  at  Tilton,  Aug.  12,  1881;  resides  in  the  home. 


ALDRICH. 


Caleb  Aldeioh  of  Smithfield,  E.  I.,  came  to  N.  from  Hill  (New  Ches- 
ter) in  18221.  Two  children,  b.  in  Smithfield,  remained  there,  while  one, 
A\lndsor,  came  to  N.  with  his  father  and  remained  in  East  N.  on  the 
Sanborn  farm.  His  sister,  Harriet,  also  came  to  N.  and  Edwin,  who 
removed  West.    Caleb  died  at  Hill. 

Second  Generation. 

"Windsoe  Aldbich,  b.  in  R.  I.,  March  4,  1802;  m.  Abagail  Sargent  of 
Loudon,  b.  June  6,  1802  (?).  After  her  death  at  N.,  March  5,  1850,  he 
m.  Olive  Jenness,  Oct.  27,  1850.  She  d.  at  N.,  Feb.  24,  1867,  and  he  m. 
(third)  Mrs.  Mary  Downing  of  Ellsworth.  He  d.  Sept.  21,  1871.  She 
d.  Aug.  27,  1887. 

Third  Generation. 

(Children  of  Windsor  and  Abagail  Aldrich.) 

Sally  Saegent  Aij)bich,  b.  at  N.,  July  30,  1829;  m.  (pub.),  Feb.  5, 
1849,  Charles  P.  Ticknor,  a  teacher  of  penmanship  at  the  New  Hamp- 
fGhire  Conference  Seminary.  He  became  a  farmer  at  East  N.  and  d. 
there,  June  30,  1860.  She  m.  (second)  Charles  Sanborn  of  Salisbury, 
Sept.  23,  1875.     She  had  two  children  by  first  marriage. 

Chaeles  Sakgent  Aldeich,  b.  at  N.,  Sept.  8,  1834;  m.,  Oct.  10,  1863, 
Emeline  H.  Jenness  of  Chichester,  b.  April  23,  1831,  and  d.  May  17,  1869. 
They  had  two  children. 

Fourth  Generation. 

(Children  of  Charles  P.  and  Sally  Ticknor.) 

Abbie  Ticknoe,  b.  at  N.,  March  28,  1851;  m.  (first),  Nov.  13,  1870, 
James  H.  Courser  of  Warner,  a  farmer.  He  d.  Jan.  17,  1875.  She  m. 
(second)  Arthur  Tucker  of  Warner,  Dec.  25,  1894,  and  had  three  chil- 
dren, James,  Ralph  and  Katherine. 


GENEALOGIES.  V 

Bennie  Ticknor,  b.  at  N.,  Sept.  14,  1856;  went  -when  a  tioy  to  reside 
-with  Mrs.  Blaisdell  and  goes  by  her  name.    He  m.,  Sept.  11,  1887,  Cinda 

E.  Dow,  and  is  a  blacksmith  in  Pittsfield. 

(Children  of  Charles  and  Emeline  Aldrich.) 
Emma  A.  Aldeich,  b.  at  N.,  Feb.  1,  1854;  m.,  Nov.  18,  1869,  George 

F.  Rand  of  N.  (See  Rand  gen.)  She  m.  (second),  Oct.  25,  1874,  John 
H.  Mead  of  Hill,  who  Is  employed  by  the  Boston  &  Maine  Railroad  as 
section  foreman. 

Saeah  B.  Aldeich,  b.  at  N.,  June  23,  1860;  d.  unmarried  at  Franklin, 
March  23,  1879. 


ALLARD. 

Two  brothers,  Jonathan  and  Joseph  AUard,  came  to  N.  in  1810,  and 
bought  the  Clark  and  Moloney  farm,  afterwards  the  farm  of  Jeremiah 
•Cross.  The  former  came  from  Londonderry  and  the  latter  from  Sand- 
wich. Jonathan  was  first  taxed  in  1811,  and  Joseph  in  1815,  and  James 
Madison  in  1816.  Joseph  was  a  tailor  by  trade.  He  was  very  fastid- 
ious in  dress  and,  in  spite  of  being  an  inveterate  snuff  taker,  was  quite 
the  "style"  with  body  encased  in  corsets  and  surmounted  with  an  ultra- 
fashionable  highland  plaid  cloak.  He  m.  Polly  Robinson  of  Canter- 
hury,  Jan.  25,  1812,  and  had  two  children.    He  d.  at  N.,  April  29,  1843. 

Second   Generation. 

James  Madison  Allaed  must  have  been  nearly  of  age  when  he  came 
to  N.    He  remained  but  a  few  years. 

Eliza  Allaed  m. Parkhurst  and  removed  to  Boston. 


ALLISON. 


The  Allisons  were  among  the  early  settlers  in  the  north  fields.  Lot 
S5  in  the  second  division  of  100  acre  lots  was  laid  out  to  the  right  of 
Joseph  Allison.  He  came  from  Holderness  and  m.  Sarah  Haines,  Aug. 
11,  1785.  A  sister,  probably  Betsey  Allison,  m.  Edward  Dyer,  Sept. 
•2,  1792. 

Second   Generation. 

RicHAED  Allison  inherited  the  lot  in  which  Chestnut  Pond  is  located. 
He  m.  Susanna  Smith.  He  removed  later  to  French's  mills^  in  Canada. 
There  were  several  children;  I  can  find  the  name  of  but  one. 

Maet  Allison,  b.  in  Holderness;  m.  William  Forrest.     (See  Forrest 

sen.) 

WiLLAM  Allison  was  a  blacksmith  and  lived  in  Canterbury. 

Third  Generation. 

Anna  Allison  m.  James  Forrest  and  lived  and  d.  at  East  N.,  Oct., 
1809.    She  was  47  years  of  age.     (See  Forrest  gen.) 


10  HISTORY    OF    NORTHFIELD. 

( Child  of  Ricliard  and  Susanna  Smith  Allison.) 

Chaelotte  Allisos,  b.  1792,  at  N. ;  did  not  remove  to  Canada  witli 
her  parents,  but  remained  in  the  family  of  Squire  Glldden.  She  was  a 
noble  Christian  girl  and  devout  Methodist,  as  was  Mother  Glidden. 
They  were  baptized  in  Chestnut  Pond  and  were  among  the  first  of  that 
sect  in  town. 

John  Butler  of  Nottingham  owned  one-third  of  Governor  Shute's 
reservation  of  500  acres  and  used  to  send  stock  there  for  pasturage, 
coming  often  himself  and  calling  on  his  old  friend  Squire  Glidden. 
He  fell  in  love  with  the  busy  Charlotte  and  when  he  returned  from 
the  funeral  of  his  friend,  Aug.  21,  1811,  took  her  home  as  his  wife. 
She  was  the  mother  of  General  B.  F.  Butler. 


AMBROSE. 

Dea.  Josiah  Ambkose  was  b.  at  Concord,  1770,  and  built  his  little- 
cabin  beside  the  brook  flowing  from  Chestnut  Pond  when  the  country 
around  was  a  howling  wilderness.  He  m.  Mollie  Morse,  his  next  door 
neighbor,  and  when  his  little  home  was  ready  for  the  windows  went 
on  foot  to  Concord  and  returned  with  the  outfit  on  his  shoulders.  It 
consisted  of  half  a  window.  He  was  a  farmer,  teacher  and  business 
man  generally.  He  represented  the  town  in  the  Legislature  of  1812,. 
and  held  every  other  office  in  the  gift  of  the  town.  He  d.  at  Dalton, 
where  he  had  gone  on  a  visit  to  friends  in  1840.  His  wife  survived 
him  until  Nov.  9,  1857,  and  died  at  90  years  of  age.  A  niece,  Betsey 
Cotton  of  Boston,  lived  with  her  many  years.    They  had  no  children. 


AMES. 

Db.  WiiiiAii  B.  Ames  came  from  Vermont  to  Sanbornton  Bridge  and 
d.  there  soon  after,  leaving  a  widow  and  seven  children.  The  family 
came  to  N.  about  1840.     Mrs.  Ames  d.  at  N.,  Aug.  28,  1865,  aged  71. 

Second   Generation. 

Michael  Ames  was  a  prominent  lawyer  at  St.  Paul  and  d.  there  in 
1862. 

William  B.  Ames  also  resided  at  St.  Paul,  Minn.,  and  d.  there  about 
1863. 

Angeline  Ames,  b.  1825;  m..  May  21,  1849,  Henry  Whipple,  a  carpen- 
ter, of  Concord,  where  he  d.     She  d.  at  N.,  Jan.  20,  1868. 

Sakah  R.  Ames,  b.  1830;  m.,  Aug.  25,  1845,  Charles  Henry  Morrison 
of  Concord,  a  cabinet  maker  and  later  in  the  employ  of  the  Northern 
Railroad.  They  had  three  sons.  She  d.  at  Concord,  March  21,  1874. 
Mr.  Morrison  was  b.  in  Loudon  in  1827.     He  went  to  Concord  in  1850. 

AuEOLiNE  Ames,  d.  at  the  age  of  17. 

RoANCT  Ames,  d.  at  the  age  of  15. 


GEISTEALOGIES.  11 

Lyman  Beackett  Ames  bought  the  drug  and  bookstore  of  Dr.  Spencer 
in  June,  1861,  and  remained  there  until  associated  with  Mr.  Kelsea  in 
Hills  block  in  the  same  business  in  1865.  The  same  place  is  now- 
occupied  by  C.  P.  Herrick.  Mr.  Ames  sold  to  Tilton  &  Thorpe  in  1870 
and  removed  to  Pittsfield,  where  he  d.,  Feb.  13,  1872. 

Mr.  Ames  served  the  town  of  N.  as  clerk  six  or  seven  years.  After 
his  removal  from  N.  he  was  helpful  in  establishing  the  new  town  of 
Tilton  and  was  its  representative  in  the  Legislatures  of  1867--'68.  He 
m.  March  10,  1864,  Ellen  M.  Shattuck  of  Nashua,  and  had  four  children. 

Third  Generation, 

Maet  Ellen-  Aivies,  b.  Dec.  30,  1864;   d.,  Aug.  28,  1865. 
Haeet  Beacket  Ames,  b.  Oct.  6,  1866. 

Kate  Shuetlife  Ames,  b.  May  5,  1870;   m.,  Jan.  18,  1894,  John  B. 
Grover. 
LoTJis  Baeton  Ames,  b.  July  17,  1871. 


ANDREWS. 


Chaeles  E.  Andeews  came  from  Boston  to  N.  in  1900,  June  20.  He 
was  b.  at  Portland,  Me.,  Sept.  12,  1874;  m.,  Dec.  7,  1898,  Eva  Leonard, 
b.  at  Chelsea,  Mass.,  April  2,  1878.  Mr.  Andrews  is  foreman  of  the 
boarding  room  at  G.  H.  Tilton's  hosiery  mill.  They  have  one  child, 
Edith  Andrews,  b.  Dec.  17,  1900.     They  reside  on  Gale  Avenue. 


ARLIN. 


Many  families  bearing  this  name  formerly  lived  in  town.  It  is  said 
Esq.  Thomas  Chase  brought  the  family  here  to  be  his  servants,  and 
servants  they  and  their  descendants  remained  to  the  last.  The  name 
dropped  from  the  records  years  ago. 

Sam-uel  Aelin  owned  real  estate  in  1833.  Another  famliy  seemed  to 
be  fastidious  in  their  choice  of  their  children's  names,  as  we  find  Har- 
rison, Anderson,  Manderson  and  Lacy. 

Alice  Aelin  was  one  of  the  longest  lived  women  b.  in  town.  She 
was  b.  1798;  m.,  1824,  Jeremiah  Dow  of  Canterbury,  a  Revolutionary 
soldier.  He  left  home  to  see  about  a  pension  and  never  returned.  They 
had  one  son,  Jeremiah  Dow,  who  lived  in  N.  and  d.  at  the  age  of  78. 
Later  she  m.  John  Hanson  of  Boscawen  and  d.  there,  aged  104.  Three 
sons  and  a  dau.,  Rhoda  (see  Dow  gen.),  children  of  John  Arlin  of  Con- 
cord, also  lived  in  town. 

Chaeles  L.  (see  Glines  H  gen.)  served  in  the  Civil  War,  and  d.  at  N., 
Dec.  20,  1896    (see  Boys  in  Blue). 

Alonzo  Ablin  m.  Lucretia  Dearborn  of  N.  and  now  resides  in  Tilton. 
They  had  six  children,  only  two  of  whom  are  living,  Ira  T.  and  Everett. 
The  former  is  blind,  but  has  great  skill  in  the  use  of  tools.  Everett  is 
a  machinist  in  Lakeport. 


12  HISTORY    OF    NOETHFIELD. 

ATKINSON. 

Silas  Atkinsou,  b.  at  Boscawen,  Dec.  20,  1781;  was  a  miller  there 
for  some  years  and  later  in  tlie  same  business  at  Union  Bridge. 

He  came  to  Bast  N.  and  was  a  farmer  on  the  Rand  place,  where  he 
d.  Sept.  29,  1837.  He  was  a  brother  of  Judge  Daniel  C.  Atkinson  of 
Sanbornton  Bridge.  But  one  of  his  seven  children  remained  in  town 
and  none  were  born  here.    Horatio  resides  with  his  son  Leroy  at  Tilton. 

After  the  death  of  Daniel  and  Mehitabel  Tilton  Atkinson,  the  former, 
April  5,  1842,  and  the  latter,  Nov.  12,  1814,  their  two  daughters  came 
to  reside  In  the  home  of  their  aunt,  Mrs.  Dr.  Parsons  Whidden,  in  N. 
and  a  son.  Napoleon  Bonaparte,  removed  to  Madison,  Ga.,  where  he  d. 
July  12,  1904. 

Second   Generation. 

AsENATH  Atkinson,  b.  March  17,  1817;  m.,  Nov.  19,  1840,  John  M. 
Whitcher  of  East  N.  and  has  since  resided  there.     (See  Whitcher  gen.) 

Josephine  Bonaparte  Atkinson,  b.  at  Sanbornton  Bridge,  Oct.  25, 
1835,  was  educated  at  Kimball  Union  Academy,  and  was  from  1863 
to  1870  lady  principal  of  Pinkerton  Academy  at  Derry.  She  m.  Jan. 
19,  1871,  Hon.  John  H.  Goodale  of  Nashua  (see  Mooney  gen.),  where 
she  has  resided  since  his  death.  She  has  one  dau.,  Charlotte  A.  Good- 
ale,  wife  of  Henry  A.  Kimball  of  Concord.  A  son,  John  Mooney  Good- 
ale,  d.  in  childhood. 

Chablottb  Atkinson,  b.  Dec.  29,  1837,  was  educated  at  N.  H.  Con- 
ference Seminary.  She  was  a  music  teacher  at  Monticello,  Ga.,  and 
later  at  Concord,  being  a  pupil  of  the  late  J.  H.  Morey.  She  resided 
with  her  sister  in  Nashua  some  years  until  her  marriage,  Oct.  15, 
1895,  to  Hon.  John  Kimball  of  Concord,  where  they  now  reside. 


AUSTIN. 


Thomas  Austin  was  an  early  settler  on  the  banks  of  the  Merrimack, 
on  part  of  Gospel  lot  No.  1  and  perhaps  a  part  of  No.  2,  it  being  north 
and  contiguous  to  the  Cross  settlement.  He  was  a  farmer  and  raised 
hops.  James  Robertson  bought  the  farm  and  continued  the  business. 
(See  Robertson  gen.)  He  later  lived  with  his  daughter  Sally  on  the 
north  end  of  the  homestead,  where  he  died  at  the  extreme  old  age  of 
100  years  and  six  months.  Many  of  his  friends  called  on  his  100th 
anniversary,  took  his  picture  and  in  other  ways  marked  the  event. 
He  d.  May  11,  1867.  A  sister,  Anna,  m.  Abel  Bachelder  of  Oak  Hill. 
(See  Bachelder  gen.) 

Second  Generation. 

Sally  Austin,  b.  Jan.  7,  1795;  m.,  1813,  Robert  Smith,  b.  at  N.,  1813. 
He  d.  Sept.  9,  1879.  She  d.  at  Manchester.  They  had  three  dau.  (See 
Smith  gen.) 


GENEALOGIES.  13 

Sajiuel  AusTtN,  b.  Nov.  2,  1799.  A  deed  Is  on  record,  whereby  he 
conveyed  to  Richard  Glines  of  Danville,  Vt.,  in  1802,  32  acres  of  lot 
No.  8  for  $200.  This  is  land  bordering  on  the  Merrimack  River  below 
Hart  Hill.     He  had  a  son,  Daniel,  who  resides  in  Goffstown. 

SusAx  ArrsTiiiT,  m.  May  20,  1817,  Hazen  Batchelder  of  Loudon. 

Jekemiah  Austin,  b.  Nov.  28,  1800;  m.,  Nov.  20,  1823,  Alice  Simonds, 
b.  Dec.  22,  1803,  and  d.  Nov.  11,  1868.  He  d.  at  81.  They  had  three 
children. 

Jekusha  Austin,  b.  April  29,  1803,  d.  in  girlhood. 

Daniel  Austin,  Tj.  Dec.  1,  1804,  was  drowned  May  4,  1841. 

Third  Generation. 

Maet  Bsthee  Austin,  m.  Daniel  Beckman  and  removed  to  San- 
bornton.     They  had  two  children,  Daniel  and  Maryetta. 

Henbietta  Austin  lived  with-  her  grandparents  when  she  d.  March 
25,  1847. 

Thomas  Simonds  Austin,  b.  June  15,  1830;  m.,  June  15,  1856,  Alice 
Ludlow.  He  was  a  soldier  in  Civil  War  (see  Boys  in  Blue).  They 
had  a  dau.,  Henrietta,  and  son,  Thomas,  who  resides  at  Franklin. 

I  find  also  the  following  data  that  I  am  unable  to  classify: 

Saixt  Austin,  m.  Benaiah  Farnum,  Sept.  26,  1797. 

Rhoda  Austin,  dau.  of  Robert  Austin,  b.  April,  1776. 

Benjamin  Austin,  m.  Jane  Foss,  Dec.  7,  1817. 

Mart  Austin,  m.  Joseph  Sweatt,  Nov.  20,  1823. 

Anna  Austin,  m.  Asa  Roberts,  June  4,  1834. 

HusE  Austin,  m.  Sally  Dinsmore,  1830. 

Jane  Austin,  m.  Daniel  Morse,  1835. 

Annie  Austin,  d.  Sept.,  1848. 

Eliza  Austin,  m.  David  Morrill,  Sept.  6,  1818. 

Olive  Austin,  m.  Heath,  May  11,  1789. 


AVERY. 


Daniel  F.  Avebt,  b.  at  Gllmanton,  March  29,  1817;   m.  Mary 

A.  Boswell,  b.  Aug.  9^  1840.  They  came  to  N.  and  purchased  the  "old 
red  schoolhouse"  at  the  corner  of  Hills  and  Summer  streets  and,  re- 
moving it  to  Vine  Street,  made  the  house  now  owned  and  occupied  by 
Cora  F.  Morrison.  ,He  was  a  machinist  and  d.  at  N.  May  15,  1890.  They 
had  four  children,  but  one  b.  here.  She  m.  (second)  Asa  Lombard  and 
removed  to  Franklin  Falls,  where  she  d.  Feb.  24,  1902. 

Second   Generation. 

Lucy  Bell  Aveet,  b.  at  Union  Bridge  (Bast  Tilton),  June  29,  1861; 
m.,  Nov.  1,  1891,  Payson  R.  Clay  of  East  Andover.  He  is  a  farmer 
and  has  two  children,  Lena  and  Arthur. 


14  HISTORY    OF    NORTHFIELD. 

Addie  Buswell  Atoet,  b.  at  Franklin,  Jan.  25,  1865 ;  m.,  May  30,  1887, 
Lester  H.  Metcalf,  b.  at  Lancaster,  1861.  He  was  a  painter  but  later 
became  an  M.  B.  clergyman. 

Mat  Stevens  Avert,  b.  at  Franklin,  Dec.  25,  1870;  m.  Fred  Weeks 
of  N.  and  d.  at  Andover.     She  left  one  dau.,  Fannie. 

Chaeles  Walteb  Aveet,  b.  at  N.,  April  14,  1873,  and  d.  at  N.  Jan.  27, 
1890. 


AYERS. 

CHARLES  HAINES  AYERS. 
(See  portrait.) 

Charles  Haines  Atees,  b.  June  15,  1815,  in  Canterbury,  N.  H.,  on  a 
farm,  several  hundred  acres  of  which  were  situated  in  N.  and  much 
of  which  has  been  in  possession  of  the  family  since  1784;  d..  May  10, 
1900. 

He  was  the  son  of  Jonathan  Ayers,  Esg.,  and  Hannah  Haines  Ayers, 
both  of  English  descent,  ancestors  of  prominence  and  among  the 
early  settlers  of  Kittery,  Me.,  and  Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  on  his  mother's 
side  as  early  as  1635,  his  paternal  grandmother,  the  granddaughter  of 
Andrew  Pepperell,  brother  and  business  partner  of  Lieut.-Gen.  Sir 
William  Pepperell,  whose  father.  Col.  William  Pepperell,  settled  at 
Kittery,  Me.,  in  1670.  M.,  as  first  wife,  Almira  S.  Gerrish,  dau.  of 
Joseph  Gerrish  and  Susan  Hancock  Gerrish  of  N.  Children:  Joseph 
Gerrish,  Susan  Gerrish,  Charles  Henry,  Ellen  Maria,  Jonathan  and 
Benjamin  Franklin.  His  second  wife  was  Ellen  M.  Gerrish,  a  sister 
of  his  first  wife.    They  had  one  child,  Almira  Josephine. 

He  was  a  man  of  great  energy  and  ability  and  for  more  than  fifty 
years  was  one  of  the  most  prominent  men  in  N.  and  Canterbury  in 
social,  religious  and  business  affairs.  When  the  railroad  was  built 
in  1848  he  gave  the  company  its  right  of  way  through  his  land  and 
the  large  spring  of  water  at  Northfield  Depot  to  induce  it  to  locate 
a  station  there,  of  which  he  was  several  times  the  station  agent, 
besides  having  very  extensive  dealing  with  the  company  in  wood, 
fencing  material,  railroad  ties  and  in  the  preparation  of  wood  along 
the  line  for  locomotives.  Within  a  few  miles  of  this  station,  when  the 
railroad  was  opened,  were  magnificent  forests  of  heavy  timber.  Pine 
trees  from  two  to  five  feet  in  diameter  were  abundant,  some  being  too 
large  to  be  moved  without  being  out  into  sections,  and  others  requiring 
twelve  or  more  yoke  of  oxen  to  draw  them  to  the  river.  Much  of  these 
forests  was  cut  off  in  the  course  of  a  few  years  and  shipped  from  N. 
depot.  The  magnitude  of  this  business  was  great  and  Mr.  Ayers  took 
a  very  prominent  part  in  it,  cutting  off  yearly  from  his  land  several 
thousand  cords  of  wood  and  much  lumber,  employing  many  hands. 
While  in  partnership  two  years  with  Thomas  Clough  of  Canterbury 
their  sales  amounted  to  $80,000.     At  this  time  Mr.  Ayers  was  pro- 


CHARLES    H.    AYERS. 


GENEALOGIES.  15 

prietor  of  a  large  country  store  and  also  operated  several  brick  and  coal 
kilns,  both  at  tbe  depot  and  on  Bean  Hill. 

During  the  last  25  years  of  his  life  he  was  chiefly  occupied  in  the 
care  of  his  very  large  farm,  raising  and  extensively  dealing  in  fine 
live  stock,  especially  Devonshire  cattle,  obtaining  many  first  premiums 
at  the  state  agricultural  fairs. 

Of  a  strong  religious  nature,  he  became  early  in  life  a  deacon  and 
one  of  the  chief  founders  of  the  Free-will  Baptist  Chiirch  in  Canter- 
bury and  was  intimately  associated  in  church  work  with  the  late 
Hon.  Joseph  Harper,  M.  C,  and  with  the  Hon.  Joseph  Clough.  Oc- 
casionally he  occupied  the  pulpit  himself  with  much  ability.  He 
took  a  chief  part  for  many  years  in  religious  work  on  Oak  Hill  and 
entered  heart  and  soul  into  everything  connected  with  the  Union 
Church  at  Northfield  Depot  from  its  very  foundation,  being  a  large 
contributor. 

One  of  great  prominence  in  that  church  and  long  associated  with 
him  in  church  and  Sunday  school  work  states  that  he  was  ever  ready 
to  lend  the  helping  hand  and  "was  a  wonderful  promoter  of  good 
feeling  among  the  various  denominations  worshiping  together  in  the 
New  House." 

He  was  noted  for  immense  physical  strength  and  was  considered 
the  strongest  man  connected  with  the  Boston,  Concord  &  Montreal 
Railroad. 

At  the  age  of  74  he  ably  represented  his  town  in  the  state  Legisla- 
ture, two  of  his  brothers  having  represented  the  town  in  the  same 
capacity. 

He  was  a  man  of  distinguished  personal  appearance,  of  great  force 
of  character,  very  generous  in  disposition,  good  to  the  poor  and  greatly 
esteemed  by  his  neighbors. 

Second    Generation. 

Joseph  Geeeish  Ayees,  b.  in  Canterbury,  N.  H.,  Nov.  3,  1839,  son  of 
Charles  H.  Ayers  and  Almira  S.  Gerrish  Ayers,  was  educated  at  New 
Hampton  Institute,  the  University  of  Vermont  and  Columbia  Uni- 
versity. 

He  entered,  from  N.,  the  15th  N.  H.  Volunteer  Regiment  in  1862, 
serving  as  second  and  first  lieutenant  until  it  was  mustered  out  in 
1863.  He  was  acting  assistant  surgeon,  U.  S.  Army,  from  June  to 
Oct.,  1864,  and  acting  assistant  surgeon,  U.  S.  Navy,  from  Dec,  1864, 
to  Sept.,  1866.  He  served  continuously  in  the  U.  S.  Navy  as  a  medical 
officer  since  Oct.  8,  1860.  His  last  service  afloat  was  as  fleet  surgeon 
on  the  Asiatic  station  from  1895  to  1897.  His  last  service  on  shore 
was  as  medical  director  in  charge  of  the  U.  S.  naval  hospital,  Boston, 
Mass.,  from  1898  to  1901.  He  was  placed  on  the  retired  list  of  the  U. 
S.  Navy  for  age,  Nov.  3,  1901,  as  medical  director,  U.  S.  N.,  with  rank 
of  rear  admiral. 


16  HISTORY    OF    NORTHFIELD. 

He  m.,  July  11,  1884,  Olinda  Aan  Austin,  dau.  of  Rev.  Alonzo  E. 
Austin  and  Isabella  J.  Camp  Austin  of  New  York  City.  Their  chil- 
dren were  Joseph  Gerrish  and  Charles  Haines  Austin. 

Chaeles  Henbt  Ayebs,  b.  in  Canterbury,  May  31,  1843,  attended 
the  town  school  and  New  Hampton  Institute.  In  1863,  In  company 
with  Amos  M.  Cogswell,  he  was  engaged  in  a  general  -store  at  North- 
field  Depot.  He  afterwards  sold  his  interest  in  the  store  and  engaged 
in  the  wood  and  lumber  business.  At  the  same  time  he  was  station 
agent  there. 

In  1866  he  went  West  and  for  11  years  was  engaged  in  railroading. 
In  1877  he  returned  East  and  engaged  in  farming  and  in  the  lumber 
business  with  his  father.  In  1876  -he  m.  Miss  Martha  Jane  Day  of 
McKeesport,  Pa.,  to  whom  two  children  were  born,  Charles  Haines 
Ayers,  b.  Aug.  8,  1878,  who  d.  April'  5,  1882,  and  Henry  Day  Ayers, 
b.  July  14,  1882,  at  present  a  student  in  Boston  University.* 


AYERS  II. 

Jonathan  Atebs  was  b.  at  Portsmouth,  Sept.  28,  1759.  He  m.,  Feb. 
18,  1785,  Dorothy  Dearing,  b.  March  27,  1762.  She  was  a  grand- 
niece  of  Sir  William  Pepperell.  They  resided  at  Portsmouth  until 
1798,  when  they  came  to  live  in  N.,  where  he  was  a  farmer  until  his 
death,  Nov.  19,  1839.  She  d.  March  16,  1846.  They  had  ten  children. 
"He  was  a  well  educated,  upright  man  of  broad  ideas,  revered  by  his 
family  and  respected  by  his  neighbors  and  townsmen,  who  honored 
themselves  by  sending  him  to  represent  the  town  in  the  Legislatures 
of  1805-'06-'07."  Her  granddaughters  say:  "She  was  a  lady  of  re- 
finement, devoted  to  her  family,  unselfish  and  helpful  to  all  in  need." 

Second    Generation. 

Polly  B.  Ateks,  b.  at  Portsmouth,  May  25,  1786;  d.  at  Portsmouth, 
Nov.  24,  1796. 

Phebe  Ayebs,  b.  at  Portsmouth,  Dec.  15,  1787,  d.  at  N.,  Jan.  5,  1804. 

Andrew  D.  Ayebs,  b.  at  Portsmouth,  Nov.  17,  1789;  m.,  1821,  Mary 
P.  Kent,  and  removed  to  N.  with  his  parents  and  resided  on  the  home 
place  until  his  removal  to  Greensboro,  Vt.,  in  1848,  where  he  died 
July,  1853.    They  had  seven  children,  all  b.  in  N. 

Sabah  Peppebell  Atees,  b.  July  13,  1792;  m.  (pub.)  June  1,  1831, 
John  Sanborn  of  Franklin,  where  she  resided  till  her  death,  Sept., 
1875.    They  had  no  children. 

John  S.  Ayibs,  b.  Sept.  1,  1794,  at  Portsmouth;  m.,  Feb.  15,  1818, 
Polly  Cross  of  N.,  one  of  the  13  children  of  Jesse  on  the  intervale. 
He  lived  at  East  N.  until  1836,  when  he  removed  to  Greensboro  and 
later  to  Glover,  Vt.,  where  he  d.  Sept.,  1880.  They  had  eight  chil- 
dren, all  of  whom  resided  in  Vermont  and  the  West,  except  the  eldest 
daughter,  Mrs.  John  Heath  of  Bristol. 

*  Otlier  members  of  thia  family  inadvertently  omitted  are  to  be  found  elsewhere. 
See  index. 


GENEALOGIES.  17 

Charles  D.  Ayees,  Id.  at  Portsmouth,  Nov.  16,  1796;  m.  Olive  John- 
son of  Gilmanton  and  removed  to  Greensboro,  Vt.,  where  he  was  a 
merchant.  They  had  five  children.  A  daughter,  who  m.  Benjamin 
French,  lived  in  Concord  and  d.  there  in  1904,  leaving  a  son  Fred  and 
dau.  Marianna. 

Elihu  D.  Atees,  b.  at  N.,  May  21,  1799;  m.  Apphia  Clark  of  Nichol- 
ville,  N.  Y.,  where  they  resided  until  his  death  in  1872.  He  was  a 
merchant  and  had  a  family  of  seven,  one  of  whom,  Bdmond  B.  Ayers, 
was  killed  in  the  War  of  the  Rebellion.     (See  Boys  in  Blue.) 

Maetij;  p.  Ayees,  b.  at  N.,  May  10,  1801;  m.  Hannah  Johnson  and 
lived  in  N.  and  vicinity  for  several  years.  They  went  to  Ohio  in 
1855.  He  d.  in  Pennsylvania  in  1878.  They  had  nine  children,  six  of 
whom  are  now  living.  Frances  0.  Ayers  m.  Moses  Eastman  of  Bast 
Concord  and  removed  to  California,  where  she  d. 

WiixiAM  D.  Ayees,  b.  at  N.,  June  27,  1803;  d.  in  N.  Y.;  unmarried. 

Statiea  M.  Ayees,  b.  at  N.,  Dec.  16,  1815;  lived  at  the  old  home  with 
her  parents  until  1840,  then  at  Franklin  until  her  sister's  death,  then 
for  a  time  in  Dakota  and  later  in  Washington.  She  was  the  last  of  the 
family  and  was  called  home  in  May,  1888.  The  homestead  is  now  part 
of  the  farm  of  G.  B.  Gorrell. 

Third  Generation. 

(Children  of  Andrew  and  Mary  Kent  Ayers,  all  b.  in  N.) 

Saeah  a.  Ayees,  b.  May,  1822;  d.  in  childhood. 

Joseph  A.  Ayees,  b.  June,  1824,  was  a  machinist  and  d.,  unmarried, 
in  Havana,  Cuba,  Oct.,  1852. 

Hexey  M.  Ayees,  b.  Oct.  1,  1826,  remained  in  the  home  at  Greensboro 
and  still  lives  there  at  the  age  of  78;  he  never  m. 

Lucy  J.  Ayees,  b.  Feb.,  1830;    m.  Keniston  of  Vermont  and 

d.,  June,  1900,  leaving  a  son,  Henry  A.  Keniston  of  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

Maey  C.  Ayees,  b.  at  N.,  July  1834;  m.  (first)  Thomas  Card  of  New- 
market and  had  a  son,Blmer  E.,of  Spokane, Wash. ;  m.  (second)  Jasper 
Rollins  of  Hyde  Park,  Mass. 

Caboline  a.  Ateks,  b.  Oct.,  1841,  was  for  several  years  a  teacher. 
Later  she  returned  to  the  home  where  she  resides  with  her  brother, 
Henry,  at  Greensboro  Bend,  Vt. 


BALLANTYNE. 

Ada^i  S.  Ballantyne  (see  Granite  Mills  and  Tilton  gen.). 

Second    Generation. 

(B.  at  N.) 
James  R.  BAI,LA^-TYNE,  b.  Dec.  17,  1866;  d.  at  Tilton,  Sept.  15,  1885. 
Anna  C.  Baixantyne,  b.  Jan.  10,  1868;   m.,  June  26,  1895,  Franklin 
Downes,  b.  at  Machias,  Me.    They  reside  at  Lynn,  where  he  is  a  shoe 
manufacturer. 
2 


18  HISTORY   OF    NORTHFIELD. 

Willie  Tilton  Ballantyne,  b.  'May  10,  1869,  resides  at  Tllton. 

John  Scott  Ballantyne,  b.  Jan.  15,  1873;  m.,  Nov.  16,  1904,  Emma 
Emerson.     He  is  employed  at  Tilton  witli  residence  at  East  Tilton. 

Kate  I.  Ballantyne,  b.  June  10,  1875. 

Aethue  Scott  Ballantyne,  b.  Sept.  30,  1877;  m.,  May  7,  1899,  Edna 
James,  and  resides  in  Lynn,  Mass.  They  have  two  daus.,  Katherine 
and  Virginia. 


BATCHELDER  I. 

Aeel  Batcheldee,  b.  June  7,  1772,  came  to  N.  from  Loudon  and  lo- 
cated near  the  present  Oak  Hill  schoolhouse.  He  m.,  June  20,  1810, 
Anna  Austin  and  had  three  sons.  He  d.  at  Alexandria,  Feb.  27,  1866. 
M.  (second),  Sarah  Sanborn,  b.  Sept.  3,  1768.  They  had  nine  children. 
Only  one  of  the  sons  remained  in  N.  Four  of  his  sons  m.  four  Davis 
sisters. 

Second    Generation. 

Moses  Batcheldee  came  with  his  parents.  He  was  b.  at  Loudon,  Dec. 
26,  1798.  He  had  a  twin  brother,  Richard,  who  d.  May  3,  1800,  aged 
one  and  a  half  years.  He  first  bought  the  David  Davis  place  near  the 
river  but  sold  it  later  to  Rev.  Mr.  Kidder  and  bought  the  farm  of 
Abraham  Heath  on  the  top  of  Oak  Hill  and  spent  the  rest  of  his  life 
there.  He  was  a  progressive  and  prosperous  farmer.  He  m.,  March 
21,  1824,  Mary  Fox  Davis  and  had  a  son  and  daughter.  After  her 
death,  Aug.  22,  1868,  he  m.,  Jan.  6,  1S69,  Sally  B.  Davis,  her  sister. 

He  was  a  zealous  Methodist  and  a  powerful  exhorter  and  was  super- 
intendent of  Union  Sunday  school  for  many  years.     He  was  a  mili- 
tary man  and  rose  from  the  ranks  to  be  lieutenant-colonel  in  the  state  - 
militia.    He  d.  Oct.  12,  1881. 

Third  Generation. 

RiCHAED  N.  S.  Batcheldee,  b.  Sept.  2,  1833;  m.,  June  1,  1856,  Lizzie 
Brown  of  Canterbury,  b.  May  6,  1836,  and  d.  Oct.  19,  1866.  They  had 
one  daughter.  March  2,  1866,  he  m.  (second)  Mary  Farrar  of  Laconia 
and  had  a  dau.  and  two  sons.  He  returned  to  his  father's  homestead 
after  a  few  years  at  Tilton  and  Laconia,  where  he  spent  the  remainder 
of  his  life. 

He  taught  school  for  some  years;  then  was  a  mill  hand  and,  lastly, 
a  farmer,  making  a  specialty  of  raising  fruit,  poultry  and  vegetables. 
He  was  a  Methodist  and,  like  his  father,  superintendent  of  Union 
Sunday  school. 

He  was  fatally  injured,  while  directing  a  force  of  volunteer  workmen, 
by  falling  from  the  roof  of  Union  Church  on  Thanksgiving  Day,  Nov. 
24,  1898.  She  then  with  her  children  removed  to  Howard  Avenue, 
near  Tilton,  where  she  still  resides. 


GENEALOGIES.  19 

IKENE  Batcheldee,  b.  Oot  30,  1844;  m.,  1862,  Rev.  John  Chamberlain. 
(See  Chamberlain  gen.)  After  his  death  she  resided  at  the  home 
on  Oak  Hill  until  her  marriage  in  March,  1901,  to  Charles  Noyes  of 
Concord,  with  a  summer  home  at  Woodstock. 

Fourth  Generation. 

(Child  of  Richard  and  Mary  Brown  Batchelder.) 

Maey  B.  Batcheldee,  b.  at  N.,  Oct.  28,  1857;  m.  Frank  Bennett  of 
Hillsborough  Bridge  and  d.  there  Nov.,  1881. 

(Children  of  Richard  and  Mary  Farrar  Batchelder.) 

Lizzie  A.  Batcheldee,  b.  at  Laconia,  Aug.  22,  1872;  m.,  June  28,  1895, 
George  F.  Fisher  of  Boscawen.     They  reside  on  Howard  Avenue. 

Willis  M.  Batcheldee,  b.  at  Hillsborough,  April  3,  1876,  is  employed 
in  Philbrick  &  Hills'  store. 

Claeence  R.  Batcheldee,  b.  at  Hillsborough,  Feb.  10,  1879,  is  epi- 
ployed  in  store  of  W.  A.  Gardner  at  Tilton. 


BATCHELDER  II. 

Hazen"  Batcheldee's  ancestors  came  from  England  in  1630  and 
spread  rapidly  throughout  New  England.  He  was  b.  at  Loudon  in 
1794  and  settled  in  N.  on  the  banks  of  the  Merrimack  river,  on  a 
part  of  the  Austin  estate.  He  m.,  May  20,  1817,  Susan  Austin.  He 
was  a  good  carpenter  and  farmer.  They  had  five  dau.  and  two  sons. 
He  took  long  journeys  on  foot.  Even  after  90  years  of  age  he  could 
not  stop  to  ride  and  it  was  said  he  would  take  long  tramps  after  a 
liard  day's  work  just  to  "stretch  his  legs." 

Susan  Batcheldee,  b.  March  6,  1820;  m.  (pub.)  Oct.  9,  1855,  Ira 
Blaisdell  of  Salisbury  Beach.  He  was  a  house  builder  and  farmer 
on  the  main  road  near  the  Pond  schoolhouse,  where  he  d.  April  17, 
1853,  leaving  three  children.  She  m.  (secoiid)  Cyrus  Glines.  (See 
Glines  and  Blaisdell  gen.) 

Lasuka  d.  in  early  womanhood. 

Abiah  Batcheldee  m.  John  W.  Piper,  May  12,  1851.     (See  Piper  gen.) 

Julia  Batcheldee  m.  Bbenezer  Philbrook  and  resided  on  Oak  Hill 
and  later  at  Franklin  Falls,  where  he  d.,  leaving  two  sons,  Albee 
and  Walter.  She  now  resides  at  Watertown,  Mass.  Mr.  Philbrook's 
first  wife  was  a  dau.  of  Kinsley  Batchelder. 

Malikda  Batcheldee,  m.,  April  25,  1848,  Andrew  Allison  of  Boston, 
Mass.,  where  she  d. 

John  Batcheldee,  b.  1830;  m.  Almira  Worsley  of  Swanzey.  He 
removed  to  Keene  in  1862,  where  he  was  employed  by  the  Humphrey 
Mfg.  Co.,  builders  of  water  wheels,  until  1897.  He  d.  while  on  a 
visit  to  Colorado  June  10,  1898.  They  have  one  dau.,  Mrs.  Mary  P. 
W.  Carlton. 


20  HISTORY    OF    NOETHFIELD. 

Melissa  Batoheldee  m.  Elias  Sargent  of  Vergen'ties,  Vt.,  and  resided 
at  Fitohburg,  Mass.,  where  he  is  now  an  engineer  on  the  Fltchburg 
&  Wilmington  R.  R. 

She  d.  at  Nashua  en  route  for  home. 

They  had  one  son,  who  is  also  an  engineer  on  the  same  railroad. 


BATCHELDER  III. 

Saeah  Leavitt  Batoheldee  came  to  N.  in  1905  from  Manchester. 
She  was  the  wife  of  Jeremiah  Batchelder  of  Loudon,  who  d.  there, 
Sept.  13,  ISSS.  They  had  six  children.  Mrs.  Batchelder  resides  with 
her  son  on  Bay  St. 

Second    Generation. 

Lizzie  N.  Batoheldee,  b.  at  Loudon,  1871;  m..  May  7,  1893,  at  Lon- 
don Ridge,  Ellery  Jefts,  b.  1869.  He  is  a  carpenter.  They  reside  in 
Lynn,  Mass.,  and  have  one  child. 

William  Batoheldee  came  to  N.  in  1901  from  Loudon.  He  m.,  1900, 
Georgie  Wright  of  Gilmanton  and  resides  on  Gale  Ave.  They  have 
two  children,  Victor,  b.  1901,  and  Helen,  b.  1902.  They  are  about  to 
erect  a  home  on  Bay  St.    He  is  employed  by  the  Tilton  Optical  Co. 

Jay  Cliffoed  Batoheldee,  b.  at  Loudon,  June  5,  1878;  graduated 
from  Gilmanton  Academy,  class  of  1901.  He  remained  on  the  farm 
two  years,  removing  in  1903  to  N.  He  has  purchased  the  residence 
lately  erected  by  A.  H.  Hough  on  Bay  Street.  He  is  employed 
at  the  Tilton  Optical  Works.  He  is  a  member  of  Friendship  Grange 
and  of  Harmony  Lodge,  L  0.  0.  F.,  of  Tilton. 


BALCOM. 

Mbs.  Jane  Balcom  came  to  N.  from  Newfound  Lake.  She  had  for- 
merly lived  in  Lowell,  Mass.,  where  her  husband  was  a  conductor 
on  the  Stony  Brook  R.  R.  and  was  accidentally  killed  in  1844.  She 
was  employed  as  a  dresser  in  A.  H.  Tilton's  woolen  mills.  She  re- 
sides in  Tilton. 

Second    Generation. 

George  W.  Balcom,  b.  at  Lowell,  May  31,  1847;  m.,  Sept.  5,  1S70, 
Mary  Ella  Chase,  b.  at  N.,  Oct.  1,  1851.  He  has  charge  of  the  card- 
ing department  of  Tilton  Mills.  He  served  in  the  Civil  War  (see 
Boys  in  Blue).  They  have  a  son  and  dau.  and  one  died  in  infancy. 
They  now  reside  on  Prospect  Street,  Tilton. 

Third  Generation. 

(B.  at  N.) 
Feank  Geant  Balcom,  b.  Nov.  4,  1872;   m.,  June  2S,  1904,  Delphia 


GENEALOGIES.  21 

Louise  Verrill,  b.  in  Alexandria,  June  6,  187G.  He  was  employed  five 
years  by  W.  A.  Gardner,  grocer  at  Tilton,  and  now  by  the  postoffice 
department  of  Medford,  Mass.,  where  they  reside. 

Maby  Ellen  Balcom,  b.  April  23,  1874;  m.,  Feb.  4,  1902,  Charles 
T.  Walker,  b.  at  Boston,  May  31,  1872.  He  was  employed  for  several 
years  as  clerk  by  S.  W.  Taylor  and  is  now  with  Bayley  &  Rogers  in 
the  same  capacity.    They  reside  at  Tilton. 


BAYLEY. 


Geokge  C.  Bayley,  b.  at  Plymouth,  Jan.  17,  1859,  came  to  N.  from 
Tilton  in  1899.  He  m.,  1899,  Annie  P.  Thomas,  b.  at  St.  David's,  N.  B., 
1879.  He  is  of  the  firm  of  Bayley  &  Rogers,  grocers,  of  Tilton,  N.  H. 
He  was  with  his  father  on  the  farm  and  clerk  in  his  meat  and  pro- 
vision store  until  1883,  when  he  entered  the  employ  of  J.  F.  Taylor, 
and  after  his  death  continued  with  S.  W.  Taylor  until  his  retire- 
ment, when  he  purchased  the  business  in  1904.  Mr.  Bayley  is  a 
member  of  Olive  Branch  Lodge,  No.  16,  A.  F.  and  A.  M.,  of  Plymouth, 
Pemigewasset  Chapter,  and  Mt.  Horeb  Commandery,  Knights  Templar, 
of  Concord.    They  have  a  dau.  Catherine  S.,  b.  at  N.,  Sept.  22,  1900. 


BARNARD. 


Charles  Baenaed,  b.  at  Bridgewater,  Nov.  12,  1860;  m.,  at  Plymouth, 
April  26,  1884,  Anna  B.  Kidder,  b.  at  Goffstown.  They  came  to  N., 
Oct.  20,  1897.  He  bought  the  Cofran  place  on  Bean  Hill  of  Charles 
Weeks,  who  then  removed  to  Tilton.  Dec.  13,  1900,  his  commodious 
farm  buildings  were  destroyed  by  fire.  He  rebuilt  the  following  year, 
living  meanwhile  at  the  home  of  the  late  Timothy  Hills.  Only  two 
of  their  six  children  were  b.  in  N.  Mr.  Barnard  is  serving  a  second 
term  on  the  N.  board  of  education. 

Second    Generation. 

Ralph,  Paul,  Aethub,  Ruth  Babnabd,  b.  at  Bridgewater. 
BuETON  Baenaed,  b.  at  N.,  Nov.  17,  1897. 
Hn-DEETH  Baenaed,  b.  at  N.,  1900. 


BEAN. 

Hezekiah  Beax  came  to  N.  from  Belmont  and  purchased  the  farm 
of  Moses  Garland  at  the  Centre.  He  m.  Mary  Copp  of  Gilmanton. 
They  had  one  son,  John  Wesley,  b.  at  Belmont,  who  d.  in  childhood. 
Mr.  Bean  sold  his  farm  in  1872  to  Francis  Stevens,  removed  nearer 
the  village  and  built  the  house  on  Park  Street,  now  owned  by  Jonas 
DoUey,  where  he  d.  May  8,  1874.    Mrs.  Bean  d.  April  24,  1879.    Bach 


22  HISTORY    OF    NORTHFIELD. 

d.  at  64  years  of  age  and  are  buried  in  Park  cemetery.     They  were 
devoted  Methodists  and  left  a  liberal  bequest  to  Tilton  Seminary. 


BECKLER. 

Daniel  W.  Becklee  came  to  N.  from  Boston,  Mass.,  in  March,  1871. 
He  was  b.  at  Monmouth,  Me.  His  family  consisted  of  a  wife  and 
one  child.  Flora,  who  was  b.  at  Boston,  Mass.  He  was  an  extensive 
dealer  in  lumber,  having  a  large  wharf  where  the  lumber  was  un- 
loaded from  steamers.  He  was  also  a  contractor  and  builder.  He 
purchased  the  W.  H.  Cilley  place  and  other  real  estate  of  an  agent 
in  Boston  and  made  of  it  a  summer  home  and  stock  farm.  He  was 
a  lover  of  good  horses  and  often  had  17  or  IS  thoroughbreds.  He 
lived  at  N.  about  six  years  when  he  sold  to  a  Mr.  Stetson  of  Boston. 
Albert  C.  Lord  purchased  the  "Matthew  Whitcher  place"  of  Mr.  Stetson 
in  1874.  Mr.  Beckler  then  removed  to  Boston,  where  he  conducted 
a  livery  business  for  several  years,  finally  going  West. 

Maky  Becklee,  sister  of  the  above,  m.  Everard  G.  Powers,  who 
came  with  Mr.  Beckler  from  Boston  and  was  his  foreman  and  farmer. 
June  21,  1875,  he  removed  to  Tilton  when  the  buildings  were  burned. 
He  m.  (second)  Helen  F.  Clifford,  and  carried  on  a  trucking  business 
for  several  years.  He  is  now  foreman  of  G.  H.  Tilton's  box  shop. 
He  has  one  dau.,  Cora,  b.  at  Boston. 


BENITEZ. 


Feancisco  Benitez  was  b.  in  Cadiz,  Spain,  April  1,  1822.  When 
he  was  ten  years  old  a  sea  captain  from  Marblehead,  Mass.,  spent 
a  while  in  the  home  and  the  boy  desired  to  accompany  him  to  America. 

The  father  gave  his  unwilling  consent  only  on  condition  that  he 
would  bring  him  back  on  his  next  trip,  a  promise  he  could  not  keep 
as  the  boy  was  not  to  be  found  when  the  ship  sailed.  He  wrote  his 
parents  several  letters  but  finally  no  answers  came.  He  was  an  apt 
scholar  and  commenced  his  education  at  15  and  even  took  the  higher 
branches  and  took  care  of  himself.  He  m.  in  Middletown,  Mass.,  April 
6,  1845,  Hannah  Merrill  of  Holderness,  where  he  remained  six  years. 
In  1851  he  purchased  a  farm  in  Laconia  and  later  resided  at  Rip- 
ton,  Vt.,  and  Sanbornton  Bays,  owning  two  farms.  These  he  sold 
and  came  to  East  N.,  where  he  lived  a  number  of  years.  He  was 
divorced  and  m.  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Bailey,  returning  to  Sanbornton,  near 
his  daughter,  where  he  d.  Dec.  16,  1892.    She  d.  Aug.,  1894. 

Second    Generation. 

Maet  Aechek  Lora  Benitez,  b.  at  Middletown,  April  5,  1846;  m., 
first,  Day  and  had  one  son,  Harry  F.   Day,  who  was  adopted 


GENEALOGIES.  23 

by  bis  grandfather  in  1S72  and  took  his  name    (Benitez).     She  m. 

(second)  Wescott  and  has  one  son.    They  reside  in  Sanbornton. 

Fra>'ci.sco   Hadlet,  b.   at  Middletown,   Mass.,  April  15,   1850;    d.   in 
Danvers,  Mass.,  Aug.  18,  1899,  leaving  a  wife  and  dau. 


BLAISDELL. 

lEA  Blaisdell  was  b.  at  Goffstown,  SeiJt.  30,  1815.  He  m..  May  2, 
1S41,  at  Manchester,  Susan  Batchelder  of  N.,  b.  March  6,  1820.  He  came 
to  N.  and  lived  for  a  time  on  the  Slader  farm  but  purchased  later 
of  Joseph  Dearborn  the  place  now  owned  by  the  heirs  of  John  Watson, 
and  erected  new  buildings  thereon.  He  was  a  farmer  and  carpenter 
and  had  a  family  of  three.  He  d.  April  10,  1853.  She  later  m. 
Cyrus  Glines  of  N.  and  d.  Feb.  3,  1866.     (See  Glines  gen.) 

Second   Generation. 

Malixda  Wilson  Blaisdell,  b.  May  28,  1843;  m.,  Nov.  26,  1867, 
Byron  Tobie  of  Manchester,  where  they  at  first  resided,  coming  later 
to  Franklin.  He  was  paymaster  for  the  Winnepesaukee  Paper  Co.  for 
26  years.    He  has  now  a  store  at  Hill  and  a  farm  at  Profile  Falls. 

Mrs.  Tobie  is  agent  for  the  S.  P.  C.  A.  with  home  on  Prospect  Hill, 
Franklin  Falls. 

Julia  F.  Blaisdell,  m.,  1870,  Loren  Bryant  of  Newton,  Mass.,  and 
has  always  lived  at  Franklin  Falls.  He  has  been  employed  by  the 
International  Paper  Co.  for  a  quarter  of  a  century. 

Albert  J.  Blaisdell,  b.  Thursday,  May  18,  1848;  m.,  1868,  Angle 
Bartlett  of  Hill  and  remained  for  a  while  at  Franklin,  removing  in 
1880  to  Hyde  Park,  Mass.  He  is  a  frescoer  and  decorative  art  painter 
in  and  around  Boston.  They  had  three  children,  but  one  of  whom 
survives,  Mrs.  Bertha  Moon  of  New  York  city,  who  is  employed  in 
tapestry  painting.    A  son  d.  at  Boston  University  at  the  age  of  26. 


BLANCHARD. 


Edward  Blanchaed,  1st.,  was  one  of  the  men  furnished  by  the 
state  for  scouting  purposes  under  Capt.  Jeremiah  Clough,  who  kept  the 
old  fort  at  Canterbury  (see  Military  Sketch).  His  wife  was  Bridget, 
of  Scotch-Irish  descent.  He  was  killed  by  the  Indians  about  1738 
and  Bridget,  his  wife,  who  once  was  surprised  and  taken  captive 
while  out  after  the  cows,  eluded  her  captors  and  showed  such  fleet- 
ness  In  running,  even  though  a  very  corpulent  woman,  that  they 
stopped  their  pursuit  and  shook  their  sides  with  laughter  while  she 
safely  arrived  at  the  fort. 

Their  son  Benjamin  went  up  from  the  fort  to  the  north  fields  in 
1760,  through  the  unbroken  forest  to  the  foot  of  Bay  Hill  to  the  farm 


2i  HISTOKY    OF    NORTHPIELD. 

later  owned  by  Judge  Peter  Wadleigh,  and  made  a  clearing  for  his 
cabin,  and  there  later  brought  his  wife,  Bridget  Fitzgerald,  and  nine 
children.  He  was  then  41  years  old.  He  paid  for  his  farm  partly  in 
services  as  surveyor  in  running  the  boundary  and  $750  in  furs.  Of 
this  home  and  their  pioneer  life  Mr.  Hunt  gives  a  glowing  picture  else- 
where. 

She  d.  and  was  buried  in  the  orchard  close  by  a  tree  that  was  known 
to  succeeding  generations  as  the  "Granny  Tree."  He  d.  at  the  home 
of  his  son  Edward  on  the  Byron  Shaw  place  but  was  buried  here 
and  the  exact  spot  was  for  many  years  unknown.  When  the  present 
"Wadleigh  house  was  built  the  stone  was  found  in  digging  the  cellar. 

This  farm  fell  to  his  son  Edward,  who  sold  to  Lieut.  Charles  Glidden 
in  1805  for  $2,000. 

Mr.  Blanchard  was  a  man  of  great  industry  and  mechanical  skill. 
He  spent  much  of  his  time  as  an  old  man  in  whittling.  He  wore 
pantaloons  patched  with  woodchuck  skins  to  protect  them  from  wear 
and  he  seemed  a  patriarch  with  his  thick  white  hair  hanging  down 
long  over  his  shoulders.  He  had  a  brother  or  uncle  Joseph,  an  officer 
in  the  French  and  Indian  War,  who,  in  1754,  marched  600  men  up  to 
Salisbury  Fort,  now  the  site  of  the  Orphans'  Home,  and  thence 
through  the  wilderness  to  Crown  Point  and  Canada.  He  had  another 
brother  who  kept  a  hotel  in  Concord  in  1785,  who  directed  the  Hills 
to  Bay  Hill  when  they  came  up  from  Haverhill  seeking  new  homes. 

Richard  Blanohaed,  called  "Old  Sergeant,"  was  possibly  a  brother 
of  Benjamin,  although  I  have  nothing  but  hearsay  for  authority.  He 
lived  near  Range  No.  3  on  the  east  slope  of  Zion's  Hill.  He  m.,  for  his 
second  wife,  Handcock,  dau.  of  Jacob,  and  had  many  chil- 
dren. Sally  d.  Aug.,  1849,  Billy  and  Jerry,  the  younger  ones,  were 
known  to  many  yet  living,  while  a  dau.  of  Sally,  named  Ruth,  m. 
Oilman  Bennett  of  Hill,  Dec.  16,  1849,  and  d.,  the  last  owner  of 
the  old  home.  The  old  graveyard  in  the  orchard  has  a  curious  variety 
of  tombstones  and  inscriptions.  Richard  was  a  Revolutionary  soldier 
and  left  his  plow  in  the  furrow  and  went  unenlisted  with  William 
Forrest  to  overtake  the  "Patriots"  on  the  way  to  Bunker  Hill.  They 
came  back,  harvested  their  crops  and  then  enlisted  for  the  war. 

Second  Generation. 

Elizabeth  Blanchaed  m.  Wm.  Glines  and  lived  in  the  north  fields 
near  the  Canterbury  line.  (See  Glines  gen.)  He  was  a  Revolutionary 
soldier  and  had  many  children. 

Richard  Blanchaed,  1st,  (son  of  Benjamin  and  Bridget  Fitzgerald) 
m.  Polly  Webster  and  lived  on  the  "River  Road,"  (probably  the  first 
range).    After  his  death  she  m.  Lieut.  Thomas  Clough. 

Edward  Blanchard,  who  succeeded  to  the  homestead,  was  a  man 
of  commanding  character  and  influence  in  the  town,  being  one  of  the 
selectmen  of  N.  for  20  years.     His  wife  was  Azuba  Kezar  of  Scot- 


GENEALOGIES.  25 

land,  one  of  tlie  early  emigrants  to  Londonderry.  They  had  nine 
sons  and  one  daughter,  all  of  whom  settled  in  town. 

He  built  the  Daniel  Blanchard  house,  now  the  "Farms,"  and  brought 
the  seeds  for  the  apple  trees  from  Hampstead.  These  trees  have  fur- 
nished generous  crops  for  more  than  three-quarters  of  a  century. 

His  possessions,  besides  the  150  acres  of  homestead,  comprised  the 
farms  of  Abraham  Brown,  Jason  Foss,  the  Gile  farm  and  a  part  of  the 
estate  held  for  many  years  by  Thomas  Chase,  Esq. 

He  settled  all  his  married  children  around  him  and  made  a  home 
for  his  father  (the  first  settler)  in  his  old  age. 

He,  with  his  wife  and  six  children,  are  buried  in  the  Hodgdon 
burying  ground. 

Third    Generation. 

(Children  of  Edward  and  Azuba  Kezar  Blanchard.) 

Ebenezeb  Blanchaed,  son  of  Benjamin,  opened  a  store  on  Bay  Hill 
at  the  homestead.     In  1789  he  sold  out  to  Squire  Glidden. 

He  m.  Sarah  Smith  of  Windham,  Nov.,  1794.  He  was  b.  June  12, 
1768,  she  on  March  7,  1774. 

They  had  six  children,  all  b.  at  Bay  Hill.  He  moved  his  store 
to  Sanbornton  Bridge,  close  by  the  end  of  the  bridge.  Quarters  soon 
became  too  small,  for  "Squire  Blanchard  was  a  thrifty  man,"  so  he 
purchased  the  brown  house  that  is  still  standing  at  an  age  of  over 
100  years,  the  property  of  W.  S.  Hill,  and  business  and  family  found 
shelter  under  the  same  roof.  Soon  after  a  larger  store  was  erected 
where  Morrill  &  Co.'s  storehouse  stands.  Here  he  left  his  business  to 
,a  partner  and  bought  the  "Old  Joe  Noyes  place"  at  Salisbury,  now 
Franklin.    Here  he  lived  and  traded,  Mr.  Goodwin  says,  40  years. 

He  d.  in  1847.  None  of  the  children  located  in  N.  In  1820,  when 
the  Franklin  Congregational  Church  was  being  built,  he  gave  the  site 
and  took  a  large  number  of  pews,  and  was  called  the  "Father  of  the 
enterprise."  His  dau.  Isabella  became  Mrs.  James  West  of  Concord, 
who  later  dwelt  many  years  in  the  home,  caring  for  her  mother  in  her 
declining  years,  and  lived  to  extreme  age.  Alice,  wife  of  Kendall 
•O.  Peabody,  Mrs.  Stephen  Kendrick  and  Edward  and  Ebenezer,  Jr., 
all  lived  and  d.  at  Franklin. 

Richard  Blaxghabd,  2d.,  m.,  April  10,  1806,  Hannah,  dau.  of  Daniel 
Hills,  and  had  a  dau.  Hannah. 

His  father  had  given  him  the  Brown  place  and  erected  on  it  a  two- 
story  double  house,  which  is  still  in  a  good  state  of  preservation 
and  is  now  owned  by  Byron  Shaw,  Esq.  He  had  just  moved  there 
to  care  for  his  father  when  he  died  very  suddenly  of  spotted  fever  in 
1806.  His  brother  Reuben  d.  at  the  same  time,  and  the  wife  of 
Richard,  heart-broken,  the  same  year. 

It  is  said  that  the  poor  old  father  cried  out,  "My  staff  is  broken; 
my  all  is  gone,"  and,  refusing  to  be  comforted,  died  the  next  day. 


26  HISTORY    OF    NOBTHPIELD. 

David  Blanchaed  left  home  one  winter  day  with.  Simon  Oilman^ 
fox  hunting.  A  snow  storm  came  up  and  drove  Mr.  Oilman  home. 
Blanchard  went  on  and  never  returned.  He  was  found  later  on  the 
windfall,  sitting  by  the  trunk  of  a  tree,  frozen,  about  a  mile  from. 
Sondogardy  Pond.  There  was  an  old  superstition  that  the  blood 
would  start  in  a  corpse  if  its  murderer's  hand  was  laid  upon  it. 
No  one  thought  Mr.  Gilman  was  in  any  way  responsible  for  his  death 
but  at  the  family's  request  he  went  willingly  and  laid  his  hand  upon 
him,  but  with  no  result,  of  course. 

James  Blaxchaed  inherited  half  the  paternal  acres  but  sold  to 
his  brother  George  and  soon  after  died  of  consumption. 

Geoege  Blanchaed,  b.  1791,  sold  his  entire  estate  to  Daniel  and, 
went  to  live  with  his  sister,  Mrs.  Chase,  where  he  d.  Oct.,  1850. 

Lieut.  Reuben  Blanchaed  received  his  share,  what  was  for  many 
years  the  Joseph  and  Alfred  Gile  farm.  He  was  a  blacksmith  and 
later  removed  to  Maine,  after  selling  out  to  Daniel.  He  m.,  July  29, 
1792,  Peace  Hodgdon  of  N.,  and  (second)  Judith  Hancock,  Nov.  11,  1797. 
He  returned  home  five  years  later,  and  died  of  consumption. 

Daniel  Blanchaed,  now  owning  all  his  brothers'  estates,  moved  his 
house,  previously  erected  near  the  Shaw  house,  to  the  spot  where 
the  Gile  residence  now  stands,  and  later  went  to  live  on  the  home- 
stead and  there  resided  to  the  end  of  his  life.  He  m.  (first)  Esther' 
Parkinson  of  Canterbury,  by  whom  he  had  four  children. 

She  was  killed  in  a  carriage  accident  on  the  hill  south  of  the 
Streeter  place,  May  29,  1823.  He  m.  (second)  Nancy,  sister  of  his  for- 
mer wife,  and  had  two  children.  Mr.  Blanchard  d.  Nov.  5,  1865,  aged- 
86.    She  d.  at  Lowell,  Mass.,  April  3,  ISSO,  aged  91. 

Elizabeth  Blanchaed,  b.  at  N.,  m.  Thomas  Chase  of  Newbury.  (See 
Chase  gen.) 

John  Blanchaed  was  an  eminent  school  teacher  in  Philadelphia. 
But  little  is  known  of  him  except  the  fact  that  his  grateful  pupils 
erected  a  monument  to  his  memory.     He  never  married. 

Fourth  Generation. 

(Child  of  Richard  and  Hannah  Hill  Blanchard.) 

Naecissa  Blanchaed,  b.  1806,  was  orphaned  by  the  death  of  her 
father  and  mother  the  same  year.  She  m.,  Sept.  26,  1822,  Daniel 
Herrick  of  N.  Factory  Village.     (See  Herrick  gen.) 

(Children  of  Daniel  and  Esther  Parkinson  Blanchard.) 
Letitia  Blanchaed,  b.  at  N.,  m.,  Sept.  5,  1840,  John  Holt  of  Lowell, 
Mass.,   where   they   resided   and   both   died.     They   had   two   children, 
Mrs.  Esther  Hyland.of  Lowell  and  Janet  Holt  of  Lowell. 
Janette  Blanchaed  resided  in  Lowell  and  never  married. 
Daniel  J.  and  Sxlvan  died  unmarried. 

(Children  of  Daniel  and  Nancy  Parkinson  Blanchard.) 
John  I.  Blanchaed,  b.  Jan.  29,  1826.     He  went  to  California  when 


GENEALOGIES.  27 

a  young  man  and  remained  until  old  age,  returning  in  Oct.,  1896,  to 
the  old  home,  where  he  d.  April  25,  1903.  "With  his  death  the  name 
disappears  from  the  records  of  the  town. 

lANTHE  Blais-chaed,  b.  at  N.  Aug.  10,  1824;  m.  Jan.,  1850,  Edward  C. 
Rice  (see  Rice  gen.  and  portrait). 

Note. — Master  Parkinson  came  from  New  York  City.  He  was  a  grad- 
uate of  Nassau  Hall  and  was  carefully  trained  by  his  parents  to  become 
a  minister,  but  he  could  not  accept  the  doctrine  of  the  decrees.  After 
he  graduated  he  drifted  into  New  England,  first  as  a  schoolmaster 
and  then  going  to  war,  later  turning  to  farming  in  Prancestown, 
where  he  m.  He  was  no  farmer  and  went  back  to  the  schools  as  a 
classic  teacher  for  more  than  a  third  of  a  century. 


BOSWORTH. 

Walter  Boswoeth  came  from  Litchfield,  Me.,  to  N.  in  1899.  He  was 
b.  there  in  1874  and  m.  Luthla  Bubier,  July  16,  1895;  b.  at  Gardiner, 
Me.,  in  1878. 

Mr.  Bosworth  is  a  carpenter  and  resides  on  Arch  St.  They  have 
three  children. 

Second   Generation. 

Wilson-  Boswoeth,  b.  at  Litchfield,  Me.,  May  19,  1896. 
Raymond  Henry  Boswoeth,  b.  in  N.,  April  19,  1901. 
Chestee  Boswoeth,  b.  March  31,  1905. 


BOYNTON. 

Courtland  Boynton"  came  to  N.  in  1874  and  purchased  a  home  at  the 
corner  of  Elm  and  Arch  Streets.  He  was  connected  with  C.  T.  Almy 
in  the  manufacture  of  cotton  yarn,  silesia  and  fine  sheeting  in  the 
Winnisquam  mill  at  Tilton.  The  business  proved  unprofitable  and 
was  abandoned  in  1884.  Mr.  Boynton  was  next  superintendent  and 
part  owner  In  the  Buell  hosiery  mill  in  N.  He  was  a  prominent  citizen 
and  a  trustee  of  lona  Savings  bank. 

He  erected  a  new  home  in  Tilton  in  1876  on  the  Franklin  road. 
Mrs.  Boynton  was  an  artist  of  worth  and  occasionally  appeared  in 
public  as  a  lecturer  of  pleasing  address  and  literary  merit. 

They,  removed  to  Dorchester,  Mass.,  where  she  d.  Jan.  30,  1898.  She 
had  been  previously  m.  and  had  two  sons,  William  and  Arthur  Frost. 
The  former  Is  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Nichols  &  Frost,  Fitchburg, 
Mass.,  and  the  latter  is  of  Boston,  Mass.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Boynton  had 
a  dau.  Zilla,  b.  at  N.  in  1875  and  d.  Aug.  12,  1875.  He  was  secretary 
of  Doric  Lodge  of  A.  F.  and  A.  M. 


28  HISTORY    OF    NORTHFIELD. 

BOWLES. 

William  Bowles  was  one  of  the  earliest  teachers  in  town.  He  had 
a  home  north  of  the  Clisby  place,  of  which  the  cellar  is  now  plainly 
visible.  Just  below  stood  the  immense  pine  that  was  felled  for  a 
fence  and  lay  its  long  length  up  the  hill.  Regardless  of  any  value  as 
wood  and  timber,  it  was  allowed  to  decay  with  the  years  and  some  of 
its  substance  must  still  be  in  sight.  It  was  said  that  a  yoke  of  oxen 
was  driven  on  the  stump  and  had  plenty  of  room  to  turn  around.  This 
was  the  region  of  great  trees,  and  several  stood  east  of  the  meeting 
house. 

Master  Bowles  was  a  fine  penman  and  much  of  his  work  is  to  be 
seen  on  the  early  "Prizel  lists"  and  cash  accounts  of  the  town,  and 
he  was  a  useful  man  generally. 


BRALEY. 


Alexander  Bralet  came  to  N.  from  Danbury.  He  m.  Mrs.  Phebe 
Glines  Ludlow  and  had  a  family  of  two  sons  and  a  daughter.  Mrs. 
Braley  d.  July  24,  1876. 

Second    Generation. 

CoKNELius  Ludlow  Bralet,  b.  at  Canterbury;  m.  (first)  Pamelia  Col- 
lins; m.  (second)  Flora  Batney,  b.  at  Alexandria.  He  served  in  the 
Civil  War  (see  Boys  in  Blue).  They  had  four  children,  three  girls 
and  a  boy.  Mr.  Braley  received  a  pension.  He  removed  to  AVilmot 
and  later  to  Meredith,  where  he  d. 

PEAiiTK  Bralet,  b.  at  N.;  m.  Mary  Avery  of  Plymouth,  and  had 
five  children.  He  also  served  in  the  Civil  War  (see  Boys  in  Blue). 
He  d.  at  Lakeport. 

Pamelia  Bralet,  b.  at  N.,  m.,  March  20,  1S68,  Oliver  Grover,  and 
had  two  daughters.  She  m.  (second)  Alonzo  York  and  removed  to 
Lakeport.  He  d.  Jan.,  1902.  She  now  resides  in  Franklin  with  her 
daughter,  Mrs.  Sydney  Horns. 


BRIGHAM. 


Paul  Brigham,  b.  1812,  came  from  Vermont  and  bought  the  Ben- 
jamin Hannaford  farm  on  the  main  road.  They  were  elderly  people 
and  childless  and  came  to  be  near  their  relatives,  the  Colbys,  on  the 
Canterbury  Intervale.  He  farmed  here  several  years  and  d.  Feb.  19, 
1884.  Mrs.  Brigham  afterwards  sold  and  went  to  live  at  Leonard 
Colby's,  where  she  d.  The  place  then  passed  to  the  ownership  of 
George  C.  Hurlburt  and  the  buildings  were  burned  in  1SS6. 


GENEALOGIES.  29 

BROWN    I. 

David  BRO^v^'  was  b.  at  Pittsfield,  July  17,  1810,  and  m.  (first)  Rhoda 
Mason  of  Chichester,  who  d.  at  N.  in  1875.  He  m.  (second)  Marinda 
Stewart  Canfield  of  Franldin  Falls,  May  1,  1S76. 

He  bought  his  first  home  east  of  the  Cofran  place  on  Bean  Hill. 
The  house  was  later  occupied  by  Joshua  Ordway  and  James  Goodwin 
and  was  finally  sold  to  William  Woodbury,  torn  down  and  removed. 
Mr.  Brown  was  later  overseer  of  the  town  farm  for  ten  years. 

On  Oct.  29,  1842,  he  purchased  75  acres  of  land  and  a  small  house 
(the  Knowles  place)  further  down  the  hill  and  enlarged  and  reno- 
vated the  buildings  until  none  more  convenient  could  be  found  in 
town.  He  also  added  land  as  opportunity  offered.  He  was  a  man 
of  great  endurance,  a  Quaker  in  belief  and  always  true  to  his  con- 
victions. He  d.  July  4,  1902.  Mrs.  Brown  d.  April  9,  1905,  aged  67. 
They  had  one  child. 

Second    Generation. 

Ada  J.  Bkowit,  b.  at  N.,  April  10,  1877;  m.,  Dec.  24,  1904,  Herbert 
Laroy  Cram.  After  a  brief  course  at  the  graded  school  and  Tilton 
Seminary  she  assumed,  after  her  father's  death,  the  management  of 
the  farm. 


BROWN   II. 


Abeahaji  Bkown,  b.  May  8,  1753;  came  to  the  north  fields  of  Can- 
terbury prior  to  1780  from  Epping  and  bought  original  lot  No.  18, 
now  owned  by  Freeman  B.  Shedd.  His  early  ancestry  cannot  be 
traced  owing  to  the  destruction  of  Epping  records,  but  they  were  of 
English  descent.  He  m.  Mary  Butler,  b.  March  30,  1760.  Her  father. 
Rev.  Benjamin  Butler,  was  a  graduate  of  Harvard  College  and  her 
mother,  Dorcas  Abbott,  was  from  Andover,  Mass.  Many  of  their 
descendants  held  places  of  honor  in  state  and  nation.  Mr.  Brown  m.  in 
1776.  He  served  three  years  in  the  Revolutionary  War  as  drummer 
and  four  as  an  adjutant.  He  d.  at  N.  May  8,  1824.  She  survived  him 
22  years.     They  had  ten  children. 

Second   Generation. 

PoixY  Bkowit,  b.  March  13,  1777;  m.  John  Hills,  b.  at  Haverhill, 
Mass.     (See  Hills  gen.) 

Sallt  Bkown,  b.  at  Epping,  Feb.  17,  1779;  d.  at  N.,  Dec.  9,  1849. 

Hannah  Bkown,  b.  at  N.,  Dec.  9,  1791;  d.  March  15,  1859.  She  m., 
Sept.  29,  1817,  Jeremiah  Forrest  of  Canterbury  Borough  and  resided 
there  until  his  death,  Aug.  9,  1845,  when  she  went  with  her  family  to 
Illinois.  She  d.  at  Cottage  Hill,  March  15,  1859.  They  had  five  chil- 
dren, all  of  whom  resided  in  the  West. 

Phebe  Brown,  b.  at  N.,  June  7,  1796,  and  d.  at  East  Andover,  May 
28,  1852. 


30  HISTORY    OP    NORTHFIELD. 

Benjamin  Butlee  Beown,  b.  at  N.,  April  19,  1800;  m.,  Dec.  30,  1824, 
Phebe  Gale  of  Sanbornton.  He  was  a  slioemaker  at  the  Centre  for 
many  years.  She  d.  there  Feb.,  1845.  They  had  seven  children.  He 
m.  (second)  Mary  Sanborn,  Feb.  4,  1855,  and  resided  at  Bast  Andover, 
where  both  d.    He,  Feb.  4,  1867. 

DoECAs  Beown,  b.  at  N.,  April  5,  1785;  m.,  1807,  Enoch  Osgood  of 
Salisbury,  Mass.,  who  removed  to  Salisbury,  N.  H.,  in  1790  and  d.  there 
in  1832,  aged  60.  They  had  a  family  of  eight.  The  family  moved  to 
East  Andover  in  1835,  where  she  d.  in  1861. 

Abeaham  Bbowk,  b.  at  N.,  Sept.  1,  1787;  m.,  Dec.  31,  1808,  Betsey^ 
Forrest  of  Canterbury  Borough.  They  resided  at  first  on  Bay  Hill, 
going  later  with  his  father  to  the  newly  erected  home  of  Richard 
Blanchard,  now  the  Byron  Shaw  farm.  He  inherited  this  farm  on 
his  father's  death  and  spent  his  life  there.  He  had  five  children. 
He  d.  June  8,  1861.    She  d.  Dec.  27,  1860. 

He  was  a  thrifty  farmer  and  dealer  in  cattle,  which  he  drove  to 
Brighton  for  many  years.  He  represented  the  town  in  the  Legis- 
latures of  1835  and  1836.  He  was  a  trusted  friend  of  President  Franklin 
Pierce  and  declined  an  appointment  to  the  deputy  marshalship  under 
his  administration.  He  filled  many  town  offices.  Mrs.  Brown,  living 
in  the  early  days  of  our  republic,  was  one  of  the  few  women  well  in- 
formed in  national  affairs  and  was  a  "woman  of  faculty"  in  its  most 
varied  sense. 

Claeissa  Beown,  b.  March  30,  1804;  m.,  Jan.  24,  1824,  Edward  Chase. 
She  d.  at  Meredith  June  1,  1825,  leaving  one  dau. 

Hbnet  Butler  Beown,  b.  at  N.,  July  4,  1802;  read  medicine  with 
Dr.  Crosby  of  Hanover  and  graduated  in  1827.  He  m.,  Jan.  24,  1829, 
Laura  Ticknor  of  Lebanon  and  settled  in  Hartford,  Vt.  In  1857  he  re- 
moved to  Rockford,  III.  Mrs.  Brown  d.  there  Dec.  20,  1867.  He  again 
m.,  and  d.  at  Big  Rapids,  Mich.,  Dec.  13,  1872.  They  had  two  sons 
and  two  dau.,  Darwin,  a  physician  of  Big  Rapids,  and  Finley,  a 
business  man  in  Chicago,  Mrs.  Kate  Bronson  of  Big  Rapids  and  Mrs. 
Davis  of  Chicago.     There  are  14  of  the  next  generation. 

Third  Generation. 

(Children  of  Abraham  and  Betsey  Forrest  Brown.) 
(B.  at  N.) 

Haerison  Butleb  Beown,  b.  Nov.  10,  1809;  m.  Harriet  Chase.  (See 
Chase  gen.)  They  purchased  the  Glidden  farm  at  the  Centre,  of 
Dudley  Varney,  and  the  place  soon  became  famous  for  big  oxen  and 
large  crops  of  corn.  They  had  two  sons  and  a  dau.  He  d.  Sept.  30, 
1870.  She  d.  July  31,  1896.  He  was  a  man  of  influence  but  declined 
public  ofiice. 

Samuel  Butler  Beown  (see  portrait),  b.  Dec.  12,  1813;  m.,  Nov.  6, 
1837,  Lydia  Leighton  of  N.,  b.  July  9,  1814.  He  inherited  the  homestead 
and  his  father's  democracy.  He  held  several  times  over  all  the  oflaces  in 
the  gift  of  the  town  and  was  its  representative  in  1861-'62.    They  had 


SAMUEL   BUTLER   BROWN. 


GENEALOGIES. 


31 


five  children.  He  d.  Aug.  18,  1870.  The  farm  then  passed  to  the  own- 
ership of  Byron  Shaw. 

Mary  Butler  Beowx,  b.  Nov.  11,  1817;  m.,  March  12,  1837,  Thomas 
Chase,  b.  at  N.,  Sept.,  ISIO.     (See  Chase  gen.)     She  d.  April  12,  1876. 

Climexa  Bkowx,  b.  March  12,  1819;  m.,  April  17,  1837,  Joseph  Mor- 
rill of  Canterbury.  He  was  widely  known  as  the  "apple-tree  man." 
Their  home  was  a  model  of  thrift,  from  which  they  dispensed  bounty 
to  all  in  need.  They  had  three  children.  She  d.  1876.  He  d.,  Nov.  1, 
1895. 

Susan  M.  Beown,  b.  Nov.  27,  1S22;  m..  May  10,  1849,  Napoleon  B. 
Bryant  of  Andover,  who  became  a  lawyer  of  note  at  Concord,  Boston, 
and  elsewhere.  She  d.  in  Boston,  May  16,  1874;  he  at  East  Andover, 
Jan.,  1902.    They  had  eight  children,  three  of  whom  survive. 

(Children  of  Benjamin  and  Phebe  Gale  Brown.) 

Hex-et  Brown,  b.  in  Sanbornton,  Sept.  21,  1825,  read  medicine  with 
Dr.  F.  B.  Brown  at  Hartford,  Vt,  and  went  in  1849  to  California,  passing 
"around  the  Cape,"  where  he  m.  Mrs.  Cordelia  Myers.  They  had  a 
son,  Frank  R.  Brown,  now  living  on  the  island  of  Unga,  Alaska,  and  a 
dau.,  Mrs.  Phebe  Rhodes  of  Victoria,  B.  C.    They  each  have  children. 

Stephen  Gale  Brown,  b.  at  Sanbornton,  Sept.  28,  1827;  d.  at  Sut- 
ter's Fort,  Cal.,  in  1849. 

Benjamin  Franklin  Beown,  b.  at  Nottingham,  Oct.  27,  1831;  m. 
Phebe  Sanborn  of  Canterbury,  April  5,  1855,  who  was  b.  Oct.  12,  1836. 
He  was  a  man  of  great  enterprise  and  varied  business  and  resided  at 
Tilton,  Boston  and  later  at  Concord,  where  he  d.,  Aug.  18,  1899.  They 
had  four  dau.     She  resides  in  the  home  at  Concord. 

Maey  Ann  Beown,  b.  at  Nottingham,  Aug.  23,  1833;  has  resided  for 
many  years  in  Andover. 

Charles  G.  Beown,  b.  in  Hartland,  Vt,  Dec.  11,  1835;  d.  in  Bristol, 
1885. 

George  G.  Beown,  b.  at  N.,  Oct.  10,  1837;  m.  (first)  Ada  Reed  of 
Claremont;  m.  (second)  Nellie  Prescott  of  Bristol,  and  (third)  Mrs. 
Etta  Shaw  of  Tilton.  He  has  two  dau.,  Mrs.  George  Cavis  of  Bristol 
and  Mrs.  George  H.  Davis  of  Tilton. 

Mr.  Brown  resided  many  years  at  Bristol  and  is  now  a  miller  and 
dealer  in  grain  and  feed  at  Tilton,  and  a  prominent  business  man. 

Fourth  Generation. 

(Children  of  Harrison  and  Harriet  Chase  Brown.) 
(B.   at  N.) 

Albert  Abram  Brown,  b.  Dec.  14,  1834;  m.  (first),  Dec,  1857,  Sylvinia 
A.  Tallant,  b.  at  Canterbury,  Oct.  13,  1839.  She  d.  at  East  Concord, 
March  16,  1862.  M.  (second),  Jan.  18,  1866,  Sarah  Amanda  Moore. 
He  is  a  farmer  and  resides  at  Penacook.    They  have  three  children. 

Mary  Elizabeth  Beown,  b.  Jan.  28,  1838;  m.  William  C.  French, 
b.  at  N.,  Jan.  1,  1835.     (See  French  gen.) 


32  HISTORY    OF    NORTHPIELD. 

Laeot  Reuben  Beowx,  b.  at  N.,  1840,  remained  on  the  homestead 
and  cared  for  his  mother  in  her  extreme  age.  He  m.,  March  14,  1870, 
Sarah  G.  Gllnes  and  had  three  children,  all  of  whom  d.  in  1877  within 
three  days.    He  d.  at  Litchfield,  Me.,  Aug.,  1903. 

(Children  of  Samuel  and  Lydia  Leighton  Brown.) 

Annie  M.  Beown,  b.  at  N.,  Deo.  31,  1838;  m.  Joseph  G.  Lyford,  Dec. 
17,  1866,  b.  at  N.,  July  8,  1830,  and  removed  to  Iowa.  She  was  a  grad- 
uate of  the  N.  H.  Conference  Seminary,  class  of  1860,  and  was  an  ener- 
getic teacher.     (See  Lyford  gen.) 

Albeet  Beown,  b.  at  N.,  Aug.  21,  1840;  served  in  Co.  B,  18th  Regi- 
ment, N.  H.  Vols.;  m.  Ellen  Leighton  and  has  since  resided  in  Canter- 
bury. He  is  a  successful  farmer  and  raises  horses.  He  has  one  son, 
Herbert   (see  Boys  in  Blue). 

Lauea  Beown,  b.  at  N.,  Nov.  14,  1843;  d.  at  N.,  Oct.  18,  1857. 

Maey  C.  Beown,  b.  at  N.,  June  17,  1847;  m.  John  B.  Morrill  of  West 
Newton,  Mass.     He  d.  in  1882. 

Her  mother  resides  with  her.  She  has  a  son,  Lyman,  of  Waltham, 
and  dau..  Bertha. 

Lyman  Beown,  b.  at  N.,  July  24,  1849.  He  sold  the  home  farm  to 
Byron  Shaw  and  removed  to  Nebraska,  where  he  has  since  lived 
and  where  he  is  a  grain  dealer.  M.  Elizabeth  Davis  of  Wilton,  la.  He 
has  two  dau.,  Edna  and  Winnifred. 


BROWN    III. 


John  Beown  came  to  Bean  Hill  about  1845  and  purchased  the  Evans 
farm.  They  were  from  Farmington  or  vicinity.  Mrs.  Brown  was 
Sarah  Olive  Nutter.  They  had  no  children  and  after  his  death  she 
returned  to  her  former  home,  selling  to  Lewis  Haines.  The  place 
is  now  occupied  by  Charles  C.  Hayes.  Mrs.  Brown  will  be  remembered 
by  passers  by  as  having  the  finest  old-fashioned  flower  garden  in  the 
country.     Mr.  Brown  d.,  1863  or  1864. 


BROWN    IV. 


John  G.  Beown,  b.  1803,  came  to  N.  from  Woodstock.  He  was  in 
the  War  of  the  Rebellion  (see  Boys  in  Blue)  and  d.  at  Fairmount, 
Va.,  Nov.  16,  1874.  He  m.  Mary  Downing  of  Ellsworth,  who  after- 
wards became  the  wife  of  Moses  Abbott.     (See  Abbott  gen.) 

Second   Generation. 

John  J.  Beown,  b.  at  Woodstock,  May  6,  1857;  m.  Florence  Jeffrey 
at  Woodstock,  1879,  b.  at  Kennebunkport,  Me.,  June  28,  1863.  He  came 
to  N.  from  Somersworth.    They  had  seven  children. 


GENEALOGIES.  33 

Third  Generation. 

Mary  M.  Brown,  b.  Oct.  23,  18S0;  m.  Arthur  Matthews  of  Colehrook. 
They  reside  at  Gllmanton. 

Florence  B.  Brown,  h.  Dec.  5,  1888;  m.  Bert  Smith. 
LtTTHER  M.  Brown,  h.  March  29,  1892. 
John  A.  Brown,  b.  Feb.  1,  1894. 
Three  other  children  d.  in  infancy. 


BROWN  V. 

Theodore  Brown,  b.  at  Hampton,  Oct  30,  1757,  came  to  N.  from 
Chichester  in  1803  and  purchased  three  farms  from  the  500  acres 
reserved  for  Governor  Shute. 

He  had  previously  served  in  the  Revolutionary  War  under  Capt. 
Henry  Elkins  in  Piscataaua  Harbor. 

He  had  eight  children.  His  wife  was  Sarah  Gile  of  Haverhill,  Mass. 
She  d.  Oct.  30,  1827. 

Second    Generation. 

Asa  Ghe  Brown,  b.  at  Chichester,  1783;  m.  Agnes  Manson  and  re- 
moved to  Vermont.  They  had  six  children,  none  of  whom  survive. 
He  d.  Sept.  23,  1857. 

Samuel  Brown,  b.  July  12,  1786,  at  Hampton;  m.  (first)  Abra  Bart- 
lett,  b.  Jan.  10,  1790.  They  had  five  children.  They  resided  some 
years  in  Gilmanton,  where  she  d.  He  then  m.  (second)  Mary  Runnells 
and  had  two  children,  b.  in  Gilmanton.  He  then  returned  to  N.,  where 
three  more  were  b.  and  where  he  d.  Aug.  2,  1837.  Seven  of  his  ten 
children  settled,  after  a  long  residence  in  N.,  in  and  around  Provi- 
dence, R.  I. 

Theodore  Brown,  Jr.,  b.  at  Hampton,  Nov.  25,  1793;  m.  Ruth  Col- 
lins. His  two  oldest  children,  William  and  Martha  Jane,  were  b.  In 
N.  He  removed  to  Wisconsin  in  1846  and  d.  there  March  27,  1863, 
leaving  a  large  family  of  children  and  grandchildren. 

Sarah  Brown,  m.  James  Palmer  and  lived  in  Vermont,  and  later  in 
Ohio. 

Mary  Brown,  m.  Joseph  Bunker,  b.  1791;  had  children  and  d.  in 
Starksboro,  Vt. 

Mathew  Nealy  Brown,  m.  Nancy  Hall,  and  resided  first  in  Loudon 
and  later  in  Concord,  and  had  three  sons. 

Nancy  Moulton  Brown,  b.  Nov.  19,  1799;  m.  Josiah  Philbrook  Brown 
of  Sanbornton  and  settled  in  Wentworth,  where  they  d.  within  a  few 
weeks  of  each  other  in  April,  1877.  They  were  the  parents  of  Brad- 
bury T.  and  Mary  Ann,  wife  of  Lyman  Conant  and  mother  of  Maud 
Conant  Oilman  of  Howard  Ave.  Another  dau.  is  Mrs.  Dorinda  Web- 
ster of  Fall  River,  Mass. 

John  Giie  Brown,  b.  1803;  m.  Rebecca  Whittemore  of  Boston,  Mass. 
He  inherited  his  father's  estate  in  N.,  where  he  remained  till  his 
3 


34  HISTORY    OF    NORTHPIELD. 

death,  Nov.  16,  1874.  She  d.  Feb.  17.  1901.  His  buildings  were  burned 
in  1867  (see  Casualties)  and  rebuilt  the  following  year.  This  farm 
is  now  occupied  by  George  Dias. 

Third   Generation. 

(Children  of  Samuel  and  [second  wife]  Mary  Runnells  Brown.) 

Joseph  Babtlett  Brown,  b.  in  N.,  June  11,  1809. 

Theodoee  Beown,  2d,  d.  in  N.,  unmarried. 

Henry  Tibbetts  Brown,  b.  1818  in  N.;  d.  in  1897,  leaving  three  sons 
and  a  dau.  with  good  property. 

He  erected  the  monument  to  his  ancestry  In  the  enclosure  by  the 
town  house.    He  d.  in  Providence,  where  he  had  lived  many  years. 

Abra  Ann  Brown,  b.  Feb.  3,  1823,  in  Gilmanton.  She  m.  Daniel 
Clemence  and  still  resides  at  Providence  at  82. 

(All  went  to  Providence.) 

Harriet  Beown,  b.  Oct.  24,  1826,  in  Gilmanton;  m.  Christopher 
Morey. 

Mary  Brown,  b.  Feb.  28,  1828;  m. Capron  of  Providence,  R.  I., 

a  silversmith. 

Frances  Beown,  b.  at  N.,  Jan.  24,  1831;  m.  N.  B.  Horton  of  the  firm 
of  Horton  &  Son,  now  Horton  &  Heminway.     They  had  two  children. 

Mehitable  Beown,  b.  March  28.  1833,  in  N.;  m.  Heath.     She 

now  resides  with  her  dau.  at  Greenwood,  Mass. 

Abbie  Brown,  b.  at  N.,  May  24,  1835;   m.  Capron,  brother  of 

her  sister's  husband  and  is  associated  with  the  latter  as  silver  re- 
finers in  Providence. 


BRYANT. 


Charles  D.  Bryant,  b.  at  Dover,  1822;  m.,  Nov.  27,  1842,  Meriba 
Cotton,  who  was  b.  at  Cotton  Hill,  Belmont,  in  1822.  He  was  a  farmer 
and  came  to  Bast  N.  in  1870  and  resided  on  the  Miles  Cate  farm 
until  his  death,  Dec.  28,  1891.  Mrs.  Bryant  now  resides  at  Tilton  with 
her  son.    They  had  seven  children. 

Second   Generation. 

Chaeles  a.  Bryant,  b.  at  Dover,  Nov.  11,  1843;  m.  Sarah  Willey, 
and  has  two  children;   resides  at  Belmont. 

Emma  F.  Bryant,  b.  at  Laconia,  Nov.  15,  1846;  m.  (first),  George 
Dow,  b.  at  Ashland.  They  had  one  dau.,  Etta  B.  She  m.  (second) 
Reuben  Hoyt  of  Lowell  and  resides  at  Belmont. 

John  Feed  Bryant,  b.  at  Laconia,  Feb.  5,  1850,  was  for  17  years 
the  popular  landlord  of  Loverin  hotel  at  Tilton  and  later  traveling 
salesman  for  E.  W.  Hoyt  &  Co.  and  C.  I.  Hood  of  Lowell,  Mass.  He 
is  now  of  the  firm  of  Bryant  Bros.,  dealers  in  meat  and  provisions 
at  Tilton,  where  he  resides. 


GENEALOGIES. 


35 


Geobge  Bbtant,  b.  at  Belmont;  m.  Belinda  Bean  of  Belmont,  where 
they  reside.     They  have  seven  children. 

Willie  Bbyant,  b.  at  Belmont,  Oct.  9,  1855;  m.  Lora  Smith  of  Bos- 
cawen.     They  reside  at  Belmont  and  have  one  child. 

Edwin  H.  Bryant,  b.  at  Belmont,  June  30,  1857;  m.  Flora  Dow  of 
Moultonborough,  July  12,  1876.  Mr.  Bryant  was  in  the  meat  business 
at  Belmont  and  is  now  of  the  firm  of  Bryant  Bros,  at  Tilton.  They 
have  two  children,  Helen  R.  and  Maurice.  The  former  is  a  member  of 
the  senior  class  of  1905  at  Tilton  Seminary. 

Maky  Etta  Bryant,  b.  July  14,  1859;  d.  at  Belmont  at  the  age  of 
four  years. 


BUELL  I. 

Charles  F.  Buell,  b.  at  Newport,  Oct.  28,  1842;  m.,  Sept.  16,  1863, 
Emma  J.  Colby,  and  had  two  children.  She  d.,  1880.  He  m.  (second) 
Julia  Tucker  of  Andover.  He  was  with  his  brother  in  the  hosiery 
business  many  years  at  N.  and  had  previously  been  employed  in  the 
Aiken  Mills  at  Franklin  as  an  overseer. 

He  served  in  the  Civil  War  in  First  Regiment  N.  H.  Vols,  (see  Boys 
in  Blue),  and  was  active  in  G.  A.  R.  circles,  being  once  commander.  He 
d.,  Feb.  3,  1904,  falling  of  heart  trouble  on  the  street  near  his  home. 


BUELL  II. 

Annie  Spaulding  Buell  was  a  native  of  Sutton.  Her  husband,  David 
Elmer  Buell,  was  b.  in  Lempster.  He  enlisted  at  the  beginning  of  the 
Civil  War  for  three  years  (see  Boys  in  Blue).  They  were  m.  at  Frank- 
lin, Nov.  24,  1868,  and  had  two  dau.  b.  there.  He  d.  July  25,  1888.  She 
now  resides  on  Howard  Avenue. 

Second   Generation. 

Beenice  Maud  Buell,  b.  Sept.  10,  1874;  m.,  Sept.  13,  1899,  Josiah 
David  Burley,  a  graduate  of  Pennsylvania  Dental  College,  and  lives  at 
Methuen,  Mass.  Mrs.  Burley  graduated  from  the  Tilton  Seminary 
music  department  and  went  abroad  to  pursue  the  same  study  in  Ger- 
many. 

Mildred  Peavey  Buell,  b.  July  24,  1879;  resided  in  N.  until  her  mar- 
riage, Jan.  1,  1905,  to  William  R.  Brown  of  Plymouth.  They  reside  in 
Bristol.  She  was  a  graduate  of  Plymouth  Normal  School  and  taught 
several  years. 


BURLEIGH. 

George  K.  Burleigh  was  b.  at  Webster  Place,  Franklin,  May  15,  1864.  ' 
He  m.,  Aug.  4,  1889,  Minnie,  dau.  of  Gen.  J.  M.  Clough  of  New  London, 
b.   at  Greenfield,   Mass.,   Nov.   10,   1868.     He  was  for  several  years  a 


36  HISTORY    OF    NORTHFIELD. 

jeweler  at  Tilton,  with  home  in  N.     He  is  now  a  machinist  at  the  Tilton 
Optical  Works. 

Second    Generation. 
Elizabeth  Cornelia  Bueleigh,  b.  at  Tilton,  April  27,  1890.     She  is 
a  student  of  Tilton  Seminary. 


BULLOCK. 

Elisha  Bullock  and  family  came  to  N.  from  Alexandria  June  30, 
1887.  He  conducted  a  large  boarding  house  on  Elm  Street  until  Jan. 
1,  1894,  when  he  bought  the  residence  of  the  late  Archibald  Clark, 
where  he  d.  three  years  later.  Mrs.  Bullock,  with  her  dau.,  still  resides 
there. 

Second   Generation. 

Abbie  Bullock,  b.  at  Alexandria,  Sept.  1,  1871,  is  a  popular  dress- 
maker and  seamstress. 

Geoegia  A.  Bullock,  b.  at  Alexandria,  Dec.  29,  1873;  graduated  at 
New  Hampshire  Conference  Seminary  and  Female  College,  class  of 
1892.  She  took  later  a  post-graduate  course  at  New  Hampshire  Normal 
School,  and  passed  the  state  teachers'  examinations  in  Aug.,  1897.  She 
has  been  since  1893  a  teacher  in  Union  graded  school. 


BUSWELL. 


Jambs  Buswell  came  to  N.  from  Plainfield  about  1810.  He  was  b. 
in  Bow,  where  he  m.  Mary  Clough.  He  d.  in  1835,  and  was  buried  on 
the  farm.  His  wife  survived  him  twenty-five  years.  They  had  a 
family  of  eleven  girls,  nine  of  whom  grew  to  womanhood  and  all  but 
one  married.  Their  first  home  was  near  the  Bay  Hill  schoolhouse; 
later  they  removed  near  the  home  of  their  daughter,  Mrs.  Abbott,  at 
the  foot  of  the  Kezar  Hills  on  the  Bean  Hill  Road. 

Second   Generation. 

Abagail  Buswell,  b.  1813;  m.  Rufus  Sargent  of  Newburyport,  Mass., 
and  had  two  children. 

ZiLPHA  Buswell,  b.  at  N.,  1815;  d.  of  consumption  in  early  woman- 
hood, Sept.  16,  1840. 

Phebe  Buswell,  b.  at  N.,  1817;  m.  Gardner  S.  Abbott.  (See  Abbott 
gen.) 

Lydia  Buswell,  b,  1820;  m.  George  French,  2d,  familiarly  known  as 
"Little  George,"  and  had  a  son,  James.  (See  French  gen.) 

Nancy  Buswell,  b.  Sept.,  1822;  m.  George  French,  1st,  of  Oak  Hill, 
always  called  "Big  George."   (See  French  gen.) 

Elizabeth  Buswell,  b.  Dec,  1824;  m.  Frank  Phelps  of  N.,  and  re- 
moved to  Danvers,  Mass.     (See  Phelps  gen.) 


GENEALOGIES.  37 

SABA.H  Jane,  b.  1826;  was  second  wife  of  Dea.  Gardner  S.  Abbott. 
(See  Abbott  gen.) 

Habeiet  BuswEii,  b.  June  26,  1828;  m.  Amos  Frye  of  Hopkinton,  and 
d.  there  in  189 — .  She  was  a  friend  to  all  in  trouble,  especially  to  her 
kindred  and  many  of  them  shared  her  home  when  health  failed  them, 
to  whom  she  gave  the  most  loving  care.  Her  husband  also  shared  in 
all  her  good  works,  as  she  in  his.  Not  one  of  the  Buswell  name  re- 
mains in  town. 


BUZZELL. 

Walkeb  Buzzell's  name  appears  on  the  tax  lists  in  1793  and  drops 
from  it  in  1824.  I  am  unable  to  locate  the  old  home.  He  m.  Betsey 
Oilman,  March  15,  1792. 

Second   Generation. 

(B.  at  N.) 

Oilman  Buzzell,  b.  May  18,  1795. 

Stephen  Buzzell,  b.  June  20,  1797. 

Chaelbs  Gilman  Buzzell,  b.  Nov.  14,  1801;  m.  Harriet  Oilman  of  N. 
They  erected  the  present  residence  of  Dea.  G.  S.  Abbott,  but  later 
went  West,  where  he  d.  She  survives  at  the  age  of  91  (1905)  in  Chi- 
cago, 111. 


CALEF. 

Jeremiah  Calef,  b.  May  5,  1772;  was  son  of  Jeremiah  Calef  of  Exeter. 
In  1841  he  settled  on  the  Batchelder  place  in  N.  on  the  Shaker  Road, 
a,nd  d.  there  Feb.  23,  1855;  m.,  Sept.  13,  1805,  Nancy  Osgood,  who  d. 
March  10,  1824.  He  m.  (second)  Sally  Eastman,  Sept.  2,  1829;  she  d. 
Aug.  26,  1850,  at  N. 

Second    Generation. 

Infant,  who  d.  Sept.  4,  1814. 

James  Osgood  Calef,  b.  Aug.  5,  1806;  d.  in  Loudon,  April  24,  1835. 

Samuel  Peescott  Calef,  b.  June  5,  1808;  learned  the  tanner's  and 
currier's  trade,  carrying  on  the  same  in  Charlestown,  Mass.  Later 
was  a  farmer  at  Loudon  Ridge,  where  he  m.  Oct.  18,  1835,  Mehitable 
Drew;  m.  (second),  Mrs.  Martha  Coburn,  May  31,  1877,  and  took  up 
his  abode  at  Sanbornton  Square.  Was  chosen  town  treasurer  in  1879, 
and  d.  suddenly  at  New  Hampton,  July,  1885. 

Maet  Ann  Calef,  b.  Sept.,  1812;  d.,  Aug.  31,  1816. 

Aethub  Benjamin,  b.  June  30,  1825;  son  of  second  wife;  graduated 
at  Wesleyan  University  in  1851,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1852. 
He  was  clerk  of  all  the  courts  of  Middlesex  County,  Conn.,  for  seven 
years;  state  treasurer,  1855~'56,  then  postmaster  of  Middletown,  Conn., 
1861~'69.     He  was  recorder,  city  attorney,  councilman  and  alderman  of 


38  HISTORY    OF    NORTHPIELD. 

the  city;  a  trustee  of  "Wesleyan  University  from  1862  to  his  death,  Aug, 
17,  1900.  He  was  also  delegate  to  the  Republican  conventions  of  1860 
and  186-1.  He  m.  March  21,  1853,  Hannah  Woodman  of  Canterbury,  b. 
at  Nashua,  Dec.  31,  1827;   she  d.  in  1891. 

Abaga.il  Eastman  Caief,  b.  at  N.,  Feb.  26,  1827;  d.  July  4,  1829. 

Jeeemiah  Calef,  Je.,  b.  Dec.  13,  1830;  d.  Nov.  18,  1892. 

Bbenezee  Barkeb  Cam:f,  b.  Aug.  11,  1832;  m.,  April  16,  1853,  Urania 
Dalton  of  N.,  b.  Dec.  IS,  1833.  He  was  a  farmer  on  the  homestead 
where  she  now  resides. 

Third    Generation. 

(Children  of  Arthur  B.  and  Hannah  Woodman  Calef,  b.  at  Mld- 
dletown.  Conn.) 

Jeeemiah  Fkancis  Calef,  b.  Oct.  14,  1855;  graduate  of  Wesleyan  Uni- 
versity.    He  received  the  degree  of  M.  D.  from  Yale  College  in  1880. 

Aethoe  Benjamin  Calef,  Je.,  b.  Feb.  20,  1859;  member  of  Wesleyan 
University,  class  of  1882;  now  Judge  Calef  of  Middletown,  Conn. 

Samuel  Peescott  Calef,  b.  Jan.  25,  1862. 

Edwaed  Bakee  Calef,  b.  Nov.  8,  1864. 

(Children  of  Ebenezer  and  Urania  Dalton  Calef.) 

Saeah  Ann  Calef,  b.  Nov.  28,  1854;  m.,  Aug.  5,  1875,  George  W.  Cor- 
liss.  (See  Corliss  gen.) 

Maet  Eldoea  Calef,  b.  July  15,  1857;   d.    Oct.  3,  1895. 
Chaeles  Heney  Calef,  b.  Dec.  22,  1864;  d,    Aug.  15,  1880. 


CANFIELD. 

AsEL  Canfibld  was  b.  in  England  and  his  wife,  Mary,  in  Scotland. 
They  came  to  America  soon  after  their  marriage  and  settled  near  St. 
Albans.  Here  Asel,  Jr.,  was  b.  in  1795.  The  father  later  went  to  a 
place,  which  now  bears  his  name,  in  Ontario,  Canada.  He  served  in 
the  British  Army  in  the  1812  war.  His  son  left  home  on  peace  being 
declared  and  worked  on  the  Erie  Canal.  He  m.  in  1823,  Sophronia 
Jones  of  Woodstock,  and  after  a  stay  at  Broomfield,  N.  Y.,  came  to 
Woodstock,  where  she  d.  He  m.  (second)  Nancy  Blake  of  Thornton, 
dau.  of  Isaac  Blake,  a  Revolutionary  soldier.  Later  they  removed  to 
Littleton  and,  in  1849,  to  N.  She  d.  there  Sept.,  1869.  He  returned 
and  d.  at  Thornton,  March  10,  1881. 

Second   Generation. 

SoPHEONiA  A.  Canfield  (first  wife),  b.  at  Broomfield,  N.  Y.;  m.  Allan 
Hart  at  Lowell,  Mass.  She  d.  at  Pittsfield,  Me.,  Sept.  6,  1854,  leaving 
two  children,  who  have  since  d. 

Jbeusha  W.  Canfield,  b.  June  5,  1831,  at  Littleton;  m.,  March  27, 
1850,  Daniel  Sewall  of  N.,  where  two  children  were  b.  (See  Sewall  gen.) 
She  m.  (second)  Smith  Hancock  of  N.,  and  had  three  children.  (See 
Hancock  gen.)     She  resides  in  Franklin. 


GENEALOGIES.  39 

Mart  H.  Canfield,  b.  Aug.  13,  1833,  at  Littleton;  m.,  Feb.,  1848,  "Waite 
Brown  of  Boscawen,  and  had  three  children.  They  resided  at  N., 
where  both  d. 

John  W.  Canfield,  b.  May  7,  1836,  at  Littleton;  m.  Abbie  Willis  of 
Franklin,  April  4,  1854,  and  had  one  dau.,  Emma,  now  m.  and  living  in 
Washington,  D.  C.     Mr.  Canfield  d.  in  N.,  1859. 

AsEL  N.  Canfield,  b.  July  7,  1839,  at  Littleton;  m.  Harriet  Bartlett 
in  N.  in  1861,  and  had  two  children.  Rev.  Edward  J.,  b.  May,  1864;  is 
pastor  of  the  M.  E.  church  of  Piermont  and  has  two  sons,  Nelson  and 
William.  Harriet  Canfield  d.  in  1896,  and  he  m.  (second)  Mrs.  Ellen 
Butterfield  of  Thornton.     They  now  live  in  Sutton,  Vt. 

William  A.  Canfield,  b.  in  Thornton,  June  10,  1841;  m.  Miranda 
Stewart,  1860.  Enlisted  in  Ninth  Regiment  (see  Boys  in  Blue).  They 
had  one  son,  William,  now  deceased.  He  m.  (second)  Fannie  Wood, 
and  now  lives  in  Rochester,  N.  Y. 


CARLTON. 

John  G.  Caklton  was  b.  at  Derry;  m.,  1839,  Almira  French  of  N., 
b.,  1818,  Feb.  4,  and  went  to  the  Factory  Village  to  reside,  where  they 
spent  the  remainder  of  their  lives  and  both  d.,  he  in  1887,  she,  1886. 
He  went  to  learn  the  trade  of  blacksmith  at  13  years  of  age  and  served 
seven  years.     He  then  spent  a  while  at  Wilton  (Mass.)  Academy. 

She  was  educated  at  a  young  ladies'  school  at  Claremont  and  taught 
three  years  at  the  Center.  She  was  a  fine  needlewoman  and  excellent 
singer. 

Second   Generation. 

Chables  Heney  Caelton,  b.  at  Tilton  and  d.  at  five  years. 

Helen  Maeia  Caelton,  b.  at  Factory  Village,  July  13,  1845;  m.  (first), 
Hiram  Ingalls,  and  had  a  dau.  now  the  wife  of  Oliver  George  of  Pitts- 
field;  m.  (second),  Henry  W.  Lowe  of  Colebrook,  who  entered  the 
regular  army  as  lieutenant  and  was  killed  on  board  a  man-of-war  in 
southern  waters  during  the  Civil  War.  She  m.  (third)  Henry  P. 
Newton  of  Portland,  Me.,  where  they  have  resided  since  1875.  She 
inherited  musical  talent  and  became  a  fine  concert  singer. 

Chables  Henbt  Cablton,  b.  1850;  attended  Franklin  Academy  and 
New  Hampshire  Conference  Seminary.  He  later  took  a  course  of  in- 
struction at  Bryant  &  Stratton's  Commercial  College  at  Boston.  He  d. 
April  27,  1896,  at  N.     (See  Boys  in  Blue.) 

Emma  J.  Caelton,  b.  1854,  inherited  musical  talent  and  had  a  thor- 
ough education  in  both  vocal  and  instrumental  music.  She  has  been 
for  forty  years  a  singer  in  church  choirs  and  a  member  of  several 
ladies'  quartettes.  She  m.,  1894,  Fred  Parker  of  Taunton,  Mass.,  and 
has  one  dau.,  Marion,  now  a  member  of  the  Franklin  High  School. 

Arabella  Florence  Carlton,  b.  1857;  m.  James  T.  Ayles  of  Frank- 
lin. She  has  sung  much  in  churches  and  clubs.  They  have  a  son, 
Harry  A.,   shipper  for   the  Emerson   Piano   Co.     He   and  his  mother 


40  HISTORY    OF    NORTHFIELD. 

are   connected   with   Trinity   CHurch   brancli   choir   of    South    Boston, 
where  they  reside. 


CARR. 

Jesse  Caee  lived  on  Bean  Hill.  The  place  was  later  owned  by  Rev. 
Benjamin  Bishop  and  Jacob  Webber.  Mr.  Joseph  Kimball  bought  the 
place  and  removed  the  buildings.  Mr.  Carr  was  in  the  Continental 
army  in  the  Revolution  and  was  put  on  the  pension  roll  under  act  of 
June  7,  1832,  and  drew  $96  a  year.  He  m.  Jane  Dustin  and  had  four 
children. 

Second    Generation. 

James  Caee,  b.  1800;  m.,  April  5,  1837,  Jane  Dinsmore  of  N.  (See 
Dinsmore  gen.)  They  had  one  dau.,  Clarinda,  b.  April  11,  1833.  She 
m.  (first)  (pub.  May  5,  1851),  Jeremiah  Lock;  m.  (second),  James 
Raith,  who  d.  March  26,  1891.     She  resides  on  Danforth  Hill. 

MosEs  Care,  b.  1802;  m.  Phebe  Ann  Chapman  of  Sanborn  ton,  Jan. 
22,  1827.    They  had  two  children. 

Ruth  Caee,  b.  1804;  m.,  Nov.  4,  1838,  Philip  Keniston  of  N.,  and  re- 
moved to  Campton,  where  both  d. 

Maey  Cake,  b.  1806;  m.,  Sept.  16,  1839,  Moses  Evans  of  N.  (See  Evans 
gen.)     She  d.,  Aug.  12,  1851.     He  d.  Jan.  15,  1855. 

Samuel  Caee,  b.  at  N.;  m.  Hannah  Foster  of  Canterbury.  They  had 
two  sons,  Foster  and  French  and  an  adopted  dau.,  Drusilla,  who  m. 
Isaiah  Akely.  Mr.  Carr  d.  at  Concord.  She  m.  (second)  Thomas 
Simonds.     (See  Simonds  gen.) 


GATE  I. 


Simeon  Cate  was  b.  in  Sanbornton,  July  23,  1790.  He  was  the 
grandson  of  James,  who  came  from  Epping  before  Jan.,  1768,  and 
built  a  log  house  in  the  Wyatt  district,  now  Franklin.  He  m.  Lydia, 
dau.  of  Lieut.  John  Durgin.  Mr.  Cate  bought  what  was  known  as  the 
Gilman  Hotel,  then  on  the  site  of  the  present  home  of  Josiah  Dear- 
born, of  Ebenezer  Blanchard,  which  he  sold  to  Dr.  Hoyt. 

He  resided  at  the  Clisby  place,  near  the  old  meeting-house,  until 
1820,  when  he  bought  the  place  at  the  entrance  of  the  Colony  road 
of  Dr.  Isaac  Glines,  removed  the  buildings  to  the  Colony  and  erected  a 
new  home,  where  ha  lived  until  his  death,  Nov.  13,  1835.  She  d.  March 
22,  1881.  They  had  nine  children.  Mr.  Cate  was  colonel  of  militia 
and  was  deputy  sheriff  at  the  time  of  his  death. 

Second    Generation. 

(All  b.  at  N.  ) 
Asa  Pipee  Cate   (see  portrait  and  sketch). 

Caeoline  Nelson  Cate,  b.  Feb.  14,  1815;  m.,  June  2,  1842,  Rev. 
Charles  Smith  of  the  Methodist  Conference.    He  filled  many  important 


GENEALOGIES.  41 

cliarges,  in  wtiicli  she  was  his  ever-devoted  assistant.  She  d.  at 
Great  Falls,  Nov.  22,  1853,  leaving  two  sons,  Charles  and  George. 
The  former  served  in  the  Civil  War,  was  taken  prisoner  at  Petersburg, 
Va.,  sent  to  Andersonville,  became  insane  and  d.  there.  The  latter 
■was  a  graduate  of  Wesleyan  University  and  a  lawyer  in  Boston,  but 
d.  in  early  manhood. 

Abby  Pipeb  Cate,  b.  Nov.  17,  1818;  m.,  July  4,  1844,  Jeremiah  Chad- 
wick  of  Boscawen,  and  d.  there,  March  18,  1859.  They  had  two  sons, 
George  and  Asa  Cate,  the  latter  now  living  in  Franklin. 

Daniel  Rogers  Cate,  b.  1820;  m.  and  removed  to  California,  where 
lie  was  a  farmer.    He  had  two  sons. 

Eastman,  b.  1822,  and  Lafayette,  b.  1825,  d.  in  childhood  on  the 
same  day. 

Thomas  Jeffekson  Gate,  b.  1827;  m.,  July  11,  1853,  Laura  Hoyt  of 
L/akeport.     He  d.  at  Lakeport  ten  days  later.     She  d.,  Nov.  25,  1854. 

Lafayette  Gate,  b.  1830,  was  educated  at  New  Hampshire  Conference 
Seminary.  He  read  medicine  with  Dr.  Mark  R.  Woodbury  and  began 
practice  with  Dr.  Tolman,  a  fellow  student,  in  California.  He  m.  (first) 
Abby  Edmonds  of  California  and  had  one  son;  m.  (second)  Martha 
Ann  Smith  of  Sanbornton  Bridge,  in  1863.  They  were  many  years 
at  Quincy  but  now  reside  at  Adin,  Modoc  Co.,  Gal.,  and  had  four 
children;   but  two  survive. 

Ltdia  Gate,  b.  1833;  m.  (first)  John  Root  and  resided  in  American 
Valley,  Cal.;  m.   (second)  William  Schlatter  and  has  recently  d.  there. 


CATE   II. 

Jonathan  Gate,  b.  in  Loudon,  1786,  came  to  N.  from  Vermont  in 
T'eb.,  1822,  after  having  resided  in  Canterbury  two  years,  and  pur- 
chased a  farm  on  the  south  side  of  the  road  over  Oak  Hill,  a  short 
distance  above  the  brook  and  the  ancient  sawmill  that  stood  close 
to  the  road.  They  moved  into  a  dilapidated  one-story  two-room  cot- 
tage and  occupied  it  eight  or  ten  years.  A  new  house  was  then  erected, 
the  farm  furnishing  the  timber  for  it,  it  being  sawed  out  at  the  little 
TQill  below.  It  took  nearly  a  score  of  men  to  put  it  into  shape  for 
occupancy  and  must  have  been  quite  a  pretentious  affair.  Here  he 
resided  more  than  25  years.  He  m.  (first)  (pub  Sept.  4,  1808),  Char- 
lotte Blanchard,  b.  1793  and  d.,  Feb.  3,  1847,  and  was  buried  at  the 
Hodgdon  cemetery.  He  m.  (second),  1848,  Hannah  Foster,  widow  of 
the  late  Samuel  Carr  of  N.  He  d.  May  2,  1850,  and  was  buried  in  his 
lather's  burial  lot  at  Loudon. 

Second    Generation. 

Alice  Gate,  b.  Feb.,  1809,  and  d.  at  N,  Nov.  25,  1834. 

Susan  Gate,  m.  John  Bachelder  of  Warren  and  d.  1884.  She  had 
two  sons,  Charles,  who  d.  1902,  and  John  Wesley. 

Mary  Ann  Gate.  m.  Samuel  Lees  of  Chicopee,  Mass.,  Aug.  2,  1846. 
After  his  death  she  m.  Amasa  Holden  of  Billerica,  Mass.,  and  d.  1899. 


42  HISTORY    OP    NOETHFIELD. 

Nancy  Gate  m.  Albert  Dunning.  They  lived  and  d.  in  "West  Spring- 
field, Mass.,  and  were  buried  in  Chicopee,  he  in  18S6,  she  in  1890.  A 
son  d.  at  four  years  of  age  and  a  dau.  at  seven. 

John  Wesley  Gate  d.  Oct.  8,  1850. 

Mescheck  Gate,  b.  March  12,  1812;  m.  Mrs.  Hannah  Noyes  Parker, 
who  d.  June  15,  1888.  They  had  three  dau.  of  whom  hut  one  sur- 
vives. 

Mr.  Gate  m.  (second)  Mary  Wallace  Holt,  who  d.  at  Manchester, 
where  he  now  resides,  in  1897.  He  says:  "At  my  father's  death  I 
sold  out  the  farm  to  William  Hannaford,  Benjamin  Kennison,  Joseph 
Dearborn  and  others,  and  I  now  reside  on  Webster  St.,  Manchester. 
Am  almost  92  years  old  and  am  about  to  start  on  a  ten-days'  trip  to 
Alton  Bay  camp-meeting." 

Mr.  Gate  was  well  educated  and  was  one  of  the  popular  teachers 
of  his  time.     He  d.  at  Manchester,  April,  1905. 


GATE    III. 


Miles  H.  Gate  came  to  East  N.  from  Loudon  about  1842.  He  was 
b.  1809;  m.  Dolly  Sargent  of  Loudon  and  had  a  family  of  four  chil- 
dren, all  b.  in  N.  They  were  farmers,  but  after  Mr.  Gate's  death, 
Dec.  6,  1857,  they  removed  to  Tilton,  where  the  sons  conducted  a  livery 
stable.  He  collected  the  N.  taxes  in  1847.  Mrs.  Gate  removed  to  Ne- 
braska. 

Second    Generation. 

Susan  Gate,  m.,  Nov.,  1859,  Horace  Gilman  of  N.  They  removed  to 
Pierce,  Neb. 

John  Gate,  m.,  May  1,  1873,  Mary  Eliza  Gonner,  b.  at  Sanbornton 
Bridge,  Sept.  16,  1845.  After  her  death.  May  27,  1875,  and  the  de- 
struction of  their  stable  by  fire  he  removed  to  the  West. 

Benjamin  G.  Gate,  b.  1853;  m.,  July  6,  1873,  Ella  Robinson  of  Gil- 
ford, b.  1856.     They  also  removed  West. 

Samuel  Gate  removed  to  the  West  with  his  mother  and  brothers. 


GATE  IV. 

Albert  John  Gate  (called  Jerusalem)  was  a  farmer  in  N.  from  1850 
till  his  death,  Oct.  24,  1887.  He  lived  on  a  part  of  the  old  Kezar 
farm  on  the  Shaker  road.  He  was  b.  Dec.  3,  1813,  and  m.,  Aug.  23,  1839, 
Sally  A.  Gawley,  and  had  five  children.  One,  Sarah  L.,  d.  in  infancy, 
Feb.  19,  1852. 

Second    Generation. 

Eewin  Giraed  €ate,  b.  March  14,  1841;  m.  Harriet  Hale  Whitney  of 
New  London  and  is  a  farmer  in  Boscawen. 

Maetha  Jane  Gate,  b.  May  3,  1843;  m.  William  Blaisdell  Smith,  a 
farmer  of  Loudon. 


GENEALOGIES.  43 

ISMENA  Eaton  Cate,  t.  Dec.  6,  1847;  m.  Henry  Cram,  May  17,  1870. 
(See  Cram  gen.) 
Mart  Eixa  Gate,  b.  Jan.  4,  1858;   d.  Nov.  1,  1901. 


COFRAN. 

John  Coeban  and  bis  wife,  Eliza  Oilman,  came  from  Pembroke  to 
Canterbury  and  took  up  their  abode  near  the  Shakers,  where  she  had 
a  twin  sister. 

His  stay,  it  is  said,  was  cut  short  by  the  great  desire  of  his  wife 
to  become  a  Shakeress.  He,  greatly  disgusted,  "pulled  up  stakes"  and 
went  to  Nottingham.  After  several  years,  deeming  it  safe  to  return, 
he  bought  land  on  Bean  Hill  and  built  his  house  on  one  of  the  most 
sightly  spots  in  town.  His  deed  bears  the  date  1787  and  the  consider- 
ation is  given  in  pounds,  shillings  and  pence. 

They  had  five  children.  ' 

Second    Generation. 
(B.   in  Pembroke.) 

Sally  Cofean,  b.  ;  m.,  March  20,  1805,  John  Rogers,  a  neigh- 
bor, and  had  a  family  of  four.     (See  Rogers  gen.) 

James  Cofkan,  b.  May  24,  1782;  m.,  Dec,  1806,  Ruth  Hersey,  b.  Dec. 
2,  1788.  Mr.  Cofran  was  a  thrifty  farmer  on  the  homestead  till  past 
middle  life  and  raised  fatted  steers  in  his  mountain  pastures  for  the 
Brighton  market.  Later  in  life  he  removed  to  Sanbornton  Bridge  and 
resided  near  the  railroad  station.  He  soon  after  erected  a  new  home 
on  the  site  occupied  by  his  son,  B.  F.  Cofran,  where  he  spent  the 
remainder  of  his  life.  He  was  interested  in  all  public  matters  and 
especially  interested  in  the  erection  of  the  first  seminary,  for  which 
he  burned  the  brick.  He  also  dealt  largely  in  wool.  He  d.  April  27, 
1861.  She  d.  Dec.  25,  1873.  They  had  eight  children.  He  represented 
N.  in  the  Legislatures  of  1822-'23. 

IsBAEL  CoFBAN,  b.  April  3,  1780;  m.,  March  2,  1806,  Betsey  Hersey 
of  Sanbornton,  and  resided  on  the  Maloney  place  near  the  Hodgdon 
schoolhouse.  They  had  eight  children.  He  d.  Sept.  21,  1844.  She  d. 
March  5,  1824. 

Third  Generation. 

(Children  of  James  and  Ruth  Hersey  Cofran.) 

(All  b.  at  N.) 

Jeeemiah  Cofean,  b.  Feb.  18,  1807;  m.,  Feb.  26,  1835,  Phebe  Morrill, 
b.  at  Canterbury,  July  20,  1813,  and  lived  on  the  place  now  owned  by 
the  Smith  Morrill  heirs,  where  he  d.  Oct.  27,  1863.  She  d.  June  23, 
1891.     They  had  four  children. 

Sallt  H.  Cofean,  b.  May  9,  1808;  m.,  Dec.  31,  1834,  Capt.  Winthrop 
Young  of  Meredith.  They  had  two  dau.,  Lizzie  and  Fannie.  Mrs. 
Young  m.  (second)  Joseph  Bartlett  of  Nottingham.  She  d.  March  29, 
1894. 


44  HISTORY    OF    NORTHFIELD. 

Joseph  Albert  Cofeax,  b.  Sept.  28,  1814,  resided  on  the  homestead; 
m.,  Sept.  14,  1836,  Almira  Cofran,  who  d.  Feb.  6,  1870.  He  d.  Feb.  1, 
1896.    They  had  four  children. 

Mary  Deabboen  Cofean,  b.  April  21,  1816;  m.  Frank  Way  of  Derby, 
Vt.,  and  lived  in  Missouri,  where  he  d.,  leaving  one  son,  Clarence 
"Way,  who  resides  in  Andover,  Mass.,  where  Mrs.  Way  resides. 

Chaeles  Crosby  Cofean,  b.  Sept.  16,  1819;   d.  at  five  years. 

James  Hersey  Cofran,  b.  June  21,  1823;  d.  by  drowning  at  Bos- 
cawen,  Aug.  18,  1841. 

John  L.  Cofran,  b.  Dec.  17,  1810;  m. of  Baltimore,  Md.,  where 

he  lived,  and  d.,  March,  1862.  He  had  six  children,  Ruth,  Henrietta, 
James,  Frank,  Leroy  and  George. 

Elizabeth  A.  Cofran,  b.  Aug.  18,  1812;  m.,  Dec.  21,  1833,  Benjamin 
Hills  of  N.     (See  Hills  gen.)     She  d.  June  9,  1871. 

Almira  Cofran,  b.  May  11,  1814;  m.  Joseph  Cofran.  He  inherited 
the  homestead  and  both  d.  there,  he,  Jan.  30,  1896,  she,  Feb.  6,  1870. 

They  had  four  children. 

James  H.  Cofran,  b.  Jan.  3,  1818;  m..  May  28,  1840,  Eliza  B.  Hall, 
b.  at  N.,  July  12,  1817.  They  remained  many  years  on  the  home- 
stead, where  he  d.,  Feb.  16,  1868.  She  removed  later  near  Tilton, 
where  she  d.  July  11,  1898.  Mr.  Cofran  dealt  largely  in  cattle  and 
held  the  office  of  selectman  at  the  time  of  his  death.  They  had  four 
children. 

Benjamin  Franklin  Cofean,  b.  Dec.  9,  1819.  (See  portrait  and 
sketch.) 

Laeoy  Cofean,  b.  Jan.  9,  1826;  went  to  Baltimore,  Md.,  and  helped 
survey  the  Baltimore  &  Ohio  Railroad.  He  was  station  agent  at 
Grafton,  W.  Va.  Later  he  dealt  extensively  in  lumber.  He  m.  Mar- 
celina  Boone  Keyes,  who  survived  him  some  years.     He  d.  Aug.  16,  1892. 

(Children  of  Israel  and  Nancy  Hersey  Cofran.) 
(All  b.  at  N.) 

Eliza  Gilman  Cofeax,  b.  Oct.  4,  1807;  m.  John  L.  Hall  of  N.,  d.  Dec. 
14,  1849,  leaving  six  children.  (See  Hall  gen.) 

Maetha  Cofean,  b.  April  29,  1808,  resided  with  friends  in  Not- 
tingham and  later  with  her  niece  near  Tilton,  where  she  d.,  1901. 

Cyeene  Cofran,  b.  Jan.  5,  1811;  m.  Joseph  Sanborn  of  Ashland  and 
d.,  Dec.  15,  1869,  in  Ashland.     They  had  six  children. 

Maria  Silvia,  b.  Nov.  9,  1812;   d.,  Aug.  28,  1861,  at  N. 

Peter  Cofean,  m.  Rebecca  Hoagg  (pub.),  Oct.  20,  1798.  He  lived  and 
d.  in  Wheelock,  Vt.,  and  had  a  large  family. 

Joseph  Cofean,  m.  Pamelia  Whitcher  and  resided  in  Concord.  They 
had  eight  children. 

Fourth   Generation. 

(Children  of  Jeremiah  and  Phebe  Morrill  Cofran.) 
(All  b.  at  N.) 
Caeolinb   Augusta   Cofean,    b.    April    24,    1836;    m.,    Oct.    13,    1860, 


GENEALOGIES.  45 

Joseph  Hunkins  of  Sanborn  ton,  and  they  have  three  children  (see 
Hunkine  gen.).  Mr.  Hunkins  is  a  farmer  and  a  trusted  officer  of  the 
town,  having  been  tax  collector  for  many  years.  He  is  a  deacon  of 
the  Congregational  Church  and  has  served  the  Sunday-school  as  its 
superintendent. 

Emily  A.  Cofeax,  b.  Feb.  15,  1838;  m.,  April  4,  18G6,  George  G. 
Morrison  of  Allston,  Mass.  They  had  one  child,  Sadie  A.,  wife  of 
Charles  Smith,  who  d.  July  3,  1903. 

Smith  W.  CoFEA^',  b.  Jan.  15,  1840;  m.  Marcelina  Wanzer,  June  2, 
1872.     Children,  Jessie,  Jay  and  Eugene.     (See  portrait.) 

Scott  M.  Cofran,  b.  April  16,  1847;  m.,  Aug.  24,  1870,  Mary  Burgin 
and  has  two  dau.     They  reside  near  Boston,  Mass. 

(Children  of  Joseph  and  Almira  Cofran.) 
(B.   at  N.)     , 

AuEA  Axisr  CoFEA^T,  b.  Sept.  30,  1838;  m.  Orrin  Ford  and  resided  in 
Boston,  where  she  d.  Dec.  25,  1879.     He  d.  Oct.  3,  1892. 

Jacob  Cofean  d.  in  childhood. 

James  Cofbax.  m.  Lucy  Hunt  and  removed  to  Providence,  R.  I., 
where  he  d.,  leaving  three  sons,  Charles,  Harry  and  Fred. 

Fajstnie  L.  Cofean,  b.  April  23,  1857,  left  the  home  after  her  parents' 
death  and  went  to  reside  near  Tilton,  where  she  d.,  the  last  of  the 
family,  July  8,  1903. 

(Children  of  James  and  Eliza  Hall  Cofran.) 
(B.  at  N.) 

Chaeles  Chase  Cofean,  b.  March  11,  1841,  was  drowned  at  St. 
Augustine,  Fla.,  June  13,  1862    (see  Boys  in  Blue). 

Hei,e.\  Eliza  Cqfean,  b.  June  5,  1843;  m.,  Sept.  7,  1865,  "Warren 
Smith  Hills  of  N.    (see  Hills  gen.). 

Maet  Feances  Cofean,  b.  April  9,  1851,  resides  in  Boston  and  is 
a  clerk  in  the  postoffice.  She  has  traveled  abroad,  visiting  London, 
Paris  and  Dublin,  and  is  one  of  the  Daughters  of  the  American  Revo- 
lution. 

Feank  Adino  Cofean,  b.  Feb.  11,  1853;  m.,  June  1,  1876,  Martha 
Graham  of  Peacham,  Vt.  He  was  manager  of  the  Twin  Mountain 
House  for  many  years  and  later  of  the  Fiske  House  at  Whiteileld. 
He  was  a  prominent  politician  and  an  elector  for  New  Hampshire  in 
1888  of  the  Presidential  Convention.     He  d.  at  Whitefield,  Aug.  15,  1896. 


CADUE. 

LtTTHEE  Cadue,  b.  at  St.  Almanac,  Canada,  1847,  Nov.  2;  m.  Mary 
Lambert,  b.  at  St.  Emma,  Canada,  Oct.  21,  1842. 

They  came  to  N.  from  Johnson,  Vt.,  in  1886  and  resided  several 
years  on  Summer  St.  They  had  five  children  but  two  of  whom  re- 
side in  N.  Mr.  Cadue  was  a  soldier  in  the  Civil  War  (see  Boys  in 
Blue).     They  now  reside  in  Tilton. 


46  HISTORY    OF    NORTHFIELD. 

Second    Generation. 

Seliwa  Maet  Cadue,  b.  at  Johnson,  Vt.,  Sept.  2,  1869;  m.,  Jan.«l,  1889, 
Otto  F.  Pertliel  and  they  have  two  children.     (See  Perthel  gen.) 

Levi  F.  Cadue,  b.  at  Johnson,  Vt,  July  26,  1873;  m.,  Dec.  15,  1897, 
Ina  N.  Moore,  b.  at  Tilton,  1877.  He  is  a  blacksmith  with  shop  in 
Tilton  and  residence  in  N. 


CARR. 

Hazen  Cabb  came  to  N.  about  1832,  as  his  name  then  appears  first 
on  tax  list.  He  was  a  native  of  Sweden  and  a  seafaring  man.  He  was 
by  trade  a  mason  and  plasterer.  He  m.  Sally  Dolloff  of  N.  and  d.  at 
N.  April  18,  1840.  They  had  two  children  and  resided  in  the  Daniel 
Hill  house  on  Bay  Hill. 

Second    Generation. 

(B.  at  N.) 

Nancy  Lougee  Caer,  b.  May  6,  1820;  m.,  April  18,  1840,  William  H. 
H.  Dalton,  h.  Sept.  21,  1816.  They  resided  in  Belmont.  He  d.  there 
Oct.  27,  1870.     She  d.  in  1882.     No  children. 

Caroline  Peabodt  Cabe,  b.  Nov.  18,  1822;  m.,  Jan.  14,  1840,  James  F. 
Kimball,  b.  at  Gilmanton,  June  13,  1823.  They  resided  at  Belmont, 
where  she  d.  July  22,  1870.     They  had  six  children. 

Third  Generation. 

But  one  of  this  family  resided  in  N. 

Amobetta  Kimball,  b.  at  Belmont  March  25,  1847;  m.,  Aug.  24,  1864, 
John  Andre  Kimball  of  N.   (See  Kimball  gen.) 


CHAPMAN. 


lEviN  W.  Chapman,  b.  at  Brooklyn,  Conn.,  April  6,  1853;  m.,  Dec.  24, 
1891,  Fannie  E.  Bassett,  b.  at  Brooklyn,  Conn.,  Nov.  28,  1858.  Mr. 
Chapman  was  employed  by  James  H.  Bowditch  of  Boston  during  the 
summers  of  1889--'90--'91  as  landscape  gardener.  During  the  fall  of  the 
last-named  year  he  entered  the  employ  of  F.  B.  Shedd  at  his  summer 
home  in  N.  as  foreman  and  farmer.  They  have  three  children,  Leroy 
M.,  b.  1893;  Paul  W.,  b.  1895;  and  Llnwood  P.,  b.  1897. 


CHAMBERLAIN. 

Rev.  John  Chamberlain  was  b.  in  Loudon.     (See  Ministers  of  N.  with 
portrait.) 

Second    Generation. 

Mart  Caboline  Chambeblain,  b.  at  N.  Oct.  4,  1854;  m.  Harry  Aldrich 
and  resides  at  Cambridge,  Mass.     He  is  commercial  traveler  for  Hano- 


GENEALOGIES.  47 

ver  Cracker  Company.  They  have  two  sons,  Harry  and  Lucius.  The 
lormer,  a  graduate  of  Harvard  College,  is  employed  at  Boston  Public 
Library.     The  latter  is  now  a  student  of  Harvard  College. 

Charles  Jtjdson  Chamberlain,  b.  at  Canterbury  Jan.  12,  1855;  m., 
Dec.  24,  1898,  Etta  Heath  of  Canterbury.  He  resides  at  Hoosic  Driving 
Park  club  house  as  manager.  He  was  for  many  years  a  farmer  and 
breeder  of  horses  at  Oak  Hill.  He  served  as  a  selfectman  of  the  town 
and  member  of  its  board  of  education.  He  was  census  enumerator  for 
the  town  of  Stark  in  1880  and  the  town  of  N.  for  1890.  Mrs.  Chamber- 
lain was  for  many  years  a  faithful  and  popular  teacher  in  the  schools 
of  N.  and  elsewhere. 

Nelly  B.  Chamberlain,  b.  Oct.  15,  1867,  at  Franklin  Falls;  m.  William 
Darrah  of  Bedford.  They  reside  at  Readville,  Mass.,  and  have  five 
children.  Henry  is  a  proprietor  of  a  milk  route  at  Manchester;  Ella  is 
a  teacher  at  Monson,  Mass.;  Frank  is  employed  by  the  golf  club  at 
Readville,  Mass.;  Arthur  is  a  hardware  dealer,  and  Ruth  is  still  in  the 
home. 


COGSWELL. 

WnxiAM  McCrillis  Cogswell  was  b.  at  Canterbury,  July  31,  1842,  and 
came  to  N.  in  1888.  He  located  on  Howard  Ave.  and  built  one  of  the 
first  houses  there.  He  is  a  carpenter  and  builder.  He  m.  Nov.  24,  1869, 
Alice  Kelley  of  Milwaukee,  Wis.,  and  they  have  two  children.  He  has 
served  the  town  as  one  of  its  boand  of  selectmen  and  was  active  in 
laying  out  Emery  and  widening  Bay  Street,  and  in  constructing  the 
sewer. 

Second    Generation. 

Warner  Badger  Cogswell,  b.  at  Canterbury  Sept.  1,  1871;  m.,  May  8, 
1895,  Cora  Tucker  of  Ashland,  where  they  reside,  and  he  conducts  a 
prosperous  store. 

Alida  May  Cogswell,  b.  at  Canterbury  May  2,  1873;  m..  May  2,  1894, 
Charles  L.  True  of  Tilton.     (See  True  gen.) 


CHASE  L 


Thomas  Chase  was  a  descendant  of  Aquilla,  one  of  four  brothers  who 
came  to  America  from  England  in  1630.  He  came  from  Newbury  to  N. 
when  young.  He  married  Elizabeth,  only  daughter  of  Capt.  Edward 
Blanchard,  in  1797.  (See  Blanohard  gen.)  Mr.  Chase  was  intending  to 
locate  in  Canada,  but  Mr.  Blanchard  gave  him  a  large  tract  of  land  as 
an  inducement  for  him  to  settle  in  N.  Trees  were  felled  in  the  un- 
broken forest,  a  home  and  barns  were  built  and  he  became  a  prosperous 
farmer.  He  added  to  the  original  farm  till  he  possessed  at  least  400 
acres  with  many  outlaying  tracts.     He  was  a  man  of  great  energy  and 


48  HISTORY    OP    NORTHFIELD. 

perseverance  and  became  one  of  the  wealthiest  men  in  N.     He  was  a 
religious  man  and  a  Freewill  Baptist  in  belief. 

The  original  home  was  burned  and  a  new  one  erected  a  little  further 
north,  where  S.  B.  Chase  now  resides.  Daniel  Huse  and  his  son-in-law, 
Morrill  Moore,  lived  there  many  years.  Mr.  Chase  d.  June  25,  1849, 
from  injuries  received  in  falling  from  a  loaded  wagon.  She  d.  May  11, 
1871,  aged  90  years. 

Two  of  his  three  sons  settled  on  the  home  farm  several  years  before 
his  death. 

Second    Generation. 
(B.  at  N.) 

Edwaed  Chase,  m.  (first)  Clara  Brown  (see  Brown  gen.),  and  resided 
at  Lake  Village  and  later  in  Meredith,  where  he  had  fulling  and  grain 
mills.  They  had  a  dau.  Clara,  who  d.  at  19.  He  m.  (second)  Hannah 
Blake  of  Meredith  and  had  two  children,  Thomas,  who  was  an  extensive 
mine  owner  in  Utah,  where  he  d.,  and  John,  a  druggist  at  Laconia.  He 
m.  (third)  Mary  Piper  of  Sanbornton.  They  resided  first  at  Meredith, 
then  at  Sanbornton  Bridge,  where  both  d.,  he  on  March  4,  1863.  She 
then  m.  William  Pitts  Whidden.     (See  Whidden  gen.) 

John  B.  Chase  m.  Feb.  21,  1830,  Mary  Jane  Ayers  of  Canterbury, 
He  was  a  farmer  on  a  part  of  the  home  farm.  They  had  three  children. 
He  d.  April  10,  1844;  she  d.  June  27,  1850. 

Almira  Chase,  m.  Richard  Smith  of  Hopkinton  and  had  six  children. 

AzuBA  Chase,  m.,  1825,  Asa  Burleigh  of  Boscawen.  She  resided 
mostly  in  Thornton.     They  had  ten  children. 

Haeeiet  Chase,  b.  July  6,  1807;  m.  Harrison  Brown  of  N.  (See  Brown 
gen.) 

Thomas  Chase,  Jk.,  b.  Sept.  10,  ISIO;  m.,  March  12,  1837,  Mary  Butler 
Brown,  b.  1816.  (See  Brown  gen.)  He  built  the  brick  house  now 
owned  by  William  C.  French,  and  resided  there  until  1854.  Mr.  Chase 
was  a  contractor  and  builder  of  several  miles  of  the  Boston,  Concord  & 
Montreal  Railroad.  Later  he  built  a  fine  residence  on  Arch  Hill,  which 
was  burned  the  following  year  and  rebuilt  in  1856.  Mr.  Chase  spent 
much  of  his  time  in  the  West  and  d.  at  Casa  Grande,  Ariz.,  March 
3,  1881.  They  had  four  children.  She  d.  April  12,  1876.  The  Forrest 
family  historian  speaks  of  her  as  "scholarly,  unselfish,  refined,  lovely 
to  look  upon,  and  of  remarkable  spirit  and  vivacity." 

Ann  Chase,  m.  (first),  (pub.)  Jan.  11,  1835,  Jesse  Hancock  (see  Han- 
cock gen.),  and  had  two  children.  He  d.  in  1841,  March  4.  She  m. 
(second)  Jonathan  Scribner  of  Salisbury,  1843.   (See  Scribner  gen.) 

Third   Generation. 

(Children  of  John  and  Eliza  Ayers  Chase.) 
Eliza  Chase  went,  after  her  parents'  death,  with  her  brother  and 
sister  to  reside  at  Sanbornton  Bridge.     She  was  a  student  at  the  New 
Hampshire  Conference  Seminary.     She  d.  of  typhoid  fever  at  19. 


OLD  CHASE  TAVERN. 


GENEALOGIES.  49 

Makt  Chase,  m.  Rev.  Charles  Smith,  a  Baptist  clergyman,  and  re- 
sided at  Wolfeborough  at  the  time  of  her  death.  They  had  three  chil- 
dren. 

Charles  Chase  d.  at  Haverhill,  Mass. 

(Children  of  Thomas  and  Mary  Brown  Chase.) 

Laura  Brown  Chase,  h.  Dec.  26,  1837;  m.,  Jan.  8,  18C2,  William  F. 
Jones  of  Durham,  b.  June  5,  1818. 

Mr.  Jones  was  an  extensive  farmer  and  politician,  holding  many 
offices  in  town  and  state.  He  d.  Feb.  3,  1898.  They  had  two  dau., 
Mrs.  Mary  Cutter  of  Fall  River,  Mass.,  and  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Fowler  of 
Jamaica  Plain,  Mass.     The  latter  has  a  son,  Harrison  Fowler,  Jr. 

Lizzie  A.  Chase,  b.  Oct.  11,  1840,  graduated  from  New  Hampshire 
Conference  Seminary,  class  of  1859.  She  was  a  teacher  many  years  in 
Melrose,  Mass.,  Durham  and  Union  graded  school  at  N.  She  m.  June 
28,  1S80,  Joseph  Hill  of  Tilton,  b.  at  Mont  Vernon,  June  16,  1834.  He 
d.  at  N.  April  18,  1890.     (See  Hill  gen.) 

Mart  Ella  Chase,  b.  Oct.  1,  1851;  m.,  Aug.,  1870,  George  W.  Balcom. 
(See  Balcom  gen.) 

Frank  Butler  Chase,  b.  Aug.,  1853;  d.  Sept.,  1854. 


CHASE  II. 

Stephen  Chase  was  the  foremost  man  in  N.  in  its  early  history.  In 
1798  he  erected  a  fulling  mill,  where  the  Granite  Mill  now  stands. 
There  was  but  a  single  cotton  mill  in  the  state  when,  in  1816,  he  bought 
the  old  cotton-mill  erected  by  Mr.  Gushing  in  1814.  The  cotton  was 
sent  up  in  100  lb.  bags  and  sent  out  into  the  farmers'  families  to  have 
the  seeds  removed,  as  there  were  no  cotton  gins,  at  4  or  5  cents  a  pound. 
He  bought  all  the  river  front  from  the  old  brick  yard  to  the  land  used 
for  the  first  seminary,  extending  well  up  to  Bay  Hill.  The  brick 
church.  Arch  Hill  and  the  homestead  of  Hon.  Asa  P.  Gate  were  included. 
His  son  Benjamin,  on  arriving  at  manhood,  was  associated  with  him 
and  put  in  a  carding  machine.  A  fulling  mill  with  carding  machine 
was  later  built  close  by  the  bridge  where  the  optical  works  now  stand. 
This,  later  run  by  Moses  Morrill,  was  burned,  and  a  grist  mill  took  its 
place.  Mr.  Chase  also  kept  a  tavern  at  the  house  still  standing  at  the 
north  entrance  to  Bay  Street.  The  deeds  to  the  farms  taken  by  many 
of  the  early  settlers  in  this  part  of  the  town  bear  the  name  of  Stephen 
Chase. 

Bradstreet  Moody  had  a  dam  across  the  river  from  the  Chase  mill 
and  an  oil  mill  and  other  buildings,  Stephen  Chase  went  further 
up  the  river  on  his  own  land  and  cut  a  canal  down  to  his  fulling 
mill  (now  Granite  Mill).  Mr.  Moody,  feeling  aggrieved,  commenced  a 
suit  for  flowage  damage.  Mr.  Goodwin,  in  an  article  in  the  Merrimack 
Journal,  says  Chase  was  a  good  fighter  and  so  was  Moody.  The  case 
went,  after  years  of  expensive  strife,  against  •  Moody,  forming  one  of 
4 


50  HISTORY    OF    NORTHPIBLD. 

the  disasters  which  clouded  a  promising  career.  After  the  death  of 
Mr.  Chase,  his  son  Benjamin  carried  on  the  business  until  his  removal 
to  Lowell,  when  it  became  the  property  of  Archibald  S.  Clark,  whose 
wife  was  Priscilla  Chase.  In  1820  Mr.  Clark  sold  out  to  Jeremiah  Til- 
ton.  (See  Tilton  gen.) 

Mr.  Chase  m.  Mrs.  Abagail  Ambrose,  whose  maiden  name  was  Oilman. 
She  d.  Nov.  13,  1S33.  He  d.  April  21,  1817.  He  was  a  man  respected 
and  honored  and  represented  the  town  in  the  Legislatures  in  1803--'04-- 
'08-'09. 

Second  Generation. 

(B.  at  N.) 

Mehitable  Chase,  b.  April  7,  1795;  m..  May  1,  1817,  Elder  Joseph 
Clough  of  Canterbury,  b.  there  Feb.  1,  1795.  They  had  12  children, 
three  of  whom  d.  in  infancy.  But  three  sui'vive,  Obadiah,  a  literary 
man  of  New  York  City,  and  Albert  and  Mary  in  the  home  that  has  never 
changed  ownership.  During  a  temporary  sojourn  of  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Clough  in  N.  a  son,  Lucien  B.,  was  b.     (See  portrait  and  sketch.) 

Pbiscilla  Gilman  Chase,  b.  Aug.  6,  1796;  m.,  Sept.  9,  1819,  Archibald 
S.  Clark  of  N.,  b.  at  Dunbarton  April  21,  1796.  She  d.  at  N.  May  11, 
1871.     He  d.  May  2,  1877.     Had  six  children.     (See  Clark  gen.) 

Benjamin  Ambeose  Chase,  b.  April  3,  1798;  m.,  June  21,  1820,  Hannah 
Hall,  b.  at  Canterbury.  He  succeeded  to  his  father's  business.  He  rep- 
resented the  town  in  1831-'32.  He  removed  to  Lowell  in  1840,  where  he 
was  a  manufacturer.     They  had  two  children. 

Abagail  Woodman  Chase,  b.  Dec.  5,  1799;  m.,  Dec.  26,  1823,  Alvah 
McQuesten,  b.  at  Plymouth  March  3,  1797,  where  they  afterward  resided. 
They  had  six  children,  Relief  Judith,  Abby  Chase,  Alvah  Aretas,  Benja- 
min Chase  and  Garaphelia. 

Mysa  Chase,  b.  Dec.  14,  1801;  m.  Greenough  McQuesten  and  resided 
at  N.,  Fisherville  and  Concord.  He  was  for  many  years  a  bookkeeper 
for  Concord  Railroad  shops.   (See  McQuesten  gen.) 

John  Langdon  Chase,  b.  Dec.  29,  1803.  He  m.  and  had  a  family.  Re- 
moved to  Illinois. 

Third  Generation. 

(Children  of  Benjamin  and  Hannah  Hall  Chase.) 

Priscilla  Clabk  Chase,  b.  Jan.   14,  1825;    m.,  Feb.   19,  1851,  B.  F. 
Cofran,  b.  at  N.   (See  Cofran  gen.) 
Charles  Gbeenough  Chase,  b.  July  5,  1827  (see  portrait  and  sketch). 


CHASE  III. 

Hon.  Francis  R.  Chase  was  b.  in  Gilmanton  in  1818,  the  son  of  Jona- 
than and  Fanny  Moody  Chase.  He  m.  Dec.  19,  1843,  Huldah  Perley 
Fessenden  of  Fryeburg,  Me.  They  had  five  children.  Mr.  Chase  read 
law  in  the  ofBce  of  Judge  Dana  of  Fryeburg,  Me.,  and  first  practiced 


GENEALOGIES.  51 

law  in  Conway.  He  removed  from  the  latter  place  to  N.  in  1866,  and 
bought  the  Joseph  Peabody  house  on  Bay  Street  and  d.  there  10  years 
later.  He  represented  the  town  in  the  Legislature  of  1872  and  was 
active  in  the  establishment  of  the  New  Hampshire  Agricultural  College 
at  Durham.  He  had  previously  been  a  member  from  Conway  and  was 
speaker  of  the  house  in  1854. 

Second  Generation. 

Allan  Jaspeb  Chase,  b.  at  Conway  in  1844,  Dec.  3;  m.,  1868,  Emma 
Loring  and  resides  in  Maiden,  Mass.,  and  is  one  of  the  firm  of  Chase, 
Parker  &  Co.,  heavy  hardware  and  carriage  supplies,  Boston,  Mass.  He 
never  lived  in  N. 

Anna  Taylor  Chase,  b.  at  Conway  May  20,  1849;  m.  Henry  Augustus 
Bush  and  resides  at  97  Cedar  Park,  Melrose,  Mass.  She  was  a  gradu- 
ate of  New  Hampshire  Conference  Seminary  and  Female  College,  class 
of  1870.  She  has  been  for  a  long  time  interested  in  the  work  of 
Woman's  Clubs  and  is  president  of  the  New  Hampshire  Daughters'  Club 
of  Boston  and  vice-president  of  the  Massachusetts  Federation  of 
Woman's  Clubs  and  one  of  the  trustees  of  the  Melrose  Public  Library. 
Mr.  Bush  is  senior  warden  of  Melrose  parish.  Both  are  active  in  church 
work. 

Lauea  Elizabeth  Chase,  b.  at  Conway  Aug  16,  1851;  was  also  a  grad- 
uate of  New  Hampshire  Conference  Seminary  and  Female  College,  class 
of  1871;  now  a  resident  of  Cedar  Park,  Melrose,  Mass. 

Jonathan  Taylor  Chase,  b.  1854;  m.,  in  1881,  Sophie  Cram,  who  d. 
in  1882.  He  m.  (second)  Laura  Price.  He  resides  at  24  Cedar  Park, 
Melrose,  and  is  also  of  the  firm  of  Chase,  Parker  &  Co. 

Adaline  Folsom  Chase,  b.  1859;  now  resides  with  her  sister  at  97 
Cedar  Park,  Melrose. 


CHASE  IV. 

Joseph  Chase  was  b.  at  Deerfield  May  8,  1834;  m.,  Nov.  24,  1853,  Ann 
Dearborn  Chase  of  Deerfield.  He  was  a  shoemaker  and  farmer  until 
his  removal  to  N.  in  1896.  He  is  now  employed  as  janitor  at  Union 
graded  school.    They  have  three  sons  and  a  dau. 

Second  Generation. 

(B.  at  Deerfield.) 

George  F.  Chase,  b.  May  21,  1855;  m.,  Dec.  29,  1883,  Nellie  Susan 
Morrison  of  N.  After  a  few  years'  residence  on  Park  Street  and  later 
on  the  Hills  farm,  they  removed  to  their  present  location,  her  early 
home,  where  with  fine  buildings  and  up-to-date  surroundings  they  are 
general  farmers  with  summer  boarders,  dairying  and  fruit  raising  for 
specialties. 


52  HISTORY    OF    NOETHFIELD. 

J.  LaRoy  Chase,  Id.  March  30,  1857;  was  employed  at  Lord  Bros.' 
Optical  Works.     He  d.  July  21,  1889. 

Aloxzo  W.  Chase,  b.  May  13,  1859;  resides  with  his  parents  on  Vine 
Street  and  is  foreman  of  finishing  room  at  Elm  Mills  Woolen  Co. 

LxJTHEE  H.  Chase,  b.  June  S,  1861;  resides  in  Deerfield  and  is  a 
farmer  and  blacksmith. 

Elizabeth  D.  Chase,  b.  Aug.  20,  1863;  m.,  April  26,  1886,  Robert 
Hunkins  of  Plaistow.  He  is  a  stationary  engineer.  They  have  three 
children,  Warren  C,  Gladys  A.  and  Florence  E.,  twins. 


CHASE  V. 


Franklin  Bbowne  Chase,  b.  at  Hopkinton  Dec.  9,  1844;  m.,  Nov.  13, 
1867,  Anna  Abbott  Runnells,  b.  at  Concord,  May  1,  1844.  They  resided 
at  Contoocook  12  years  previous  to  coming  to  the  Clark  Road,  Tilton 
Highlands,  where  they  lived  14  years.  They  came  to  the  Timothy  Hill 
place,  N.,  in  1902.  He  was  a  teacher  in  his  youth  and  is  still  a  sur- 
veyor and  farmer,  a  good  story  teller  and  won  renown  as  color  bearer 
in  the  famous  "troop  of  horse"  on  N.'s  Centennial  Day. 

Second  Generation. 

Samuel  Ambrose  Chase,  b.  at  Contoocook  Fel).  1,  1872;  d.  there  Dec. 
6,  1877. 

Reginald  Albektine  Chase,  b.  at  Franklin  Feb.  12,  1883;  m.,  March 
2,  1904,  Ethel  Florence  Hamilton,  b.  at  Wolfeborough  Nov.  4,  1883.  He 
resides  at  N.  and  is  employed  at  the  Tilton  Optical  Co.  manufactory. 


CHASE  VI. 


Samuel  B.  Chase  came  to  N.  from  Franklin  in  1903,  having  pur- 
chased the  farm  of  the  late  Morrill  Moore.  They  are  chiefly  occupied 
with  dairying  and  have  a  choice  herd  of  registered  Jerseys.  They  hav8 
five  children.    Mr.  Chase  m.  (second)  Emma  Randall  of  Canterbury. 

Second  Generation. 

Hakey  Chase  resides  at  Concord,  where  he  is  employed  as  a 
machinist. 

Geace  Chase  is  a  teacher  in  Franklin. 

Ella,  Maeion  and  Ned,  children  of  the  second  wife,  remain  in  the 
home. 


CILLEY. 


John  Cilley  came  to  N.  from  Nottingham.  His  wife  was  Hannah 
Elliot,  b.  there  March  4,  1768.  She  d.  in  N.  in  1852.  He  was  the  son 
of  Cutting  Cilley,  who  came  to  spend  his  last  years  at  his  son's  home 


GENEALOGIES.  63 

on  Bean  Hill.  They  had  14  children,  all  but  one  b.  in  Nottingham.  The 
original  home  disappeared  long  ago  and  the  one  now  occupied  by  Prank 
Robertson  was  the  family  dwelling  place  until  tljo  erection  of  the  new 
buildings  of  Hiram  Cilley.  He  was  an  officer  in  the  state  militia. 
Mother  Gilley,  in  spite  of  her  strenuous  life,  lived  to  be  90  years  of 
age,  dying  Oct.  10,  1853.  He  was  a  noted  horse  trainer.  This  farm  is 
now  owned  by  Andrew  Shirley. 

li 
Second   Generation. 

Polly  Cilley,  m.  late  in  life  Jacob  Webber  and  removed  to  Starks- 
borough,  where  they  kept  hotel  many  years.  Mr.  Webber  had  a  son 
David  by  a  former  marriage,  who  m.  Emily  Abbot,  a  neighbor,  and 
removed  with  his  father. 

Joseph  Cilley. 

Maktha  Cilley,  m.  March  13,  1812,  Jesse  Rogers  of  N.  and  had  a 
family  of  seven.     (See  Rogers  gen.) 

John  Cilley,  b.  Sept.  14,  1814;  m.,  Jan.  7,  1835,  Betsey,  dau.  of  Daniel 
Hills,  b.  May  26,  1814,  and  removed  to  Columbia  and  had  six  children. 
Mr.  Cilley's  boyhood  encounter  with  a  black  bear  on  Bean  Hill  is  told 
elsewhere. 

Abneb  Cllley  and  another  brother  removed  to  Northwood. 

Lydia  Cilley. 

Jonathan  B.  Cilley  m.  May,  182G,  Eliza  Taylor  of  Sanbornton.  He 
was  a  dealer  in  meat  and  live  stock  in  Massachusetts.  They  both  d. 
m  New  Hampton.  He  had  a  son  Dr.  0.  G.  Cilley  of  Cambridge  Street, 
Boston,  Mass. 

SoPHKONiA  Cilley. 

Naomi  Cilley  m.  Joseph  Currier  of  Belmont. 

Daniel  Cilley  removed  to  Maine  when  a  young  man. 

William  P.  Cilley. 

James  Cilley  inherited  a  part  of  the  homestead  and  erected  new 
buildings,  but  sold  later  to  Hiram.  He  m.  May  10,  1827,  Irene  Rand  of 
N.     He  removed  to  Boston,  where  she  d.  Nov.  7,  1852. 

HiEAM  Cilley  m.,  Jan.  28,  1830,  Nancy  (Ann)  Greenough  Kimball  of 
Canterbury,  b.  Dec.  10,  1813.  He  was  many  years  an  up-to-date  farmer 
with  good  stock  and  ample  means.  Later  in  life  he  purchased  the  brick 
house  erected  by  S.  B.  Rogers  by  the  town  house,  now  owned  by  J.  B. 
Smith,  and  d.  there  Oct.  15,  1877.  She  survived  until  Dec.  8,  1888. 
They  had  two  sons  and  two  dau. 

Third  Generation. 

(Children  of  John  and  Betsey  Hill  Cilley.) 
(B.  at  Columbia.) 
Maey  Ann  Cilley,  b.  Sept.  14,  1814;  m.,  Jan.  7,  1835,  Barker  Hills  of 
N.     (See  Hills  gen.) 

Saeah  Jane  Cilley,  b.  Feb.  6,  1838;  m.  Jacob  Sanborn  of  Franklin 
and  had  eight  children. 


54  HISTORY    0F~  NORTHPIELD. 

Susan  Cilley,  Lydia  and  Hannah,  I  have  no  record  of. 

John  Cilley,  b.  at  N.  May  9,  1833;  m.,  Oct.  28,  1855,  Maria  Hibbard, 
b.  Sept.  20,  1833,  and  J.  at  Columbia  May  3,  1897.  They  had  four  chil- 
dren b.  in  Columbia  and  now  living  there. 

(Children  of  Hiram  and  Ann  Kimball  Cilley.) 

(B.   at   N.) 

Jeeeiiiah  Kijiball  Cilley,  b.  Dec.  12,  1831.  He  has  a  son  Leon  H., 
proprietor  of  the  Maplewood  House,  Bethlehem. 

CoEA  Hall  Cilley,  b.  Aug.  1,  1834;  m.,  Jan.  2,  1853,  Marcus  Lawrence 
and  resided  at  Plymouth.  They  had  one  son,  Willie  Lawrence.  She  d. 
at  N.  Jan.  9,  1871. 

Heney  Cilley,  b.  at  N.  May  2,  1839;  m.  Ellen  Wilder  of  Leominster, 
Mass.,  and  resided  some  years  in  Boston,  where  he  was  a  gas  manufac- 
turer. Later  was  engaged  in  immense  engineering  operations  in  the 
construction  of  railroads  in  South  America.  The  story  of  his  successes 
and  undertaking  is  simply  marvelous,  including  the  invention  of  a 
submarine  torpedo  boat  and  a  new  quality  of  ammunition;  and  a  series 
of  dangerous  missions  under  government  contract,  which  won  him  the 
title  of  colonel  and  large  wealth.  In  1865  he  returned  to  his  native 
town,  bought  and  renovated  the  home  of  B.  A.  Rogers,  and  intended  to 
quietly  pass  his  remaining  years  there,  but  the  excitement  of  great 
enterprises  lured  him  again  to  busy  life,  and  he  returned  to  Chili  only 
to  encounter  civil  war,  treachery,  colossal  schemes  abandoned  by  fail- 
ure of  existing  government  to  fulfil  pledges,  sickness  and  the  death  of 
Colonel  Meiggs,  his  partner.  He  d.  at  Lima,  Peru,  of  a  severe  con- 
gestion of  the  brain,  1877. 

They  had  two  sons,  one  now  a  teacher  in  Massachusetts  Institute  of 
Technology.  He  sold  his  N.  home  in  1871  to  Daniel  W.  Heckler  of  Bos- 
ton.  (See  Beckler  gen.) 

Sabah  Frances  Cilley,  b.  April  25,  1851;  m.,  Jan.  17,  1872,  Charles 
F.  Hills  of  N.   (See  Hills  gen.) 


CLISBY. 


Joseph  Clisby,  b.  at  West  Concord  in  1802;  came  to  N.  in  1826.  He 
had  lived  with  Hon.  Richard  Bradley  seven  years  and  then  served  an 
apprenticeship  at  the  blacksmith's  trade  four  years  and  four  months. 
He  says:  "My  last  schooling  was  under  Judge  George  W.  Nesmith  in 
the  old  schoolhouse  at  North  State  Street,  Concord."  M.,  1828,  Sally 
Hill  (see  Hill  gen.)  and  bought  place  of  Simeon  Cate,  who  moved 
nearer  the  village.  He  repaired  the  house  and  built  a  blacksmith  shop 
and  continued  business  until  1863,  when  compelled  by  ill  health  to 
abandon  it.  His  father,  Joseph,  a  soldier  of  the  Revolutionary  War 
and  a  pensioner,  with  his  wife,  came  to  live  and  die  with  them.  He  d. 
in  1855,  and  she  d.  Feb.  12,  1855. 


GENEALOGIES. 


55 


Mr.  Clisby  had  a  great  memory  and  kept  a  record  of  current  events 
for  many  years,  some  of  which  have  been  of  great  service  in  the  com- 
pilation of  these  pages.  She  d.  Nov,  15,  1883.  He  d.  June  24,  1894, 
aged  nearly  92. 

Second  Generation. 

Mandana  Clisby,  h.  at  N.  March  4,  1830;  m.,  Oct.  30,  1851,  Pascal 
Jacques  of  Sanbornton  and  went  to  his  father's  to  reside.  She  was 
musical  and  long  sang  in  church  choirs.  After  the  death  of  her  hus- 
band she  removed  to  Tilton,  where  she  d.,  the  last  survivor  of  her 
family.  They  had  a  dau.,  Carrie  Ida,  who  d.  in  girlhood,  June  24, 
1890.     Mrs.  Jacques -d.  Dec.  24,  1902. 

Maria  D.  Cusby  was  b.  at  N.  Nov.  13,  1836;  m.,  Oct.  19,  1859,  Walter 
Sanborn  of  Sanbornton.  She  was  a  faithful  teacher  at  Laconia  and 
elsewhere  for  several  years.    She  d.  May  25,  1877. 

Sabah  Coeser  Clisby,  b.  at  N.  Sept.  16,  1839;  m.,  July  12,  1864,  Rich- 
ard D.  Goodwin  of  Boston,  Mass.,  where  she  was  a  fine  choir  singer  for 
several  years.  They  had  a  son  Harry,  now  a  professor  of  Boston  School 
of  Technology,  and  a  dau.  Florence.  Mrs.  Goodwin  d.  in  Boston  March 
30,  1876. 

Claea  Ann  Clisby,  b.  at  N.  Aug.  8,  1843;  m.,  Sept.  13,  1864,  Oscar  P. 
Sanborn.     (See  Sanborn  gen.) 


CLARK  I. 

Peed  N.  Claek  came  to  N.  from  Warren,  Oct.  3,  1892.  He  was  b. 
at  Vineland,  N.  J.,  Sept.  19,  1870.  He  m.,  on  his  25th  birthday,  1895, 
Emma  J.,  dau.  of  Myron  and  Philena  Houghton  Southwick,  b.  at 
Bombay,  N.  Y.,  Dec.  24,  1874.  He  is  assistant  postmaster  at  the  Tilton 
and  Northfield  office.  They  reside  on  Vine  St.  and  have  one  dau.. 
Vera  Rose,  b.  Jan.  21,  1903. 


CLARK  IL 

WiLLiAii  B.  Claek,  b.  at  Ossipee,  April  19,  1824,  was  a  son  of  Rev. 
Mahew  Clark,  who  conducted  the  religious  services  at  the  raising  of 
the  old  meeting-house.  He  m.  (first),  July  4,  1844,  Mary  H.  D.  Clark, 
b.  Nov.  25,  1825,  in  Sanbornton,  and  had  two  children.  She  d.  Sept., 
1853.  He  m.,  1853,  Eliza  A.  Wilson,  b.  at  Bridgewater,  Vt.,  1825,  and 
had  two  children.  He  m.  (third)  Arianna  Hoyt  of  Candia,  b.  1828. 
They  came  to  N.  Oct.  8,  1878,  and  purchased  the  farm  of  Morrill  Moore 
at  the  foot  of  Bean  Hill  and  with  a  choice  herd  of  Jersey  cows  made 
gilt-edged  butter  for  wealthy  families  in  Boston.  He  has  since  been 
known  as  "Butter  Clark."  Mrs.  Clark  d.  here,  March  6,  1900.  He  m. 
(fourth),  in  1900,  Mrs  Betsey  J.  Buswell,  b.  at  Meredith,  Nov.  14,  1832. 
He  removed  to  East  Tilton,  where  they  now  reside. 


56  HISTORY    OP    NOETHPIELD. 

Second  Generation. 

(Children  of  William  and  Mary  Clark.) 

Lucy  Ann  Clark,  b.  at  Sanbornton,  Jan.  12,  1847;  m.  William  W. 
Marston  of  Vermont.     They  now  reside  at  Fitchburg,  Mass. 

William  Tayloe  Clark,  b.  at  Manchester,  Sept.  18,  1850;  m.  Rosa 
Bell  Waldron.  He  was  a  carpenter  but  resided  with  his  father  on 
the  farm  in  N.     He  is  now  of  East  Norton,  Mass. 

(Children  of  William  and  Eliza  Wilson  Clark.) 

OscAK  Walter  Clark,  b.  at  Manchester,.  1857;   d.  at  Stoddard,  1862. 
Anna  Eliza  Clark,  b.  at  Stoddard,  1864;  d.  at  N.,  Oct.  28,  1882. 


CLARK  III. 

Dr.  Alexander  Tracy  Clark,  son  of  John,  b.  at  Londonderry,  July  S, 
1769;  m.  Sarah  Stinson  of  Dunbarton,  b.  1778.  They  came  to  N.  about 
1802  and  he  practised  his  profession. 

He  was  a  student  of  Dr.  Ebenezer  Lerned  of  Hopkinton.  He  erected 
a  two-story  house  on  the  site  of  Elmer  Gale's  newly-erected  home. 
Years  later  it  was  moved  across  the  river.  He  was  a  fine  physician 
and  a  fellow  of  the  New  Hampshire  Medical  Society  in  1816.  They  had 
six  children.  An  unfortunate  controversy  with  a  neighbor  led  to  his  un- 
timely death  by  poison,  March  11,  1821.  He  was  a  representative  in 
1815-'16. 

Second  Generation. 

Archibald  Stinson  Clark,  b.  at  Dunbarton,  April  21,  1796;  m.  Pris- 
cilla  Gilman  Chase,  Sept.  9,  1819.  He  was  first  a  clerk  in  Aaron 
Woodman's  store  at  the  Centre  and  in  1818  began  trade  for  himself 
where  the  town  hall,  Tilton,  now  stands.  He  was  burned  out  here  in 
1828  and  again  in  1S3S.  After  1838  they  resided  in  N.,  where  she  d. 
May  11,  1871.  He  was  in  business  over  40  years  and  d.  May  2,  1877. 
They  were  the  parents  of  nine  children,  two  of  whom  d.  in  childhood. 
He  was  clerk  of  the  town  and  represented  it  in  the  Legislature  of 
1843-'44.     He  was  also  postmaster  at  Sanbornton  Bridge. 

Dr.  John  Clark,  b.  at  Dunbarton,  Feb.  13,  1798,  read  medicine  with 
his  father  and  graduated  at  Dartmouth  College  in  1823  and  practised 
in  Sutton.  M.,  June  3,  1823,  Abagail  H.  B.  Taylor  of  N.  He  d.  Nov. 
29,  1831,  and  she,  Oct.  23,  1836.  They  had  four  children.  Sarah  A.  m. 
Joseph  W.  Kimball.  Nathan  T.  lived  in  California  and  owned  quick- 
silver mines.    Helen  L.  m.  Walter  Ingalls  of  Sanbornton. 

Nancy  Clark,  b.  June  17,  1801;  d.  in  Nashua,  Oct.  12,  1877,  unmarried. 

Thomas  Jefferson  Clark,  b.  at  N.  in  1803;  m.,  Dec,  1826,  Abagail 
M.  Thomas  and  resided  in  N.,  where  he  d..  May,  1827.  She  d.  at  Rox- 
bury,  Mass.,  1848. 


GENEALOGIES. 


57 


Daniel  Atkinson  Clark,  b.  Jan.,  1813;  studied  law  with  Judge 
NesmittL  of  Franklin.  He  was  a  teaclier  in  Alabama  and  a  lawyer  at 
Louisburg,  Ark.,  where  he  d. 

Third  Generation. 

(Children  of  Archibald  and  Prisoilla  Chase  Clark.) 

Carlos  De  Onis  Clark,  b.  Nov.  12,  1S21,  in  Sanbornton;  m.  Rhoda 
Flanders  of  Warner.  He  was  a  clerk  in  Sutton,  New  London  and  San- 
bornton Bridge,  where  he  d.,  Jan.  3,  1S61,  perishing  in  a  snow  storm 
on  Arch  Hill.  He  was  clerk  of  the  town  several  years  and  the  sixth 
to  hold  the  ofl&ce  of  postmaster  at  Sanbornton  Bridge.  Mrs.  Clark  d. 
March  26,  1887,  aged  73. 

Valeria  McQxjesten  Clark,  b.  at  Sanbornton,  March  8,  1824;  m., 
Jan.  16,  1845,  Horace  Brown  of  Sanbornton.  He  traded  at  Clark's 
■Corner.  Later  he  kept  hotels  in  Haverhill  and  Boston,  Mass.,  and  then 
engaged  in  the  lumber  trade  in  western  New  York. 

He  is  supposed  to  have  perished  in  a  storm  on  the  lakes. 

They  had  two  children,  Ella  Archie  and  George  Henry.  The  former 
was  for  many  years  a  popular  teacher.    She  m.,  Jan.  21,  1875,  Jeremiah 

L.  Fogg  of  Manchester,  where  they  reside.     A  son,  Harry,  aged  . 

was  killed  by  falling  from  a  moving  team.  A  dau.,  Mrs.  Edith  Hodgkins, 
survives. 

The  latter.  Dr.  George  Brown,  after  his  graduation  became  the 
successor  of  Dr.  Wight  of  Gilmanton.  He  was  a  skilful  practitioner, 
a  valuable  ofBcer  of  the  town  and  twice  served  it  in  the  Legislature. 
He  d.,  ,  1904,  leaving  one  son.     His  aged  mother  survives. 

Augustus  Blodgett  Clakk,  b.  at  Sanbornton,  Aug.  1,  1834,  was  edu- 
-cated  at  New  Hampshire  Conference  Seminary  and  Dartmouth  College. 
He  studied  law  with  Judge  George  W.  Nesmlth  of  Franklin  and  at  Low- 
ell. He  served  in  the  Civil  War  (see  Boys  in  Blue)  and  returned  and 
practised  law  in  New  York  City.     He  m.  Anna  Swartout  of  New  York. 

Thojias  Benton  Clark,  b.  at  Sanbornton,  March  23,  1838,  served 
in  the  Civil  War  (see  Boys  in  Blue).  He  was  employed  at  the  woolen 
mills  as  a  spinner  and  was  found  drowned  in  the  Winnipiseogee  River 
Aug.  11,  1872. 

Otis  Story  Clark,  b.  at  N.,  June  28,  1840.  He  studied  dentistry  in 
New  York  and  practised  in  Richmond.  He  was  engaged  later  in  the 
■sewing  machine  business  in  Boston,  Mass. 

Electa  W.,  d.  at  six  years  of  age. 

George  Henry  Clark,  b.  at  N.,  Dec.  2,  1828,  was  an  iron  merchant 
on  Broadway,  New  York.  He  resides  in  Brooklyn  and  m.,  April  25, 
1855,  Mary  E.  Pierce  of  Lawrence,  Mass.,  and  had  four  children. 

Electa  Abby  Clark,  b.  in  Sanbornton,  May  11,  1832;  d.  in  N.,  Nov. 
■22,  1865. 


CLARK    IV. 

James  M.  Clark,  b.  at  Dorchester  in  1794;  m.,  March  10,  1813,  Hannah 
Weeks  of  Sanbornton,  b.  Sept.,  1784.    He  was  first  taxed  in  N.  in  1836. 


58  HISTORY    OF    NORTHPIELD. 

He  established  his  home  on  the  highest  available  point  on  Bean  Hill. 
He  was  a  cooper  by  trade.  He  d.  July  7,  1862,  she,  Nov.  12,  1870.  They 
had  one  son. 

Second  Generation. 
Joseph  C.  Clabk,  b.  at  N.,  1819;  m.  (first),  Dec.  21,  1841,  Julia 
Veasey  and  had  two  sons,  Charles  and  Lyman,  who  removed  to  the 
West.  She  d.  July  8,  1844.  He  m.  (second)  Caroline  G.  Rines,  who 
d.  March  14,  1899.  He  d.  23  years  previous.  He  also  was  a  cooper 
and  was  always  called  "Jo  Noggin." 


CLIFFORD. 


Teistkaji  R.  Clifford  resided  at  East  N.  across  the  road  from  the 
head  o£  Chestnut  Pond.  He  was  a  farmer  and  was  first  taxed  In  1835. 
He  built  the  house,  which  was  later  removed  and  is  now  the  residence 
of  Gawn  B.  Gorrell.  The  land  became  the  property  of  James  N.  Forrest. 
They  removed  to  East  Tilton,  where  both  d.  at  a  ripe  old  age.  His 
mother  d.  at  his  home  in  N.  at  91  years  of  age,  June  28,  1858.  His 
father,  William  Clifford,  d.  18  years  previous.  This  was  the  home  of 
the  Allison  family. 


CLOUGH. 

Philip,  oldest  child  of  Obadiah  and  Sarah  Clough,  was  one  of  the 
first  settlers  in  the  north-fields  of  Canterbury.  He  was  b.  in  Canter- 
bury, Sept.  15,  1779.  He  was  a  brother  of  Jeremiah,  Obadiah,  Joseph 
and  Thomas. 

He  m.  Nancy  M.  Glidden,  dau.  of  Esquire  Charles,  March  12,  1807, 
who  received  as  her  marriage  portion  a  large  tract  of  land  bordering 
on  the  river,  extending  from  the  home  of  Colonel  Cate  to  the  Colony 
and  including  a  mill  where  the  Elm  Mills  now  stand. 

An  old  house  nearby  had  to  be  removed,  as  the  railroad  track  passed 
directly  underneath  it.  Mr.  Clough  used  to  run  the  mill  but  sold 
before  his  death  in  part  to  Nathaniel  Holmes,  who  in  turn  sold  to 
the  "Water  Power  Co.,"  the  railroad  and  the  seminary.  Mr.  Clough's 
wife  was  an  Osgoodite  and  meetings  of  that  sect  were  often  held  at  his 
house.     He  d.  in  Sanbornton  Sept.  10,  1823,  and  was  buried  at  Franklin. 

Nanct  M.  (Glidden)  Clough  was  b.  May  25,  1785;  d.  July  29,  1841. 

Second  Generation. 

Abner,  b.  Dec.  21,  1807;   d.  April  12,  1853;   m.  Olive  Lefever,  March 

4,  1838. 

Mart  A.,  b.  May  23,  1809;  m.  Jesse  Young,  May  10,  1835. 

Charles  G.,  b.  Sept.  15,  1811;   d.  Sept.  1,  1836. 

Emily  C,  b.  April  6,  1813;    d.  Dec.  3,  1807;   m.  Allan  Strong,  July 

5,  1845. 


GENEALOGIES.  59" 

Sarah  B.,  b.  Sept.  %,  1815;  m.  Jacob  Hurd,  April  11,  1837. 
Alice  G.,  b.  Sept.  28,  1820;   d.  June  18,  1887;   m.  Dr.  Camillus  Hall, 
Nov.  22,  1838. 


CLOUGH   II. 

Samuel  Clough,  b.  at  Salisbury,  Mass.,  April  24,  1714;  m.  Sarah 
Dow,  b.  Feb.,  1708.  She  d.  at  Gilmanton.  He  d.  at  N.  Nov.  22,  1778. 
They  had  seven  children. 

Second  Generation. 

Jonathan  CLonoH,  b.  at  Salisbury,  Mass.,  June  6,  1750,  resided  there 
in  1795,  as  he  was  collector  of  taxes  for  the  "West  Parish"  that  year 
and  left  soon  after  to  settle  near  his  brother,  who  had  previously 
moved  to  Gilmanton.  He  spent  the  night  on  his  way  at  Bay  Hill  and, 
learning  that  the  farm  of  Nathaniel  Whitcher,-  where  he  was  stopping, 
was  for  sale,  bought  it.  His  wife  was  Martha  True  of  Salisbury,  Mass., 
b.  Feb.  20,  1752,  and  they  had  two  sons  and  two  dau.  She  d.  Sept. 
9,  1825.     Another  brother  went  to  Alton. 

Third  Generation. 

(All  b.  in  Salisbury.) 

Samuel  Clough,  b.  Nov.  S,  1778;  m.  Jane  Perry  Whicher,  who  was  b. 
Feb.  6,  1787,  and  d.  Aug.  12,  1818.  They  had  four  children.  He  m. 
(second),  Dec.  31,  1818,  Nancy  Mathes  of  Canterbury,  b.  May  29,  1787, 
and  had  five  children.  He  purchased  the  farm  of  Daniel  Hills  at  his 
death  in  1816  and  this,  with  other  land  secured  from  time  to  time, 
constituted  an  extensive  farm.  He  d.  Sept.  28,  1848.  She  d.  Feb.  3, 
1874. 

Sally  Clough,  b.  Feb.  12,  1781;   d.  Feb.  9,  1783. 

Sabah  Clough,  b.  April  27,  1784;  m.,  Jan.  28,  1813,  Ebenezer  E.  Dar- 
ling, and  removed  to  Bristol  in  1835.  They  had  one  child,  Jonathan  C, 
who  d.  Sept.  9,  1864.    Mrs.  Darling  d.  June  9,  1820.    He  d.  April  5,  1875. 

Jonathan  Clough,  b.  March  8,  1790;  m.  (first),  Nov.  21,  1811,  Nancy 
Gilman,  b.  Jan.  30,  1791,  and  d.  May  14,  1821.  He  inherited  his  father's 
farm,  where  he  spent  the  remainder  of  his  life,  a  faithful  member 
of  the  Methodist  Church.  They  had  four  children.  He  m.  (second), 
Jan.  4,  1822,  Sophia  Woodbury  of  N.  and  had  five  children.  He  d.  July 
6,  1850.     She  d.  May  11,  1877. 

Fourth   Generation. 

(Children  of  Samuel  and  Jane  Whicher  Clough.) 

Almiba  Clough,  b.  May  2,  1808,  went  West  and  d.  in  the  family  of 
her  cousin,  Emily  Wheeler,  unmarried. 

John  Langdon  Clough,  b.  June  24,  1810,  went  to  Wilmar,  Minn.,  and 
d.  suddenly  while  returning  from  dining  with  a  neighbor,  Nov.  14, 
1893. 


60  HISTORY    OF    NORTHFIELD. 

Maetha  Jane  Clotjgh,  b.  Jan.  3,  1815;  d.  Dec.  12,  1874;  m.  Ransom 
Clougli,  her  cousin,  and  resided  at  Arlington  Heights,  111.  He  d.  at 
Palatine,  111. 

Maet  Clotjgh,  b.  March  4,  1S17;   d.  April  22,  1818. 

(Children  of  Samuel  and  Nancy  Mathes  Clough.) 

Maet  Clough,  2d.,  b.  Oct.  3,  1819;  m.,  1843,  Charles  Kendall  of  Nashua. 
She  d.  March  30,  1845.     One  child  d.  in  infancy. 

James  Moheoe  Clough,  b.  March  27,  1821.  He  inherited  the  home- 
stead and  became  an  extensive  and  well-to-do  farmer.  He  was  injured 
while  removing  snow  from  a  roof  by  falling  on  a  lilac  stub  which 
punctured  his  foot  and  a  week  later  he  d.  of  lockjaw,  Feb.  21,  1886. 

SAiiuEL  Adams  Clough,  b.  Jan.  2,  1823;   d.  Sept.  27,  1833. 

Thomas  Stevens  Clough,  b.  May  23,  1825;  m.,  July  6,  1851,  Electa 
C.  Glines.  (See  Glines  gen.)  He  was  well  educated  and  taught  several 
winters.  He  was  employed  during  the  construction  of  the  B.,  C.  and 
M.  Railroad  as  paymaster  and  superintendent  of  culverts  and  stone- 
work. 

He  was  the  first  Republican  representative  sent  to  the  Legislature 
from  N.  in  1855.  He  moved  to  Mendota,  111.,  in  March,  1856,  where  he 
was  an  extensive  farmer.  Later  he  was  a  traveling  salesman  for  a 
New  York  house.  In  1875  he  removed  to  Paw  Paw,  where  he  resided 
until  his  death,  June  5,  1892.  They  had  a  son,  Thomas  S.,  Jr.,  and  a 
dau.,  Mrs.  Geo.  E.  Hyde. 

Cynthia  Ann  Clough,  b.  Dec.  5,  1827;  m.,  April  15,  1853,  Daniel 
Adams  Hills.     (See  Hills  gen.) 

(Children  of  Jonathan  and  Nancy  Gilman  Clough.) 
(B.  at  N.) 

Ransom  Poeeest  Clough,  b.  Oct.  4,  1812.  He  studied  the  higher 
mathematics  with  Dudley  Leavitt,  the  almanac  maker.  He,  with  his 
sister  and  cousin,  went  West  in  a  big  emigrant  wagon,  being  six 
weeks  on  the  way.  They  settled  at  Elk  Grove,  111.,  in  1836,  when 
Chicago  was  only  a  village.  He  was  a  surveyor  for  the  growing  city. 
He  m.,  Dec.  24,  1840,  Martha  Jane  Clough  (dau.  of  Samuel)  and  had 
six  children.  He  m.  (second)  Hannah  Boyce  Clough,  widow  of  his 
half  brother.     She  was  b.  in  Londonderry,  March  8,  1831 

John  Teue  Clough,  b.  Feb.  5,  1814;  d.  at  Kettle  Creek,  Ga.,  Jan.  14, 
1849,  where  he  went  in  1837.  They  had  five  children.  His  wife  was 
Lurania  E.  Miller  of  Waresboro.     They  were  m.  Jan.  2,  1845. 

Emily  Clough,  b.  Dec.  24,  1815;  m.,  Dec.  21,  1840,  Ephraim  Bartlett 
Wheeler  of  Littleton.  They  lived  at  Arlington  Heights,  111.  She  d. 
Jan.  6,  1894.     They  had  eleven  children. 

He  d.  June  2,  1885.  He  and  his  son  Irving  were  at  work  in  their 
shop  during  a  thunder  shower.  A  tree  nearby  was  struck  and  the 
room  filled  with  sulphurous  gas,  which  suffocated  him  and  he  d.  in  a 
few  moments. 

Jebemiah  S.  Clough,  b.  Jan.  19,  1S19,  removed  to   Illinois  in  1854, 


THOMAS   STEVENS  CLOUGH. 


WILLIAM    H.    CLOUGH. 


GENEALOGIES. 


61 


■where  lie  m.  Dorcas  Elvira  Peck.    He  d.  at  Arlington  Heights  June  12, 
18S7.    They  had  three  children. 

(Children  of  Jonathan  and  Sophia  Woodbury  Clough.) 

William  Hexet  Clough,  b.  Oct.  15,  1S23;  m.  Oct.  15,  1852,  Laura 
Porter  Glines.  (See  portrait.)  He  was  employed  on  the  railroad 
some  years  as  engineer.  After  his  father's  death  he  bought  the  home 
from  his  brother  Warren  and  remained  a  prosperous  farmer  until  his 
death',  July  1,  1895.  This  place  remained  until  recently  in  the  possession 
of  Mrs.  Clough  and  in  the  name  for  more  than  100  years^one  of  the 
•most  beautiful  places  in  New  Hampshire.  (See  illustration.)  The  im- 
mense elm  tree  in  front  of  the  home  was  set  out  in  1812  and  the  others 
about  1850. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Clough  were  people  of  artistic  tastes  and  their  home 
abounded  in  beautiful  and  rare  furnishings.  Mr.  Clough  represented 
the  town  in  the  Legislature  in  1886  and  served  on  the  committee  on 
agriculture.     Mrs.  Clough  still  resides  in  town. 

Nancy  Oilman  Clough,  b.  Aug.  9,  1825;  m.,  Nov.  7,  1855,  John  S. 
Parsons  of  Rochester,  where  she  still  resides.  He  d.  March  21,  1894. 
They  had  two  children,  Addle  Florence,  with  whom  she  resides,  and 
a  son,  Charles  W.,  who  d.  Dec.  22,  1903.  Mrs.  Parsons  was  one  of  the 
first  enrolled  students  at  the  New  Hampshire  Conference  Seminary, 
where  he  later  became  a  student. 

Joseph  Waeken  Clough,  b.  Jan.  3,  1828;  m.,  June  3,  1852,  Hannah 
Jane  Boyce  of  Londonderry  and  settled  in  Evanston,  111.,  where  he  d. 
Oct.  29,  1862,  leaving  one  son,  Harry  L.,  now  a  real  estate  dealer  in 
Chicago. 

Chaeles  Wesley  Clough,  b.  Dec.  28,  1832,  was  a  soldier  in  the  Civil 
War  (see  Boys  In  Blue),  was  disabled,  and  later  was  a  farmer  in  New 
Boston,  where  he  d.,  Aug.  g,  1884,  unmarried. 

RuTus  Geohge  Clough,  b.  Jan.  31,  1837,  went  to  Evanston,  111.,  in 
1855.  He  enlisted,  Sept.  9,  1861,  in  the  Eighth  Illinois  Cavalry  (see 
Boys  in  Blue)  and  d.  in  hospital  at  Washington,  D.  C,  May  23,  1862, 
and  was  buried  at  Arlington  Heights,  D.  C. 

There  is  no  one  of  the  name  remaining  in  town  and  but  few  of  the 
line,  though  there  are  .many  elsewhere. 


CLOUGH    III. 


William  Clough  came  to  N.  from  Barnstead.  He  owned  the  farm 
later  owned  by  William  French  and  still  later  known  as  the  Lyford 
Morrison  place.    After  some  years  he  returned  to  his  native  town. 

They  had  no  children,  but  made  a  home  for  a  nephew  of  Mr.  Clough 
and  also  a  niece  of  Mrs.  Clough,  Martha  J.  T.  Carr,  who  became  the 
wife  of  William  Evans  of  Pittsfield.  (See  Evans  gen.)  The  nephew, 
William  H.  Clough,  was  the  principal  of  the  Rumford  School  in  Con- 
cord and  later  registrar  of  deeds  for  Merrimack  County.  They  had  a 
dau.  Ida,  now  the  wife  of West. 


^2  HISTORy    OF    NORTHFIELD. 

CRAM. 

Hbnky  L.  Ceam,  b.  at  Westfield,  Mass.,  Nov.,  1843;  m.,  Ismena  E. 
'Gate  (see  Gate  gen.),  b.  Dec.  6,  1847.  He  was  a  soldier  in  the  Givil 
War   (see  Boys  in  Blue).     They  had  one  child. 

Second    Generation. 

Heebekt  Leeot  GEA.M,  b.  at  N.  Sept.  2,  1872,  and  resided  with  his 
mother  on  the  homestead.  He  m.,  Dec.  24,  1904,  Ada  J.  Brown,  and 
moved  to  her  home  on  Bean  Hill. 


COLBY. 


JosiAH  Colby,  b.  at  Sandown;  m.,  Oct.  23,  1819,  Sally  French  of  East 
N.,  where  they  resided  and  had  a  family  of  four.  They  removed  later 
to  Factory  Village,  now  Belmont,  where  she  d.  He  m.  (second)  Betsey 
Cross  of  West  N. 

Mr.  Colby's  grandfather  was  a  soldier  and  was  sent  as  one  of  a  detail 
to  rebuild  a  stockade  fort  at  Hinsdale  for  Colonel  Hinsdale.  He  was 
captured  by  Indians  and  taken  to  Canada,  where  he  was  adopted  by  a 
■squaw  because  he  resembled  her  dead  son. 

She  was  greatly  enraged,  however,  to  find  he  carried  a  pocket 
Bible.  The  priest  was  sent  for  and  the  book  taken  from  him  and  he 
was  sold  as  a  slave  at  Montreal.  He  at  once  purchased  his  freedom 
:and  returned  to  his  home. 

Second    Generation. 

Maky  Jane  Colby,  the  youngest  dau.,  went  with  her  father  to  the 
Ephraim  Cross  place,  where  she  resided  until  her  marriage.  May  29, 
1850,  to  Daniel  Clay,  when  she  removed  to  Sanbornton  Bridge,  where 
•she  d.,  leaving  one  son,  Myron.  (See  Davis  gen.)  Mr.  Clay  d.  Aug.  6, 
1900.  He  had  previously  m.  (second)  Mrs.  Colby.  Myron  now  re- 
sides in  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 


AMOS  M.  COGSWELL. 

Amos  Moody  Cogswell  (see  portrait)  was  b.  at  Canterbury  Uplands, 
July  14, 1825;  m.,  Dec.  1, 1853,  Hannah  A.  Ames,  b.  at  Canterbury,  Dec.  17, 
1825.  He  remained  with  his  father  on  the  farm  until  his  majority  and 
then  followed  various  pursuits  until  1855,  when  he  entered  the  employ 
of  the  B.,  C.  &  M.  Railroad  as  station  agent  at  N.,  where  he  resided 
during  the  War  of  the  Rebellion.  It  was  a  time  of  great  activity 
there  as  the  Concord  Railroad  was  buying  and  shipping  large  quan- 
tities of  wood,  all  of  which  he  surveyed  and  shipped.  Some  of  his 
day's  work  surveying  covered  more  than  2,000  cords.  He  was  also  in 
the  same  capacity  at  Wentworth,  where  he  lost  his  right  leg  in  an 


AMOS   MOODY  COGSWELL. 


GENEALOGIES.  63 

accident.  He  was  one  of  the  selectmen  in  N.  three  years  and  treasurer 
for  two.  He  was  also  superintendent  of  schools.  He  was  appointed 
justice  of  the  peace  at  28  and  held  a  commission  ever  afterwards. 
After  30  years'  service  for  the  railroad  he  opened  a  real  estate  office 
at  Lakeport,  where  he  d.,  July,  1903.  Mrs.  Cogswell  d.  at  Lakeport, 
July,  1904.  They  have  a  dau.,  Marianna,  a  teacher  in  Wellesley  Col- 
lege. 


COLLINS. 

Aaron  Collins  was  the  first  of  the  name  in  town,  where  he  dis- 
tinguished himself  by  being  the  first  child  born  here.  He  is  next 
heard  from  as  standing  on  his  head  on  the  ridgepole  of  the  meeting- 
house on  the  day  of  the  raising.  He  m.  Sally  Dearborn  and  had  a 
family  of  one  and  perhaps  more. 

Second    Generation. 

Benjamin  Collins,  b.  at  N.,  1802;  m.  Abagail  Glines  and  lived  on 
the  Colony.  They  had  five  sons.  She  d.  July  17,  1882,  aged  80.  He 
d.  Nov.  15,  1889,  aged  87. 

Third  Generation. 

(All  b.  at  N.) 

Benjamin  Collins,  Jr.,  b.  1831;  m.,  Jan.  7,  1848,  Alice  Cross,  b.  1830. 
They  had  a  family  of  ten.  She  d.  April  24,  1871.  He  m.  (second) 
Jane  Murphy  and  resided  near  Tilton.    He  d.  at  Boscawen,  1888. 

John  Collins,  b.  Oct.  24,  1831;  m.  Grace  Dearborn  and  had  three 
dau.  He  served  in  the  Civil  War.  (See  Boys  in  Blue.)  He  was 
a  painter  and  d.  Jan.  3,  1903.     She  d.  at  Northwood. 

Geoege  Collins,  b.  1841;  m.  Mrs.  Mary  E.  Marsh,  April  26,  1868.  He 
bought  part  of  the  Glines  farm  at  the  Center,  selling  it  later  to  Joseph 
Prescott. 

Chables  Collins  now  resides  on  the  Bean  Hill  road,  owning  a  small 
tract  of  land. 

Feank  E.  Collins,  b.  1851;  m.,  Feb.  28,  1896,  Fanny  Jondro,  b.  at 
North  Hudson,  N.  Y.  Their  home  on  the  Forrest  road  was  burned  in 
1904. 

Fourth   Generation. 

(Children  of  Benjamin  and  Alice  Cross  Collins.) 

Maky,  Willie,  Alonzo,  Abra  Ann  and  Frank  all  d.  in  the  home  be- 
fore middle  life,  unmarried. 

Harbt  Collins,  b.  1865;  m.,  June  15,  1890,  Annie  F.  Davis  of  Bath. 
He  is  employed  by  the  railroad,  with  residence  at  Plymouth. 

Lilla  Collins  m.  and  removed  to  Andover. 

John  Collins  changed  his  name  to  John  Henry  and  resides  near  the 
Centre. 


64  HISTORY    OF    NORTHFIELD. 

B.  F.  COFRAN. 

(See  portrait.) 

Benjamin  F.  Cofean  was  b.,  Dec.  19,  1819,  in  N.,  and  d.  Oct.  6,  1903. 
He  lived  on  Bean  Hill  until  Dec,  1849,  moving  from  there  to  Lake 
Village.  In  the  spring  of  1862  he  removed  to  N.  near  what  is  now 
Tilton  village.  He  was  m.  to  Priscilla  C.  Chase,  Feb.  19,  1850,  by  the 
Rev.  Corban  C.  Curtice.  He  suffered  the  loss  of  his  buildings  by  fire 
May  27,  1875,  and  rebuilt  the  following  fall.  He  was  a  successful  cattle 
dealer  and  farmer.  In  politics  he  was  a  Democrat,  decided  in  his  views 
and  acted  up  to  the  full  standard  of  his  convictions.  The  same  qual- 
ities shown  in  his  private  business  were  conspicuous  when  he  was  called 
by  the  citizens  to  the  administration  of  town  matters.  He  was  a  member 
of  the  school  committee,  selectman,  and  filled  other  offices  for  various 
and  continued  terms.  His  advice  and  counsel  were  sought  and  he  was 
often  selected  as  an  administrator,  guardian  and  for  other  weighty 
trusts.  He  was  elected  representative  to  the  state  Legislature  in  1873- 
'74  and  was  chairman  of  the  committee  on  agriculture  v^he  latter  year. 
He  had  ever  a  great  Interest  in  passing  events  and  was  one  of  the  few 
to  put  them  on  record.  His  note  book  has  been  of  great  assistance  in  the 
preparation  of  this  work,  as  he  had  a  complete  list  of  the  deaths 
occurring  in  town  from  1840  to  1898. 


CONANT. 


Dea.  Petee  Conakt  came  to  N.  in  1823.  His  son,  Liba  Conant,  had 
just  accepted  the  pastorate  of  the  newly-organized  Congregational 
Church  and  his  salary  being  small  the  records  say:  "His  father  offered 
to  make  up  what  was  lacking  for  his  support." 

He  was  a  farmer  and  lived  first  on  the  Simonds  place  and  later  on 
the  Bean  Hill  road.  He  was  b.  Aug.  3,  1753,  and  d.  at  N.,  May  22,  1825. 
His  wife,  Jane,  b.  1759,  d.  at  Hebron,  May  17,  1846.  He  is  buried  in  the 
enclosure  by  the  Town  house. 

Second    Generation. 

Liba  Conant,  b.  at  Bridgewater,  Mass;  fitted  for  the  ministry  at 
Brown  University,  graduating  in  1823.  He  was  ordained  the  same 
year  at  N.  He  m.,  Oct.,  1820,  Deborah  Leach,  also  of  Bridgewater. 
They  had  three  dau.  and  a  son,  Henry,  who  d.  at  seven.  They  re- 
mained at  N.  14  years,  going  then  to  Canaan  and  later  to  Orford, 
where  both  d.     (See  Ministers  of  N.) 

Third  Generation. 

Elizabeth  J.  Conant,  b.  at  N.  Nov.  13,  1824;  m.  Lucius  Wilson  Ham- 
mond, a  merchant  of  Bristol.  They  had  two  children,  Ella  Galley, 
who  resides  in  Denver,  and  George  H.,  who  d.  in  Bristol.  Mrs.  Ham- 
mond d.  at  Bristol,  July  23,  18S2. 


BENJAMIN  F.  OOFRAN. 


GENEALOGIES.  65 

Saeah  Ann  Conant,  b.  at  N.  Feb.  8,  1827;  m.  Joseph  H.  Keyes  of 
Massachusetts.  They  had  a  son,  Joseph  Everett,  who  resides  in  Hebron. 
Mr.  Keyes  d.  in  Hebron,  Dec.  5,  189S.    She  d.,  in  Bristol,  March  26,  1882. 

Ellen  McAllister  Conant,  b.  at  N.,  Oct.  19,  1833;  m.,  Oct.  11,  1853, 
David  Everett  "Willard  of  Orford.  He  was  a  merchant  there  until 
1882,  when  he  removed  to  Concord,  where  he  resided  until  his  death, 
Jan  17,  1895.  She  d.  Nov.  6,  1903.  They  had  four  children:  Ellen 
Augusta  of  Concord;  Everett  Wheeler  of  Toledo,  0.;  Sarah  Rebecca, 
who  d.,  1881,  and  Stedman  of  Boston,  Mass. 


COOK. 

John  Bbown  Cook  was  first  taxed  in  N.  in  1833.  He  bought  the 
farm  now  owned  by  Frank  Shaw  and,  being  past  middle  life,  only 
farmed  in  a  small  way.  He  m.(  first)  Sarah  Taylor  of  Epping,  who  d. 
May,  1858,  at  Lynnfield,  Mass.  They  had  nine  children,  none  of  whom 
were  b.  in  town.  Mrs.  Cook  d.  at  N.  He  m.  (second)  Mrs.  Bean  of 
Freedom,  Me.  She  d.  in  1868.  He  m.  (third)  Mrs.  Ordway  of  Saugus, 
Mass.  He  remained  in  town  15  years,  and  d.  at  Lynnfield,  Mass.,  in 
1887. 

Second    Generation. 

Rebecca  Cook  d.  in  infancy  at  Exeter. 

LoviNA  N.  Cook  m.  Charles  Proctor  of  Biddeford,  Me.,  and  d.  there, 
June,  1885. 

Haeeiet  B.  Cook  d.  at  N.  of  typhoid  fever,  Aug.  15,  1848,  aged  21 
years.  .i 

Rebecca  Cook,  b.  1824;  d.  at  N.    Sept.  12,  1846. 

Daniel  P.  Cook  was  killed  by  a  stationary  engine  at  Wakefield,  Mass.; 
1885.     He  m.  Sarah  Reed  of  Lynnfield,  Mass. 

David  Cook,  d.  May,  1862,  at  Lynnfield,  Mass. 

Saeah  Coffin  Cook,  m.  T.  A.  Parsons  of  Wakefield,  Mass.,  and  has 
kindly  assisted  the  author  to  the  family  data. 

Otis  Cook,  m.  Judith  Hardy  of  Freedom,  Me.,  and  d.  at  Woburn, 
Mass.,  in  1873. 

Manfeed  Cook  m.  Mary  Ellen  Wiley  of  Lynnfield,  Mass.,  and  d.,  1875, 
at  Woburn,  Mass. 

Mrs.  Cook  and  two  dau.  are  buried  in  the  yard  by  the  town  house  at 
N. 


COPP  I. 

John  Copp,  b.  1792,  came  to  N.  from  Sanbornton  and  bought  or  built 
a  house  on  Whicher  Hill,  where  F.  B.  Shedd's  residence  now  stands. 
He  m.,  Sept.  18,  1822,  Ruhama  Rollins  of  Sanbornton,  b.  1797,  and 
had  a  son  and  a  dau.  Mrs.  Copp  d.  at  Belmont  Oct.  10,  1872.  He  d. 
Oct.  3,  1873. 
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66  HISTORY    OP    NORTHFIELD. 

Second    Generation. 

Evelina  Copp,  b.  June  28,  1827;  m.,  June  IS,  1850,  John  C.  Foster 
of  Belmont,  where  they  resided.  They  had  four  children,  Orrin  W., 
Laura  E.,  Flora  A.  and  Sarah  H.    Mrs.  Foster  d.  March  28,  1860. 

John  Copp,  b.  Sept.  15,  1831;  m.,  and  d.  at  N.  Jan.  27,  1860,  leaving 
one  dau.,  AUie  G.,  who  resided  at  Wakefield,  Mass. 


COPP  II. 

Amos  Kimball  Copp  was  b.  at  Gilmanton  Nov.  18,  1833;  m.,  March 
20,  1851,  Julia  Ann  Evans  of  N.  He  was  a  carpenter;  served  in  the 
Civil  War,  credited  to  Loudon  (see  Boys  in  Blue).  They  came  to  N. 
in  1890  and  bought  the  sash  and  blind  shop  built  by  Pease  Bros,  and 
later  the  Sanborn  Shaw  place,  where  she  now  resides  in  feeble  health. 
He  d.  July  16,  1892.  They  had  no  children.  She  had  three  brothers 
and  four  brothers-in-law  in  the  army  of  the  Rebellion. 


COPP  III. 

Simeon  Copp,  b.  at  Gilmanton  May  22,  1815 ;  m.  Betsey  0.  Currier  and 
lived  on  Drew  Hill,  where  he  was  a  farmer.  He  d.  there.  They  had 
three  children.  She  removed  to  N.  about  1865  and  erected  a  home  on 
Park  St.,  and  the  children  became  students  at  the  seminary.  They 
were  all  members  of  the  Methodist  Church.  She  m.  (second).  Deacon 
George  C.  Lancaster.     (See  Lancaster  gen.) 

Second    Generation. 
Timotht  Copp,  b.  1847;  d.  at  N.  March  31,  1877. 
Caerie  May  Copp,  b.  at  Gilmanton,  1848;  d.  at  N.  July  16,  1870. 
Abbie  Copp,  b.  1857;  d.  at  N.  Jan.  14,  1878. 


CORLISS. 

GoERELL  Corliss  came  from  Meredith  in  1854  to  the  Osgood  place. 
He  was  b.  at  Meredith,  March  6,  1810;  m.,  Dec.  14,  1834,  Mary  Smith 
of  Meredith,  b.  Sept.  25,  1815.  They  had  seven  children.  He  m. 
(second),  Nov.,  1854,  Lucy  Morrill,  b.  Dec.  22,  1808.  He  d.  Oct.  27, 
1873.     She  d.  Feb.  12,  1877. 

Second    Generation. 

Smith  D.  Corliss,  b.  March  16,  1836;  d.  at  Yarmouth,  Va.     (See  Boys 
in  Blue.) 
Mary  E.  Corliss,  b.  Sept.  26,  1837. 
Charles  F.  Corliss,  b.  Oct.  16,  1839;  d.  in  infancy. 
George  W.  Corliss,  b.  Feb.  22,  1842. 


GENEALOGIES.  6^ 

Chaeles  F.  Cokliss,  d.,  1S61,  at  Washington,  D.  C,  on  his  way  to  the 
seat  of  war.   (See  Boys  in  Blue.) 

Maktha  J.  CoELiss,  b.  Jan.  18,  1846;  date  of  death  unknown. 

EiXEN  CoEuss,  b.  Feb.  19,  1847;   d.  Sept.,  1888. 

George  "W.  Corliss,  b.  Feb.  22,  1842;  m.  Sarah  A.,  dau.  of  Bbenezer 
and  Urania  Dal  ton  Calef.     (See  Calef  gen.)     They  had  three  children. 

Third    Generation, 

Amos  Laeoy  Corliss,  b.  Dec.  4,  1872;  d.  Dec.  2,  1875. 

Aethub  Henry  Corliss,  b.  Aug.  8,  1874;  m.,  Dec.  9,  1903,  Alice  G. 
Shaw  of  N.,  b.  Jan.  9,  1879.  (See  Shaw  gen.)  Mrs.  Corliss  graduated 
from  New  Hampton  Literary  Institute,  class  of  1895,  and  was  a  popu- 
lar teacher  until  her  marriage.  Mr.  Corliss  is  a  farmer  on  the  home- 
stead of  his  father  at  East  N.,  and  road  commissioner,  in  1905. 

Haevet  "W.  Corliss,  b.  April  18,  1880. 


CORBETT. 

Charles  A.  Coebett  came  to  N.  from  Wilton  in  1896.  He  was  b.  at 
Limerick,  Me.,  Aug.  26,  1845.  He  m.,  Jan.  5,  1867,  Mary  A.  Ransom, 
who  was  b.  at  Randolph,  Mass.,  June  11,  1846.  He  was  an  overseer 
at  the  Elm  Woolen  Mills  for  eight  years  but  later  found  employment 
at  Lakeport,  but  still  resides  at  N.,  where  they  have  a  fine  home  on  Park 
St.     They  have  two  children. 

Second    Generation. 

William  E.  Corbett,  b.  at  East  Rochester  Dec.  28,  1867;  m.  Delia 
Conners  of  Wilton.  He  is  a  carder  by  trade  and  now  resides  at  East 
Rochester.     They  have  three  children. 

Maky  E.  Corbett,  b.  at  East  Rochester,  April  15,  1870;  m.  Elmer 
L.  Cleveland  of  Newport,  Vt.  He  is  a  farmer  and  teamster.  They 
reside  at  Concord. 


CRAWFORD. 


William  J.  Ceaweord  came  to  N,  in  1887  from  Glasgow,  Scotland, 
where  he  was  b.  in  1866,  and  m.  Letitia  G.  Miller  of  Glasgow.  They 
had  four  sons.  He  was  a  carpenter  and  by  industry  and  economy 
secured  a  home  on  Park  St.  They  moved  to  Readville,  Mass.,  in  1902, 
but  still  retain  their  property  in  town. 

Second    Generation. 

(B.  at  N.) 
Sammy  Crawford,  b.  1888. 
William  J.  Ceawfoed,  Jr.,  b.  Dec.  14,  1893. 
Edwin  R.  Ceavstford,  b.  Jan.  19,  1896. 
Robert  Ceawfoed,  b.  1898. 


68  HISTORY    OF    NORTHPIELD. 

CROSS   I. 

Doubtless  all  of  the  name  in  Merrimack  County  are  descendants  of 
Stephen,  who  came  from  Newbury,  Mass.,  to  "Conteucook"  (Boscawen), 
and  bought  land  of  Samuel  and  Elizabeth  Emery  Jan.  25,  1750.  This 
deed  is  duly  recorded  on  page  325,  vol.  39,  of  the  old  land  records. 

There  is  a  second,  dated  May  24,  1768,  and  a  third  to  a  mill  right  in 
Boscawen,  and  others  covering  original  lots  Nos.  1,  9,  10,  16,  15,  174, 
15,  22.  He  is  recorded  as  a  shipwright  and  a  deed,  or  right,  from 
King  and  Queen,  William  and  Mary,  gives  him  a  right  to  cut  trees  in 
New  England  for  masts. 

He  m.  Hannah  Guild  or  Gile  and  some  of  their  children  remained 
in  Newbury  and  Haverhill  when  they  came  to  N.  In  1785  John, 
Thomas,  Jesse,  were  taxed,  as  were  John,  Jr.,  and  Thomas,  Jr.  He 
m.  (second),  Hannah  Marsh  and  had  a'  son  Bphraim  (see)  and  dau. 
Hannah.  He  and  Hannah  Gile  Cross,  it  is  said,  are  buried  at  the 
Williams  Cemetery. 

His  second  wife,  and  dau.  Betsey,  after  his  death,  went  to  reside  in 
Northern  New  Hampshire  with  her  brother.  Colonel  Johnson. 
'    His  sons,  John,  Parker,  Jesse,  Thomas,  became  the  founders  of  the 
"Cross    Settlement,"    the    first   business    houses    in    town    (see   Early 
Business)  on  the  Merrimack  intervale. 

EpHKAiM,  the  youngest,  was  a  lifelong  resident  in  N.,  as  was  Will- 
iam (see),  son  of  Jesse,  who  had  13  children.  Several  of  these  follow 
in  regular  genealogical  order. 

Thomas  tad  Moses  Cross  were  in  the  Revolutionary  War.  John  and 
Parker  were  at  Bunker  Hill. 

Stephen  Cross,  for  many  years  a  tailor  at  Sanbornton  Bridge,  was 
a  son  of  the  original  Stephen. 

Hannah  Ceoss,  youngest  dau.,  m.,  Nov.  20,  1808,  Daniel  Mitchell  of 
Andover. 

Phebe  Cross  (perhaps  her  sister)  m.  Israel  Walker  of  Boston. 


CROSS   II. 

Abraham  Cross  was  b.  in  Salisbury  June  11,  1775;  m.,  Jan.  21,  1800, 
Ruth  Sawyer  of  Canterbury,  whose  father,  Dea.  Francis  Sawyer,  kept 
a  ferry  two  miles  below  the  Cross  settlement.  He  had  a  family  of  20 
children,  all  but  two  of  whom  lived  to  maturity.  He  was  in  the  French 
and  Revolutionary  Wars  and  had  two  sons  killed  in  the  battle  when 
Burgoyne  surrendered,  and  was  there  himself.  Mr.  Sawyer  d.  at  99 
years,  9  months  and  27  days,  and  ran  his  ferry  boat  to  the  last  year 
of  his  life.  Mr.  Cross  resided  near  Deacon  Sawyer  for  eight  years 
then  he  settled  on  the  Winnipiseogee  at  what  has  ever  since  been 
known  as  Cross'  Mills.  He  erected  a  sawmill  and  small  house  on  the 
Sanbornton  side  in  1804.  The  water  passed  down  to  it  in  a  canal  or 
flume  on  the  north  side  of  the  dam  which  he  built.  It  was  several 
rods  below  the  present  one.  The  mill  and  house  were  below  the  pulp 
mill.    John  Clark  owned  one  half  the  right.    Mr.  Cross  sold  out  to 


GENEALOGIES.  69 

Satchwell  Clark;  lived  later  in  Holderness  and  d.  at  N.,  Sept.  24,  1S53. 
She  d.  April  15,  1868.  They  had  nine  children. 

Second    Generation, 

Eunice  Cboss,  b.  at  Canterhury  Oct.  2,  1800;  m.,  Oct.  17,  1832, 
Nathan  Currier,  a  farmer  of  Methuen,  where  they  spent  their  lives. 
While  on  a  visit  to  Tilton  she  d.  of  pneumonia  Oct.  15,  1874. 

They  had  two  sons,  Joseph,  who  d.  at  Bloomington,  111.,  and  S.  E. 
D.  Currier  of  Roxbury,  Mass. 

Jeremiah  Ceoss.     (See  portrait  and  sketch.) 

Hiram  Cross,  b.  at  Sanbornton  Sept.  15,  1804;  m.,  Aug.  28,  1832, 
Lydia  Robie.  He  was  a  carpenter  and  resided  in  Plymouth.  They 
had  one  son.  Mr.  Cross  d.  at  N.  Nov.  7,  1874.  She  lives  with  her  son 
and  is  past  90  years  of  age. 

Sarah  C.  Cross,  b.  at  Salisbury  Oct.  23,  1806;  m.,  Oct.  17,  1832, 
Joseph  Benson  of  Kittery,  Me.  He  was  employed  for  many  years  at 
Colt's  armory  at  Hartford,  Conn.,  and  was  an  inventor  of  various  useful 
appliances  as  well  as  a  skilful  worker  in  metals.  Later  he  erected  a 
home  in  South  Boston,  where  she  d.,  1888.  He  reached  extreme  age 
and  d.  at  Jamaica  Plain  1899. 

LuciNDA  Cross,  b.  Feb.  21,  1809;  m.,  1836,  Rufus  Colby,  a  dealer  in 
hats  and  furs  in  Boston,  Mass.     She  d.  June  21,  1840. 

Judith  Maria  Cross,  b.  Sept.  14,  1811;  m.  (first),  Albert  Rodliff  of 
Lowell,  Mass.,  and  had  one  dau.,  Isadore  Dow  of  Waterville,  Me.  She 
m.  (second),  Silas  L.  Ashley  of  "West  Springfield,  Mass.,  and  had  a 
dau.,  Clara  Gilbert  of  Boston.     She  d.  Dec.  10,  1850. 

Clara  Cross,  b.  Feb.  19,  1814;  d.  at  11  years. 

William  Plummer  Cross,  b.  at  Sanbornton  July  4,  1816;  m.,  Aug.  31, 
1844,  Ann  Forrest  of  N.,  b.  Oct.  19,  1823.  He  studied  medicine  while 
employed  in  his  brother's  sawmill  and  practised  as  an  old  school  phy- 
I  sician  in  Wisconsin  and  Chicopee,  Mass.  Later  he  studied  with  Dr. 
Paine  of  Albany,  N.  Y.,  and  graduated  at  the  Cleveland,  O.,  Homeo- 
pathic Medical  College  in  1853.  He  was  in  practice  many  years  in 
Nantucket,  where  he  gained  wealth  and  reputation.  In  1860  he 
took  up  his  abode  in  South  Boston,  where  he  practised  until  his 
death  in  1888  and  where  his  family  now  reside.  Dr.  Cross  was  a 
Mason  and  an  Odd  Fellow  and  was  prominent  in  the  Dorchester  St. 
M.  E.  church  and  president  of  its  board  of  trustees.  He  was  in  early 
life  a  military  man  and  was  captain  in  the  Thirty-eighth  Regiment  New 
Hampshire  Militia.  They  have  one  dau..  Dr.  Grace  E.  Cross,  who,  a 
graduate  of  Boston  University,  succeeded  to  her  father's  extensive  prac- 
tice.    Two  other  children  d.  in  infancy. 

Third    Generation. 

(Children  of  Jeremiah  and  Sarah  Lyford  Cross.) 

(B.  at  N.) 

Clara  Ann  Cross,  b.  Nov.  25,  1830;  m.,  Dec.  7,  1853,  George  W.  Fitts, 

a  carpenter,  and  resided  in  Franklin,  where  both  d.     He  d.  Oct.  2, 


70  HISTORY    OF    NORTHFIELD. 

1859.  She  d.  Feb.  11,  1872.  They  had  one  son,  George  W.  Fitts,  Jr., 
now  of  Chichester.    He  has  one  dau.,  Clara. 

Oi-ivEE  Lyfoed  Cboss,  b.  Nov.  4,  1831;  d.  in  infancy. 

OLn'EE  Lyfokd  Ceoss,  2nd.,  b.  June  11,  1836;  m.,  Nov.  16,  1866,  Lucy 
R.  Hill  of  N.     (See  Lawyers  of  N.) 

Saeah  Bbjs'son  Ceoss,  b.  Oct.  20,  1839;  m.,  June  30,  1873,  James  G. 
Jenkins  of  Eliot,  Me.  He  was  a  farmer  and  carpenter  at  Bockport, 
Mass.    He  d.  at  Dover.     She  resides  at  Randolph,  Mass. 

Daniel  J.  Ceoss,  b.  at  N.  May  26,  1849,  was  educated  at  New  Hamp- 
shire Conference  Seminary.  He  was  for  some  years  clerk  in  the 
grocery  store  of  Bond  &  Winch,  South  Boston,  later  buying  the  busi- 
ness, which  he  continued  until  his  health  failed.  He  m.  Georgianna 
Mace  of  Napoleonville,  La.  They  had  two  children,  Clarence  and  Vira, 
both  of  Boston,  Mass.     Mr.  Cross  d.  at  Revere  March  25,  1899. 

Mrs.  Cross  m.  (second),  Dea.  John  Hood  of  South  Boston,  Mass. 

(Child  of  Hiram  and  Lydia  Robie  Cross.) 
Hiram  Bliss  Ceoss,  b.  July  9,  1833,  read  medicine  at  Harvard  Med- 
ical School  and  Homeopathic  Medical  College,  Cleveland,  0.,  grad- 
uating in  1866.  He  practised  five  years  at  South  Boston  and  since 
1871  at  Jamaica  Plain,  Mass.  His  skillful  and  gentle  ministrations  in 
the  sick  room  have  endeared  him  to  a  large  class  of  patrons.  He  has 
been  twice  m.  (first),  to  Hattie  McKenzie,  who  d.  Oct.  16,  1859;  (sec- 
ond), to  Emily  L.  Haskins  of  Concord,  June  20,  1871. 

Fourth   Generation. 

(Children  of  Oliver  and  Lucy  Hill  Cross.) 

ARTHUR  BENSON  CROSS. 

Aethue  B.  Ceoss,  b.  at  Montgomery  City,  Mo.,  May  31,  1868;  m.,  Sept. 
12,  1S95,  Nellie  E.  Searles,  b.  at  Andover,  Dec.  20,  1866.  He  learned 
the  printer's  trade  with  the  Republican  Press  Association  of  Concord, 
N.  H.,  followed  by  three  years  in  charge  of  their  stereotyping  depart- 
ment. In  1892,  he  was  sent  by  the  firm  to  St.  Louis  to  secure  appara- 
tus for  a  photo-engraving  plant  and  to  learn  the  business,  since  which 
time  until  his  death,  Jan.  22,  1905,  he  was  in  charge  of  the  art  depart- 
ment of  the  Rumford  Printing  Co.  His  biographer  says:  "Through  all 
his  years  of  study,  toil  and  advancement  he  never  rendered  any  other 
service  than  the  very  best  his  body  and  mind  were  capable  of.  His 
mind  was  keenly  scientific  in  its  bent  and  although  self-educated  be- 
yond the  point  where  his  studies  at  Tilton  Seminary  had  terminated, 
few  persons  of  collegiate  training  were  better  informed  than  he  upon 
the  branches  of  chemistry  and  physios,  of  which  he  was  most  fond. 
He  grasped  intuitively  many  phases  of  science  which  are  unfolded  to 
most  minds  only  after  long  and  careful  research. 

"One  had  never  to  apologize  for  him  or  make  excuses  for  him  because 
of  habits,  tastes  or  traits.  It  was  natural  for  him  to  be  manly  and 
true  and  these  qualifications  in  others  were  the  foundations  upon  which 
he  liked  to  build  his  friendships.  He  was  particularly  interested  in  all 
movements  that  applied  the  great  truths  of  the  gospel. 


GENEALOGIES.  71 

"Besides  being  an  earnest  member  of  tbe  Congregational  Church  and 
serving  its  Sunday  School  as  its  superintendent  for  several  years,  he 
was  a  loyal  Christian  Bndeavorer,  and  for  a  term  the  state  president. 
He  was  also  a  working  member  of  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.,  serving  all  with  the 
same  devotion  and  cheerful  service  that  characterized  his  short  but 
intensely  useful  life." 

ROBERT  LEE   CROSS. 

RoBEBT  Lee  Cross  was  b.  at  Montgomery  City,  Mo.,  Jan.  26,  1872.  He 
spent  his  boyhood  in  the  home  at  Northfield  Depot  and  attended  the 
public  schools  and  Tilton  Seminary.  He  learned  the  printer's  trade  at 
Tilton  and  Concord  and  excelled  in  artistic  work;  later,  was  connected 
with  both  the  Republican  and  Democratic  Press  associations  of  Con- 
cord, which  place  was  his  home  after  1889.  He  was  business  manager 
of  the  Merrimack  Journal  of  Franklin  in  1892.  He  held  various  posi- 
tions in  social  and  religious  organizations.  As  a  member  of  the  South 
Congregational  Church  and  leader  in  the  Society  of  Christian  Endeavor, 
he  was  ever  on  duty  and  these  labors  occupied  a  large  share  of  his 
thought  and  attention. 

Companionable  and  friendly,  steadfast  and  sincere,  his  character  had 
impressed  itself  in  helpful,  uplifting  ways  on  all  about  him.  He  gave 
no  half-hearted  service  to  anything  he  undertook.  Though  hardly  at- 
taining his  majority,  he  had  accomplished  more  than  most  could  do  in 
a  much  longer  life.  Uniformly  cheerful,  his  joyful  service  attested  the 
genuineness  of  the  motives  that  governed  his  life.  He  passed  to  the 
higher  life  with  hardly  a  moment's  warning,  Aug.  24,  1893. 

Evelyn  Montgomeey  Cboss,  b.  at  N.  Jan.  6,  1875,  graduated  from  the 
Concord  High  School  in  1894  and  taught  two  years  following.  In  1896 
she  took  a  two  years'  course  of  normal  kindergarten  work  and  was 
kindergartner  in  the  Boston  Summer  School,  later  conducting  private 
classes  at  Concord.  She  m.  Charles  J.  Van  Cor  of  Boston,  Sept.  19, 
1902.     They  reside  at  Somerville,  Mass. 


CROSS    III. 

BpHEAiM  Ceoss  was  the  son  of  Stephen  and  Hannah  Marsh  Cross. 
He  was  b.  on  the  Intervale  about  1785  and  m.  Sally  Keniston  and 
resided  on  a  third  of  her  father's  homestead,  the  latter  dividing  his 
estate  among  his  three  daughters,  who  were  settled  almost  within 
sight  of  each  other  and  the  home  (see  Keniston  gen.)  on  the  Leighton 
road,  now  called  High  St. 

Mr.  Cross  was  a  farmer  and  had  four  dau.  and  twin  sons,  who  d.  in 
infancy.  He  d.  Sept.  21,  1849.  She  d.  31  years  later  while  at  her 
daughter's  in  Warner  on  a  visit. 

Second    Generation. 
Betsey  Ceoss  remained  in  the  home.    She  m.  Josiah  Colby  of  San- 
bornton  when  both  were  nearly  70  years  old.    He  came  to  live  at  her 
home  and  d.  there  at  90.    She  m.  (second),  Hiram  Gould  of  Franklin. 
She  d.  at  89. 


72  HISTORY    OF    NOETHPIELD. 

Haeriet  Cross  m.,  Dec.  24,  1849,  Rufus  Page  of  Warner,  where  both 
d.  They  had  four  dau.,  Mrs.  Addle  Bly  of  Bradford,  Malinda  Roby, 
Sarah  Peck  and  Mrs.  Emma  Gage,  the  three  last  of  "Warner. 

Mart  Cross  m.,  Nov.  22,  1846,  Henry  Johnson  of  "Warner.  She  cared 
for  her  mother  in  her  extreme  age. 

Najtct  Cross    m.,  1818,  David  Davis  of  "Warner. 


CROSS   IV. 

"William  Cross,  b.  at  N.  March  29,  1790;  m.,  Feb.  11,  1811,  Ruth, 
dau.  of  David  Kenlston,  b.  Nov.  7,  1792.  They  spent  their  whole  lives 
on  the  farm  near  the  Ledges  and  there  reared  a  family  of  11  chil- 
dren. He  d.  Feb.  6,  1879.  She  d.  Jan.  15,  1888.  It  is  said  that  he 
never  missed  the  annual  town  meeting. 

Second    Generation. 

Jane  Cross,  b.  July  31,  1811;  m.  Joseph  Locke  of  Sanbornton.  They 
moved  to  Minnesota  after  a  few  years  at  Boscawen.  They  had  six 
children,  three  of  whom  d.  in  childhood.  After  the  death  of  Mr. 
Locke  she  returned  to  her  home,  where  she  d.  Sept.,  1878. 

Sally  Cross,  b.  March  18,  1813;   d.,  March  3,  1837. 

Statira  Cross,  b.  May  9,  1815;  m.,  Aug.  31,  1846,  Frederick  Collins 
of  Goffstown.     Mrs.  Collins  d.  at  N.  March,  1897. 

Fidelia  Cross,  b.  Oct.  3,  1817;  m.,  March  9,  1840,  Franklin  Burnham 
of  Concord.  They  had  two  dau.,  Clara,  wife  of  Dr.  "Warren  Gordon 
of  Ogunquit,  Me.,  and  Mrs.  Mary  Knowles  of  Northwood,  neither  of 
whom  survive.  Mr.  Burnham  still  resides  at  Concord  at  95  years  of 
age. 

Betsey  Cross,  b.  Dec.  13,  1819;  m.,  Sept.  28,  1846,  "William  Roby  of 
Merrimack.     (See  Roby  gen.) 

Martha  Cross,  b.  March  25,  1822,  was  a  tailoress,  going  from  house 
to  house  for  many  years.  She  later  resided  with  her  sister  in  Clarks- 
ville,  where  she  d.  in  18S1. 

Charles  C.  Cross,  b.  March  15,  1824;  m.  (pub.),  Aug.  20,  1853,  Re- 
becca "Wyatt  of  Franklin  and  had  a  son  and  dau.  He  resided  on  or 
near  the  home  farm  and  for  some  years  manufactured  brick  from  a 
clay  bank  on  the  premises. 

"William  K.  Cross,  b.  Oct.  29,  1826,  and  d.  at  11  years. 

HiKAM  H.  Cross,  b.  Jan.  22,  1829;  m.,  Nov.  6,  1856,  Mrs.  Sally  Presby, 
b.  at  N.  April  18,  1827.  He  went  to  California  in  1851,  returning  after 
two  years.  He  served  in  the  Civil  "War  (see  Boys  in  Blue)  and  has 
since  farmed  extensively  in  N.  and  Andover.  He  has  been  a  famous 
builder  of  "stone-wall"  for  F.  B.  Shedd  and  elsewhere.  They  have 
four  children. 

Ruth  Cross,  b.  May  4,  1832;  m.  Edmund  Young  of  Clarksville  and 
had  four  children.  She  d.  in  1893.  He  d.  in  1872.  A  son,  "Willis,  and 
dau.,  Martha,  reside  in  "West  Stewartstown. 

Clarissa  Cross,  b.  Aug.  31,  1836;  d.  at  two  years. 


GENEALOGIES.  73 

Third  Generation. 

(Cliildren  of  Charles  C.  and  Rebecca  Wyatt  Cross.) 
(B.  at  N.) 

Edwakd  Wyatt  Ceoss,  b.  Aug.  22,  1857;  m.,  Oct.  1,  1889,  Annie 
Stewart  of  Danbury.  Mr.  Cross  bought  the  Joseph  Cofran  place, 
where  they  reside.  They  have  three  sons,  "Walter  Edward,  b.  1890; 
Clarence  Vivian,  b.  1893;   Merton  Stewart,  b.  1896. 

llAEY  "W.  Cross,  b.  1884,  graduated  at  Bates  College,  Lewiston,  Me., 
and  is  now  a  teacher  at  Plymouth,  Mass.,  where  her  mother  resides. 

(Children  of  Hiram  and   Sally  Presby  Cross.) 
(B.  at  N.) 

Ejiily  Jane  Cross,  b.  Aug.  12,  1857;  m.,  1875,  Fred  Aiken  of  Franklin 
Falls  and  had  two  children.     She  m.   (second),  Peter  Kroger. 

William  Feedekio  Ceoss,  b.  May  23,  1859;  m.  Wiggin  of  San- 

bornton.     They  reside  in  Lowell,  Mass. 

Oeix  Jeeome  Ceoss,  b.  Dec.  20,  1861;  m.,  Oct.  6,  1899,  Maud  Emerson. 
He  resides  with  his  parents  on  the  farm  and  has  one  child. 

Ruth  Abbie  Ceoss,  b.  May  24,  1867;  m.,  Nov.  1,  1890,  Frank  C.  Fol- 
som,  a  painter  and  paperhanger.     They  reside  on  Park  St. 


CROSS    V. 

Jonathan  Ceoss,  b.  at  Canterbury;  m.  Betsey,  dau.  of  John  Forrest, 
and  lived  on  and  owned  the  homestead,  which  they  sold  to  Mr.  Leighton 
in  1817.    He  had  one  son  and  perhaps  other  children. 

Second   Generation. 

Jonathan  Foeeest  Ceoss,  b.  1800;  m.  Betsey  Douglass  and  had  eight 
children.  They  resided  on  the  main  road,  where  he  was  a  farmer. 
He  d.  June,  1848. 

Third    Generation. 

(B.  at  N.) 

Diantha  Ckoss  m.  Jonathan  Smith  and  went  to  Groton,  where  they 
resided  many  years. 

Joseph  M.  Ceoss,  b.  1826;  m.,  1849,  Clarissa  Moore  of  N.  and  resided 
on  the  Bean  Hill  road.  They  had  10  children.  He  was  a  farmer  on 
the  Rogers  homestead,  where  he  d.,  March  9,  1901.  She  d.  June  12, 
1877. 

Jefferson  Ceoss  went  West  and  m.  a  woman  of  Scotch  parentage  and 
had  10  children. 

John  Ceoss  m.,  1853,  Adaline  Riley  of  East  N.,  where  she  was  If. 
1834.     She  d.  June  22,  1858.     He  is  buried  with  the  Riley  family. 


74  HISTORY    OF    NOETHPIELU. 

Alonzo  Cross  m.,  Feb.  19,  1SC2,  Mrs.  Jolin  Cross,  his  sister-in-law. 
Slie  d.  and  he  remarried  and  resides  at  Groton.     He  has  one  son,  Lester. 

Alice  Cross,  b.  1830;  m.,  1850,  Benjamin  Collins.     (See  Collins  gen.) 

Sarah  Cross  was  drowned  in  the  Merrimack  River  Aug.,  1846. 

William  Henet  Cross  m.  Harriet  Prescott  of  Franklin,  b.  Nov.  19, 
1845,  and  had  one  dau.,  Ella  M.,  b.  Dec.  31,  1866,  who  m.  Dana  Wood- 
ward and  resides  at  Franklin  Falls. 

Fourth  Generation. 

(Children  of  Joseph  and  Clara  Moore  Cross.) 
(B.  at  N.) 

Frank  Cross,  b.  Deo.  4,  1850;  m.,  Jan.  15,  1880,  Ellen  Fogerty  of 
Boston.    He  is  a  general  farmer  and  resides  on  Oak  St. 

Claea  Cross,  b.  1853;  d..  May  4,  1860. 

Sarah  Cross,  b.  1855;  m.  Frank  Corser  of  Webster,  where  they  re- 
side and  Mr.  Corser  has  employment  in  a  sawmill. 

Albert  Cross,  b.  1857,  resides  on  the  home  place  on  the  Bean  Hill 
road. 

Fred  H.  Cross,  b.  -Dec.  6,  1859;  m.,  Jan.  22,  1890,  Ida  M.  Downing, 
b.  at  Lakeport,  1873.  He  is  a  coarse  stone  worker  and  resides  on 
Arch  St.     They  have  two  sons. 

Warren  Cross,  b.  1862;   d.,  Nov.  10,  1867. 

Maria  Cross,  d.  Feb.  20,  1865,  aged  three  days. 

Flora  M.  Cross,  b.  1867;  m.  (first),  Nov.  3,  1883,  Porter  M.  Hay- 
ward.  (See  Hay  ward  gen.)  They  had  two  children.  She  m.  (second), 
Jan.  10,  1899,  Albert  A.  Carr  of  Gilmanton.  He  is  a  farmer  and  they 
reside  on  the  Joseph  Smith  farm  on  the  Bean  Hill  road. 

Charles  Cross,  b.  1869,  resides  at  Webster. 

Walter  B.  Cross,  b.  1872;  m.,  March  19,  1892,  Abbie  B.  Chase  of 
Webster,  b.  1875.  He  resides  in  the  home  with  his  brother  and  has 
two  children. 

Fifth   generation. 

(Children  of  Fred  H.  and  Ida  M.  Downing  Cross. 

Earl  F.  Cross,  b.  Sept.  4,  1892. 
Lawrence  R.  Cross,  b.  March  30,  1894. 

(Children  of  Walter  B.  and  Abbie  B.  Chase  Cross.) 

Frank  Cross,  b.  Feb.  8,  1893. 

RtiBT  Cross,  b.  at  Webster  Sept.,  1895. 


CUNNINGHAM. 


Arthur  F.  Cunningham  was  b.  March  11,  1855,  at  Hogansburg,  N. 
Y.  He  m.,  Sept.  1,  1886,  Amelia  Richards,  b.  April  11,  1854,  at 
Helena,  N.  Y.,  and  had  three  children. 


HANNAH    TIBBETTS    CURRY. 


GENEALOGIES.  75 

He  -was  an  ice  dealer  ia  Boston  for  10  years  and  continued  the 
same  business  at  N.  in  1891.    He  is  a  police  officer. 

Second    Generation. 

Aethub  Austin  Cunxingham  and  Julia  Alice  Cunningham,  twins, 
t).  at  Charlestown,  Mass.,  April  10,  1SS9,  are  both  members  of  the 
Sophomore  class  of  Tilton  Seminary. 

Raymond  A.  Cunningham,  b.  at  N.  Nov.  3,  1892. 


CURRY. 

Robert  Cubby  was  b.  in  Canterbury  April  30,  1757.  He  was  the  son 
of  William  Curry  of  Londonderry,  who  came  from  the  north  of  Ireland 
and  m.  Nancy  McFarland.  Robert  m.  Olive  Heath,  b.  in  Canterbury 
Feb.  7,  1771.  They  were  farmers  near  the  Gilmanton  line.  He  d. 
•there  Jan.  20,  1829.    She  d.  Aug.  24,  1855.    They  had  nine  children. 

Second   Generation. 

(B.  at  N.) 

NAifCY  Cubby,  b.  June  2,  1796;  d.  at  Franklin,  July  29,  1860. 

John  Cubby,  b.  1798;  m.  (first),  Dec.  22,  1822,  Betsey  Clough  of  N. 
:and  was  a  farmer  at  "Tin  Corner."  She  d.  June  12,  1856.  He  m. 
(second),  Aug.  25,  1857,  Mrs.  Sarah  Plummer  Goodrich  of  N.,  and  later 
returned  to  N.  and  resided  on  Bay  St.  while  erecting  the  home  on 
School  St.,  Tilton,  where  he  d.  She  still  resides  in  the  home  at  an  ad- 
vance age. 

He  represented  Sanbornton  in  the  Legislature  in  1840--'41  and  was 
one  of  its  selectmen  for  two  terms.     He  had  three  children. 

Benjamin  Cubby,  b.  Jan.  30,  1800;  m.  Hannah  Tibbetts,  b.  at  N.,  Feb. 
-■27,  1809.  He  remained  on  his  father's  homestead  where  their  10  chil- 
dren were  b.  Mr.  Curry  d.  June  22,  1852.  She  removed  to  the  At- 
kinson house  at  Tilton  four  years  later,  which  was  destroyed  by  fire  in 
1875.  She  rebuilt  in  1876  and  d.  there  Dec.  4,  1898.  Her  sweet  cor- 
diality made  her  home  a  social  center  and  "her  children  rise  up  and 
■call  her  blessed."     (See  portrait.) 

Susan  Cubby,  b.  at  N.  April  20,  1802;  m..  May,  1848,  Daniel  Burleigh 
of  Sanbornton  as  his  fourth  wife.  He  d.  Nov.  2,  1855.  She  survived 
many  years  and  d.  Dec.  23,  1885. 

Samuel  Cubby,  b.  April  10,  1804,  was  a  physician  at  Alton  but  re- 
-turned  home  in  failing  health  and  d.  Feb.  9,  1829. 

Joseph  Batcheldeb  Cubby  was  b.  at  N.  March  10,  1807.  He  taught 
for  many  years  in  Rhode  Island  and  later  m.  Joanna  Sheldon  and 
became  a  farmer  in  1877  at  Bdmundston,  N.  Y.  He  had  four  children; 
two  sons  d.  in  childhood. 

William  McFaeland  Cubby,  b.  at  N.  Jan.  29,  1810,  was  a  teacher  in 
Ohio,  where  he  contracted  fever  and  ague,  which  terminated  in  con- 
sumption, of  which  he  d.  June  19,  1833. 


76  HISTORY    OP    NOETEFIELD. 

Olive  Curey,  b.  Dec.  6,  ISll;  m.  George  S.  Tibbetts  of  N.  She  d, 
Oct.  19,  1S72.  They  had  five  children,  two  of  whom  d.  in  childhood. 
(See  Tibbetts  gen.) 

Thomas  Ctjery,  b.  June  17,  1815,  resided  first  in  Lowell  and  after- 
wards in  Westford,  Mass. 

Third    Generation. 

(Children  of  Benjamin  and  Hannah  Tibbetts  Curry.) 

(All  b.  at  N.) 

Mary  Elizabeth  Curey,  b.  Dec.  26,  1829;  m..  May  3,  1853,  David 
Larue  Clifford,  a  shoemaker  and  teamster  at  Tilton,  where  she  d, 
Jan.  2,  1892.  He  d.  at  Franklin  Sept.  10,  1896.  They  had  two  dau., 
Mrs.  Helen  Davis  of  Tilton  and  Mrs.  Georgia  Stone  of  Whitman,  Mass. 

John  Williams  Cueby,  b.  Sept.  12,  1832.  He  went  to  California  ini 
1853,  where  he  d.  March  8,  1857. 

Olive  Augusta  Cuery,  b.  Sept.  7,  1834;   d.,  Nov.  18,  1846. 

Fraxces  Susan  Cubey,  b.  May  31,  1836;  m.,  Dec.  1,  1858,  Dr.  George 
Ezra  Spencer  of  Belmont,  who  d.  at  Hanover  Jan.  6,  1866.  She  was 
educated  at  the  New  Hampshire  Conference  Seminary  and  taught  be- 
fore her  marriage  and  after  his  death.  She  remained  in  the  home 
until  her  mother's  death  and  now  resides  in  Tilton.  She  has  traveled 
abroad  and  is  prominent  in  church,  social  and  club  circles,  being  the- 
first  president  of  the  Northfield  and  Tilton  Woman's  Club. 

Sophia  Tibbetts  Cuery,  b.  March  27,  1838 ;  m.,  Aug.  27,  1860,  Charles 
C.  Rogers,  a  lawyer  of  Sanbornton  Bridge.  (See  Rogers  gen.)  Sh& 
was  a  graduate  of  the  New  Hampshire  Conference  Female  College  and 
a  popular  teacher.  They  had  five  sons,  two  of  whom  were  buried  the 
same  day,  Feb.  28,  1873.  Mrs.  Rogers  was  a  faithful  friend,  an  ideal 
mother  and  a  devoted  Christian  woman.     She  d.  at  Tilton  Nov.  26,  1896. 

Georgianna  Bradley  Cueby  and  Josephine  Bradbury  Cuery,  b.  June 
27,  1841.    The  former  d.  in  early  womanhood,  March  22,  1861. 

Josephine  Bbadbuky  Curey  m.,  June  3,  1868,  Joseph  Board  of  Ches- 
ter, N.  Y.  She  was  a  graduate  of  the  New  Hampshire  Conference 
Female  College,  class  of  1860.  She  was  a  teacher  at  Santiago,  Cuba,, 
and  Chester,  N.  Y.,  where  she  d.  March,  1869.  She  had  one  child,  who' 
d.  in  infancy. 

Annette  Caeboll  Cuery  and  Arabella  Clough  Curey,  b.  Aug.  11, 
1845. 

Annette  m.  (first),  Samuel  B  Noyes  of  Meredith,  March  15,  1866. 
He  d.  in  Tilton  Jan.  15,  1870,  leaving  one  son,  Harry  L.  Noyes,  a  grad- 
uate of  the  Boston,  Mass.,  School  of  Technology,  and  now  at  Niagara; 
Falls  in  the  employ  of  the  American  Carbide  Co.  He  removes  soort 
to  Chicago,  111. 

She  m.  (second),  Clinton  S.  Mason  of  Tamworth.  They  reside  in 
Boone,  la.,  where  he  has  been  a  merchant  for  many  years.  They  have 
two  dau.  and  a  son.  Frances  Mason  was  a  graduate  of  Tilton  Seminary, 
taking  a  post-graduate  course  at  Wellesley  and  Pratt  Institute,  Brook- 
lyn, N.  Y.     Katherine  S.  Mason  graduated  at  Lasalle  Female  Seminary 


GENEALOGIES.  77 

and  m.  Harold  J.  Coupland,  a  civil  engineer,  who  was  accidentally 
killed  in  1902  at  Alabama,  where  he  was  surveying  a  railroad  route. 
She  m.  (second),  June  27,  1905,  Prof.  Fernald  of  Columbia  University, 
St.  Louis,  Mo.  Howard  C.  Mason  was  a  student  at  Harvard  Law 
School  and  is  now  in  business  in  Boston. 

Arabella  C.  Cuery  m.,  July  12,  1865,  Enoch  George  Rogers,  b.  at 
Columbia  Dec.  16,  1830.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Rogers  are  prominent  in  local 
and  state  granges.  He  was  for  five  years  Master  and  both  are  seventh 
degree  members.  He  was  for  some  years  engaged  in  mercantile  pur- 
suits and  the  manufacture  of  starch.  They  were  both  teachers  in 
early  life.  They  have  traveled  extensively  and  spent  several  winters 
in  California. 

Hajtnah  Augusta  Cueet,  b.  July  15,  1848,  was  a  graduate  of  the  New 
Hampshire  Conference  Female  College,  class  of  1867.     She  m.,  Nov.  3, 
1870,  Joseph  Board  of  Chester,  N.  Y.,  her  brother-in-law.     They  still 
reside  there  and  had  a  family  of  five,  but  three  of  whom  survive. 
(Children   of   John   and   Betsey   Clough  Curry.) 

Electa  A.  Cutset,  b.  Oct.  17,  1823;  m.  (first),  Sept.,  1840,  Perkins 
Connor  of  Sanbornton  Bridge,  where  he  was  a  merchant  tailor  and 
where  he  d.  Oct.  2,  1841.  She  m.  (second),  March  2,  1843,  Rufus  G. 
L.  Bartlett,  also  a  tailor  of  Sanbornton  Bridge.  '  They  had  three  chil- 
dren.   He  d.  Jan.  23,  1871.    She  d.  May  2,  1866. 

Thomas  Clough  Cuery,  b.  in  N.  June  2,  1827.  He  was  the  second 
postmaster  in  the  Tilton  and  Northfield  office,  being  appointed  Jan.  20, 
1841.    He  d.  at  the  home  of  his  sister  at  Sanbornton  Dec.  3,  1872. 

Mart  JA?fE  Cuery,  b.  in  Sanbornton  Nov.  20,  1830;  m.,  Jan.  4,  1856, 
Thomas  Warren  Taylor  of  Sanbornton  "Scpiare,"  b.  July  7,  1824.  Both 
d.  there.  He  was  a  prosperous  farmer  and  made  a  specialty  of  Here- 
ford stock. 


DALTON. 


Samuel  Dalton  was  b.  July  29,  1757,  in  Londonderry.  His  father, 
John,  came  from  the  north  of  Ireland. 

Samuel  was  a  Revolutionary  soldier  four  years  and  two  months. 
He  was  only  16  at  his  first  enlistment. 

He  returned  home  and,  having  blistered  his  hands  chopping  wood, 
concluded  that  a  soldier's  life  was  more  agreeable  and  re-enlisted  for 
four  year^  more. 

About  1793  he  settled  as  a  farmer  in  N.  His  first  wife  was  Polly 
Merrick  of  Hampstead.  She  d.  July  18,  1820,  leaving  11  children. 
He  m.  (second),  Rachel  Gile  Wadleigh  and  had  a  son  and  dau.  He 
d.  in  Upper  Gilmanton  Jan.,  1837. 

Second   Generation. 

Joseph  Merrick  Dalton,  b.  Jan.  3,  1794,  was  a  stone  worker  at  San- 
Tjornton  Bridge.  He  m.  Nov.,  1821,  Statira  Smith.  He  d.  there  July 
3,  1838.     She  d.  Aug.  31,  1860.     They  had  six  children. 


78  HISTORY    OF    NORTHFIELD. 

Caleb  Stevens  Dalton,  b.  June  12,  1796.  He  was  a  blacksmith,  at 
Stewartstown,  where  be  m.  Lucette  Chandler.  He  d.  April,  1849, 
leaving  seven  children. 

Samuel  Dalton,  Jk.,  b.  Feb.  17,  1799,  removed  to  Gilmanton,  where 
he  was  a  farmer  and  where  he  d.  in  1835.  He  m.  Mary  Lyford.  They 
had  no  children. 

Absolom  Daitojst,  b.  July  31,  1802;  m.,  Dec.  11,  1828,  Harriet  B. 
Aldrich.  He  was  a  stone  cutter  in  many  of  the  largest  quarries  in 
New  England.  He  resided  a  while  in  Sanbornton.  After  15  years  he 
returned  to  N.  and  was  a  farmer  for  30  years  until  his  death,  Oct.  22, 
1885.     She  d.  June  11,  1873.     They  had  seven  children. 

Mabt  Dalton,  b.  Jan.  22,  1804;   m.,  1862,  Porter  of  Danvers, 

Mass.,  a  tanner. 

John  Dalton,  b.  Aug.  13,  1806;  m.,  Oct.  16,  1832,  Narcissa  Jane 
Nudd  and  lived  in  Sanbornton.  He  was  a  stone  cutter  and  was  a  cap- 
tain in  the  militia.  He  served  also  in  the  "War  of  the  Rebellion  (See 
Boys  in  Blue),  Co.  D,  Twelfth  Regiment.  They  had  three  children.  He 
d.  Deo.  9,  1865. 

Joshua  Little  Dalton,  b.  April  19,  1809;  m.  Mary  Evans  and  re- 
moved to  Belmont.     They  had  three  sons. 

Ransom  Smith  Dalton,  b.  Dec.  1,  1811;   d.,  1819. 

Blbkidge  Geeby  Dalton,  b.  May  30,  1814,  was  three  times  m.,  first  to 
Fannie  Gordon  of  New  Hampton,  Aug.  21,  1839.  She  d.  1856  and  he  m. 
(second),  Oct.  18,  1857,  Sarah  Elizabeth  Ambler.  She  d.  Dec.  11,  1858. 
He  m.   (third),  Aug.  2,  1861.     He  had  six  children. 

He  was  a  scholar  and  teacher  at  Exeter  High  School  and  Chester, 
Pa.  Later  he  was  a  student  and  professor  in  a  medical  school  at 
Philadelphia,  Pa.,  and  still  later  was  a  practicing  physician  in  Cin- 
cinnati, 0. 

William  Henet  Habeison  Dalton,  b.  Sept.  2,  1816;  m.  Nancy  Lougee 
Carr,  dau.  of  Hazen  Carr,  and  resided  in  Belmont,  where  he  d.  Oct. 
27,  1870. 

Saeah  a.  Dalton,  b.  Nov.  24,  1826,  was  the  second  wife  of  Benja- 
min D.  Cilley  of  Kingston,  where  she  d.  in  1859.  They  had  two  chil- 
dren. 

LoEENZo  Dow  Dalton,  b.  Feb.  4,  1828;  d.,  Oct.  16,  1847. 

Third    Generation. 

(Children  of  Absolom  and  Harriet  Aldrich  Dalton.) 

Heney  Quimby  Dalton,  b.  Dec.  20,  1829;  m.,  Dec.  9,  1850,  Mrs. 
Sarah  L,  "Weston  and  conducted  a  fine  summer  hotel  at  East  Tilton. 
He  d.  Feb.  19,  1903,  leaving  one  dau. 

Ransom  Smith  Dalton,  b.  Oct.  31,  1831;   d.,  Dec.  8,  1879. 

Ueania  Dalton,  b.  Dec.  18,  1833;  m.,  April  16,  1853,  Ebenezer  B. 
Calef  of  N.,  a  farmer  on  the  paternal  acres.  She  d.  June  11,  1905.  (See 
Calef  gen.) 

Samuel  Dalton,  b.  Dec.  28,  1836;  d.,  Feb.  18,  1837. 


GENEALOGIES.  79 

Mary  A.  Daxtojst,  b.  Jan.  13,  1S40;   d.,  March  24,  1866. 

Jacob  P.  Daltojst,  b.  July  10,  1843;  d.,  July  19,  1844. 

George  Washington  Dalton,  b.  April  20,  1847,  lived  on  the  home- 
stead. He  m.,  July  24,  1870,  Nellie  Prescott  of  Belmont.  He  m. 
(second),  1873,  Mary  Jane  Stewart  of  Warren.    He  d.  Nov.  3,  1873. 


DANFORTH  I. 

Moses  Dantorth  came  from  Sanbornton  and  m.  Mehitable  Stevens 
of  N.  He  had  served  in  the  Revolutionary  War  and  was  a  good 
fighter.  He  was  a  source  of  annoyance  wherever  he  appeared  and  the 
town  at  one  annual  meeting  voted  that  if  he  did  harm  to  any  one, 
such  person  should  have  the  privilege  of  whipping  him  to  his  heart's 
content.  He  had  seven  children.  The  date  of  his  death  is  not  on 
record  but  is  well  remembered  as  the  occasion  of  great  excitement  on 
account  of  the  stealing  of  his  remains  by  medical  students,  of  which 
the  court  records  by  Judge  Wadleigh  are  still  in  the  possession  of 
his  granddaughter.  He  was  an  ox  teamster  and  was  never  seen 
without  his  goad. 

Second   Generation. 

MosEs  Dantoeth  m.  Apphia  Blanchard  and  resided  at  Cross'  Mills. 
They  had  one  son.  She  d.  Dec.  20,  1863.  He  probably  d.  at  Bast  Con- 
cord, as  he  lived  there  in  1878. 

Phineas  Danfobth  removed  to  Canterbury. 

EzEKiEL  Dantoeth  was  a  valuable  farm  hand.  He  m.  Mary  Ann 
Twombly  of  Gilmanton  and  had  a  large  family,  several  of  whom  had 
an  impediment  in  their  speech,  as  did  the  mother.  They  removed  to 
Belmont. 

Eliza  Danfoeth  m.  John  Danforth,  a  farmer  and  teamster  of  N. 
They  removed  to  Concord.    He  d.  there  1866  and  she  in  1868. 

Third    Generation. 
(Son  of  Moses  and  Apphia  Danforth.) 

James  Dantokth,  b.  at  N.;  m.  Luoretia  Austin  of  N.  and  had  two 
sons  Oliver  and  Weston.  He  served  in  the  Civil  War.  (See  Boys  in 
Blue.) 


DANFORTH  II. 


Henet  Danfoeth,  brother  of  Moses  (first) ,  was,  when  17  years  of  age 
in  1780,  with  the  New  Hampshire  state  troops.  He  had  been  with 
Whitcomb's  Bangers  and  seen  desperate  service.  He  m.  Betsey  Han- 
cock of  N.  and  lived  at  Factory  Village.  He  d.  Feb.  21,  1830.  She  d. 
Oct.  24,  1854.  He  always  claimed  he  carried  a  bullet  in  his  shoulder, 
received  in  battle,  and  at  her  burial  he  was  disinterred  and  the  mis- 


80  HISTORY    OF    NOETHFIELD. 

feile  found  lodged  in  his  collar  bone.  His  brother,  Ezekiel  1st,  was 
with  him  and  fell  at  Bemis  Heights.  His  widow,  a  pensioner,  lived 
to  be  100  years  of  age,  and  d.  at  Plymouth. 

Mehitable,  dau.  of  Henry,  b.  Nov.  20,  1804;  m.  Jonathan  Kezar,  a 
cooper  of  Factory  Village,  afterwards  a  noted  builder  of  stone  wall. 
(See  Kezar  gen.)     They  had  11  children. 

Note.  Others  of  the  name  often  were  residents  of  the  town,  viz. 
Jane,  Susan  and  Nancy. 


DAVIS   I. 


Jonathan  Davis,  b.   Sept.  17,   1773;    m.  Marian  ,  b.   Jan.   10, 

1780.  He  was  a  shoemaker  and  had  a  shop  (and  house  perhaps)  just 
opposite  the  Hodgdon  burying  yard,  fully  a  century  ago.  It  is  said 
they  had  16  children.  He  d.  at  North  Benton  Feb.  27,  1843.  She  d.  at 
Andover  May  6,  1828. 

Second    Generation. 

Nathan  B.  Davis,  b.  Oct.  18,  1798.  He  d.  at  Bast  Haverhill  Jan.  8, 
1864. 

Maey  Fox  Davis,  b.  Jan.  25,  1801;  m.,  March  21,  1824,  Moses  Batch- 
elder  of  N.     (See  Batchelder  gen.) 

Sally  B.  Daves,  b.  Feb.  26,  1810-;  m.,  Jan.  6,  1869,  Moses  Batchelder 
<the  above),  her  deceased  sister's  husband.     (See  Batchelder  gen.) 

lEENE  Davis,  b.  Sept.  14,  1821;  m.,  March  5,  1842,  David  Phelps  of 
N.     (See  Phelps  gen.) 

David  Davis,  b.  Oct.  18,  1814;  m.,  June  18,  1842,  Mary  B.  Phelps. 
He  was  a  farmer  on  the  bank  of  the  Merrimack  River  and  d.  there 
Nov.  21,  1878.  The  locality  is  now  called  "Pocketville."  They  had 
two  sons  and  three  dau.,  two  of  whom  d.  in  childhood.  She  d.  at 
Park  St.,  N.,  Feb.  28,  1901. 

Note.  Other  data  concerning  this  family  will  be  found  in  Supple- 
ment. 

Third  Generation. 

Charles  Davis,  b.  Dec.  15,  1842;  m.  Martha  Yeaton  of  Lakeport  and 
had  a  dau.,  Edna,  who  m.  Myron  Clay  of  Tilton  and  d.  there  1903,  and 
Frank  M.,  who  m.  Eva  Reed  and  resides  in  Tilton.  He  m.  (second), 
Mrs.  Alice  Messer  Webber.     They  reside  in  Tilton. 

Geoege  B.  Davis,  b.  Nov.  2,  1849;  m.  Mary  Randall  of  Canterbury 
and  had  six  children,  two  of  whom  d.  in  infancy  and  two  of  whom 
reside  in  N. 

Saeah  B.  Davis,  b.  Oct.  20,  1856;  m.,  Oct.  20,  1880,  John  Senter. 
(See  Senter  gen.) 


DAVIS   II. 

Moses  Davis,  b.  at  Loudon,  1796,  was  the  son  of  Jonathan  and  Han- 
naJi  Gerrish  Davis.    He  was  a  Revolutionary  pensioner  and  d.  at  84. 


GENEALOGIES.  81 

Captain  Moses,  b.  Feb.  20,  1797,  came  to  Oak  Hill  in  1840.  His  wife 
was  Polly  Ingalls  of  Canterbury,  b.  1807,  and  d.  Sept.  3,  1890. 

The  brook  draining  Sondogard  pond  was  called  Cohas,  Cross  and 
Philips  in  succession.  This,  as  it  descended  to  the  Merrimack,  fur- 
nished power  for  a  sawmill  erected  close  by  the  road  (the  Cross  mills 
and  shops  were  below)  very  early  in  the  life  of  the  town,  which  had 
either  fallen  into  decay  or  been  destroyed  by  fire.  Mr.  Davis  built  a 
new  one,  which  was  raised  July  4,  1840,  and  furnished  a  long-remem- 
bered holiday,  with  plenty  of  liquid  nourishment,  as  was  the  custom 
of  the  times.  He  was  a  millwright  and  carpenter  and  the  mechanism 
was  so  perfect  that  his  daughter  often  used  to  take  his  place  as  saw- 
yer.  His  flowage  rights  covered  the  time  from  Sept.  20  to  May  20  of 
each  year.  This  right,  together  with  the  mill,  he  sold  in  1855  to  Sam- 
uel Haines  and  Thomas  Piper  and  removed  to  Concord. 

But  two  of  his  seven  children  were  born  in  N. 

Second    Generation. 

Theodore  Gbkeish  Davis,  b.  in  Canterbury  in  1829;  m.  Apphia  Maria 
Bartlett  of  N.,  b.  1831.  She  was  the  only  surviving  child  of  Nathan 
Bartlett  and  inherited  the  home.  Twin  sons  were  b.  there.  After 
her  death.  May  31,  1879,  the  sons  removed  to  Concord  and  Mr.  Davis 
to  Tilton.    He  now  resides  at  Franklin. 

Aethue  L.  Davis,  b.  at  Loudon,  1830,  is  a  noted  architect,  builder  and 
contractor  in  all  parts  of  the  country,  with  headquarters  at  Laconia. 
He  m.  (first),  Lucy  Smith  and  had  a  dau.,  Clara.  He  m.  (second), 
Susan  Smith  of  N.,  and   (third),  Jennie  Collins  of  Gilford. 

Frances  Amanda  Davis,  b.  at  Loudon  April  29,  1833;  m.,  1852, 
William  Keniston  of  N.   (See  Keniston  gen.)   and  had  five  sons. 

Martin  Van  Bueen  Davis,  b.  at  Loudon  Sept.,  1836,  is  now  a  ma- 
chinist of  Concord.  He  served  in  the  Civil  War.  (See  Boys  in 
Blue.)  He  m.  (first),  Sarah  Wilson  of  Pembroke,  and  m.  (second), 
Mrs.  Lucy  Bernard  Gile  of  Meriden. 

Maet  a.  Davis,  b.  at  Canterbury  July  4,  1839;  m.  (first),  George 
Thompson  of  Lowell;  (second),  William  H.  Colburn  of  Nashua, 
where  she  now  resides. 

Warren  A.  Davis,  b.  at  N.  July  7,  1844;  m.  Annie  Jones  and  resided 
for  many  years  in  Concord.  He  served  in  the  Civil  War.  (See  Boys 
in  Blue.)  He  is  now  an  inmate  of  the  Soldiers'  Home,  Tilton.  He 
has  three  children  in  Concord,  Fannie,  Vallie,  Henry  K. 

Walter  Davis,  b.  at  N.  Sept.  6,  1856;  m.  Ella  Plastridge  of  Concord. 
He  is  a  machinist,  carpenter  and  stone  cutter  at  Concord  and,  now, 
engineer  for  the  New  England  Granite  Works. 

Third  Generation. 

(Children  of  Theodore  G.  and  Apphia  Bartlett  Davis.) 

Lauren  G.  T.  Davis,  b.  at  N.  Jan.  12,  1858;  m.,  July  22,  1882,  Lellan 
M.  L.  Dow  (See  Dow  gen.)  of  N.    They  reside  at  Concord,  where  he  is 
6 


82  HISTORY    OP    NORTHPIELD. 

messenger  for  the  B.  &  M.  R.  R.  They  have  a  son,  Allan,  and  a  dau., 
Mary  Lake  Davis.  The  former  m.  May  9,  1904,  Bertha  Waddell  of 
Haverhill. 

Lyman  B.  W.  Davis,  twin  brother  of  above,  m.,  March,  1887,  Lena 
Tilton  of  Franklin,  where  he  resides.  He  is  a  machinist  at  the  needle 
shop.     They  have  one  dau.,  Florence. 

Two  sisters,  Helen  1st  and  2d,  d.  in  infancy. 


DAVIS  III. 

George  E.  Davis  purchased  the  Joseph  Kimball  place  on  Bean  Hill 
in  April,  1868.  He  was  b.  at  Acworth  April  30,  1839.  He  m.  (first), 
March  5,  1868,  Hester  A.  R.  Simonds  of  N.  (See  Simonds  gen.) 
After  her  death,  June  8,  1885,  he  m.  his  brother's  widow,  Mrs.  Ella 
•Eaton  Davis  of  Franklin  Falls,  Feb.  9,  1886.  Mr.  Davis  is  a  busy  up- 
to-date  farmer.  They  have  one  child.  Mrs.  Davis  had  one  dau.  by 
lier  previous  marriage. 

Second    Generation. 

(Dau.  of  William  and  Ella  Eaton  Davis.) 

LiiXA  E.  Davis,  b.  at  Franklin  Falls,  Oct.  11,  1877;  m.,  March  16, 
1898,  Albert  E.  Moorhouse  of  Tilton  and  resides  at  the  home.  They 
have  two  dau.,  Blanche,  b.  1899,  and  Doris,  b.  1903. 

(Child   of   George   and   Ella   Eaton   Davis.) 

Nina  G.  Davis,  b.  Feb.  6,  1888;  m.,  March  9,  1904,  Albert  B.  Shaw, 
b.  1878.  They  have  recently  purchased  the  Robert  Smith  farm  on 
the  bank  of  the  Merrimack.     (See  Shaw  gen.) 


DAWSON. 

Joseph  Dawson  was  b.  at  Meltham,  Yorkshire,  Eng.,  in  1800.  He  m. 
and  had  11  children.  After  several  visits  to  America,  in  1857  Mr. 
Dawson  brought  his  family,  which  consisted  of  three  sons  and  two 
dau.,  to  N.  He  d.  Aug.  16,  1860,  and  is  buried  at  Park  Cemetery  in 
Tilton.     His  family  removed  in  1865  to  Liberty,  Mo. 

Second    Generation. 

Saeah  Ann  Dawson,  b.  at  Meltham,  Eng.;  m.,  1843,  James  Earnshaw. 
(See  Earnshaw  gen.) 

Gbace  Dawson,  now  Mrs.  Grace  Turpin,  resides  at  Liberty,  Mo. 

Eliza  Dawson. 

Benjamin  Dawson  came  to  N.  with  his  father,  m.  and  had  several 
children,  Barlow,  Tirzah  Ann,  Lester  and  Kay.  One  child  d.  Oct.  17, 
1861,  aged  one  year. 

Geokge  Dawson,  b.  at  Meltham,  Eng.,  April  18,  1836;  m.,  Feb.  25, 
1858,   Sarah  C.  Buswell,  b.  Oct.  15,  1839.     He  was  in  the  Civil  War 


GENEALOGIES.  83 

(See  Boys  in  Blue)  and  later  was  a  railroad  employee  at  Lathrop,  Mo. 
They  had  four  children,  Mary  Hannah,  Joseph  A.,  Georgia  and  William. 

James   Dawson. 

Frank  Dawson,  d.  Dec.  9,  1874. 


DEARBORN. 

Shubael  Dearborn,  cordwainer,  son  of  Cornet  Jonathan,  b.,  1719; 
m.,  March  25,  17&0,  Sarah,  dau.  of  James  Fogg  of  Hampton,  b.  1731. 
They  lived  on  what  was  called  the  Coffin  place  in  Hampton  until  1770, 
-when  they  moved  to  the  north  fields  of  Canterbury.  Eight  of  his  chil- 
dren were  born  in  Hampton  and  one  in  N.  He  bought  the  farm  where 
his  nephew,  Edmund  Dearborn,  afterward  lived,  for  his  homestead, 
Tvith  broad  acres  to  the  north  and  west.  He  also  owned  land  on  and 
around  Bay  St.  in  1793,  which  he  sold  to  Joseph  Hancock  for  three 
pounds.  He  was  a  soldier  in  King  George's  War  and  went  under  Sir 
William  Pepperell  and  was  one  of  the  3,000  men  in  the  expedition  to 
Louisburg.  At  the  close  of  the  war  he  returned  home,  bringing  with 
Tiim  a  French  musket  which  he  said  he  "gobbled  up"  at  Louisburg  and 
used  until  the  war  was  over. 

Second    Generation. 

Nathaniel  Dearborn,  b.  March  24,  1751;  m.  Hannah  Godfrey  of 
Hampton  and  had  six  children.  They  came  to  the  north  fields  some 
years  later  and  settled  near  his  father.     He  d.  in  1818. 

Shubael  Dearborn,  Jr.,  b.  July  12,  1753;  m.,  1779,  Ruth  Leavitt  of 
Hampton,  fixing  the  fact,  perhaps,  that  the  Leavit,ts  came  from  the 
same  place.  They  were  m.  in  homespun  and  began  housekeeping  in  a 
house  with  but  a  single  pane  of  glass.  A  few  years  later  he  built  a 
new  house,  drawing  all  the  materials,  save  frame  boards  and  shingles, 
from  Portsmouth  with  an  ox  team.  They  had  two  sons.  Mr.  Dear- 
born was  22  years  old  when  the  Revolutionary  War  broke  out.  His 
father,  too  old  to  go,  brought  his  French  musket,  bright  and  in  good 
order,  and,  putting  it  into  his  hands,  told  him  to  use  it  for  his 
country  and,  should  he  live  to  return,  to  bring  it  back  in  good  order. 
The  son  obeyed;  went  through  the  war  and  brought  back  the  musket 
good  as  new.  It  later  went  into  the  service  in  1812  in  the  hands  of 
Benjamin  Glines,  the  father  of  Mrs.  Shubael  Dearborn.  (See  Glines 
gen.)  The  gun  came  back  and  is  now  in  the  possession  of  Shubael 
Dearborn  of  Concord,  160  years  after  its  capture. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Dearborn  lived  to  a  ripe  old  age.  He  d.  Feb.  19,  1802. 
She  d.  April  19,  1854. 

John  Dearborn,  b.  Oct.  31,  1755;  m.,  Aug.  26,  1799,  Mary  (Polly) 
Kezar,  b.  1760,  and  had  a  family  of  eight  children.  They  built  a 
house  similar  to  those  of  his  brothers,  in  1793,  on  adjoining  land  and 
these  were  the  finest  residences  in  town.  He  d.  Jan.  10,  1817,  and  his 
wife  soon  after 


84  HISTORT    OF    NOKTHFIELD. 

Elizabeth  (Betsey)  Dbarboen,  b.  Oct.  16,  1758;  m.  David  Kenis- 
ton  of  N.  (See  Keniston  gen.)  and  had  a  son  and  four  dau.  Slie  d. 
1832. 

Abraham  Dbaeboen,  b.  May  24,  1761;  m.  Polly  Sanborn  and  removed 
to  Wbeelock,  Vt.,  about  1783.  He  sold  three  lots  of  land  to  Phineas 
Fletcher,  viz.,  one  half  of  100-acre  lot  191.  Lot  12  and  one  half  acre 
he  bought  of  his  brother  Jonathan  on  Dearborn  road.  The  deeds  are 
dated  1809.  He  d.  1816.  Mrs.  Fletcher  was  the  dau.  of  Josiah  Miles. 
Mr.  Fletcher  was  at  Yorktown  when  Burgoyne  surrendered. 

Jonathan  Deaeborn,  b.  Oct.  26,  1763;  m.  Mary  Hodgdon,  b.  Aug. 
19,  1764.  They  had  four  children  and  lived  on  the  homestead,  though 
he  inherited  only  one  half  acre  of  it,  which  he  sold  to  his  brother 
Abraham.    He  d.  June  7,  1818.     She  d.  May  6,  1816. 

Mercy  Dearborn,  b.  April  26,  1766;  m.  John  Bohonan  and  moved  to 
Vermont  and  d.  in  1827. 

Sarah  Deaeboen,  b.  1770;  m.  John  Clay  and  removed  to  Wilmot. 
They  had  four  children.     She  d.  in  1820. 

Maey  Deaeboen,  b.  May  22,  1774;  baptized  June  26;  m.  Job  Glines 
of  Canterbury  and  had  four  sons.  (See  Glines  gen.)  All  but  two  of 
the  brothers  settled  on  fine  farms  which  their  father  gave  them  or  aided 
them  in  buying  around  the  old  homestead,  and  the  locality  was  called 
"Dearborn  Hill."     She  d.  in  1846. 

Third  Generation, 

(Children  of  Nathaniel  and  Hannah  Godfrey  Dearborn.) 

James  Deaebobn,  b.  Sept.  11,  1786;  m.  Polly  Arlin  and  had  two  sons 
and  a  dau. 

Nancy  Deaeboen,  b.  Deo.  31,  1788;  m.  John  Clay. 

David  Dearborn,  b.  May  20,  1802. 

Daniel  Deaeboen,  b.  1803;  m.  Jane,  dau.  of  Richard  (Old  Sergeant) 
Blanchard,  and  had  14  children. 

William  Dearborn,  b.  Aug.  1,  1805. 

(Children  of  Shubael  and  Ruth  Leavitt  Dearborn.) 
(B.  at  N.) 

Jonathan  Deaeboen,  b.  1781,  was  rocked  in  a  sap  trough  for  a 
cradle.  He  m.  Elizabeth  Keniston  of  N.,  b.  1783,  and  had  seven  chil- 
dren. He  was  a  surveyor  and  civil  engineer.  He  also  furnished  pro- 
visions for  the  town  poor.     He  d.  July  16,  1852.     She  d.  Oct.  30,  1866. 

Shubael  Deaeboen,  Je.,  b.  1783;  m.  (first),  Nancy  Dearborn,  June 
1811,  and  had  one  dau.  She  d.  Dec.  15,  1815.  He  m.  (second),  1817, 
Sally  Glines  and  had  a  family  of  eight.  He  d.  Feb.  1,  1869.  She  d. 
July  27,  1883. 

(Children  of  John  and  Mary  Kezar  Dearborn.) 

(All  b.  at  N.) 

Ruth  Dearborn,  b.  June  2,  1781;  m.,  May  27,  1813,  Joseph  Pallett, 
and  d.  in  1820. 


GENEALOGIES.  85 

Joxiy;  Dearborn,  Je.,  b.  April  25,  1783;  m.,  July,  1811,  Charlotte  James, 
b.  1791.  He  lived  near  his  brothers  on  the  home  farm  and  had  seven 
children.    He  d.  in  1869  and  his  wife  Oct.  6,  1873. 

Geoegb  Deaeboen,  b.  Deo.  18,  1785,  and  d.  at  Durham  in  1819,  unmar- 
ried. 

Nancy  Deaeboen,  b.  Dec.  2,  1787;  d.  at  Durham  in  1819. 

Ebenezeb  Deaeboen,  b.  March  29,  1790,  was  a  physician  and  'practiced 
at  New  Durham  Ridge. 

Sally  Deaeboen,  b.  March  12,  1794;  m.  Fred  Chase  of  Canterbury 
and  d.  in  1818. 

Polly  Deaeboen,  b.  Jan.  27,  1797;  d.,  Nov.,  1817. 

Abeaham  Deaeboen,  b.  Nov.  6,  1799;  m.,  Nov.  29,  1821,  Polly  (Mary) 
Sanborn  of  Canterbury.  They  had  two  sons  and  a  dau.  He  was  a 
farmer  on  the  paternal  acres.     He  d.  in  1832  and  she  d.  Jan.  13,  1888. 

(Children  of  Jonathan  and  Mary  Hodgdon  Dearborn.) 
(All  b.  at  N.) 

Edmund  Deaeboen,  b.  Oct.  18,  1789;  m.,  June  8,  1821,  Sally  Ger- 
rish  of  N.,  b.  July  20,  1796.  They  spent  their  lives  on  the  original 
Dearborn  farm  and  had  a  family  of  five  children.  He  d.  at  Elkhorn, 
111.,  Oct.  19,  1845.  She  d.  Jan.  11,  1849.  Mr.  Dearborn  was  a  fine 
scholar  and  one  of  the  old-time  schoolmasters.  This  farm  was  for 
some  years  after  owned  by  Cutting  Pollansby. 

Shtjbael  Deaeboen,  b.  Jan.  4,  1792;   d.,  March  16,  1797. 

MiTTXE  Deaeboen,  b.  1798;   d.,  Feb.  24,  1855;  unmarried. 

Jonathan  Deaeboen,  b.  July  15,  1802;  m.  Jane  Gerrish  of  N.,  b. 
July  20,  1798,  and  moved  to  Illinois.  He  was  a  graduate  of  Brown 
University  and  later  read  medicine  and  was  a  lifelong  practitioner  at 
Mt.  Sterling  111.  He  m.  (second),  Hannah  D.  Morrill  of  Concord, 
who  d.  March  15,  1875.  Mr.  Dearborn  was  a  member  of  the  A.  P.  and 
A.  M.  of  high  rank. 

(Children  of  Abraham  and   Sanborn  Dearborn.) 

Hazen  Deaeboen    always  lived  at  Wheelock,  Vt. 

Nancy  Deaeboen,  b.  at  Wheelock,  Vt.,  Dec.  31,  1788;  came  to  N.  and 
became  the  wife  of  William  Forrest.  (See  Forrest  gen.)  There  were 
perhaps  other  children  but  am  unable  to  trace  them. 

Fourth  Generation. 

(Children  of  James  and  Polly  Arlin  Dearborn.) 

Chaeles  Deaeboen  m. Whicher. 

Haeeiet  Deaeboen   m.  Charles  Keniston.     (See  Keniston  gen.) 

James  Deaeboen,  Jb.,  m. Weeks  and  had  four  sons. 

Betsey  Deaeboen,  b.  1805;  m.  Alexander  T.  C.  Glines.  (See  Glines 
gen.) 

Hazen  Deaeboen,  b.  April  7,  1820;  m.  Mrs.  Betsey  Glines  Heath,  b. 
July  18,  1812. 


86  HISTORY    OP    NOETHFIELD. 

(Children  of  Daniel  and  Jane  Blanchard  Dearborn.) 
(All  b.  at  N.) 

Webster  Deakboen,  b.  Jan.  10,  1808;  m.,  1827,  Abagail  (Nabby) 
Dinsmore.     They  had  two  sons. 

Teisteam  Dearboest,  b.  Dec.  24,  1809;  m.  Betsey  Glover  of  Canterbury 
and  moved  there.     They  had  a  son  and  dau. 

Daniel  Deaeboen,  Je.,  b.  1814;  m.  Lillian  English,  b.  1816,  and  al- 
ways lived  in  N.  He  built  a  house  on  Park  St.,  where  they  resided 
for  many  years.     She  d.  Aug.,  1887.     He  d.  Dec.  6,  1891. 

Naecissa  DE.4.EB0EN  m.  Nelson  Greene  and  resided  at  Stonington, 
Mass. 

Jane  Deaeboen  never  married. 

Abagail  Deaeboen  m.  George  Nason  of  Maine  and  lived  in  Boston, 
Mass.,  where  she  d.     He  then  returned  to  his  native  state. 

Ebenezee  Deaeboen  m.,  Nov.,  1844,  Abagail  Collins  and  lived  in  East 
Medway,  Mass. 

Almiea  Deaeboen,  b.  June  22,  1824;  m.,  July  11,  1844,  Jonathan  M. 
Johnson  of  N.     (See  Johnson  gen.) 

Jeeemiah  Deaeboen  m.  Clarissa  Jones  of  Maine.  They  resided  at 
Medway,  Mass.,  where  both  d. 

Elizabeth  Deaeboen,  twin  of  the  above,  m.  Dea.  John  Bell  of  Wo- 
burn,  Mass.  They  were  extensive  farmers.  After  his  death  she  went 
to  reside  with  her  dau.  at  Lynn.    They  had  five  children. 

Chaelotte  Deaeboen  (the  first)  d.  in  infancy  and  Charlotte  (the 
second),  m.  John  Colvin  and  resided  in  East  Medway. 

Samuel  Deaeboen  went  from  home  and  m.;  but  little  was  known  of 
him.    He  was  killed  in  a  railroad  accident  near  Boston,  Mass. 

Geace  Hoyt  Dearboes  m.  (first),  John  Collins  of  N.  (See  Collins 
gen.)  and  had  three  dau.,  one  of  whom,  Ida  R.,  d.  June  3,  1864.  Mrs. 
Collins  m.  (second),  John  Henry.  (See  Collins  gen.)  She  d.  at 
Northwood. 

(Children  of  Jonathan  and  Elizabeth  Keniston  Dearborn.) 
(All  b.  at  N.) 

David  Deaeboen  b.  April  14,  1804,  was  the  oldest  of  nine  children. 
He  m.  Nancy  Clay  of  Wilmot  and  resided  on  the  paternal  acres.  He 
erected  a  new  house  close  by  the  old  one  and  later  they  moved  West  and 
made  a  home  with  their  son  for  several  years,  then  returning  to  the 
homestead,  where  they  d.    He  d.  Nov.  3,  1889.     She  d.  Nov.  23,  1892. 

Ruth  Deaeboen,  b.  July  21,  1805;  m.  Jonathan  Clay  of  Wilmot  and 
lived  and  d.  there. 

Shubael  Deaeboen,  3d.,  b.  Nov.  8,  1807;  m.  (pub.),  March  7,  1836, 
Martha  Jane  Gorrell,  b.  1815  at  East  N.,  where  they  resided.  He  was  a 
blacksmith  and  farmer.  They  had  one  dau.,  Arianna,  who  m.  Arthur  T. 
Merrill  and  d.  March  6,  1868,  aged  25  years.  She  had  two  children. 
(See  Merrill  gen.)  Mr.  Dearborn  d.  March  30,  1870.  She  d.  May  27, 
1873. 


GENEALOGIES.  87 

Eliza  Dearborn,  b.  April  20,  ISll;  m.,  Oct.  13,  1836,  Sullivan  Heatli 
and  moved  to  Clarkson,  N.  Y.,  and  later  to  Illinois. 

Cynthia  Dearborn,  b.  Feb.  19,  1817;  m.,  Dec,  1836,  Elliot  Rogers 
and  lived  in  Hebron.     (See  Rogers  gen.) 

Emily  Dearborn,  b.  July  29,  1820;  m.,  1845,  Warren  Wheeler  of 
Boston,  Mass.     They  have  two  children. 

Jonathan  Dearborn,  b.  Nov.  14,  1822;  m.  Martha  Clay  and  lived  at 
East  Tilton.    They  had  five  children.    He  d.  Sept.  25,  1894. 

(Children  of  Edmund  and  Sarah  Gerrish  Dearborn.) 
(All  b.  at  N.) 

Mary  Jane  Dearborn,  b.  March  16,  1823;  m.,  April  24,  1849,  Lorenzo 
D.  Bartlett,  M.  D.  After  his  death  and  that  of  her  dau.,  Martha  J., 
Aug.  31,  1854,  she  moved  to  Henry,  111.,  where  she  was  active  in  church 
and  Sunday-school  work  until  past  80  years  of  age.     She  d.  May  5,  1904. 

Two  sons,  Stephen  and  Edmund,  d.  in  childhood. 

Sam  Gerrish  Dearborn  (see  portrait  and  sketch),  b.  Aug.  10,  1827; 
m.,  Nov.  5,  1854,  Henrietta  Sterritt.  b.  at  Mont  Vernon,  Sept.  29,  1834. 
They  had  two  sons,  Frank  and  Sam,  who  succeeded  to  their  father's 
practice  at  Nashua  (see  Physicians  of  N.) ;  and  a  dau.,  who  d.  in  child- 
hood.    Mrs.  Dearborn  d.  June  29,  1893.     He  d.  May  8,  1903. 

Martha  Kendrick  Dearborn,  b.  May  8,  1833;  m.,  July  3,  1854,  Jona- 
than Dearborn,  M.  D.,  of  Mt.  Sterling,  111.  They  have  seven  children, 
all  but  one  being  a  physician  or  a  physician's  wife.  Dr.  Dearborn 
celebrated  his  79th  birthday  Sept.  29,  1904. 

Henry  G.  Dearborn,  M.  D.,  b.  Sept.  18,  1835.  He  went  West  and 
read  medicine  with  his  brother-in-law  at  Mt.  Sterling  and  graduated 
at  St.  Louis.  He  practised  for  many  years  at  Henry,  111.,  coming 
later  to  assist  his  brother  Sam  at  Nashua,  where  he  d.  June  10, 
1886.  His  will  provided  for  the  fine  monument  erected  to  the  memory 
of  his  family  in  the  Hodgdon  burying  ground. 

Benton  H.  Dearborn,  b.  Sept.  25,  1838;  m.,  Sept..  25,  1873,  Kate  L. 
Hutchinson  of  Milford  and  had  a  family  of  four  sons.  (See  portrait 
and  sketch,  also  Physicians  of  N.) 

(Child  of  Dr.  Jonathan  and  Jane  Gerrish  Dearborn.) 

Dr.  Jonathan  Dearborn,  b.  at  Mt.  Sterling,  111.,  1828;  m.,  July  3, 
1854,  Martha  K.  Dearborn  of  N.  and  has  always  resided  there.  (See 
Martha  Dearborn  gen.) 

(Children  of  John  and  Charlotte  James  Dearborn.) 

(All  b.  at  N.) 

Nancy  Dearborn,  b.  Jan.  16,  1812;   m.  Jones  and  d.  Feb.  29, 

1880. 

Ebenezer  Dearborn,  b.  Nov.  12,  1814;  d.  at  N.  March  6,  1817. 
Enoch  Dearborn,  b.  Nov.  14,  1818;  d.,  Jan.  19,  1879. 


OS  HISTORY    OF    NOETHFIELD. 

Joseph  Deabborn,  b.  Nov.  14,  1818,  twin  brother  of  the  above;  m., 
April  3,  1842,  Mary  Y.  Philbrick  of  Sanbornton  and  lived  as  a  farmer 
on  the  Bradstreet  Moody  farm,  owned  by  her  father  at  his  death. 
They  had  six  children.  Mrs.  Dearborn  d.  Nov.  23,  1879.  He  was  a  man 
of  much  business,  was  a  good  scholar  and  was  for  many  years  a 
teacher.  He  was  commissioner  for  Belknap  County  in  1878  and  a 
member  of  the  Legislature  from  Tilton  in  lS63-'64.  He  m.  (second), 
Mrs.  Fred  Chase  of  Canterbury,  where  he  now  resides.  None  of  the 
children  were  b.  or  reside  in  N. 

Ruth  Deaeboen,  b.  Nov.  3,  1823;  m.,  May  19,  1860,  Joseph  Lang  of 
Sanbornton  and  lived  on  the  home  place.  They  have  a  son  and  dau. 
(See  Lang  gen.) 

Irene  Deakboen,  b.  July  15,  1831;  d.  at  two  years  of  age. 

HoEATio  Deaeboen,  b.  Jan.  26,  1837;  d.  at  two  years  of  age. 

(Children  of  Abraham  and   Polly   Sanborn  Dearborn.) 
(B.  at  N.) 

Maey  a.  Deaeboen,  b.  Oct.  2,  1822 ;  m.,  Nov.  15,  1843,  Jeremiah  Hayes. 
They  were  the  first  couple  m.  by  Rev.  Corban  Curtice.  They  moved  to 
the  "West  where  both  d.  They  had  two  dau..  Flora  Luretta,  and  Ellen 
resided  with  her  grandmother  in  N. 

Phebe  Deaeboen,  b.  Sept.  5,  1826;   d.,  April  27,  1828. 

Sylvanus  S.  Deaeboen,  b.  Sept.  15,  1830;  m.,  April  17,  1861,  Mary 
E.  Keif  of  New  York  City.  He  was  educated  at  the  New  Hampshire 
Conference  Seminary  and  was  a  graduate  of  Dartmouth  College,  class 
of  1855.  He  read  law  and  established  himself  at  New  York  City.  He 
later  studied  for  the  ministry  and  became  an  Episcopalian  minister, 
having  charge  of  a  parish  two  years  at  Clermont,  N.  Y.  His  health 
failing,  he  went  abroad  and  a  storm  while  crossing  the  English  Channel 
caused   a   severe   hemorrhage.     He   returned   at   once   and   d.   at   New 

York   City   in   1867.     She   m.    (second),   Herve   and   since   his 

death  has  spent  much  of  her  time  abroad  with   residence   at  Monte 
Carlo. 

Abeam  Deaeboen,  b.  1832,  was  a  lifelong  invalid.  He  was  scholarly 
and  often  wrote  children's  stories  for  publication.     He  d.  Dec.  31,  1893. 

(Children  of  Shubael  and  Nancy  Dearborn  Dearborn.) 
(B.  at  N.) 
Maet  Deaeboen,  b.  July  29,  1811;  m.  (pub.),  March  12,  1855,  Stephen 
Haines,  and  moved  to  Sheffield,  Vt.     After  his  death  she  returned  to 
N.,  where  she  d.    Sept.  25,  1887. 

(Children  by  [second]  wife,  Sally  Glines  Dearborn.) 
Chaelotte  Deaeboen,  b.  April  12,  1818,  was  employed  at  Peabody  & 
Daniel's  paper  mill  for  many  years,  then  m.  David  Fowler  and  moved  to 
Hill,  where  she  d.    April  18,  1844. 

Statira  Deaeboen,  b.  Aug.  4,  1820;  m.  (pub.),  Feb.  21,  1848,  E.  G. 
Kingsbury,  and  resided  in  Bristol,  where  she  d.  Feb.  14,  1901.  They 
had  two  children,  Annie,  b.  1852,  who  resides  in  N.,  and  Oren,  b.  1851. 


JOHN   S.  DEARBORN. 


MES.  JOHN   S.  DEARBOBN. 


GENEALOGIES.  89 

Abra  Ann  Deakborn,  b.  April  28,  1823 ;  m.  David  Fowler,  her  brother- 
in-law,  of  Hill,  and  d.  there  Nov.  24,  1860. 

John  S.  Dearborn,  b.  Sept.  8,  1824;  m.,  1850,  Mrs.  Hannah  Haines 
"Winslow.  (See  Winslow  gen.)  He  inherited  the  farm  of  his  grand- 
father, and  was  a  prosperous  farmer  on  Dearborn  Hill.  His  health 
failing,  they  moved  to  Dover,  where  he  d.  in  1896.  They  had  two  sons. 
Mrs.  Dearborn  was  an  ideal  farmer's  wife  and,  though  now  well  past 
80,  retains  that  sprightliness  which  was  her  youthful  characteristic. 
She  resides  at  Exeter. 

Josiah  Dearborn,  b.  Oct.  22,  1830;  m.,  Oct.  10,  1858,  Sarah  M.  Haines 
of  N.  (See  Haines  gen.)  They  reside  on  Summer  St.;  are  practical 
and  successful  farmers.  In  church  matters  sympathize  with  the  Meth- 
odists;  are  enthusiastic  grangers.     They  have  one  son. 

Harriet  Dearborn,  b.  Nov.  27,  1826;  m.,  Nov.  28,  1848,  Daniel  Clay 
of  Tilton,  and  resided  there  until  his  health  failed.  He  then  went  to 
California,  where  he  d.  in  1858,  and  is  buried  at  Lone  Mountain  Ceme- 
tery, three  miles  from  San  Francisco.  Two  children  d.  in  infancy. 
She  d.  at  Tilton  Oct.  9,  1872. 

Benjamin  Franklin  Dearborn,  b.  May  30,  1833;  m.,  Aug.,  1860,  Ann 
Lewis  of  Franklin.  They  resided  at  Franklin  Falls,  where  he  d.  Jan. 
3,  1892.  They  have  three  children.  She  m.  (second),  John  R.  Scales 
of  Concord,  where  she  now  resides. 

Eliza  Dearborn,  b.  May  28,  1837;  d.,  Aug.  7,  1850. 

Fifth   Generation. 

(Children  of  Hazen  and  Betty  Glines  Heath  Dearborn.) 

Caroline  Dearborn,  b.  March  7,  1841;  m.  (first),  Henry  "Witham  of 
Aroostook,  Me.,  and  had  a  dau.,  Eldora;  m.  (second),  Charles  Collins. 
(See  Collins  Gen.)     Resides  in  Nashua. 

LucRETiA  Dearborn,  b.  April  18,  1842;  m.,  Aug.  21,  1858,  Alonzo  Arlin 
of  N.  and  has  two  sons,  Everett  of  Lakeport  and  Ira  of  Tilton.  The 
latter  is  blind,  but  handles  tools  and  does  all  kinds  of  work. 

Charles  Dbabborn,  b.  Nov.  29,  1849;  m.,  Nov.  27,  1869,  Harriet  Lever- 
ing. He  has  always  lived  in  town,  is  a  farmer  and  carpenter  and  has 
10  children. 

Georgianna  Dearborn,  b.  April  29,  1853;  m.  (first),  Darius  Glines, 
and  had  one  child.  He  d.  Sept.  23,  1872.  (See  Glines  gen.)  M.  (sec- 
ond), James  Maginnis  and  resides  at  Tyngsboro,  Mass.  Have  three 
children. 

George  Henrt  Dearborn,  b.  April  30,  1855;  resides  at  Franklin. 

(Children  of  Webster  and  Abagail   [Nabby]   Dinsmore  Dearborn.) 

(All  b.  in  N.) 

Richard  S.  Dearborn,  b.  March  7,  1828;  m.,  Nov.  9,  1848,  Laura  A. 
Dinsmore  (see  Dinsmore  gen.),  and  had  a  family  of  seven  children. 
He  served  in  the  Civil  War  (see  Boys  in  Blue),  and  d.,  July  16,  1901. 
She  d.,  April  26,  1896. 


90  HISTORY    OP    NOETHFIELD. 

WoESTEB  Deaeboen  m.  Mary  Presby,  May  14,  1849,  and  d.,  1853- 
They  had  three  sons;  Worster  Dearborn,  who  was  an  engineer  on  the 
White  Mountains  Division  of  the  B.  &  M.  R.  R.,  and  was  killed  in  aa 
accident,  Nov.  27,  1886.  He  m.  Nellie  Pickard  of  Canterbury  and  had 
one  dau.,  Ethel.  John,  who  d.  of  smallpox  at  Gilford.  Richard,  whO' 
is  now  employed  by  the  B.  &  M.  Railroad  and  resides  at  Woodsville. 

(Children  of  Tristram  and  Betsey  Glover  Dearborn.) 

Maet  Deaeboen,  b.  at  Canterbury;  resides  on  the  home  place. 
John  Deaebohn,  b.  at  Canterbury;  he  was  killed  on  the  railroad. 

(Children  of  David  and  Nancy  Clay  Dearborn.) 
(B.  at  N.) 

Daeius  S.  Deaeboen,  b.  1834;   m.  .     He  was  a  teacher  in  the' 

"West  some  years.  He  read  medicine  with  Dr.  Luther  Knight  of  Frank- 
lin and  graduated  from  New  York  Medical  School.  He  first  practised 
in  Brookline,  later  at  Milford,  where  he  now  has  an  extensive  practice. 
Mrs.  Dearborn  d.  in  1900. 

Olivee  Deaehoebt,  b.  Jan.  19,  1836;  m.,  Nov.  14,  1863,  Josephine  Hosley 
of  Manchester.  He  remained  some  years  on  the  home  farm,  then 
moved  to  Manchester  and  later  to  Denver,  Col.  They  have  one  dau., 
Mrs.  B.  S.  Wilson  of  Harrisburg,  Col.  Mrs.  Dearborn  d.,  Dec.  31,  1881.. 
He  still  resides  at  Denver. 

(Children  of  B.  Frank  and  Ann  Lewis  Dearborn.) 

Feed  Lewis  Deaeboeit,  b.  in  N.  July  10,  1861;  went  to  New  Mexico' 
in  1882  with  two  cousins  to  herd  cattle.  He  now  resides  at  Carlsbad; 
m.,  . 

Maet  Deaeboen,  b.  at  Franklin  Nov.  13,  1847;  m.,  June,  1893,  C.  W- 
Pike  of  Newport,  where  they  reside.  She  was  a  teacher  in  the  various- 
districts  of  Franklin  before  her  marriage. 

Shubael  Dearborn,  b.  at  Franklin  Sept.  30,  1876;  graduated  from 
Franklin  High  School,  class  of  1883.  He  resides  at  Concord  and  is  in. 
the  employ  of  the  B.  &  M.  R.  R. 

(Children  of  John  and  Hannah  Haines  Dearborn.) 
(B.  at  N.) 
Mark  W.  Deaeboen,  b.  1851;   m.  Elva  Manson  of  Maiden,  Mass.,  and 
has  two  children,  Ethel,  b.  1878,  Henry,  b.  1881.    Mr.  Dearborn  is  a  re- 
tired merchant  and  resides  at  Maiden,  Mass. 

Thomas  H.  Dearborn,  b.  1860;  m.  Mary  French  of  Exeter.  He  is  a. 
dry  goods  merchant  at  Dover.  He  is  a  rising  politician  and  was  a  mem- 
ber of  Governor  Bachelder's  staff.  They  have  three  children,  Ruth, 
Thomas  A.  and  Elmer. 

(Child  of  Josiah   and   Sarah   Haines   Dearborn.) 

Ned  Dearborn,  b.  at  Alton  1865;  m.,  June  13,  1894,  Helen  Josephine 
Hills  of  N.     (See  Hills  gen.)     He  graduated  at  Gilmanton  Academy, 


GENEALOGIES.  91 

18S1;  at  Dartmouth  College,  1885;  and  State  Agricultural  College, 
1901,  as  doctor  of  sciences.  Mr.  Dearborn  is  assistant  curator  of  birds 
in  Fields  Columbian  Museum  at  Chicago,  111.  They  have  a  son,  Clinton,, 
b.  at  N.  Sept.  17,  1897,  and  Helen  Josephine,  b.  Jan.  1,  1899,  at  Durham. 

Sixth   Generation. 

(Children  of  Charles  and  Harriet  Lovering  Dearborn.) 
(B.  at  N.) 

Charles  Henet,  Je.,  b.  Jan. -28,  1876;  m.,  Oct.  7,  1901,  Ella  M.  Pike. 
He  is  a  spinner  at  Elm  Mills.     Has  one  child,  Florence  R. 

Leonoea  Deaeboen,  b.  Feb.  7,  1878;  m.,  Nov.  24,  1898,  Porter  M.  Hay- 
ward.     (See  Hay  ward  gen.) 

Ann  Elizabeth  Deaeboen,  b.  Oct.  26,  1879;  m.,  June  20,  1896,  Charles 
E.  Hay  ward.     (See  Hayward  gen.) 

Geoegie  Belle  Deaeboen,  b.  Nov.  30,  1881;  m.,  July  26,  1899,  Charles 
Flanders,  a  farmer  at  Newport,  P.  Q.  They  had  two  sons,  Eddie  and 
Ervil  C,  and  dau.,  Florence. 

Betsey  Ann,  b.  1883;  Caeoline  E.  b.  1884;  Stella  F.,  b.  1887;  Daisy 
E.,  b.  1889;  Feed  J.,  b.  1891;  Maey  Ann,  b.  1894,  still  reside  in  the 
home. 

(Children  of  Richard  and  Laura  A.  Dinsmore  Dearborn.) 

Ada  Deaeboen,  b.  March  15,  1850;  m.  James  Young  of  Prince  Edward 
Island  and  resides  at  Willimantic,  Conn.  He  is  proprietor  of  a  hotel. 
They  have  two  children,  Laura  L.  and  Frank. 

RiCHAED  Deaeboen,  Jb.,  b.  March  28,  1852,  better  known  as  "Long 
Rich,"  is  probably  the  tallest  man  in  town.  He  is  a  farm  hand  and 
resides  in  the  home.  He  has  in  his  possession  a  large  powder  horn 
carried  by  his  great-uncle,  "Jerry"  Blanchard,  in  the  1812  war,  who  had 
a  queer  fancy  of  cutting  in  rude  sketch  on  it  the  figure  of  every  animal 
killed  with  his  gun.  It  is  a  queer  picture  of  bear,  fox,  squirrel,  snake, 
tortoise  and  many  varieties  of  birds,  and  has  other  and  varied  embel- 
ishments. 

Edwin  Deaeboen,  b.  1855;    d..  May  19,  1885. 

Lauea  Rosella  Deaeboen,  b.  Feb.  14,  1854;  m.,  1887  (?),  George 
Bean,  and  had  one  dau.,  Emma.  Mr.  Bean  is  a  farmer  and  they  reside 
on  the  Alvah  Hannaford  place. 

Nellie  A.  Deaeboen,  b.  Jan.  1,  1860;  m.,  Aug.  24,  1895,  Nelson  Minor 
b.  at  Fairfax,  Vt.,  1856  (second  wife). 

Emma  E.  Deaeboen,  b.  April  21,  1862;  m.  John  Frink  of  Winchester, 
Mass.    They  reside  at  Brompton's  Falls,  P.  Q. 

Claka  a.  Deaeboen,  b.  March  30,  1858,  resides  on  the  homestead  on 
the  Main  road.    She  has  one  son,  Arthur. 


DENNIS. 

Joshua  Dennis  came  to  N.  from  Sanbornton  about  1872.    He  was  b. 
at  Salem,  Mass.    Nov.  23,  1846,  he  m.  Elizabeth  H.  Hersey,  a  teacher. 


92  HISTORY    OP    NORTHFIELD. 

Mr.  RunneUs  says,  of  high,  literary  attainments  and  decided  merit. 
Mr.  Dennis  was  a  carpenter  by  trade  but  carried  on  his  farm  until  his 
father's  death.  They  had  one  son,  Joshua  Piper.  Mrs.  Dennis  d.  April 
29,  1881,  at  Manchester.     He  d.  at  N.  April  22,  1897. 

Second    Generation. 

Joshua  Piper  Dennis,  b.  Aug.  20,  1848;  m.  Mary  Adelia  Eastman,  b. 
at  Littleton,  and  had  three  children. 

Mr.  Dennis  traded  for  a  while  in  Belmont  and  later  was  a  commercial 
traveler  for  firms  in  Worcester,  Mass.,  and  Cincinnati,  0.  He  was 
also  a  clerk  in  various  stores  at  Tilton  for  several  years  and  was  like- 
wise a  druggist,  being  connected  with  C.  P.  Herrick  as  clerk.  He  was 
a  fine  scribe  and  served  the  town  as  clerk  for  a  term  of  years. 

Blanche  Maeqtierite  Dennis,  b.  Dec.  16,  1873.  She  was  educated 
at  the  New  Hampshire  Conference  Seminary  and  a  convent  at  Dor- 
chester, Mass.  Later  she  read  medicine  and  is  now  practising  her  pro- 
fession in  New  York  City. 

Alice  Eldeidge  Dennis,  b.  Sept.  3,  1877.  She  was  educated  at  a  con- 
vent at  Dorchester,  Mass.  She  went  to  Manchester  with  the  family 
and  there  married. 

Robert  Dennis,  b.  at  N.    Jan.  24,  1882;   m.,  

We  have  not  been  able  to  obtain  further  data  of  this  family. 


DIAS. 

George  W.  Dias,  b.  1874  at  Plymouth;  m.,  March  9,  1898,  Mrs.  Nellie 
Downing  Copp  of  N.  He  came  to  N.  in  1902  and  bought  with  his 
brother  Charles  the  John  G.  Brown  farm,  the  latter  making  it  his  sum- 
mer home  only.  He  is  a  farmer  and  carriage  painter.  They  have 
recently  moved  to  Tilton  where  they  are  proprietors  of  Hotel  Jordan. 
(See  Downing  gen.) 

Second    Generation. 
(Children  of  George  and  Nellie  Copp  Dias.) 

Harold  A.  Dias,  b.  at  Tilton  Feb.  3,  1902. 
Howard  W.,  b.  at  N.   April  7,  1904. 


DICEY. 

Samuel  Dicet's  name  appears  first  on  the  tax  list  in  1837.  He  m. 
Mary  Gale  of  Belmont  and  was  a  farmer  on  the  Thomas  Fellows  place 
in  Bast  N.  He  was  superintendent  of  the  poor  house  for  three  sep- 
arate terms.  They  had  two  dau.  He  sold  in  1865  to  Charles  Payson 
and  removed  to  Belmont,  where  he  d. 

Second    Generation. 

Celestia  Dicey   m.  William  McClary  and  removed  West. 
Mary  Dicey  removed  to  Belmont  and  d.  there  in  1903. 


GENEALOGIES.  93 

DICKEY. 

Robert  Dickey  was  tlie  owner  of  a  tract  of  land  on  the  Gilmanton 
line  on  Coos  Brook.  He  was  taxed  in  town  first  in  1807.  They  later 
had  a  home  in  the  Oilman  pasture  near  the  reservoir,  as  there  are 
the  remnants  of  an  old  cellar  and  the  locality  has  long  been  known 
as  Dickey  Hill.  He  was  probably  a  brickmaker  and  there  are  rem- 
nants of  his  occupation  scattered  about.  Nearby  is  another  aban- 
doned site  known  by  the  name  of  the  French  place.  Mr.  Samuel 
Clough  bought  and  removed  the  buildings  and  a  part  of  the  present 
home  of  William  C.  Hill  was  once  the  home  of  a  family  who  have 
left  no  trace  upon  the  records  or  soil  save  a  few  bushy  apple  trees 
and  the  scarcely  visible  cellar  hole  and  well. 


DINSMORE. 

JoHJN"  and  Samuel  Dinsmoke,  brothers,  came  to  N.  from  Windham, 
where  both  were  b.,  the  latter  in  1756.  They  were  sons  of  Francis 
and  Betsey  Mitchell  Dinsmore.  They  both  served  in  the  Revolutionary 
War.  John  was  one  of  General  Washington's  body-guard.  He  was  for 
many  years  a  pensioner  and  lived  with  his  maiden  sister  Betsey  at  Ed- 
mund Dearborn's,  where  both  d.  and  were  buried  in  the  little  enclosure 
on  the  farm.     He  d.  May,  1847. 

Samuel  entered  the  army  at  19  years  of  age  and  served  through  the 
war.  He  was  a  pensioner  at  $96  a  year.  Jeremiah  Smith  was  his 
guardian.  He  d.  at  his  son's,  Jan.,  1846,  and  is  buried  at  the  Williams 
burying  yard. 

He  m.  Oct.,  1799,  Dolly,  twin  sister  of  Dr.  Isaac  Glines,  who  survived 
him  seven  years. 

He  went  to  Quebec  with  General  Arnold.    They  had  eight  children. 

Second    Generation. 

Polly  Dinsmoee  m.  Edmund  Douglass,  an  educated  Scotchman  and 
a  former  schoolmaster,  who  had  become  reduced  in  means  and  morals. 
They  lived  wherever  he  could  find  employment  as  a  farmhand.  They 
had  one  dau.     (See  Douglass  gen.)     Mrs.  Douglass  d.  Aug.  24,  1853. 

John  Dinsmore  m.,  July  19,  1826,  Fanny  Foss,  b.  at  N.  1804.  They 
lived  on  the  main  road  and  both  d.  there;  she,  Jan.  17,  1890,  aged  85; 
he,  Jan.  4,  1873.     They  had  four  children. 

Nabby  Dinsmore    m.    (first),  Webster  Dearborn  and  had  two  sons, 

Richard  and  Wooster.  She  m.  (second), Sanborn,  and  m.  (third), 

Knowles.    She  d.  at  N.  Centre  Jan.  17,  1878.  (See  Dearborn  gen.) 

Sally  Dinsmore   m.  Huse  Austin,  1830,  and  d.  at  Hill. 

Betsey  Dinsmore  m.  John  Glover  and  lived  in  Canterbury.  She  d. 
the  last  day  of  the  year,  which  occurred  on  Saturday,  the  31st  day  of 
the  month. 

Mary  Jane  Dinsmoee,  b.  ;   m.,  April  2,  1837,  James  Carr  of 

N.  (See  Carr  gen.)  She  m.  (second),  Albion  Ash,  who  was  b.  at 
Franklin,  1824,  and  d.  at  N.  May  25,  1904. 


S4  HISTORY    OF    NOETHFIELD. 

Nancy  Dinsmobe  m.,  Jan.  10,  1848,  Abel  Goodrich  and  removed  to 
New  York. 

Joseph  Dinsmobe  m.,  Dec.  6,  1840,  Martha  Austin,  his  niece.  They 
had  five  children.  He  served  in  the  Civil  War.  (See  Boys  in  Blue.) 
He  was  burned  to  death  with  his  house  at  Tilton  In  1889. 

Third  Generation. 

(Children  of  John  and  Fanny  Foss  Dinsmore.) 
(All  b.  at  N.) 

WiLSGN  Dinsmobe,  m.,  July  24,  1852,  Charlotte  Mills  of  Manchester 
;and  resided  there.  He  was  a  member  of  the  police  force  for  many 
years.  He  was  a  cabinet  maker  by  trade.  He  returned  to  N.  after 
the  death  of  his  wife  and  child,  where  he  d.   Nov.  5,  1865. 

John  H.  Dinsmobe  m.  Sarah  Brown  of  Newport  and  resided  on  the 
home  place.    He  served  in  the  Civil  War.     (See  Boys  in  Blue.) 

He  used  his  $1,000  bounty  to  pay  off  the  mortgage  on  his  father's 
farm  before  he  left.  He  was  physically  a  fine  specimen  of  manhood; 
was  captain  of  police  at  Manchester;  and  went  with  the  Amoskeag 
Veterans  to  Washington  to  do  escort  duty.  He  returned  home  after 
iis  father's  death  and  was  a  farmer  on  the  homestead.  They  had  six 
children.  He  d.  Jan.  23,  1901,  at  the  home  of  his  dau.  on  Park  St., 
.aged  73.  Mrs.  Dinsmore,  an  invalid  for  many  years,  d.  there  Feb.  2, 
1902,  aged  71. 

Lauea  Ann  Dinsmobe  m.  Richard  Dearborn  of  N.,  her  cousin,  and 
always  resided  on  the  main  road.  (See  Dearborn  gen.,  also  Boys  in 
Blue.) 

Alpheus  Dinsmobe  m.  Dulcina  Converse  of  Providence,  R.  I.,  and 
resides  at  Worcester,  Mass. 

(Children  of  Joseph  and  Martha  Austin  Dinsmore.) 
(All  b.  at  N.) 
DoEOTHY  M.  Dinsmobe,  b.  1840;  m.  William  Herrick,  a  soldier  in  the 
■Civil  War.     (See  Boys  in  Blue.)     She  resides  in  Derry. 

Chables  M.  Dinsmobe  served  in  the  Civil  War.  (See  Boys  in  Blue.) 
He  d.  at  Russellville,  Ky.,  Oct.  7,  1863. 

James  Dinsmobe    m.  and  resides  at  Contoocook.     They  received  the 
premium  offered  for  triplet  babies  at  one  of  the  State  Grange  fairs. 
Samuel  Dinsmobe   m.  and  resides  at  Derry,  as  does  a  younger  sister, 
Diana. 

Fourth    Generation. 

(Children  of  John  and  Sarah  Brown  Dinsmore.) 

(All  b.  at  N.) 

Ida  G.  M.  Dinsmobe,  b.  Aug.  2,  1854;  m.,  Nov.  27,  1873,  Ward  San- 
horn;  m.  (second),  Nov.  5,  1889,  Charles  Heath  of  N.  and  resides  on 
Park  St.     She  has  one  child,  John  S.,  b.  July  4,  1891. 

Olin    a.    Dinsmobe,    b.    March    28,    1859;    m.,    July    24,    1881,    Josie 


GENEALOGIES.  95 

Boucher  of  Tilton  and  they  have  four  children.  He  is  a  natural  me- 
chanic and  musician  and  is  a  machinist  in  Dracut,  Mass. 

Eva  DiNSMORE,  b.  Sept.  18,  1861;   d.,  Aug.  27,  1865. 

LiLLA  D.  DiNSMOEE,  b.  Sept.  25,  1863;   d.,  Aug.  25,  1865. 

Eljier  V.  DiNSMOKB,  b.  Aug.  18,  1869,  resides  with  his  sister  on  Park 
St.  He  has  some  literary  talent  and  contributes  to  the  news  columns 
■of  the  Laconia  Democrat  (Tilton  items). 

Fifth    Generation. 

(Children  of  Olin  and  Josie  Boucher  Dinsmore.) 

(All  b.  at  N.) 

Alpheus  C.  Dinsmore,  b.  March  3,  1885;   m.,  Dec.  5,  1903,  Helen  E. 
Sleeper  of  East  Boston,  where  they  reside. 
Eva  B.  Dinsmore,  b.  Aug.  31,  1887. 
Ida  a.  Dinsmore,  b.  Dec.  9,  1890. 
Rose  B.  Dinsmore,  b.  Oct.  25,  1894. 
They  all  reside  at  Wales  Centre,  N.  Y. 


DOCKHAM. 

Chari.es  B.  Dockham  came  to  N.  in  1897  He  was  b.  at  Laconia, 
Oct.  30,  1853;  m.,  July  14,  1872,  Ellen  Creighton,  b.  at  Danville,  Vt., 
Oct.  23,  1854.  He  is  assistant  foreman  in  the  cardroom  at  the  Tilton 
Woolen  Mills,  where  he  has  been  employed  for  14  years.  They  have 
three  children. 

Second    Generation. 

Ralph  E.  Dockham,  b.  at  Laconia,  July  1,  1882,  is  employed  at  the 
Tilton  Woolen  Mills  and  resides  on  Arch  St. 

Etta  E.  Dockham,  b.  at  Fitzwilliam  July  21,  1883;  m.,  Nov.  14, 
1904,  George  H.  Jewell,  b.  at  Laconia  April  4,  1876.  He  is  employed 
.at  G.  H.  Tilton's  hosiery  mill  and  resides  on  Park  St. 

Ethel  Laura  Dockham,  b.  at  Tilton,  June  23,  1872. 


DOLLY  I. 


Jonas  H.  Dolly  came  to  N.  from  Tilton  in  1879  and  purchased  the 
residence  of  the  late  Hezekiah  Bean  en  Park  St.  He  was  b  in  Gray, 
Me.,  Sept.  16,  1842;  m.,  1865,  Eunice  A.  Sweatt  of  Belmont,  b.  Dec. 
26,  1842. 

He  was  boss  weaver  for  A.  H.  Tilton's  mills.  They  had  five  chil- 
dren.    He  served  in  the  Civil  War.     (See  Boys  in  Blue.) 

Second    Generation. 
Walter  D.  Dollt,  b.  Feb.  23,  1870;  d.,  in  infancy. 
Alice   J.   Dolly,   b.   April   12,    1872;    m.,   June   14,   1899,    George    S. 


96  HISTORY    OF    NOETHFIELD. 

Hlnkley  and  resided  for  a  time  in  Concord.  Later  he  removed  to  La- 
conia.  He  is  a  moulder  by  trade.  She  conducted  a  millinery  and 
dressmaking  business  previous  to  her  marriage.  They  have  a  dau., 
Eunice  H. 

Heebeet  H.  Dolly,  b.  Dec.  6,  1873;  m.,  April  14,  1896,  Lutie  Johnson 
of  East  Tilton.  He  resides  on  Park  St.  and  is  a  member  of  the  firm 
of  Phelps  &  Dolly,  grocers,  at  Tilton. 

E.  Etta  Dollt,  b.  Feb.  6,  1876;   d.,  Oct.  27,  1895. 

Jonas  W.  Dolly,  b.  May  26,  1880;   d.,  Feb.  10,  1899. 


DOLLY   II. 


RoscoE  G.  Dolly,  b.  at  Gray,  Me.,  July  28,  1837;  m.,  March  9,  1883, 
Julia  C.  Sweatt,  b.  July  16,  1848.  He  served  in  the  Civil  War  as  gun- 
ner on  the  Eearsarge.  He  was  at  his  post  when  she  sank  the  Ala- 
bama in  Cheborg  Harbor.  He  is  now  overseer  of  weaving.  (See 
Boys  in  Blue.) 

Second    Generation. 

Nellie  F.  Dolly,  b.  at  Manchester  July  6,  1872;  m.,  March  17,  1894, 
Ernest  E.  Nelson  of  Tilton.     They  have  one  child.  Myrtle. 

Flokbnce  M.  Dolly,  b.  at  Suncook  Oct.  16,  1874;  m.  Oral  Batchel- 
der.  They  lived  in  N.,  where  she  d.  Feb.  23,  1902.  They  had  two 
children,  Althea  and  Roscoe  D. 


DOLLOFF. 


The  DoUoffs  were  of  Russian  ancestry.  Christopher,  the  emigrant, 
settled  at  Exeter  and  Abner  came  to  Canterbury  in  1763. 

David  Dolloff  lived  south  of  the  Rogers  farms,  completely  shut  in 
by  forests.  He  erected  here  a  new  house  and  m.  in  1785  Elizabeth 
Miles,  the  widow  of  Phineas  Fletcher,  who  d.  on  his  way  home  after 
the  surrender  of  Cornwallis.  Her  parents,  Josiah  and  Elizabeth  Miles, 
were  the  nearest  neighbors,  nearly  a  mile  distant.  They  had  10  chil- 
dren, as  are  duly  recorded.  Elizabeth  and  Mary  d.  the  same  week  in 
1787  and  ten  years  later  Jesse  1st  and  Miriam  1st  d.  the  same  day. 

Mr.  Dolloff  went  to  live,  in  his  old  age,  with  his  dau.  in  East  N. 
He  was  long  a  cripple,  being  confined  to  his  chair,  but  was  regularly 
chosen  tithing  man.  He  was  a  great  reader  and  a  close  patron  of 
the  Northfield  social  library  about  1800. 

Haknah  Dolloff  m.  David  Lougee  of  Loudon  and  resided  there. 
They  had  two  dau.,  who  m.  brothers,  James  and  Nathaniel  Sanborn. 

Sally  Dolloff  m.  Hazen  Carr  of  N.     (See  Carr  gen.) 

David  Dolloff,  b.  1791;  m.  Sally  Bean.  They  had  six  children,  but 
two  living  to  maturity.     She  d.  at  83  years  of  age. 

Abagail  Dolloff  m.  Joseph  Marden  and  resided  at  Lowell.  Both 
lived  to  extreme  age. 


GENEALOGIES.  97 

Jesse  Dolloff,  2d.,  b.  1794;  m.,  1825,  Nancy  Crockett  of  Meredith. 
He  was  accidentally  killed  in  New  York  City,  leaving  a  wife  and 
child  who  survived  hut  a  few  years.    He  was  a  fine  singer. 

MiEiAji  DoixoFF,  2d.,  twin  sister  of  the  above,  was  a  celebrated 
weaver  and  lived  in  Canterbury  Borough.    She  was  an  Osgoodite. 

Third  Generation. 

(Children   of   David   and   Sally   Bean   Dolloff.) 

Maey  Dolloff  m.  Stephen  Neal  and  was  the  mother  of  David  Dol- 
loff Neal,  the  celebrated  artist  of  Munich. 

Elizabeth  Dolloff  m.  Almon  Slader  of  Acworth,  b.  1818,  and  re- 
sided on  the  Main  road,  near  the  Canterbury  line.  She  was  very  artis- 
tic in  her  tastes  and  was  a  woman  of  faculty.  He  was  a  house  builder. 
She  d.  at  N.  1897.  He  d.  at  the  home  of  his  dau.  in  Lowell  1901. 
They  had  one  dau.,  who  m.  Walter  F.  Glines  in  1S61,  and  (second), 
Henry  W.  Leach  of  Lowell,  Mass.     (See  Glines  gen.) 


DOW  I. 

Jeremiah  Dow,  b.  at  Holderness  Jan.  1,  1826;  m.  Lucretia  Ann  Glines, 
b.  June  22,  1831.  They  had  eight  children.  He  was  a  more  than 
ordinary  farmer's  man  and  was  employed  for  years  by  Jeremiah  Smith. 
He  d.  March  23,  1895. 

Second    Generation. 

(B.  at  N.) 

Alexandeb  Claek  Dow,  b.  Nov.  25,  1848;  m.  (first),  1864,  Joanna 
Dearborn  of  N.  He  m.  (second),  1868,  Rhoda  Arlin  of  Concord,  b. 
Sept.  2,  1840.  She  was  reared  by  the  Enfield  Shakers,  and  d.  Oct.  11, 
1869.  He  m.  (third),  Sarah  A.  Smith  of  Orange,  Vt.,  Jan.  15,  1870. 
She  d.  at  N.  July  17,  1871.  He  m.  (fourth),  Susan  Brocklebanks  of 
Plainfleld,  May  22,  1872.  He  m.  (fifth),  July,  1884,  Mrs.  Josephine 
H.  Clark  of  Franklin,  who  d.  April  3,  1889,  and  Dec.  12,  1889,  he  m., 
for  his  sixth,  Mrs.  Amoretta  Kimball.  (See  Kimball  gen.)  He  d.  at 
the  home  on  Bean  Hill  road,  Aug.  26,  1896.  He  had  two  children,  who 
d.  in  infancy. 

FeajnK  Hayes  Dow,  b.  1852;  m.,  Feb.  26,  1898,  Hannah  Bruce,  b.  at 
Northfield,  Vt.     He  is  a  farmer  at  East  N. 

Heebeet  Geeby  Dow,  b.  Jan.  9,  1854;  m.,  1880,  Lizzie  Herbert  of 
Franklin.     They  have  one  child. 

Bybon  Kendeick  Dow,  b.  April  23,  1857;  m.  (first),  Lulu  Reed  of 
Canterbury.  They  had  one  child.  He  m.  (second),  Mary  Monahan  of 
Melrose,  Mass. 

Jeeey   Smith  Dow,  b.  Nov.   6,  1859;    m.,   1881,   Nellie  Maynard  of 
Franklin,  b.  at  Reading,  Vt.,  April  6,  1868.    They  reside  in  the  family 
settlement,  called  "Dowtown." 
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yo  HISTORY    OF    NOETHPIELD. 

Joanna  Moese  Dow,  b.  Aug.  23,  1867;  d.  at  10  years. 

Elizabeth  Ann  Dow,  b.  Nov.  20,  1871;  m.,  Marct  25,  1893,  Charles 
H.  Folger  of  Lowell,  Mass.  They  reside  with  her  mother  at  N.  and 
have  two  children,  one  of  whom  d.  in  infancy. 

Myetil  Estelle  Dow,  b.  May  22,  1872;  d.  at  five  years. 

Third  Generation. 

(Child  of  Jerry  S.  and  Nellie  Maynard  Dow.) 

Mebtie  Mat  Dow,  b.  July  2,  1884;  m.,  1903,  Frank  A.  Brace.  They 
reside  at  Tilton  and  have  two  children.  He  is  employed  by  the  Elm 
Mills  Woolen  Co. 

(Child  of  Herbert  and  Lizzie  Herbert  Dow.) 

Ernest  Geeby  Dow,  b.  Nov.  4,  1881;  m.,  Jan.  24,  1905,  Mildred  Pres- 
cott  of  Laconia,  where  they  live. 

(Child  of  Byron  and  Lulu  Reed  Dow.) 

Ethel  Vaea  Dow  d.  in  iniancy,  June  26,  1881. 

^  (Children  of  Charles  and  Elizabeth  Dow  Folger.) 

(B.  at  N.) 

Wllfeed  Folgee  d.  in  infancy  March  20,  1876.  ~ 

Aeohie  Leonaed  Folgee,  b.  Aug.  22,  1898. 

Fourth   Generation. 
(Children  of  Frank  and  Mertie  May  Dow  Brace.) 

Twins,  Leonaed  Feancis  Beace  and  Maeion  Estelle  Beace,  b.  March 
6,  1904. 


DOW   II. 

Mbscheok  Dow  lived  near  the  Gilmanton  line  in  East  N.  and  there 
manufactured  shuttles  and  linen  wheels,  for  which  he  is  remembered 
and  received  the  name,  "Old  Shuttle  Dow."  A  stream  of  water  near  his 
home  formerly  was  called  "TuUiver  Brook"  and  near-by  was  the 
height  called  the  Pinnacle. 

He  lived  in  town  but  a  few  years. 


DOW  III. 


SuMNBE  Adams  Dow  was  b.  at  New  Hampton.  April  24,  1834,  he 
m.  Maria  Gordon  of  New  Hampton  and  resided  in  various  parts  of  N. 
nearly  all  his  life.  He  was  a  butcher  and  dealer  in  meat  for  many 
years  at  N.  Depot,  where  he  was  postmaster  for  11  years.  He  moved 
to  Concord  in  1885  and  was  for  several  years  proprietor  of  a  railroad 
boarding-house,  doing  a  grocery  business  in  connection  with  it.     He 


GENEALOGIES.  99 

was  of  Revolutionary  descent  and  went  to  Bennington  Anniversary  as 
a  guest  of  the  state.  Later  lie  had  a  store  on  Munroe  St.  Mrs.  Dow  d. 
at  N.  April  22,  18S2.  He  d.  at  Concord  July  27,  1903.  They  had  seven 
children,  one  of  whom  d.  in  infancy. 

Second    Generation. 

Electa  A.  Dow,  b.  at  New  Hampton  April- 8,  1857;  m.,  April,  1874, 
Whitten  Ludlow  of  N.     (See  Ludlow  gen.) 

Leixan  M.  L.  Dow,  b.  at  Canterbury  Nov.  25,  1862;  m.,  July  22,  1880, 
Lauren  Davis  of  N.     (See  Davis  gen.) 

Chaeles  S.  Dow,  b  at  Canterbury  Jan.,  1865;  m.,  July,  18S9,  Lizzie 
Hoyt  of  Canaan,  and  resides  in  Concord.  He  is  employed  at  Ford  & 
Kimball's  foundry  as  engineer  and  has  one  dau.,  Anna. 

LuBA  Amanda  Dow,  b.  at  Tilton  Aug.  20,  1868;  m.,  Oct.  22,  1886, 
Elmer  Young,  an  employee  of  the  Boston  &  Maine  Railroad.  They 
reside  in  Concord  and  have  four  children. 

Gut  Dow,  b.  at  N.  Oct.  11,  1872;  m.,  Dec,  1894,  Ida  Colby  of  Man- 
chester. He  is  a  railroad  engineer  and  a  sportsman  of  the  rod  and 
gun.     He  resides  at  Woodsville  and  has  two  children. 

Levi  S.  Dow,  b.  at  N.  Sept.  8,  1876;  m.,  Sept.,  1903,  Isabel  Bailey. 
He  is  also  an  engineer  on  the  railroad.  He  was  a  soldier  in  the  Spanish 
War,  being  a  member  of  Co.  C,  and  was  absent  six  months. 


DOWNING   I. 


Heney  M.  Downing  came  to  N.  from  Belmont  in  1891.  He  was  b.  at 
Hopkinton  March  31,  1859;  m.,  July  27,  1878,  Nettie  B.  Gilman,  b.  at 
Lakeport  April  26,  1863.  He  was  a  carder  and  spinner  for  several 
years  and  later  was  in  the  meat  and  provision  business  at  Belmont. 
He  d.  at  N.  Jan.  12,  1894.  She  is  a  music  teacher  and  a  fine  soprano 
singer.    She  resides  on  Park  St.    They  had  one  child. 

Second    Generation. 
Habey  C.  Downing,  b.  at  Belmont  May  31,  1880;  m.,  in  1899,  Frances 
V.  Fifield,  b.  at  Franklin  in  1879.     They  had  one  child,  Maitland  F., 
b.  at  Tilton  Aug.  1,  1900.     Mrs.  Downing  d.  Aug.  12,  1900.     He  is  em- 
ployed as  an  electrician  at  Boston,  Mass. 


DOWNING    II. 

Edgae  0.  Downing,  b.  at  Ellsworth  June  8,  1851;  m.,  March  24,  1871, 
Emma  E.  Stewart,  b.  at  "Warren  Jan.  20,  1850.  They  came  to  N.  in 
the  spring  of  1871.  He  was  a  farmer  and  lived  on  the  "Windsor  Aldrich 
place.  After  the  destruction  of  their  buildings  by  fire  they  came  to  the 
village,  where  they  have  since  conducted  a  boarding-house  on  Elm  St. 
They  have  three  children. 


100  HISTORY    OF    NORTHFIELD. 

Second    Generation. 

Mabel  P.  Downing,  b.  April  29,  1872;  m.  Warren  S.  Nudd.  (See 
Nudd  gen.) 

Bessie  H.  Downing,  b.  Sept.  15,  1874;  m.  (first),  April  12,  1892, 
Amos  Reynolds,  who  was  b.  at  Warren  July  25,  1870,  and  d.  at  N.  Oct. 
22,  1892.  Stie  m.  (second).  May  23,  1894,  George  W.  Blanchard,  b.  at 
Hinsdale  Nov.  25,  1872.  They  have  four  children  and  reside  at  Ken- 
sington, Conn. 

Wesley  L.  Downing,  b.  Feb.  9,  ISSl;   d.,  Jan.  7,  1897. 


DOWNING   III. 

James  T.  Downing  was  b.  at  Ellsworth  May  10,  1843;  m.,  Sept.  17, 
1865,  Abbie  F.  Palmer,  b.  at  Hopkinton  Jan.  7,  1845.  He  came  to  N. 
in  1880  and  bought  a  part  of  the  Henry  Tibbetts  farm.  They  had  six 
children.     He  is  a  farmer. 

Second    Generation. 

Bessie  A.  Downing,  b.  Jan.  2,  1867,  at  Ellsworth;  m..  May  16,  1S89, 
Charles  H.  Payson,  b.  July  22,  1863,  at  Raymond.     (See  Payson  gen.) 

Nellie  E.  Downing,  b.  Feb.  22,  1869,  at  Hopkinton;  m.,  May  13,  1889, 
Irving  W.  Copp  and  resided  at  Tilton,  where  he  d.  April  13,  1893. 
They  had  two  children,  Irving  James,  d.  at  six  years,  and  Bertha  F., 
b.  May  21,  1893.  She  m.  (second),  1898,  George  W.  Dias,  b.  at  Ply- 
mouth, 1874.  They  now  reside  at  Tilton,  where  they  are  proprietors 
of  Hotel  Jordan,  and  have  two  children.     (See  Dias  gen.) 

Walter  Pbed  Downing,  b.  at  Ellsworth  June  26,  1871;  d.,  Sept.  5, 
1871. 

Claea  May  Downing,  b.  Sept.  17,  1873  at  Lakeport;  d.,  Nov.  21, 
1873. 

CoEA  B.  Downing,  b.  at  Gilford  Jan.  18,  1S77;  m.,  April  14,  1897, 
Francis  Cass  of  Canterbury,  where  they  reside,  and  have  four  children, 
Lorenzo,  Jimmy,  Nathaniel  and  . 

Susie  F.  Downing,  b.  at  Tilton;  m.,  Dec.  2,  1896,  Francis  P.  Crane  of 
Warren.  They  have  three  children  and  one  d.  in  infancy,  Abbie  L., 
Walter  C.  and  Mary  E. 

Infant,  b.  Sept.  26,  1895;  d.,  Oct.  26,  1895. 

In  A  May  Downing,  b.  Dec.  23,  1897;  m..  May  4,  1905,  Benjamin  F. 
Gile,  b.  April  28,  1867,  at  Hanover. 

Jaiies  A.  Downing,  b.  at  N.  April  7,  1891. 


DURGIN. 


Henby  Wilbee  Dukgin  came  to  N.  from  Tilton  Nov.  12,  1887.  He  was 
b.  at  Sanbornton  Jan.  11,  1839;  m.,  Jan.  6,  1872,  Susan  E.  Farnum,  b. 
at  Hill  March  24,  1844.     He  has  been  employed  at  Tilton  most  of  the 


JAMES    EARNSHAW. 


GENEALOGIES.  101 

time  for  43  years,  formerly  at  A.  H.  Tilton's  mill  and  later  at  the  Tilton 
Woolen  Mills. 

He  built  a  house  on  Park  St.,  where  Mrs.  Durgin  d.  Dec.  21,  1903. 
He  now  resides  in  Tilton. 


BUTTON. 


Ekastus  E.  Button,  b.  1855  at  Hardwick,  Vt;  m.,  Jan.  1,  1876,  Mrs. 
Hannah  Munsey  Morrison  of  Gilford.  Mr.  Button  was  a  farmer.  He 
came  to  Tilton  in  1893  and  to  N.  in  1895.  He  is  employed  by  the  Elm 
Mills  "Woolen  Company  as  shipper. 

They  resided  on  Bay  St.  until  they  occupied  their  newly-purchased 
home  on  Winter  St.,  Tilton,  in  1904.  She  had  one  child  by  her  former 
marriage,  Edwin  G.  Morrison.  (See  Morrison  gen.)  They  Sre  mem- 
bers of  the  Congregational  Church,  of  which  he  has  been  a  deacon 
and  is  active  in  all  its  lines  of  work.  He  is  also  a  member  of  Doric 
Lodge  of  A.  P.  and  A.  M. 


DYER. 

Samuel  Dyee,  b.  1765  in  Andover,  was  the  first  settler  in  the  north- 
east corner  of  N.,  on  a  part  of  the  Governor  Shute  reservation.  He 
m.  Lucretia  Evans  and  had  seven  children.  He  is  first  taxed  in  1817. 
He  d.  here  Oct.  5,  1819.  She  d.  Sept.  23,  1866,  in  Methuen.  But  two 
children  remained  in  town  and  but  four  were  born  here. 

Second    Generation. 

Sally  Dyee,  b.  Oct.  30,  1810;  m.,  March  9,  1834,  Ebenezer  Hall  of 
N.,  a  tanner  who  resided  at  the  corner  of  Granite  and  Bay  Sts.,  oppo- 
site the  Chase  tavern.     (See  Hall  gen.) 

Betsey  Dyeb,  b.  at  N.  Dec.  18,  1812;  m.  George  P.  Wightman  April 
25,  1834,  a  farmer  of  Bozrahville,  Conn.,  and  had  two  sons,  George 
Evans,  who  served  in  the  Civil  War  and  three  years  in  the  United 
States  army,  and  Henry  Dyer  Wightman,  who  d.  at  three. 

Aahon  Woodman  Dyee  d.  at  two  years. 

Maby  Ann  Dyee,  b.  April  5,  1817;  m.  Daniel  T.  Morrison  and  re- 
sided in  Methuen,  where  she  d.  July  12,  1879.  They  had  three  chil- 
dren, Fred  T.,  Mary  A.  and  Daniel  W.     The  two  latter  d.  in  infancy. 

Samuel  Dyee,  Jb.,  and  another  son  d.  aged  two  years. 


EARNSHAW. 

James  Eaenshaw,  b.  at  Thongsbridge,  Yorkshire,  England,  June  5, 
1822;  m.,  1843,  Sarah  Anne  Dawson  of  Meltham,  England.  He  was  a 
woolen  manufacturer.  He  came  to  America  in  1848  to  Peacedale,  R.  I., 
and  took  charge  of  the  Hazard  woolen  mill.  His  family  joined  him  in 
Jan.,  1849. 


102  HISTORY    OF    NOETHFIELD. 

After  seven  years  they  moved  to  Sanbornton  Bridge,  where  he  took 
in  1856  the  necessary  step  to  become  a  citizen  of  the  United  States. 

In  1861  he  came  to  N.,  where  Mrs.  Earnshaw  d.  Nov.  25,  1864,  and  is 
buried  at  Park  Cemetery. 

His  mill  (see  picture)  was  destroyed  by  fire  In  1867  and  he  went  to 
Dover,  Ky.,  where  Mr.  Baker  of  Tilton  had  a  woolen  mill,  which  he  was 
obliged  by  failing  eyesight  to  sell.  It  was  bought  in  part  by  Mr.  Earn- 
shaw, who  removed  his  family  there  in  July,  1868,  where  they  have 
since  resided. 

He  was  a  member  of  Doric  Lodge,  No.  78,  A.  F.  and  A.  M.  He  d.  at 
Dover,  Ky.,  Aug.  24,  1895.    His  four  sons  are  also  Masons. 

Second    Generation. 

Frederick  William  Baeushawt,  b.  at  Meltham,  England,  July  21, 
1845;  m.,  1876,  Anna  D.  McMillan  of  Dover,  Ky.  They  had  seven  chil- 
dren, four  of  whom  are  living:  James,  Guy  Everett,  Sarah  Lucile  and 
Nancy  Catherine  of  Jackson,  Tenn. 

Elizabeth  Earnshaw,  b.  at  Meltham,  England,  Jan.  16,  1848;  m., 
1875,  W.  B.  McMillan  of  Dover,  Ky.,  where  they  now  reside. 

Ltdia  Ass  Eaenshaw,  b.  at  Peacedale,  R.  I.,  Dec.  29,  1849.  She  re- 
sides at  Dover,  Ky. 

LucT  Geace  Eaknshaw,  b.  May  1,  1851;  m.,  Oct.,  1876,  J.  J.  McMil- 
lan of  Dover,  Ky.,  at  Pomroy,  0.  She  d.  at  Dover  Aug.  27,  1887.  They 
had  five  children,  two  of  whom  reside  at  Dover,  Ethel  B.  and  Anna 
May. 

Mart  Emilt  Earnshaw,  b.  Jan.  26,  1853;  m.  Oscar  Hanna  of  Dover, 
Ky.,  at  Pomroy,  0.  They  had  10  children,  seven  of  whom  are  living. 
She  resides  at  Bellevue,  Ky.  The  children  are:  Clara  D.,  Duke  Ells- 
worth, Oscar  Watson,  Lucile  Elizabeth,  Delia  May,  Blanche  Augusta 
and  Marguerite. 

John  Allen  Earnshaw,  b.  May  6,  1854,  at  Allenton,  R.  I.;  m.,  in 
1885,  Mary  R.  Smith  of  Dover,  Ky.,  and  had  three  children. 

One  son,  Francis  Watson,  resides  at  Cincinnati,  0. 

David  James  Earnshaw,  b.  Jan.  15,  1S57,  at  Tilton;  d.,  at  Dover,  Ky., 
Deo.  16,  1888. 

Hiram  W.  Earnshaw,  b.  Nov.  13,  1858,  at  Tilton;  m.  Mary  T.  Powers 
Nov.,  1889,  and  had  five  children,  three  of  whom,  William  Frazie, 
Hiram  Powers  and  David  Thomas,  reside  at  Memphis,  Tenn. 

Joe  Henry  Earnshaw,  b.  at  N.  Oct.  11,  1862;  m.,  Oct.,  1887,  Delia 
Webb  of  Middleport,  O.  They  had  one  dau.,  Elizabeth  Webb,  now  of 
Columbus,  0. 

George  Ellsworth  Earnshaw,  b.  Nov.  8,  1864,  at  N.;  d.,  April  18, 
1865. 

Note.  These  facts  are  written  by  Ethel  McMillen,  a  granddaughter  of 
James  Earnshaw  and  a  great-granddaughter  of  Joseph  Dawson. 


GENEALOGIES.  103 

ELLIOTT. 

Charles  F.  Elliott,  Id.  at  Penacook,  1857;  m.  Florence  G.  Chase,  b. 
April  14,  1S65,  at  Boston,  Mass.  They  came  to  N.  from  Belmont. 
He  was  previously  a  farmer  at  Canterbury  and  is  now  employed  at 
the  grain  mill  of  Brown  &  Boucher. 

They  have  seven  children. 

Second    Generation. 

(All  b.  at  Canterbury.) 

Eexest  D.  Elliott  b.  May  16,  1885,  is  employed  at  the  pulp  mill  at 
East  Tilton. 

Eva  B.  Elliott,  b.  April  2,  1887,  is  employed  at  the  Tilton  Optical 
Works. 

Alfked  C.  Elliott,  b.  July  22,  1889,  is  learning  a  machinist's  trade  at 
Garrick's. 

Maky  L.  Elliott,  b.  Jan.  4,  1891;  d.,  Sept.  25,  1891. 

Hakey  E.  Elliott,  b.  Sept.  6,  1893. 

Gladys  B.  Elliott,  b.  Nov.  12,  1894. 


ELKINS. 

JoxATHAi^  Elkixs  was  a  lifelong  resident  of  Factory  Village,  now 
Franklin  Falls.  He  inherited  a  large  tract  of  land  south  of  the 
present  Central  St.  Much  of  this  he  sold  when  new  industries  were 
established  and  new  homes  thus  called  for. 

He  sold  his  store  to  Nathaniel  Rowe  and  erected  a  new  home  near 
the  junction  of  the  rivers  and  gave  his  attention  to  farming.  He  m. 
Clara  Fisher  of  St.  Johnsbury,  Vt.,  and  had  four  children.  After  his 
death  she  removed  to  Hampton  and  none  of  the  family  are  now  resi- 
dents at  Franklin  Falls.  The  Elkins  home  is  now  owned  by  Frank 
M.  Edmunds. 


EMERY   I. 


MiTTiE  Chase  Clough  (see  Stephen  Chase  gen.),  b.  at  Canterbury 
Nov.  6,  1832;  m.,  Jan.  27,  1868,  Samuel  Louis  Emery,  b.  at  Canterbury 
June  17,  1827.  They  resided 'at  Canterbury  and  various  places  in  the 
West. 

He  d.  at  Canterbury  Sept.  10,  1873.  Mrs.  Emery  came  to  N.  with 
their  three  dau.  and  erected  a  home  on  the  hill  overlooking  the  vil- 
lage from  the  East  and  on  land  belonging  to  her  grandfather,  Stephen 
Chase,  as  early  as  1775  and  which  had  never  passed  from  ownership  in 
the  family.  She  d.  there  Dec.  28,  1900.  She  was  a  teacher  previous  to 
her  marriage,  in  Canterbury,  N.  and  Concord.  She  was  educated  at 
Tilton  and  Bradford,  Mass. 


104  HISTORY    OF    NORTHFIELD. 

Second    Generation. 

Maby  Matjd  Embey,  t).  at  Chenoa,  111.,  Feb.  9,  1869,  was  educated  at 
the  New  Hampshire  Conference  Female  College,  graduating  in  1890. 
She  then  took  a  special  course  at  Radcliffe  in  the  languages.  She  has 
since  taught  but  is  at  present  in  the  home. 

Abbie  Josephine  Bmeet,  b.  July  23,  1S70,  at  Canterbury,  graduated 
at  the  New  Hampshire  Conference  Female  College,  class  of  1890. 
Later  she  was  a  student  at  the  Massachusetts  Normal  Art  School. 

She  is  now  teaching  in  the  Bristol  High  School. 

MiTTiE  Louise,  b.  at  Peoria,  111.,  Jan.  4,  1872,  graduated  from  the 
New  Hampshire  Conference  Female  College,  class  of  1891,  and  is  at 
present  teaching  at  Laconia.  She  graduated  from  the  Emerson  School 
of  Oratory  in  1897. 


EMERY   II. 


Samuel  Bmeky  came  to  N.  from  Riimney  and  established  a  grocery 
store  at  N.  Depot,  purchasing  the  business  of  Frank  H.  Moore. 
He  bought  the  Sumner  Dow  home,  where  Mrs.  Emery  d.  April  1,  1897. 
He  sold  later  to  Charles  Sanborn  and  removed  from  town.  He  m. 
(second),  June  27,  1897,  Amelia  Ambler  of  Brighton,  Mass. 


EVANS  I. 

Robert  Evans,  b.  at  Strafford  March  3,  1775,  came  to  N.  about  1798 
and  bought  the  farm  of  John  Brown  on  the  sunrise  side  of  Bean  Hill. 
He  m.  Elizabeth  Clough  of  Strafford  and  had  a  family  of  six.  He  d. 
March  13,  1844.     She  d.  Nov.  25,  1848. 

Second    Generation. 

David  Evans,  b.  Jan.  20,  1798;  m.  Louisa  Smith  Dec.  6,  1825.  (See 
Smith  gen.) 

They  lived  for  some  years  at  the  Ordway  place  on  Bean  Hill,  where 
two  dau.  were  born.  They  removed  later  to  East  N.,  where  he  d. 
April  3,  1836.  Mrs.  Evans  later  m.  Sanborn  Shaw  of  Salisbury  and 
removed  there.     (See  Shaw  gen.) 

Betsey  Evans,  b.  April,  1800;  m.  (pub),  April  10;  1842,  John  Kenney 
of  Barnstead.  Both  d.  same  day  of  pneumonia  and  were  buried  in  the 
same  grave. 

Polly  Evans,  b.  Oct.  30,  1802. 

Sally  Evans,  b.  April  26,  1804;  m.  Abel  Hyde  of  Columbia. 

William  C.  Evans,  b.  at  N.  June  5,  1811;  m.,  June  11,  1840,  Martha 
J.  T.  Carr  of  Loudon.  He  learned  the  carpenter's  trade  when  a  boy 
of  Dea.  John  Mathes  of  Canterbury  and  mastered  all  its  details.  He 
went  to  Boston  in  1831  to  work  at  his  trade.  Being  a  great  lover  of 
music  and  having  a  fine  voice  he  became  a  pupil  of  the  late  Lowell 


GENEALOGIES.  105 

Mason  and  was  a  choir  leader  at  the  North  Bennett  and  Russell  Sts. 
Churches  and  after  his  return  to  New  Hampshire  taught  singing 
schools  in  N.,  Canterbury  and  Pittsfield.  Prof.  B.  B.  Davis,  late  of 
Concord,  took  his  first  lessons  in  vocal  music  of  him.  In  1839  he  settled 
at  Barnstead  and  later  removed  to  Pittsfield,  where  he  remained  until 
his  death  30  years  later.  He  united  with  the  Methodist  Church  at  17 
years  of  age  and  was  a  generous  supporter  of  public  worship. 

He  was  a  prominent  Mason,  a  member  of  Corinthian  Lodge,  and  for 
many  years  was  its  chaplain.  They  had  four  children,  two  of  whom 
reside  at  Pittsfield.  ' 

Mabtha  Evans,  b.  March  9,  1813. 

Mahala  Evans,  b.  Aug.  18,  1814;  m.,  Feb.  14,  1842,  Lyford  C.  Hill  of 
Belmont. 

Joseph  Evans,  b.  June  10,  1815. 

Jaiies  M.  Evans,  b.  Aug.  10,  1818;  m.  Rebecca  Bean  Durgin  of  San- 
bornton  and  removed  West.  Both  d.  at  Lodi,  111.  They  had  three 
sons,  two  of  whom  were  killed  in  the  Civil  War. 

Third  Generation. 

(Children  of  David  and   Louisa   Smith  Evans.) 
(All  b.  at  N.) 

Haeeiet  Ann  Evans,  b.  Sept.  13,  1826;  d.,  March  3,  1828. 

Ann  Louisa  Evans,  b.  March  28,  1828;  >m.  Elbridge  Shaw  of  Salis- 
bury. She  was  previous  to  her  marriage  a  teacher  in  Lawrence,  Mass. 
They  had  a  son  and  four  dau.  She  d.  at  Salisbury  in  1893.  He  d.  there 
nine  days  later.     (See  Shaw  gen.) 

Jane  Evans,  b.  Oct.  29,  1830;  d.,  June  23,  1834. 

Adaline  Evans,  b.  Aug.  1,  1832;  m.  Harry  Shaw  of  Salisbury.  He 
removed  to  Hills  St.,  N.,  in  1859.  She  was  a  teacher  for  some  years. 
(See  Shaw  gen.) 

Ella  Jane  Evans,  b.  Aug.  31,  1834;   d.,  June  23,  1835. 


EVANS    II. 


MosEs  Evans,  b.  1812;  m.  Mary  Jane  Carr  and  had  two  children. 
They  resided  on  what  was  known  as  "Lovers'  Lane."  She  d.  and  he 
m.  (second),  Betsey  Hills.  (See  Hills  gen.)  This  house  was  the  par- 
sonage for  the  first  Methodist  ministers.  It  was  torn  down  and  re- 
moved.    He  d.  Jan.  15,  1855. 

Second   Generation. 

Mart  Evans,  after  her  father's  death,  resided  with  her  guardian, 
Dea.  Noah  Peabody.  She  suffered  an  attack  of  smallpox  and  was  re- 
moved to  the  old  home,  which  was  reserved  for  similar  purposes  for 

some  years.    She  m.  Stevens  of  Wellesley,  Mass.,  and  has  two  ' 

children,  Anna  and  . 

Obin  Evans  d.  at  Boston.    He  m.  and  had  two  dau. 


106  HISTORY    OF    NORTHFIELD. 

EVANS    III. 

John  Evans,  b.  Marcli  20,  1802,  always  lived  In  N.  He  m.,  July  4, 
1822,  Mehitable  Thurston  of  Gilmanton,  b.  Aug.  22,  1809.  She  was 
killed  by  tbe  cars  close  by  her  home  Oct.  17,  1852,  as  she  was  trying  to 
save  her  deaf  dau.  He  m.  (second),  Laura  Willey  of  Canterbury  and 
d.  July  10,  1876.    They  had  11  children. 

Second    Generation. 

Lydia  Thuesxon  Evans,  b.  Oct.  22,  1822;  m.,  Nov.  17,  1842,  Cyrus 
"Woodruff  Lord.     (See  Lord  gen.) 

Ltman  Baekee  Evans,  b.  Feb.  4,  1827;  m.,  Feb.  6,  1856,  Sarah  Cor- 
sall,  b.  at  Mongonue,  New  Zealand,  Feb.  3,  1836.  He  was  captain  of  the 
whale  ship  Arctic  of  Fairhaven,  Mass.,  and  was  drowned  in  the  In- 
dian Ocean,  Jan.,  1857.  His  body  was  recovered  and  burled  at  Mon- 
gonue, New  Zealand.  They  had  one  son.  She  m.,  1863,  John  G.  Heath 
of  Raymond.     (See  Heath  gen.,  with  portrait.) 

Julia  Ann  Evans,  b.  Feb.  26,  1829;  m.,  March  20,  1852,  Amos  K. 
Copp.     (See  Copp  gen.) 

Maet  Feances  Evans,  b.  March  16,  1831;  d.  in  infancy. 

LucEETiA  Ann  Evans,  b.  May  14,  1833;   d.,  Sept.,  1842. 

Gardineb  Thukston  Evans,  b.  Nov.  20,  1835;  d.,  at  sea,  Sept.,  1853. 

Maby  Frances  Evans,  b.  March  10,  1837;  d.,  Feb.  7,  1855. 

HiEAM  Beadbuey  Evans  and  Horace  Beadbuey  Evans,  twins,  b. 
March  22,  1841. 

The  former  served  in  the  Civil  War  (see  Boys  in  Blue)  and  d.  in 
1864.  The  latter  served  in  the  Twelfth  Massachusetts  Regiment  and 
d.  in  hospital  May,  1864. 

Mahala  Etta  Evans,  b.  April  16,  1843;  m.,  June,  1861,  Herbert  Goss 
Chase,  b.  at  Cabot,  Vt.,  April  4,  1841,  an  optician  in  Fitchburg,  Mass. 
He  served  in  the  Ninth  Regiment,  New  Hampshire  Volunteers,  as  mu- 
sician.    They  have  one  son,  Herbert. 


FELLOWS. 


Two  brothers,  Joseph  and  Thomas,  sons  of  Joseph  Fellows  of  Gil- 
manton, were  residents  of  N. 

Joseph  Fellows,  2d.,  b.  Dec.  19,  1794;  m.  Sylvia  Sanborn,  b.  Jan.  2, 
1795.  He  was  a  farmer  until  his  removal  to  Laconia.  Later  he  re- 
turned to  Upper  Gilmanton,  built  a  nice  house  and  invested  in  the  mills 
there.  Reverses  came  and  the  loss  of  his  property  caused  his  death. 
The  location  took  his  name  and  was  called  Fellows'  Mills  until  changed 
to  Belmont.  His  N.  home  was  bought  by  Ransom  Ladd,  demolished 
and  rebuilt  at  Laconia. 

Thomas  Fellows,  b.  Oct.  27,  1802;  m.  (first),  Sally  F.  Mudgett  and 
bought  the  Busiel  farm  in  the  southeast  corner  of  N.  in  1840.  They 
had   two    sons.     She   d.   April   25,   1854.     He   m.    (second),   Sylvia   T. 


GENEALOGIES.  107 

Mudgett  of  Belmont  and  had  one  son.  He  was  captain  of  the  state 
militia  and  d.  June  24,  1876,  and  his  wife  d.  Dec.  4,  1889.  This  home 
was  destroyed  by  fire  in  1S7S. 

Second    Generation. 

(Children  of  Joseph  and  Sylvia  Sanborn  Fellows.) 

Caeoline  a.  Fellows,  b.  Feb.,  1823;  d.,  Jan.  24,  1840. 

LYiiAN  B.  Fellows,  b.  May  27,  1819 ;  m.  Harriet  Merrill  and  had  three 
children. 

He  m.  (second),  Mrs.  Lovina  Glines  French  Sept.  1,  1868.  He  d.  at 
N.  April  20,  1885.     (See  French  gen.) 

Mr.  Fellows  got  his  title  from  the  fire  department  in  Laconia,  of 
which  he  was  captain. 

(Children  of  Thomas  and  Sally  Mudgett  Fellows.) 

Sylvester  Fellows,  b.  at  N.,  was  educated  at  Gilmanton  Academy. 
He  read  medicine  and  graduated  from  Dartmouth  Medical  School  in 
1855.  He  m.  in  Connecticut  and,  going  West,  settled  near  Milwaukee 
in  1856.  Later  he  was  at  Wells,  Minn.,  until  1895,  when  he  went  to 
Floral,  Fla,  where  he  d.  in  1902,  leaving  three  daughters,  two  in  Florida 
and  one  in  Minnesota. 

Geoege  Fellows  learned  the  machinist's  trade  in  Canada.  He  was  a 
steamboat  engineer  on  the  St.  Lawrence  River.  He  now  lives  at  St. 
Petersburg,  Fla.,  and  is  unmarried. 

(Child  of  Thomas  and  Sylvia  Mudgett  Fellows.) 

Feajtk  Fellows,  b.  at  N.;  m.,  Aug.  16,  1878,  Ellen  Amanda  Nudd  and 
resides  on  the  homestead.  He  has  twice  suffered  the  loss  of  his  home 
by  fire,  in  1878  and  again  in  1892. 

He  is  a  farmer  and  carpenter  and  has  one  dau.,  Mrs.  Mary  G.  Clifford 
of  Concord. 

Third  Generation. 
(Children  of  Lyman  and  Harriet  Merrill  Fellows.) 

Joseph  A.  Fellows,  b.  April  2,  1842;  m.  Mary  Fernald  and  had  one 
son.  She  d.  April,  1890.  He  m.  (second),  Julia  Frances  Allen,  who  d. 
Nov.  6,  1904.  He  was  employed  for  some  years  by  J.  F.  Taylor  as  clerk 
and  then  removed  West.    They  had  one  son,  Frank  Fernald  Fellows. 

LuxETTE  Fellows,  b.  May  3,  1851;  m.  (first),  Theodore  Thompson, 
and    (second),  Gerrish  Sanborn  of  Salisbury,  where  they  reside. 


FIFIELD. 


Nathaniel  Fieield,  Je.,  came  to  N.  from  Stanstead,  P.  Q.,  in  1896. 
He  was  born  at  Salisbury  Point,  now  Amesbury,  Mass.,  Oct.  4,  1836. 
He  m.,  1864,  Martha  J.  Sargent,  b.  at  Littleton  April  2,  1847.    He  is  an 


108  HISTOEY    OP    NORTHFIELD. 

upholsterer  and  carriage  trimmer.     They  reside  on  Vine  St.  and  have 
three  children. 

Second    Generation. 

Chaeles  Eddy  Fifield,  b.  at  Stanstead  April  23,  18C5;  m.,  June  25, 
1896,  Anna  B.  Gordon,  b.  at  Boston,  Mass.,  Sept.  25,  1869.  He  is  of  the 
firm  of  C.  E.  &  F.  H.  Fifield,  meats  and  provisions.  He  resides  on  Oak 
St     They  have  one  dau.,  Virginia  E.,  b.  1901. 

Geoege  Axbeet  Fifield,  b.  at  Stanstead  Dec.  15,  1867;  d.  at  five. 

Feank  H.  Fifibld,  b.  Aug.  18,  1870;  of  the  firm  of  C.  E.  &  F.  H.  Fi- 
field.    (See  above.) 


FLETCHER.   • 

JoHK"  and  William  Fletchee,  brothers,  came  from  Ballardvale,  Mass., 
In  1865  and  with  the  Messrs.  Firth  and  Balantyne  bought  the  Bailey 
Mills,  changed  the  name  to  Granite  Mills  and  began  the  manufacture 
of  various  grades  of  woolen  goods.  Mr.  Fletcher  bought  the  resi- 
dence of  Noah  Peabody  on  Bay  St.,  where  they  lived  28  years,  selling 
to  George  W.  Weeks  Sept.,  1893.  They  then  removed  to  Park  St., 
where  she  d.  Jan.  11,  1902.  They  were  Episcopalians,  in  which  church 
he  has  been  the  efficient  organist  and  choir  master  continuously  since 
his  residence  here.  He  was  previously,  and  has  always  been,  a  music 
teacher  and  now  conducts  a  music  store  with  residence  in  Tilton.  He 
is  a .  member  of  Doric  Lodge,  A.  F.  and  A.  M.,  and  was  its  second 
Master.  He  is  also  a  Knight  Templar,  being  a  member  of  Mt.  Horeb 
Commandery,  Concord. 

He  was  b.  at  Halifax,  Yorkshire,  England,  April  6,  1825;  m.  Bath- 
sheba  Schofield,  b.  at  Halifax  April  18,  1826.  They  had  four  chil- 
dren, one  of  whom  d.  in  infancy. 

William  Fletchee,  his  brother,  took  up  his  abode  in  the  Chase  tav- 
ern house  at  the  entrance  of  Bay  St.,  where  a  child,  Thomas  E.,  was  b. 
Later  he  bought  the  Lyford  house  on  Pleasant  St.,  Tilton,  where  he 
d.  July  1,  1876,  aged  52.  They  had  five  sons  b.  in  America  and  three 
dau.  born  in  England  previous  to  coming  to  America.  Mrs.  Fletcher 
d.  Jan.  26,  1892. 

Second    Generation. 

(Children  of  John  and  Bathsheba  Fletcher.) 

Ada  Fletcher,  b.  at  Halifax,  England,  Jan.  9,  1847,  was  educated  at 
the  New  Hampshire  Conference  Seminary.  She  m.,  Nov.  21,  1867,  Felix 
G.  Haines  and  returned  to  Ballardvale.  They  had  six  children,  one 
of  whom,  Florence,  d.  at  her  grandfather's  at  N.  Nov.  12,  1881.  The 
other  children  are:  Sadie,  Millie,  Fletcher  and  Grace.  Mr.  Haines  is 
a  grocer. 


GENEALOGIES.  109 

Fba^^k  W.  Fletcher,  b.  at  Ballardvale  Sept.  7,  1850,  was  employed 
in  various  capacities  in  his  father's  mill.  He  was  a  music  teacher  for 
some  years.  He  is  a  member  of  Doric  Lodge,  A.  F.  and  A.  M.,  and  was 
a  charter  member  of  Harmony  Lodge,  L  0.  0.  F.  He  is  also  a  K.  of 
P.  He  is  a  social  favorite,  with  varied  talents.  He  has  been  since  the 
sale  of  the  Granite  Mills  employed  at  Franklin  Falls  as  wool  sorter. 

Nellie  Fletcher,  b.  at  Trenton,  N.  J.,  June  8,  1852;  m.  John  Stark 
and  resides  at  Ballardvale,  where  he  is  a  dealer  in  meats  and  pro- 
visions. They  have  seven  children:  Mattie,  Willie,  Ada,  George,  Frank, 
Jennie  and  Fred. 

(Child  of  William  and  Elizabeth  Kent  Fletcher.) 
Thomas  Fletcher,  b.  in  N.  1860;  m.  Winnie  Farrington  of  Tilton  and 
resides  in  Concord.  He  was  postmaster  at  Tilton  during  President 
Cleveland's  second  term.  He  is  a  postal  clerk  on  the  Portsmouth  Rail- 
road. Other  children  b.  in  Tilton  are  George,  John,  Charles  and  Will- 
iam P.,  who  d.  at  Tilton  Feb.  3,  1903. 


FOLLANSBY. 

WILLIAM    FOLLANSBY. 

The  Follansbys  came  from  Normandy  to  England  with  William  the 
Conqueror  in  1066.  A  descendant,  Thomas,  came  to  America  from 
Derbyshire  in  1642.  William,  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  was  a  son  of 
Benjamin,  and  was  b.  in  Hill,  N.  B.,  in  1802,  and  d.  at  Belmont,  N. 
H.,  in  1849.  He  first  started  in  business  in  Holderness,  N.  H.,  when 
about  20  years  old,  where  he  opened  a  country  store,  which  he  suc- 
cessfully carried  on  and  while  there  built  several  houses.  He  moved 
to  Sanbornton  Bridge  about  1834.  He  was  a  man  of  remarkable 
enei'gy  and  his  arrival  gave  a  new  impetus  to  business  of  various 
kinds,  and  it  has  been  said  that  the  little  village  dated  its  period  of 
growth  with  the  advent  of  William  Follansby,  and  that  he  added  more 
buildings  than  he  found  there.  After  various  places  of  business  and 
abode  across  the  river,  he  erected  on  the  Northfield  side  the  long  low 
building  which  stood  for  half  a  century  on  what  is  now  called  "The 
Beach,"  and  bore  the  classic  name  of  "Seven  Nations."  One  section  of 
it  housed  his  family  and  one  his  store.  He  was  one  of  the  first  to  en- 
gage in  the  palm  leaf  hat  traffic  and  furnished  employment  to  large 
numbers  of  women  and  girls.  When  the  plans  for  the  new  Congrega- 
tional Church  were  agitated  Dr.  Bnos  Hoyt  and  Hon.  Samuel  Tilton, 
at  his  suggestion  furnished  with  him  the  necessary  funds  and  took 
their  pay  in  pews,  which  they  sold  later,  and  largely  by  his  push  the 
enterprise  was  promptly  carried  through.  He  was  also  the  owner  of 
various  tracts  of  land  in  the  town  as  shown  by  the  old  tax  lists.  He 
was  a  generous,  kind-hearted  man  and  although  sharp  at  a  trade  he 
never  refused  aid  to  any  one  in  need.  He  was  m.  three  times,  first 
to  Persis  Wells  of  Holderness.     By  this  m.arriage  there  were  three 


110  HISTORY    OF    NORTHPIELD. 

children.  Cutting,  Caroline  and  Peabody  M.  His  second  wife  was 
Ruth  Wells,  a  sister  of  the  first,  and  by  this  marriage  there  were 
three  children.  Wells,  Joey  D.  and  Daniel.  His  third  wife  was  Mary 
Sweatt-Ladd  of  Upper  Gilmanton,  a  niece  of  the  late  Elder  Peter 
Clark,  a  noted  Baptist  minister,  and  by  this  marriage  one  child,  Will- 
iam H.  C,  was  born. 


CUTTING  FOLLANSBY. 

CuTTiwG  FoLLATfSBT  (See  portrait)  was  b.  at  Hill  July  i,  1822.  He 
was  educated  in  the  common  schools  and  at  Plymouth  Academy  until 
1849,  when  he  went  to  the  California  gold  fields,  where  he  remained 
four  years. 

Returning  he  farmed  some  years  and  also  traded  in  a  store  erected 
by  his  father  where  Hill's  Block  now  stands,  dealing  in  dry  goods  and 
groceries,  and  had  a  large  traffic  in  palm  leaf  hats.  He  m.  before  go- 
ing to  California,  Jan.  1,  1847,  Alice  A.  Haynes  of  N.  and  had  one  son, 
Charles  H.,  b.  at  N.  Oct.  24,  1847.  In  1856  he  became  a  trader  at  Hold- 
■erness,  now  Ashland,  where,  with  Hiram  Hodgdon,  he  conducted  a 
prosperous  business  for  more  than  20  years. 

In  1873  he  removed  to  Barre,  Mass.,  and,  purchasing  a  large  store 
and  handsome  residence,  commenced  trade  as  Cutting  Follansby  &  Son. 
He  d.  Sept.  14,  1875.  He  was  a  man  of  sterling  qualities,  truthful, 
honest  and  upright.  He  was  highly  esteemed  by  those  familiar  with 
him  for  the  remarkable  assiduity  and  frugality  observed  in  his  busi- 
ness as  well  as  his  integrity  of  character  and  beneficence  to  all  in  need 
and  especially  to  the  Christian  Church. 

Thus  he  won  large  success  and  many  strong  friends. 

His  home  was  in  N.  many  years,  where  he  was  a  large  real  estate 
owner.    Mrs.  Follansby  still  resides  in  N. 

His  son  continued  his  father's  business  in  Barre  some  years  and  is 
now  connected  with  the  banks  there.  He  m.  Mary,  dau.  of  President 
Meservey  of  the  New  Hampton  Literary  Institute,  and  has  a  dau., 
Alice.     Mrs.  Follansby  d.  1887.     He  m.  (second),  1889,  Minnie  Kendall. 


FORREST   I. 


William  Foeeest,  1st.,  was  of  Irish,  and  his  wife,  Dubia  Forrest,  of 
Scotch,  descent.  They  came  to  America  in  1744,  bringing  three  sons 
and  two  dau.,  Margarett,  Robert,  John,  William  and  Nancy.  Both  lived 
and  d.  in  Boston.  John  Forrest,  2d.,  was  the  first  of  the  name  to 
settle  in  N.  He  was  b.  in  Ireland  in  1726.  He,  with  his  brother  Will- 
lam,  2d,  and  two  sisters,  after  a  short  stay  in  Boston,  passed  on  to 
Londonderry,  where  they  remained  some  time.  Securing  a  grant  of 
land  on  Canterbury  intervale  the  children,  with  a  single  exception, 
took  up  their  abode  on  the  banks  of  the  Merrimack  opposite  Boscawen 
Plain  and  erected  a  fort.    Robert  d.  in  Boston.    His  wife,  Betsey  Ful- 


CUTTING  FOLLANSBEE. 


GENEALOGIES.  l-ll 

ton  Forrest,  after  her  second  marriage  to  'William  Love,  came  also  to 
Canterbury.  The  fear  of  hostile  Indians  subsiding,  they  scattered  and 
John  came  to  the  north  fields  and  purchased  the  Leighton  farm  near 
Franklin  Falls.  He  had  been  a  soldier  in  the  French  and  Indian 
Wars.  He  m.  Elinor  Gipson,  1746,  b.  at  Canterbury  1728,  d.  Jan.  10, 
1814,  in  N.     They  had  nine  children. 

William  Foheest,  2d.,  brother  of  John,  according  to  the  Canterbury 
records,  m.  Letty  Mann  of  the  north  fields  and  had  a  family  of  seven: 
Jane,  b.  1753;  Mary,  1755;  Robert,  1757;  Letty,  1760;  Anna,  1752; 
Margret,  1765,  and  d.,  1766. 

I  find  no  further  record  save  that  Robert  served  in  the  Revolutionary 
War  and  was  credited  to  Loudon. 

Betset  Foeeest  was  probably  the  wife  of  Jonathan  Cross,  son  of 
Jesse,  father  of  Forrest  Cross,  as  Jonathan  and  Betsey  Forrest  Cross 
sold  her  father's  farm  to  Mr.  Leighton  a  few  years  later,  as  the  deed 
records.     They  were  m.  Jan.  4,  1798.     (See  Cross  gen.) 

Second    Generation. 
(Children  of  John  and  Elinor  Gibson  Forrest.) 

John  Foeeest  was  a  soldier  in  the  French  War  and  was  called 
"Soldier  John."  He  m.  Sarah  Gibson  of  Canterbury,  Dec.  29,  1778, 
and  resided  there. 

Eli!?oe  Foeeest  m.  Jeremiah  Gibson  Nov.  2,  1776.  He  was  a  soldier 
in  Col.  Jeremiah  dough's  regiment.  He  entered  the  service  at  25 
years  of  age.     (See  Gipson  or  Gibson.) 

William  Foeeest,  b.  1753  at  Canterbury  Fort;  m.  Sarah  Ellison,  b. 
1758,  d.  Jan.  10,  1802,  by  whom  he  had  11  children.  He  began  in 
1774  a  settlement  near  N.  Centre.  He  cleared  a  few  acres  and  the 
next  year  sowed  his  grain  and  left  for  the  war.  He  was  wounded  at 
Bunker  Hill  and  suffered  from  sickness,  but  lived  to  return,  and  took 
up  his  life  work,  farming.  For  60  years  in  succession  he  planted  his 
own  corn.  He  was  a  staunch  Democrat,  as  were  all  his  sons  and 
grandsons.  He  was  never  absent  from  the  annual  town  meeting  but 
once.  . 

He  m.  (second),  Sally  Simonds,  b.  1771,  of  N.,  who  d.  Feb.  20,  1850, 
and  by  whom  he  had  three  sons.  He  d.  March  5,  1840,  with  less  than 
one  hour's  sickness,  leaving  14  children,  41  grandchildren  and  12  great- 
grandchildren.    He  was  a  pensioner. 

Anna  Fokbest  m.  James  Gibson  Nov.  21,  1776,  and  d.  Oct.  18,  1783. 
He  was  the  son  of  James,  who  was  a  scout  along  the  Pemigewasset 
and  branches,  under  Lieutenant  Miles.  He  was  also  in  the  Revolu- 
tionary War  in  Col.  Jeremiah  Clough's  regiment,  and  d.  March  3,  1825. 

Jane  Foeeest,  b.  in  Canterbury  Fort;  m.  James  Gipson,  nephew  of  the 
above.  They  had  several  children — Rodney,  Nancy  and  perhaps  others. 
She  d.  Jan.  11,  1819. 

Ltdia  Foeeest,  b.  at  Canterbury  Fort  1762;  d.  there  March  9,  1835. 
She  m.  Thomas  Clough  of  Loudon.  They  resided  at  East  N.  They  had 
a  dau.,  Sally,  who  m.  Gawn  A.  Gorrell. 


112  HISTORY    OF    NORTHFIELD. 

Agnes  Forbest,  b.  at  Canterbury  Fort;  m.  Moses  Randall  and  had  one 
dau.,  Agnes. 

Robert  Fobeest.  b.  in  Canterbury  Fort,  m.  Sarab  McDonald  of  N. 
and  removed  to  the  farm  occupied  many  years  by  the  late  James  Chase 
in  Canterbury.  They  had  three  children,  John,  Sarah  and  Susan. 
They  removed  later  to  West  N.,  where  both  d.  He  d.  Oct.  2,  1844.  She 
d.  April  6,  1852. 

James  Fobbest,  b.  in  Canterbury,  1765,  came  to  N.,  1784.  In  1785  he 
took  possession  of  the  farm  in  East  N.  still  owned  by  his  descendants. 
There  were  few  roads  and  he  reached  it  by  a  bridle  path  from  the  Bay 
Hill  road.  His  wife,  Anna  Ellison,  dau.  of  Richard  Ellison,  to  whom 
lot  No.  55  was  originally  granted,  d.  in  1809,  leaving  a  son,  Samuel. 
He  m.  (second),  Mrs.  Peggy  Cross  Sanborn,  Aug.  14,  1815,  by  whom 
'he  had  a  dau.,  Alvira,  who  m.,  in  1852,  Silas  Jones  of  Charlestown, 
Mass.,  and  d.  in  1894.  They  had  a  son.  Dexter  Forrest  Jones,  of 
Waltham,  Mass.     Mr.  Forrest  d.  Oct.  16,  1843. 

Third  Generation. 

(Children  of  William  and  Sarah  Ellison  Forrest  and   Sally   Simonds 

Forrest.) 

Nancy  Fobbest,  b.  at  N.  1769;  m.,  Sept.  27,  1811,  Abraham  Simonds 
of  N.,  d.  May  26,  1815.  They  had  one  child,  Joseph  M.  (See  Simonds 
gen.) 

Sally  Fobbest,  b.  at  N.;    m.   Simon  Gilman  and  resided  at 

West  N.  She  d.  June  5,  1851.  Their  children  were:  Stephen,  Joseph, 
Sally  m.  Thomas  Lyford,  Nancy  m.  John  Kent.     (See  Gilman  gen.) 

William  Forbest,  b.  March  21,  1784,  always  lived  in  N.;  m.  Nancy 
Dearborn  (see  Dearborn  gen.)  and  had  a  family  of  nine  children. 
His  farm  was  a  part  of  the  original  homestead.  He  d.  May  25,  1864. 
She  d.  June  1,  1849. 

Betsey  Fobbest,  b.  at  Northfield,  1790;  m.  Jonathan  Randall  Aug.  1, 
1814,  and  went  to  Canterbury  to  live;  d.,  Jan.  31,  1872,  and  he  d.  May 
15,  1870.  Children:  Nancy,  b.  1815,  d.  Sept.  8,  1839;  Serena,  b.  1817,  d. 
Oct.  15,  1844;  Miles,  b.  Dec.  20,  1818;  Sally  G.,  b.  Jan.  20,  1821,  d. 
March  4,  1903;  Mary  Jane,  b.  1824,  d.  Oct.  4,  1872;  Lucretia  M.,  b.  Sept. 
10,  1826,  m.  Dixie  Hall  of  N.,  Nov.  14,  1848  (see  Hall  gen.);  Eliza,  b. 
Nov.  23,  1830,  d.  May  16,  1902;  Emily  F.,  b.  1832,  d.  Sept.  24,  1848. 

Polly  Fobbest  (4),  b.  1791,  was  the  second  wife  of  Chellis  Sargent, 
b.  July  8,  1800;  m.,  Sept.  10,  1838.  They  lived  at  Tilton,  where  she  d. 
Nov.  13,  1872.  She  was  a  woman  of  great  energy  and  good  judgment 
and  a  helpmeet,  indeed,  to  her  husband,  who  by  industry  accumulated 
a  competency  which  was  cheerfully  and  generously  given  for  the  sup- 
port of  the  Methodist  Church  and  many  other  good  works.  In  the 
early  years  of  the  New  Hampshire  Conference  Seminary  they  were 
both  Indefatigable  in  their  efforts  for  the  upbuilding  of  the  school, 
giving  liberally  of  their  money  and  time.  He  was  killed  by  a  moving 
train,  Feb.  7,  1887. 


GENEALOGIES.  113 

Jane  and  Statira  Fobrest  m.  the  Gile  brothers,  Abel  and  Thomas, 
both  of  N.     (See  Gile  gen.) 

John  B.  Forrest,  b.  1796;  always  resided  in  N.  He  purchased  one 
acre  of  land  and  built  the  house  opposite  the  old  Center  schoolhouse, 
but  later,  selling  out,  built  the  farm  buildings  on  the  Forrest  road, 
just  below  his  father's  farm,  of  which  he  inherited  a  part.  Squire 
Glidden  had  built,  in  his  ambition  to  excel  his  neighbors,  a  barn  on 
the  Moore  place  on  Bean  Hill  road,  too  large  by  far  for  the  needs  of 
the  place.  The  west  end  of  this  was  purchased  by  Mr.  Forrest  and 
removed  to  his  new  farm.  He  m.,  Jan.  1,  1826,  Marcia  Eastman  of 
Salisbury,  and  had  a  family  of  four.  She  was  b.  1804;  d.,  Dec.  9,  1871. 
He  outlived  all  his  family,  and  d.  Oct.  8,  1881. 

Joseph  Forrest,  b.  in  N.  17S5;  d.,  1810. 

Jacob  Forrest,  b.  1788;  m.,  in  1820,  Lydia  Tuttle,  b.  May  31,  1798, 
and  moved  to  a  farm  in  Danville,  Vt.  He  d.  June  13,  1843;  she  lived 
until  Feb.  17,  1879.  Children:  Samuel,  b.  Dec.  20,  1823;  m.,  1855.  "Will- 
iam, b.  March  3,  1825;  d..  May  12,  1866.  Curtis,  b.  Nov.  23,  1827;  m. 
Flora  Stocker  of  Danville,  Vt.,  Nov.  2,  1877.     Sarah  Jane,  b.  Aug.  24, 

1829;   m. Taylor,  March  1,  1852.     John,  b.  1831;   d.  when  three 

weeks  old.     John  E.,  b.  Jan.  4,  1834.     Joseph  Sargent,  b.  May  6,  1836; 
m.,  1868.     Jacob,  b.  Sept.  16,  1839. 

Charles  G.  Forrest,  b.  Oct.  16,  1806;  m.,  Dec.  2,  1833,  Mrs.  Sally 
Folsom  Mead,  b.  Oct.  9,  1807,  and  had  three  dau.  and  one  son.  He 
lived  on  the  "Gile  place,"  now  owned  by  Otis  C.  Wyatt,  until  1854, 
when  he  went  to  New  London  for  the  education  of  his  children,  after- 
ward settling  in  Tilton,  where  he  d.  March  30,  1882.  He  was  a  man 
of  firm  religious  principles  and  convictions,  and  at  his  death  one  of 
the  three  oldest  members  of  the  Congregational  Church,  having  united 
in  1826.  Mrs.  Forrest  d.  Dec.  15,  1893.  She  had  two  dau.  by  her  pre-' 
vious  marriage,  b.  in  N.,  M.  Octavia  Sleeper,  b.  Oct.  25,  1827;  d.  in 
Oakland,  Cal.,  March  10,  1901;  Olivia  A.  Mead  McKie,  b.  in  N.  Oct.  15, 
1830.     She  now  resides  in  Lone  Oak,  Texas. 

Ellison  and  James  M.,  youngest  sons  of  William,  inherited  the 
homestead,  where  they  lived  until  after  the  death  of  their  parents. 
In  the  fall  of  1850  they  left  N.  for  Wisconsin,  and  settled  on  a  farm 
in  Fort  Winnebago.  Ellison  Forrest,  b.  in  N.  Aug.  11,  1808;  d.  in 
Fort  Winnebago.  James  M.  Forrest,  b.  in  N.  June  10,  1812;  d.  June 
4,  1884;  m.  (first),  Almira  Ames  of  Canterbury,  Aug.  23,  1841,  b. 
1816;  d.,  Oct.  2,  1848,  They  had  three  children.  M.  (second),  Laura 
Waters  of  Stratford,  March  22,  1849;  m.  (third),  Matilda  Abbott  of  N., 
Nov.  20,  1851;  m.  (fom-th),  Susan  H.  Sargent  of  Sanbornton  Bridge, 
May  1,  1856.     She  resides  at  Portage,  Wis. 

(Child  of  James  and  Annie  Ellison  Forrest.) 

(B.  at  N.) 

Samuel  Forrest,  b.  May  19,  1786;  m.,  Jan.,  1821,  Agnes  Randall  of 
North  Conway,  b.  Aug.  22,  1800.    They  had  five  children.    He  occupied 

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114  HISTORY    OF    NORTHFIELD. 

his  father's  farm  at  East  N.  and  was  a  prominent  citizen  of  the  town 
and  filled  many  places  of  trust.  He  represented  the  town  in  the  Leg- 
islature of  1826-'27. 

(Children  of  Robert  and   Sarah   McDonald   Forrest.) 

John  Fobrest,  called  "Master  John,"'  was  b.  at  Canterbury,  1797;  m., 
1821,  Sarah  Gale  of  Alexandria,  b.  1800.  They  resided  in  N.  and  had 
a  family  of  eight.  He  was  educated  at  Pembroke  and  was  a  noted 
teacher  in  Canterbury  and  surrounding  towns  and  was  one  of  the  most 
learned  men  of  the  times,  a  good  penman  and  excelled  in  mathematics. 
He  d.  at  N.,  March  10,  1840.  She  m.  (second), ,  and  d.  at  Brush- 
ton,  N.  Y.,  in  1886. 

Sabah  Foreest,  b.  at  Canterbury,  1801;  m.,  1824,  Rev.  John  Paige 
of  Bristol,  N.  H.,  where  they  resided  some  years,  going  later  to  Neosha 
Rapids,  Kansas,  where  both  d.  at  good  old  age.  They  had  a  family 
of  seven. 

Susan  Forrest,  b.  at  Canterbury,  1804;  m.,  Dec.  6,  1825,  Geo.  Han- 
cock of  N.,  b.  1800.  They  resided  at  first  on  what  is  called  the  Hicks 
lot;  later,  they  built  a  house  across  the  way  where  they  lived,  and  he 
d.,  July  3,  1867,  leaving  a  son,  Horace,  and  a  dau.,  Mrs.  Alvlra  H.  Rob- 
inson of  Sanbornton,  with  whom  Mrs.  Hancock  lived  and  d.,  Sept.  22, 
1878.     (See  Hancock  gen.) 

Fourth   Generation. 

(Children  of  William  and  Nancy  Dearborn  Forrest.) 

LuciNDA  Forrest,  b.  at  N.  Nov.  27,  1808;  m.,  Nov.,  1849,  Charles 
Lord,  and  resided  at  the  Center,  where  she  d.,  March  27,  1854. 

Emanuel  S.  Foebest,  b.  in  N.  April  3,  1810;  removed  in  youth  to 
Stewartstown ;  m.  Mary  Edwards;  returned  to  N.  and  had  charge  of 
the  town  farm  for  a  term  of  years,  but  d.  in  Stewartstown,  Feb.  11, 
1877.  Children:  George,  Sarah  Jane,  Osman  Baker,  Martha  Ann,  Ellen 
M.,  Joseph  Sullivan. 

Joseph  E.  Forrest,  b.  Dec.  31,  1811;  d.,  Dec.  27,  1835. 

Sarah  Forrest,  b.  at  N.  Sept.  8,  1814;  m.  Clough  Gorrell  of  East  N. 
(See  Gorrell  gen.)     She  d.  Dec.  19,  1888. 

Nancy  Forrest,  b.  at  N.   Feb.  25,  1817;  d.,  Jan.  28,  1842. 

Jane  L.  Fobrest,  b.  at  N.  May  3,  1819;  m.  Henry  E.  Wiggin,  and 
moved  to  Colebrook;  d.,  Nov.  19,  1895.  He  d.  March  10,  1898.  They 
had  three  children,  Charles  S.,  Mrs.  Abbie  A.  Shattuck,  Mrs.  Carrie  J. 
Tibbitts,  b.  April  23,  1857,  d..  May  23,  1905. 

Jacob  Fobrest,  b.  at  N.  Oct.  17,  1821.  He  went  to  California  in  the 
1849  excitement,  with  Charles  B.  Tilton  and,  after  securing  a  fortune, 
started  on  his  return  on  the  Central  America,  which  foundered  in  a 
gale  in  the  Gulf  of  Mexico,  Sept.  12,  1857. 

Martha  E.  FobkesT,  b.  in  N.  Sept.  10,  1824;  m.  J.  Sullivan  Sanborn, 
July  3,  1851,  and  went  to  Dorchester,  Mass.,  to  live.  She  d.  Oct.  22, 
1854,  at  her  husband's  father's  in  N.     Child,  George  S.,  b.  in  N.  March 


GENEALOGIES.  115 

23,  1852,  and  d.,  Aug.  23,  1870,  at  his  father's  home,  in  Redwood  City, 
Cal. 

Akdeew  Jackson  Foeeest,  b.  in  N.  Oct.  21,  1827;  inherited  the  home 
farm.  He  went  to  California  and  there  d.,  Dec.  23,  1863.  He  was  dis- 
tinguished as  being  the  tallest  man  in  town.  He  m.  Eliza  Dearborn 
of  Columbia,  May  20,  1853.  Children:  Lell  W.  Forrest,  b.  in  N.  Dec. 
17,  1854;  d.,  Aug.  20,  1856.  Lillie  Forrest,  b.  in  N.  Sept.  10,  18'55;  m. 
Rev.  T.  B.  Hopkins  of  California,  Jan.  29,  1874;  child,  Laura  Branch 
Hopkins,  b.  May  25,  1S76. 

(Children  of  John  E.  and  Marcia  Eastman  Forrest.) 

Maecia  Ann  Foeeest,  b.  at  N.  Nov.  8,  1828;  m.,  Deo.  8,  1852,  Rev. 
Albert  Ethridge  of  Sandwich,  b.  Jan.  19,  1829,  and  went  to  Marseilles, 
111.,  where  she  d.,  April  30,  1874.  Children:  Carrie  Maria  Ethridge,  b. 
June  10,  1869;  d.,  April  8,  1870.  Lenora  B.  Ethridge,  b.  Dec.  2,  1854; 
m.,  Sept.  26,  1876,  Dr.  C.  A.  Weirick  of  Chicago,  b.  in  Liverpool,  Pa., 
Sept.  29,  1852;  she  d.  July  20,  1888;  children,  Albert  John,  b.  Dec. 
19,.  1877,  Mabel  Ethridge,  b.  Sept.  28,  1881.  Marcia  Ethridge,  b.  Jan.  17, 
1860;  d.,  May  14,  1877. 

AXFEED  Foeeest,  b.  in  N.  1831;   d.,  April  6,  1847. 

Caeoline  E.  Foeeest,  b.  in  N.  1835;  d.,  Jan.  4,  1858.  She  was  edu- 
cated at  Gilmanton  Academy  and  Tilton  Seminary.  She  was  a  fine 
writer  and  a  devoted  Christian. 

Edwin  Eastman  Foeeest,  b.  at  N.  Aug.  16,  1840.  He  resided  in 
Rio  Vista,  Cal.,  about  fifteen  years  and  d.  in  Colton,  Cal.,  May  1,  1878. 
At  his  request  his  body  was  brought  home  for  interment  in  the  family 
lot  in  Park  Cemetery,  Tilton. 

(Children  of  Charles  G.  and  Sally  Folsom  Forrest.) 

Almeda  M.  Foeeest,  b.  Nov.  2,  1836;  m.,  April  27,  1868,  George  A. 
Newhall  of  Boston,  where  she  d.  July  26,  1889.  Children:  Forrest  E. 
Newhall,  veterinary  surgeon,  Augusta,  Ga.,  b.  Nov.  11,  1869;  m.,  Aug. 
21,  1901,  Mollie  B.  Johnston;  children,  Almeda  Frances  and  Sadie  Fol- 
som. Guy  Folsom  Newhall,  b.  April  14,  1871;  resides  in  Boston;  for 
the  past  nine  years  on  the  reportorial  staff  of  the  Boston  Globe. 

HoNOEiA  Adelaide  Foeeest,  b.  July  13,  1839;  resides  in  Tilton,  where 
she  has  exemplified  the  art  of  home-making  in  its  truest  sense. 

M.  JosAPHENE  Foeeest,  b.  March  29,  1843;  she  devotes  much  time  to 
portraiture  and  teaching  of  painting,  in  her  home  in  Tilton. 

G.  Feank  Decatur  Fokeest,  b.  Oct.  15,  1846;  was  a  fiorist  in  Win- 
chester, Mass.,  where  he  d.,  July  11,  1869. 

(Children  of  James  M.  and  Almira  Ames  Forrest.) 

Adelaide  Eliza  Foeeest,  b.  in  N.  July  26,  1843;  m.,  June  7,  1871,  Jo- 
seph E.  Wells,  b.  March  22,  1842;  d.,  June  24,  1904.  He  was  one  of  the 
leading  business  men  of  Portage,  Wis.  Children:  Mary  Almira,  b.  July 
14,  1872;  m.  George  Harrington  of  Oshkosh,  Wis.,  Oct.  11,  1904.  Cora 
Ardelia,  b.  June  14,  1874;   m.  Edward  J.  Bullock,  July  12,  1904,  and 


116  HISTORY    OF    NOETHFIELD. 

resides  in  CMcago,  111.  Maud  Susan,  b.  Sept.  22,  1876.  Josephine  Ade- 
laide, b.  Feb.  5,  1880. 

GusTAVTJS  Ames  Fobbest,  b.  in  N.  Aug.  21,  1845;  m.,  Dec.  18,  1871, 
Esther  A.  Krus.  He  is  a  prominent  lawyer  at  Manitowoc,  Wis.  Chil- 
dren: Louise,  b.  Dec.  16,  1872;  d.,  Jan.  31,  1873.  James  Madison,  b.  Feb. 
16,  1874.  Harry  Gustavus,  b.  April  25,  1875.  Maud  Susan,  b.  Aug.  3, 
1876;  d.,  Sept.  17,  1876.  Josephine  Adelaide,  b.  June  10,  1879;  m.,  July, 
1903,  Key  Davis  of  Manitowoc.     Mamie  Almira,  b.  March  20,  1884. 

Susan  S.  Foerest,  b.  in  N.  June  9,  1847;  m.,  March  4,  1874,  J. 
Oviatt,  M.  D.;  d.  in  Wyocena,  Wis.,  March  15,  1876.  Child,  b.  March 
9,  1876;  d.,  Sept.  1,  1876. 

(Children  of  John   [fourth]   and   Sarah  Gale  Forrest.) 

Eliza  Jane  Foeeest,  b.  at  Charlestown,  Mass.,  Jan.,  1821;  d.  at  San- 
bornton,  1842. 

Annie  Wilkinson  Foeeest,  b.  at  Canterbury,  Oct.  19,  1823;  m.,  Sept. 
20,  1840,  Dr.  William  Plummer  Cross  of  N.,  b.  at  Sanbornton,  July  4, 
1816.     (See  Cross  gen.) 

Philip  Clough  Foeeest,  b.  at  N.  Feb.,  1825;  d.  in  Baraboo,  Wis.;  m., 
1846,  Mary  Braley  of  Lowell,  Mass.     They  had  two  sons  and  a  dau. 

Chaelotte  Foeeest,  b.  at  N.  1827;   d.,  at  Bristol,  1846. 

John  Fokkest,  b.  at  N.  1830.  He  lived  in  California  seven  years; 
then  settled  in  Minnesota.     Both  he  and  his  dife  d.  there. 

Joseph  Foeeest,  b.  at  N.  1832;  resided  at  Pleasant  Valley,  Minn.  He 
bought  a  large  tract  of  land  and  laid  out  the  town  and  gave  it  its 
name.     He  d.  there. 

Robeet  Foerest,  b.  at  N.  1834.  He  lived  in  Boston;  was  a  dealer 
in  real  estate.  He  then  removed  to  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  and  was  a  sign  dec- 
orator. M.  Lu  Forsyth  and  had  two  sons,  Charlie  and  Robert,  who  d. 
in  infancy  of  cholera.  Mr.  Forrest  d.  at  the  same  time,  1867.  She  sur- 
vived a  few  years. 

Saeah  Jane  Foeeest,  b.  at  N.  1837;  m.,  1867,  Aldis  Boyce  of  Dickin- 
son, N.  Y.  He  d.  July,  1903.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Boyce  were  both  deaf 
mutes.  She  was  educated  at  New  York  City  in  the  famous  institution 
of  Dr.  Gallaudet;  Superintendent,  Dr.  Peat  He  was  educated  at  Hart- 
ford, Conn. 

(Children  of  Samuel  and  Agnes  Randall  Forrest.) 

Anne  Ellison  Foerest,  b.  at  N.  Nov.  3,  1821;  was  for  some  years  a 
teacher,  but  has  spent  much  of  her  life  in  caring  for  her  aged  mother, 
her  brother's  family  and  an  invalid  sister,  Martha.  They  reside  on 
the  home  place. 

Susan  Knight  Foeeest,  b.  at  N.  Nov.  2,  1823;  m.  Samuel  B.  Rogers 
of  N.  She  was  also  a  teacher.  They  had  three  sons.  (See  Rogers 
gen.) 

LaFatette  Foeeest,  oldest  son  of  Samuel,  b.  at  N.  June  29,  1825;  m., 
June,  1852,  Sarah  Varney  of  Augusta,  Me.,  and  had  six  children,  Agnes, 


GENEALOGIES.  117 

Mary  Langdon,  Jolm  Dempster,  James  Pike,  Annie  Ellison  and  Grace. 
He  graduated  from  New  Hampton  Institution,  1S45,  and  was  a  teacher 
in  the  schools  of  Concord,  Natick,  Mass.,  and  Bangor,  Me.  He  then 
took  up  mercantile  life  in  Bangor,  where  he  d.  Dec,  1897. 

James  Nathaniel  Fobeest,  b.  at  N.  July  12,  1827;  m.  Mary  Augusta 
Eaton  of  Jay,  Me.,  June  28,  1858,  and  had  a  family  of  five.  Mr.  Forrest 
was  a  teacher  of  ability  and  a  trusted  business  man  of  the  town;  was 
selectman'  several  years;  represented  the  town  in  the  Legislature  of 
1867;  was  superintendent  of  schools  under  the  district  system,  1870, 
and  afterwards  member  of  the  board  of  education.  He  d.  Jan.  16,  1892. 
She  d.  April  25,  1874. 

Mabtha  Randaix  Fobbest,  b.  Oct.  1,  1831. 

Fifth   Generation. 
(Children  of  James  N.  and  Mary  Augusta  Eaton  Forrest.) 

Kate  Fobbest,  b.  June  12,  1859;  graduated  from  Tilton  Seminary 
June  17,  1882.  Taught  several  terms  In  N.  For  the  past  five  years 
bookkeeper  in  the  office  of  the  Franklin  Journal-Transcript. 

Samuel  Waeeen  Fobbest,  b.  July  8,  1861;  m.,  Oct.  29,  1900,  Susie  R. 
Paul  of  Boston,  Mass.     (See  Lawyers  of  N.,  portrait  and  sketch.) 

Feeddie  Fobbest,  b.  Aug.  15,  1863;   d.,  Sept.  3,  1864. 

Edwin  David  Fobbest,  b.  Sept.  2,  1865;  m.,  June  29,  1898,  in  Cam- 
bridge, Vt.,  Alfaretta  Boomhower,  b.  Jan.  18,  1873.  Graduated  from 
Pennsylvania  College  of  Dental  Surgery  in  1897;  has  practised  in  Cam- 
bridge, Vt.,  and  in  Denver,  Col.,  and  at  present  is  practising  in  Tilton, 
a  member  of  the  dental  firm.  True  &  Forrest. 

Annie  Ruth  Fobbest,  b.  at  N.  June  8,  1872;  m.,  Feb.  8,  1899,  Daniel 
Gardner  Stark  of  Montrose,  Penn.  She  studied  kindergartning  in  Exe- 
ter, and  for  two  years  before  her  marriage  had  a  private  kindergarten 
in  New  Bedford,  Mass.  She  now  resides  in  Waverly,  N.  Y.,  where  Mr. 
Stark  is  secretary  of  the  Hall  &  Lyon  Furniture  Co. 


FOSS. 

What  is  now  Oak  Hill  was  formerly  Foss  Hill.  Three  brothers  owned 
all  the  land  from  the  Cross  (now  Philips)  Brook  to  the  Canterbury 
line. 

RoBEET  Foss  lived  near  the  burying  ground  in  the  Hannaford  pasture 
as  the  remains  of  a  cellar  are  now  plainly  seen.  He  was  a  soldier  of 
the  Revolutionary  War  and  d.  at  N.  about  1834.  He  had  six  children, 
and  his  wife  was  Bean. 

Isaac  Foss,  b.  1770;  m.  Joanna  Willey,  Oct.  2,  1792,  and  (second), 
Mary  Nudd,  Aug.,  1826.     He  d.  in  1854.     I  can  find  but  four  children. 

Thomas  Foss  lived  near  the  Canterbury  line  on  original  lot  No.  11, 
as  he  deeded  50  acres  of  it  to  his  son,  Thomas,  Jr. 


118  HISTORY    OP    NORTHPIELD. 

Second    Generation. 

(Children  of  Robert  and Bean  Foss.) 

Martha  Foss,  b.  1Y85,  called  Patty,  lived  on  tlie  Windfall  Road.  She 
d.  March  16,  1859,  unmarried. 

Abagail  Foss,  b.  in  1811;  m.  John  B.  Glover  of  Canterbury  and  had 
five  children. 

Love  Foss,  b.  April  6,  1781;  m.,  March  23,  1806,  Ebenezer  Glover, 
and  had  seven  children.  She  lived  to  be  more  than  104  years  old,  and 
d.,  1885;   children  resided  in  Canterbury. 

Maey  Foss,  m.  Stephen  Haines,  Jr.,  son  of  Capt.  Stephen  and  brother 
of  Thomas,  and  had  five  children;  none  resided  in  N. 

Nathaniel  Foss,  b.  at  N.  Feb.  23,  1774;  m.,  Dec.  2,  1820,  Polly  Kenis- 
ton,  and  had  a  family  of  six.  He  resided,  first,  on  the  Windfall  Road, 
going  later  to  a  farm  near  the  Ledges,  adjoining  her  sister's,  where 
they  reared  their  family,  and  both  d.,  he,  Oct.  27,  1854;  she,  March  28, 
1863. 

Charlotte  Foss,  b.  1805;  m.  Jonathan  McDaniel  of  Canterbury  and 
had  one  dau.     (See  McDaniel  gen.)     She  d.  Dec.  6,  1868. 

(Children  of  Thomas   Foss.) 

(All  b.  at  N.) 

Pbiscilla  Foss,  b.  July  22,  1772. 
Nathaniel  Foss,  b.  Nov.  4,  1774. 

Saeah  Foss,  b.  Nov.  18,  1781;  m.,  Aug.  12,  1810,  Amos  Hanaford  of 
Canterbury. 

(Children  of  Isaac  and  Joanna  Willey  Foss.) 

EzEKiEL  Foss  m.,  Dec.  24,  1824,  Sally  Austin  and  had  a  son,  Erastus. 
MosES  Foss,  date  of  birth  unknown.    He  m.  and  had  two  sons,  Ste- 
phen and  Ebenezer.     The  latter  m.,  Dec.  26,  1782,  Sarah  Hoyt. 
Jenny  Foss  m.,  Dec.  7,  1817,  Benjamin  Austin. 
Fannie  Foss   m.  John  Dinsmore  of  N.     (See  Dinsmore  gen.) 

Third  Generation. 

(Children  of  Nathaniel  and  Polly  Keniston  Foss.) 
(All  b.  at  N.) 

Cteene  Foss,  b.  April  1,  1821;  d.,  Nov.  2,  1821. 

Ctmintha  Foss,  b.  March  24,  1827;  m.,  autumn,  1860,  John  Wallace 
of  Hillsboro,  N.  B.  She  was  a  graduate  of  the  New  Hampshire  Con- 
ference Seminary,  class  of  1852,  and  a  popular  teacher.  She  d.  Jan.  2, 
1865.  Mr.  Wallace  d.  Jan.  2,  1896,  leaving  a  son,  John,  and  dau.,  Mrs. 
Mary  Gross. 

Almeda  Foss,  b.  April  25,  1827;  d.  at  Concord  in  1891.  She  m.,  April 
11,  1854,  Samuel  Page  of  Warner,  b.  1820.  He  was  a  farmer  and  drover, 
a  man  of  enterprise  and  public  spirit  and  active  member  of  the  Meth- 
odist Church.     He  d.  May  8,  1878,  of  diphtheria,  aged  58;  a  son,  Sammy, 


JASOlSr  FOSS. 


GENEALOGIES.  '       119 

d.  10  days  previous  and  another,  Lucien,  three  days  later.  Mrs. 
Page  was  entirely  devoid  of  hearing  for  many  years,  but  with  wonder- 
ful fortitude  and  energy  kept  her  interest  in  passing  events  and  useful- 
ness in  her  home.  They  had  five  children.  They  resided  some  years 
in  Warner,  later  in  Tilton  on  the  Gale  place.  Three  children  survive, 
Mrs.  Charles  Boardman  of  Concord,  Mrs.  Nora  LaBelle  and  Herman  of 
Sanbornton. 

Diana  Fobs,  b.  Aug.  2,  1831;  m.,  May  5,  1861,  Norrls  Weeks  of  San- 
bornton, b.  May  5,  1829.  They  have  a  son,  Herman  N.  and  two  dau., 
Mrs.  Fidelia  F.  Hill  and  Mary  Bell,  all  of  Sanbornton. 

JASON  FOSS. 
(See  portrait.) 

Jason  Foss  was  b.  in  N.  April  4,  1834,  and  was  a  lifelong  resident. 
He  possessed  more  than  ordinary  good  judgment  and  much  executive 
ability.  These  traits  were  early  recognized  by  his  fellow-townsmen, 
who  repeatedly  called  him  to  fill  places  of  responsibility,  and  his  faith- 
ful discharge  of  duty  placed  him  for  long  terms  among  the  officers  of 
the  town.  He  was  also  honored  with  more  important  trusts,  being  sent 
to  the  Legislature,  1888~'89,  and  was  also  interested  in  the  industrial 
prosperity  of  the  town.  After  a  long  residence  on  the  paternal  acres 
he  bought  the  George  Hancock  place  on  High  St.,  repaired  and  enlarged 
the  buildings,  and  for  a  time  combined  a  wood  and  lumber  business 
with  general  farming. 

He  removed,  in  1884,  near  the  village  where,  with  less  exhaustive 
work,  he  filled  up  the  passing  years.  He  purchased  the  Pease  Mill  and 
manufactured  finish  lumber  and  builders'  supplies,  and  was  un- 
disputed authority  in  all  matters  pertaining  to  lumber  and  wood,  and 
was  often  called  upon  as  an  expert  in  these  matters. 

He  m..  May  28,  1871,  Susan  H.  Hill,  and  their  home  has  always  dis- 
pensed the  most  unbounded  hospitality,  as  she  possessed  that  rare 
nature  that  delighted  in  service.  Her  name  was  the  synonym  for  all 
that  is  womanly  atd  good  and  the  memory  of  her  charity  and  kindness 
of  heart  will  ever  remain  with  those  who  knew  her.  Mr.  Foss  was 
one  of  the  charter  members  of  Friendship  Grange  and  its  first  master, 
and  both  were  prominent  in  its  working  force.  He  was  a  member  of 
the  board  of  selectmen  and  a  trustee  of  lona  Savings  Bank  at  the  time 
of  his  death.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Foss  both  d.  of  pneumonia  Feb.,  1903, 
within  a  few  days.  Their  only  child,  Mary  Evelyn,  retains  and  re- 
mains in  the  home. 

Fidelia  Foss,  b.  Aug.  29,  1836;  remained  after  her  mother's  death, 
the  faithful  care-taker  of  the  home.  She  m.,  1888,  Robert  Rowe  of 
Newport,  and  d.  there  Aug.  13,  1901.    He  d.  Feb.,  1902. 

Fourth   Generation. 

Maey  Evelyn  Foss,  b.  at  N.  April  19,  1874,  took  preparatory  course 
at  Tilton  Seminary  and  graduated  at  State  Normal  School  in  1897. 
She  has  since  been  a  teacher  in  Tilton  and  Northfield  graded  school. 


120  HISTORY    OF    NOETHFIELD. 

FRENCH  I. 

SoLOMOH"  Fbench  Came  to  N.  from  Candla  and  settled  near  Chestnut 
Pond.  He  m.,  Dec.  23,  1792,  Hannah  Smith,  a  neighbor,  and  had  three 
dau.  He  m.  a  second  time  and  had  five  children,  four  sons  and  one 
dau.     A  brother  of  Solomon  m.  Sarah  Smith,  sister  to  his  wife,  Hannah. 

Second  Generation. 

(Children  of  Solomon  and  Hannah  Smith  French.) 
(B.  at  N.) 

Sally  French,  b.  1795;  m.  Josiah  Colby  of  Sandown,  Oct.  23,  1819. 
They  resided  in  East  N.  and  had  four  children.  They  removed  later 
to  Belmont,  where  he  d.  (See  Colby  gen.)  She  m.  (second),  Ephraim 
Cross  of  West  N.     (See  Cross  gen.) 

Nicholas  French  m.,  March  23,  1853,  Lovina  Glines  (see  Glines 
gen.),  and  resided  on  the  Rand  place  near  the  schoolhouse.  They  had 
one  dau.  He  d.  July  16,  1S61.  She  m.  (second),  Capt.  Lyman  Fellows, 
who  d.  April  20,  1885.     She  now  resides  at  Laconia. 

Solomon  French,  Jr.,  b.  at  N.  and  d.  at  Bristol. 

Ruth  French  m.  ■ — Leavitt  of  Meredith. 

(Children  of  Solomon  and  second  wife.) 

Andrew  French,  b.  March  20,  1807;   m.,  Dec.  28,  1835,  Nancy  Good- 
win, b.  at  N.  Feb.  15,  1811.     Both  d.  at  East  N.     He,  Oct.  26,  1883;  she. 
May  24,  1885.     They  had  two  sons. 
Hannah  S.  French. 

Mart  A.  French  m.,  Feb.  1,  1838,  Joseph  Rand  of  N.  (See  Rand 
gen.) 

Third  Generation. 

(Children  of  Andrew  and  Nancy  Goodwin  French.) 

(B.  in  N.) 

Lowell  Mason  French,  b.  at  East  N.  June  12,  1837;  m.,  Nov.  13,  1862, 
Amanda  A.  Gile  and  had  six  children.  (See  Gile  gen.)  Mr.  French 
inherited  the  paternal  acres,  which  he  successfully  tilled  for  many 
years.  Compelled  by  failing  health,  he  removed  near  the  village  in 
March,  1895.  He  was  often  called  to  fill  town  offices  and  was  one  of 
its  selectmen  in  1886,  1888,  1889  and  1901,  and  was  justice  of  the 
peace  for  five  years.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  French  were  charter  members  of 
Friendship  Grange;   have  each  held  many  of  its  offices. 

John  Augustus  French,  b.  at  N.  Oct.  21,  1848,  and  d.  at  the  home, 
1867. 

(Child  of  Nicholas  and  Lovina  Glines  French.) 

Ellen  M.  French,  b.  April  17,  1854;  m.,  April  15,  1885,  George  F. 
McKenney  of  Laconia,  where  they  now  reside.  They  had  one  child, 
Harry  Clifton,  who  d.  July  23,  1887,  aged  three  months. 


GENEALOGIES.  121 

Fourth  Generation. 

(Children  of  Lowell  and  Amanda  Gile  Frencli.) 

(B.  in  N.) 

Charles  Alonzo  French,  b.  Jan.  21,  1864;  m.,  June  27,  1895,  Arlinnia 
M.  Hill  of  Tllton,  where  they  reside.  They  have  three  children,  Leo 
C,  Willie  W.  and  Gust  A. 

Bertha  Alice  French,  b.  Oct.  20,  1866;  m.,  Dec.  20,  1893,  Arthur  A. 
Stevens  of  Franklin.  They  reside  at  N.  He  is  a  house  builder.  Mrs. 
Stevens  was  educated  at  Tilton  Seminary  and  was  a  teacher  in  N. 
schools  until  her  marriage. 

Mabel  Edna  French,  b.  May  3,  1871;  m..  May  24,  1899,  Arthur  J. 
Roy,  a  druggist,  of  Tilton.  They  reside  on  Bay  St.  They  have  one 
<Jau.,  Doris  V. 

Wtt.t.tam  WooDBURy  French,  b.  July  17,  1872;  m.,  Oct.  24,  1894,  Ella 
A.  Morrison.  He  d.  very  suddenly  Aug.  21,  1897.  He  was  a  farmer 
•on  the  homestead. 

Flora  Gertrude  French,  b.  May  19,  1878;  m.,  June  8,  1899,  Alfred 
Booth  of  Tilton. 

Minnie  Lawrence  French,  b.  Nov.  16,  1880. 


FRENCH   II. 

William  French  and  two  sisters  came  to  N.  from  Sanbornton  before 
their  majority,  about  1832.  Their  two  guardians,  Bradbury  Morrison 
and  Jeremiah  Sanborn,  purchased  the  farm  now  owned  by  George 
Chase,  of  Moses  and  Betsey  French  Cross,  Dec.  26,  1809.  Mr.  French 
on  attaining  his  majority,  bought  25  acres  of  William  Clough  of  Barn- 
stead,  which  is  described  as  a  "part  of  the  Lindsey  lot  adjoining  Sken- 
duggody  Meadow."  He  m.,  in  1833,  Susan  Capen  of  Holden,  "Vt.,  and 
bad  one  son.  He  d.  April,  1839.  She  m.  (second),  Lyford  Morrison. 
<See  Morrison  gen.) 

Second    Generation. 

William  C.  French,  b.  at  N.  Jan.  1,  1835;  m.,  Nov.,  1859,  Mary  Elisa- 
beth Brown,  b.  Jan.  28,  1838.     (See  Brown  gen.) 

They  resided  on  Park  St.  and  later  he  became  station  agent  at  N.  De- 
pot, where  he  remained  for  30  years.  He  was  one  of  the  board  of  select- 
men for  five  years;  collector  for  two,  and  was  representative  in  1858 
and  1866.  He  dealt  much  in  cattle,  and  was  postmaster  16  years.  Mrs. 
French  was  his  accountant  and  telegrapher  and  a  business  woman 
generally.  They  removed  to  the  Chase  farm  on  High  St.,  where  she 
d.  1897.     They  had  four  children,  two  of  whom  d.  in  infancy. 

Third  Generation. 

Nellie  Susan  French,  b.  July  19,  1864;  m.  Harold  W.  Cameron  and 
d.  at  Maiden,  Mass.,  1895.  They  had  one  son,  Carl  Stewart  Cameron, 
b.  1894,  at  Boston,  Mass. 


122  HISTORY    OF    NORTHFIELD. 

Haeey  Beown  French,  b.  Dec.  7,  1865;  m.,  1S88,  Jeanette  Seaver  of 
Hillsborough  Bridge,  where  he  had  charge  of  the  railroad  station. 
They  had  one  dau.  He  has  been  for  a  term  of  years  at  Vancouver,  B. 
C,  and  San  Diego,  Cal.  He  m.  (second),  Winnifred  Gear.  He  is  en- 
gaged in  hotel  business  in  Los  Angeles. 

Willie  P.  Feexch,  b.  at  N.  in  1881 ;  d.  in  1884. 

Fourth   Generation. 

Maeion  v.  Feench,  b.  at  Hillsborough,  1890,  resides  at  Vancouver. 


FRENCH    III. 

Peter  French  was  a  native  of  Salisbury,  Mass.,  b.  in  1787;  m.,  1818, 
Lydia  Starbird  of  Strafford  Bow  Lake,  b.  March  19,  1793.  He  had  been 
on  a  sailing  vessel  as  sailor  and  was  over  30  years  of  age.  They 
first  settled  in  Loudon.  In  1828,  they  came  to  N.  and  bought  the  John 
Stevens  farm  and  settled  near  his  sister,  Mrs.  Benjamin  Winslow. 
They  spent  their  lives  and  d.  there.  He,  Oct.  30,  1S57;  she,  Jan.  15, 
1869.  She  was  a  resolute  woman,  a  fine  singer  and  member  of  the 
newly  formed  Congregational  Church  and- member  of  its  choir.  They 
had  two  children. 

Second    Generation. 

Almira  S.  Feench,  b.  at  Loudon  Feb.  4,  1818;  m.,  1839,  John  G.  Carl- 
ton of  Derry.     (See  Carlton  gen.) 

Cteus  Tucker  Feench,  b.  at  Loudon  Jan.  25,  1826;  completed  his 
education  at  the  old  academy  and  at  New  Hampshire  Conference  Sem- 
inary under  Prof.  Dyer  H.  Sanborn,  and  was  a  skilful  player  of  sev- 
eral instruments  and  a  good  singer.  He  was  leader  of  the  choir  many 
years.  He  also  served  as  clerk  of  the  town.  He  m.,  Dec.  7,  1848,  Mary, 
dau.  of  Nathaniel  Herrick  of  Factory  Village.  He  has  always  resided 
on  the  homestead  and  since  her  death,  Oct.  12,  1899,  has  lived  alone. 


FRENCH  IV. 

Feank  J.  Feench  (see  portrait)  came  from  Concord  to  N.  in  1880  and 
purchased  the  Demore  Wyatt  farm  at  the  head  of  Skenduggody  Meadow. 
He  was  b.  at  Gilmanton  in  1855  and  m.  Nettie  M.,  dau.  of  Rev.  John  G. 
Munsey,  Aug.  16,  1879.  They  carry  on  a  milk  farm  with  nearly  a  score 
of  cows.  Before  coming  to  N.  he  was  for  eight  years  an  overseer  in  the 
workshops  of  New  Hampshire  state  prison.  He  is  a  Mason,  member 
of  Doric  Lodge,  St.  Omer  Chapter,  of  Franklin,  and  Mt.  Horeb  Com- 
mandery.  Knights  Templar,  of  Concord.  They  are  Free  Baptists  in 
belief,  but  worship  with  Congregational  Church.  Mrs.  French  was  edu- 
cated at  Lebanon  Female  Seminary.  He  represented  N.  in  the  mem- 
orable Legislature  of  1901.    They  have  one  son. 


FRANK  J.  FRENCH. 


GENEALOGIES.  123 

Second    Generation. 

Harold  Munsey  French,  b.  at  N.  Dec.  31,  1884;  graduated  from  New 
Hampton  Literary  Institute,  class  of  1905. 


FRENCH   V. 


Joh:.-  W.  French,  b.  at  Chichester  Nov.  3,  1862;  m.,  April  6,  1892, 
Mary  S.  Jones,  b.  at  Canterbury  Nov.  17,  1866.  They  came  to  N.  Aug. 
11,  1899.  He  is  a  farmer  and  resides  on  the  Thomas  Lyford  place  on 
Zion's  Hill.  They  are  connected  with  the  Northfleld  Grocery  Co.  and 
Mr.  French  has  served  the  town  as  one  of  its  auditors.  They  had  three 
children. 

Second    Generation. 

Lloyd  R.  French,  b.  at  Laconia  Aug.  15,  1895;  d.  at  N.  Aug.  20,  1902. 
Hazel  Ardelb  French,  b.  at  Laconia  1898. 
Ruth  Bveltn  French,  b.  at  N.  March  28,  1901. 


FRENCH    VI. 

George  French,  called  "Big  George,"  owned  the  farm  on  Oak  Hill 
adjoining  his  Uncle  George  and  cousin  of  the  same  name.  He  m.  Nancy 
Buswell,  b.  at  N.,  1820,  and  had  eight  children.  This  farm  was  sold  to 
Rev.  John  Chamberlain  and  they  went  to  reside  with  a  sister,  Mrs.  Amos 
Frye  of  Hopkinton,  where  both  d.  and  were  brought  to  Oak  Hill  for 
burial. 

Second    Generation. 
(All  b.  at  N.) 

RoxtE  Jane  French,  b.  1848;  m.  Aurelius  Dyer  of  Penacook  and  d. 
at  N.  April  26,  1875.     They  had  a  son,  Willie,  who  d.  in  childhood. 

RuFus  French,  b.  1849,  was  fatally  injured  by  falling  backward  from 
a  moving  wagon,  Nov.  29,  1856. 

Hannah  French  m.  Orville  Cummings  and  resides  at  Worcester, 
Mass. 

Ella  French,  d.  at  12,  and  Sarah  at  20. 

Clara  French  resides  in  the  home  of  her  uncle  at  Hopkinton. 

Lizzie  French,  m.  Herman  Sanborn  and  resides  in  Manchester;  has 
two  children. 


FRENCH   VII. 


George  E.  French,  b.  1781;  came  to  Oak  Hill,  N.,  about  1806,  from 
Billerica,  Mass.  He  had  a  family  of  four.  He  d.  April  29,  1862;  his 
wife,  Dec.  8,  1855,  aged  73.  They  were  general  farmers  and  devoted 
Methodists. 


124  HISTORY    OF    NORTHPIELD. 

Second    Generation. 

Mabt  Fbench,  b.  May  16,  1806;  m.  Joseph  Brown  of  Canterbury  as 
his  second  wife. 

Anka  Fbench,  b.  Dec.  31,  1810. 

Geokge  Feench,  Jk.,  called  "Little  George,"  b.  Dec.  9,  1815;  m.  Lydia 
Buswell,  b.  at  N.,  1820.  They  had  one  son,  James  H.  Buswell,  who  d. 
in  boyhood  April  28,  1857.  They  gave  a  home  to  several  orphan  chil- 
dren and  were  unselfish  Christian  people.  Mrs.  French,  after  his 
death,  April  26,  1874,  sold  the  farm  to  Daniel  Drown  and  removed  to 
Tilton,  where  she  d.  May  4,  1883.  Mr.  Drown  d.  at  Oak  Hill  May  31, 
1881,  and  his  family  moved  to  "Webster. 

Hannah  French,  b.  March  24,  1818;  m.  Osgood  Foster  and  removed 
to  Canterbury. 

Maetha  Feench,  b.  Sept.  10,  1820;  m.  Hammond  of  Bristol. 

Note. — This  family  gave  the  little  burying  ground  at  Oak  Hill  for  a 
free  neighborhood  burial  place  and  the  entire  family  are  buried  there. 


GALE. 

Benjamin  Gale,  b.  at  Fairfax,  Vt.,  Dec.  21,  1833;  m.  (first),  Nov.  1, 
1864,  Mrs.  Julia  A.  Calef  of  Salisbury,  b.  Aug.  15,  1835,  who  d.  May  3, 
1866.  He  m.  (second),  Oct.  31,  1867,  Hattie  F.  Weeks  of  Gilford,  b. 
June  11,  1842.  He  was  in  the  Civil  War  at  the  age  of  29.  (See  Boys  in 
Blue.)  Later  he  traded  at  Franklin  Falls.  They  had  seven  children, 
four  of  whom  d.  in  infancy.  Mr.  Gale  came  to  N.  in  1881  and  bought 
the  Thurston  place  on  the  Bean  Hill  road.  He  was  employed  as  dyer 
at  the  Buell  Mills  until  his  death  in  1894.  He  served  as  selectman 
and  member  of  school  board  three  years.     She  d.  July  26,  1902. 

Second  Generation. 

Elmee  R.  Gale,  b.  at  Franklin  Falls  July  15,  1875;  m.,  Aug.  5,  1901, 
Florence  M.  Clark  of  Tilton.  He  was  in  the  dry  goods  trade  at  Tilton 
for  several  years,  being  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Gale  &  Horner,  at 
present  Elmer  R.  Gale,  and  was  clerk  of  the  town  three  years.  He  has 
lately  erected  a  house  on  Summer  St.,  near  the  town  hall. 

Eenest  F.  Gale,  b.  at  Franklin  Falls  March  31,  1879;  m.,  Dec.  25, 
1902,  Sadie  F.  Ward  of  Rochester,  where  he  resides  and  is  employed 
by  the  Rochester  Beef  Co.  They  have  one  child,  Marjory  Harriet,  b. 
March  4,  1905. 

Geace  E.  Gale,  b  .at  N.  Aug.  30,  1882;  now  resides  with  Mrs.  George 
F.  Weeks  on  Bay  St.,  and  is  employed  by  the  Ideal  Manufacturing  Co. 


GARVIN. 


Chatjnct  Gaevin  came  to  N.  in  1853.    He  m.,  Dec.  31,  1832,  Sally 
Tibbetts,  b.  Jan.  1,  1801.     He  was  a  coarse  stone-worker.     They  had 


BENJAMIN    F.    GALE. 


GENEALOGIES.  125 

three  children,  one,  William,  d.  young.  The  home  was  at  the  corner 
of  Fish  St.  and  the  Wedgewood  road.  She  d.  Sept.  6,  1875,  and  he, 
Sept.  27,  1883.    They  are  buried  by  the  town  house. 

Second  Generation. 

Martha  A.  Garvin,  b.  May  21,  1838;  m.,  Nov.  19,  1860,  James  Kennard 
of  Manchester,  where  she  d.  Jan.  IS,  1904. 

Sarah  Jane  Garvin,  b.  Oct.  10,  1840;  d.,  Dec.  31,  1843.  The  Garvin 
homestead  is  now  owned  by  Mrs.  Mary  B.  Follett. 


GARLAND  I. 

Charles  Garland,  b.  at  Salisbury,  came  to  N.  Factory  Village  about 
1835;  m.,  Nov.  24,  1841,  Mrs.  Jane  Morrison,  widow  of  John  Lowe  San- 
born. He  was  bookkeeper  in  the  Franklin  Mills  and  a  deacon  of  the 
Christian  Church.  They  had  four  children,  all  of  whom  went  West 
except  Charles  F.,  who  was  drowned  at  15  years  of  age,  and  John  L. 
He  d.  at  Godfrey,  111.,  March  11,  1879,  but  was  buried  in  Franklin  Ceme- 
tery. She  d.  at  Hampton  Beach  Aug.  15,  1880.  He  sold  to  John  Carl- 
ton in  1859.  The  house  was  originally  built  in  the  Kezar  garden  before 
the  Gerrish  road  was  opened. 


GARLAND  II. 


Moses  Garland,  who  spent  his  early  life  with  the  Shakers,  came  to 
N.  in  1849  and  purchased  the  farm  of  Elisha  Lougee.  Renouncing  his 
early  belief,  he  m.  Mary  E.  Kingsbury  of  Newton,  Mass.  They  had  one 
dau.,  Fannie,  who  resides  at  the  home  in  Tilton,  which  her  father 
bought  when  he  sold  his  farm  to  Hezekiah  Bean  of  Upper  Gilmanton. 
Mr.  Garland  was  sexton  of  Park  Cemetery  for  many  years  and  d.  in 
1888.    Mrs.  Garland  was  an  invalid  for  many  years  and  d.  Nov.  4,  1891. 


GARDNER. 


Alfred  A.  Gardner  was  b.  at  Bedford,  Mass.,  May  29,  1823;  m.,  Jan. 
1,  1846,  Laura  Cheney,  b.  at  Londonderry  Dec.  13,  1826.  Mrs.  Gardner 
d.  Aug.  23,  1869.  He  d.  May  10,  1877.  They  resided  at  N.  Factory 
Village,  now  Franklin  Falls. 

Second  Generation. 

Orison  H.  Gaedneb,  b.  at  Manchester  Sept.  1,  1846,  and  d.  Feb.  3, 
1903. 
Ida  Lisette  Gardner,  b.  at  Manchester  Aug.  18,  1849,  and  d.  Oct.  26, 

1854. 
loLA  Laurette  Gardner,  b.  at  Manchester  Aug.  19,  1851. 


126  HISTORY    OF    NOETHFIELD. 

William  Axbeeto  Gaednee,  b.  at  Franklin  Aug.  26,  1853;  m.,  Jan.  20, 
1876,  Isabelle  Adams  of  Franklin  and  had  two  children.  He  came  to 
N.  in  1887  and  established  a  grocery  store  in  Tilton.  He  represented 
the  town  in  the  Legislature  of  1899  and  has  held  the  office  of  treasurer 
in  Union  School  District  many  years.  After  14  years'  residence  on 
Elm  St.,  N.,  he  rempved  to  Tilton  in  1899. 

Caeeie  Belle  Gaednee,  b.  at  Franklin  Dec.  3,  1855. 

Third  Generation. 

Lauea  Mat  Gaedxee,  b.  at  Franklin  May  9,  1899;  m.,  Jan.  1,  1903, 
Willis  Horner  of  Tilton  and  they  have  one  dau.,  Isabelle,  b.  Sept.  20, 
1904.  He  was  for  several  years  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Gale  &  Horner, 
■dry  goods.     They  reside  at  Thornton. 

Feed  Alberto  Gabdnee,  b.  at  Franklin  July  16,  1883,  after  a  course 
at  Tilton  Seminary,  graduated  in  the  class  of  1904.  The  following  year 
he  entered  the  State  Agricultural  College  at  Durham.  He  was  a  page 
in  the  New  Hampshire  Legislature  at  the  session  of  1901. 


GATES. 


OscAE  Gates  came  from  Lebanon  and  bought  the  Gibson  place  of 
Ira  Oliver.  He  m.  Nettie  Hoyt  of  Lebanon  and,  after  some  years  of 
farming  here,  sold  to  Walter  Heath  and  bought  the  Rogers  farm  on 
Bean  Hill  road.  In  1898  he  removed  to  Salisbury.  The  place  is  now 
owned  by  Nelson  Duval. 


GERRISH. 

Joseph  Geeeish,  b.  March  7,  1777,  was  the  son  of  Colonel  Henry  and 
grandson  of  Captain  Stephen.  He  settled  in  N.  in  1804  on  the  Merri- 
mack River  opposite  the  farm  of  the  late  Daniel  Webster  and  was  an 
extensive  farmer  and  dealer  in  real  estate.  Paul  Gerrish  was  granted 
the  100-a,cre  lot  No.  176  and  this  was  a  part  of  his  farm.  He  m.  (pub.), 
July  11,  1811,  Susan  Hancock,  b.  July  13,  1791,  and  d.  Nov.,  1849.  It  is 
said  of  his  father  that  "he  was  one  of  the  first  settlers  in  Boscawen  and 
had  all  the  qualities  to  make  him  a  leader  in  any  community."  His 
wife  was  Elizabeth,  sister  of  Rev.  William  Patrick  of  Canterbury. 
They  had  seven  sons  and  four  dau.,  and  lived  to  see  them  well  settled. 
Joseph  Gerrish  d.  May  25,  1851.     They  had  13  children. 

Second  Generation. 

(All  b.  at  N.) 

Absolom  Gekeish,  b.  June  22,  1809,  removed  to  Elkhorn,  111.,  where 

he  lived  and  d.    He  m.,  June  5,  1837, .    She  d.  Sept.  2,  1874. 

Milton  Geeeish,  b.  Nov.  29,  1812;  m.  Olive  Dimick  of  Hartford,  Vt., 


GENEALOGIES.  127 

and  lived  on  an  intervale  farm  just  south  of  his  father's.  In  early  life 
he,  with  his  brother-in-law,  conducted  an  extensive  dry  goods  business 
at  Sanbornton  Bridge,  and  were  burned  out  at  the  "corner,"  and  he 
returned  to  the  farm,  although  he  was  never  wholly  a  farmer.  He  was 
an  insurance  agent  and  dealt  largely  in  wool  and  hides.  He  became 
a  man  of  wealth.  They  had  three  children.  He  d^Nov.  24,  1885.  Of 
their  three  children,  two  sons.  Prank  M.  and  Charles,  constituted  the 
firm  of  Gerrish  Bros.,  tanners,  at  Manchester  for  years  and  the  dau., 
Clara,  became  the  wife  of  Dr.  Boutwell  of  Manchester. 

Cynthia  A.  Gereish,  b.  Feb.  8,  1813;  m.,  Sept.  7,  1835,  Jacob  Moore 
of  Canterbury.  They  removed  to  Grysville,  111.,  In  1849.  They  had 
five  children. 

Almika  Geebish,  b.  March  13,  1815;  m.,  Oct.  4,  1838,  Charles  H. 
Ayers  of  Canterbury.     (See  Ayers  gen.)     She  d.  Feb.  23,  1854. 

Louisa  Gerbish,  b.  Jan.  28,  1817;  m.,  March  19,  1845,  Dea.  Nathan  B. 
Stearns  of  Lebainon.     She  d.  Dec.  29,  1848. 

Lucien  Geerish,  b.  Feb.  8,  1819;  m.,  Oct.  13,  1846,  Mary  Dimick  of 
Hartford,  Vt,  and  had  one  dau.,  Sarah.  He  resided  at  Tilton,  where 
he  conducted  a  livery  and  sale  stable,  and  d.  there  July  26,  1859. 

Stephen  Geebish,  b.  Nov.  29,  1821;  m.,  1855,  Mrs.  Alice  Hammond  of 
Franklin.  He  occupied  the  homestead  many  years  but  removed  to 
Franklin  and  engaged  in  the  grocery  trade  and  later  had  a  sale  and 
livery  stable.     He  d.  Sept.  5,  1888.     Mrs.  Gerrish  d.  Aug.  20,  1896. 

Leonaed  Geebish,  b.  June  11,  1823;  m.  Emily  Gerrish  of  Boscawen 
.and  had  two  dau.  He  was  an  extensive  farmer  on  a  part  of  the  home 
farm  and  erected  a  fine  house.  He  combined  many  kinds  of  business 
with  agriculture.  He  was  a  dealer  in  horses  and  carriages  and  was 
also  a  lumberman.  Losses  followed  and  he  confined  himself  to  farming 
alone  some  years  before  his  death,  which  occurred  Oct.  8,  1893.  Mrs. 
Gerrish  d.  May  27,  1879. 

Susan  Geebish,  b.  July  25,  1825;  m.,  Jan.  27,  1852,  Dr.  Luther  C.  Bean. 
They  settled  at  Penacook  and  later  removed  to  Chicago.  She  d.  at 
Lebanon  Sept.  3,  1869.  They  had  two  sons  and  a  dau.,  Charles,  William 
and  Susan  Alice.    Only  the  dau.  survives. 

Joseph  Geebish,  b.  May  2,  1827,  is  now  located  at  Rochester,  Minn. 

Altbed  a.  Geebish,  b.  July  4,  1829,  was  a  graduate  of  Dartmouth 
■College  and  Medical  School.  He  was  also  a  private  pupil  of  Dr.  Charles 
H.  Peaslee  of  Hanover.  He  graduated  March  3,  1853.  He  located  first 
at  Mt.  "Vernon.  In  1865  he  went  to  Lowell,  Ind.,  where  he  remained 
until  his  death  July,  1903.  Aside  from  professional  prominence  he 
was  a  public-spirited  citizen,  always  to  be  found  on  the  side  of  tem- 
perance and  education. 

Cablos  Gebrish,  b.  April  17,  1831,  went  overland  to  California  in  1852. 

Ellen  M.  Geebish,  b.  Oct.  19,  1833;  m.,  Oct.  15,  1854,  Charles  H. 
Ayers  of  Canterbury  and  had  one  dau.     (See  Ayers  gen.) 


128  HISTORY    OP    NOETHPIELD. 

Third  Generation. 

(Children  of  Leonard  and  Emily  Gerrish.) 

Josephine  M.   Gerbish,   b.   Oct.   17,  1851;    m.   Thompson   Perkins  of 
Boston.     They  reside  in  Middleboro,  Mass. 

Helen  L.  GsREisjf,  b.  Aug.  6,  1858,  resides  at  Franklin  Palls. 


GIBSON    or   GIPSON. 

The  "wife  of  John  Forrest,  who  came  from  Canterbury  to  live  on 
the  Leighton  farm,  was  Elinor  Gipson  of  Canterbury.  They  were  m.  in 
Canterbury  and  had  nine  children. 

Their  dau.,  Elinor,  m.  Jeremiah  Gibson  Nov.  21,  1776,  and  he  at  once 
went  to  war.  He  was  then  25  years  of  age.  Her  sister,  Anna  Forrest, 
m.  James  Gibson,  who  was  a  nephew  of  the  above-named  Jeremiah,  and 
d.  Oct.  18,  1783.  He'was  a  son  of  James,  who  is  on  record  as  a  scout 
along  the  Pemigewasset  and  its  branches  under  Lieutenant  Miles.  He 
was  in  the  War  of  the  Revolution,  in  Col.  Jeremiah  Clough's  regiment, 
and  d.  March  3,  1825.  They  had  a  son,  James,  who  m.  Jane  Forrest, 
and  had  10  children.     She  d.  Jan.  11,  1S19. 

Second  Generation. 

Polly  (Mabt)  Gibson,  b.  in  Canterbury;  m.  William  Hancock,  and 
resided  in  N.    They  had  seven  children. 

Agnes  Gibson,  b.  in  N.  Aug.  15,  1791;  m.  Moses  Heath  in  1816.  (See 
Heath  gen.) 

Nancy  Gibson,  b.  July  25,  1796,  in  Sanbornton;  resided  with  her 
brother,  Samuel,  and  d.  at  Franklin. 

Betsey  Gibson  d.  in  infancy. 

Rodney  Gibson,  b.  April  8,  1799;  m.  Martha  Hancock,  b.  1796.  They 
were  farmers  and  lived  below  Hodgdon  Hill,  where  she  d.  April  7, 
1858.  He  went  to  reside  with  his  son,  Charles,  near  Portage  City, 
Wis. 

Samuel  Gibson,  b.  Dec,  1806;  d.,  June  9,  1873. 

Jeremiah  Gibson,  b.  Sept.  8,  1814;   d.,  Dec,  1845. 

Bbenezer  Gibson  m.  and  lived  in  Concord  for  several  years  and  later 
moved  to  California. 

Benjamin  F.  Gibson  became  a  physician  and  resided  in  Indiana. 

James  Gibson  went  to  California  and  d.  there. 


GILE,  GUILE  or  GUILD. 

Jonathan  Gile,  b.  1740,  came  to  the  north  fields  of  Canterbury  and 
was  employed  at  the  Cross  settlement.  He  bought  many  tracts  of  land, 
some  400  acres  in  all,  covered  by  no  less  than  eight  deeds.  He  estab- 
lished his  family  on  half  of  100-acre  lot  194,  bought  of  Peter  Hanaford 


GENEALOGIES.  129 

•with,  dwelling  house  and  barn  for  £108.  The  deed  is  dated  Jan,  10, 
1782.  The  farm  is  now  owned  by  Albert  Titcomb.  Probably  all  his 
10  children  were  b.  there.  His  wife  was  Sarah  Sherburn,  whom  he 
m.  in  1773.  He  d.  1817.  She  d.  in  1815,  and  they  are  both  buried  in 
the  Williams  burying  ground.  He  was  a  soldier  in  the  French  and 
Indian  War  and  also  in  the  Revolution.     (See  Revolutionary  Soldiers.) 

Second  Generation. 

Rachel  Gile,  b.  May  3,  1781;  m.,  July,  1808,  Thomas  Wadleigh  of  N. 
He  was  private  secretary  and  body-guard  of  Lieutenant  Glidden.  (See 
Wadleigh  gen.)  After  his  death  she  m.  (second),  Samuel  Dalton. 
(See  Dalton  gen.) 

Abel  Gile,  b.  May  16,  1787;  m.,  1814,  Statira  Forrest  and  removed 
to  Danville,  Vt.    His  brother,  James,  also  lived  there. 

Thomas  Gile,  b.  Sept.  2,  1789 ;  m.,  Jan.,  1818,  Jane  Forrest  and  bought 
the  farm  of  Gideon  Sawyer  on  Bean  Hill.  They  set  out  in  life  with 
small  means  but  good  courage  and  fertile  acres.  After  a  long  and 
useful  life  they  rest  in  the  little  enclosure  opposite  the  home.  Mrs.  Gile 
d.  in  1856.  He  d.  in  1869.  They  had  two  sons,  one  of  whom  d.  at  25, 
unmarried. 

Enoch  Gile,  b.  May  23,  1794;  m.,  1816,  Polly  Lyford  of  N.,  b.  1798. 
They  resided  on  a  part  of  the  homestead  and  were  farmers.  They  had 
two  dau.  and  a  son,  Rufus,  who  d.  in  childhood.  Mrs.  Gile  d.  April 
24,  1854.    He  d.  Jan.  6,  1871. 

Saeah  Gile,  b.  June  22,  1783;  m.  (pub.),  Oct.  9,  1808,  John  Pearson 
Sanborn  of  East  N.,  b.  Sept.  25,  1794.  He  was  a  farmer  in  Palo,  111.,  and 
d.  there  May  30,  1870. 

Capt.  Jonathan  Gile,  Jb.,  b.  Jan.  22,  1779;  m.  Hannah  Haines  of  N. 
He  was  a  soldier  in  the  War  of  1812,  serving  in  the  Fourth  United 
States  Regiment,  Western  Brigade,  and  was  at  the  Battle  of  Tippecanoe. 
He  was  a  captain  of  artillery  and  was  drowned.     They  had  one  dau. 

Joseph  Gile,  b.  June  22,  1785;  m.  Polly  Greenough  of  Canterbury. 
He  was  a  farmer  and  bought  a  part  of  his  father's  estate  next  west,  and 
erected  buildings,  which  he  soon  sold  to  Joseph  Marden,  and  moved 
over  the  Ledges,  where  he  located  on  the  western  half  of  lots  176  and 
177  of  the  original  survey,  then  owned  by  Daniel  Blanchard.  He  added 
to  this  from  time  to  time.  The  buildings  were  located  on  a  slope  over- 
looking the  Merrimack  Valley.  (See  Gile  Homestead.)  They  had 
three  sons  and  two  dau.  Mr.  Gile  d.  Feb.  22,  1828.  She  d.  June  28, 
1863.     They  are  buried  at  the  Hodgdon  Cemetery. 

Amos  Gile,  b.  May  5,  1795;  m.,  May  26,  1819,  Mehitable  Forrest  of 
Canterbury,  b.  July  28,  1791.  He  inherited  one  half  of  the  paternal 
acres,  which  he  tilled  until  1841  when  he  sold  to  Hiram  Glines  and 
moved  to  Canaan,  where  he  d.  28  years  later.  She  d.  Aug.  20,  1849. 
He  was  twice  m.    They  reared  a  family  of  eight. 

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130  HISTORY    OF    NOETHFIELD. 

Betsey  Gile,  b.  July  11,  1798;  m.  (first)  (pub.),  Feb.  11,  1821,  Jona- 
than Glines  and  bad  one  son.  (See  Glines  gen.)  Later  she  m.  Allison 
McDaniel.     (See  McDaniel  gen.) 

Third  Generation. 

(Cbild  of  Jonatlian  and  Hannah  Haines  Gile.) 

Ha>-xah:  Gile,  b.  Feb.  6,  1805;  m.,  Oct.  15,  1828,  Sidney  Forrest  of 
Canterbury,  who  first  established  a  home  on  Range  4  by  the  Rogers 
meadow.  His  ambitions  were  larger  than  his  rocky  farm  and  he  soon 
removed  "West  This  house  was  moved  to  Sanbornton  Bridge  and  was  a 
part  of  the  Deacon  Hall  house  by  the  tannery.  Mr.  Forrest  after  many 
years  returned  to  Belmont,  where  he  d.  in  IS  71.  She  d.  July  14,  1891. 
They  had  a  family  of  seven,  all  b.  at  Porter,  O.,  except  one  b.  at  N.,  who 
d.  in  infancy.     (See  Forrest  gen.) 

(Children  of  Joseph  and  Polly  Greenough  Gile.) 

(All  b.  at  N.) 

ALFRED  A.  GILE. 

(See  portrait.) 

Alfbed  AuGrsirs  Gile  was  b.  at  X.  Oct.  9,  1807,  and  d.  at  the  home- 
stead, which  was  then  a  part  of  Franklin,  Oct.  31,  1882.  He  m.,  1833, 
Mary  Lucinda  Kern,  b.  at  Pottsville,  Pa.,  June  5,  1811,  and  d.  at 
Franklin  Dec.  12,  1880.  They  are  buried  at  Franklin.  Mr.  Gile  was, 
although  a  farmer,  thoughtful  in  his  work  and  was  self-educated  far 
in  advance  of  the  point  where  his  school  work  terminated.  He  was  an 
exhaustive  and  discriminating  reader  and  became  familiar  with  the 
classics  in  middle  life.  He  was  greatly  interested  in  local  affairs  and 
as  superintendent  of  schools  took  a  deep  interest  in  not  only  the  in- 
tellectual but  the  physical  betterment  of  the  young  and  was  especially 
qualified  for  this  work.  He  was  chairman  of  the  board  of  selectmen 
from  1848  to  1852.  The  homestead  overlooking  the  Merrimack,  the 
Webster  place,  now  the  Orphans'  Home,  commanded  also  a  fine  view 
of  Kearsarge  and  Ragged  Mountain  and  is  one  of  the  most  attractive 
in  the  state  (see  view),  and  the  well-appointed  home  has  been  oc- 
cupied by  some  of  the  family  for  many  years  and  kept  until  1904,  for 
over  a  century,  in  the  Gile  name. 

Mabt  Flagg  Gile,  b.  1810;  m.,  about  1S40,  John  F.  Barr  of  Danvers, 
where  they  lived  and  d.,  he  in  1S72,  she  in  ISSS.  A  gift  to  Union  Church 
in  memory  of  her  brother,  Alfred  A.  Gile,  and  a  bequest  to  the  Tilton 
and  Northfield  Congregational  Church  keep  her  in  grateful  remem- 
brance.   They  had  no  children. 

Thomas  Gile,  b.  1814,  was  a  farmer  and  on  the  breaking  out  of  the 
Civil  War  followed  the  example  of  his  uncle  and  grandfather.  (See 
Boys  in  Blue.) 

Abagail  GsEEXorGH  Gele.  b.  181S:  m.  Emery  Batchelder  of  Loudon, 
and  d.  in  1885. 


ALFRED    A.    GILB. 


MKS.  ALFRED   GILE. 


GENEALOGIES.  131 

(Cliildren  of  Thomas  and  Jane  Forrest  Gile.) 
(B.  at  N.) 

William  Fobbest  Gile,  b.  April  3,  1820;  d.,  unmarried,  May  15,  1845. 

Chables  Alonzo  Gile,  b.  July  21,  1822;  m.  Mary  J.  Woodbury  of  N. 
and  resided  on  tlie  home  place.  They  were  energetic,  prosperous  farm- 
ers and  had  two  sons  and  two  dau.  Mr.  Gile  d.  in  1863,  the  result  of 
being  thrown  from  his  carriage  three  days  previous.  Mrs.  Gile  still  re- 
mains In  the  home. 

(Children  of  Enoch  and  Polly  Lyford  Gile.) 
(B.  at  N.) 

Sabah  Shebbubn  Gile,  b.  Aug.,  1817;  m.,  1835,  Lyman  P.  Lawrence 
of  Boston  and  had  a  son,  Laroy  P.,  now  of  Ocean  Spray,  Mass.,  and 
dau.,  Ellen  S. 

Hannah  Ltfobd  Gile,  b.  Sept.  13,  1829;  m.,  Jan.  15,  1855,  Asa  Lom- 
bard, a  merchant  of  Boston,  now  of  Reading,  Mass.  They  have  three 
children,  Nellie,  Willard  and  Mary. 

(Children  of  Amos  and  Mehitable  Forrest  Gile.) 
(All  b.  at  N.) 

William  Fobbest  Gile,  b.  June  17,  1820;  m.,  Dec.  1,  1842,  Mary  Leeds 
of  Canaan  and  had  one  dau.,  Helen.  Mrs.  Gile  d.  May  13,  1846.  He  m. 
(second),  Harriet  Lee  of  Hartland,  Vt.,  and  had  a  son  and  dau.  He 
moved  to  Manly,  la. 

DoEOTHT  Caboline  Gile,  b.  April  23,  1822;  m.,  1842,  Alvah  Gilman  of 
Canaan.  They  had  two  sons,  Sidney,  who  d.  in  1866,  and  Horatio  of 
Hood's  Farms  at  Derry,  and  one  dau.,  Aurilla,  wife  of  Charles  J.  Rand 
of  Loudon.  Mr.  Gilman  was  in  youth  captain  of  infantry  in  the  New 
Hampshire  Militia.  He  served  as  a  nine-months'  volunteer  in  the  Civil 
War,  was  promoted  for  merit  and  was  a  corporal  in  Company  F,  Fif- 
teenth Regiment.  He  d.  of  malaria  at  Baton  Rouge,  La.,  June  3,  1863, 
just  as  he  was  to  be  discharged. 

Hannah  Fobbest  Gile,  b.  June  26,  1824;  m.  (first),  Isaac  Hanscomb 
of  Hanover.  They  had  one  son,  Charles  Forrest,  now  of  Johnstown 
Centre,  Wis.  She  m.  (second),  Dea.  Washington  Clark  of  Franklin 
Falls,  Jan.,  1874,  and  d.  March  21,  1876. 

Maet  Ann  Gile,  b.  Jan.  28,  1826;  m.,  July  7,  1851,  Rev.  Nathan 
Jones,  a  Free  Baptist  minister  at  Hanover,  Canaan  and  elsewhere. 

He  was  also  a  manufacturer  of  hammers  at  Canaan,  always  preach- 
ing on  the  Sabbath,  without  pay,  until  the  last  ten  years  of  his  life 
at  Campton,  where  he  d.  June  13,  1894.  Mrs.  Jones  was  a  teacher 
previous  to  her  marriage  an^  was  her  husband's  faithful  and  worthy 
assistant  in  his  church  work.  She  resides  with  her  only  child,  Arden 
F.,  at  Concord. 

Lucx  C.  GnJB,  b.  Nov.  8,  1830;  d.,  at  Canaan,  in  1857. 

Maeia  F.  Gile,  b.  Nov.  2,  1834;  m.,  Nov.  12,  1857,  Ira  .L.  Gile  of  En- 


132  HISTORY    OF    NORTHPIELD. 

field.  He  was  injured  by  a  fall  and  d.  a  year  later.  She  m.  (second), 
John  Worthen,  now  of  Bsoondida,  Cal.  She  d.  at  Enfield  Aug.  27,  1877. 
Joseph  Hbnbt  Gile,  b.  June  27,  1837,  remained  on  the  farm  until  his 
enlistment  in  the  Seventh  New  Hampshire  Regiment  and  went  to  Fer- 
nandina.  He  was  at  Port  Wagner.  His  last  letter  spoke  of  the  coming 
attack;  he  was  never  heard  from.     (See  Boys  in  Blue.) 

Fourth  Generation. 

(Children  of  Alfred  and  Mary  Kern  Gile.) 
(B.  at  N.) 

Joseph  Gile,  b.  Oct.  14,  1835.     (See  Teachers  of  N.) 

Mart  Makqaeet  Gile,  b.  March  28,  1837.  (See  portrait  and  sketch. 
Teachers  of  N.) 

Petee  Kern  Gile,  b.  Jan.  14,  1839;  m.,  1885,  Olive  A.  Wadleigh  of  N. 
He  resided  in  and  carried  on  the  homestead  for  many  years,  retiring 
on  account  of  ill  health.  He  bought  in  1903  the  Wadleigh  homestead, 
where  he  now  resides.  He  has  been  a  specialist  in  fruit  raising,  often 
harvesting  3,000  bushels  of  choice  fruit  a  year. 

Emma  Matilda  Gile,  b.  Jan.  25,  1841,  was  educated  at  the  New  Hamp- 
shire Conference  Seminary  and  was  a  teacher  for  some  years  previous 
to  her  marriage  to  John  A.  Brown  of  Philadelphia,  Pa.  After  a  resi- 
dence at  Greely,  Col.,  she  returned  to  the  home  and  remained  until  its 
sale.     She  has  one  son,  Alfred  Brown.     They  reside  at  Pranklin  Falls. 

William  Atjgust-os  Gile,  b.  June  5,  1843.  (See  portrait  and  sketch  in 
Lawyers  of  N.) 

Feanois  Alfbed  Gile,  b.  July  19,  1845,  served  in  the  Civil  War.  (See 
Boys  in  Blue.)  He  m.,  July  9,  1870,  Ann  C.  Gilmore  of  Jersey  City. 
He  taught  penmanship,  studied  medicine  and  graduated  at  New  York, 
where  he  first  went  into  practice.  He  is  now  a  physician  at  Orange, 
N.  J. 

Helen  C.  Gile  d.  at  six  years  of  age. 

LuoiA  K.  Gile,  b.  May  22,  1852,  graduated  at  the  New  Hampshire 
Conference  Seminary,  class  of  1872.  She  later  studied  elocution  at  the 
Boston  School  of  Oratory.  She  m.  Edward  F.  Fassett  and  for  a  while 
resided  at  Kansas  City,  Mo.,  and  later  at  Portland,  Me.  She  has  four 
sons  and  a  daughter,  viz. :  Francis,  Wallace,  Willard,  who  d.  at  six  years, 
Malcom,  Alice  and  Harold. 

(Children  of  Alonzo  and  Mary  Woodbury  Gile.) 

Amanda  A.  Gile,  b.  March  12,  1846;  m.,  Nov.  12,  1861,  Lowell  M. 
French,  a  prosperous  farmer  of  East  N.  They  removed — his  health 
failing — to  Park  St.,  in  the  spring  of  1895.  They  are  enthusiastic 
Grangers.    They  have  six  children.     (See  French  gen.) 

Belle  Woodbijey  Gile,  b.  May  25,  1852,  was  a  teacher  for  a  long  term 
of  years.  She  m.,  Dec.  5,  1893,  Frank  Robertson  of  N.  (See  Robertson 
gen.) 


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Cliff  Foekest  Gele,  b.  Aug.  15,  1856;  m.,  May  22,  1883,  M.  Etta  Hills 
of  N.,  b.  July  21,  1854.  He  had  for  several  years  a  wheat  ranch  in  Cali- 
fornia. He  returned  and  purchased  a  grain  mill  at  Newport,  where 
•they  reside.  They  have  one  child,  Leland  "Warren,  b.  Dec.  11,  1883. 
Mr.  Gile  has  held  various  town  offices  and  is  a  K.  of  P. 

Clyde  Ambbose  Gile,  b.  March  6,  1860;  m.,  Sept.  18,  1895,  Mary  A. 
Bobertson  of  N.,  b.  Aug.  9,  1868.  They  reside  on  the  paternal  acres  and 
are  general  farmers.  They  are  members  of  Friendship  Grange  and 
liave  three  children:  Evelyn  Ruby,  b.  1898;  Stanley  Clyde,  b.  1901;  and 
Alonzo  Robertson,  b.  1904. 

Mr.  Gile  was  a  charter  member  of  Friendship  Grange  and  has  taken 
premiums  for  meritorious  exhibits  at  the  annual  fairs,  not  the  least 
t)eing  for  the  handsomest  baby,  Miss  Evelyn. 


OILMAN    I. 


Jonathan  Oilman  was  b.  at  Exeter  Dec.  5,  1761.  His  father,  Samuel, 
Is  said  to  have  been  a  sailor  from  the  coast  of  Maine.  He  bought  500 
acres  around  Chestnut  Pond.  Jonathan  m.,  Sept.  3,  1790,  Sarah  Whit- 
cher,  b.  May  20,  1774,  and  settled  in  N.  in  1789.  He  had  been  a  Revo- 
lutionary soldier  and  was  at  Bunker  Hill.    They  had  14  children. 

Mr.  Gilman  was  a  trusted  business  man  of  the  town.  He  d.  Nov.  25, 
1847.    She  d.  April  4,  1855. 

Second  Generation. 
(All  b.  at  N.) 

NANcr  Gilman,  b.  Jan.  3,  1791;  m.,  May  14,  1820,  Jonathan  Clough. 
<See  Clough  gen.) 

JosiAH  Gilman  d.,  in  infancy,  Dec,  1792. 

Betset  Oilman,  b.  May  30,  1794;  m.  (pub.),  June  20,  1814,  Stephen 
Haines  of  West  N. 

Sat.t.t  Oilman,  b.  July  17,  1796;  m.,  June  19,  1814,  King  L.  Hills,  and 
removed  to  Sheffield,  Vt.  After  his  death,  Dec.  22,  1863,  she  removed 
•to  the  "West.     (See  Hills  gen.)     She  d.  April  4,  1900. 

John  Tatlob  Oilman,  b.  Aug.  30,  1798;  m.  Betsey  Rogers,  b.  July  1, 
1804,  and  removed  to  Columbia,  where  she  d.  in  1888.  They  had  four 
children:  Betsey,  Jonathan,  John  and  Sarah.    He  d.  Jan.  11,  1882. 

"William  Oilman,  b.  Feb.  15,  1801;  m.,  1831,  Nancy  Smith.  They 
were  farmers  in  various  places  in  town  and  also  in  the  West.  Later 
in  life  they  moved  to  Lexington,  Mass.,  where  they  celebrated  in  1881 
her  70th  birthday  and  golden  wedding.     (See  Smith  gen.) 

Mabt  W.  Oilman,  b.  July  25,  1803;  m.,  Sept.  3,  1820,  John  Annis  of 
Dunbarton.    They  removed  to  Columbia,  where  he  was  a  farmer. 

Jane  W.  Oilman,  b.  Nov.  6,  1805;  m.  Wesley  Knowles  and  resided 
on  his  father's  homestead.  (See  Knowles  gen.)  She  d.  Sept.  20, 
1859. 


134  HISTORY    OF    NOETHFIELD. 

Haeeiet  Gilman,  b.  Feb.  6,  1811;  m.  Charles,  son  of  Walker  Buzzell, 
and  built  the  house  now  occupied  by  Deacon  Abbott.  After  some  years 
they  removed  to  Annawan,  111.,  where  he  d.  Mr.  Buzzell  was  a  clothier 
for  Benjamin  Chase  in  his  early  life.  She  lives  in  Chicago  at  an  ex- 
treme age. 

Chaeles  W.  GiLMAa^,  b.  Aug.  6,  1815;  m.  Olive  Ann  Whitcher.  They 
resided  on  the  homestead  and  had  a  son  and  dau.,  who  removed  to  the 
West  with  their  parents  in  1856.  Mrs.  Oilman,  1st,  d.  Aug.,  1848.  He 
m.   (second),  Nancy  Tilton  of  Meredith. 

The  farm  was  sold  Jan.  29,  1856,  to  Thomas  Poor  of  Thornton.  (See 
Poor  gen.) 

Haeeison  Oilman,  b.  May  30,  1818,  d.,  in  early  manhood,  unmarried, 
Aug.  19,  1834. 


OILMAN    II. 

Andeew  GrLMAN,  h.  1762,  came  from  Oilford  and  was  a  brickmaker. 
He  carried  on  a  mill  near  the  present  Granite  Mill  for  some  years  and 
d.  there  Oct.  16,  1842.     He  was  a  Free  Baptist  deacon. 

Second  Generation. 

Nathaniel  Oilman,  b.  April  1,  1793,  in  Oilford,  was  a  farmer  on 
what  became  later  the  town  farm.  He  removed  later  to  the  corner  of 
the  Sanborn  road  in  Tilton  near  the  Shaker  Bridge,  where  he  man- 
ufactured sleighs.  He  m.  (first),  Sally  Smith  of  Oilford,  who  d.  May 
17,  1840.  He  m.  (second),  Aug.  IS,  1842,  Sally  Philbrook,  who  d.  June 
4,  1865.  He  d.  April  6,  1869.  He  had  10  children  but  two  of  whom 
resided  in  N. 

Third  Generation. 

Deboeah  Oilman,  b.  March,  1816;  m.,  Oct.  4,  1840,  David  C.  Tebbetts 
of  Oilmanton.     She  d.  1850.     (See  Tebbetts  gen.) 

Haeeiet  Oilman,  b.  April  2,  1818;   resided  at  Meredith;   unmarried. 

Alice  Oilman  d.  at  her  father's,  aged  31;  unmarried. 

Maeia  J.  Oilman,  b.  May  25,  1822;  m.,  Feb.  6,  1850,  Aaron  Veasey  of 
N.     (See  "Veasey  gen.) 

Alfeed  Cogswell  Oilman,  b.  Jan.  7,  1824;  m.  Hannah  Mahoney,  and 
resided  in  Charlestown,  Mass. 

Almiea  Oilman,  b.  May  20,  1829;  m.,  Feb.,  1867,  George  W.  Riley 
of  N.     (See  Riley  gen.) 

Ebenezee  Smith  Oilman,  b.  Aug.  8,  1831;   d.,  April  8,  1861. 

Daniel  Smith  Oilman,  b.  Jan.  8,  1835;  worked  at  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.; 
served  in  the  Fifteenth  Regiment;  m..  May  31,  1861,  Abby  Young.  He 
had  three  children. 


GENEAL06IEP-  135. 

OILMAN    III. 

Simon  Oilman,  b.  1771,  lived  on  the  Fred  Flanders  place  in  the  part 
of  N.  ceded  to  Franklin.  He  was  a  farmer  and  m.,  Dec.  12,  1796,  Nancy- 
Forrest,  dau.  of  "William,  4th,  and  had  three  children. 

Second  Generation. 

Sally  Gilman,  b.  at  N.  Dec.  18,  1802;  m.,  Dec.  18,  1825,  Thomas  Dear- 
born Lyford  of  N.     (See  Lyford  gen.) 

Nancy  Oilman,  b.  at  N.;  m.,  Nov.  1,  1826,  John  Kent  of  N. 

Joseph  Oilman,  b.  at  N.,  1809;  m.  Mrs.  Lurana  Oilman,  his  brother's 
widow.  They  had  two  sons,  Horace  and  Stephen,  2d.,  who  resided  in 
the  West.    The  latter  is  a  manufacturer  in  Davenport,  la. 

Stephen  Oilman,  b.  at  N.,  1814;  m.  (pub.),  April  20,  1836,  Lurana 
Goodwin  of  East  N.    He  d.  Feb.,  1845.    She  m.  (second),  (see  above). 

John  Mack  Oilman  was  a  trader  at  the  old  meeting-house  and  it  was 
at  his  store  that  the  exhumed  body  of  Moses  Danforth  was  taken. 
(See  story  elsewhere.)  He  fled  to  the  West  and  returned  but  once  for 
a  short  visit. 


OILMAN  IV. 

Feank  Augustus  Oilman  came  to  N.  from  Tilton  in  1894.  He  was 
b.  in  Canterbury  April  29,  1864;  m.,  Feb.  15,  1889,  Maud  W.  Conant  of 
Canterbury.  They  resided  in  Tilton  some  years,  coming  later  to  their 
newly-erected  home  on  Howard  Ave.  Mr.  Oilman  is  a  mason,  builder 
and  contractor  and  is  a  member  of  Harmony  Lodge,  I.  O.  0.  F.  Mrs. 
Oilman  was  educated  at  Lynn,  Mass.,  and  taught  in  Chichester,  Can- 
terbury and  Vershire,  Vt,  and  is  a  Past  Master  of  Friendship  Orange. 
They  have  one  dau.,  Marguerite. 


OILMAN   V. 


Wakd  E.  Oilman,  son  of  Joshua,  b.  at  Gilford  Sept.,  1824;  m.  Eliza 
Dorr  of  Dover,  b.  1822.  He  was  a  carpenter  and  came  to  N.  in  1850 
from  Lawrence.  They  had  three  sons.  He  was  in  the  Civil  War.  (See 
Boys  in  Blue.)     She  d.  Sept.  16,  1861.    He  d.  at  N.  Feb.  6,  1898. 

Second  Oeneration. 

John  Everett  Oilman,  b.  at  Lawrence,  Mass.,  Dec.  25,  1848;  m.,  Ori- 
anna  J.  Nudd  of  Canterbury,  July,  1873.  They  have  resided  in  N., 
where  he  was  a  stone  mason  and  general  farm  hand;  now  living  in 
Tilton.    They  had  a  family  of  13 ;  only  seven  survive. 

Samuel  C.  Oilman,  b.  at  N.  Nov.  25,  1851;  m.  (first),  Melissa  J. 
Piper  (see  Piper  gen.);  m.  (second),  Mrs.  Caroline  Hancock  Tebbetts 
Dec  14,  1897.  She  d.  Jan.  23,  1904.  He  still  resides  at  the  home  on 
Bay  St.  and  is  employed  at  G.  H.  Tilton's  hosiery  mill. 


136  HISTORY    OF    NOETHFIELD. 

Albeet  H.  Oilman,  h.  at  Sanbornton  Nov.  5.  1854;  m.,  Dec.  12,  1878, 
Eva  Olena  Shaw,  b.  at  Canterbury  March  24,  1854.  He  is  foreman  in 
the  case  room  at  G.  H.  Tilton's  mill  and  resides  on  Hills  St. 

Third  Generation. 

(Children  of  John  E.  and  Orianna  Nudd  Oilman.) 

Twins,  b.  April  6,  1876;  d.,  in  infancy. 

Chaeles  Eveeett  Oilman,  b.  at  Canterbury  April  19,  1S78,  is  a  weaver 
employed  by  the  Elm  Mills  Manufacturing  Co 

Willie  Clin  Oilman,  b.  at  Belmont  May  11,  1880;  m.  Eva  M.  Straw  of 
Franklin  April,  1901.  They  have  two  children  and  reside  at  Tilton. 
He  is  a  weaver  at  Carter's  Mills. 

Feed  Leon  Oilman,  b.  at  N.  May  10,  1882,  is  a  general  farm  hand. 

CoEA  Mat  Oilman,  b.  1884;  John,  b.  1887;  Ella  and  Ellon,  twins,  b. 
1889,  and  Leon,  b.  1894,  reside  with  their  parents. 

(Child  of  A.  H.  and  Eva  Shaw  Oilman.) 

Waed  Eugene  Oilman,  b.  at  Canterbury,  N.  H.,  Oct.  22,  1879,  resides 
with  his  parents  and  is  employed  at  O  H.  Tilton's  hosiery  mill. 


OILMAN  VI. 

LuTHEE  C.  Oilman  came  to  N.  in  1889.  He  was  b.  in  Sanbornton 
July  12,  1851;  m.,  Sept.  17,  1887,  Annie  Ramsey,  b.  April  9,  1862,  at 
Caspar,  Fife,  Scotland.  They  resided  on  Oale  Ave.  until  their  removal 
to  their  new  home  in  Tilton. 

They  have  one  dau.  His  grandfather  and  great-grandfather  were 
both  drowned  in  Sanbornton  Bay  in  nearly  the  same  spot,  and  his 
father  was  killed  by  the  cars  near  by. 

Second  Generation. 

Janet  Maud  Oilman,  b.  at  Tilton  March  3,  1889,  is  a  student  at  Til- 
ton Seminary. 


GLIDDEN. 


Chaeles  Olidden  was  one  of  the  most  unique  characters  among  the 
early  settlers  of  N.  He  was  born  in  Maine  in  1744  and  became  a  sailor 
boy.  In  the  deed  to  the  first  land  purchased  in  town  he  is  called  mari- 
ner, in  another  husbandman  and,  still  later,  Charles  Olidden,  gentleman. 

He  served  as  a  boy  in  the  French  and  Indian  War  and  was  at  the 
taking  of  Quebec  by  Oeneral  Wolfe  in  1759  and  with  Oeneral  Amherst 
at  the  taking  of  Montreal  in  1760  at  16  years  of  age. 

He  was  at  the  second  siege  of  Louisburg,  it  is  said,  and  was  one 
of  the  22  who  signed  a  memorial  to  the  "Honorable  Assembly  of  His 
Majesty's  Province  of  New  Hampshire,"  complaining  "that  their  food 


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was  insufficient;  that  they  were  kept  on  duty  often  for  24  hours  In 
constant  'hassards'  and  hardships  with  no  hot  meat  and  no  fruit." 
•They  also  called  the  officers  "tyrants"  and  their  commissary  a  "griping 
oppressor"  and  ask  to  be  heard.  The  petition  was  considered  by  the 
•council  and  a  bounty  of  50  shillings  voted  to  every  volunteer  at  Louis- 
burg  in  addition  to  former  bounty.  Another  Charles  Glidden  was  at  the 
:first  siege  in  1745,  a  relative,  perhaps,  as  they  were  both  from  Notting- 
liam. 

It  is  not  known  what  year  he  came  to  the  north  fields  but  his  oldest 
■daughter  was  b.  here  in  1769.  His  wife  was  Alice  Mills.  In  1775  his 
name  appears  as  lieutenant  in  Col.  Jeremiah  Clough's  regiment  in  the 
Revolutionary  War,  and  five  years  later  it  appears  on  the  "Larm  List," 
with  Benjamin  Blanchard,  Ensign  Arcnilus  Miles,  John  Cross,  Gideon 
Leavitt,  Capt.  Edward  Blanchard  and  two  William  Kenistons,  each 
enlisting  for  three  months  in  the  "Continental  Sarvice."  These  men 
"were  his  neighbors  and  some  of  them  had  been  with  him  at  Louisburg 
and  Quebec. 

During  his  absence  in  the  wars,  his  wife,  nothing  daunted  by  the 
greatest  hardships,  added  to  her  stock  of  fuel  by  going  to  the  deep 
woods  with  her  team  of  steers,  felling  the  trees  herself,  hauling  them 
lome  and,  with  the  aid  of  the  children,  preparing  them  for  the  huge 
rflreplace.  She  often  added  to  the  stock  of  family  provisions  by  the 
skilful  use  of  the  old  flintlock  gun,  for  the  woods  were  full  of  game. 

His  soldier  life  being  at  an  end,  he  returned  to  his  bleak  and  infertile 
acres,  located  far  up  on  the  foothills  of  Bean  Hill,  close  by  the  dense 
lorest  that  sloped  down  to  Chestnut  Pond.  He  chose  this  site  probably 
on  account  of  its  proximity  to  water  power  at  the  outlet  of  the  pond 
and  the  heavily  timbered  forest. 

He  cleared  each  summer  a  few  acres  of  cold,  barren  land  and  during 
the  long  winters  used  to  make  frequent  trips  to  Portsmouth  with  ox 
team  for  family  supplies,  doing  many  an  errand  on  his  way  for  his 
neighbor  Wadleigh  and  others  along  the  route.  These  days  of  absence 
were  lonely  and  long  for  the  wife  left  behind  with  a  single  female  com- 
panion and  the  little  ones  about  her  knees.  But  she  filled  the  hours 
•solid  with  work.  The  log  barn  housed  the  live  stock  filled  to  the  doors, 
while  aloft,  or  on  the  stack  outside,  was  the  fodder  that  she  must 
•distribute  to  them  at  daybreak  and  again  at  night  by  the  aid  of  the  old 
tin,  barn  lantern. 

It  required  steady  nerves  to  remain  composed  when  wild  beasts 
prowled  about  the  cabin  at  night  or  were  so  hungry  as  to  steal  about 
by  daylight.  This  is  no  fancy  sketch.  Stories  have  come  down  to  us  of 
"Adventures  that  would  make  the  stoutest  quaver  and  the  warmest 
blood  run  cold  or,  like  the  tale  of  Hamlet's  ghost,  make  'each  individual 
Tiair  to  stand  on  end.' " 

Mr.  Glidden  left  his  upland  farm  in  1787  and  bought  the  farm  of 
-Jeremiah  McDonald  (or  Daniel)  and  at  once  launched  forth  into  num- 
berless enterprises.    He  erected  house  after  house  and  had  a  personal 


138  HISTORY    OF    NORTHFIELD. 

grudge  against  aiiy  one  who  dared  to  build  a  larger  barn  than  any  of 
his,  or  was  elected  to  any  town  office.  His  public  life,  as  regards 
Northfield,  began  when  he  signed  the  petition  for  the  new  town  in  1780. 
The  first  office  he  held  was  "survayer  of  by  wais,"  to  which  he  was 
chosen  the  next  March,  1781.  The  next  year  he  was  chosen  "con- 
stabel,"  and  the  next,  one  of  the  "sessors."  In  fact,  it  is  hard  to  find 
any  annual  meeting  in  which  he  was  not  chosen  to  fill  one  or  more 
offices,  varying  from  putting  in  the  large  blocks  of  stone  underpinning 
for  the  meeting-house  and  laying  the  immense  sills  to  turning  the  key 
and  sweeping  the  house,  often  at  the  surprising  figure  of  ten  cents  "a 
time,"  and  when  competition  grew  fierce  would  generously  keep  the 
key  "for  nothing." 

The  big  "hemlock  broom"  must  have  necessitated  a  trip  each  time 
to  the  woods  and  the  labored  manufacture  of  stick  and  string  must  have 
left  but  little  profit  to  so  busy  a  man  as  Charles  Glidden. 

There  was  more  profitable  and  honorable  service  along  with  this, 
however.  He  was  sent  in  1788  to  the  convention  at  Exeter,  when  the 
state  adopted  the  Federal  constitution,  and  he  had  been  appointed 
justice  of  the  peace  in  April,  1787.  Northfield  honored  the  mother- 
town  by  sending  a  citizen  of  Canterbury  as  its  first  representative,  so, 
in  fact.  Lieutenant  Glidden  was  the  first  from  the  town  in  1785.  In 
the  Journal  of  the  House  from  June  1  to  June  23,  1785,  when  he  repre- 
sented both  towns,  his  name  appears  no  less  than  37  times.  He  was 
chosen  one  of  a  committee  on  numberless  petitions;  some  dozen  others 
were  sent  up  by  him.    He  held  this  office  for  five  years. 

He  was  now  getting  to  be  a  man  of  means  and  had  rare  business 
ability.  Beginning  at  Skendugoddy  Brook  he  owned  Lot  9,  the  parson- 
age, and  7  and  9  and,  across  the  range.  Lots  1,  2,  3  and  4,  extending 
from  the  old  meeting-house  to  the  Canterbury  line.  Besides  his  exten- 
sive farms,  he  was  a  stock  dealer,  renting  out  large  flocks  and  herds 
to  the  new  settlers.  For  a  sheep  he  required  yearly  a  pound  of  wool  or 
to  double  every  four  years,  and  for  the  use  of  a  cow  he  was  to  receive 
one  every  four  years.  At  his  death  the  rented  stock  was  returned,  and, 
coming  from  Moultonborough  and  Meredith,  as  well  as  the  nearer 
towns,  the  highways  were  full  of  them  and  on  being  collected  they 
filled  a  four-acre  field. 

He  d.  in  1811,  so  his  tombstone  records,  aged  67  years.  The  Glidden 
family  burying  ground  is  at  the  Centre  in  the  field  back  of  the  present 
schoolhouse. 

Second  Generation. 

Mart  Glidden,  b.  1769;  m.  Rev.  Daniel  Young  and  removed  to  Ohio, 
where  she  d. 

John  Glidden,  b.  1772  and  d.  1794.  He  was  nine  years  old  when  his 
brother,  Galusha,  went  to  war  and  was  nearly  heart-broken  because 
he  was  not  allowed  to  go. 

Alice  Glidden,  b.  1774;  m.  (first),  William  Smith,  Jr.,  and  had  three 


GENEALOGIES.  139 

sons.  (See  Smith  gen.)  She  m.  (second),  Nov.  18,  1802,  Judge  Peter 
"Wadleigh  and  had  one  son.     (See  Wadleigh  gen.) 

Betty  Glidden,  b.  1778;  m.,  1796,  Jeremiah  Smith,  b.  at  Old  Hampton 
in  1770  and  d.  at  N.  in  1867.  They  had  four  sons  and  one  dau.  (See 
Smith  gen.)     (Portrait.) 

Chaeles  Glidden,  Je.,  b.  at  N.;  m.,  June  28,  1802,  Ruth  Hall  (see  Hall 
gen.),  and  had  seven  sons.  He  lived  on  the  homestead  with  his  father 
and  shared  in  many  of  his  enterprises.  He  was  a  man  of  ability  and 
prominent  in  local  affairs  and  served  the  town  as  representative  in  the 
Legislatures  of  1818  and  1819.  He  erected  a  store  by  the  old  meeting- 
house and  was  seemingly  a  prosperous  merchant  with  the  usual  variety 
found  in  country  stores  and  piled  high  on  his  counters  were  webs  of 
homemade  cloth,  table  linen,  coverlets,  boxes  of  home  dipped  candles, 
pyramids  of  loaf  sugar,  while  below  were  long  rows  of  barrels  of  New 
England  rum.  West  India  molasses  and  whale  oil. 

He  had  large  resources  and  could  give  unlimited  credit  to  such  as 
would  pledge  land,  crops  or  cattle  and  in  numberless  cases  he  came  to 
be  the  owner  of  whole  farms,  which  went  to  feed  the  owner's  appetite 
for  hard  cider,  rum  and  tobacco;  but,  like  many  a  man  of  more  sagacity, 
he  was  unable  to  manage  so  many  interests  and  financial  ruin  was  the 
result.  He  removed  to  Ohio  in  1831.  It  is  said  they  started  due  West 
with  an  ox  team  with  all  their  worldly  possessions,  getting  as  far  as 
Salisbury  South  Road  the  first  day.  They  succeeded  in  reaching  there 
after  a  tiresome  journey.  Both  d.  there  years  after  and  their  children 
and  descendants  still  reside  in  and  around  Portsmouth. 

Nanct  Glidden,  b.  1785;  m.  Philip  Clough  of  Canterbury  and  lived 
near  the  Holmes  bridge  and  sawmill,  which  Mrs.  Clough  received  from 
her  father  as  a  wedding  gift.  This  was  always  known  as  the  Hancock 
Mill.  (See  Hancock  gen.)  Their  home,  located  near,  had  to  be  removed 
when  the  railroad  track  was  built  directly  underneath  it.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Clough  owned  all  the  land  bordering  on  the  river  from  Colonel 
Gate's,  which  became  later  the  property  of  Nathaniel  Holmes,  and  later 
of  his  dau.,  whose  husband,  Zenas  Clement,  sold  to  the  Seminary  and 
the  railroad. 

Mrs.  Clough  m.  (second).  Rev.  Daniel  Young,  her  brother-in-law.  He 
was  a  Methodist  minister  and  his  appearance  at  the  brick  church  called 
out  a  large  congregation.  At  the  close  the  wedding  took  place.  He 
was  a  man  of  business  capacity  and  established  the  first  furnace  at 
Portsmouth,  Ohio,  and  later  two  others  known  as  Junior  furnace  and 
Franklin.  He  had  a  large  family  and  abundant  means.  He  was  suc- 
ceeded by  his  nephew,  Jefferson  Glidden. 

PoLLT  Glidden,  b.  at  N.;  m.  Daniel  Young,  2d.,  and  had  six  children. 

Third   Generation. 

(Children  of  Charles,  Jr.,  and  Ruth  Hall  Glidden.) 
John  Glidden,  b.  at  N.  1802. 


140  HISTORY    OF    NORTHFIELD. 

Charles  Mills  Glidden,  b.  1804;  m.  Alice  Smith  and  had  four  chil- 
dren. They  were  farmers  at  the  foot  of  Bean  Hill  and  later  at  her 
father's  on  Bay  Hill.  After  their  children  completed  their  education 
,at  the  Seminary  they  located  permanently  at  Portsmouth,  0.,  where  he 
■d.    She  d.  at  Lexington,  Mass.,  at  the  home  of  her  sister. 

Jetfeeson  Glidden,  b.  at  N.;  m.  Katherine  Young  and  had  four  chil- 
dren. 

Joseph  Glidden  m.  (second),  Mary  Eliza  Young  and  resided  at  Ports- 
mouth, 0.  He  had  one  son,  Charles  Mills,  hy  his  first  wife  and  three 
■children,  Jefferson,  Katherine  and  Flora,  by  the  second. 

Daniel  Glidden  m.  (first),  Mary  Ellen  Robinson  and  had  two  chil- 
dren, Bertha  and  Charles.  He  m.  (second),  Mrs.  Josephine  Tomlinson, 
"Who,  after  his  death  by  drowning,  m.  (third),  Cyrus  Ellison. 

Obadiah  Hall  Glidden  m.  Lyncha  Blair  and  had  five  children:  John 
Mills,  Frank  Muzzy,  Jesse  Blair,  Mrs.  Laura  Sickles  and  Ruth  Hall, 
-who  m.  her  cousin,  Jefferson,  son  of  John  Jefferson  Glidden  (see). 

GALtrsHA  Glidden,  2d.,  m.  at  Marietta,  O.,  and  had  a  dau.,  Mary,  at 
whose  home  he  d. 

Fourth  Generation. 

(Children  of  Mills  and  Alice   Smith  Glidden.) 
(All  but  one  b.  at  N.) 

Makt  Young  Glidden,  b.  about  1828,  graduated  at  the  New  Hamp- 
shire Conference  Seminary,  class  of  1849,  and  went  at  once  to  Ports- 
mouth, O.,  where  she  m.  George  Crawford  and  had  three  children, 
George,  Jr.,  Minnie  Alice  G.  and  John. 

George,  Jr.,  was  private  secretary  to  Oom  Paul  during  the  Boer  War. 
He  was  a  graduate  of  the  West  Point  Military  Academy.  He  now  re- 
sides in  South  America. 

Minnie  Alice  G.  Crawford  graduated  from  the  Boston  Conservatory 
of  Music  and  later  from  the  Ann  Arbor  Medical  College  in  both 
homeopathy  and  allopathy.  She  practised  some  years  at  Portsmouth, 
O.,  and  spent  some  years  in  N.  She  m.  (first),  Benjamin  Trago  and 
(second),  Dr.  Dight,  and  was  physician  in  charge  of  the  Woman's 
Hospital  at  Philadelphia  for  a  term  of  years.  She  has  taken  special 
post-graduate  courses  at  Vienna  and  now  resides  abroad. 

John  Crawford,  M.  D.,  was  a  graduate  of  Cincinnati  Medical  College 
and  took  post-graduate  courses  at  Munich,  preceding  his  sister  there. 
He  is  now  abroad  educating  his  three  daughters:  Mary  Magdalene, 
Vera  Marion  and  Margaret.  He  has  served  as  mayor  of  Portsmouth  and 
if  not  of  the  size,  perhaps,  to  be  called  of  "aldermanic  proportions," 
tips  the  beam  quickly  at  300  pounds. 

Mother  Crawford  was  also  a  woman  of  great  proportions.  She  was 
a  friend  of  the  poor,  was  a  strong  anti-slavery  advocate  and  at  the  time 
of  her  death  was  borne  to  her  last  resting  place  by  four  stalwart 
negroes. 


GENEALOGIES.  141 

Stephen  GtiDDEisr  (see  portrait)  was  h.  at  N.  and  followed  Ms  uncles 
to  Junior  Furnace,  0.,  and  was  there  in  the  iron  business  and  at  Ala- 
bama for  some  years,  called  an  iron  master.  He  m.  Susan  Garrett 
and  had  five  children:  Mrs.  Nancy  Alice  James,  called  "Jingie";  Mrs. 
Jessie  Culberson;  Harry;  Dr.  Stephen  Clifton  of  Danville,  111.;  and 
Garrette,  who,  with  her  mother,  since  her  father's  death  in  1903  at 
Los  Angeles,  Cal.,  has  spent  her  time  in  travel.  Mr.  Glidden  late  in  life 
retired  from  the  iron  trade  and  was  president  of  the  Cffiur  de  Lion 
silver  mines  and  also  of  the  Spokane  National  Bank. 

Nancy  Alice  Glidden,  b.  at  N.,  was  also  educated  at  the  Seminary 
and  m.,  Nov.  4,  1852,  at  Portsmouth,  O.,  Wesley  Crandall.  She  d.  a 
few  months  later,  greatly  lamented  by  a  host  of  friends.  He  d.  June 
28,  1853,  it  is  said,  of  a  broken  heart. 

Emma  Glidden,  b.  at  Portsmouth,  0.;  d.  at  14  years  of  age. 

(Children  of  Jefferson  and  Katherine  Young  Glidden.) 
(B.  in  Ohio.) 

Cablos  Glidden  was  the  inventor  of  the  typewriter.  The  Remington 
Company  paid  his  widow  a  royalty  for  every  machine  put  out  for  years, 
finally  buying  her  right. 

John  Jeitebson  Glidden  m.  (first),  Mary  Bell  and  had  one  child, 
Bruce.  He  m.  (second),  Ruth  Glidden  and  had  three,  Helen,  Hope  and 
Ruth.  Helen  m.  W.  W.  Clippinger;  Hope  m.  a  physician  and  Ruth  m.. 
Heron  Hibben. 

Anna  Glidden  m,  Frank  Houts  and  had  five  dau. 

Geoege  Glidden  was  an  invalid  and  unmarried. 


GLIDDEN   II, 

Mes.  LoinsA  Glidden  came  from  Laconia  to  N.  and  purchased  the 
William  Hannaford  place  on  Oak  Hill  of  Mrs.  Irene  Chamberlain.  She 
was  engaged  in  general  farming  for  some  years  but  lately  confines  her- 
self to  gardening  and  poultry  raising  since  her  misfortune  of  being 
seriously  injured  by  a  mowing  machine.  She  has  two  sons,  James 
and  Archie.    The  latter  is  now  of  Laconia. 


GLINES   I. 

The  Glines  family  was  one  of  the  Canterbury  contributions  to  the- 
new  town.    In  fact,  some  of  them  lived  in  the  north  fields  prior  to  1780. 

There  are,  I  find,  no  less  than  three  by  the  name  of  William  taxed 
in  N.  in  1786  and  another  who  was  a  non-resident;  and  in  1787  there 
was  a  William  4th. 

One  to  distinguish  him  was  called  "Cartnap,"  and  another  the  "Old 
Miller."  Their  record  shows  them  to  have  been  largely  tillers  of  the 
soil  and  to  have  served  their  country  in  her  time  of  need. 

William  Glines,  1st.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  is  said  to  have  had 
two  brothers,  John  and  Israel,  who  were  hunters  and  trappers  and  who 


142  HISTORY    OF    NOETHPIELD. 

used  to  go  often  to  northern  New  Hampsliire  and  perhaps  settled  there. 
They  gave  their  names  to  two  prominent  rivers:  The  Johns,  a  tributary 
to  the  Connecticut  at  Dalton,  and  the  Israel,  also  a  branch  of  it,  at 
Jefferson.     The  name  is  common  in  Coos  County. 

William  Glines,  b.  at  Canterbury  in  1736;  m.  Elizabeth  Blanchard 
of  the  north  fields,  b.  1743.  She  d.  May  9,  1830.  He  was  a  soldier  in 
the  Revolutionary  War  and  was  accompanied  by  his  son.  They  had 
seven  children.  The  home  was  later  owned  and  occupied  by  Col.  Mat- 
thias Moore.    He  d.  March  28,  1830. 

Second  Generation. 

Benjamin  Glines,  b.  March  13,  1764;  m.,  Sept.  18,  1787,  Love  Leavitt, 
b.  May  26,  1768.  They  built  and  lived  on  the  place  now  being  improved 
by  Frank  S.  Tilton  on  the  main  road  near  the  head  of  Sondogardy 
Pond.  He  went  to  war  with  his  father  when  only  16  years  old,  carry- 
ing the  "historic  gun,"  spoken  of  elsewhere.  (See  Dearborn  gen.) 
He  was  drafted  in  the  War  of  1812  and  not  allowed  to  go  home  to  say 
farewell  to  his  wife  and  nine  children,  being  forced  right  into  service. 
He  d.  at  Plattsburg  in  1813.  She  d.  March  20,  1848.  He  received  as 
bounty  for  his  first  service  20  bushels  of  corn. 

John  Glines,  b.  1766;  m.  Susan  McDaniel,  b.  1767,  and  had  one  son, 
McDaniel  (called  Mack).    He  d.  Aug.  13,  1825.     She  d.  Dec.  19,  1804. 

Job  Glines,  b.  1709;   m.  Mary  Dearborn  of  N.  and  had  a  family  of 

10.    He  d.  Oct.  1,  1832.     She  d.  Sept.  19,  1846.    He  owned  No.  9  of  the 

.  Gospel  lots  and  sold  12%  acres  for  £30  to  Abraham  Dearborn  in  1791. 

Maetha  (Patty)  Glines,  b.  at  Canterbury;  m.  (pub,  Feb.  16,  1804), 
Nehemiah  McDaniel  and  lived  on  the  main  road  near  the  lower  railroad 
crossing.     (See  McDaniel  gen.) 

AzuBA  Glines,  b.  at  Canterbury;  m.,  Feb.  16,  1804  (pub.  Jan.  7,  1804), 
John  Hannaford  of  N.  and  had  several  children.     (See  Hannaford  gen.) 

Jonathan  Glines,  b.  ;  m.  Fannie  Calef  and  had  seven  chil- 
dren. 

Abbaham  Glines,  b.  at  Canterbury,  1771;  m.  (first), and  had  a 

family  of  five;  m.  (second),  Mrs.  Presby.    He  d.  at  N.  Dec.  26,  1856. 

Isaac  Glines,  b.  at  Canterbury,  1778;  m.  (first),  Nabby  McDaniel  of 
N.,  Feb.  26,  1805,  and  had  five  children;  m.  (second),  Mrs.  Polly  Wad- 
leigh  Fullonton,  b.  Nov.  27,  1790,  at  N.  All  the  children  by  his  first 
wife  were  b.'at  Salem,  Mass.,  where  he  owned  and  erected  buildings, 
often  coming  to  N.  to  erect  fine  houses.  He  learned  his  trade  at  Aus- 
tin's celebrated  cabinet  shop.  He  located  later  at  the  Centre  and  became 
a  farmer,  selling  his  Salem  estate  in  1836.  They  had  eight  children. 
He  was  captain  of  the  Michaine  Home  Guards  at  Salem  and  later  was 
a  captain  in  the  state  militia.  He  d.  June  9,  1861.  She  d.  at  the  home 
of  their  son,  Smith  W.  Glines,  in  the  very  room  where  she  was  b.,  March 
28,  1872.  She  was  an  ideal  mother  and  it  was  a  great  joy  when  she 
came  to  the  close  of  her  long  and  intensely  useful  life  that  she  had 
been  just  and  kind  to  her  large  family  of  stepchildren. 


GENEALOGIES.  143 

Third  Generation. 

(Children  of  Benjamia  and  Love  Leavitt  Glines.) 

Jeeemiah  Glines,  b.  July  15,  1788;  d.,  Jan.,  1815. 

Saixt  Glines,  b.  July  12,  1790;  m.  Shubael  Dearborn  In  1817  and  had 
a  family  of  eight.     (See  Dearborn  gen.)     She  d.  July  28,  1883. 

James  Glines,  b.  July  12,  1792,  called  "Elder  Jim";  m.  Hannah 
Glines  and  lived  near  the  Shakers  in  Canterbury.  They  had  eight 
children,  none  of  whom  resided  in  N.    He  d.  Jan.  30,  1881. 

Jonathan  Glines,  b.  Oct.  24,  1794;  m.,  Jan.,  1815,  Betsey  Gile  of  N. 
(see  Gile  gen.)  and  had  two  sons.  He  was  killed  by  a  falling  tree 
July  5,  1826. 

John  Glines,  b.  Jan.  29,  1797;  d.,  of  typhoid  fever  in  Boston,  Sept. 
19,  1825. 

David  Glines,  b.  May  20,  1800;  m..  May  21,  1823,  Matilda  Rowe  of 
Gilford,  b.  Feb.  5,  1805.     She  d.  June  15,  1857.    They  had  10  children. 

He  lived  with  his  brother,  Obadiah,  on  the  main  road,  moving  later 
to  Gray,  Me.,  where  he  d.  Oct.,  1872. 

Statiba  Glines,  twin  sister  of  the  above,  m.,  April,  1822,  Smith  Jew- 
ett  of  Laconia.  A  son,  Jeremiah,  was  a  surveyor  on  the  B.,  C.  &  M.  R.  R. 
and  was  foreman  of  inspectors.  He  later  became  a  Methodist  minister 
of  Warren.  He  has  lately  given  the  school  at  Tilton  a  sum  of  money 
in  memory  of  his  son,  who  d.  while  a  student  there.  She  d.  July  20, 
1880. 

Polly  Glines,  b.  Oct.  12,  1801;  m.,  Dec.  2,  1838,  Shubael  Glines  (son  of 
Job).  They  spent  their  lives  in  their  house  near  the  Pond  school- 
house.  They  had  four  children.  He  d.  Dec.  19,  1878.  She  lived  to  the 
extreme  age  of  98  and  d.  Jan.  22,  1899.  She  was  a  consistent  member 
of  the  Congregational  Church  for  73  years. 

Obadiah  Glines,  b.  Tuesday,  Feb.  9,  1804;  m..  May  26,  1836,  Mary 
Ann  Plummer  of  N.,  b.  Sunday,  Dec.  12,  1813.  (See  Plummer  gen.) 
He  was  a  farmer  on  his  father's  estate,  which  was  one  of  the  best 
on  the  main  road,  sloping  down  to  the  pond.  They  had  eight  dau.  and 
twin  sons.  She  d.  Feb.  22,  1871.  He  m.  (second),  Lucy  Watson  of 
Boscawen.    He  d.  March  20,  1893.    She  d.  a  few  weeks  later. 

(Child  of  John  and  Susan  McDaniel  Glines.) 
Mack  Glines,  b.  at  N.  June  20,  1803;  m.  Mary  (dau.  of  Job  Glines), 
and  had  one  dau. 

(Children  of  Job   and  Mary   Dearborn   Glines.) 
(B.  at  N.) 
Elizabeth  Glines,  b.  Oct.  18,  1794;  d.,  Dec.  31,' 1819. 
Sally  Glines,  b.  March  15,  1797;  m.,  Sept.  5,  1823,  Edward  Presby. 
She  d.  March  25,  1871.     (See  Presby  gen.) 

Shubael  Glines,  b.  Dec.  30,  1798;  m.  Polly  Glines  (dau.  of  Benjamin), 
Dec.  2,  1838.    He  d.  Dec.  19,  1878. 

Nancy  Glines,  b.  Dec.  23,  1801;  m.  Jacob,  son  of  Abraham  Glines  and 
had  two  children.    She  d.  May  29,  1834. 


144  ■  HISTORY    OP    NORTHFIELD. 

Mart  Glines,  b.  March  18,  1804;  m.,  1830,  her  cousin,  McDaniel 
Glines  (son  of  John),  and  had  one  dau.    She  d.  June  13,  1880. 

Harriet  Glines,  h.  Aug.  22,  1806;  d.,  unmarried.  She  remained  with, 
her  brother,  James,  entirely  devoted  to  his  interests  during  a  long  and 
busy  life.  She  d.  at  Boscawen  March  5,  1883,  while  on  a  visit  to  her 
brother.  Dearborn. 

James  Glines,  called  "Deacon  Jim"  (see  portrait),  b.  July  5,  1809; 
m.,  Nov.  30,  1843,  Abagail  Chapman,  b.  July  4,  1821.  She  was  a  dau, 
of  J.  "W.  Chapman  of  Gilmanton,  who  was  a  soldier  in  the  War  of  1812' 
on  the  Canadian  frontier  and  was  in  several  engagements.  They  re- 
sided many  years  on  the  Windfall,  removing  later  to  the  home  of  his 
brother,  Alvah,  on  the  main  road.  They  had  a  family  of  five  girls  and 
a  son.     She  still  remains  in  the  home.    He  d.  Oct.  10,  1890. 

Dearborn  Glines,  b.  Oct.  16,  1812;  m.,  June  11,  1846,  Eliza  Jane  Plum- 
mer.  They  spent  their  lives  on  Boscawen  intervale.  He  d.  there  March; 
4,  1883.     She  d.  Sept.  2,  1877. 

Alvah  H.  Glines,  b.  March  25,  1816;  m.  (pub.),  Nov.  17,  1848,  Sarah. 
Flint  of  Webster  and  d.  at  Canterbury  Nov.  23,  1861. 

Charles  Glines,  b.  May  24,  1820;  m.  Mary  Ann  Morse,  b.  Oct.  14,  1828,. 
at  Canterbury.  He  was  a  farmer  and  lived  to  the  advanced  age  of  82, 
He  d.  Oct.  20,  1902.  They  had  six  children,  but  one  of  whom,  Leroy 
A.,  now  of  Canterbury,  lived  to  maturity.  She  d.  March  4,  1899.  (See 
portrait  and  sketch.) 

(Children  of  Jonathan  and  Fannie  Calef  Glines. 

John  Glines  m.,lS30,  Betsey,  dau.  of  Capt.  Isaac  Glines  and  had 
four  children.     He  d.  Jan.  2,  1841. 

Ctrhs  Glines,  b.  1815;  m.  Betsey  (the  above),  his  brother's  widow,, 
and  had  one  dau.  He  m.  (second),  Mrs.  Susan  Blaisdell  (pub.),  Oct. 
9,  1855,  and  had  two  children.  She  d.  Feb.  3,  1866.  He  m.  (third),. 
Mary  Bartlett  of  Campton  and  had  one  dau.    He  d.  April  14,  1871. 

Sally  Glines  m.  Jeremiah  Fox  and  removed  to  Boscawen.  He  was  a. 
while  at  Worcester,  Mass.,  but  returned  and  d.  at  Boscawen. 

Sumner  Glines  d.  Aug.  16,  1848,  aged  48. 

Tamsen  Glines  m..  May  4,  1826, Flint  of  Boscawen,  and  both; 

lived  and  d.  there.    They  had  four  children. 

Hannah  Glines  m.  James  Glines  of  Hackleboro,  Canterbury.  Both; 
d.  there.     They  had  nine  children. 

Jonathan  Glines  m.  Fannie  Heath  and  d.  at  Canterbury  Nov.  16, 
1812.     They  had  three  children.     (See  Ludlow  gen.) 

James  Glines  called  "Hatter  Jim,"  m.  Mrs.  Harris  of  Franklin,  where- 
both  d.    He  d.  in  1866;  she  d.  in  1868. 

(Children  of  Abraham  Glines.) 

Phebe  Glines,  b.  at  N.;  m.,  March  25,  1826,  Cornelius  Ludlow  (see 
Ludlow  gen.);  m.  (second),  Alexander  Braley,  July  19,  1841.,  They  had 
seven  children.    (See  Braley  gen.)     She  d.  July  24,  1876. 


JAMES  GLINES. 


MRS.    JAMBS    GLINES. 


GENEALOGIES.  145 

Pamelia  Glines,  Id.  at  N.;  m.,  1S32,  Jolin  Roberts  of  Andover  and  had 
five  children.  She  m.  (second),  Samuel  Neal  of  Canterbury,  pub. 
May  19,  1855. 

Jacob  Glines,  b.  at  N.;  m.,  1826,  Nancy  Glines  and  lived  on  Spring 
Hill,  where  she  d.  He  m.  (second),  June  13,  1845,  Almira  Glover.  He 
d.  Feb.  16,  1854.     He  had  seven  children. 

Benjamin  Glines,  2d.,  m.  and  had  a  family  in  the  West.  He  made 
but  one  visit  to  his  former  home. 

Maktha  Glines  m.  Jeremiah  Lake  and  resided  in  Canterbury;  later 
removed  to  the  Healey  place  and  d.  there. 

(Children  of  Isaac  and  Abagail  McDonald  Glines.) 

Betsey  Glines,  b.  at  Salem,  Mass.;  m.  John  Glines  (son  of  Jonathan).. 
He  d.  Jan.  2,  1841,  leaving  two  sons,  George  Storrs  and  Thomas,  and 
two  dau.,  Mary  Jane  and  Emily.  Mrs.  Glines  m.  (second),  Cyrus  Glines, 
brother  of  her  former  husband,  and  had  one  dau.,  Mehitable.  (See 
John  and  Betsey  Glines  gen.) 

Abagail  Glines,  b.  at  Salem,  Mass.,  1808;  m.  James  Chase  of  Can- 
terbury, Dec.  10,  1843.  They  resided  in  Canterbury,  where  he  d. 
Jan.  22,  1892,  and  she  d.  Jan.  24,  1892. 

Pajielia  Glines,  b.  at  Salem,  Mass.,  1811;  m..  May  15,  1867,  Elisha 
Lougee  and  moved  to  Sanbornton,  where  he  d.  Aug.  28,  1886.  After  his 
death  she  came  to  her  brother's  on  Zion's  Hill,  where  she  d.  Oct.  20, 
1887. 

Hiram  I.  Glines,  b.  at  Salem,  Mass.,  1814;  m.,  April  10,  1842,  Eliza 
Hazelton,  b.  in  Mansfield,  Mass.,  Feb.  19,  1821,  and  d.  at  N.  Dec.  21,  1891. 
He  d.  Feb.  22,  1888.     They  had  three  sons. 

(Children  of  Isaac  and  Polly  Wadleigh  Glines.) 
(B.  in  N.) 

Elizabeth  G.  Glines,  b.  May  9,  1819;  m.,  Dec.  12,  1844,  Warren  H. 
Smith.     (See  Smith  gen.) 

John  W.  Glines,  b.  1820;   d.,  1822. 

Jonathan  W.  Glines,  b.  May  16,  1824;  m.  (first),  Ella  Glidden  of 
Boston,  Mass.;  m.  (second),  Ida  Roberts  of  Boston,  where  they  resided 
until  his  death  in  May,  1903.  They  had  one  dau.  and  a  son.  Both  d. 
in  early  life,  Minnie  at  17  and  George  S.  at  24  years  of  age. 

Electa  C.  Glines,  b.  Aug.  11,  1826;  m.  (pub.),  June  16,  1851,  Thomas. 
S.  Clough.     (See  Clough  gen.) 

Laura  P.  Glines,  b.  March  20,  1829;  m.,  Oct.  15,  1850,  William  H. 
Clough.     (See  Clough  gen.) 

George  Feedeeice;  Glines,  b.  1832,  was  a  lifelong  invalid  and  d.  July 
14,  1861. 

Smith  W.  Glines,  b.  Feb.  28,  1834;  m.,  Dec.  9,  1861,  Sarah  Jane 
Brown,  b.  at  Canterbury  Dec.  16,  1834.  They  resided  on  the  home  farm 
at  the  Centre,  going  later  to  the  Morse  or  Wadleigh  place  near  the 
reservoir,  where  he  d.  May  12,  1881.  She  still  resides  there.  They 
had  three  sons  and  a  dau. 
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146  HISTORY    OF    NOETHFIELD. 

Annie  G.  Glines,  b.  May  7,  1836;  m.,  March,  1861,  Nathaniel  Smith 
of  Newmarket.     They  resided  later  in  Maiden,  Mass.,  where  he  d.  in 

1902.  She  still  resides  there.  They  had  three  children:  Lizzie,  who 
d.  in  1897;  Annie,  now  a  popular  teacher  in  Somerville,  Mass.;  and 
Mary,  wife  of  Dr.  Charles  C.  Jones  of  Maiden. 

Fourth  Generation. 

(Children  of  Jonathan  and  Betsey  Gile  Glines.) 
Chaeles  M.  Glines  was  a  natural  penman  and  made  writing  his  life 

work,  which  he  began  in  1846.    He  was  a  teacher  in  the  New  Hampshire 

Conference  Seminary  for  more  than  26  years. 

He  erected  a  home  on  Park  St.  and  also  one  on  his  farm  on  the 

Rogers  place,  which  he  carried  on  for  many  summers.     He  served  the 

town  as  clerk  for  three  years  and  was  also  one  of  its  selectmen.     He 

d.  Sept.  17,  1879. 
Jonathan  Glines  d.  March  7,  1845,  aged  20. 

(Children  of  David  and  Matilda  Rowe  Glines.) 

(All  b.  at  N.) 

Melissa  Glines,  b.  June  16,  1825;  m.,  March  5,  1848,  Joseph  Kimball 

and  resided  in  Boston.    He  d.  March,  1871.    They  had  two  sons,  Herbert 

and  Prank.     The  former  d.  at  N.  March,  1893.     The  latter  d.  June  5, 

1903.  She  resides  on  Bay  St. 

Moses  Glines,  b.  at  N.  March  25,  1826;  m.  Orilla  T.  Howe  of  Milford. 
She  d.  in  1870.  She  was  active  in  club  and  social  life.  He  m.  a  second 
time  and  resided  in  New  York,  where  his  son,  Eugene,  now  resides. 
Mr.  Glines  now  lives  in  Milford. 

Isaac  Glines,  b.  Sept.  5,  1828;  d.  of  smallpox  in  Boston  when  a  young 
man. 

Sajiuel  Glines,  b.  April  12,  1830;  m.,  June  26,  1851. 

Deborah  Glines,  b.  Sept.  6,  1832;  d.,  June,  1834. 

Love  Leavitt  Glines,  b.  March  16,  1834;  m.  Charles  O.  Edwards  and 
resided  in  Boston,  where  he  d.  in  1902.  They  had  two  sons  and  a  dau., 
Georgianna,  who  m.  George  Little  of  Boston.  Mr.  Little,  after  living 
a  while  in  Concord,  purchased  the  Slader  farm  and  they  are  now 
farmers  in  N.  They  have  one  dau.,  Orilla,  wife  of  Fred  Johnson  of 
Concord. 

David  Glines,  b.  June,  1835,  resides  in  Weare. 

Bbenezee  R.  Glines,  b.  Nov.  25,  1837,  has  long  resided  at  Baltimore, 
where  he  m.  and  has  a  son,  Stephen.    He  was  a  fruit  dealer. 

Laxiea  Matilda  Glines,  b.  April  21,  1830;  d.  at  Gray,  Me.,  April  24, 
1846. 

Mart  Susan  Glines  d.  in  infancy. 

(Children  of  Obadiah  and  Mary  A.  Plummer  Glines.) 
(B.  at  N.) 
Anna  Wabd  Glihi:s,  b.  Saturday,  March  13,  1837;  m.,  Nov.  13,  1873, 
Rev.  John  Fogg  of  Gilmanton.     They  bought  the  Samuel  Wyatt  place 


GENEALOGIES.  147 

near  Zion's  Hill  and  were  farmers.    He  d. .    She  remains  on  the 

homestead. 

Eliza  Meeeill  Glines,  b.  Thursday,  Sept.  13,  183S;  m.  Eugene  Moore 
of  Concord  and  resides  at  Penacook.    They  have  one  child. 

Frances  Maeia  Glines,  b.  Thursday,  Jan.  30,  1840;  m.  Charles  Davis 
and  resided  at  Penacook.     They  have  three  children. 

Sarah  Josephine  Glines,  b.  Thursday,  Sept.  28,  1841;  m.,  Dec.  30, 
1866,  William  H.  Moody  of  Concord  and  resides  at  Penacook.  They  have 
two  dau. 

Caroline  Augusta  Glines,  b.  Monday,  Dec.  26,  1842;  m.  John  Lang 
and  has  five  children.    They  reside  near  Boston,  Mass. 

Helen  Matilda  Glines,  b.  Wednesday,  Sept.  11,  1844;  m.  Dr.  Leslie 
of  Amesbury,  Mass.,  and  has  three  children. 

Hannah  Hale  Glines,  b.  Aug.  5,  1846;  m.  Albert  Huff  and  resided 
at  Penacook.     They  had  four  children. 

Melen  and  Everett  Glines,  twins,  b.  Sept.  5,  1850;  both  d.,  1851. 

Willis  and  Wallace  Glines,  twins,  b.  May  28,  1854.  The  former  m. 
Mrs.  Mary  J.  Conant  and  resided  near  his  father's.  He  was  killed  by 
the  cars  Dec.  27,  1899.  The  latter  was  also  injured  almost  on  the  same 
spot  Sept.  4,  1886,  and  d.  a  day  later. 

(Child  of  Mack  and  Mary  Glines.) 

Susan  M.  Glines,  b.  July  21,  1831;  m.,  Nov.  27,  1850,  Otis  C.  Hurl- 
burt  of  Lyme.      (See  Hurlburt  gen.) 

(Children  of  Shubael  and  Polly  Glines  Glines.) 
(B.   at  N.) 

Sevira  Glines,  b.  April  30,  1843;  m.,  Sept.  26,  1861,  Hiram  Streeter 
of  N.  They  reside  on  the  main  road.  He  is  a  farmer  and  machinist 
and  was  employed  for  many  years  at  Franklin  Palls.  Mrs.  Streeter 
was  a  teacher  before  her  marriage.  They  are  generous  supporters 
of  Union  Church,  and  active  in  many  lines  of  work. 

Wesley  Glines,  b.  Dec.  4,  1839;  m.,  Jan.  10,  1870,  Nellie  Moody  of 
Boscawen  and  remained  on  the  home  farm,  where  he  d.  of  diphtheria 
May  27,  1882.  She  m.  (second),  Oct.  31,  1883,  George  C.  Flanders  of 
Penacook.  He  was  a  musician  in  the  band  of  the  Third  New  Hamp- 
shire Volunteers,  attached  to  the  ambulance  corps,  and  was  discharged 
after  a  year. 

Shubael  Glines,  b.  May  10,  1842;    d.,  Jan.  3,  1853. 

LiBA  CoNANT  Glines,  b.  Nov.  14,  1845;  was  a  lifelong  invalid.  He 
d.  Jan.,  1876. 

(Children  of  James  and  Harriett  Chapman  Glines.) 

Sarah  Glines,  b.  Dec.  22,  1844;  m.  Eliphalet  Corser  and  resided  many 
years  at  Boscawen. 
Nathan  Glines,  b.  Jan.  21,  1850;  d.,  Feb.  10,  1852. 


148  HISTOEY    OF    NORTHFIELD. 

Maet  Dbaeboen  Glines,  b.  Dec.  30,  1852;  m.  William  H.  Periy.  Tliey 
resided  for  a  while  at  Troy,  N.  Y.  He  conducts  a  large  granite  busi- 
ness at  Concord  under  the  "Sign  of  the  Elephant."  They  have  seven 
children. 

Abbib  L.  Glines,  h.  May  22,  1854;  m.  Charles  W.  Plummer  and  re- 
sides on  the  banks  of  the  Merrimack.     (See  Plummer  gen.) 

Emma  J.  Glines,  b.  April  2,  1859;  m.,  Nov.  25,  1880,  Elliot  C.  Healey 
of  N.  After  a  short  residence  on  Park  St.  they  removed  to  Concord, 
where  she  d.  Oct.  24,  1892.  (See  Healey  gen.)  They  had  one  dau., 
Gladys. 

Caeeie  B.  Glines,  b.  Jan.  28,  1863;  m.,  Feb.  28,  1891,  Edwin  G.  Mor- 
rison of  N.     (See  Morrison  gen.) 

(Children  of  John  and  Betsey   Glines.) 
(B.   at  N.) 

Geoege  Stoees  Glines,  b.  1828  (?);  m.  Julia  Adams  of  Lowell,  Mass., 
and  resided  there.  They  had  two  children,  Nellie  and  Freddie.  Mr. 
Glines  d.  at  Boscawen. 

Emily  Glines,  b.  1834;   d.,  July  11,  1852. 

Thomas  Glines,  b.  1836;  d.,  May  22,  1859. 

Maet  Jane  Glines,  b.  March  3,  1839;  m.  (first),  Feb.  22,  1864,  John 
P.  Conant  of  Manchester  and  resided  at  Waltham,  Mass.  They  had  a 
dau.,  Abbie  M.,  b.  June  22,  1869.  She  is  a  telephone  and  telegraph 
operator  at  Pike  Station.  Mr.  Conant  d.  at  Waltham  July  1,  1867. 
She  m.  (second),  1876,  Willis  M.  Glines  (see  Glines  gen.)  and  resided 
on  the  main  road. 

(Children  of  Cyrus  and  Betsey  Glines   Glines.) 

Mehitable  Glines,  b.  1844;  m.  (first),  Albert  Keniston  and  had  one 
child.  She  m.  (second),  Eugene  Hawes  of  Great  Falls  and  had  two 
children.     She  d.  Feb.  3,  1866. 

(Children  of  Cyrus  and  Susan  Blaisdell  Glines.) 

Ella  G.  Glines,  b.  Feb.  24,  1858;  m.  Will  Howe  of  N.  She  d.  June  5, 
1891.    They  had  one  dau.,  who  d.  at  four  years  of  age. 

Oba  Isabel  Glines,  h.  Feb.  9,  1861;  m.  Solon  D.  Simonds  of  Tilton 
and  had  two  dau.,  Mrs.  Felix  Barney,  who  resides  on  Bay  St.,  and 
Hattie  M.,  who  d.  Oct.  4,  1897. 

(Children  of  Jacob  and  Nancy  Glines  Glines.) 
LoviNA  Glines,  b.  Jan.  28,  1828;  m.,  March  23,  1853,  Nicholas  French 

and  resided  near  the  Rand  schoolhouse  in  East  N.     (See  French  gen.) 

She  m.   (second),  Capt.  Lyman  Fellows  Sept.  1,  1868.     Mr.  Fellows  d. 

April  20,  1885.     She  resides  with  her  dau.,  Mrs.  Nellie  McKenney,  at 

Laconia. 

Job  Glines,  b.  April  24,  1830;  m.,  March,  1865,  Elizabeth  Pickard  of 

Canterbury.    He  resided  in  East  N.  and  d.  there  Jan.,  1892.    They  had 

four  children. 


GENEALOGIES.  149 

Benjamin  Glines,  b.  1832;  m.  Ann  Robertson.  They  resided  on 
Higb  St.,  where  they  were  burned  out,  going  then  to  Oak  Hill  near 
the  schoolhouse,  where  they  erected  new  buildings,  which  were  removed 
later  to  Hills  St.  and  constitute  the  dwelling  of  Albert  Oilman.  He 
later  occupied  the  Jason  Foss  farm,  where  he  d.  March  8,  1901.  These 
buildings  were  burned  April  28,  1901.  She  resides  on  the  Trecartin 
place  with  her  son,  Benjamin.    They  had  seven  children. 

Dahitjs  Glines  m.  Georgianna  Dearborn  and  had  one  child.  He  d. 
Sept.  23,  1872. 

NANcy  Glines  m.  George  W.  Stewart  of  Franklin  Falls.  They  have 
two  children,  Willie  and  Lilla. 

(Children  of  Betsey  and  John  Glines.) 

See  John  Glines. 

(Children  of  Betsey  and  Cyrus  Glines.) 

See  Cyrus  GHaes. 

(Children  of  Hiram  and  Eliza  Hazelton  Glines.) 

(B.   at  N.) 

Walter  Folgeb  Glines,  b.  April  29,  1843;  m.,  Nov.  27,  1866,  Mary  Jane 
Slader  of  N.,  b.  at  Lawrence,  Mass.,  July  6,  1849.  (See  DoUofE  gen.) 
He  served  in  the  Civil  War.  (See  Boys  in  Blue.)  They  resided  on 
the  Slader  farm  near  the  Canterbury  line  and  had  three  children. 
He  was  a  peddler  for  many  years  and  d.  at  West  Concord  April  26, 
1887.    She  m.  (second),  Jan.  4,  1893,  Henry  W.  Leach  of  Lowell,  Mass. 

Henbt  H.  Glines,  b.  Oct.  21,  1848;  m.,  Oct.  25,  1877,  and  resided  for 
a  time  at  Manchester,  later  going  to  Franklin  Falls,  where  she  d. 
Oct.  26,  1903.     He  d.  Nov.  1  of  the  same  year. 

Edwaed  Rat  Glines,  b.  June  20,  1856;  m.,  April,  1888,  Carrie  E. 
Mooney,  b.  at  Sandwich  Jan.,  1860,  and  had  three  children.  She  d. 
Dec.  5,  1897. 

(Children  of  Smith  W.  and  Jennie  Brown  Glines.) 
(B.   at  N.) 

Geobqe  Fbed  Glines,  b.  Oct.  27,  1862;  m.,  April  2,  1895,  Grace  L. 
Smith  of  Sterling,  Mass.  They  reside  in  Hudson,  Mass.,  where  he  is  a 
sanitary  plumber  and  heating  engineer. 

Fbank  Appleton  Glines,  b.  April  14,  1864;  d.  July  16,  1888.  He  was 
employed  by  F.  B.  Shedd  at  Lowell,  Mass. 

Mabel  Wadleigh  Glines,  b.  Sept.  1,  1869;  m.,  June  5,  1902,  William 
C.  Hill.     (See  Hills  gen.) 

John  W.  Glines,  b.  March  20,  1872,  resides  with  his  mother  on  the 
homestead.  They  are  dairy  farmers.  He  has  been  chairman  of  the 
board  of  supervisors  for  a  term  of  years.  He  is  active  in  church  work 
and  is  a  member  of  the  Epworth  League. 


150  HISTORY    OF    NOETHFIELD. 

Fifth   Generation. 

(Children  of  Charles  M.  and  Amanda  Sanborn  Glines.) 
(B.   at  N.) 
Feed  Sanbokn  Glines,  b.  March.  5,  1849,  was  a  merchant  at  Suncook. 
Clarence  Waeben  Glines,  b.  Feb.  17,  1851;  d.,  Oct.  11,  1871. 
Theodate   Saeah   Glines,   b.   July   29,    1857;    m.   Frank   Stevens   of 
Franklin,  where  she  d. 

Maey  Alice  Glines,  b.  Nov.  2,  1867;   d.,  Jan.  9,  1878. 

(Children  of  Benjamin  and  Ann  Robertson  Glines.) 
(B.   at   N.) 

Willie  M.  Glines,  b.  March  26,  1866;  m.,  1887,  Etta  L.  LeBarron  of 
Sanbornton.  They  had  three  children.  She  d.  Sept.  5,  1898.  He  has 
long  resided  on  Park  St.,  but  has  been  of  the  firm  of  Glines  &  Stevens, 
sash  and  bnnd  makers,  at  Franklin  Falls.  He  is  a  contractor  and 
builder. 

Chasles  Glines,  b.  1868;  m.,  March  12,  1895,  Mary  Brown  of  Wal- 
tham,  where  they  reside.     He  is  a  pipe  organ  builder. 

Frank  Glines,  b.  Oct.  25,  1870;  m.,  Aug.  5,  1895,  Mary  Lemon  of 
Laconia.  They  reside  at  Oak  Hill  and  he  is  employed  at  Franklin 
Falls.    They  have  three  children,  Alice  May,  Daisy  Belle  and  Myra  E. 

Nellie  Glines,  b.  Dec.  9,  1878;   d.,  June  17,  1893. 

Beet  A.  Glines,  b.  March  2,  1872;  m.  (first),  Neva  Randall  and  re- 
sides at  Franklin  Falls;  m.  (second),  Jennie  Carter  of  Canterbury 
Sept.  3,  1902. 

Benjamin  A.  Glines,  b.  Feb.  27,  1880,  resides  with  the  mother  on 
the  farm. 

(Children  of  Job  and  Elizabeth  Piokard  Glines.) 
Elias  Lahoy  Glines,  b.  March  28,  1866,  now  resides  in  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 
Jed  Glines,  b.  Dec.  6,  1872;   whereabouts  unknown. 
Saeah  J.  Glines,  b.  Oct.  S,  1868;  m..  May  16,  1900,  George  W.  Warring 
of  Manchester,  England,  now  of  Roxbury,  Mass. 

Belle  Glines,  b.  Jan.,  1874,  now  resides  in  Raymond. 

(Children  of  Walter  and  Jennie   Slader  Glines.) 

Lizzie  May  Glines,  b.  March  29,  1868;  d.,  Sept.  4,  1869. 

Josephine  A.  Glines,  b.  Aug.  12,  1870,  removed  with  her  mother  to 
Lowell,  Mass.,  where  she  is  a  teacher  of  art. 

Annie  A.  Glines,  b.  Jan.  27,  1873;   d.,  Sept.  19,  1877. 

Heney  W.  Glines,  b.  June  15,  1876,  was  fireman  on  the  B.  &  M.  R.  R. 
He  was  instantly  killed  in  a  collision  Aug.  8,  1895. 

(Children  of  Edward  and  Carrie  Mooney  Glines.) 
(All  b.  at  N.) 
Jeeemiah  Eastman  Smith  Glines,  b.  June  16,  1890. 
Alice  Eliza  Glines,  b.  Oct.  4,  1892. 
HiEAM  Edwaed  Glines  d.  in  infancy. 


GENEALOGIES.  151 

GLINES    II. 

William  Glijsies,  familiarly  known  as  "Old  Cartnap"  lived  near  the 
river  on  the  "Colony,"  where  there  were,  perhaps,  a  dozen  houses 
built  or  removed  hither  by  the  owner  of  the  land.  Here  dwelt  the 
hewers  of  wood  and  the  drawers  of  water,  the  woodsawyers  and  wash- 
erwomen for  the  village.  William  drifted  in  among  them  after  the 
Revolutionary  War,  from  whence,  I  am  unable  to  learn. 

He  had  been  through  not  only  the  fatigues  of  the  long  march  and 
the  bloody  fray,  but  the  still  more  distressing  exhaustion  of  the  prison 
pen.  Worn  out  beyond  repair  and  unable  to  provide  for  his  own  and 
his  family's  needs,  they  dropped  into  the  inevitable,  let  us  hope  without 
a  thought  of  what  "might  have  been."  Too  indolent  to  work  out  his 
taxes  he  was  content  to  lie  under  the  cart  by  the  roadside  and  let 
others  do  it  for  him,  and  thus  secured  for  himself  the  sobriquet  which 
ever  after  clung  to  him  and  his  posterity. 

I  find  among  early  records  that  he  m.  Polly  Moloney  Dec.  23,  1823, 
perhaps  a  second  wife. 

Second  Generation. 

Isaac  Glines  (called  "Dr.  Isaac")  lived  on  what  became  the  dwelling 
place  of  the  late  Simeon  Gate  on  the  main  road  at  the  entrance  to  the 
Colony  road.  This  place  he  sold  to  Mr.  Gate  and  moved  his  house  near 
the  river.  He  m.,  Oct.  18,  1792,  Hannah  Kisrel  from  the  Isle  of  Shoals. 
They  had  eight  children.    He  d.  June  23,  1852.    She  d.  Feb.  2,  1852. 

Dolly  Glikes,  twin  sister  of  the  above,  m.,  Sept.  2,  1797,  Samuel 
Dinsmore,  and  d.  Sept.  22,  1853.     (See  Dinsmore  gen.) 

Third  Generation. 

(Children  of  Dr.  Isaac  and  Hannah  Kisrel  Glines.) 

Betty  Glines  m.  James  Heath  and  had  two  children,  Horace  and 
Mary  Ann.  The  former  m.  Sophronia  Whicher  and  the  latter  Reuben 
Hoyt  of  Belmont.  Mrs.  Heath  m.  (second),  Hazen  Dearborn.  (See 
Dearborn  gen.) 

Hannah  Glines  m.  Moses  Foss  and  had  a  son,  Stephen,  who  m.  Sarah 
Newell  Currier  and  went  West. 

Polly  Glines,  b.  1806,  m.  Jonathan  Keniston  and  had  two  children. 
(See  Keniston  gen.) 

Isaac  Glines,  Je.,  m.,  Dec.  31,  1818,  Hannah  Kimball  of  Canterbury. 

Alexander  T.  C.  Glines,  b.  1803;  m.,  1830,  Betsey  Dearborn,  b.  March 
27,  1805,  and  had  three  dau.  She  d.  April  10,  1883,  aged  78.  He  was  a 
trusted  employee  of  Benjamin  Chase  in  his  carding  mill  and  later  was 
a  farm  hand  for  Warren  L.  Hill.     He  d.  Sept.  10,  1898. 

Joseph  Glines  removed  West  when  a  young  man  and,  with  a  brother, 
settled  near  Findlay,  0.  Their  families  still  reside  there  and  are 
prominent  citizens. 


152  HISTORY   OP    NORTHFIELD. 

Rachel  Glines  m.  Levi  Cross,  called  the  "Ferryman,"  and  resided 
near  Kendegeda  Brook  on  the  main  road.  They  had  three  children. 
He  was  injured  by  a  premature  blast  while  at  work  on  the  B.,  C.  &  M. 
Railroad  Jan.,  1847. 

Fourth  Generation. 

LrcRBTiA  Glines,  b.  June  22,  1831;  m.,  March  29,  1847,  Jeremiah 
Dow,  b.  1828.     (See  Dow  gen.) 

Saeah  Glines,  b.  Aug.  1,  1837;  m.,  Sept.  18,  1850,  Andrew  Nudd  of 
N.  and  had  seven  children.  She  m.  (second),  Laroy  R.  Brown.  (See 
Brown  and  Nudd  gens.) 

Electa  Glines,  b.  Aug.,  1841;  m.  (first),  Nov.  IS,  1866,  Horace  Heath; 
m.  (second),  Charles  Arlin.  She  still  remains  in  the  home  after  caring 
lor  aged  parents.    She  has  one  son. 

Fifth  Generation. 

Geoege  Albeet  Glines,  b.  at  N.  Oct.  6,  1862;  m.  (first),  Oct.  15,  1888, 
Mrs.  Lulu  B.  Dow,  b.  at  Canterbury;  m.  (second),  July  8,  1897,  Ida 
Sanderson,  b.  at  Toronto,  Canada,  May  1,  1878.  They  reside  at  Ply- 
mouth, Mass.  He  is  proprietor  of  the  Billington  Sea  Kennels  and 
breeder  of  high-class  Boston  terriers.  They  have  two  children,  Blanche 
Ida  and  Melvin  Clark. 


GLINES  III. 

William  Glines,  known  as  "Miller"  Glines,  may  have  been  a  rela- 
tive of  others  bearing  the  name.  He  m.,  Feb.  27,  1777,  Elizabeth 
Williams  of  N.  They  were  employed  by  George  Hancock,  Sr.,  to  run 
his  mill,  which  was  Duilt  before  the  Revolutionary  War  on  what  was 
called  the  Holmes  Dam,  and  was  called  "The  Old  Hancock  Mill," 
the  first  one  on  the  river.  The  site  is  now  occupied  by  the  Elm 
Mills  Woolen  Company.  Mr.  Glines  had  charge  of  the  sawmill  above, 
where  he  sawed  the  logs,  and,  it  being  two  stories  in  height,  his  thrifty 
wife  tended  a  gristmill  below,  where  she  was  reputed  to  have  made 
better  flour  than  was  made  for  miles  around  and  to  have  lifted  the 
bags  of  corn  about  with  the  utmost  ease.  They  were  people  of  con- 
siderable means  and  when  he  shut  down  the  sawmill  and  went  to  fight 
his  country's  battles  she  remained  at  her  post  of  duty  and  with  much 
praised  liberality  gave  weekly  of  her  stores  to  assist  such  poor  families 
as  were  deprived  of  their  customary  support.     They  had  three  dau. 

Mr.  Glines  owned  land  in  the  vicinity  of  the  mill  and  sold  in  1796 
to  Benjamin  Glines  for  $260  two  tracts  of  land,  each  a  part  of  Gospel 
lot  No.  9,  one  of  76  and  the  other  of  40  acres,  that  he  bought  of  Simeon 
Sanborn.  In  1806  Benjamin  Glines  sold  this  land  to  John  Molony 
for  $200. 

Gospel  Lot  No.  9  included  all  the  swamp  land  at  the  mouth  of  the 
brook,  the  Colony  and  present  fair  ground  and  plains. 


GENEALOGIES.  153 

Second  Generation. 

Their  children  were  Mrs.  Pevare  of  Andover,  Mrs.  Sanborn  of 
Franklin  Falls,  and  Elizabeth, .  who  was  b.  Jan.  29,  1791;  m.,  Feb.  3, 
1814,  John  Clark,  familiarly  known  as  "Boston  John."  They  resided 
for  several  years  at  John  L.  Hodgdon's.  Mr.  Clark  d.  at  N.  in  1874 
in  the  house  where  he  was  m.  She  d.  at  the  home  of  Jonathan  Scrib- 
ner.    Mr.  and  Mrs.  Clark  had  three  children. 


GOODWIN. 

Samuel  Goodwin  was  one  of  the  first  residents  in  East  N.  He  was  a 
Hevolutionary  soldier,  a  pensioner  and  had  a  son,  Moses. 

Second  Generation. 

MosEs  Goodwin,  b.  Sept.  28,  1773,  lived  near  the  foot  of  Bean  Hill  on 
the  northeast  side.  He  was  twice  m.  but  I  have  neither  name.  The 
first  wife  was  b.  June  28,  1773,  and  d.  May  2,  1853,  and  the  second  wife 
had  a  family  of  two.  Mr.  Goodwin  was  a  tanner  and  lived  below  the 
Rand  place,  where  he  d.  Oct.  5,  1842. 

Third  Generation. 

David  Goodwin,  b.  Jan.  3,  1798.  After  a  short  stay  on  the  home  farm 
he  removed  to  Buffalo,  where  he  d.    He  had  several  children. 

FuBBEE  Goodwin,  b.  Aug.  18,  1801;  m.,  Feb.  12,  1826,  Betsey  Hills 
of  N.  and  removed  to  Vermont.  He  d.  at  Annisquam,  Mass.,  Feb.  11, 
1859.  They  had  s.even  children,  all  of  whom  settled  in  Danville  and 
Sheffield,  Vt. 

(Second  wife's  children.) 

Judith  E.  Goodwin,  b.  April  26,  1806;  m.  Dimond  of  Hill  and 

resided  there,  where  he  d.     She  d.  at  Franklin.    They  had  11  children. 

LuKANA  GooDvriN,  b.  Feb.  17,  1809;  m.,  April  20,  1836,  Stephen  Gil- 
man.     (See  Gilman  gen.) 

Nancy  Goodwin,  b.  Feb.  15,  1811;  m.,  Dec.  20,  1835,  Andrew  French. 
(See  French  gen.) 

James  R.  Goodwin,  b.  June  15,  1812;  m.  Rachel  Clifford  Masoh,  b. 
Aug.  4,  1817.  He  was  a  tanner  and  shoemaker  on  the  home  farm. 
Later  he  moved  West.  Four  dau.  were  b.  In  N.:  Sarah,  May  20,  1839; 
Olive  A.,  Dec.  15,  1841;  Lurana,  Sept.  10,  1843;  and  Frances  C,  May 
2,  1845. 


GORRELL. 


Very  little  is  known  of  the  remote  ancestry  of  this  family.  It  is 
conjectured  from  personal  traits  and  general  characteristics  that  they 
were  of  Scotch-Irish  descent     Nathaniel  lived  in  Massachusetts  and 


154  HISTORY    OF    NOETHFIELD. 

had  10   children.     Mrs.  Armour,  Mrs.   Corliss,  Wadleigh,  Thome  and 
Bailey  of  Methuen  are  reported  only  by  their  husband's  family  name. 

Second  Generation. 

Gawx  Armour  Gorrell  came  to  N.  from  Salem,  Mass.,  about  1809. 
He  m.  Lydia,  dau.  of  Thomas  and  Lydia  Forrest  Clough  of  Loudon. 
Mr.  Gorrell  had  five  children.    He  d.  May  9,  1840.    She  d.  Dec.  4,  1848. 

Third   Generation. 

Clough  Gorrell,  b.  April  24,  1810;  m.  Sarah  Forrest  of  N.  and  in- 
herited his  father's  estate,  where  he  spent  his  whole  life  as  a  farmer. 
They  had  a  son  and  a  dau.     He  d.  May  20,  1890.     She  d.  Dec.  19,  1888. 

Martha  J.  Gorrell,  b.  Feb.  11,  1815;  m.  Shubael  Dearborn  and  resided 
at  Bast  N.    They  had  one  dau.     (See  Dearborn  gen.) 

Albert  Armour  Gorrell,  b.  at  N.  April  16,  1817;  d.,  Dec.  28,  1893; 
m.,  April  27,  1842,  Clarissa  Osgood  Whitcher  and  had  one  son  and  a 
dau.    He  d.  Dec.  28,  1893.    She  d.  April  26,  1903. 

Joseph  Edwin  Gorrell,  b.  Aug.  1,  1819;  d.  at  Salida,  Col.,  May  22, 
1892. 

Lydia  A.  Gorrell  d.  Sept.  3,  1829,  aged  three. 

Mart  Elizabeth  Gorrell,  b.  Nov.  24,  1822;  m.,  Nov.  3,  1854,  Aaron. 
Brown  of  Lowell.    He  d.  Oct.  14,  1895.    She  d.  Jan.  30,  1872. 

Fourth  Generation. 

Addie  E.  Gorrell,  b.  Sept.  13,  1845;  m.,  June  12,  1867,  Thomas  Long 
of  N.,  b.  Feb.  29,  1846.     (See  Long  gen.) 

Gawn  Edwin  Goreell  (see  portrait),  b.  May  15,  1857,  was  educated 
in  the  district  schools  and  at  the  New  Hampshire  Conference  Seminary. 
He  remained  on  the  homestead,  farming  in  summer  and  teaching  in. 
winter.  He  has  been  much  in  the  service  of  the  town.  He  was  chosen, 
trustee  of  the  lona  Savings  Bank  in  1891,  which  oflSce  he  still  holds. 
He  served  on  the  board  of  selectmen  from  1881  to  1884,  in  1891-'92  and 
in  1901  and  has  been  chairman  for  the  last  three  years.  He  has  been, 
a  justice  of  the  peace  since  1881  and  has  served  on  the  school  board 
from  1891  to  1897  and  from  1898  to  1904.  He  is  an  active  member  of 
Friendship  Grange,  No.  110,  Patrons  of  Husbandry,  and  of  Harmony 
Lodge,  No.  65,  I.  O.  0.  F.,  at  Tilton.  He  m.,  June  18,  1902,  Sarah  E. 
Brown  of  Loudon,  b.  June  19,  1864. 

(Children  of  Albert  and  Clarissa  Whitcher  Gorrell.) 

Horace  W.  Gorrell,  b.  May  21,  1846;  m.,  Dec.  1,  1872,  Emma  Susan 
Tilton  of  Manchester.  He  had  four  children:  Clara,  who  d.,  1874; 
Albert  L.,  b.  1875;  Henry  H.,  b.  1878;  and  Edith  T.,  b.  1882. 

Martha  Ann  Gorrell,  b.  June  20,  1843;   d.,  June  2,  1894. 


GOULD. 

Dr.  Charles  R.  Gould  came  to  N.  from  Tilton  in  1870  and  bought 
what  had  been  the  Seminary  boarding-house.  (See  portrait  and  Phy- 
sicians of  N. ) 


CLOUGH  GORRELL. 


SARAH  FORREST  GORRELL. 


GAWN   EDWIN   GORRELL. 


GENEALOGIES.  155 

Second   Generation. 

Annie  M.  Gould,  b.  at  Hillsborough  Dec.  2,  1868;  m.,  Oct.  4,  1888,  John 
W.  Pease  of  the  firm  of  Pease  Bros.,  builders'  supplies.  She  was  edu- 
cated at  Tilton  Seminary  and  had  fine  musical  talent.  Mr.  Pease  re- 
sides in  Foxboro,  Mass.,  and  Is  employed  in  a  furniture  manufactory. 
They  have  three  children,  Elsie,  Earle  and  May,  and  one  d.  in  in- 
fancy. ^ 

Charlie  Gould,  b.  Feb.  23,  1873;  d.  of  diphtheria  Jan.  22,  1878. 

Haket  Gould,  twin  brother  of  above,  m.,  Oct.  7,  1896,  Jessie  Aldrich 
of  Hillsborough,  where  he  is  an  extensive  farmer  with  maple  orchard, 
fruit  and  dairy  for  specialties.  They  have  five  children:  Vestilla, 
Charles,  Richard,  Harry  and  Thelma. 


GRAY. 


Robert  Gray  came  to  N.  from  Salem,  Mass.,  in  1819.  He  was  a 
carpenter  and  was  employed  by  Capt.  Isaac  Glines.  He  built  the  house 
where  David  Hills  lived  at  the  Centre  and  lived  there  with  Ebenezer 
Morrison,  his  brother-in-law,  and  later  sold  to  him,  removing  to  San- 
bornton  Bridge.  He  m.,  Feb.  4,  1819,  Susannah  Lyford  of  N.,  b. 
1796.  He  was  for  many  years  a  deacon  of  the  Congregational  Church 
and  represented  the  town  in  the  Legislatures  of  1833  and  1834.  He 
was  a  prominent  business  man.  He  d.  June  7,  1877,  aged  74,  She  d. 
July  30,  1877. 


GROVER. 


Edmund  Geover  and  his  wife,  Dorcas,  b.  1773,  lived  on  the  "Wind- 
fall" and  had  a  family  of  11.  It  is  said  that  they  were  of  Arabian 
descent.    She  d.  Dec.  6,  1857. 

Second   Generation. 

Stewart  Geovek. 

Polly  M.  Grovek,  b.  1796;   d.,  Oct.  6,  1867. 

Stephen  Grovee  m.  Mehitable  Lake  and  had  four  children.  He  re- 
sided at  first  on  the  homestead,  moving  later  to  Canterbury.  None 
of  the  children,  Andrew,  Hannah,  Betsey  and  Sarah,  resided  in  town. 

Sally  Geovee,  b.  1813;  d.,  Sept.  5,  1897.  She  was  a  devoted  Osgoodite 
and  the  last  one  of  the  sect.    She  tilled  the  home  farm  until  her  death. 

Maey  Geovee  m.  Grover  Merrill  of  Canterbury  and  had  two  dau., 
Mrs.  Daniel  Randall  and  Mrs.  Abby  Finch. 

Lydia  B.  Geovee,  b.  1811;  d.,  July  13,  1891. 

Samuel  M.  Geovee  disappeared  and  was  never  heard  from. 

James  M.  Geover. 

Sally  Grover  provided  in  her  will  for  a  monument,  on  which  all  these 
names  were  to  be  inscribed. 


156  HISTORY    OF    NORTHFIELD. 

HAINES  I. 

Geoege  Lewis  Haines  was  b.  at  Epping  March  11,  1757;  m.,  Dec.  25, 
1797,  Mary  Moulton  of  Kensington,  b.  Feb.  14,  1769,  where  he  lived  a 
few  years  and  then  removed  in  1809  to  the  Ellison  farm  in  N.,  a  part 
of  the  500  acres  reserved  for  Governor  Shute.  He  had  two  sons  and 
three  dau.,  one  of  whom,  Ruhamah,  d.  at  18  years  of  age.  He  d.  Dec. 
15,  1848,  and  his  wife,  Aug.  4  of  the  same  year. 

Second  Generation. 

Benjamin  Haines,  b.  Nov.  8,  1800;  m.,  March  31,  1842,  Martha  Ken- 
ison,  b.  Oct.  23,  1820.  He  spent  his  life  as  a  farmer  on  the  home  place 
.and  d.  there  June  29,  1878.  She  d.  July  18,  1896.  They  had  three  chil- 
dren. 

Betsey  Haines,  b.  Nov.  22,  1802;  d.,  April  10,  1840. 

David  Haines,  b.  Sept.  12,  1804;  m.  Hannah  Goodwin  of  Hollls,  Me., 
and  resided  in  Boston.  He  was  engaged  in  the  ice  business.  They 
had  seven  children,  none  of  whom  were  b.  in  N.  Mrs.  Haines  d.  July 
9,  1852.  He  d.  March  30,  1893.  The  children's  names  were:  Ruhamah 
G.,  Mary  E.,  H.  Frances,  Lyle  and  Gertrude  H. 

Mart  Haines,  b.  June  17,  1809;  m.,  March  5,  1832,  Dr.  John  Kezar. 
(See  Kezar  gen.) 

Third  Generation. 

(Children  of  Benjamin  and  Martha  Kenison  Haines.) 

Geoege  Benjamin  Haines,  b.  May  31,  1843.  He  read  medicine  and 
graduated  from  Dartmouth  Medical  School  and  was  appointed  surgeon 
on  the  receiving  ship  in  Portsmouth  harbor,  where  he  remained  seven 
years.  He  then  established  himself  at  Valley  Falls,  R.  I.  He  m.,  Sept., 
1876,  Dora  Babbitt.  They  had  one  child,  Mattie,  who  d.  in  girlhood, 
Dec.  29,  1884,  aged  seven. 

Lewis  David  Haines,  b.  at  N.  Feb.  7,  1845;  lived  on  and  cultivated 
the  home  farm.  He  d.  May  4,  1904,  at  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  whither  he  had 
gone  to  visit  the  exposition  on  his  way  home  from  Florida,  where  he 
tad  spent  the  winter. 

Ida  Maetha  Haines  has  remained  in  the  home  with  her  brother 
and  still  lives  there  since  his  death. 


HAINES  II. 


Capt.  Stephen  Haines  (uncle  of  Thomas  and  Stephen,  2d.)  m.  Han- 
nah Carter  of  N.  He  is  called  lieutenant  in  the  records  of  1826.  They 
resided  on  the  Scribner  place,  where,  it  is  said,  once  resided  at  the 
same  time  four  of  the  name,  Hannah  Haines,  viz.:  Hannah,  widow  of 
■Col.  Stephen  Haines;  Hannah,  who  became  the  wife  of  Dea.  Jeremiah 
Hall;  her  niece,  Hannah,  who  m.  Charles  Noyes  of  Canterbury  and 
who  was  called  "Little  Harner";   and  "Big  Harner,"  who  became  the 


GENEALOGIES.  157' 

■wife  of  William  Hancock  and  tlie  mother  of  Mrs.  Clara  B.  Straw  of 
Manchester  and  Rev.  Jerome  Hancock  of  Old  Orchard,  Me.  (See  Han- 
cock gen.) 


HAINES  III. 

Thojxas  Clough  Haines,  b.  at  Canterbury  June  19,  1798;  m.,  Feb.  10, 
1820,  Deborah  Drew  Rogers,  b.  at  N.  May  13,  1800.  Mr.  Haines  was  a 
farmer  near  the  Canterbury  line.  Later  they  removed  near  Sanbornton. 
Bridge  to  educate  their  five  dau.,  a  son,  Charles,  having  d.  at  five. 

Mr.  Haines  was  accidentally  drowned  while  bathing,  Aug.,  1846. 

She  d.  at  the  home  of  her  dau.  in  1868. 

Second   Generation. 

(All  b.  at  N.) 

AxicE  A.  Haines,  b.  1824;  m.  (pub.),  Jan.  11,  1847,  Cutting  Pol-- 
lansby.     (See  PoUansby  gen.) 

Hannah  Haines,  b.  March,  1824;  m.,  1843,  Darius  Winslow,  b.  at  N.,. 
1819,  and  had  one  dau.  (See  Winslow  gen.)  He  d.  Sept.  12,  1846.  She. 
m.  (second),  1850,  John  S.  Dearborn  of  N.,  b.  1824.  (See  Dearborn, 
gen.) 

Saeah  M.  Haines,  b.  1827;  m.,  1S60,  Josiah  Dearborn,  b.  at  N.,  1830.. 
(See  Dearborn  gen.) 

Rebecca  Haines,  b.  1838;  m.,  Aug.  6,  1859,  Peabody  Blake  of  New 
Hampton  and  went  there  to  reside.  She  was  for  many  years  a  teacher 
and  later  had  the  superintendence  of  the  New  Hampton  schools.  She- 
commenced  teaching  at  16  years  of  age.  They  had  one  dau.,  Mary^ 
wife  of  Manly  Burpee,  a  graduate  and  teacher  of  music  in  New  Hamp- 
ton Institute,  who  d.  in  1882,  leaving  one  son.  La  Roy  of  Exeter.  Mrs.- 
Blake  d.  Jan.  3,  1893.     He  d.  in  1879. 

BuDOEA  L.  Haines,  b.  'May  31,  1843,  was  a  graduate  of  the  New  Hamp- 
shire Conference  Seminary  in  1863  and  a  teacher.  She  m.  (first), 
John  A.  Colby  of  East  Corinth,  Vt.  After  his  death  she  resumed  teach- 
ing in  New  York,  where  she  m.,  in  1868,  Noah  S.  Walker,  b.  in  Eliza- 
beth, Pa.,  in  1827.  They  resided  for  many  years  in  Texas.  Mr.  Walker 
is  now  a  trader  at  Exeter.  They  had  four  children:  Noah  Walker, 
Jr.,  who  d.  at  21  years  of  age;  Carl  Springer  Walker  of  Pittsburg,  Pa.; 
Nannie  Alice,  wife  of  John  Dixon  O'Neil  of  Elizabeth,  Pa.;  and  Dora. 
H.,  who  resides  at  home. 


HAINES  IV. 


Samuel  BEii  Haines  was  b.  at  N.  He  m.  (pub.),  Jan.  12,  1843,  Mary- 
Ann  Piper  of  N.  (see  Piper  gen.)  and  had  two  dau.  He  lived  for  a 
time  at  the  Piper  homestead  and  later  was  for  a  long  term  of  years, 
foreman  of  the  old  sawmill  at  Factory  Village.  TJiey  later  returned 
to  the  farm,  where  she  d.  Sept  25,  1887.    He  survived  her  13  years. 


158  HISTORY    OF    NOETHFIELD. 

Second   Generation. 

Victoria  Haines,  b.  at  Franklin  March  3,  1844;  m.,  Sept.  30,  1863, 
Benjamin  C.  Stevens  of  Franklin.     (See  Stevens  gen.) 

Lizzie  Haines,  b.  at  Franklin  May  25,  1847;  m.,  Jan.  16,  1869,  Cur- 
tice WUttier  of  N.     (See  Whittier  gen.)     She  d.  May  12,  1874. 


HALL. 

Obadiah  Hall  came  from  Canterbury  to  N.  and  purchased  the  farm 
on  Zion's  Hill,  owned  later  by  Daniel  Sanborn.  He  was  a  farmer  and 
lived  to  a  good  old  age.  He  m.  Hannah  Lyford.  They  were  both 
original  members  of  the  Congregational  Church  organized  at  the  old 
meeting-house.  They  had  two  sons  and  six  dau.  He  d.  May  24,  1836. 
She  d.  Feb.  21,  1823.  The  Hall  coat  of  arms  appears  with  the  Hall 
Memorial  Library  sketch. 

Second  Generation. 

Saeah  Hall,  b.  at  Canterbury  April  3,  1771. 

Hannah  Hall,  b.  July  29,  1773;  m.  Thomas  Lyford,  Sr.,  and  lived 
and  d.  on  the  estate  adjoining  her  father's  farm.     (See  Lyford  gen.) 

Mart  (Polly)  Hall,  b.  at  Canterbury  July  11,  1775;  m.  Joseph 
Kimball  Dec.  3,  1795.     They  had  10  children.     She  d.  -Feb.  6,  1817. 

Jeremiah  Hall,  b.  at  Canterbury  Oct.   IS,  1777;    removed  to  N.  In 

1801.  He  was  a  farmer  and  tanner  at  the  Scribner  farm  near  Franklin. 
He  removed  near  Sanbornton  Bridge  Village  28  years  later  and  erected 
a  house  and  tannery  by  the  Chase  tavern,  now  standing  at  the  entrance 
to  Bay  St.  Here  his  business  prpspered  many  years  and  will  be  spoken 
of  elsewhere.  He  m.  (first).  Sept.  15,  1801,  Hannah  Haines  of  N.,  b. 
Jan.  31,  1780,  and  d.  Oct.  14,  1826.  They  had  four  sons  and  two  dau. 
He  m.  (second),  Feb.,  1827,  Abagail  Abbott,  b.  1783,  at  Bean  Hill.  He 
d.  July  8,  1867;  she,  Aug.  25,  1864. 

Betsey  Hall,  b.  at  Canterbury  Nov.  2,  1779;  d.,  Nov.  12,  1795. 
RuTHY  Hall,  b.  at  N.  Sept.  26,  1782;  m.  Charles  Glidden  of  N.,  May, 

1802.  He  was  b.,  1780.  (See  Glidden  gen.)  They  removed  to  the 
West  and  had  many  children. 

Obadiah  Hall,  Jk.  (see  portrait),  b.  at  N.  March  23,  1785;  m.,  Sept. 
17,  1812,  Hannah  Forrest  of  Canterbury,  b.  May  15,  17S5.  He  resided 
with  his  father  and  was  a  farmer.  They  had  a  family  of  nine.  He 
d.  May  25,  1870.     She  d.  Aug.  28,  1846. 

Lydia  Hall,  b.  Nov.  26,  1787. 

Third  Generation. 
(Children  of  Jeremiah  and  Hannah  Haines  Hall.) 
Hannah  Hall,  b.  July  17,  1802;  m.,  June  21,  1820,  Benjamin  Chase, 
b.  at  N.  April  3,  1798.     (See  Chase  gen.) 

John  L.  Hall,  b.  July  25,  1805;  m.  Eliza  G.  Cofran  of  N.  (See  Cofran 
gen.)     They  had  six  children.    Mr.  Hall  d.  Oct.  17,  1847. 


OBADIAH    HALL,    JR. 


GENEALOGIES. 


159 


De.  Jeremiah  Hall,  b.  July  4,  1807;  m.  Harriet  Corning  of  New 
York,  where  he  d.,  Aug.  5,  1880.  He  was  educated  at  Sanbornton 
Square  and  the  old  academy  at  Sanbornton  Bridge  under  Dyer  H.  San- 
born. He  read  medicine  with  Dr.  Enos  Hoyt  and  received  a  diploma 
from  Dartmouth  Medical  College. 

Ebenezee  Hall,  b.  June  7,  1813;  m.  Sally  Dyer  (pub.),  Feb.  16, 
1834,  of  N.,  b.  Oct.  30,  1810.  They  resided  at  the  corner  of  Granite 
and  Bay  Sts.,  opposite  the  Chase  tavern.  They  removed  to  Campton 
and  later  to  Elgin,  111.  They  had  eight  children:  Hannah  L.,  b.  1834; 
Charles  H.,  b.  1836;  Ellen  A.,  b.  1838;  Abby  A.,  b.  1840;  George  A.,  b. 
1843;  Ambrose  C,  b.  1849;  and  Everett  A.,  b.  1851,  who  removed  with 
their  parents.     Mr.  Hall  was  a  deacon  of  the  Congregational  Church. 

Eliza  B.  Hall,  b.  July  12,  1817;  m..  May  30,  1840,  James  H.  Cofran. 
(See  Cofran  gen.) 

Adino  Beackett  Hall,  b.  Oct.  17,  1819;  d.,  in  Boston,  April  21,  1880; 
m.  Mary  Cowles  of  Ipswich,  Mass.  He  graduated  from  Dartmouth 
Medical  School  and  practised  many  years  in  Boston.  The  Hall  Me- 
morial Library  was  given  by  his  wife  in  his  memory.  Mrs.  Hall  m. 
(second),  John  Cummings  of  Woburn,  Mass.,  where,  since  his  death, 
she  has  the  care  of  his  large  estate.  (See  portrait  and  sketch.  Phy- 
sicians of  N.) 

(Children  of  Obadiah  and  Hannah  Forrest  Hall.) 

Joseph  Hall,  b.  at  N.  June  15,  1813 ;  d.,  at  Manchester,  June  30,  1872 ; 
m.,  Oct.  11,  1836,  Maria  B.  Parker  of  Tamworth,  b.  April  18,  1813,  d., 
at  Manchester,  April  19,  1867.  He  had  three  sons,  Marshall  P.,  Joseph 
N.  and  Arthur  Norman. 

Maet  p.  Hall,  b.  at  N.  June  15,  1813;  d.,  at  Hopkinton,  Sept.  9,  1886; 
m.  Samuel  Crowell  of  Hopkinton,  b.  June  6,  1808;  d.,  Oct.  9,  1884.  She 
had  two  sons,  Everett  and  Dixi  of  Concord. 

Betsey  Beown  Hall,  b.  at  N.  April  12,  1815;   d„  Aug.  28,  1831. 

JEEEM14.H  Foeeest  Haix.     (See  Physicians  of  N.  and  portrait.) 

Mabtha  Jane  Hall,  b.  at  N.  Oct.  28,  1818;  d.,  at  Pittsfield,  March  23, 
1883;  m.,  Dec.  14,  1842,  Benjamin  Frank  Dow  of  Concord,  b.  Nov.  14, 
1816;  d.,  June  23,  1871.  They  had  three  dau.,  Maria,  Ella  F.  and  Mat- 
tie.  Mr.  Dow  and  his  father  were  tanners.  Ella  Forrest  Dow  was  a 
teacher  in  town  for  some  years  and  later  at  Franklin  Falls,  now  of 
Lynn,  Mass. 

Almiea  Hall,  b.  at  N.  Oct.  28,  1818;  d.,  at  Concord,  June  25,  1880; 
m.,  June  20,  1848,  Henry  Farnum  of  West  Concord,  b.  June  25,  1813; 
d.,  Aug.  21,  1882.  They  had  two  dau.,  Hannah  and  Lucy.  Mrs.  Farnum 
was  a  faithful  school  teacher  for  many  years. 

Dixi  Ceosby  Hall,  b.  at  N.  July  12,  1821;  m.,  Nov.  14,  1849,  Lucretia 
Randall  of  Canterbury,  b.  Sept.  10,  1826.  Mr.  Hall  sold  his  farm  a  few 
years  later  and  removed  to  Peabody,  Kan.,  where  he  d.  Aug.  20,  1878. 
He  had  a  son,  Joseph,  and  dau.,  Mary  E. 

Haeeiet  Glidden  Hall,  b.  Nov.  2,  1822;   m'.,  May  30,  1861,  George 


160  HISTOBY    OF    NORTHPIELD. 

Dimond  of  Concord.    They  resided  at  West  Concord,  'where  he  d.  April 
26,  1889.     She  d.  April  26,  1892. 
Obadiah  Jackson  tTat.t..    (See  Physicians  of  N.,  with  portrait.) 

Fourth   Generation. 

(Children  of  John  and  Eliza  Cofran  Hall.) 

Hannah  Elizabeth  Hall,  b.  at  N.  Sept.  3,  1827;  d.,  Sept.  26,  1857; 
m.,  May  22,  1853,  J.  L.  Barnard,  and  resided  at  Thornton.  They  had 
two  children,  Helen  Eliza  and  Harry  H. 

Latjea  J.  Hall,  b.  at  N.  April  3,  1831;  m.  Charles  F.  Clark  of  Tilton 
and  resided  at  the  Hall  home  on  the  main  road.  He  d.  Jan.  29,  1888. 
She  d.  May  28,  1896. 

Joseph  S.  Hall,  b.  at  N.  Sept.  6,  1834;  d.,  July,  1854. 

Albeet  H.  Hall,  b.  at  N.  Sept.  17,  1838;  d.,  Aug.  12,  1882.  He  m.  in 
1865  Elizabeth  Gilman  Kimball  of  Marysville,  Cal.  She  was  b  at  N, 
July  19,  1838,  and  now  resides  at  Valejo,  Cal. 

Israel  Cofean  Hall,  b.  March  4,  1842;  resides  in  San  Francisco,  Cal.; 
is  m.  and  has  two  children. 

Chaeles  H.  Hall,  b.  March  2,  1848;   d.,  Oct.,  1862. 


HANCOCK   I. 

Jacob  Hancock  was  of  English  descent,  a  relative  of  Gov.  John  Han- 
cock. He  was  the  first  of  the  name  to  settle  in  town.  He  owned  land 
on  both  sides  of  the  Merrimack,  near  the  "Webster  Place,  then  Salisbury. 
The  home  was  on  the  east  bank.  He  was  in  the  Indian  "War  from  1845 
to  1858.  He  was  also  a  participant  in  the  Revolutionary  "War,  being 
killed  at  Bunker  Hill.  He  m.  Elizabeth  Kezar,  sister  of  Azuba,  wife  of 
Benjamin  Blanchard,  both  of  Hampstead.  They  had  three  sons  and 
four  dau.    His  war  record  is  given  elsewhere. 

Second   Generation. 

Joseph  Hancock,  also  a  Revolutionary  soldier,  was  b.  in  1759.  He- 
lived  on  a  part  of  the  homestead.  He  m.  (first),  Polly  Heath  and 
(second),  Susannah  Page  of  Sanborn  ton  Bridge.  He  d.  on  a  visit 
to  the  West,  March  2,  1831.  His  name  is  on  the  first  tax  list,  where 
he  is  assessed  £30.     He  had  10  children. 

Geoege  Hancock,  b.  1749,  was  the  owner  of  much  land,  along  the 
Winnipiseogee  River  and  erected  the  first  saw  and  grist  mill  at  San- 
bornton  Bridge  before  the  war. 

It  occupied  the  site  of  the  present  Elm  Mills  Woolen  Company's 
plant  and  had  the  peculiar  dam  spoken  of  elsewhere.  He  was  pre- 
paring to  erect  another  at  Meredith  when  he  d.  very  suddenly  of 
spotted  fever  at  the  age  of  50.  Through  some  delay  or  trickery  the 
property  was  lost  to  the  family,  but  was  always  called  the  "Hancock 


GENEALOGIES.  161 

Mill."  There  was  a  grist  mill  below  and  a  sawmill  above,  where 
Miller  Glines  and  his  wife  were  in  charge  at  the  breaking  out  of  the 
war.  (See  Glines  gen.)  Mrs.  Hancock  was  Sarah,  dau.  of  William 
Williams.  (See  Williams  gen.)  She  d.  Jan.  14,  1800,  at  the  extreme 
age  of  100,  wanting  less  than  a  month  of  101.  She  had  been  60  years 
a  widow.    They  had  eight  children. 

John  Hancock,  b.  1791;  m.  Dorothy  Sanborn  of  Sanbornton  and  had 
10  children.  He  was  a  tanner  and  was  always  called  "Tanner  John"  to 
distinguish  hirn  from  others  of  the  same  name.  His  youngest  son, 
Benjamin,  resides  on  the  home  place  near  the  Orphans'  Home. 

Abagail  Hancock  became  the  wife  of  Colonel  Shepard  of  Canter- 
bury. 

Kezia  Hancock  was  the  first  wife  of  Capt.  John  Clough.  They  had 
no  children. 

John  Hancock  resided  near  Webster  Lake  on  the  Andover  road.  He 
m.  (first),  Naomi  Sweatt  and  had  a  dau.,  Naomi.  Mrs.  Hancock  d. 
July,  1806.  He  m.  (second),  Nov.  16,  1806,  Mrs.  Miriam  Purmate 
Ellis  and  had  two  sons  and  two  dau. 

Dorothy  Hancock  m.  Charles  Noyes  of  Canterbury. 

Alice  Hancock  m.  Perkins  and  lived  near  her  brother,  John, 

on  Webster  Lake.  An  unmarried  son,  David,  and  maiden  sister,  Polly, 
lived  long  in  the  home  and  are  remembered  still  for  their  quaint 
sayings. 

Third  Generation. 

(Children  of  George  and  Sarah  Williams  Hancock.) 

Sallt  Hancock  m.,  Dec.  12,  1799,  Capt.  Michael  McCrillis  and  hail 
three  children.   (See  McCrillis  gen.) 

Hannah  Hancock,  b.  1782;  m.  Capt.  Thomas  Simonds.  (See  Simonds 
gen.) 

Elizabeth  Hancock,  b.  Sept.  26,  1780;  m.  Benjamin  Knapp.  They 
had  one  dau.,  Susan.  (See  Knapp  gen.)  Mrs.  Knapp  d.  June,  1859. 
The  dau.,  b.  July  24,  1799,  d.  Oct.  12,  1876.  Mr  Knapp  was  expected 
home  from  a  trip  to  the  West  but  never  came. 

Henrietta  Hancock  d.  at  16. 

George  Hancock  was  instantly  killed  a  few  days  previous  to  his 
wedding  day.  He  was  said  to  have  been  the  most  promising  young 
man  in  town. 

Joseph  Hancock  d.  of  spotted  fever  at  the  time  of  his  father's  death, 
in  1799. 

Lieut.  William  Hancock,  b.  Jan.  19,  1786;  m.  (first),  Polly  Cross 
and  resided  on  the  lower  intervale.  They  had  one  child.  Mrs.  H.  d. 
and  was  buried  under  the  pines  in  the  old  Cross  burial  place,  beside 
the  brook.  He  m.  (second),  Feb.  26,  1818,  Sally  Wentworth  Rand  and 
had  five  children,  none  of  whom  were  b.  or  lived  in  town.  The  family 
removed  to  Mill's  Corner,  now  Uplands,  on  the  second  marriage.  The 
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162  HISTORY    OF    NORTHPIELD. 

children  were:  John;  Ann  Elizabeth,  wife  of  Daniel  Ingalls  of  Uplands; 
George  Henry;  Mrs.  Sarah  Brown,  and  Joseph. 

William  Williams  Hancock,  son  of  the  above,  was  b.  in  N.  July  12, 
1807;  m.,  May  6,  1833,  Nancy  Brown  of  Franklin,  and  lived  there.  He 
was  a  carpenter.  They  had  10  children:  Mary  Jane,  wife  of  Francis 
W.  Pearson;  Caroline,  wife  of  James  Keniston  of  Andover;  Arthur, 
who  d.  at  16;  Enoch  Brown  Hancock,  who  lived  in  Nevada;  William 
Grover;  Parker  Cross;  Nancy  E.;  Frank  K.,  who  resided  in  Franklin; 
Henry  Augustus,  who  d.  at  20;  and  Abby  Susan,  wife  of  Frank  L. 
Morrison  of  Franklin  Falls. 

(Children  of  John  and  Naomi  Sweatt  Hancock.) 

Naomi  Sweatt  HA^^cooK,  b.  March  8,  1800;  m.  Glines  and  d. 

Dec.  16,  1823,  the  family  record  says,  of  nervous  putrid  fever. 

(Children  of  John  and  Miriam  Ellfs  Hancock.) 

JoHw  Hancock,  b.  Jan.  4,  1808,  was  killed,  Sept.  10,  1823,  by  falling 
on  the  teeth  of  an  upturned  harrow.  An  artery  was  severed  and  he 
d.  of  hemorrhage. 

Cynthia  Hancock,  b.  Feb.  12,  ISll;  d.  at  the  home  of  her  niece,  Mrs. 
David  Tibbetts,  in  N.  Dec.  14,  1876. 

Hannah  Hancock,  b.  March  28,  1814;  m.  Bennett  of  Hill  and 

had  one  dau.  She  lived  at  the  Centre  for  many  years  but  d.  at  her 
daughter's  house  on  Bay  St.,  the  result  of  a  fall,  Dec.  30,  1895. 

Hakeison  Hancock  was  a  farmer  on  the  home  place  near  Webster 
Lake.  He  was  b.  May  7,  1817,  and  d.  there  July  7,  1863.  He  m.  Ada- 
line  McConnell  and  had  two  children:  John  of  Franklin  Falls  and 
Hattie,  wife  of  Frank  Sanborn.  They  occupy  the  original  farm.  The 
former  m.  Martha  B.  Woodbury  and  resides  on  Willow  Hill,  Franklin 
Falls.     They  have  a  son,  Winfleld  Scott,  employed  at  SuUoway's  Mill. 

(Children  of  Joseph  and  Polly  Heath  Hancock.) 

John  Hancock  m.  Elizabeth  Lyford,  lived  on  the  Peverly  farm  and 
had  many  children.  Tiring  of  N.,  he  walked  the  whole  distance  to 
Illinois  to  select  a  new  home.  He  returned  and  removed  his  family. 
The  family  tradition  says  that  he  drove  an  ox  team  the  entire  dis- 
tance. He  was  a  noted  bee  hunter  and  perhaps  varied  his  trips  with 
little  side  excursions  in  this  line.  They  settled  near  Peoria.  The 
children  all  settled  in  the  West. 

Jacob  Hancock,  b.  1796;  m.  (pub.).  May  18,  1821,  Judith  Wyatt  (see 
Wyatt  gen.)  and  lived  on  a  part  of  the  home  farm.  They  had  a  son 
and  two  dau.     Both  d.  there,  she  in  1881,  and  he  in  1858. 

Geoege  Hancock,  b.  1800;  m.,  Dec.  6,  1825,  Susan  Forrest,  b.  at 
Canterbury,  1803.  They  resided  first  on  what  was  called  the  Hicks 
lot  but  later  built  new  buildings  across  the  road  on  a  part  of  the 
Blanchard  farm,  where  they  lived  and  he  d.  July  3,  1867.  She  d.  at  the 
home  of  her  dau.  in  Sanbornton  Sept.  22,  1878. 


GENEALOGIES.  163 

Charles  Hancock  m.  Betsey  Manuel  and  lived  on  the  banks  of  the 
Merrimack  and  had  three  children.  Mr.  Hancock  d.  Nov.,  1847.  She 
m.  (second),  Leavitt  Knowles.  The  children,  Albert,  Alonzo  and  Mary 
Ann,  do  not  reside  in  N. 

Jesse  Hancock  m.,  Jan.  11,  1835,  Ann  Chase  of  N.  and  lived  on  the 
Capt.  Haines  farm.  They  had  two  children.  He  d.  March  5,  1842. 
She  m.  (second),  Jonathan  Scribner. 

Kezae  Hancock  removed  to  the  West  with  his  brother,  John,  where 
he  m.  and  had  children., 

Susan  Hancock,  b.  1791;  m.  Joseph  Gerrish,  b.  1784,  and  had  a  large 
family.    She  d.  Nov.  26,  1849.    He  d.  May  25,  1851.     (See  Gerrish  gen.) 

Polly  Hancock  m.,  Oct.  9,  1806,  Josiah  Philbrick  of  Sanbornton 
Bridge  and  had  two  sons  and  five  dau.  She  d.  July  21,  1861.  He  d. 
June  16,  1859.     (See  Philbrick  gen.) 

Sally  Hancock,  b.  April  7,  1794;  m.,  Oct.  2,  1820,  Morrill  S.  Moore, 
b.  Oct.  29,  1798.     (See  Moore  gen.) 

William  Hancock  lived  on  the  Intervale  farm  later  owned  by  the 
Manuels.  He  m.  Hannah  Haines  and  had  a  family  of  two.  He  d. 
Aug.,  1846.     His  children  were:   Clara  and  Orrin  Jerome. 

Fourth  Generation. 

(Children   of   Jesse   and   Ann   Chase   Hancock.) 

Annette  Hancock,  b.  July  8,  1837,  was  a  student  at  the  New  Hamp- 
shire Conference  Seminary  and  later  at  Mt.  Holyoke  Seminary.  After 
some  years  of  teaching  in  the  West,  she  m.,  Jan.  8,  1862,  Joseph 
Hill,  a  merchant  of  Til  ton,  and  had  four  children.  (See  Hill  gen.) 
She  united  with  the  Congregational  Church  at  Franklin  while  a 
teacher  there  and  later  removed  her  membership  to  the  Tilton  Church. 

Eldbidge  Geeey  Hancock,  b.  Dec.  4,  1840;  m.,  Nov.  7,  1863,  Jennie 
L.  Griffith  of  Peoria,  111.,  and  settled  as  a  farmer  in  Vermillion  County, 
removing  in  1881  to  Paxton,  111.,  where  he  was  interested  in  a  tile 
manufactory.  He  removed  in  1887  to  Arkansas  City,  Kan.,  where  he 
d.  Dec.  2,  1889.  They  had  two  children,  Annette,  who  m.  Glines  W. 
Thurston,  an  inventor  of  valuable  mechanical  appliances,  and  Francis 
Claire,  who  d.  at  four  years. 

(Children  of  William  and  Hannah  Haines  Hancock.) 

Claba  a.  Hancock  m.,  1858,  James  B.  Straw  of  Manchester,  where 
they  always  resided.  He  was  city  auditor  for  many  years.  He  d.  in 
1900  (?)  and  she  d.  in  1903,  leaving  a  dau.,  Gertrude,  who  lives  in 
Manchester. 

Oeein  Jeeome  Hancock,  b.  Dec.  11,  1866,  was  educated  at  Franklin 
Academy  and  New  Hampton  Literary  Institute  and  became  a  Baptist 
clergyman,  filling  pastorates  at  Belmont  and  Newton.  Mr.  Hancock 
is  now  located  at  Old  Orchard,  Me.  He  m.  Mary  A.  Rumery  of  Man- 
chester and  had  two  sons,  one  of  whom,  Edward  Henry  Hancock,  was 


164  HISTORY    OP    NOETHPIELD. 

educated  at  tlie  State  College,  Durham,  and  is  now  a  teacher  there.  An- 
other son,  William  Jerome,  is  a  teacher  in  the  Erasmus  Hall  High 
School,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.     A  dau.,  Eva  Mabel,  d.  in  infancy. 

(Children  of  George  and  Susan  Forrest  Hancock.) 

Alviea  Hancock,  b.  Sept.  2,  1827;  m.,  Dec.  29,  1844,  Joseph  Hobinson 
of  Sanbornton,  b.  Dec.  9,  1817,  where  they  were  farmers  for  many 
years.  Later  they  removed  to  Lowell,  Mass.,  where  he  d.  suddenly 
Nov.  20,  1893.  They  had  two  children,  Alfred  A.,  a  grocer  of  Lowell, 
and  Susan,  now  widow  of  the  late  Elvin  Greeley  of  Exeter.  Mrs, 
Robinson  resides  with  her  son  in  Lowell. 

HoEACE  Hancock,  b.  at  N.  Sept.  26,  1830,  went  West  and  there  m.  and 
had  a  family.    He  is  still  a  farmer  in  Groveland,  111. 

(Children  of  Jacob  and  Judith  Wyatt  Hancock.) 

(All  b.  at  N.) 

Smith  Hancock,  b.  1821;  m.  (pub.),  April  7,  1857,  Jerusha  Canfield 
Sewall,  b.  1821.  He  d.  May  2,  1897.  He  was  a  farmer  on  the  home- 
stead and  had  three  children.     She  resides  with  her  dau.  in  Franklin. 

Mary  Hancock,  b.  1827;  m.,  1850,  Frank  Lynch  of  Manchester,  where 
she  d.  in  1867,  leaving  two  sons,  who  removed  to  New  York  City  with 
their  father. 

Olive  Hancock,  b.  Feb.,  1829;  m.,  Oct.  3,  1852,  John  Handal  Proctor 
of  Franklin,  where  he  d.  in  1870.  He  was  a  fine  musician,  being  a 
leader  and  instructor  of  many  bands.  She  survived  many  years,  dying 
in  1895.  They  had  one  son,  Edward,  who  d.  at  eight  years.  They  are 
all  buried  at  Canton,  Mass. 

Fifth  Generation. 

(Children  of  Smith  and  Jerusha  Canfield  Hancock.) 

WnxiE  Hancock,  b.  Sept.  18,  1856;   d.,  at  Methuen,  Nov.  19,  1881. 

Mabel  Hancock,  b.  March  18,  1863;   d.,  March,  1864. 

Nellie  Geaoe  Hancock,  b.  Oct.  19,  1870;  m.,  Henry  W.  Gardner  of 
Portsmouth,  May,  1891.  They  reside  on  the  homestead  with  her 
mother.  Their  buildings  were  destroyed  by  fire  in  1902,  but  since 
rebuilt. 

(Child  of  Hannah  an(J  Bennett.) 

Caroline  Bennett,  b.  at  Franklin,  1845,  had  her  name  changed  to 
Hancock.  She  m.,  March  23,  1875,  David  C.  Tibbetts  (see  Tibbetts 
gen.)  and  resided  on  Bay  St.  He  d.  there  July  8,  1895.  She  m.  (sec- 
ond), Dec.  14,  1897,  Samuel  Oilman  and  d.  Jan.  23,  1904.  She  was  a 
devoted  churchwoman  and  was  an  invalid  for  many  years. 


HANCOCK   II. 

There  are  others  of  the  name  that  I  fail  to  connect  with  the  family 
of  Jacob. 


GENEALOGIES.  165 

William  Hancock  m.,  May  3,  1812,  Polly  Gibson  and  had  a  son, 
Pepperell,  and  a  dau.,  Martha,  who  became  the  wife  of  William  J. 
Fortier  of  Franklin  and  who  was  murdered  by  an  insane  neighbor. 

I  find,  also,  on  the  records  the  following  names: 

Isabella  Hancock  m.  Walker  Buswell   (pub.),  Sept.  14,  1821. 

Jacob  Hancock,  b.  Nov.  30,  1805. 

Thomas  Jeffeeson  Hancock,  b.  Jan.  21,  1807. 

David  Bean  Hancock,  b.  July  22,  1810. 

Betsey  Bean  Hancock,  b.  May  10,  1814. 

Judith  Hancock  m.,  Dec.  11,  1897,  Reuben  Blanchard.  (See  Blan- 
chard  gen.) 

The  children  of  the  above  William  were  doubtless  b.  in  N.  but  none 
remained  here. 

Jacob  Hancock,  d.  Sept.  10,  1824,  aged  45. 

Martha  Hancock,  d.  May  8,  1860,  aged  60. 


HANNAFORD  or  HANAFORD  I. 

John  Hanafobd  was  a  shoemaker  at  the  Cross  settlement  on  the  in- 
tervale, with  a  shop  on  the  site  of  the  William  Plummer  residence. 
He  m.  (first),  Cordelia  Russell  and  had  three  sons.  He  m.  (second), 
Feb.  16,  1804,  Azuba  Glines  of  N.  and  had  a  son  and  dau. 

Second   Generation. 

(Children  of  John  and  Cordelia  Russell  Hanaford.) 

Benjamin  John  Hanafobd,  b.  Oct.  20,  1787;  m.  Jane  Sanborn  of  East 
N.  and  resided  on  the  main  road.  They  had  four  children.  She  d. 
Dec.  6,  1808.  He  m.  (second),  Nancy  Flanders  and  had  a  son  and  a 
dau.     She  d.  Dec.  6,  1868. 

Jabez  Hanafobd  m.  Ruth  Noyes  and  settled  in  Boscawen.  They  had 
one  dau.,  Ruth. 

Amos  C.  Hanafobd,  b.  at  N.  May  12,  1797;  m.,  Feb.  3,  1820,  Hannah 
C.  Lyford,  b.  1800.  He  bought  the  home  of  the  late  William  Williams 
on  the  main  road,  where  their  nine  children  were  b.  She  d.  Sept. 
3,  1850.  He  m.  (second),  Sept.,  1852,  Mrs.  Sarah  Fifield  of  Tilton  and 
went  there  to  reside.  Both  d.  there;  she,  Aug.  11,  1880;  he,  Feb.,  1872. 
He  was  a  man  of  literary  taste  and  was  always  interested  in  the  events 
of  the  day.  He  had  a  deep  Christian  experience  and  was  a  devout  Meth- 
odist. 

Azuba  Hanafobd  m.,  May  18,  1844,  Ebenezer  Carter  of  Canterbury, 
■whose  home  was  on  the  site  of  the  old  Canterbury  Fort. 

William  G.  Hannafoed  m.  Mary  Jane  Kenison,  a  neighbor.  He  was 
a  shoemaker,  a  carpenter  and  a  farmer  at  Oak  Hill.  She  d.  there  Dec. 
16,  1870.  They  had  two  children.  He  d.  at  the  home  of  his  dau.  at 
Concord,  Nov.  15,  1889. 


166  HISTORY    OP    NORTHPIELD. 

Third  Generation. 

(Children  of  William  and  Mary  Jane  Kenison  Hannaford.) 

PARKER  HANNAFORD. 
(See  portrait.) 

Parker  W.  Hannatord  was  b.  in  N.  Sept.  18,  1845.  He  obtained  his 
education  in  the  public  schools  and  at  the  New  Hampshire  Conference 
Seminary.  His  father  being  a  carpenter,  he  naturally  worked  into 
that  trade  and  followed  it  until  he  was  more  than  30  years  old.  In 
1878  he  entered  the  employ  of  the  Maine  Central  Railroad  Company 
at  Augusta,  Me.,  at  the  passenger  car  repair  shops,  where  he  remained 
until  Jan.,  1881.  He  then  spent  five  years  in  the  pattern  department 
of  the  Manchester  Locomotive  Works,  returning  to  Augusta  to  the  same 
department,  where  he  remained  until  1890,  when  he  was  promoted  to 
the  general  superintendency  of  the  car  department,  a  position  he  now 
holds  at  Waterville,  Me.    He  m.  in  1865  Mary  A.  Upton  of  Bow. 

Mart  A.  Hannatobd,  b.  1855  at  N.;  m.,  March  26,  1879,  Alfred  A. 
Lake  of  Canterbury.  She  was  educated  at  the  New  Hampshire  Con- 
ference Seminary  and  was  a  faithful  teacher  previous  to  her  marriage. 
Mr.  Lake  is  a  locomotive  engineer,  with  a  home  in  Concord. 

(Children  of  John  and  Jane  Sanborn  Hanaford.) 

Martin  Rettter  Hanaford,  b.  1808,  was  drowned  when  a  young  man. 

John  Hanaford,  b.  May  6,  1817,  worked  a  while  at  Tilton  and  then 
removed  to  Colebrook,  where  he  m.  and  had  two  sons.  He  went  to 
California  and  later  to  the  mines  in  Idaho.  He  d.  in  Ohio.  His  wife 
and  two  sons  now  reside  in  Texas. 

(Children  of  John  and  Nancy  Flanders  Hanaford.) 

Nancy  Jane  Hanaford  d.  in  girlhood. 

Benjamin  Franklin  Hanaford  was  in  Company  D,  Fourth  Regiment 
(see  Boys  in  Blue)   and  d.  at  Beaufort,  S.  C,  March  18,  1864. 

(Children  of  Amos  and  Hannah  Lyford  Hanaford.) 
(All  b.  at  N.) 

AxvAH  Hanaford,  b.  1830;  m.  Caroline  Follansby  and  had  three 
dau.  She  d.  at  N.  Sept.  4,  1886.  He  has  since  been  much  in  Cali- 
fornia, having  been  six  times  across  the  continent.  A  dau.,  Sarah, 
d.  in  infancy. 

Samuel  Gray  Hanaford,  b.  in  1828;  m.  Lucy  Hanaford  of  Boscawen. 
He  was  a  carpenter  and  contractor.  They  have  two  sons,  Russell  and 
Fordyce.  The  former  m.  Clara  Sanborn  of  Franklin  and  the  latter, 
Kate  Holbrook  of  "Vermont.     They  all  reside  at  Northumberland. 

Jeremiah  L.  Hannaford  was  b.  in  1824  and  educated  at  the  old 
academy  under  Prof.  Dyer  H.  Sanborn,  the  Conference  Seminary  at 
Tilton  and  the  Conference  Seminary  at  Newbury,  Vt.,  from  which  he 


PARKER   G.   HANAFORD. 


GENEALOGIES. 


167 


graduated  in  May,  1845.  He  was  ordained  in  1851  by  Bishop  Hamline. 
He  filled  many  appointments  for  more  than  a  quarter  of  a  century. 
He  m.  Caroline  C.  Brainard  of  Barre,  Vt.  He  d.  Jan.  1,  1897,  at  Mel- 
rose, Mass. 

Maky  Elizabeth  Hanafobd,  b.  1827;  m.,  July  20,  1846,  Bzeklel  C. 
Ferrin  of  West  Concord,  and  had  five  children:  George  L.,  who  resides 
In  Newport,  R.  I.;  Mary  Frances,  who  d.  in  Colorado  in  1898;  Susie 
C,  who  resides  in  Maiden;  and  two  d.  in  childhood.  Mrs.  Ferrin  d. 
May  25,   1863. 

Susan  Gray  Hanatord,  b.  Aug.  4,  1830;  m.  Lyman  Sawyer  of  "West 
Concord,  where  both  d.;  she,  June  11,  1904;  he,  Sept.  27,  1898.  Mrs. 
Sawyer  was  a  teacher  before  her  marriage.  She  was  educated  at  the 
New  Hampshire  Conference  Seminary.  They  had  one  dau.,  Gertrude 
H.,  of  West  Concord,  an  enthusiastic  Sunday-school  worker. 

Cordelia  Russell  Hanafobd,  b.  1832;  was  twice  m.  (first),  to  George 
W.  Bartlett  of  Gilford  and  had  one  son,  Rufus  H.,  now  of  Worcester. 
She  m.  (second),  Caleb  Wells  of  Tllton  and  had  a  son,  George  B.,  who 
resides  at  Franklin  Falls.  Mr.  Wells  d.  in  1895.  She  was  a  teacher  in 
N.,  Lake  Village  and  elsewhere,  and  was  educated  at  the  New  Hamp- 
shire Conference  Seminary. 

Rev.  Charles  Harding  Hanafobd,  b.  Feb.  4,  1834,  studied  for  the 
ministry  at  the  New  Hampshire  Conference  Seminary  and  the  Bib- 
lical Institute  at  Concord.  He  began  to  preach  at  an  early  age  and 
has  filled  many  and  important  charges.  He  m.  Jennie  A.  Nason  of 
Springfield  and  they  have  one  son,  Fred  A.,  who  resides  at  South 
Lancaster,  Mass.,  and  one  d.  in  infancy.  He  Is  now  acting  secretary 
of  the  Massachusetts  Anti-Saloon  League  at  Boston. 

Fourth  Generation. 

(B.  at  N.) 

Maria  Swett  Hanaford,  b.  1839,  was  a  popular  teacher  at  Andover 
and  elsewhere.  She  m.,  1868,  James  Wilkins  of  San  Francisco,  Cal., 
and  resided  at  Denver  and  in  California.  He  was  a  hotel  keeper  and 
was  for  a  time  connected  with  the  Cliff  House  at  the  Golden  Gate,  San 
Francisco.  She  d.,  1883,  at  Tucson,  Ariz.  She  was  an  honored  and 
prominent  member  of  the  Episcopal  church  and  active  in  its  charities. 
A  bright  scholar  and  excelled  in  mathematics.  She  was  a  good  neigh- 
bor and  an  interested  member  of  several  fraternal  societies,  as  she  was 
in  everything  that  pertained  to  Christian  citizenship. 

Flora  Hanaford,  b.  at  N.,  1847;  d.  at  Boston,  where  she  was  em- 
ployed, April  21,  1870. 


HANAFORD  II. 

John  A.  Hanafobd  came  to  N.  from  Newton,  Mass.,  about  1850  and 
bought  the  John  Chase  farm  on  High  St.  He  had  two  dau.,  b.  at  New- 
ton. He  d.  Aug.,  1876,  aged  65.  She  m.  (second),  Mr.  Cutter  of  Bed- 
ford, Mass.    After  his  death  she  returned  to  N.,  where  she  d.  in  1900. 


168  HISTORY    OF    NOETHFIELD. 

Second  Generation. 

Makia  a.  Hanafoed,  b.  at  Newton;  m.,  Aug.  27,  1857,  Jolin  F.  Leigli- 
ton.  (See  Leigh  ton  gen.)  She  d.  June  5,  1886.  They  had  three  chil- 
dren. 

Emma  Hanafoed,  b.  at  Newton,  Mass.,  1853;  d.,  April  24,  1871. 


HAZELTON. 

Rev.  Benjamin  Hazelton  was  b.  in  Hebron  Nov.  7,  1789.  He  was  one 
of  the  pioneer  traveling  Methodist  ministers,  preaching  in  various 
places,  among  which  were  Martha's  Vineyard  and  Nantucket.  He  m.. 
May  1,  1820,  Elizabeth  Folger  of  Nantucket,  b.  Sept.  23,  1799,  a  dau.  of 
Hon.  Walter  Folger. 

They  settled  in  N.  about  1832.  They  had  eight  children.  He  was  a 
farmer  and  preacher  in  the  west  part  of  the  town,  later  buying  the 
farm  now  owned  by  Captain  Wyatt  on  Zion's  Hill.  In  1865  they  re- 
moved to  Chicago,  where  both  d.;  he,  Feb.  6,  1870;  she,  Jan.,  1872. 

Second  Generation. 

Eliza  F.  Hazelton,  b.  at  Mansfield,  Mass.,  Feb.  19,  1821;  m.  Hiram 
Glines,  a  farmer  of  N.,   (pub.),  April  10,  1842.     (See  Glines  gen.) 

Benson  C.  Hazelton,  b.  at  Summinett,  Mass.,  Jan.  23,  1823,  was  a 
photographer  in  Boston,  Mass.,  where  he  d.,  1892. 

Maey  F.  Hazelton,  b.  at  Marlboro,  Mass.,  March  9,  1825.  She  d.  at 
N.  Jan.  15,  1848. 

Benjamin  Frank  Hazelton,  b.  at  Falmouth,  Mass.,  March  19,  1827. 
He  d.  at  Chicago,  111.,  July  12,  1893. 

Feances  D.  Hazelton,  b.  June  22,  1830;  m.  Joseph  L.  Sargent  (pub), 
April,  1851.     She  d.  Oct.  10,  1860,  at  N. 

WILLIAM  C.  HAZELTON. 

William  C.  Hazelton  was  b.  Nov.  14,  1832,  at  N.,  where  his  early 
life  was  spent.  He  attended  school  for  several  terms  at  the  New 
Hampshire  Conference  Seminary.  Later  he  taught  school  in  Andover, 
Canterbury  and  in  his  native  town.  Following  the  advice  of  Horace 
Greeley  he  went  to  Illinois.  Here  he  engaged  in  farming  and  teaching 
until  the  breaking  out  of  the  Civil  War,  when  he  enlisted  as  a  private 
In  the  Eighth  Illinois  Cavalry.  Soon  after  the  organization  of  the 
regiment  he  was  appointed  orderly  sergeant,  in  which  capacity  he 
served  for  18  months,  when  he  was  promoted  to  lieutenant  and  later 
was  made  captain  of  his  company. 

The  regiment  served  in  the  Army  of  the  Potomac  and  the  subject  of 
this  sketch  took  part  in  some  30  engagements.  He  had  two  horses 
shot  from  under  him  and  was  himself  slightly  wounded  at  the  battle 
of  Beverly  Ford.  He  was  among  the  first  of  the  Federal  troops  to  reach 
Gettysburg  and  often  recalls  the  joyous  welcome  of  the  people  of  that 
city  as  they  crowded  the  streets  to  shake  hands  with  the  bronzed  and 
dusty  troopers. 


GENEALOGIES.  169 

Enlisting  in  Sept.,  1861,  Captain  Hazelton  was  mustered  out  of  the 
service  with,  his  regiment  in  July,  1865.  Purchasing  a  small  farm 
near  Chicago,  he  has  since  resided  there.  As  the  city  grew  in  extent 
liis  farm  was  taken  into  the  city  limits  and  subdivided  into  building 
lots  and  is  now  known  as  Forest  Glen,  one  of  the  suburbs  of  that 
city.  Soon  after  returning  to  his  farm.  Captain  Hazelton  was  appointed 
school  treasurer  for  the  township,  which  office  he  held  for  15  years. 
He  was  m.  in  1863  to  Fannie  M.  Morrill  of  Canterbury  and  has  been 
blessed  with  a  family  of  seven  children,  four  of  whom  are  now  living. 
Ellen,  the  oldest  dau.,  is  m.  to  W.  V.  Nicol,  a  fruit  farmer  in  Michigan. 
Hugh,  the  only  son  living,  is  a  graduate  of  Illinois  University  and  is 
now  an  electrical  engineer  in  New  York  City.  Josephine,  the  second 
dau.,  is  also  a  graduate  of  Chicago  University,  and  is  m.  to  Prof.  E.  D. 
"Grant  of  the  Michigan  College  of  Mines.  Jessie,  the  youngest  dau., 
is  a  graduate  of  the  Northwestern  University  School  of  Music  and  Is 
the  only  child  who  has  not  yet  left  the  parental  home. 

Josephine  B.  Hazelton,  b.  in  N.  April  14,  1836,  was  educated  at  the 
New  Hampshire  Conference  Seminary  and  was  a  teacher.  Later  she 
removed  to  Illinois,  where  she  m.  Benj.  Allen  and  since  her  husband's 
death  resides  at  Arlington  Heights.     She  has  one  dau. 

HoKTENSE  Hazelton,  b.  in  N.  Dec.  9,  1840,  and  d.  at  their  home  on 
2;ion's  Hill  June  23,  1858. 


HAYWARD. 

PoBTEE  M.  Haywaed  came  to  N.  in  1883.  He  was  b.  at  Concord 
March  4,  1857.  He  m.  (first),  in  1878,  Emma  B.  Glover,  b.  at  Pena- 
<;ook  April  12,  1859,  by  whom  he  had  one  son.  She  d.  March  14,  1882. 
He  m.  (second),  Nov.  3,  1883,  Flora  M.  Cross  (see  Cross  gen.)  and 
had  two  children.  He  m.  (third),  Nov.  24,  1898,  Lenora  Dearborn. 
(See  Dearborn  gen.)  He  was  employed  at  the  Lord  Bros.  Manufac- 
turing Company's  for  11  years  and  later  at  the  Carter  Mill,  where  he  is 
jfireman  and  watchman.    He  resides  at  N.  Centre. 

Second   Generation. 

Charles  E.  Haywaed,  b.  at  Canterbury  Feb.  14,  1879;  m.,  June  20, 
1896,  Annie  B.  Dearborn.  (See  Dearborn  gen.)  They  have  four 
children.  He  is  employed  by  the  Elm  Woolen  Mills  Manufacturing  Co. 
and  resides  on  Park  St. 

Feed  and  MAtno  Haywaed,  the  former  b.  April  20,  1885,  and  the  lat- 
ter in  1889,  reside  with  their  mother  on  the  Joseph  Smith  place  on  the 
Bean  Hill  road. 

Third  Generation. 

Emma  Haywaed,  b.  Oct.  19,  1897. 

Eaele  Haywaed,  b.  March  5,  1900. 

Peael  E.  Haywaed,  b.  June  17,  1902. 

Lestee  W.  Haywaed,  b.  Jan.  16,  1904. 


170  HISTORY   OP    NORTHFIELD. 

HEALEY. 

Elliot  Healet  came  to  N.  from  Raymond  and  lived  on  the  Jolin 
Hanaford  place.  He  moved  to  Alexandria,  where  he  d.  at  80.  He  had 
four  sons  and  a  dau.,  but  one  of  whom  resided  in  N. 

Second    Generation. 

Isaac  H.  Healet,  b.  at  N.,  1813;  m.  (first),  Cynthia  D.  Stevens  and 
had  a  dau.,  Annette.  He  m.  (second),  Maria  M.  Clark  of  Newbury, 
Vt.,  b.  April  5,  1823,  and  had  two  sons  and  a  dau.  He  d.  Jan.  12,  1890. 
She  resides  with  her  dau.  on  the  Oak  Hill  road. 

Third  Generation. 

James  C.  Healet,  b.  at  Alexandria  March  27,  1851;  m.,  Sept.  25, 
1877,  Orissa  Bean  of  South  Boston  and  had  one  son.  They  removed  to 
Fargo,  N.  D.,  in  1881,  but  returned  to  Nashua  in  May,  1892,  where  they 
have  since  resided. 

Minnie  C.  Healet,  b.  at  Alexandria  March  3,  1848;  m.  (first),  at 
Norfolk,  Va.,  March  7,  1865,  William  J.  Sanborn  of  Bristol.  They  had 
one  son,  Charles  M.  Sanborn,  b.  July  25,  1867,  now  of  Minneapolis, 
Minn.  She  m.  (second),  Alpheus  Keniston  of  N.  and  resides  on  the 
homestead. 

Elliot  C.  Healet,  b.  at  Alexandria,  1858;  m.,  Nov.  25,  1880,  Emma 
J.  Glines  of  N.  and  resided  for  some  years  at  Tilton,  later  removing  to 
Concord,  where  she  d.  Oct.  24,  1892.    They  had  one  dau. 

Fourth  Generation. 

(Children  of  James   and   Orissa  Bean   Healey.) 

Robert  Healet,  b.  at  N.  July  21,  1879;  d.,  at  Nashua,  Jan.  26,  1902. 
Belle  M.  Healet,  b.  June  6,  1884,  at  Fargo,  N.  D. 
Blanche  M.  Healet,  b.  May  29,  1886,  at  Fargo. 

(Child  of  Elliot  and  Emma  Glines  Healey.) 

Gladts  Healet,  b.  at  Concord  April  22,  1891;  resides  at  Lowell, 
Mass. 


HEATH   I. 

Isaac  Heath  was  b.  in  Andover  in  1795  and  moved  to  N.,  on  the 
Gerrish  road,  in  1826.  He  and  his  brothers,  David  and  Joshua,  cleared 
the  100  acres  of  the  original  farm  of  a  heavy  growth  of  wood  and 
timber.  It  often  took  three  or  four  days  to  burn  up  the  immense 
logs.  He  later  became  sole  owner  and  lived  and  d.  there  in  1863.  He 
m.  Sally  Gove,  b.  1779  at  Deerfield,  and  d.  1870. 

Second    Generation. 

David  Gove  Heath,  b.  at  Andover  near  the  head  of  Webster  Lake. 
He  m.,  Nov.  8,  1837,  Sarah  L.  Moore  of  Canterbury.     He  erected  a 


GENEALOGIES.  171 

fine  brick  residence  on  tlie  liomestead  and  botli  d.  there;  lie,  Sept.  14, 
1884;  slie,  March  23,  1899.     They  had  three  children. 

Third  Generation. 

Stlvajstus  Heath  was  educated  at  Franklin  High  School  and  was  a 
teacher  in  the  West.  He  served  in  the  Civil  War  as  assistant  surgeon. 
He  read  medicine  after  leaving  home  and  practised  at  Champaign, 
111.     He  m.  there  and  has  one  dau. 

Caleb  Heath,  after  his  father's  death,  remained  on  the  homestead 
and  conducted  a  meat  and  provision  business  at  the  Factory  Village, 
later  running  a  livery  stable.  He  enlisted  but  only  went  as  keeper  of 
ambulances  owing  to  his  father's  non-consent.  He  d.  at  Oklahoma 
City,  Oklahoma,  April  8,  1902. 

Cblestia  S.  Heath  m.,  1873,  Albert  Ames  Moore  of  Concord.  After 
his  death  in  1886  she  cultivated  the  farm  some  years.  She  m.  (second), 
Willard  R.  Stelle  of  Rahway,  N.  J.,  and  resides  at  20  West  Milk  St., 
Indianapolis,  Ind. 


HEATH  II. 

Abeahaji  Heath  came  from  Hampstead,  Mass.,  to  the  Batchelder 
place  on  Oak  Hill  in  May,  1813.  He  m.  Mary  Morrill  of  Old  Chester, 
May  25,  and  had  three  children.  In  1850  he  sold  and  removed  to  the 
Merrimack  intervale,  opposite  what  is  now  the  county  farm,  where  both 
d. 

Second    Generation. 

Rachel  Heath,  b.  at  N.  May  2,  1814;  m.,  in  1860,  Samuel  Wyatt  of 
N.     (See  Wyatt  gen.)     She  d.  Nov.  8,  1871.    He  d.  Dec.  8,  1874. 

Joseph  Heath,  b.  April  13,  1817;   d.  in  infancy. 

Susan  H.  Heath,  b.  Oct.  14,  1820;  m.  Darius  Small  of  Canterbury  and 
d.,  in  Belmont,  1884.     She  had  several  children. 

Joseph  Heath,  2d.,  b.  Dec.  11,  1823;  m.,  Dec.  21,  1848,  Caroline  Grant 
of  Gilmanton.  They  resided  but  a  year  on  Oak  Hill,  when  they  re- 
moved from  town.  All  the  four  children  were  b.  in  Canterbury.  Mr. 
Heath  d.  April  23,  1892. 

The  home  was  once  the  site  of  an  Indian  walled  fort.  It  was  made 
for  long  sieges,  as  a  well  had  been  prepared  inside,  and  this  well  is 
still  to  be  seen,  covered  with  a  flat  rock,  close  by  the  northeast  corner 
of  the  house. 


HEATH  III. 


MosEs  Heath  lived  in  the  Gipson  house  next  above  the  Hodgdon 
schoolhouse.  He  m.,  Oct.  26,  1816,  Agnes  Gibson,  who  was  b.  Aug.  15, 
1791.  He  was  a  farmer  and  d.  June  4,  1873.  She  lived  to  an  advanced, 
age  with  her  oldest  children  at  Franklin  Falls. 


172  HISTORY    OF    NORTHPIELD. 

Second    Generation. 

Jane  Heath,  b.  Oct.  1,  1S17. 

Samuel  Heath,  b.  May  29,  1821,  was  a  farmer  and  resided  with  his 
■sister,  Jane,  and  mother.     He  was  a  stone  mason  and  a  man  of  business. 

Stephen  Heath,  b.  Oct.  4,  1823,  resided  in  the  home  many  years.  He 
started  to  visit  his  sister.  Comfort,  at  Lowell,  Mass.,  and  was  never 
heard  from. 

Comfoet  Heath,  b.  Oct.  2,  1827;  m.,  Dec.  28,  1852,  Benjamin  F. 
Sanborn  of  Lyme.  He  was  a  machinist  at  Lowell,  Mass.,  where  she  d. 
April  9,  1859.  They  had  two  children,  Emma  J.,  b.  1855,  d.,  1859,  and 
Fannie  C,  b.  1859,  who  resided  with  her  grandmother  at  Franklin 
Falls,  where  she  d.  at  22  years  of  age. 

HoEACE  Heath,  b.  April  11,  1831,  resided  in  Lowell,  Mass. 


HEATH  IV. 

(See  portrait.) 


John  G.  Heath  came  to  N.  from  Raymond  in  1863.  He  was  b.  at 
•Candia  May  27,  1833,  and  m.,  1863,  Mrs.  Sarah  Corsell  Evans.  (See 
Evans  gen.)  He  was  a  fancy  dyer  at  the  Granite  Mills  for  more  than 
20  years.  He  bought  a  small  farm  close  by  the  mill  and  enlarged  and 
rebuilt  the  Deacon  Gilman  house  and  for  many  years  conducted  a 
boarding-house.  Compelled  to  seek  a  milder  climate,  they  went  to 
Southern  California  and  remained  one  year,  to  be  followed,  by  a  second 
and  third  sojourn  there.  He  d.  at  N.  Dec.  28,  1901.  He  was  a  member 
of  Harmony  Lodge,  I.  O.  O.  F.,  of  Tilton  and  of  Granite  Hill  Rebekah 
Lodge  of  the  same  place.  They  had  several  children,  all  of  whom  d.  in 
infancy. 

Second    Generation. 

Chabi.es  Heebeet  Evans,  adopted  son,  was  b.  at  N.  Aug.  11,  1857;  m., 
Nov.  5,  1889,  Ida  Dinsmore  Sanborn.  They  have  a  son,  John  Sam- 
uel, b.  July  4,  1891.  Mr.  Heath  was  for  many  years  in  the  employ  of 
the  Boston  &  Maine  Railroad  and  is  now  a  weaver  at  Elm  Mills. 


HERRICK. 


Daniel  Heeeick  was  b.  at  N.  Factory  Village  Jan.  19,  1801.  He  was 
the  son  of  Nathaniel,  who  had  come  there  years  before  from  Exeter. 
They  were  descended  from  a  Danish  chieftain,  who  invaded  England 
in  the  reign  of  Alfred.  A  descendent,  the  seventh  in  line,  settled  in 
Salem,  Mass.,  in  1629.  There  were  seven  children,  Daniel  being  the 
only  one  to  remain  in  N.  He  m.,  Sept.  26,  1822,  Narcissa,  only  child 
of  Richard  and  Hannah  Hills  Blanchard.  (See  Blanchard  gen.)  They 
spent  their  married  life  in  the  brick  house  near  the  Sanborn  bridge. 


JOHN    G.    HEATH. 


GENEALOGIES. 


173- 


They  celebrated  their  golden  wedding  in  1872.  He  was  a  man  of  great 
mechanical  genius  and  is  said  to  have  gone  in  the  garb  of  a  Quaker  to 
visit  the  first  paper  mill  at  Exeter  and  soon  after  reproduced  the 
machinery  for  Peabody  &  Crane,  of  whose  mill  he  was  head  machinist 
for  many  years.  Later  he  was  for  23  years  pattern  maker  and  repairer 
in  Herrick  Aiken's  machine  and  tool  shop  as  well  as  for  his  son,  Walter 
Aiken,  until  his  death,  Aug.  7,  1876.  He  was  greatly  interested  in  local 
and  national  affairs  and  was  never  absent  from  a  single  state  election.. 

They  had  five  children.    Mrs.   Herrick  d.  and  the  house  was 

afterwards  burned.. 

Second    Generation. 

Maey  Elizabeth  Herbick,  b.  Aug.  24,  1824;  m.  Cyrus  Tucker  French- 
of  N.     (See  French  gen.) 

Sabah  Smith  Heebick,  b.  June  20,  1830;  m.  Leavitt  Dolloffl  of  Lan- 
caster and  remained  with  her  parents  until  after  her  father's  death, 
when  they  moved  to  Lancaster,  where  both  d.  They  had  three  chil- 
dren. 

Haxnah  Jane  Hekbick  d.  Nov.  29,  1837,  aged  20  days. 

Da>-iel  Webster  Heerick,  b.  at  N.  Jan.  1,  1839;  m.,  Oct.  30,  1860^ 
Anna  W.  Ballantine  of  Paterson,  N.  J.,  where  they  resided.  She  re- 
turned after  his  death  to  settle  the  estate  and  d.  at  Paterson  in  1901. 

Chaeles  Edgae  Heeeick,  b.  May  15,  1842;  d.,  in  Idaho,  unmarried. 


HERRICK   II. 

Rev.  Maeceixus  Heeeick.  ( See  Trinity  Episcopal  Church :  portrait 
and  sketch.) 

Second    Generation. 

(Children  of  Marcellus  A.  and  Hannah  Andrews  Herrick.) 

(B.  at  Woodstock,  Vt.) 

Elizabeth  Adelaide  Herbick,  b.  July  20,  1851.  She  was  graduated 
from  the  Seminary  at  Tilton,  studied  at  the  Massachusetts  Normal  Art 
School  at  Boston,  and  has  been  successively  teacher  of  art  education, 
Salem  Normal  School,  Salem,  Mass.  (1883-88);  supervisor  of  art  edu- 
cation in  the  public  schools  of  Somerville,  Mass.  (1883-91);  director  of 
art  education  in  the  Teachers'  College,  New  York  City;  teacher  of  art 
in  the  Ethical  Culture  Schools,  New  York  (1898-1902);  head  of  depart- 
ment of  art  and  manual  training,  St.  Agatha's  School,  New  York  (1902 
to  the  present  time). 

Charles  Putnam  Heeeick  was  b.  at  Woodstock,  Vt.,  Nov.  8,  1854.  He 
received  his  education  at  the  Tilton  Seminary  and  entered  the  employ 
of  H.  B.  Foster,  druggist.  Concord,  in  May,  1874,  remaining  there  until 
Feb.,  1876,  when  he  went  to  Plymouth,  where  he  was  employed  by  John 
S.  Tufts,  druggist,  for  one  year.    He  passed  his  examination  before  the 


174  HISTORY   OP    NORTHFIELD. 

New  Hampshire  Board  of  Pharmacy  in  June,  1877,  and  became  a 
registered  pharmacist.  In  Sept.,  1877,  he  returned  to  N.  and  associated 
himself  with  Franklin  J.  Eastman,  under  the  firm  name  of  C.  P. 
Herrick  &  Co.,  in  a  general  store  and  drug  store  combined,  in  Tilton, 
which  business  was  continued  until  Jan.,  1882,  when  it  was  sold,  and 
he  entered  the  employ  of  G.  A.  Stevens,  druggist,  in  Hill's  Block, 
which  business  he  purchased  in  Oct.,  1883,  and  has  continued  to  the 
present  time. 

He  was  m.  in  Boston,  Jan.   31,  1883,  to  Emma  Julia,  only  dau.  of 
Lieut.  Francis  H.  and  Hannah  A.    (Magrath)    Carver  of  Boston. 

Their  children  are  two  sons,  who  d.  in  infancy,  and  a  dau.,  Martha 
Putnam,  b.  Sept.  13,  1888. 

Feancis  Hobakt  Heeeick,  b.  Nov.  19,  1858.  He  was  educated  at  St. 
Paul's  School,  Concord,  Dartmouth  College,  where  he  was  graduated  in 
1881,  and  at  the  Johns  Hopkins  University,  Baltimore,  Md.,  where  he 
received  the  degree  of  Ph.  D.  in  1888.  After  teaching  in  secondary 
schools  for  a  number  of  years,  in  1888  he  became  instructor  in  biology 
in  Western  Reserve  University,  Cleveland,  O.,  where,  since  1891,  he  has 
held  a  professorship  in  that  science.  He  is  a  member  of  several  sci- 
entific societies  and  has  written  various  works  on  the  structure,  devel- 
opment and  instincts  of  animals,  the  most  important  of  which  are: 
"The  American  Lobster;  A  Study  of  Its  Habits  and  Development," 
Washington,  1895,  and  "The  Home  Life  of  Wild  Birds — A  New  Metliod 
of  the  Study  and  Photography  of  Birds,"  New  York  and  London,  1901, 
revised  edition,  1905.  In  1897  the  honorary  degree  of  Sc.  D.  was  con- 
ferred on  him  by  the  Western  University  of  Pennsylvania.  He  was  m. 
at  Cleveland,  0.,  June  24,  1897,  to  Josephine  Thekla,  dau.  of  John  and 
Agnes  (Koenig)  Herkimer  of  Bushey  Grove,  Watford,  England.  Their 
children  are:  Agnes  Elizabeth,  b.  April  24,  1898,  and  Francis  Herkimer, 
b.  Aug.  24,  1900. 


HILLS. 

Daniel  Huls  came  to  N.  from  Haverhill,  Mass.,  where  he  was  b.  in 
1727.  His  name  first  appears  on  the  tax  list  in  1792.  Four  sons  had 
preceded  him  and  bought  land  on  Bay  Hill.  The  deeds  to  the  first 
purchase  are  dated  1788.  David  and  Timothy  were  taxed  that  year. 
Daniel,  Sr.,  m.  Hannah  Emery  of  Haverhill,  Mass.,  and  it  is  supposed 
that  they  d.  in  N.,  but  no  one  knows  where  they  are  buried. 

Second    Generation. 

(B.  in  Haverhill,  Mass.) 

Daniel  Hills,  b.  May  12,  1758;  m.  Hannah  Young  at  Concord,  where 
he  had  a  residence  previous  to  coming  to  N.  He  d.  at  N.  Nov.  19,  1816. 
She  remained  at  the  home  on  Bay  Hill  until  her  family  scattered  when 
she  moved  with  her  youngest  dau.  to  Schenectady,  N.  Y.  The  date  of 
her  death  is  unknown. 


SUSAN    COLE    HILL. 


GENEALOGIES.  175 

She  was  a  garrulous,  hysterical  woman,  In  strange  contrast  to  her 
quiet,  well-educated  husband,  and  many  of  "Aunt  Daniel's"  quaint 
stories  are  still  told  by  family  friends,  some  of  which  are  given  else- 
where. His  name  is  first  seen  on  the  records  of  the  town  in  1789 
and  his  fine  penmanship  adorns  the  pages  for  a  long  term  of  years. 

The  home  was  afterwards  occupied  by  the  Buswell  family  and 
Hazen  Carr  (see  Buswell  and  Carr  gens.),  and  later  was  bought,  with 
the  land,  by  Samuel  Clough  and  the  house  torn  down.  He  was  a  farmer 
and  a  "cordwainer."     They  had  four  dau.  and  one  son. 

Abagail  Hills,  b.  March  7,  1760;  m.,  July  12,  1789,  Amos  Clement 
of  Haverhill,  Mass.,  where  they  lived  and  d.;  she,  in  Jan.,  1815;  he, 
Jan.  30,  1819.  They  had  five  children.  Betsey,  who  d.  July  4,  1802, 
was  buried  the  day  she  was  to  marry  "William  Knowles  of  N.  The 
other  children  were:  Susannah,  Abagail  and  a  second  Betsey,  who  came, 
in  March,  1825,  to  live  in  N.  as  the  wife  of  Demore  Wyatt. 

Capt.  David  Hills,  b.  June  4,  1762;  m.,  Nov.  29,  1787,  Susannah  Cole 
of  Bradford,  Mass.,  b.  Oct.  25,  1766.  They  bought,  together  with  Tim- 
othy Hills,  the  100-acre  lot,  No.  16,  laid  out  to  the  original'  right  of 
James  Davis.  Ten  years  later  he  bought  out  Timothy  and  resided 
there  until  his  death,  March  9,  1820.  They  had  a  family  of  eight 
children.  He  was  both  a  farmer  and  a  cooper.  She  d.  in  1856  on  her 
90th  birthday. 

Timothy  Hills,  b.  Jan.  27,  1764;  m.,  1792,  Elizabeth  (Betsey)  Lap- 
ham  of  Haverhill,  Mass.,  b.  Sept.  13,  1771.  He  bought  land  of  Eben- 
ezer  Blanchard,  as  the  deeds  record,  and  erected  a  new  home,  where  he 
spent  the  remainder  of  his  life.  It  then  was  owned  by  his  son,  War- 
ren L.,  and  now  by  his  grandson,  "Warren  S.  Mr.  Hills  was  a  cooper 
as  well  as  a  farmer  and  became  an  extensive  business  man  and  prom- 
inent in  town  affairs,  holding  all  the  offices  in  its  gift.  He  was  a 
colonel  in  the  state  militia.  (See  Military  Record.)  He  d.  April  29, 
1850,  and  Betsey,  his  vnfe,  d.  Aug.  17,  1845.  Both  are  buried  in  the  ceme- 
tery by  the  present  town  hall.     They  had  five  children. 

Hannah  Hills,  b.  July  17,  1768;  m.  (first),  Samuel  Clement  of  Haver- 
hill, Mass.,  where  they  resided  until  his  death  about  1798.  They  hau 
a  son  and  a  dau.  Mrs.  Clement  m.  (second),  Lieut.  "William  Durgin 
of  Sanbornton,  Nov.  4,  1798,  bringing  her  two  children  and  her  sister- 
in-law,  Ruth  Clement,  to  live  with  her.  Mr.  Durgin  d.  May  11,  1822. 
She  d.  at  Sanbornton  July  24,  1826,  leaving  four  children  by  her  sec- 
ond marriage:  John  H.,  Clement,  Joanna  C.  and  Mary  L. 

John  Hills,  b.  June  15,  1770,  was  first  taxed  in  N.  in  1805,  probably 
the  first  years  of  his  majority.  He  m.,  Jan.  13,  1804,  Polly  Brown  of 
N.,  b.  March  13,  1778.  He  was  a  cooper  and  farmer,  a  man  of  great 
endurance,  preferring  to  take  his  bags  of  corn  to  mill  on  his  back 
rather  than  catch  and  saddle  his  frisky  horse,  which  would  nibble 
at  the  bag  so  persistently  that  he  had  to  carry  a  stake  along  to  pro- 
tect himself  as  he  used  to  walk  through  the  pasture.  He  scorned 
alike  the  heat  of  summer  and  the  winter's  cold,  for  which  he  had  to 


176  HISTORY    OP    NORTHFIELD. 

pay  the  penalty  in  his  old  age,  being  warped  and  twisted  by  rheu- 
matism out  of  all  semblance  to  his  once  erect  and  vigorous  manhood. 
He  was  a  member  of  the  state  militia  and  was  Ensign  John.  She  d. 
Aug.  8,  1849.     He  d.  Jan.  20,  1852. 

Third  Generation. 

(Children  of  Daniel,  2d,  and  Hannah  Young  Hills.) 
(B.  at  N.) 

Susan  Hills,  b.  March  19,  1791;  m.  (first),  Benjamin  Darling,  b.  at 
Sanbornton  March  12,  1788,  and  d.  there  July  8,  1819.    She  m.  (second), 

Favor,   of  whom   I   find  no   further   record.     She   m.    (third), 

Samuel  Learned  in  1836  and  moved  to  Piermont.  They  later  removed 
to  Troy,  Ind.,  where  both  d.;  she,  Aug.  10  and  he,  Aug.  25,  1855. 
She  had  three  children  by  her  first  marriage:  George,  who  d.  in  New 
York;  Hannah,  who  m.  Alexander  McLinn;  and  Abagail,  who  m.  Jona- 
than Learned  (her  stepfather's  son)  of  Kendallsville,  Ind.,  and  d., 
1903.  She  had  three  children  by  her  third  marriage:  John  Learned, 
b.  1829,  who  now  resides  in  Lowell,  Mass.;  Mark,  b.  1834  and  d.,  1835; 
and  Lucy  A.,  b.  1838,  wife  of  Joseph  D.  Oilman,  b.  at  Norridgewock, 
Me.,  and  resided  at  Lowell,  where  she  d.  June  23,  1836. 

Betsey  (Elizabeth)  Hills,  b.  June  10,  1793;  m.,  May  27,  1814,  John 
Cilley  of  N.  (See  Cilley  gen.)  They  moved  to  Columbia,  where  they 
spent  the  remainder  of  their  lives.  They  had  six  children.  She  d. 
April  3,  1867.    He  d.  April  20,  1885. 

Hannah  Hills,  b.  1795;  m.  Richard  Blanchard  of  N.  (See  Blan- 
chard  gen.) 

Sally  Hills,  b.  1802;  m.,  Sept.  26,  1822,  Sherburn  Lock  of  Bristol, 
and  moved  to  Jamestown,  N.  Y.  I  can  find  no  trace  since  1836.  They 
had  two  dau. 

Daniel  Hills,  b.  1806.  He  was  a  minor  at  his  father's  death  and 
m.,  March  11,  1832,  Abi  B.  Ambler  of  Attleboro,  Mass.,  and  resided 
there  in  1836.    I  can  find  nothing  further. 

(Children  of  Capt.  David  and  Susannah  Cole  Hills.) 
(B.  at  N.) 

Susan  Hills,  b.  Feb.  16,  1792;  m.,  Aug.  9,  1820,  Aaron  Adams  of 
Salisbury.  -  He  was  a  farmer.  They  had  two  children,  Emery  H.,  who- 
resides  at  Orange,  N.  J.,  and  Hannah  Fifield  of  Jackson,  Mich. 

Abiah  Hills,  b.  Feb.  11,  1795;  m.,  May  25,  1823,  William  Durgin 
of  Sanbornton,  b.  July  9,  1798.  They  were  farmers  at  Sanbornton, 
now  Tilton  Highlands,  and  had  four  children:  Albert  of  Newbury; 
William  Jackson  of  Tilton;  Electa,  who  m.  John  Pressey  of  Sutton  and 
d.  there  in  1901;  and  Leonard,  late  of  Portland,  Ore.  Mr.  Durgin  d. 
Feb.  19,  1875.     She  d.  Oct.  26,  1881. 

Daniel  Hills,  b.  June  18,  1797;  m.,  June  10,  1824,  Huldah  Page  of 
Sanbornton,  b.  at  Epsom  Aug.   20,  1794.     He  was  a  farmer  on  the 


GENEALOGIES.  177 

homestead  and  cared  for  his  mottier  in  her  declining  years.  He  was 
captain  of  Company  C,  Thirty-eighth  Regiment,  Infantry,  of  the  state 
militia.  They  had  two  sons.  He  d.  Jan.  13,  1843.  She  d.  April  16, 
1876. 

Abasail  Hills,  b.  Jan.  18,  1799;  m.,  March  3,  1840,  John  Jarvis  of 
"West  Concord.  He  was  b.  at  Dunbarton  April  28,  1798.  They  resided 
for  many  years  at  East  Concord,  where  he  was  a  farmer  and  both  d. 
there;  he,  Oct.  2,  1870;   she,  Dec.  13,  1879. 

David  Hills,  b.  Feb.  3,  1801;  m.,  April  20,  1831,  Sarah  A.  Forrest 
of  Canterbury,  b.  July  5,  1801.  They  resided  for  many  years  on  the 
Dolloff  place  at  the  foot  of  Bean  Hill.  In  1846  they  moved  to  the 
Centre,  where  he  d.  Oct.  2,  1868,  and  she.  May  10,  1876.  They  had  a 
family  of  six  children.  He  was  a  natural  mechanic,  a  fine  scholar  and 
a  good  singer.  Mrs.  Hills  was  a  teacher  for  many  years,  being  noted 
as  a  grammarian  and  speller. 

Clarissa  Hills,  b.  Dec.  14,  1803;  m..  May  8,  1820,  Leonard  Damon 
of  Reading,  Mass.,  b.  June  27,  1801,  and  d.  March  25,  1826.  She  m. 
(second),  John  Parker  of  Reading,  Sept.  11,  1828.  They  had  two  dau., 
Clarissa  Orilla  and  Susan  Adelia,  and  a  son,  Leonard  Damon  Parker, 
none  of  whom  survive. 

Emeey  Hills,  b.  Jan.  18,  1805;  m.,  in  1831,  Harriet  Parker  of  Water- 
bury,  Vt.,  b.  April  11,  1797.  He  learned  the  tanner's  trade  of  Dea- 
con True  of  Salisbury  and  later  fitted  for  the  ministry  but  was  never 
permitted  to  preach  on  account  of  failing  health.  He  d.  at  Williston, 
Vt.,  where  they  had  spent  their  whole  married  life,  Sept.  4,  1850. 
She  survived  many  years.  Mr.  Hills  was  one  of  the  early  anti-slavery 
advocates.  Their  dau.  were:  Harriet,  who  m.  Dr.  Lyman  B.  Larkin 
and  had  a  son,  Ernest;  Amelia;  Maria;  Susan,  who  m.  (first),  George 
Stearns  and  had  one  child,  Mrs.  Ethel  D.  Stickney  of  Milford,  and  who 

m.    (second),  Tenney   of   East  Concord,   dying  at  North   Bos- 

cawen  Nov.  23,  1890;  Martha;  and  George.  The  latter  enlisted  in  New 
York  at  the  beginning  of  the  Civil  "War;  he  either  re-enlisted  or  was 
transferred  to  the  Seventeenth  "Vermont  Infantry,  returned  and  was  last 
heard  from  at  New  Haven  Ct.  Mrs.  Martha  B.  Garrett,  the  last  sur- 
viving dau.,  resides  at  Ballston  Spa,  N.  Y. 

Dea.  Samuel  Hills,  b.  Dec.  25,  1808;  m.,  Dec.  6,  1832,  Judith  Clough 
of  Canterbury,  b.  Dec.  6,  1808.  He  was  a  blacksmith  and  spent  his 
whole  life  at  Canterbury  Centre.  He  was  a  deacon  of  the  Congre- 
gational Church  for  many  years.  He  d.  April,  1882.  She  d.  Sept.  8, 
1888.  They  had  one  dau.,  Mary  Eliza,  wife  of  John  P.  Kimball  of 
Canterbury,  who  had  three  children,  Ida,  Georgia  and  Edwin. 

(Children  of  Timothy  and  Betsey  Lapham  Hills.) 

(B.  at  N.) 

King  Lapham  Hills,  b.  Jan.  22,  1794;  m.,  June  19,  1814,  Sally  Gil- 
man  of  N.,  b.  July  19,  1796.    They  went  to  Sheffield,  "Vt.,  and  after  his 
death,  Dec.  22,  1863,  she  moved  to  Fond-du-lac,  "Wis.,  where  she  d.  April 
12 


178  HISTORY   OP    NOETHFIELD. 

15,  1880.  They  had  four  sons,  Aaron,  William  G.,  Marcella  and  Tim- 
othy, and  eight  dau.:  Betsey,  Nancy,  Harriet,  Alice,  Mary,  Adaline, 
Julia  Ann  and  Cerinda.     Several  of  these  now  reside  at  Sheffield,  Vt. 

Habbiet  Hills,  h.  Sept.  13,  1797;  m..  May  15,  1814,  Lowell  Lang  of 
Sanbornton  Bridge.  He  was  a  cabinet  and  coffin  maker.  They  had 
eight  children:  John,  "Warren  H.,  Timothy  H.,  Joseph  L.,  Lucy  B., 
Elizabeth  Ann,  Direxa,  Matilda  and  Katherine  Holmes.  Mrs.  Lang  d. 
June  4,  1830.    He  m.  (second),  Theodate  Page  and  d.  Feb.  10,  1861. 

Warebn  Lapham  Hills,  b.  Sept.  2,  1801;  m.,  April  2,  1829,  Betsey 
Tucker,  b.  at  Hopkinton  Dec.  26,  1809.  He  was  a  farmer,  brickmaker 
and  a  man  of  extensive  business.  They  had  six  children.  She  d.  at 
N.  Feb.  6,  1886.     He  d.  March  23,  1887. 

Betsey  L.  Hills,  b.  Oct.  1,  1803;  m.,  Feb  12,  1826,  Furber  Goodwin 
tsee  Goodwin  gen.),  b.  at  N.  Aug.  18,  1807,  and  had  seven  children: 
Melissa,  Diana,  Warren  H.,  Albert  A.,  Harriet  L.,  King  H.,  and  Eliza- 
beth, all  of  Danville  and  Sheffield,  Vt.  She  d.  at  Danville,  Vt.,  April 
18,  1846.     He  d.  at  Annisquam,  Mass.,  Feb.  11,  1859. 

Babkeb  L.  Hills,  b.  Oct.  28,  1808;  m.,  Jan.  7,  1835,  Mary  A.  Cilley 
(see  Cilley  gen.),  b.  Sept.  14,  1814.  He  d.  at  Campton  June  20,  1895, 
and  she  d.  there  Feb.  28,  1886.  They  had  a  son,  Daniel  Cilley  Hills, 
who,  with  his  sister,  Mrs.  Elizabeth  L.  Mitchel,  now  resides  at  Ash- 
land, where  he  is  cashier  of  the  Ashland  Savings  Bank. 

(Children  of  John  and  Polly  Brown  Hills.) 
(B.  at  N.) 

Benjamin  Hills,  b.  Feb.  8,  1810;  m.  Elizabeth  Cofran,  b.  Dec.  23, 
1813.  He  was  a  farmer  and  dealer  in  cattle.  He  lived  in  the  Chase 
tavern  at  the  entrance  to  Bay  St.  Both  d.  there;  he,  Oct.  11,  1857. 
she,  June  9,  1871.  They  had  a  family  of  eight.  This  place  was  sold 
June  8,  1872,  to  S.  B.  Page  and  Samuel  Sargent. 

Sally  Hills,  b.  Oct.  12,  1808;  m.,  1827,  Joseph  Clisby,  b.  at  Concord 
Sept.  1,  1802.  He  was  a  blacksmith  at  the  Centre.  He  also  farmed  in 
later  years.  He  was  one  of  the  few  who  kept  a  record  of  passing 
events,  which  has  been  of  great  value  in  compiling  this  genealogy. 
They  had  a  family  of  four  dau.     (See  Clisby  gen.) 

John  Hills,  b.  Sept.  20,  1805;  m.,  Nov.  4,  1831,  Mahala  Rollins,  b. 
in  Sanbornton,  1806.  He  inherited  the  home  farm  on  Whicher  Hill 
and  was  a  thrifty  farmer  all  his  life.  They  had  two  children.  Mrs. 
Hills  d.  Jan.  11,  1883.  He  d.  Feb.  16,  1886.  This  farm  was  sold  to 
F.  B.  Shedd  of  Lowell,  Mass.,  who  has  a  summer  residence  there. 

Betsey  Hills,  b.  Aug.  30,  1804;  m.  Moses  Evans  of  N.  (see  Evans 
gen.)  and  resided  on  what  has  always  been  called  Lovers'  Lane,  near 
her  father's.  He  d.  Jan.  15,  1855,  and  she  d.  April  1,  1868.  This  house, 
if  not  built  for  a  Methodist  parsonage,  was  used  for  some  time  as  such, 


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Fourth  Generation. 

(Children  of  Daniel  and  Huldah  Page  Hills.) 
(B.  at  N.) 

WiixiAM  Peaey  Hills,  b.  Feb.  26,  1825,  was  a  young  man  of  me- 
chanical genius  and  a  promising  artist  in  portraiture.  He  d.  March 
7,  1854. 

Daniel  Adams  Hills,  b. -Jan.  23,  1827;  m.,  April  15,  1853,  Cynthia  A. 
Clough.  (See  Clough  gen.)  He  claimed  a  valuable  invention,  a  non- 
poisonous  mixture  for  sticky  fly  paper  and  a  machine  for  spreading 
it,  which  later  was  sold  to  H.  B.  Foster  of  Concord.  Mr.  Hills  was  also 
a  farmer  and  natural  mechanic.  They  had  two  children.  He  d.  June 
25,  1864.     She  d.  June  11,  1890. 

(Children  of  David  and   Sarah  Forrest  Hills.) 
(B.  at  N.) 

Saeah  Augusta  Hills,  b.  May  10,  1832,  was  educated  at  the  New 
Hampshire  Conference  Seminary  and  was  a  faithful  teacher  for  many 
years.  She  cared  for  the  home  and  her  parents  in  their  declining 
years  and  later  went  to  care  for  a  relative  at  East  Andover.  She  d. 
at  N.  May  12,  1902. 

Lucy  Rogers  Hills,  b.  July  "9,  1834;  m.,  Nov.  16,  1866,  Oliver  L. 
Cross  of  N.     (See  Cross  gen.  and  frontispiece.) 

Solon  Foebbst  Hills,  b.  May  31,  1836;  m.,  Sept.  21,  1871,  Georgia 
Gate  of  Belmont.  She  was  b.  at  Manchester  June  1,  1845.  He  was  a 
teacher  and  supervisor  of  schools  in  N.  and  Belmont,  a  fine  musician 
and  leader  of  several  bands.  He  moved  to  Belmont  in  1872,  where 
he  was  a  farmer  and  promiuiSnt  Granger,  being  master  of  Lawrence 
Grange.  They  had  three  children:  Martha  G.,  b.  1872  and  d.,  1873; 
James  C,  b.  1873;  and  Helen  F.,  b.  1877,  the  latter  being -a  teacher  in 
the  Belmont  graded  schools. 

DoEOTHY  Eastman  Hills,  b.  Aug.  24,  1838;  m.,  April,  1874,  John 
Wilde  of  Lancashire,  England.  They  reside  at  Penacook  and  have  one 
son,  Charles  F.,  a  trusted  clerk  for  the  Whitney  Electrical  Company. 
Mrs.  Wilde  taught  for  many  years  and  is  a  fine  landscape  artist  in 
oil. 

Susan  Maeia  Hills,  b.  Jan.  26,  1840;  d.,  Oct.  14,  1846.  Her  death 
was  caused  by  her  clothes  taking  fire  at  an  open  fireplace. 

Susan  Hannah  Hills,  b.  March  15,  1846;  m..  May  28,  1871,  Jason 
Foss.     (See  portrait  and  sketch.) 

(Children  of  Warren  L.  and  Betsey  Tucker  Hills.) 
(B.  at  N.) 
Alvah  Tuckee  Hills,  b.  Jan.  10,  1831;  d.,  July  18,  1853. 
Mabt  Tuckee  Hills,  b.  Sept.  13,  1833;   d.,  Aug.  31,  1846. 
Hbnby  T.  Hills,  b.  Oct.  8,  1837;  m.,  March  21,  1861,  Oriette  S.  Whid- 
den  of  N.     (See  Whidden  gen.)     He  was  clerk  of  the  town  for  a  term 
of  years.    He  was  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Peabody  &  Hills,  dry  goods 


180  HISTOEY   OP   NOETHPIELD. 

and  groceries,  and  later  was  employed  by  P.  C.  Cheney  at  Manchester. 
In  1886  he  moved  to  Bath,  S.  C,  where  he  was  a  paper  manufacturer. 
They  had  two  chiMren.  He  d.  at  Bath,  S.  C,  March  28,  1892,  and  is 
buried  in  the  Park  Cemetery  at  Tilton.  Mrs.  Hills  resides  with  her 
dau.  at  Aiken,  S.  C. 

Waeren  Smith  Hills,  b.  Feb.  9,  1842;  m.,  Sept.  7,  1865,  Helen  E. 
Cofran  of  N.  (See  Cofran  gen.)  He  resides  on  the  homestead  of  his 
father  and  grandfather  and  is  an  extensive  farmer  and  stone  mason. 
They  have  seven  children.     (See  group.) 

Charles  Fbedekick  Hills,  b.  Jan.  27,  1847;  m.,  Jan.  17,  1872,  Sarah 
•Frances  Cilley  of  N.  (See  CiUey  gen.)  He  was  a  fine  printer  at  N.  and 
d.  March  15,  1889.  They  had  two  children.  She  d.  suddenly  of  heart 
failure  July  6,  1885. 

M.  Etta  Hh-ls,  b.  July  21,  1854;  m..  May  22,  1883,  Cliff  F.  Gile.  (See 
Gile  gen.) 

(Children  of  Benjamin  and  Elizabeth  Cofran  Hills.) 
(B.  at  N.) 

Oeen  Hills,  b.  June  18,  1835,  was  a  drover  and  butcher  at  Brighton, 
Mass.     He  d.  Jan.  25,  1864. 

Ann  Hills,  b.  March  24,  1840;  m.,  Aug.  3,  1864,  Enoch  G.  Phllbrick 
of  Sanbornton.     (See  Philbrick  gen.), 

FRANK  HILLS. 
(See  portrait.) 

Peank  Hills  was  b.  in  N.  Nov.  29,  1849.  His  early  life  was  passed 
in  that  town.  Since  1876  he  has  been  a  merchant  in  Tilton,  residing 
in  Northfield  until  April,  1891,  when  hewnoved  to  Tilton.  Unassuming 
and  retiring  in  his  manners,  he  has  never  been  a  seeker  after  office  or 
place.  Mr.  Hills  is  a  constant  and  unswerving  Democrat  and  as  such 
served  the  town  of  N.  as  selectman  in  1886-'87,  and  Tilton  as  auditor, 
treasurer,  member  of  the  school  board  and  building  committee  of  the 
new  graded  school  building.  In  1894  he  was  elected  representative  to 
the  Legislature.  He  was  one  of  the  first  officers  of  the  Tilton  and 
Northfield  Library  Association,  being  elected  as  trustee  May  10,  1887, 
re-elected  in  1889,  1894  and  1899,  resigned  May  14,  1901. 

His  integrity  and  honesty  of  purpose  have  been  in  his  business 
methods  and  as  administrator  and  guardian  he  has  shown  himself  to 
be  qualified  for  important  trusts.  He  was  elected  trustee  of  the  lona 
Savings  Bank  May  9,  1883,  and  director  of  the  Citizens'  National  Bank 
Jan.  20,  1885. 

These  positions  he  has  held  continuously  to  the  present  time.  Mr. 
Hills  is  a  prominent  Mason,  being  a  member  of  Doric  Lodge,  Tilton, 
Mount  Horeb  Commandery  of  Concord  and  the  Edward  A.  Raymond 
Consistory  of  Nashua.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Church  and 
for  many  years  was  one  of  its  trustees.  May  23,  1872,  he  m.  Clara  C. 
Scribner  of  Franklin.  Their  children  are:  Llewellyn  S.,  who  d.  at 
the  age  of  two  years;  Myra  Pearl;  and  Roger  Frank. 


FRANK   HILLS. 


GENEALOGIES.  181 

FEED  Hnxs,  b.  Oct  29,  1854;  m.,  Aug.  1,  1876,  Letitia  Carr  of  Find- 
lay,  O.,  b.  Jan.  15,  1850.  They  have  three  children.  He  d.  at  N.  May 
2,  1903. 

(Children  of  John  and  Mahala  Rollins  Hills.) 

(B.  at  N.) 

Daniel  Emebt  Hills,  b.  Sept.  7,  1833;  m.,  1858,  Mary  Otis  Young. 
(See  portrait  and  sketch  of  Postmasters.) 

Mabt  C.  Hills,  b.  July  6,  1836;  m.,  May  1,  1859,  Liba  C.  Morrison. 
(See  Morrison  gen.) 

Fifth   Generation. 

(Children  of  Daniel  Adams  and  Cynthia  Clough  Hills.) 

(B.  at  N.) 

Ella  Oeissa  Hills,  b.  June  7,  1854;  m.,  Dec.  24,  1874,  George  H.  Nel- 
son. (See  Nelson  gen.)  She  Is  a  born  genealogist  and  has  rendered 
valuable  aid  in  the  compilation  of  this  work. 

William  Clough  Hnxs,  b.  June  12,  1859  l  m.,  June  5,  1901,  Mabel  W. 
Glines.  (See  Glines  gen.)  They  reside  on  the  Samuel  Clough  farm 
on  Bay  Hill,  where  he  is  an  extensive  farmer.  Mrs.  Hills,  after  a 
partial  course  at  the  New  Hampshire  Normal  School,  taught  at  Mel- 
rose, Winchester  and  Burlington,  Mass.  She  is  a  member  of  the  N. 
school  board. 

(Children  of  Henry  T.  and  Oriette  Whidden  Hills.) 

Ellon  Sheebubne  Hills,  b.  at  N.  Dec.  14,  1861;  m.,  Sept.  12,  1893, 
Frances  Stafford  of  Augusta,  Ga.,  b.  Oct.  8,  1863.  He  is  agent  for  the 
National  Life  Insurance  Company  of  Montpelier,  Vt.,  and  resides  at 
Nashua.  They  have  five  children:  Warren  R.,  Marion  R.,  Helen  S., 
Stafford  S.  and  Robert  W. 

Lelia  Ieene  Hills,  b.  at  Manchester  Dec.  11,  1868;  m.,  June  17,  1903, 
Rev.  A.  Hunter  Anthony,  b.  at  New  Albany,  Ind.,  Jan.  25,  1859.  They 
reside  at  Aiken,  S.  C. 

(Children  of  Charles  F.  and  Sarah  P.  Cilley  Hills.) 
(B.  at  N.) 

Ellen  Flobuxa  Hills,  b.  Dec.  16,  1876;  m..  Sept  21,  1898,  George  V. 
Hamlin  of  Goffstown,  where  they  reside.  They  have  two  children, 
Leonard  H.  V.,  b.  1899,  and  George  H.,  b.  1902. 

Gbace  Hnxs,  b.  March  20,  1878,  resides  at  Manchester. 

(Children  of  Frank  and  Clara  Scribner  Hills.) 
(B.  at  N.) 

Llewellyn  S.  Hills,  b.  Sept.  19,  1878;  d.,  Aug.  18,  1880. 

Myba  Pbael  Hills,  b.  May  14,  1880,  is  a  graduate  of  Tilton  Seminary, 
class  of  1900,  and  is  a  teacher  of  instrumental  music. 

Roger  F  Hills,  b.  Sept.  3,  1887,  graduated  from  Tilton  Seminary, 
class  of  1904,  and  is  now  a  student  at  Dartmouth  College. 


182  HISTORY    OP    NORTHFIELD. 

(Children  of  Fred  and  Letitia  Carr  Hills.) 

Leon  C.  Hills,  b.  at  Tilton  Aug.  11,  1877,  resides  on  Elm  St.  with  his 
mother  and  is  employed  at  Fifield  Bros.'  market. 

Stella  F.  Hills,  b.  at  Findlay,  O.,  Dec.  21,  1880;  m.,  Sept.  14,  1904, 
Arthur  S.  Nelson.     (See  Nelson  gen.) 

Alice  M.  Hills,  b.  at  Findlay,  O.,  Feb.  15,  1883;  m.,  June  15,  1904, 
Jere  D.  Driscoll,  b.  at  Lawrence,  1879. 

(Children  of  W.  S.  and  Helen  Cofran  Hills.) 
(All  b.  at  N.) 

Kate  F.  Hills,  b.  June  16,  1SB7,  has  been  the  faithful  caretaker  in 
the  home  during  her  mother's  long  illness.  She  is  active  in  the  social 
work  of  the  Grange,  is  a  member  of  the  history  and  Old  Home  Day 
committees  and  is  strong  and  helpful  in  whatever  she  undertakes. 

Aethue  H.  Hills,  b.  Nov.  12,  1868;  m.,  Oct.  15,  1895,  Florence  Goss 
of  Andover,  b.  Aug.  15,  1878.  They  reside  at  Lebanon,  where  he  is 
engaged  in  the  grain  business.  They  have  one  child,  Clyde  Clayton, 
b.  1897. 

Helen  Josephine  Hills,  b.  March  2,  1872,  was,  like  all  her  Hall  an- 
cestry, possessed  of  a  fine  voice  and  assisted  in  the  church  choir 
many  years.  She  possessed  also  another  accomplishment  not  frequent 
among  even  "Yankee"  girls,  a  love  of  and  skill  in  the  use  of  th«  rifle. 
She  m.,  June  13,  1894,  Prof.  Ned  Dearborn  of  N.     (See  Dearborn  gen.) 

Evelyn  B.  Hills,  b.  Nov.  4,  1876;  m.,  June  29,  1899,  Prof.  Shirley  J. 
Case,  b.  at  Springfield,  N.  B.,  Sept.  28,  16 1^.  Mrs.  Case  was  a  graduate 
of  Tilton  Seminary  and  a  teacher  of  vocal  music  at  New  Hampton 
Institute  for  several  years.  Mr.  Case  is  a  Baptist  clergyman  and  they 
reside  at  New  Haven,  'Conn. 

Willie  H.  C.  Hills,  b.  July  25,  1878,  is  employed  at  the  New  Hamp- 
shire Soldiers'  Home  at  Tilton  as  expert  farmer. 

"Waltee  B.  Hills,  b.  Dec.  5,  1879;  m.,  April  20,  1902,  May  F.  Sears 
of  Newton,  Mass.  They  reside  on  Bay  St.  He  is  a  farmer  on  the 
home  farm. 

LoBiNG  C.  Hills,  b.  March  3,  1885,  is  a  student  at  Tilton  Seminary. 


HILL. 

Joseph  Hill,  b.  at  Mont  "Vernon  June  16,  1834,  came  to  Sanbornton 
Bridge  when  a  lad  of  15,  where  he  was  a  merchant  during  the  whole  of 
his  active  life,  first,  as  partner  with  his  brother,  then  with  E.  G.  Phil- 
brick  in  an  extensive  line  of  general  merchandise,  and  later  with  "W. 
P.  Fletcher  until  his  death.  He,  with  his  brother,  in  1865  erected  their 
commodious  brick  block  and  a  few  years  later  the  present  wooden 
one.  Mr  Hill  m.,  Jan.  8,  1862,  Annette  Hancock  of  N.  and  had  four 
children.     (See  Hancock  gen.)     She  d.  Nov.  12,  1874. 

He  m.  (second),  at  Durham,  June  28,  1880,  Lizzie  A.  Chase  of  N. 
and  removed  the  following  year  to  Arch  Hill. 


GENEALOGIES. 


183 


He  was  unassuming  in  manner,  kind,  sympathetic,  generous;  a 
trusted  and  respected  citizen,  not  only  interested  in  local  affairs,  but 
represented  the  town  in  the  Legislature  of  1871  and  '72.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  board  of  education,  of  Doric  Lodge,  A.  F.  and  A.  M., 
and  the  Congregational  Church.  Mrs.  Hill  is  a  member  of  the  same 
church,  a  charter  member  of  the  local  Woman's  Club  and  Peabody 
Chapter  of  the  Eastern  Star,  but  is  especially  devoted  to  home  and  its 
varied  interests. 

Second    Generation. 

Aleck  Wabe  Hili.,  b.  Jan.  1,  1863;  d.,  Dec,  1866. 

Joseph  Ware  Hill,  b.  Oct.  24,  1867,  was  employed  in  his  father's  store 
and  since  his  death  has  assisted  in  the  care  of  the  estate  and  home. 

Eva  Gertrude  Hill,  b.  at  Tilton  Aug.  7,  1869,  graduated  from  the 
New  Hampshire  Conference  Female  College  in  1889  as  the  valedic- 
torian. After  several  years'  service  as  a  teacher  in  the  Union  graded 
school  she  m.,  Oct.  25,  1893,  Charles  T.  Foster  of  Canterbury,  also  a 
graduate  of  the  same  class.  They  have  two  sons,  Malcom,  b.  1894, 
and  Gordon,  b.  1896.     They  reside  at  Leominster,  Mass. 

Florence  A.  Hill,  b.  March  19,  1874,  was  a  graduate  of  the  same 
institution  in  1892  and  a  teacher  some  years.  She  m.,  April  19,  1900, 
Prof.  Craven  Laycock,  b.  at  Yorkshire,  England,  now  of  Dartmouth 
College.  He  was  also  a  graduate  of  Tilton  Seminary,  class  of  1892,  and 
of  Dartmouth  College,  1896. 


HODGDON. 


Edmund  Hodgdon,  b.  Aug.  15,  O.  S.,  1739;  m.,  July  15,  1761,  Susanna 
Twombly,  b.  April  2,  1743,  O.  S.  They  came  from  Barnstead  to  N.  in 
1788  and  bought  the  farm.  Lot  188,  laid  out  to  the  right  of  John  Hug- 
gins,  which  remained  in  the  Hodgdon  name  for  101  years.  He  was  of 
English  descent  and  a  Quaker.     His  wife  was  of  Scotch  descent. 

Second    Generation. 

Miles  Hodgdon,  b.  May  23,  1762;  m.  (first), Gate  of  Canterbury 

and  (second),  Mary  Kezar  of  Canterbury,  Dec.  30,  1819. 

Maby  Hodgdon,  b.  Aug.  19,  1764;  m.  Jonathan  Dearborn  of  N.  and 
had  four  children.     (See  Dearborn  gen.) 

Israel  Hodgdon,  b.  March  9,  1770;  m.,  Nov.  21,  1793,  Comfort  San- 
born, b.  May  7,  1774.  He  cultivated  the  homestead  and  had  five  chil- 
dren. 

Peace  Hodgdon,  b.  Dec.  26,  1774;  m.,  Dec.  26,  lo3,  Josiah  George  of 
Sanbornton  and  had  13  children.  He  d.  March  25,  1847.  She  d.  at 
Lake  Village  Sept.  13,  1858.  A  dau.,  Charlotte,  m.,  1792,  Jonathan 
Gate  of  N.  The  youngest,  John  Kezar  George,  having  been  injured  in 
a  Lowell  factory,  was  educated  by  the  corporation  and  became  a 
teacher  in  Arkansas. 


184  HISTOEY    OF    NOETHFIELD. 

Third  Generation. 

(Children  of  Israel  and  Comfort  Sanborn  Hodgdon.) 

Susan  Hodgdon,  b.  July  5,  1794;  m.  George  Colby  of  N.  and  had  four 
children. 

Isaiah  Hodgdon,  b.  March  26,  1796;   d.,  Feb.  23,  1846. 

Nancy  Hodgdon,  b.  June  15,  1798;  m.  Abraham  Fowler  and  removed 
to  Hill. 

Delivekanoe  Hodgdon,  b.  April  5,  1803;  m.,  Sept.  10,  1840,  Jeremiah 
Clough  of  Canterbury  as  his  second  wife. 

Mr.  Clough  was  a  Free  Baptist  preacher  as  opportunity  offered  and 
at  the  same, time  conducted  large  farming  enterprises. 

Chaelotte  Hodgdon,  b.  Aug.  19,  1813;  m.,  Sept.  17,  1846,  Edward 
Osgood  of  Canterbury.  They  resided  some  years  at  Roxbury,  Mass., 
and  had  five  children:  Susan,  wife  of  Leon  Chase  of  Canterbury; 
Charles,  who  d.  at  Tilton,  1888;  Annie  May,  who,  after  long  years  of 
service  as  teacher,  m.,  1895  (?),  Edward  Webster  of  Boston,  with  a 
summer  home  at  Boscawen  Plain. 

Hibam  Hodgdon,  b.  Jan.  19,  1808;  d.,  Aug.  14,  1828. 

Cteus  Hodgdon,  b.  Feb.  14,  1811;  d.,  June  22,  1842.  He  was  b.  blind 
but  had  such  wonderful  intuition  that  he  was  often  sent  for  things 
about  the  premises  that  no  one  else  could  find. 

John  L.  Hodgdon,  b.  Dec.  19,  1805;  m.,  Dec.  5,  1830,  Sally  Thurston 
of  Hill  and  had  two  sons  and  a  dau.  He  d.  Aug.  8,  1874.  She  d.  at 
Ashland  July  9,  1901. 

(Children  of  John  and  Sally  Thurston  Hodgdon.) 

HIRAM  HODGDON. 

(See  portrait.) 

Hon.  Hieam  Hodgdon,  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  was  b.  and  educated 
in  N.  When  21  years  of  age  he  left  home  to  seek  his  fortune.  He 
made  his  way  to  Boston,  Mass.,  with  a  strong  determination  to  make  a 
good  beginning  and  found  employment  there  as  a  dry  goods  clerk. 
He  remained  one  year  and  having  proved  himself  capable  of  filling 
a  more  responsible  position,  he  went  to  Ashland  and  took  full  charge 
of  the  old  brick  store,  owned  by  Cutting  FoUansby.  The  arrange- 
ment was  such  that  Mr.  Hodgdon  received  one  half  of  the  proceeds  in 
return  for  his  services  and  management.  In  1862  he  entered  into  full 
partnership  with  his  aforetime  employer  under  the  firm  name  of  Fol- 
lansby  &  Hodgdon.  He  was  active  in  this  business  for  27  years,  with 
the  exception  of  two  years  that  he  served  with  the  Twelfth  Regiment, 
New  Hampshire  Volunteers,  in  the  Civil  War.  (See  Bpys  in  Blue.) 
About  1880  he  went  West,  dealt  largely  in  land  and  erected  houses  in 
promising  localities,  which  found  a  ready  sale.  In  1886  a  company 
was  formed,*  composed  of  Thomas  P.  Cheney,  George  E.  Scribner,  N. 


HON.    HIRAM    HODGDON. 


GEISTEALOGIES.  185 

F.  Batchelder  and  Hiram  Hodgdon.  They  purchased  the  Baker  Mill 
water  privilege  and  built  a  building,  110  x  54  feet  and  three  stories 
iigh.  Seven  sets  of  cards  were  put  in  and  the  factory  has  since 
been  known  as  the  Ashland  Knitting  Company  and  is  still  in  active 
operation.  Mr.  Hodgdon  is  still  connected  with  the  business.  He 
m.  (first),  Martha  Webster  of  Danville,  who  d.  in  1880.  He  m.  (sec- 
ond), Mrs.  Plaisted  of  Ashland,  ,  1900.    He  is  a  Republican  and, 

although  desiring  no  office,  was  clerk  of  the  town  for  a  term  and  was 
elected  to  the  New  Hampshire  Senate  in  1879.  He  is  a  Baptist  in 
belief  and  is  connected  with  that  church  and  society.  He  is  also  a 
member  of  Mt.  Prospect  Lodge,  No.  68,  F.  and  A.  M. 

Geoege  M.  Hodgdon,  b.  Aug.  13,  1835;  m.,  Sept.  15,  1857,  Millie 
Plaisted  of  Ashland.  He  is  a  farmer  and  resides  in  Ashland.  They 
liave  a  son  and  dau. 

Saeah  Eaton  Hodgdon,  b.  Oct.  27,  1838;  m.,  Jan.  11,  1887,  Alonzo  P. 
Chamberlain  of  Dunbarton.  He  d.  Dec.  11,  1893.  She  resides  at  Ash- 
land. 

Fourth  Generation. 

(Children  of  George  and  Millie  Plaisted  Hodgdon.) 

(B.  at  Ashland.) 

Chakles  Meerill  Hodgdon,  b.  Oct.  24,  1860;  m.,  April  5,  1886,  Cora 
Nelson.    He  d.  Jan.  11,  1895. 

Cheistie  Hodgdon,  b.  at  Ashland  Jan.  1,  1877;  m.,  Jan.  9,  1890,  George 
Flanders.    She  resides  at  her  father's  and  has  three  dau. 


HOLMES. 

Samuel  T.  Holmes  came  to  N.  from  Tilton  in  1876  and  erected  his 
home  on  Park  St.  He  was  b.  at  Bast  Haddam,  Conn.,  Jan.  27,  1845; 
m.,  Feb.  13,  1869,  Mrs.  Mary  E.  Sanborn,  b.  at  Loudon  Aug.  15,  1835. 
He  conducted  for  several  years  a  meat  and  provision  market  and  later 
a  restaurant  at  Tilton.  He  served  in  the  Civil  War.  (See  Boys  in 
Blue.)  They  have  an  adopted  dau.  He  has  served  the  town  as  con- 
stable and  policeman. 

Second    Generation. 

Geetettde  Belle  Holmes,  b.  at  Chichester  Jan.  19,  1872;  m.,  Dec.  8, 
1894,  Thomas  Townsend.    She  is  a  dressmaker. 


HOWE. 


Orlando  G.  Howe  came  to  N.  from  Holderness,  where  he  was  b. 
June  30,  1857.  He  m.,  May  1,  1881,  Lizzie  S.  Sanders,  b.  at  Wentworth 
Nov.   9,  1862.     He  was  formerly  employed  by  the  Lord  Bros.  Man- 


186  HISTORY    OF    NOETHFIELD. 

facturing  Company  but  later  became  a  farmer  and  resides  on  Vine  St., 
where  lie  has  two  houses. 

A  niece,  Ida  May  Wllley,  b.  at  Rumney    Aug.  10,  1893,  resides  with 
them  and  attends  Union  Graded  School. 


HOYT   I. 

De.  Enos  Hott.     (See  Physicians  of  N.  and  portrait.) 

Second   Generation. 

Asa  Geoege  Hoyt,  b.  Sept.  IS,  1825,  graduated  from  Dartmouth  Col- 
lege in  1846.  He  read  medicine  and  graduated  from  Harvard  Medical 
School  in  1851.  He  m.,  Dec.  10,  1851,  Maria  Frances  Hemenway,  and 
was  associated  with  his  father  in  practice  at  Framingham  until  his 
death,  Oct.  15,  1857.    He  had  one  son,  b.  May  12,  1854,  who  d.  at  25. 

Enos  Alpheus  Hoyt  was  b.  Aug.  5,  1828,  and  m.,  June  6,  1865,  Emma 
Whiting  of  Medway,  Mass.  He  was  11  years  in  California  and  then 
studied  medicine  with  his  father  and  at  Dartmouth  Medical  School, 
taking  his  degree  there.  He  was  assistant  surgeon  in  the  Twenty- 
fifth  Massachusetts  Regiment.  (See  Boys  in  Blue.)  Later  he  was  a 
physician  at  Natick,  Mass.,  until  his  death,  Nov.  23,  1879.  He  left 
four  children. 

Geace  Crosby  Hoyt,  b.  July  25,  1831;  m.,  Sept.  4,  1850,  George  Will- 
iam Bigelow  of  Framingham,  who  d.  May  29,  1903.  He  was  an  active 
business  man  and  served  the  Congregational  Church  as  deacon  and 
superintendent  of  its  Sabbath  school  for  many  years.  Mrs.  Bigelow 
still  remains  in  her  home  with  her  four  children  settled  near  by.  One 
son,  a  physician,  bears  her  father's  name,  Enos  Hoyt  Bigelow. 

Dixi  Ceosby  Hoyt,  b.  Aug.  24,  1838;  m.,  Oct.  9,  1862,  Abbie  Louisa 
Reed  of  Medway,  Mass.  He  graduated  from  Amherst  College  in  1855 
and  took  his  medical  degree  from  Harvard  In  1860.  He  enlisted  at  the 
opening  of  the  Civil  War.  (See  Boys  in  Blue.)  He  d.  at  Newberne, 
N.  C,  from  overwork,  exposure  and  yellow  fever,  Nov.  1,  1864. 

Rhoda  Feances  Blaisdell  Hoyt,  b.  Oct.  24,  1842;  m.,  Dec.  24,  1862, 
John  Wentworth  Bracket  of  Boston,  a  piano  manufacturer.  She  d. 
Oct.  20,  1863,  leaving  a  son,  who  survived  her  four  weeks. 


HOYT  II. 


Alvah  Hoyt,  b.  in  Lowell,  Mass.,  came  to  N.  from  Sanbornton  in 
1860  and  resided  on  the  Thomas  Lyford  place.  He  m.  Betsey  Randall 
of  Sanbornton,  b.  1818. 

He  was  a  resident  but  four  years,  removing  later  to  Tilton.  Mrs. 
Hoyt  d.  Aug.  30,  1871.  They  had  a  son  and  dau.  He  m.  (second), 
Abbie  Comeford  of  Tilton  Highlands  and  purchased  of  Mrs.  James 
Jenkins  a  home  on  the  Franklin  road.  Mr.  Hoyt  d.  about  1880.  She 
still  resides  there. 


GENEALOGIES.  187 

Second    Generation. 

Augusta  Hoyt,  b.  at  Lowell,  Mass.,  Oct.  1,  1841;  m.  Daniel  Sanborn 
of  N.  They  had  four  children.  (See  Sanborn  gen.)  She  d.  Nov.  1, 
1896. 

AxoKzo  F.  Hoyt  served  in  the  Civil  War.  (See  Boys  in  Blue.)  He 
d.,  Jan.  1,  1865,  at  Falmouth,  Va. 


HOYT  III. 

Amos  P.  Hott,  b.  at  Bath  in  1824;  m.  Lucy  Lane,  b.  at  Hanover,  and 
had  four  children,  none  of  whom  were  b.  in  town.  He  came  to  N.  from 
Lebanon  and  purchased  the  brick  house  of  Reuben  Hutchins  on 
High  St.  He  was  a  carpenter  by  trade.  He  d.  June  8,  1891,  and  she 
went  to  reside  with  her  children. 

Second    Generation. 

Ida  Hoyt,  b.  June  16,  1864;  m.,  March  18,  1886,  Fred  Judkins  of 
Franklin  Falls,  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Judkins  &  Wallace.  They 
have  three  children:  Leon  F.,  b.  1887;  Jere  A.,  b.  1889;  and  Elsie  M., 
b.  1891. 

Claea  B.  Hoyt  m.  Frank  Pease  of  Meredith,  a  member  of  the  firm  of 
Pease  &  Weeks,  grocers. 

Nettie  Hoyt  m.  Oscar  Gates  and  resided  in  N.  for  several  years, 
later  moving  to  Salisbury. 

Rev.  Edwin  Hoyt  was  a  Baptist  clergyman  at  Franklin  Falls  for 
several  years  aiid  now  resides  at  Derby,  Vt. 


HOUGHTON. 


Hannah  Amelia  Houghton  came  to  N.  from  Franklin  Falls  (where 
she  was  employed  in  Aiken's  Hosiery  Mill  in  1865  and  1866  as  fore- 
woman in  the  knitting  department).  She  was  b.  at  Brasher,  St.  Law- 
rence County,  New  York,  March  3,  1836,  and  was  a  dressmaker  for 
several  years,  but  later  conducted  a  large  boarding-house.  After  her 
father's  death  in  New  York  in  1891,  she  took  her  mother  and  invalid 
sister  to  her  home,  where  she  tenderly  cared  for  them.  Her  mother, 
b.  at  Windsor,  Vt,  d.  at  N.  April  18,  1894,  aged  88,  and  Sarah  A.,  April 
39,  1899,  aged  60.  Another  sister,  Mrs.  Jacobs,  the  mother  of  Mrs.  Ar- 
thur F.  Cunningham,  resides  at  N. 


HUEBER. 


Charles  C.  Huebee  bought  of  Warren  F.  Daniell  a  part  of  the  Jere- 
miah Cross  farm  in  1875  (?),  including  the  buildings,  where  he  has 
since  been  a  gardener,  furnishing  early  vegetables  for  the  Franklin 
market.    His  greenhouses,  run  in  connection  with  the  business,  were 


188  HISTORY    OP    NOETHFIELD. 

burned  a  few  years  since.  They  have  four  children:  Albert,  who 
remains  in  the  home;  Louis  of  Tilton;  and  two  dau.,  who  are  em- 
jiloyed  at  Laconia. 


HULSE. 

Edgae  E.  Hulse  came  to  N.  from  Westboro,  Mass.  He  was  b.  at 
:East  Hampton,  N.  Y.,  in  1858,  and  m.,  1883,  Flora  M.  Gould,  b.  at 
Parsonsfield,  Me.,  1863.  He  was  educated  at  Bowdoinham,  Me.,  and  at 
TSIichols'  Latin  School,  Lewiston,  Me.,  and  Plymouth  Normal  School. 
He  removed  to  New  York  and  taught  10  years,  later  teaching  at  West- 
boro, Mass.,  one  and  a  half  years.  He  was  principal  of  Union  Graded 
School  in  N.  nearly  eight  years,  leaving  it  to  superintend  the  schools 
•of  Southern  New  Hampshire  four  years  and  is  at  present  master  in 
the  Boston  schools.  They  have  four  children,  two  of  whom  were  b.  in 
N. 

Second    Generation. 

John  Bogeb  Hulsb,  b.  Nov.  21,  1893;  d.,  Feb.,  1894. 

Melvbbda  M.  HtTLSE,  b.  Dec.  30,  1894. 

Febnald  and  Kenneth,  b.  at  New  York. 


HUNKINS. 

(See  portrait.) 
Joseph  Wabren  Htjnkins,  b.  at  Sanbornton  Sept.  2,  1835;  m.,  Oct. 
13,  1860,  Caroline  Augusta  Gofran,  b.  April  24,  1836.  He  removed  to 
Manchester,  where  he  lived  until  1866,  since  which  time  he  has  re- 
sided in  N.  on  a  part  of  the  Jeremiah  Cofran  estate.  They  have  had 
four  children.  Mr.  Hunkins  has  been  deacon  of  the  Congregational 
■Church  since  1872,  one  of  the  board  of  selectmen  of  the  town,  and  has 
been  its  tax  collector  most  of  the  time  for  the  last  13  years. 

Second    Generation. 

Etta  Maet  Hunkins,  b.  at  Manchester  April  8,  1862;  d.,  March  8, 
1891. 

Caebie  Phebe  Hunkins,  b.  at  Manchester  Dec.  19,  1863;  d.,  Sept.  3, 
1864. 

EvBEETT  RoBEET  HuNKiNS,  b.  at  Manchester  Jan.  1,  1865;  m.  Mary 
Black  of  Boston,  Mass.,  Nov.  23,  1894,  where  they  now  reside.  They 
have  one  son. 

Jed  Wabben  Hunkins,  b.  at  N.  Feb.  17,  1869;  m.,  April  15,  1891, 
Annie  Howard,  and  resides  at  the  home  with  his  parents. 

Third  Generation. 

Mabt  Chellis  Hunkins,  b.  June  9,  1888. 
Edwaed  Evebett  Hunkins,  b.  Oct.  23,  1895. 
Ethel  Hunkins,  b.  July  10,  1897. 


DEACON  JOSEPH  HUNKINS. 


GENEALOGIES. 


HURLBURT. 


189' 


Otis  Huklburt,  b.  Nov.  18,  1823,  was  a  native  of  Lyme.  He  m., 
Nov.  27,  1850,  Susan  M.,  only  child  of  Mack  Glines,  b.  July  21,  1831. 
They  resided  at  first  near  her  home  on  the  main  road  and  then  at. 
Tilton.  He  bought  of  Mrs.  Daniel  Huse's  heirs  the  present  home  oa 
Bay  St.  Extension,  where  he  d.  June  17,  1894,  and  where  she  still  re- 
sides.   They  had  three  sons  and  a  dau.,  all  b.  in  N. 

Second    Generation. 

Fbank  Htielbtjet,  b.  Oct.  23,  1855;  m.,  Sept.  27,  1879,  Clara  Blanchard,. 
and  had  one  child.  They  resided  on  the  Fellows  farm,  near  the  Rand 
schoolhouse,  where  he  d.  March  1,  1888.  He  was  a  charter  member  of 
Harmony  Lodge,  I.  O.  O.  F.     Mrs.  Hurlburt  d.  Jan.  22,  1895. 

Chables  O.  Hublbubt,  b.  July  26,  1857;  m.,  Jan.  13,  1886,  Cora. 
Nichols,  and  removed  to  Bellows  Falls,  Vt.  They  have  four  children. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  order  of  A.  F.  and  A.  M. 

Geoeqe  C.  Htjbibuet,  b.  Dec.  30,  1&60;  m.,  Dec.  25,  1884,  Lena  English. 
and  had  five  children.  He  was  a  farmer  at  Belmont,  where  he  d.  Nov.. 
28,  1894.  He  was  found  murdered  by  the  roadside.  She,  later,  with  her 
four  children,  removed  to  her  former  home  in  West  Hartford,  Vt. 
He  was  a  member  of  Harmony  Lodge,  L  O.  O.  F.,  and  of  Belknap' 
Lodge,  A.  0.  ir.  W. 

Maby  Jeanette  HuBtBTjBT,  b.  June  26,  1863;  m.,  Jan.  1,  1884,  Fred; 
Brown  of  Tilton  and  removed  to  Concord,  where  Mr.  Brown  was  teacher 
of  manual  training  in  the  public  schools.  He  has  for  some  years  past 
held  the  same  position  in  the  Manchester  schools,  with  his  home  in. 
Concord.    They  have  two  sons,  Orville  and  Carmi. 

Third  Generation. 

(Child  of  Frank  and  Clara  Blanchard  Hurlburt.) 
Wallace  Huelbubt,  b.  May,  1888;  resides  with  his  grandmother.    He- 
is  a  graduate  of  Tilton  Seminary,  1905. 


HUSE. 

The  Huses  were  of  Welch  origin  and  settled  in  Amesbury,  when  they 
came  to  America.  William,  b.  Aug.  22,  1760,  was  in  the  Revolutionary 
War.  His  son,  John,  who  also  served  two  years,  was  a  brother  of 
Joseph,  the  father  of  Daniel,  who  came  from  Sanbornton  to  N.  and 
bought  a  part  of  the  Thomas  Chase  farm  in  the  west  part  of  the 
town.  He  purchased  other  land  as  opportunity  offered  and  became' 
a  large  landholder  and  prosperous  farmer.  He  m.  Eliza  Dudley  of 
Sanbornton  and  had  three  dau.  He  was  a  correct  business  man  and 
served  the  town  as  treasurer  and  was  also  one  of  its  board  of  select- 
men.   He  d.  Sept.  3,  1883,  after  a  long  illness,  aged  75  years. 

Mrs.  Huse,  after  selling  to  her  son-in-law,  Morrill  Moore,  purchased 


190  HISTORY    OF    NORTHFIELD. 

a  home  near  Tilton.    She  d.  Jan.  18,  1888,  while  on  a  visit  to  her 
grandchildren  in  Canterbury. 

Second    Generation. 

LoviNA  HusE,  b.  at  Campton  Sept.  3,  1834;  m.,  March  3,  1858,  Mor- 
rill Moore  of  N.     (See  Moore  gen.) 

Emily  Husb,  b.  at  Thornton  Sept.  1,  1840;  m.,  Sept.  6,  1863,  Ben- 
jamin Plummer  of  N.  and  removed  to  Tilton  Highlands.  (See  Plum- 
mer  gen.) 

Ann  Eliza  Huse,  b.  at  Thornton  Jan.  8,  1845;  m.,  Oct.  25,  1866, 
George  Blanchard  of  Canterbury.  She  d.  of  consumption,  Jan.  29, 
1880,  leaving  three  sons,  two  of  whom,  Fred  and  Frank,  are  in  the 
meat  and  grocery  business  at  Penacook.  Mrs.  Blanchard  was  a  teacher 
before  her  marriage. 


HUTCHINS. 


Reuben  Hutchins  owned  the  brick  house  and  a  part  of  the  Thomas 
Chase  farm.  Here,  besides  being  a  painter  and  paperhanger,  he  was 
a  farmer  for  some  years. 

He  m.  (pub.),  July  5,  1856,  Augusta  Hinkley  and  had  a  son  and  a 
dau.,  neither  of  whom  were  b.  or  lived  in  town.  After  the  death  of 
his  wife,  March  9,  1883,  he  sold  to  David  Trecartine  and  removed  to 
Franklin,  where  he  d.  Oct.  23,  1890. 


JEWELL. 

John  Jewell,  b.  in  N.  Feb.  10,  1800;  m.  (first),  Olive  French.  She 
d.  Jan.  13,  1842. 

He  m.  (second),  Elizabeth  Clay.  He  resided  two  years  on  the  Lind- 
sey  Meadow  lot,  removing  then  to  the  farm  owned  later  by  Demore 
Wyatt  and  finally  removed  to  Alexandria. 

Late  in  life  they  returned  to  the  Clay  homestead  in  Sanbornton, 
where  he  d.  Feb.  28,  1875.  They  had  six  children,  but  two  of  whom 
were  b.  in  N. 

Second    Generation. 

Eliza  Ann  Jewell,  b.  at  N.  Feb.  14,  1824;  m.  Luther  Ingalls  of  Bris- 
tol, May  9,  1847,  and  had  one  son,  Frank. 

Mary  Jane  Jewell,  b.  at  N.  Feb.  12,  1826;  m.,  June  16,  1852,  Rufus 
Eaton  of  Bristol,  a  carpenter  and  farmer.  They  had  two  sons,  Frank 
and  George,  both  of  whom  d.  in  early  manhood. 


JOCELYN. 

C.  E.  JocELTN,  b.   in  Antigonish,  N.   S.,  May  6,   1850;    m.,  Dec.   26, 
1877,  Jennie  McNarr,  b.  April  12,  1858,  at  Cape  George,  N.  S.     They 


GENEALOGIES.  191 

came  to  N.  from  Springfield,  Vt.,  where  he  was  a  harness  maker,  but, 
being  incapacitated  by  a  broken  arm,  he  turned  his  attention  to  farming. 
They  have  two  children. 

Second    Generation. 

Ella  Mat  Jocelyn,  b.  at  Boston,  Oct.  5,  1881;  m.,  1900,  Harry  Bur- 
ton, a  machinist,  of  Franklin.  They  have  two  children,  Charles  David 
and  Merna  Jane. 

Bdwaed  Jooeltn,  b.  Feb.  12,  1885,  is  employed  in  Henderson's  steam 
sawmill  and  resides  at  home. 


JOHNSON, 

John  Johnson  m.,  March  9,  1819,  Betsey  Whicher  of  N.,  b.,  1798. 
They  had  two  sons  and  resided  at  East  N.,  where  she  d.,  April  10, 
1838. 

Second    Generation. 

Jonathan  M.  Johnson,  b.  in  N.  June  16,  1819;  m.,  July  11,  1844,  Al- 
mira  Dearborn  of  N.  (See  Dearborn  gen.)  He  was  a  wheelwright 
and  resided  in  N.  They  had  10  children,  two  of  whom  d.  in  infancy. 
He  d.  Oct.  28,  1904.    She  still  resides  at  the  home  on  Hills  St. 

Third  Generation. 

Abbie  Nason  Johnson,  b.  at  N.  Factory  Village,  now  Franklin  Palls, 
Nov.  18,  1845;  m.  (first),  April  2,  1863,  William  C.  Morrill  of  Rumney. 
She  m.   (second),  Charles  W.  Abbott  of  Tilton,  and  d.  Dec.  2,  1879. 

Ends  Hott  Johnson,  b.  at  Factory  Village,  1846;  m.,  April  10,  1868, 
Martha  E.  Gage,  b.  Sept.  30,  1849,  at  Factory  Village.  She  d.  March 
21,  1900.    He  is  employed  at  G.  H.  Tilton's  hosiery  mill. 

Betsey  Ann  Johnson,  b.  Feb.  11,  1850;  m.,  Aug.  27,  1867,  Stephen 
P.  Greene  of  Coventry,  R.  I.  He  is  overseer  in  the  spinning  room  of  the 
Ashland  Cotton  Company's  mills  at  Jewett  City,  Conn.,  where  they 
reside.  They  have  one  child,  Ethel  N.,  b.  at  Central  Falls,  R.  I.,  June 
27,  1880. 

Maby  B.  B.  Johnson,  b.  at  Franklin  May  27,  1852;  m.,  Sept.  13,  1870, 
George  W.  Lord  of  Tilton.    They  have  one  dau.     (See  Lord  gen.) 

Ellen  A.  Johnson,  b.  at  Franklin  Nov.  6,  1854;  m.  Fred  Chancy' of 
St.  John's,  N.  B.  They  reside  at  New  Boston,  where  they  have  large 
farming  interests.  They  have  six  children:  Lyde  N.,  Florence  M., 
Frederick  S.,  Clarence  I.,  Ralph  H.  and  Lyman  J. 

EsTELLA  M.  Johnson    d.  Aug.  4,  1858. 

Feank  E.  Johnson    d.,  March,  1866,  of  spotted  fever,  aged  six  years. 

Heeman  F.  Johnson,  b.  at  N.  May  11,  186G,  is  a  weaver  in  Carter's 
Mills  and  resides  with  his  mother. 


192  HISTORY   OF    NOBTHFIELD. 

KENISTON. 

William  Kestiston,  the  first  to  settle  in  N.,  was  of  Scotch  descent. 
He  came  from  England  as  a  missionary. 

He  had  a  brother,  Joshram,  noted  for  his  great  strength,  who  once 
escaped  capture  by  overpowering  a  "press-gang"  of  eight  British  offi- 
cers. William  had  two  grandsons,  William  and  Valentine,  who  figure 
in  early  N.  history. 

Second    Generation. 
(Children  of  William,   2d.) 

William  KENisTOisr  lived  below  the  Leighton  place.  He  was  h.,  1726, 
and  d.,  May  8,  1803.  The  place  has  always  been  called  the  "Kenis- 
ton  Crotch."  The  road  at  first  followed  Range  2  to  the  river,  across 
which  was  a  bridge  less  than  a  mile  below  the  Cross  Bridge,  called 
on  the  records  "The  Leer  Bridge." 

He  was  a  Revolutionary  soldier  and  "Larm  List"  man.  The  home 
was  sold  to  Ebenezer  Blanchard  and  later  the  house  was  removed. 
Mr.  Keniston  went  to  live  with  his  grandson,  Francis,  and  a  deed  of 
the  land  to  him  is  on  record.  The  old  cellar  and  some  decayed  apple 
trees  and  rose  bushes  are  still  to  be  seen.  His  brother,  "Valentine, 
lived  and  d.  in  N. 

Third  Generation. 

William  Keniston,  b.  1760;  m.  Sarah  Morrison,  and,  after  some 
years'  stay  on  the  home  farm,  where  five  of  his  10  chldren  were  b., 
removed  to  Sanbornton  Bridge.  He  was  a  soldier  and  was  at  the 
Battle  of  Brandywine.  He  d.  at  his  son's  at  Union  Bridge,  Oct.  30, 
1853. 

David  Keniston,  b.  1750  (?);  m.  Betsey  Dearborn  and  had  three  dau, 
and  a  son.  He  was  a  soldier  in  the  Revolutionary  War  and  was  at 
Bennington,  Chatauguy  Woods  and  French's  Mills.,  He  d.  about  1800. 
He  resided  on  what  is  now  called  High  St.,  near  the  Ledges. 

Fkancis  Keniston,  b.  1777,  called  "Old  Cappen,"  had  a  family  of 
seven.  He  was  a  captain  in  the  state  militia  and  lived  on  the  Bean  Hill 
road  in  various  places.  He  d.  April  10,  1860.  She  d.  July  29,  1854,. 
aged  87. 

Fourth  Generation. 
(Children  of  Francis  and  Keniston.) 

Charles  Keniston  m.  Harriet  Dearborn  and  had  a  family  of  16 
children  by  one  mother.  Most  of  them  settled  in  town  and  all  were- 
b.  there. 

Jonathan  Keniston,  b.  1808,  called  "Pluto";  m.  Polly  Glines  and 
had  two  children.  He  lived  on  the  Bean  Hill  road  and  was  a  farm 
hand.  He  d.,  on  Granite  St.,  Sept.  11,  1883.  She  d.  April  30,  1884,. 
aged  78. 

Philip  Keniston,  b.  1815;  m.,  Nov.  29,  1838,  Ruth  Carr  of  N.  and 
removed  to  Campton,  where  he  d.,  Jan.,  1869. 


GEiSTEALOGIESi  193 

Hakkison  Keniston  was  a  farm  hand  for  Joseph  Kimball.  His  ac- 
customed price  was  one  dollar  a  day  and  he  was  greatly  disturbed  one 
season  by  Mr.  Kimball's  offer  of  25  cents  more.  He  d.  Jan.,  1869,  aged 
54. 

William  Keniston,  b.  1802;  m.  Nancy  Dahforth,  b.  1808.  He  d.  ia 
1880,  and  she,  in  1863,  at  Concord.    They  had  one  son. 

Pbiscilla  Keniston,  b.  Jan.  29,  1821;  d.,  Jan.,  1866.  She  was  the- 
home  keeper  after  her  mother's  death  and  never  m. 

(Children  of  David  and  Betsey  Dearborn  Keniston.) 

Elizabeth  (Lizzie) Keniston  m.  Jonathan  Dearborn.  (See  Deai'born 
gen.) 

Sally  Keniston  m.  Ephraim  Cross  and  inherited  a  third  of  her 
father's  estates,  whete  she  lived  and  d.     (See  Cross  gen.) 

Ruth  Keniston  m.  William  Cross,  and  lived  on  her  father's  estate. 
(See  Cross  gen.) 

Polly  Keniston  m.  Nathaniel  Foss  and  lived  next  door  to  her  sis- 
ter.    (See  Foss  gen.) 

David  Keniston,  called  "Infant  David,"  never  m.  He  lived  alone  on 
the  Ledges.  He  enlisted  in  the  War  of  1812  and  was  with  the  Light 
Infantry,  hence  the  name.  He  was  a  man  of  Immense  proportions. 
He  served  a  short  time  at  Portsmouth  during  the  War  of  1812. 

Fifth   Generation. 

(Children  of  Charles  and  Harriet  Dearborn  Keniston.) 
(All  b.  at  N.) 

Chables  Keniston,  b.  1828;  m.,  Feb.  5,  1849,  Caroline  Collins  and 
resides  on  the  Gerrlsh  road.  They  had  six  children.  He  is  a  trusty 
farm  hand. 

William  Keniston,  b.  Jan.  13,  1830;  m.,  March  12,  1852,  Frances 
Amanda  Davis  of  N.  and  resided  at  N.  Depot.  He  was  employed  for 
many  years  in  the  wood  yard  of  the  B.,  C.  &  M.  Railroad  but,  later, 
kept  a  grocery  store.  They  had  five  sons,  two  of  whom  d.  in  boyhood. 
He  d.  May,  1888. 

John  Keniston  m.,  Aug.  18,  1862,  Mrs.  Nancy  Farwell  and  had  two 
children.  He  served  in  the  Civil  War.  (See  Boys  in  Blue.)  He  d.  at 
N.  Jan.  31,  1902. 

Albert  Keniston  m..  May  26,  1854,  Mehitable  Gllnes  and  had  one 
son.     She  d.  June,  1875. 

Fkedebick  Keniston  m.  Mrs.  Alice  Ludlow  Austin  and  had  three 
dau.  He  served  in  the  Civil  War.  (See  Boys  In  Blue.)  He  was  a 
charcoal  and  brick  burner  for  many  years  for  C.  H.  Ayers  at  N.  Depot. 
He  removed  to  Manchester,  where  he  d.,  Nov.,  1904. 

Alpheus  Keniston,  b.  1854;  m.  Mrs.  Minnie  Healey  Sanborn  and  is 
a  farmer  on  her  father's  homestead.     (See  Healey  gen.) 

Alfbed  Keniston  m.  Mary  Knowles  of  Lakeport.  He  Was  per- 
manently disabled  in  a  railroad  collision. 

Lauea  Keniston  m.  George  Roberts  of  N.     (See  Roberts  gen.) 
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194  HISTORY    OF    NOETHPIELD. 

Lucy  Jane  Keniston,  twin  sister  of  the  above,  m.  James  Dearborn 
of  N.,  and  resides  at  the  Depot.     He  is  a  farmer. 

Alviij-  Keniston  d.  at  17. 

Peelbt  Keniston    d.  in  childhood. 

James  Keniston  removed  to  the  West. 

Elbkidge  Keniston,  called  "Pink,"  m.  Nellie  Parwell  of  N.  and  had 
three  children.  She  d.  at  Oak  Hill  June,  1875.  He  removed  to  Frank- 
lin Falls. 

(Children  of  Jonathan  and  Polly  Glines  Keniston.) 

Feancis  Keniston,  3d.,  d.,  Dec.  2,  1850,  aged  16. 

Jeeusha  Keniston,  d.,  Oct.  13,  1852. 

Adaline  Keniston,  b.  1828;  m.  Lorenzo  Davis,  called  "Jeff,"  and 
resided  at  the  Centre  and  later,  on  the  "Beach,"  where  she  d.,  July 
12,  1864.     They  had  two  sons. 

(Children  of  "William  and  Nancy  Danforth  Keniston.) 
William  Henrt  Keniston,  b.  1830;   m.  Jane  Clay,  b.  1828,  and  re- 
sided in  Concord.    They  had  three  (?)  children,  but  one  of  whom  was 
b.  In  N.     She  d.  in  19O0. 

Fifth   Generation. 

(Children  of  Charles   and  Caroline  Collins  Keniston.) 

Ellen  Keniston  m.  (first),  Smith  Roberts  and  had  one  dau.  She 
m.    (second),  Frank  Herbert  of  Rumney  and  has  four  children. 

Hehey  Keniston  m.  Mrs.  Etta  Keniston  of  Salisbury. 

Hattie  Keniston  m.  Fred  Longly  and  d.,  leaving  one  child. 

Emma  Keniston  m.  Fred  Longly  and  has  a  family  of  six. 

Eliza  Keniston  of  Canterbury. 

Victoria  Keniston  m.  Cross. 

Lewis  Keniston  resides  at  home.  He  m.,  July  30,  1900,  Effle  Birk- 
sey  of  Tilton. 

Two  children  d.   in  infancy. 

(Children  of  William  and  Amanda  Davis  Keniston.) 
(B.  at  N.) 

La  Fayette  Keniston,  b.  Sept.  15,  1852;   d.  at  N.,  April  18,  1867. 

Willie  E.  Keniston,  b.  June  17,  1859;  m.,  Dec.  4,  1880,  Anna  Brown 
of  Concord.  He  has  been  for  many  years  a  popular  conductor  on  the 
White  Mountains  Division  of  the  B.  &  M.  R.  R.  They  reside  at  Con- 
cord and  have  two  dau.,  Veda  and  Lisle.  The  former  was  b.  at  N.  and 
the  latter  at  Woodsville. 

Waltee  Scott  Keniston,  b.  Dec.  28,  1863;  m.,  Nov.  13,  1886,  Suna 
Stevens  of  North  Haverhill,  b.  May  19,  1863.  He  is  in  the  employ  of 
the  B.  &  M.  Railroad  as  plumber.  They  have  three  children:  Ernest, 
b.  1888;  Mary  L.,  b.  1892;  and  Prank  C,  b.  1898.  Harold  F.  d.  in 
infancy.    They  reside  at  Concord. 

Feank  Keniston,  b.  1865,  and  d.,  1877. 


GENEALOGIES.  195 

Eddie  Keniston,  b.  1867;  m.  Edith  M.  Hannaford  of  Canterbury, 
May  14,  1891.  He  is  employed  as  engineer  at  granite  works  in  "West 
Concord.    Tbey  have  two  children. 

(Child  of  "William  Henry  and  Jane  Clay  Keniston.) 
"Wabken  Keniston,  b.  at  N.,  1852;  m.  Orrilla  Martin,  and  resides  at 
Boscawen.     They  have  two  children. 

(Children  of  John  and  Nancy  Farwell  Keniston.) 
Mrs.   Keniston  had   a  dau.   by  previous   marriage,   Nellie  Farwell. 
Jennie  Keniston  m.,  Nov.   30,  1881,  Osborne  Colby  of  Canterbury, 
where  they  reside.     They  have  three  children. 

Simon  Faewell  Keniston  m.,  July  4,  1892,  Etta  Randall  of  Canter- 
bury and  had  two  children.    He  now  resides  at  Boscawen. 

(Children  of  Elbridge  and  Nellie  Farwell  Keniston.) 
(B.  at  N.) 
Neixie  Keniston  m.  "William  McMurphy  and  removed  to  Laconia. 
Pebley  C.  Keniston,  b.  at  N.,  1870;    m.,  June  15,  1888,  Jennie  M. 
Grover. 

Haebt  Keniston,  b.  1871;  m.,  Aug.  30,  1890,  Laura  M.  Leavy,  b. 
1870,  at  Andover. 


KENISON   I. 


Benjamin  Kenison  was  b.  in  Allenstown  in  1792.  After  his  marriage 
to  Hannah  Buntin,  they  resided  in  Bow  until  1835,  when  he  came  to 
N.  and  bought  the  Sewall  pla,ce  on  Oak  Hill,  where  he  was  a  farmer. 
They  had  three  children,  all  b.  in  Concord.  She  d.  April  6,  1864. 
He  m.  (second),  Mrs.  Mary  McClary,  and  d.  Dec.  2,  1877.  This  farm 
was  afterwards  sold  to  B.  F.  Ayers  and  the  buildings  were  burned. 

Second    Generation. 

Mart  Jane  Kenison,  b.  Jan.  4,  1821;  m.  William  G.  Hannaford. 
(See  Hannaford  gen.) 

Benjamin  Kenison,  Jb.,  worked  in  the  mills  at  Tilton.  He  m. 
Elizabeth  Thorne  and  went  to  Colebrook,  where  his  family  remained 
while  he  went  to  California  in  1849.  He  went  later  to  Idaho,  where 
he  d.  in  the  mines.    He  had  three  children. 

Apphia  Kenison  m.,  Dec.  14,  1846,  Alfred  Parker  of  Methuen. 

Pabkee  Kenison,  b.  in  Bow,  became  a  chiropodist  and  was  for  many 
years  on  Tremont  St.,  Boston.  He  later  purchased  a  farm  in  Lex- 
ington, Mass.,  where  he  d. 

Chaeles  Kenison,  b.  at  Concord  April  15,  1830,  learned  the  mill- 
wright trade  and  continued  in  the  business  until  May,  1858.  He 
was  in  the  locomotive  and  passenger  car  repair  work  for  the  Old 
Colony  R.  R.   Co.  for  six  years.     His  connection  with   the  Portland, 


196  HISTORY    OF    NOETHPIELD. 

Kennebec  and  Maine  Central  Railroad  dates  from  March,  1864,  on 
locomotives;  tlien  general  foreman  of  the  passenger  car  department 
to  1881,  and  lie  is  now  master  car  builder. 


KENISON  II. 

John  H.  Kenison  came,  when  a  boy,  to  N.  from  Canterbury  and 
after  various  places  of  abode  built  a  home  on  Vine  St.  He  was  a 
farmer  and  carpenter.  He  m.  Sarah  A.  Drown  of  Charleston,  Vt. 
They  had  two  dau.  She  d.  at  N.  Jan.  29,  1900.  He  d.  three  years 
later  at  Tilton. 

Second    Generation. 

Blanche  Rose  Kenison,  b.  at  Concord  March  21,  1872;  m.,  Oct.  21, 
1891,  Prank  J.  Taylor  of  St.  Johnsbury,  Vt.  They  had  one  child, 
John  F.,  now  of  East  Andover.  She  m.  (second),  March  12,  1904, 
Sydney  Arthur  Oaks,  b.  at  Birmingham,  England,  Nov.  24,  1875. 
They  now  reside  at  Roxbury,  Mass. 

MAtJD  Ella  Kenison,  b.  at  Tilton  Sept.  3,  1875;  m.,  Dec.  24,  1896, 
Arthur  David  Hough,  b.  at  Sudbury,  Vt.  They  reside  at  Boston, 
where  he  is  employed  as  a  clerk. 


KENNEY. 

Frank  Kenney  and  wife  came  to  N.,  April  9,  1882,  from  Lawrence, 
Mass.,  where  he  had  been  employed  as  foreman  in  weave  rooms. 
They  were  both  b.  in  England,  he  at  Manchester,  and  she  at  Halifax, 
Yorkshire  County.  They  located  on  Bay  St.,  where  he  d.  Dec.  22, 
1888.  She  d.  at  the  home  of  her  dau.  in  Tilton,  Nov.  28,  1899,  aged 
70  years. 

Second    Generation. 

Annie  Kenney,  b.  at  Ballardvale,  Mass.,  May  12,  1864;  m.,  Nov. 
12,  1888,  Charles  A.  Towns  of  Tilton,  where  they  reside.  (See  Towns 
gen.)     They  have  two  sons. 


KEZAR,  KEAZER,  KEASOR  I. 

The  Kezars  were  citizens  of  Canterbury  before  the  north  fields 
were  incorporated.  Reuben  was  at  Bunker  Hill  and  George  was  else- 
where in  the  service.  The  first  tax  list  contains  the  name  of  Dr. 
George  and  Lieutenant  Edmunds  appears  in  1796.  Widow  Jane,  Dr. 
George,  Reuben  and  George  appear  in  1797. 

As  late  as  1825  we  find  Asa,  Dr.  John,  Joseph  S.,  George,  Jonathan 
and  William. 

Asa  d.   in  N.  Oct.  14,  1840. 

Edmund  Kezae  lived  in  the  extreme  southeast  corner  of  the  town 
and  had  a  family  of  12,  most  of  whom  removed  to  Stewartstown  with 


GENEALOGIES.  197 

him.  This  farm  is  now  owned  by  Charles  Payson.  The  only  sur- 
viving member  of  the  family  in  the  vicinity  is  Mark  Keasor  of  Til- 
ton.      (See  portrait  and   sketch.) 

The  original  home  of  the  Br.  Kezar  family  was  on  the  Miles  Gate 
place,  now  owned  by  Fred  Bryant.     They  owned  200  acres  there. 

Dr.  John  Kezar  lived  later  below  where  the  Dow  settlement  now 
stands.  He  was  a  tanner  and  the  sheds  stood  across  the  road  on  the 
F.  B.  Shedd  farm,  and  the  place  is  still  called  Kezar  Corner.  He  m., 
March  4,  1847,  Susanna  Hodgdon.     They  had  three  sons. 

She  m.  (second),  Capt.  William  Prescott  and  remained  on  the 
homestead.  They  had  a  dau.,  Sally,  who  d.  in  early  womanhood,  July, 
1847.     Mr.  Prescott  d.  in  1845,  aged  80.     She  d.  May  26,  1859. 

Second    Generation. 

Dk.  John  Kezab  was  a  celebrated  doctor  and  surgeon.  He  prac- 
tised for  23  years  at  Starksboro.  He  returned  later  to  N.,  where  he 
d.  Aug.  14,  1872,  aged  90.  He  m.,  March  5,  1832,  Mary  Haines  of 
N.,  who  d.  March  24,  1866,  aged  56. 

Joseph  Smith  Kezab,  b.  1794,  lived  for  years  at  the  foot  of  the 
Kezar  hills  on  the  Bean  Hill  road.  At  first  he  had  oxen  and  cows  and 
tilled  his  land,  but  lived  alone.  He  lost  his  interest  in  farming  by 
degrees,  grew  peculiar  and  allowed  his  farm  to  grow  up  to  bushes. 
He  went  to  live  with  his  mother  after  Captain  Prescott's  death 
and  remained  there  alone  after  her  death.  He  d.  of  starvation 
and  a  broken  arm  March  12,  1865,  having  denied  entrance  to  every 
one  for  days.  He  had  abundant  means  and,  being  afraid  of  banks, 
money  was  found  here  and  there  securely  hidden. 

His  old  home  was  bought  by  Rev.  Simeon  Spencer,  torn  down  and 
removed  to  Park  St.,  where  it  is  now  the  home  of  Charles  Heath. 


KEZAR    II. 

Jonathan  Kezae  was  the  son  of  Reuben,  who  was  called  the  "old 
well  digger,"  having  dug  and  stoned  47  in  town,  previous  to  his  re- 
moval to  Vermont. 

He  sold  the  island  at  the  junction  of  the  Winnepesaukee  and  Pemt- 
gewasset  rivers  to  John  Kezar  of  Starksboro,  in  1842,  for  a  bushel  of 
salt,  which  he  carried  on  his  back  to  Peacham,  Vt.,  from  Franklin.  He 
also  bought  a  three-pail  iron  kettle  when  within  six  miles  of  the  town, 
put  it  over  his  head  and  thus  carried  them  both  into  town. 

They  were  probably  relatives  of  the  Kezars  in  East  N.,  although 
this  is  not  known  for  a  certainty.  Jonathan  was  b.  at  Cabot,  Vt., 
in  1796,  and  m.,  Dec.  3,  1823,  Mehitable  Danforth,  and  had  12  chil- 
dren, including  two  pairs  of  twins.  He  was  a  hard  working  farm 
hand  and  a  builder  of  stone  walls.  In  his  old  age  he  became  greatly 
bent  over  and  warped  by  rheumatism. 


198  HISTORY    OF    NORTHPIELD. 

He  became  a  Christian  late  in  life  and  his  fervid  exhortations, 
although  not  models  in  manner  or  matter  at  first,  became  not  only 
edifying  but  eloquent  and  showed  in  a  wonderful  manner  the  up- 
lifting and  refining  influence  of  the  Christian  religion,  in  which  his 
family  shared.  He  went  down  into  the  baptismal  waters  shouting, 
and  went  "home"  in  the  same  exultant  manner  July  20,  1871.  She 
d.  Aug.  2,  1880. 

Second    Generation. 

Jesse  Kezae,  b.  at  Factory  Village,  1856;  d.  at  N.  Dec.  29,  1899. 

Jacob  Kezar,  b.  1839;    d.,  Sept.  26,  1867. 

■William  Kezae,  b.  1840,  and  David  Kezab  were  soldiers  in  the 
Civil  War.      (See  Boys  in  Blue.) 

Note.  The  only  remaining  member  of  this  family  is  Mrs.  Mary 
Kezar  Webster  of  Franklin  Lower  Village. 


KIMBALL. 

The  common  ancestor  of  the  great  majority,  if  not  of  all,  of  the 
Kimballs  in  this  country  was  Richard,  1st.,  who,  with  his  family, 
embarked  at  Ipswich  in  the  County  of  Suffolk,  England,  April  10, 
1634,  in  the  ship  Elizabeth,  William  Andrews,  Master.  Arriving  in 
Boston  Harbor,  he  took  his  family  to  Watertown  and  there  estab- 
lished their  first  home  in  the  New  World.  He  was  in  the  prime  of  life 
and  had  a  trade  which  would  be  eminently  useful  in  the  new  colony. 

His  services  were  in  such  request  that  an  offer  soon  came  to  him 
of  a  house  and  lot  and  other  privileges  on  condition  that  he  would 
leave  Watertown  and  go  to  Ipswich,  Mass.,  and  become  the  town 
wheelwright.  He  accepted  the  offer  and  settled  down  to  business. 
He  "sawed  wood,"  built  wheels — and  a  reputation — filled  many  im- 
portant town  oflSces  and  prospered.  In  less  than  150  years  from  that 
time  the  woods,  the  fields,  the  towns  and  the  continental  army  all  had 
a  goodly  representation  from  the  Kimball  family.  The  Bean  Hill 
Kimballs  are  from  this  family. 

Reuben  Kimball,  a  Revolutionary  soldier  from  Concord,  came  to 
N.  soon  after  the  battle  of  Bunker  Hill.  He  fared  hard  at  the  hands 
of  the  British  that  day,  being  hit  with  three  musket  balls.  One  tore 
off  his  hat;  another  his  powder  horn;  while  a  third  caused  a  wound 
in  his  leg  that  never  healed. 

His  deed  of  the  Abner  Miles  farm  on  Bean  Hill  is  dated  1776.  He  d. 
there  June  13,  1815. 

Second    Generation. 

Benjamin  Kimball  inherited  his  father's  farm,  but  sold  out  to  his 
brother,  David,  who  came  with  his  wife,  Hannah  Abbott  of  Concord. 
They  spent  their  lives  there  and  had  a  family  of  eight,  three  of  whom 
d.  in  youth.  The  names  of  the  other  five  were:  David,  Jr.,  Isaac, 
Simeon,  John  and  Joseph. 


GENEALOGIES.  199 

Third  Generation. 

David  Kuiball,  Je.,  was  b.  at  N.  in  1800  and  d.,  1875.  He  never 
established  a  home  of  his  own  but  dwelt  with  his  brothers  on  Bean 
Hill  and  cousins  in  Concord.  His  mind  was  not  quite  level  on  all 
subjects,  his  friends  say,  owing  to  a  romance  in  early  life,  but  he  led 
an  unselfish,  thoughtful  life  and  was  called  the  sage  and  philosopher 
of  the  neighborhood. 

Isaac  Kimball,  b.  June  10,  1802;  d.  In  Lowell,  Mass.,  in  1875.  He 
m.,  Dec.  16,  1832,  Sarah  Moody. 

John  Kimball,  b.  Feb.  22,  1806;  d.  at  N.  pec.  22,  1868.  He  m.  Susan 
Weeks  of  Sanbornton,  b.  1799,  and  spent  his  whole  life  on  the  home- 
stead. They  had  a  dau.  and  son.  She  d.  July  22,  1874.  He  was  a  man 
of  more  than  ordinary  intelligence  and  was  one  of  the  few  who  made 
a  record  of  passing  events  and  whose  notes  have  great  value  in  the 
compiling  of  this  history. 

Joseph  Kimball,  b.  March,  1808;  d.,  Nov.  9,  1865.  He  m.  Harriet 
Rogers,  Dec.  6,  1832.  (See  Rogers  gen.)  He  established  a  home 
a  little  down  the  hill  from  the  home  farm  and  on  a  part  of  it.  He 
added  to  it  from  time  to  time  many  contiguous  acres.  Here  they 
reared  a  family  of  seven.  One  of  these,  who. remembers  the  old  home, 
lovingly  says,  "It  was  known  for  many  years  by  a  small  army  of  rela- 
tives and  friends  as  headquarters  for  maple  sugar,  chestnuts,  apples, 
cider,  butter  and  cheese,  milk  and  honey,  music  and  song,  and  the  days 
and  nights  were  few  that  guests  were  not  found  enjoying  its  hos- 
pitality." 

Simeon  Kimball,  b.  at  N.,  1810;  d.  at  Tilton  in  1865.  He  m.  Fannie 
Rogers,  a  neighbor,  Sept.,  1837.  He  was  a  painter  at  Tilton  for  many 
years.  They  had  a  dau.,  Lucy  Frances,  and  a  son,  Arthur  Livermore. 
She  was  a  celebrated  cook  and  commissary  for  a  small  army  of 
workmen  who  constructed  the  B.,  C.  &  M.  Railroad,  following  them 
far  into  the  mountains.  She  d.  at  Tilton  Aug.,  1853.  He  m.  (second), 
Betsey  McDaniel.   (See  McDaniel  gen.) 

Fourth  Generation. 

(Children  of  John  and  Susan  "Weeks  Kimball.) 
Harriet  ANiir  Kimb.\ll,  b.  at  N.,  and  m.  (pub.  25,  1855),  Rev. 

Uriah  Chase  of  Canterbury,  and  d.  at  Gilmanton  in  1865. 

John  Andre  Kimball,  b.  at  N.,  1846;   m.,  1864,  Ammoretta  Kimball 

of  Belmont.     Mr.  Kimball  sold  the  farm  a  few  years  ago  and  resides 

at  Franklin  Falls.    He  has  five  children. 

(Children  of  Joseph  and  Harriet  Rogers  Kimball.) 
Lucy  Ann  Kimball,  b.  at  N.  Dec.  15,  1835;  m.,  Feb.  7,  1856,  William 

Woodbury  of  N.  and  resided  at  Newport,  later  removing  to  California, 

where  she  d.  Jan.  21,  1891.     They  had  one  dau.,  Lizzie  Viola,  now  the 

wife  of  Fred  Pollard  of  Newport. 

Elizabeth  Oilman  Kimball,  b.  in  N.  July  19,  1838;  m.,  1865,  Albert 

H.  Hall  of  N.,  at  Marysville,  Cal.     He  d.  Aug.  12,  1882.     (See  Hall 


200  HISTORY    OP    NOBTHFIELD. 

gen.)  She  resides  at  Vallejo,  Cal.  She  m.  (second),  William  Wood- 
bury.    (See  Woodbury  gen.) 

Joseph  Wabben  Kimball,  b.  at  N.  Aug.  22,  1841,  and  d.  at  N.  Sept. 
21,  1862. 

Rebecca  Viola  Kimball,  b.  at  N.  May  18,  1844;  m.,  Nov.  22,  1881, 
Rev.  Joseph  W.  Yays  of  El  Paso,  Tex.,  and  resided  at  Napa,  Cal.,  where 
he  d.  Nov.  21,  1884,  and  where  she  still  resides. 

Roy  Thurston  Kimball  (see  portrait),  b.  Aug.  2,  1846.  His  school 
days  were  divided  between  the  district  school  of  Bean  Hill  and  Tilton 
Seminary. 

At  22  he  left  the  farm  to  engage  in  the  canned  goods  business  in 
Portland,  Me.,  with  John  Winslow  Jones  and  D.  W.  Hoegg. 

At  30  he  went  to  San  Francisco,  Cal.,  where  he  has  since  been 
somewhat  prominently  identified  with  manufacturing  interests,  chiefly 
with  leather  and  pulled  wool.  Mr.  Kimball  is  unmarried.  He  is  an 
Episcopalian,  a  member  of  the  Jefferson  Square  Club  of  San  Francisco, 
a  32d  degree  Mason  and  a  Knight  Templar. 

Sarah  Hattie  Kimball,  b.  Sept.  19,  1848;  m.,  1874,  Henry  E. 
Wright  of  Newport.     They  are  now  living  in  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

George  Abbott  Kimball,  b.  July  6,  1858,  now  resides  in  Napa,  Cal. 

(Children  of  Simeon  and  Fannie  Rogers  Kimball.) 
Arthur  Livebmobb  Kimball,  b.  at  Tilton  May  27,  1839;    served  in 
the   Civil   War   and   is   an   inmate   of   the   New   Hampshire    Soldiers' 
Home.     (See  Boys  in  Blue.) 

Lucy  Frances  Kimball,  b.  at  N.  Aug.  21,  1841,  and  d.,  1858,  at  Til- 
ton, when  17  years  of  age. 

Fifth   Generation. 

(Children  of  John  Andrg  and  Ammoretta  Kimball.) 

Harriet  Ann  Kimball,  b.  July  25,  1865;  d.,  Nov.  5,  1870. 

Alberta  James  Kimball,  b.  Oct.  30,  1872;   d.,  Jan.  7,  1877. 

George  Ernest  Kimball,  b.  May  1,  1877;  m.,  June  24,  1902,  Cora 
Merriam  of  Westminster,  Mass.  He  is  a  teamster  at  Westminster, 
■where  he  resides. 

Mebton  Leslie  Kimball  and  Mertie  Estelle  Kimball,  twins,  b.  at 
N.  June  25,  1878.  The  former  is  employed  at  Carter's  Mill,  Tilton. 
The  latter  m.,  April  29,  1903,  John  L.  Flanders,  fireman  on  the 
Franklin  and  Tilton  train.     They  reside  in  N. 


KNOWLES. 

Joseph  Knowles,  the  first  of  the  name  to  locate  in  N.,  was  b.  in 
Chester  June  15,  1758,  and  d.  in  N.  Feb.  16,  1815. 

He  m.,  1779,  Sarah  Locke  of  Chester,  b.  Dec.  13,  1761,  and  d.  in 
N.  Aug.  30,  1841. 

He  purchased  the  farm,  still  owned  by  his  descendants  on  Bay  Hill, 


ROY    T.    KIMBALL. 


GEISBALOGrES.  201 

of  Nathaniel  Whitcher,  for  a  two-year-old  heifer,  it  is  said,  and  prob- 
ably erected  the  first  buildings  on  the  place.  He  had  two  sons  and 
three  dau. 

Second    Generation. 

Wllliam  Knowles,  b.  April  6,  1781,  is  supposed  to  have  been  the 
oldest  child.  He  spent  his  whole  life  on  the  home  farm.  He  went 
to  Haverhill,  Mass.,  in  1802  to  bring  his  bride,  Betsey  Clement,  to  his 
heart  and  home.  She  was  fatally  ill  on  his  arrival  and  was  buried 
on  what  was  to  have  been  her  wedding  day. 

He  m.,  in  1805,  Zilpha  Thorn,  who  was  b.  at  Amesbury,  Mass.,  Jan., 
1,  1782,  and  had  a  family. 

He  d.  May  26,  1864.  After  her  husband's  death  Mrs.  Knowles  lived 
in  the  home  of  her  dau.,  Mrs.  Cass,  for  several  years  and  d.  there 
Dec.  27,  1876. 

Joseph  Knowles,  Jb.,  lived  on  Bean  Hill,  where  the  David  Brown 
farm  buildings  now  stand.  He  m.,  April  28,  1805,  Hannah  Haines,  and 
soon  after  removed  to  Piermont.  He  and  his  father  took  a  journey 
on  horseback  to  the  Par  West,  prospecting  for  a  new  home.  He  re- 
moved about  1836  or  1837  to  Hurricane,  111.,  where  he  d.  in  1840. 
They  had  three  children  and  perhaps  more.  Two  of  the  children  were 
Mrs.  Harriet  Richmond  and  Mrs.  Hannah  Boot  of  Fillmore,  111. 

Chbistian  Knowles  and  Sakah  Knowles,  twins,  b.  Oct.  7,  1786. 

Sallt  Knowles,  b.  at  Salisbury  April  11,  1789;  m.  Josiah  Bachelder 
of  Andover,  March  24,  1819,  and  d.  there  Aug^  29,  1859.  They  had 
a  son,  William  A.,  father  of  ex-Gov.  N.  J.  Bachelder,  and  two  dau., 
Martha,  wife  of  J.  H.  Rowell  of  Franklin,  and  Mary,  wife  of  George 
E.  Emery  of  Andover. 

Hannah  Knowles,  b.  Feb.  9,  1792;  m.  Stephen  Haines  and  lived 
lor  many  years  in  Vershire,  Vt,  but  after  her  husband's  death  she 
removed  to  Exeter. 

John  Knowles,  b.  Oct.  10,  1794,  and  d.  May  29,  1853.  He  always 
resided  on  the  homestead. 

Polly  Knowles,  b.  Aug.  6,  1797;  m.  Josiah  Woodbury  of  N.  (See 
Woodbury  gen.) 

A  son  and  dau.,  b.  Jan.,  1800. 

Third  Generation. 

Wesley  Knowles,  b.  Oct.  6,  1805;  m.  (first),  Oct.  3,  1832,  Jane  W. 
Oilman,  b.  Oct.  6,  1805,  and  had  three  sons  and  a  dau.  She  d.  Sept. 
20,  1857.  He  m.  (second),  June  26,  1860,  Mrs.  Sophronia  Clement 
Johnson  of  Dunbarton,  b.  Oct.   9,   1817. 

Mr.  Knowles  inherited  the  homestead  and,  with  good  buildings, 
horses  and  cattle,  was  an  extensive  farmer.  This  farm  is  now  owned 
by  his  nephew  and  has  never  passed  from  the  name. 

He  d.  Sept.  5,  1892.  Mrs.  Knowles  later  resided  on  Howard  Ave., 
where  she  d.  Feb.,  1899,  and  was  buried  at  Dunbarton.  Her  sister 
d.  two  days  previous,  aged  69.     Mrs.  Clement,  the  mother,  on  being 


202  HISTORY    OP    NOBTHPIELD. 

exhumed  to  be  buried  with  her  dau.,  was  found  to  be  completely 
petrified.     She  d.  about  30  years  before. 

Betsey  Knowles,  b.  March  11,  1808;  m.  Rev.  William  D.  Cass,  a 
Free  Baptist,  and  later  a  prominent  Methodist,  minister,  and  resided, 
late  in  life,  at  Tilton.  They  were  greatly  interested  in  the  erection  of 
the  New  Hampshire  Conference  Seminary.     She  d.  May  3,  1882. 

Cyeene  Knowles,  b.  Jan.  21,  1813;   d.,  Aug.  11,  1815. 

Joseph  Kkowles,  3d.,  b.  July  29,  1817,  read  medicine  with  Dr.  N. 
G.  Ladd  of  Sanbornton  Bridge.  He  graduated  from  the  Woodstock, 
Vt.,  Medical  School  and  located  at  Meredith  Bridge,  where  he  m. 
Olive  Jane  Ladd  and  went  to  reside  in  her  home.  After  his  death, 
Sept.  15,  1852,  she  m.  Dr.  David  S.  Prescott,  who  d.  Feb.  25,  1874. 
She  still  remains  in  the  home  where  she  was  b.,  and  where  her  two 
husbands,  physicians,  spent  their  lives. 

William  F.  Knowles,  b.  April  24,  1822;  m.,  Jan.  1,  1850,  Sarah  P. 
Robinson  of  Boston,  Mass.,  b.  Nov.  27,  1827,  and  resided  in  Boston. 
They  had  two  dau.,  Addie  Viola  and  Carrie  Way,  and  a  son,  William 
Fletcher  Knowles,  a  physician  in  Boston,  who  occupies  the  Knowles 
homestead  as  a  summer  home. 

Fourth  Generation. 

William  Pletchee  Knowles,  b.  at  Cambridge,  Mass.,  Feb.  17,  1861; 
m.,  Dec.  2,  1896,  Charlotte  Treat  of  Frankfort,  Me.,  b.  Jan.  23,  1871. 
They  have  two  children,  Robert  Treat  Knowles  and  Katherine  Knowles, 
b.  at  Belmont,  Mass. 

(Children  of  Wesley  and   Jane  W.   Oilman  Knowles.) 

Charles  W.  Knowles,  b.  May  29,  1835,  is  the  proprietor  of  a  large 
hotel  in  Portland,  Ore. 

Oborge  C.  Knowles,  b.  at  N.  Nov.  24,  1838,  was  killed  in  a  railroad- 
collision  at  Whitesboro,  N.  Y.,  May  16,  1858. 

LuciEN  W.  Knowles,  b.  March  22,  1842,  was  educated  at  the  New 
Hampshire  Conference  Seminary,  and  enlisted  at  the  breaking  out 
of  the  Civil  War  in  Company  D,  Cavalry.  He  contracted  fever  in 
camp  in  Concord  and  d.  in  N.  Sept.  2,  1864. 

Lauea  J.  C.  Knowles,  b.  Oct.  4,  1843;  m..  May  29,  1866,  Marcus  A. 
Hardy  of  Boston,  Mass.  He  was  a  manufacturer  of  torpedo  boats  in 
South  America  and  was  associated  with  Henry  Cilley.  Mrs.  Hardy 
was  a  woman  of  fine  physique  and  unlimited  energy  and  was  for  a 
while  a  public  reader.  She  d.  March  30,  1885.  He  d.  April  4,  1885. 
Both  are  buried  on  the  homestead  at  N. 


LANG. 

Joseph  Smith  Lang  was  b.  at  Tilton  March  29,  1830;  m..  May  19, 
1860,  Ruth  Dearborn,  b.  at  N.  Nov.  3,  1827.  He  moved  to  her  home 
in  N. 


GENEALOGIES.  203 

In  1880  they  sold  to  the  Winnipiseogee  Paper  Company  and  bought 
the  adjoining  William  Forrest  farm.  This  he  sold  later  to  Richard 
Thomas  and  removed  to  Belmont,  where  they  now  reside.  Mrs.  Lang 
was  educated  at  the  New  Hampshire  Conference  Seminary  and  was 
a  faithful  teacher  previous  to  her  marriage.  (See  Dearborn  gen.) 
They  have  two  children. 

Second    Generation. 

(B.  at  N.) 
Hejmkietta   Josephine   Lang,    b.    Jan.    25,    1862.     She   was    educated 
at  the  Seminary  and  taught  in  N.  schools. 
John  Deakboen  Lang,  b.  April  9,  1865,  is  a  farmer  with  his  father. 


LANCASTER. 

George  C.  Lancaster  was  b.  in  Northwood  Oct.  11,  1818.  He  m. 
(first),  Eunice  W.  Corser  of  Webster,  Nov.  12,  1845.  She  d.  Feb. 
19,  1872.  He  m.  (second),  Betsey  0.  Copp  of  N.,  Oct.  30,  1878.  She  d. 
Jan.  15,  1890   (see  Copp  III  gen.),  aged  73. 

Removing  frorh  Northwood,  Mr.  Lancaster  resided  in  Concord  and 
vicinity  till  1879,  when  he  removed  to  N.,  where  he  d.  April  17,  1899. 
He  had  five  children. 

Second    Generation. 

Augustus  C.  Lancaster,  b.  March  10,  1847;  d.,  March  29,  1875.  He 
resided  in  Concord,  where  he  was  employed  in  a  bank. 

Emma  Frances  Lancaster,  b.  Sept.  5,  1849;   d.,  Sept.  19,  1853. 

Mart  Fellows  Lancaster,  b.  June  24,  1851;   d.,  Oct.  6,  1853. 

Emma  Fellows  Lancaster,  b.  Aug.  6,  1854;  m.,  Oct.  19,  1892,  Charles 
L.  Clay  of  Harvard,  Mass.,  where  he  is  employed  as  district  super- 
visor of  schools.  They  have  one  son,  Charles  Lancaster  Clay,  b.  Dec 
6,  1896. 

GE0RGL4.  Etta  Lancaster,  b.  Oct.  12,  1859;  m.,  Nov.  9,  1892,  Edwin 
J.  Young.  (See  Young  gen.)  She  was  educated  in  the  schools  of 
Concord  and  the  Normal  School  at  Quincy,  Mass.,  where,  following 
her  graduation,  she  taught  five  years,  and,  later,  four  years  at  Cam- 
bridge, Mass. 


LAWRENCE. 

Frank  P.  Lawrence  came  to  N.  from  Tilton,  where  he  had  long 
been  employed  by  Hon.  C.  B.  Tilton.  He  m.,  Feb.  28,  1894,  Lizzie 
Ayer,  b.  in  Scotland,  1871.  Her  parents  now  reside  in  Franklin. 
Mr.  Lawrence  is  a  contractor  and  builder  and  is  the  owner  of  several 
houses  and  some  real  estate  in  town.  They  erected  a  residence  and 
lived  for  a  while  on  Howard  Ave.  At  present  they  reside  in  Tilton. 
They  have  two  children. 


■304  HISTORY    OF    NOKTHFIEL.D. 

LEAVITT  I. 

Moses  Leavitt,  the  ancestor  of  the  N.  Leavitts,  was  m.  in  Exeter, 
Oct.  26,  1681,  to  Dorothy  Dudley,  dau.  of  Rev.  Samuel  Dudley,  whose 
first  wife  was  Mary,  dau.  of  Gov.  John  Winthrop. 

Their  grandsons,  Jonathan  Leavitt  and  Wadleigh,  came  to  the  vicin- 
ity of  Bean  Hill  long  before  the  Revolutionary  War.  He  was  called 
Popple  Leavitt. 

They  owned  the  lOO-acre  lots,  Nos.  23,  24,  and  30,  and  18  lots  of 
the  common  land.  No  one  living  remembers  aught  of  them.  Their 
farms  were  later  owned  by  the  Kezars,  Smiths  and  Abbotts. 

The  Fifth  Range  at  and  near  its  intersection  with  the  Bean  Hill 
road  was  the  nucleus  of  the  homes,  and  others  are  further  south 
on  the  range  leading  to  Canterbury  Borough,  which  was  early  open 
to  horseback  riders.  Cellar  holes,  rose  bushes  and  decayed  apple 
trees  are  the  only  existing  signs  of  their  sojourning. 

Second    Generation. 

The  records,  however,  speak  of  Jonathan  and  Wadleigh,  who  were 
an  the  Revolutionary  War,  and  later  we  find  the  names  of  Gideon 
Joseph  and  Joseph,  Jr.,  Joshua,  Ruth,  Love  and  Jonathan,  Jr. 

On  the  petition  for  the  new  town,  March  30,  1780,  we  find  the  name 
•of  Joseph  and  on  the  first  tax  list,  called  "Prizel  List,"  we  find,  in  1796, 
the  name  of  Dudley,  the  almanac  maker,  and  he  was  taxed  the  follow- 
ing year  4s.  6d.  He  also  received  £3  12s.  and  £7  4s.  for  teaching  school 
in  town  in  1795.  He  was  then  20  years  of  age.  He  had  a  home  of  his 
■own  on  the  corner  of  Lot  23  and  owned  Lot  24  and  lived  there  when 
first  m.  (In  Hon.  J.  B.  Walker's  sketch  of  him  in  the  Farmer's  Al- 
manac for  1896,  had  he  said  N.  instead  of  "Deerfield,"  it  would  agree 
Ijetter  with  the  "Records.") 

Jonathan  sold  eight  acres  and  two  rods  to  Jeremiah  Smith  and 
the  balance  of  his  possessions  to  Shubael  Dearborn,  his  brother-in- 
law.  Dudley  also  sold  to  Mr.  Smith.  Wadleigh  sold  out  to  Gideon. 
The  names  disappear  from  N.  records  in  1800,  excepting  those  on  their 
tombstones,  some  of  them  being  buried  in  the  Abbott  grave  yard. 

Jonathan  Leavitt  m.  Ruth  Cram  and  had  two  dau.  besides  the  sons 
mentioned  above. 

Ruth  Leavitt  m.  Shubael  Dearborn  and  her  parents  lived  near 
them  on  Dearborn  Hill,  where  both  d.  and  were  buried  in  the  Hodgdon 
grave  yard.  The  old  stones  falling  to  decay  have  been  recently  re- 
placed by  their  great-grandchildren  with  the  following  inscription: 
"Jonathan  Leavitt,  d.  May  13,  1824.     Ruth  Leavitt,  d.  April,  1820." 

Love  Leavitt  m..  May  26,  1768,  Benjamin  Glines  and  was  the  mother 
of  nine  children.      (See  Glines  gen.) 

Wadleigh  Leavitt  removed  to  Littleton  and  later  to  Canada. 


GENEALOGIES.  SOS- 

Third  Generation. 

(Children  of  Wadlelgh  and  Elizabeth  Leavitt.) 

Wadleigh  Leavitt,  b.  at  Littleton,  1808;  m.  Abagail  Caswell  of 
Canada  and  had  15  children.  But  three  live  in  N.  Mr.  Leavitt,  Sr.,. 
returned  to  N.  and  d.  here,  Jan.  27,  1891,  aged  87,  She  d.  at  N.  Marth 
8,  1896. 

Maby  Leavitt,  b.  at  Melbourne,  Canada,  April  27,  1854;  m.,  Oct.. 
3,  1888,  Andrew  E.  Lamb,  b.  at  Brompton,  .P.  Q.,  where  he  was  a 
merchant.    Mrs.  Lamb  came  to  N.  in  1894  and  is  employed  as  a  nurse 

Nelson  Leavitt,  b.  at  Melbourne,  P.  Q.,  in  1846;  now  resides  at  N, 
and  is  a  farm  hand. 

Edwin  V.  Leavitt  came  to  N.  in  1890  from  Melbourne,  Canada,, 
where  he  was  b.  Feb.  15,  1857.  He  m.  (first),  Feb.  12*,  1879,  Nancy 
A.  Jackson,  b.  in  his  native  town  Jan.  1,  1856.  He  was  a  farmer  there- 
but  after  he  came  to  N.,  where  they  now  reside,  he  became  a  car- 
penter. They  had  five  children.  Mrs.  Leavitt  d.  at  N.  July  4,  1896.. 
He  m.  (second),  May  27,  1901,  Jennie  S.  Kinsley,  b.  in  Canada  Aug.  18,. 
1873.     They  have  one  child. 

Benton  C.  Leavitt,  son  of  Dudley,  a  nephew  of  Dudley,  the  almanac 
maker,  was  b,  at  Melbourne,  Canada,  Jan.  10,  1849.  He  m.,  1874, 
Emily  Cummings  of  Lowell,  Mass.,  and  resided  at  Melbourne,  where 
all  but  one  of  the  children  were  b.  They  came  to  N.  about  1888. 
He  Is  a  carpenter  and  lather.    They  have  seven  children. 

Fourth  Generation, 

(Children  of  Benton  and  Emily  Cummings  Leavitt.) 
(B.  at  Melbourne,  Canada.) 

Alvin  B.  Leavitt,  b.  Feb.  8,  1875,  took  a  preparatory  course  at 
Tilton  Seminary  and  graduated  at  Dartmouth  College.  He  is  in  busi- 
ness in  Boston.     He  m.  Laura  Urquhart  of  and  they  have  on& 

child. 

Hattie  E.  Leavitt,  b.  April  1,  1876;  m.,  Aug.  11,  1894,  Austin  W. 
Merrill  of  Thornton.  They  reside  at  Reading,  Mass.  They  have  three- 
children,  all  but  one  b.  at  N. 

Albert  Dudley  Leavitt,  b.  May  18,  1879;  m.,  1903,  Mary  Laducia  of 

.    He  resides  at  Reading,  Mass.,  and  is  employed  on  the  street 

cars. 

Emily  P.  Leavitt,  b.  July  12,  1881;  m.,  Jan.  10,  1904,  Herbert  M, 
Noyes  of  Landaff.     They  reside  at  Concord  and  have  one  child. 

Bertha  K.  Leavitt,  b.  Oct.  20,  1883;  m.  William  Parrar  of  Laconia 
and  had  one  child.  He  was  a  farm  hand  in  N.  He  d.  at  Laconia  in 
Dec,  1904. 

Ida  May  Leavitt,  b.  May  28,  1886;  m.,  Sept.  9,  1903,  Charles  B, 
Connelly  of  Bethlehem.  They  reside  in  N.,  where  he  is  employed  as 
a  weaver. 

Arthur  G.  Leavitt,  b,  at  N.  March  26,  1890. 


206  HISTORY    OF    NOETHPIELD. 

(Cliildreii  of  Edwin  and  Nancy  Jackson  Leavitt.) 

Ernest  Elvan  Leavitt,  b.  at  Melbourne,  Canada,  Jan.  19,  1880.  He 
graduated  from  the  New  Hampshire  Conference  Seminary,  class  of 
1900,  and  later  was  a  weaver  in  the  Elm  Woolen  Mills  and  also  learned 
the  trade  of  a  carpenter.     He  d.  Jan.  31,  1903. 

'Grace  A.  Leavitt,  b.  March  26,  1881,  and  Walter,  b.  1889,  d.  the 
same  week  in  June,  1892,  of  diphtheria. 

Violet  B.  Leavitt,  b.  at  Melbourne,  Canada,  June  5,  1885,  graduated 
from  the  Union  Graded  School,  class  of  1900,  and  resides  in  Man- 
chester. 

(Child  of  Edwin   and   Jennie  Kinsley  Leavitt.) 

Evelyn  Elizabeth  Leavitt,  b.  Aug.  18,  1904. 


LEAVITT   II. 

Hamilton  Leavitt  came  to  N.  from  Sanbornton  Bridge  and  after 
residing  for  some  years  on  Park  St.  he  bought  the  Gilman  farm  on 
Bay  Hill  of  Peter  Smart.  He  had  one  dau.,  Marinda  Jane,  who  be- 
came the  wife  of  Retyre  Mitchel  Couch  of  Warner  and  resided  in 
Manchester,  coming  later  to  her  home,  where  she  d.  Nov.  25,  1876. 
Mr.  Couch  conducted  a  meat  market  at  Tilton  and  m.  (second),  Sarah 
A.  Goodrich.  Later  they  resided  on  the  Clark  place  until  their 
departure  for  Southern  Pines,  N.  C,  where  he  d.  and  where  she  still 
resides.  They  have  four  children,  two  of  whom,  a  son,  Everett,  and 
a  dau.,  were  b.  in  N.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Leavitt  sold  in  1879  and  removed  to 
Tilton,  where  both  d. 


LEDOUX. 


Joseph  Ledoux  came  to  N.  from  Laconia,  N.  H.,  Sept.,  1896.  He 
•was  b.  at  St.  Simon,  Canada,  April  13,  1845.  He  m.,  Jan.  28,  1870, 
Elmire  Gauthier,  b.  at  St.  Camille,  Canada,  May  11,  1857.  He  is  em- 
ployed by  the  Elm  Woolen  Mills  Manufacturing  Company.  They 
have  12  children.     Mrs.  Ledoux  d.  at  N.  Jan.  15,  1903. 

Second    Generation. 

(Six  b.  at  St.  Simon,  Canada.) 

Elmire  M.  Ledoux,  b.  April  6,  1876. 

Felix  J.  Ledoux,  b.  May,  1879;   d.  at  St.  Simon  Sept.,  1879. 

Emilb  V.  Ledoux,  b.  Aug.  13,  1881,  resides  at  Laconia.  He  is  em- 
ployed in  a  hosiery  mill. 

Alberic  L.  Ledoux,  b.  Dec.  17,  1882,  resides  at  Laconia. 

Alida  M.  Ledoux,  b.  May  9,  1883,  is  employed  at  the  Tilton  Optical 
Works. 

Joseph  A.  Ledoux,  b.  Dec.  1,  1884;  d.  at  Franklin  Falls  Sept.,  1886. 


GENEALOGIES.  207 

Rose  D.  Ledoux,  b.  at  St.  Liboire,  Canada,  Aug.  31,  1886,  is  employed 
at  the  works  of  the  Ideal  Manufacturing  Company. 

Alphonse  B.  Ledoux,  b.  at  Franklin  Falls  Oct.  6,  1888;  d.  at  Tilton, 
from  the  result  of  a  fall,  June  25,  1899. 

Loms  P.  Ledoux,  b.  at  St.  Liboire,  Canada,  April  30,  1890;  d..  May 
1891. 

Leonabd  M.  Ledoux,  b.  at  Laconia  March  14,  1894. 

Anna  Jeanne  Ledoux,  b.  at  Laconia  Aug.  29,  1896. 

LuMiNA  M.  Ledoux,  b.  at  Tilton  Oct.  26,  1898. 

They  reside  on  Arch  St. 


LEIGHTON. 

Edward  Leighton  came  from  Somersworth  to  N.  in  1817  and  pur- 
chased of  Jonathan  Cross  Lot  189  of  the  original  survey  granted  to 
Valentine  Hill. 

He  was  b.  April  16,  1781,  and  m.  (first),  in  1807,  Lydia  Rand  of 
Somersworth.  She  d.  in  1812.  He  m.  (second),  Judith  Rand  of  Barn- 
stead  in  1813.  She  was  b.  July,  1797,  and  d.  at  N.  April  5,  1888.  He 
d.  March  28,  1873.  He  is  said  to  have  never  missed  the  annual  town 
meeting.    His  farm  was  included  in  that  part  of  N.  ceded  to  Franklin. 

Second    Generation. 

(Children  of  Edward  and  Lydia  Rand.) 
Moses  Leishton,  b.  at  Somersworth  July  23,  1808;   d.  at  Sanbornton 
Aug.,   1886;    m.,  Oct.  4,   1835,  Mary  Smith,  b.   1813,  and   d.,  June  28, 
1872.     He  was  a  farmer  and  resided  at  Sanbornton  Bay.     They  had 
eight  children.    He  m.  (second),  Mrs.  Ladd,  May  6,  1873. 
Tea  Leighton,  b.  at  Somersworth,  1810;   d.,  1813. 

(Children  of  Edward  and  Judith  Rand  Leighton.) 

Lydia  Leighton,  b.  July  9,  1814,  at  Somersworth;  m.,  Nov.  16,  1837, 
Samuel  Brown  of  N.,  b.  Nov.  11,  1813.  He  lived  on  the  home  farm 
with  his  parents.  (See  Brown  gen.)  They  had  five  children:  Annie 
M.,  Albert,  Laura,  Mary  C.  and  Lyman. 

Thomas  Leighton,  b.  at  N.  March  11,  1817;  m.,  Jan.  1,  1844,  Eliza 
Sanborn  of  Canterbury,  b.  Dec.  17,  1824.  He  d.  Aug.  21,  1874.  She  d. 
Dec.  25,  1891.  They  had  one  dau.,  Ellen  C,  who  m.  Albert  Brown  of 
N.  (See  Brown  gen.)  They  resided  on  a  fine  intervale  farm  on  the 
banks  of  the  Merrimack  River  in  Canterbury. 

John  S.  Leighton,  b.  at  N.,  1819;  d.,  1821. 

Mart  Leighton,  b.  at  N.  Oct.  12,  1821;  m.,  1851,  James  Gardner  of 
Lowell,  Mass.,  b.  1878.  After  living  some  years  at  Lowell  they  took 
up  their  abode  at  Franklin  Falls,  where  he  d.  May  16,  1883.  They 
had  four  children,  fhree  of  whom  d.  in  childhood.  The  other,  Susie, 
m.  George  Foster  of  Concord  and  has  one  dau.,  Evelyn.  Mrs.  Gard- 
ner d.  at  the  home  of  her  dau.  in  Concord  March  26,  1901. 


208  HISTORY    OP    NOETfiFIELD. 

Edward  Leighton,  b.  at  N.,  1824;  m.,  March  28,  1851,  Sarah  B, 
Kent.  They  had  six  children.  Three  d.  young  and  the  other  three,. 
Edward,  Sarah  and  Minnie,  are  living.  Mr.  Leighton  removed  to  Wis- 
consin and  later  to  Kansas,  where  both  d. 

JuDlTH  Leighton,  b.  at  N.  Aug.,  1827;  m.,  Jan.  8,  1851,  W.  H.  Ford, 
of  Sanbornton,  b.  Jan.  22,  1816,  and  d.  at  Concord  Feb.  22,  1874.  He 
was  one  of  the  Ford  Bros.,  foundrymen,  of  Concord.  They  had  four 
children.  She  m.  (second),  Benjamin  C.  Sargent,  a  native  of  San- 
bornton Bridge,  but  a  resident  of  Evanston,  111.,  where  she  d.  June> 
1904. 

John  F.  Leighton,  b.  at  N.,  1832;  m.  (first),  Mary  A.  Hannaford. 
Aug.  27,  1857,  and  was  a  farmer  on  the  homestead.  They  had  three 
children.  She  d.  June  5,  1886.  He  m.  (second),  Feb.  9,  1888,  Binma. 
Colby  of  Canterbury,  and  had  a  son  and  dau.     He  d.  Nov.  9,  1901. 

Lauren  Leighton  went  West  when  a  young  man.  I  can  get  no  data, 
regarding  him. 

Third  Generation. 
(Children  of  first  wife.) 

Maria  L.  Leighton,  b.  June  13,  1858;   d.,  July  30,  1881. 

Nellie  A.  Leighton,  b.  Sept.  9,  1860;  d.,  July  20,  1893.  She  m.,  1881,., 
Benjamin  P.  Kimball  of  Franklin  Falls  and  had  four  children,  Mary 
Edna;  Rena  Eva;  Bertha  L.;  Harry  Leighton. 

George  B.  Leighton,  b.  Oct.  15,  1864. 

(Children    of    second    wife.) 

Leonard  C.  Leighton,  b.  June  18,  1889. 
Mary  E.  Leighton,  b.  March  12,  1895. 


LINDSEY    or    LINSEY. 

James  Linsey's  name  occurs  often  in  the  Proprietors'  Record  Book„ 
"At  a  legal  meeting  of  the  proprietors  of  Canterbury  in  the  province 
of  New  Hampshire  called  and  held  at  Said  Canterbury  on  Tuesday 
the  Second  day  of  August  1750  at  the  house  of  Capt  Jeremiah. 
Clough.  It  was  voted  that — eighty — in  the  meadow  called  Scundog- 
gady  in  Canterbury  Township  be  sold  to  Mr  James  Linsey  of  sd- 
Canterbury  for  the  sum  of  three  Hundred  &  forty  pounds  Old. 
Tenner  Money."  This  places  him  as  a  landholder  in  the  north  fields 
10  years  before  the  arrival  of  Benjamin  Blanchard,  the  first  settler.. 
This  land  is  described  in  the  Return  as  follows:  "Beginning  at  an 
Elm  standing  a  little  on  the  East  Side  of  the  Brook  coming  out  from 
Chestnut  Pond  (mark  the  name  in  1750),  so  called,  then  Runs  North 
166  Rods  to  a  pitch  pine  spotted  on  four  sides  then  West  100  Rod  to  a 
stake  standing  by  a  Brook  then  South  166  Rods  to  a  hemlock  spotted 
on  four  sides,  standing  a  little  to  the  West  of  a  Brook  tiiem  to  the  Elm. 
which  is  spotted  on  four  sides  which  is  the  first  Bound  mentioned." 


GENEALOGIES.  209 

"This  Return  of  Land  Voted  to  James  Linsey  in  the  year  1750"  is 
dated  August  "91st,"  1756. 

No.  2  of  the  Gospel  Lots  was  "struck  off  to  James  Linsey  for  five 
hundred  and  five  pounds  according  to  Dollars  at  4.50  per  Dollar." 

These  lots  were  sold  at  a  legal  meeting  of  the  proprietors,  held 
May  20,  1756. 

This  must  have  been  the  Robert  Smith  farm  on  the  Merrimack  River 
and  a  part  of  the  Gerrish  intervale. 

James  Linsey  or  Lindsey  was  settled  on  Scundoggady  meadow  lot 
before  1753,  at  which  time  the  trouble  with  the  Indians,  Sabattis  and 
Plausaway,  occurred.  Both  the  Lindseys  and  Miles  had  slaves  and 
the  Indians  stole  Peer  of  the  one  and  Tom  of  the  other,  tied  them 
up  and  led  them  away.  (See  Miles  gen.)  The  old  cellar  holes,  where 
stood  the  homes  of  the  Lindseys  and  Perkins,  are  still  to  be  seen. 

There  is  also  the  Return  of  a  lot  of  land  laid  out  to  him,  which  was 
granted  the  twenty-sixth  day  of  December,  1757. 

It  is  bounded  as  follows:  "beginning  at  the  North  West  Corner  of 
Sondoggady  Medow  Lot,  North  160  rods  to  a  white  Oak  No  9  then 

East  105  rods  to  a  White  Oak  No   2  then  South  160  Rods  to  a  

No.  2  then  west  to  first  bound."  Also  another  Return  of  a  "Lot  of 
Land  Laid  out  to  the  Right  of  James  Linsey  which  was  granted  to  him 
on  the  Twentj^  sixth  Day  of  December  1757." 

"Beginning  at  the  south  east  corner  of  the  above  Lot  at  a  pitch  pine 
No  3  then  north  to  a  hemlock  No  3  then  South  160  Rods  to  a  stake, 
then  West  100  rods  to  first  Bound."  (Proprietors'  Record  Book,  page 
15.) 

The  town  records  say  nothing  further  of  the  Lindseys.  But  this 
meadow  land  and  the  other  lot  in  due  time  became  in  some  way  the 
property  of  James  Lindsey  Perkins,  who  owned  it  about  the  year 
1787.  I  conclude  by  the  name  that  there  was  an  intermarriage  of  the 
families  and  that  Mr.  James  Lindsey  Perkins  inherited  the  James 
Lindsey  land,  at  least  the  two  100-aore  meadow  lots.  Now,  tradition 
says  that  Mr.  Perkins  was  not  a  strictly  temperate  man  and,  in  con- 
sequence of  too  frequent  visits  to  Squire  Glidden's  store  at  the  Centre, 
was  often  called  to  part  with  some  of  his  fertile  acres  to  settle  his 
account,  and  it  is  further  said  that  the  crafty  squire  often  by 
abusive  language  brought  the  greatly  desired  blows  on  his  deserving 
old  back  and  head  in  consequence.  James  was  always  promptly 
arrested  and  another  slice  of  the  longed-for  meadow  passed  to  satisfy 
the  fine.  In  course  of  time  it  all  belonged  to  the  Squire  and  is  to  this 
day  known  as  the   "Glidden  Meadow." 

Nathaniel  Perkins  was  an  early  settler  and  deeded  some  land  on 
the  intervale  to  Josiah  Miles  (est.)  50  acres  for  £6  5s.,  it  being  the 
land  he  bought  of  the  proprietors  of  Canterbury.  Dated  Feb.  21, 
1772,  in  the  seventh  year  of  his  majesty's  reign.  Witness,  Jame^ 
Lindsey.  Mr.  Hunt  says  the  old  Perkins  house  stood  opposite  Jud^e 
Peter  Wadleigh's  and  was  used  as  a  schoolhouse.  Here,  too,  lived  the 
14 


210  HISTORY    OF    NOETHFIELD. 

Mrs.  Colby,  who  used  to  warp  her  webs  on  the  apple  trees.  Mr. 
Nathaniel  Perkins  bought  this  land,  100  acres,  of  James  Lindsey, 
Aug.  13,  1770,  and  other  lands.  May  5  of  the  same  year,  as  recorded 
In  Vol.  36,  page  374,  and  Vol.  102,  page  41. 

He  lived  here  when  N.  was  organized  and  was  one  of  the  petitioners 
lor  the  new  town,  as  were  James  Lindsey  Perkins  and  William, 
his  sons,  perhaps.  Nathaniel  Perkins  and  Nathaniel  Perkins,  Jr., 
were  at  the  Battle  of  Bunker  Hill. 


LOCKWOOD. 

"Wilson  Lockwood  came  to  N.  from  Yorkshire,  England.  He  was  b. 
Oct.  24,  1846;  m.,  Dec.  3,  1866,  Sally  Buckley,  b.  July  17,  1847.  He  was 
a  plush  finisher  and  had  12  children,  nine  of  whom  are  now  living. 
They  reside  on  Vine  St.  Extension. 

Second    Generation. 

Lavina  Lockwood,  b.  Feb.  8,  1868;  m.,  Feb.  29,  1896,  Thomas  E. 
Atkinson  of  England.  They  have  one  child,  Thomas  W.  C,  b.  Feb. 
2,  1899. 

Claba  Lockwood,  b.  Oct.  16,  1872;  m.  Thomas  Home  of  England, 
Sept.    10,    1893. 

ZiLLA  Lockwood,  b.  Oct.  22,  1874;  m.  Andrew  Whittam.  They  have 
one  child,  Beatrice,  b.  Aug.  16,  1898. 

Samuel  Lockwood,  b.  June  15,  1878,  is  employed  by  the  Elm  Mills 
"Woolen  Company. 

Matilda  Lockwood,  b.   Oct.   29,   1881;    m.,   June  25,   1903,   Albert   S. 

Carter,  b.  at  .     He  is  superintendent  of  Carter's  Mills,  with  a 

residence  on  Park  St.  They  had  one  son,  Harry  L.,  b.  Dec.  18,  1904; 
d.,  March  23,  1905. 

James  Lockwood,  b.  In  England  Feb.  6,  1883,  returned  to  England 
and  m.  Flora  Auckland.  They  reside  in  N.  and  have  a  son,  Wilfred, 
b.  Jan.  19,  1903. 

Haeby  W.  Lockwood,  b.  April  15,  1885,  is  employed  at  G.  H.  Tilton's 
Hosiery  Mill. 

George  H.  Lockwood,  b.  June  15,  1887,  is  employed  at  Carter's 
Mills. 

Ada  E.  Lockwood,  b.  Nov.  8,  1889. 


LONG. 

Mrs.  Maroia  Long,  b.  Feb.  2,  1811,  at  Hopkinton,  came  to  N.  to  edu- 
cate her  sons  at  the  New  Hampshire  Conference  Seminary.  She  es- 
tablished a  home  on  Bay  St.,  where  she  d.  Oct.  8,  1889. 


THOMAS  WELLS  LONG. 


ADDIB    GORRELL    LONG. 


GENEALOGIES.  211 

Second    Generation. 

Thomas  "Wells  Long,  b.  Feb.  29,  1846,  at  Hopkinton;  m.  Addie  J. 
Gorrell  of  N.  (see  portrait),  b.  Sept.  13,  1845.  He  was  a  painter  and 
later  a  trader  at  Tilton.  He  d.  Dec.  31,  1881.  She  d.  May  15,  1901. 
They  had  a  dau.,  Marcia  A.,  who  d.  Sept.  19,  1875,  aged  seven  years. 

Geobge  E  Long,  b.  at  Hoplcinton  about  1850.  He  was  a  photographer 
and  removed  West  in  1870;  was  never  heard  from  again.  The  home 
passed  at  the  mother's  death  to  the  M.  B.  church. 


LORD. 


The  Lords  in  N.  trace  their  descent  from  Nathaniel,  who  was  at 
Kittery,  Me.,  as  early  as  the  middle  of  the  16th  century. 

"Sullivan's  History  of  Maine,"  coming  down  the  line,  finds  Hon. 
John  Lord  and  his  distinguished  son,  Pres.  Nathan  Lord,  D.  D.,  of  Dart- 
mouth College,  and  no  less  than  42  (prior  to  1821)  were  found  on  the 
lists  of  graduates  at  the  New  England  colleges,  Yale  and  Dartmouth. 

John  Lord  of  Exeter,  three  generations  later,  says  Mr.  Runnells, 
"had  16  children,  two  of  whom  came  to  Sanbornton:  Eliphalet,  who  m. 
Mehitable  Lord,  his  cousin,  and  her  brother,  John." 

Eliphalet  Lokd,  b.  1754;  d.  at  N.  Aug.  5,  1826. 

Eliphalet  Lord,  Je.,  b.  1792;  d.  at  N.  April  11,  1858. 

Mehitable  Lobd,  b.  1793;  d.  at  N.  Aug.  22,  1847. 

Ltjcilia  Loed,  b.  1823;   d.  at  N.  March,  11,  1842. 

Second    Generation. 

Ctetjs  Loed,  grandson  of  Eliphalet,  came  to  N.  about  1856.  He  was  a 
stone  worker.  He  m.,  Nov.  17,  1842,  Lydia  Thurston  Evans  of  Gil- 
manton.  They  first  lived  at  Shaker  Bridge,  where  his  three  oldest 
children  were  b.     He  d.  in  N.  March  28,  1895.     She  d.  Sept.  2,  1888. 

Chables  Buzzell  Lobd,  m.,  Nov.  25,  1849,  Lucinda  Forrest  of  N. 
and  lived  at  the  Centre,  where  she  d.  March  27,  1854.  He  was  a  sailor 
for  some  years  and  d.  in  Woburn,  Mass. 

Third  Generation. 

(Children   of    Cyrus    and   Lydia   Evans   Lord.) 

Feances  Ann  Loed,  b.  at  N.  Sept.  5,  1843. 

Geobge  Washington  Loed,  b.  at  N.  April  24,  1847;  m.,  Sept.  13, 
1870,  Mary  E.  B.  Johnson  of  N.,  b.  at  N.  May  27,  1852.  They  have 
one  dau.,  Edith,  b.  at  Franklin,  April  2,  1877,  a  graduate  of  the 
New  Hampshire  Conference  Seminary  art  department  and  a  fine  per- 
former on  the  violin.  Mr.  Lord  was  for  many  years  a  druggist  in 
Franklin  and,  later,  in  Tilton,  where  they  reside.  He  was  also  a 
.member  of  the  firm  of  Lord  Bros.  &  Company,  manufacturers  of 
lenses  and  optical  goods.     He  has  been  prominent  in  town  affairs. 


212  HISTORY    OP    NOKTHFIELD. 

having  served  as  selectman  for  12  years.  He  is  a  Mason,  an  Odd 
Fellow,  a  Knight  of  Honor  and  a  member  of  the  A.  0.  U.  W. 

Albert  c'  Lord,  b.  July  30,  1852;  m.,  Sept.  15,  1875,  Alma  Wymaa 
Neal  of  Canaan,  b.  Nov.  15,  1855.  Educated  at  Franklin.  They  have 
always  resided  in  N.  He  is  a  watchmaker  and  jeweler  in  Tilton  ani 
since  1878  has  been  a  manufacturer  with  his  brother  of  spectacle 
lenses  and  eyeglasses.  He  is  also  a  skilful  oculist.  The  firm  name 
now  is  the  Albert  C.  Lord  Optical  Company.  They  have  four  chil- 
dren. 

Claeencb  Henet  Loed,  b.  at  N.  July  31,  3854,  and  d.  at  N.  Aug.  3, 
1864. 

Floea  Etta  Loed,  b.  at  N.  Jan.  14,  1861;  m.  (first),  George  T.  Leav- 
itt  of  South  Newbury,  Vt.,  Oct.  23,  1881.  He  d.  in  Denver,  Col.,  Majr 
16,  1889.  She  m.  (second),  Nov.  8,  1904,  Charles  Herman  Smith  of  Til- 
ton.     They  reside  at  San  Diego,  Cal. 

Fourth  Generation. 

(Children  of  Albert  and.  Alma  Neal  Lord.) 

Gut  Maitland  Lord,  b.  at  N.  July  15,  1876;  m.,  Oct.  2,  1901,  Elizabeth 
Cheyne  of  Milford,  b.  at  Quincy,  Mass.,  May  5,  1880.  They  reside  at 
West  Somerville,  Mass.  He  is  employed  by  A.  J.  Loyds,  Washington 
St.,  Boston,  Mass. 

Aethue  Manson  Loed,  b.  at  N.  April  29,  1879;  m.,  Aug.  8,  1901,. 
Lillian  Julia  Mudgett  of  Contoocook,  b.  Aug.  30,  1879.  They  reside 
at  N.    He  is  employed  at  the  Optical  Works. 

Harey  Albeet  Loed,  b.  at  N.  Jan.  29,  1881.  He  is  a  machinist,  em- 
ployed by  the  Mayo  Machine  Company  of  Laconia.  He  m.,  June  21, 
1905,  Maud  Evelyn  Poster  of  Belmont. 

Geoeqb  Thubston  Loed,  b.  at  N.  April  30,  1886;,  m.,  Oct.  26,  1904, 
Grace  A.  Tukey  of  Tilton.  He  is  a  machinist,  employed  by  the  Kidder 
Machine  Company  of  Franklin  Falls. 

Fifth   Generation. 

(Child  of  Guy  and  Elizabeth  Cheyne  Lord.) 
Dorothy  Elizabeth  Lord,  b.  at  Boston,  Mass.,  March  7,  1904. 


LORD  II. 

Peed  B.  Loed  came  to  N.  July,  1883.  He  was  b.  at  Woburn,  Mass.,. 
June  25,  1864.  He  m.,  Dec.  21,  1884,  Anna  Isabel  Morrison,  b.  at 
Tilton  Jan.  27,  1863. 

Mr.  Lord  is  a  job  teamster,  with  a  home  on  Park  St.  Mrs.  Lord 
was  employed  at  Lord  Bros.'  Optical  Works  for  more  than  20  years. 
They  have  an  adopted  son.  Mr.  Lord  served  the  town  as  road  agent 
in  1902  and  1905. 

Second    Generation. 

Raymond  B.  Loed,  b.  at  Woburn,  Mass.,  March  24,  1896, 


GENEALOGIES.  213 

LOUGEE. 

The  Lougees  are  of  an  old  New  Hampshire  family  of  colonial 
origin. 

John  Lougee,  the  emigrant,  was  from  the  Isle  of  Jersey. 

In  the  reign  of  Queen  Anne  they  came  to  this  country  and  settled 
in  New  Hampshire.  In  the  early  wars  he  saw  service  and  was  once 
captured  and  carried  away  by  the  Indians.  He  escaped  and  finally 
settled  at  Exeter,  where  he  spent  his  remaining  life.  His  wife  was 
Mary  Gilman. 

Two  of  their  descendants  settled  in  N. 

Second    Generation. 

Elisha  Loxjgee  came  to  N.  from  Sanbornton  and  purchased  the 
liome  of  James  Dearborn  Wadleigh,  opposite  the  old  meeting-house,  and 
a  part  of  the  Glidden  farm  up  the  hill  across  the  road.  The  building 
was  moved  whole  and  new  sheds  and  barns  were  built,  making  it 
almost  an  ideal  farmer's  home  in  all  its  appointments.  He  was  b. 
March  15,  1800. 

His  wife  was  Thirza  Philbrook  of  Union  Bridge,  now  Bast  Tllton, 
and  they  had  four  children.  His  two  sons  seeking  other  employment, 
he  sold  to  Moses  Garland  and  returned  to  Sanbornton.  He  m. 
(second),  Pamelia  Glines  of  N.  (see  Glines  gen.).  May  15,  1867. 
He  d.  Aug.  28,  and"  she,  Oct.  17,  1886,  at  N. 

Gelman  Lougee,  cousin  of  the  above,  was  b.  at  Gilmanton  June  25, 
1820.  He  m.,  Nov.  14,  1844,  Cynthia  P.  Elkins  of  Gilmanton.  They 
came  to  N.  in  Dec,  1866,  and  bought  the  Jesse  Rogers  farm.  He  d. 
suddenly  Dec.  13,  1886.  Mrs.  Lougee  still  resides  there.  They  had 
three  sons  and  a  dau. 

Second    Generation. 

(Children  of   Elisha   and   Thirza  Philbrook   Lougee.) 
(All  b.  in  Sanbornton.) 

Texjewoetht  Lotjsee,  b.  Oct.  13,  1825;  m.,  Nov.  7,  1853,  Abbie  R.  Gil- 
man  of  Gilford.  He  served  in  the  Civil  War  (see  Boys  in  Blue)  and 
was  a  farmer  and  carpenter.  ■  They  had  three  sons  who  constituted 
the  firm  of  Lougee  Bros,  at  Laconia  for  many  years.  He  d.  of  apo- 
plexy July  28,  1879. 

Saeah  Jane  Lougee,  b.  Nov.  29,  1827;  m.  (pub.),  Nov.  17,  1850, 
Nathaniel  Batchelder  of  Sanbornton.  He  was  a  carpenter  and  builder 
at  Oshkosh,  Wis.,  until  1860,  when  he  went  to  California  and  she  re- 
turned home.  She  d.  at  Laconia  Aug.  27,  1874,  leaving  two  sons  and 
a  dau. 

Thieza  p.  Lougee,  b.  Aug.  10,  1830;  m.,  July  3,  1856,  Augustus 
"Williams  of  West  Concord.  She  now  resides  at  Penacook.  She  was 
educated  at  the  Seminary  and  was  a  teacher  before  her  marriage.  He 
was  an  overseer  at  Holden's  Mill  and  also  at  Tilton.  They  have  four 
children,  b.  at  West  Concord:   Harry  A.  of  Franklin;   Herbert  O.  of 


214  HISTORY    OF    NORTHFIELD. 

Penacook;  Irving,  a  shoe  dealer  in  Boston;  and  Ida  P.,  wife  of  Nahum 
Abbott  of  Penacook.     Mrs.  Abbott  d.  in  1895. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Williams  reside  at  Penacook,  where  he  is  employed  at 
the  Concord  Axle  Works. 

Samuel  Feenald  Lougee,  b.  July  1,  1837;  m.,  Jan.  1,  1861,  Hattie 
L.  Robinson  of  New  Hampton.  He  was  educated  at  the  New  Hamp- 
shire Conference  Seminary  and  prepared  for  the  ministry,  holding 
several  appointments  at  Hill  and  elsewhere.  He  was  an  evangelist 
in  the  parishes  of  his  native  and  surrounding  towns.  He  d.  suddenly 
of  heart  failure  at  work  in  the  field,  leaving  three  sons. 

(Children    of    Oilman    and    Cynthia    Blkins    Lougee.) 

CuBTis  J.  LoTJGEE,  b.  at  Gilmanton  Aug.  18,  1845;  m.  (first),  Jennie 
M.  Johnson  of  Wolfeborough,  Jan.  4,  1871.  She  d.  June  22,  1877.  He 
m.  (second),  Nellie  Hall  of  Buxton,  Me.,  Nov.  27,  1879.  They  had  two 
children,  Harry  C,  a  Spanish  War  veteran,  now  of  Lebanon,  and 
Arthur,  who  d.  at  Lynn,  Feb.  9,  1902.  He  was  a  painter.  Mr.  Lougee 
m.  (third).  May  25,  1899,  Mrs.  Anna  Hale  of  Tilton,  and  has  one  son, 
Floyd,  b.  1900.     He  is  a  painter. 

Alowzo  Joseph  LorroEE,  b.  at  Gilmanton  May  1,  1849;  m.  Mary 
Brown  of  Manchester,  Feb.  13,  1874.  He  was  a  painter  at  the  latter 
place  and  had  four  children.  He  d.  Nov.  9,  1883.  A  son,  Charles, 
a  clerk,  resides  at  Cambridgeport,  Mass. 

Feed  Gilmai^  Lougee,  b.  March  8,  1858;  m.,  Sept.  18,  1880,  Georgia 
A.  Staples  of  Tilton.  (See  Staples  gen.)  Mr.  Lougee  has  been  in  the 
employ  of  0.  &  E.  G.  Morrison  for  15  years.     They  have  one  son. 

Helen  J.  Lougee,  b.  Dec.  25,  1861;  d.,  June  18,  1881. 

Third  Generation. 

(Child  of  Fred  and   Georgia   Staples  Lougee.) 

Baele  Feed  Lougee,  b.  Dec.  2,  1887;  resides  with  his  parents  and  is  a 
student  of  Tilton  Seminary.     He  is  a  fine  pen  artist. 


LOVEJOY. 

Rev.  Clin  Lovbjot  was  b.  in  Landaff  April  16,  1851;  m.,  in  the  Meth- 
odist Episcopal  Church,  Tilton,  Aug.  18,  1872,  Marcia  A.  Rollins.  He 
was  educated  at  Lisbon  and  at  the  New  Hampshire  Conference  Sem- 
inary. He  was  pastor  of  the  Methodist  Church  at  Surry,  Jefferson 
and  Lake  Village. 

In  1878  they  removed  to  Ottawa,  111.,  where  they  remained  for  four 
years.  Later  they  cared  for  her  foster  parents,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Winslow, 
where  they  now  reside.  He  was  pastor  of  the  Free  Baptist  Church  at 
Contoocook  and  later  was  for  three  years  at  West  Peru,  Me.  They  had 
six  children,  three  of  whom  d.  in  infancy.  He  has  served  on  the 
school  board  for  two  terms. 


GENEALOGIES.  215 

Second    Generation, 

Moses  Channing  Lovejoy,  b.  June  15,  1873;  d.  at  Ottawa,  111.,  aged  six. 

Elsie  Asnes  Lovejoy,  b.  Jan.  2,  1875;  m.  John  Jolinson  of  Lowell, 
Mass.     She  d.  at  Lowell  April  8,  1905. 

Maecia.  Dawn  Lovejoy,  b.  June  16,  1876;  m.,  June  29,  1905,  Kirby 
Hyde  and  resides  in  Lowell,  Mass. 

Rot  Leon  Lovejoy,  b.  June  18,  1880. 


LOVERIN. 

AxBioN  LovEEiN  Came  from  Manchester  on  bis  wedding  day,  Nov. 
19,  1SS5,  having  previously  purchased  the  Chase  "Wyatt  farm  in  East 
N. 

In  1902,  after  17  years'  stay,  he  sold  to  Judge  Davis  of  Washington, 
D.  C,  and  removed  to  Park  St.,  where  he  is  a  wood  and  coal  dealer. 

Jennie  McDowell  Loveein  was  b.  at  Highgate,  Vt.,  May  18,  1857. 
They  have  two  children. 

Second    Generation. 

Geace  Belle  Lovebin,  b.  Feb.  25,  1890,  is  a  student  at  Tilton  Sem- 
inary. She  has  read  much  in  public  and  gives  promise  of  fine  elo- 
cutionary powers. 

Helen  Winona  Lovebin,  b.  April  13,  1899,  is  a  student  in  the  Union 
Graded  School. 


LUDLOW. 

Coenelitjs  Ludlow  was  a  native  of  Pennsylvania.  He  had  been  a 
Revolutionary  soldier  and  was  looking  over  the  country.  Being  takea, 
sick,  he  was  cared  for  at  the  home  of  Abraham  Glines  of  Canterbury, 
and,  Feb.  19,  1826,  m.  Phebe,  his  dau.,  and  resided  near  the  Oak  Hill 
schoolhouse,  where  he  tended  the  grist,  oil  and  plaster  mill  on  the 
Cross  Brook,  below  the  Davis  sawmill.  They  had  five  children.  He 
was  accidentally  drowned  while  cutting  trees  for  Daniel  Herrick  on 
the  steep  river  bank  at  Factory  Village.  She  m.  (second),  Alexander 
Braley  and  d.  at  N.  July  24,  1876. 

Second    Generation. 

Moses  Leavitt  LtrcLOW,  b.  June  4,  1824;  m..  May  8,  1848,  Louisa 
Collins  and  had  four  children.  He  was  a  natural  mechanic  and  was  a 
carpenter  by  trade.  He  d.  at  his  son's  In  N.  April,  1904.  She  d.  April 
5,  1901. 

Whitten  Lttdlow  was  in  the  Mexican  War.  He  enlisted  at  Ports- 
mouth, where  he  had  gone  with  two  friends,  who,  as  soon  as  he  had 
signed  his  name,  treacherously  withdrew  and  returned  home.  He 
joined  the  army  and  d.  at  Corpus  Christi,  Mexico. 


216  HISTORY    OF    NOETHFIELD. 

Nancy  Ludlow,  b.  in  Danbury  Feb.  4,  1827;  m.  (first),  Simon  Far- 
well  of  Sanbornton  Bridge  and  resided  there.  A  son,  Charles  Alonzo, 
d.  in  1855,  and  a  dau.,  Nellie  F.,  d.  in  1876.  She  m.  (second),  John 
Keniston  of  N.     (See  Keniston  gen.) 

Alice  Ludlow  m.,  June,  1856,  Thomas  Austin  and  had  two  children. 
(See  Austin  gen.)  She  m.  (second),  Frederick  Keniston.  (See  Ken- 
iston gen.) 

Lucy  Ann  H.  Ludlow  m.,  April  22,  1851,  Peter  Paro.  She  m.  (sec- 
ond), Albert  Keniston  and  removed  to  Altoona,  Wis.  They  have  a  son, 
Charles,  of  Everett,  Wash.,  and  a  dau.,  Alice,  of  Minneapolis. 

Third  Generation, 

(Children  of  Leavitt  and  Louisa  Collins  Ludlow.) 

Kendeick  Ludlow,  b.  March  12,  1848;  m.,  Aug.  4,  1867,  Eunice  Clay 
of  Wilmot,  b.  Aug.  4,  1847.  He  was  tfackman  for  the  Boston  &  Maine 
Railroad  and  later  purchased  the  farm  of  the  late  David  Dearborn, 
where  they  now  reside.    They  have  three  children. 

Maby  Ludlow  m.  John  Currier  of  Manchester  and  resided  there 
until  his  death  in  1895.  They  had  one  son,  Arthur.  She  m.  (second), 
George  Law  of  Portsmouth,  where  they  reside.  A  dau.  resides  in 
Manchester. 

Whitten  Ludlow,  b.  July,  1856;  m.,  1875,  Electa  A.  Dow.  (See  Dow 
gen.)  After  many  years  of  service  for  the  railroad  at  N.  Depot  he  went 
to  perform  the  same  service  at  Concord.  He  is  now  employed  by  the 
Boston  &  Maine  Railroad  on  the  Concord  street  car  tracks  and  resides 
there.  They  have  six  children.  Mrs.  Ludlow  d.  at  Concord  in  1895. 
The  children  all  reside  at  Concord. 

Phebe  Ludlow  m.  Jonathan  Glines  of  Canterbury.  After  various 
dwelling  places  they  reside  at  N.  Depot,  where  he  is  a  trackman  on 
the  Boston  &  Maine  Railroad. 

Fourth  Generation. 

(Children  of  Whitten  and  Electa  Dow  Ludlow.) 

Beetha  Ludlow,  b.  at  N.  March,  1876;  resides  in  the  home  at  Con- 
cord. 

Caeeoll  Ludlow,  b.  June,  1877;  m.  Grace  Ray  of  Concord,  and  is 
employed  on  the  railroad.    They  have  one  child. 

Effie  Ludlow,  b.  Aug.,  1879;   m.  Edward  Page  of  Concord. 

Maeia  Ludlow,  b.  1882;  m.,  July,  1903,  Peter  Johnson  of  Concord,  and 
has  one  son. 

Emily  E.  Ludlow,  b.  1895. 

(Children  of  Kendrick  and  Eunice  Clay  Ludlow.) 

Nettie  M.  Ludlow,  b.  April  20,  1869,  at  Canterbury;  m.,  Jan.,  1894, 
James  Featherstone  of  Manchester,  where  he  is  employed  in  the  rail- 
road yard. 

Leon  H.  Ludlow,  b.  at  N.  Nov.  21,  1881. 

Geneva  Ludlow,  b.  at  N.  June  16,  1887. 


GENEALOGIES.  217 

LYFORD. 

It  is  believed  that  all  persons  in  the  United  States  bearing  this 
:name  are  descendants  of  Francis  Lyford,  who  came  to  Boston  from 
England  and  was  a  shipbuilder. 

Thomas,  who  came  to  N.  and  m.  Hannah  Hall,  April  7,  1793,  was  the 
son  of  John,  b.  1720,  who  was  the  son  of  Thomas,  the  son  of  the  above- 
named  Francis. 

Lieut.  Thomas  Ltfoed  was  b.  Nov.  12,  1768;  m.,  April  7,  1793,  Han- 
nah Hall,  probably  of  Canterbury.  They  lived  on  what  is  now  called 
-Zion's  Hill  and  had  a  family  of  five  children. 

Second    Generation. 

(All  b.  at  N.) 

Anna  Ltfobd,  b.  Dec.  9,  1793;  m.,  Feb.  10,  1814,  Ebenezer  Morrison 
•of  Sanbornton.     (See  Morrison  gen.) 

Susannah  Ltfoed,  b.  Dec.  9,  1796;  m.,  Feb.  4,  1819,  Robert  Gray, 
3.  native  of  Salem,  Mass.     (See  Gray  gen.) 

Polly  Ltfoed,  b.  May  6,  1798;  m.,  Dec.  29,  1816,  Enoch  Gile  of  N. 
(See  Gile  gen.) 

Hannah  LyroED,  b.  1800;  m.,  Feb.  3,  1820,  Amos  C.  Hannaford  of 
-N.,  b.  May  12,  1797.     (See  Hannaford  gen.) 

Thomas  Deaebobn  Ltfoed,  b.  March  15,  1803;  m.  (first),  Dec.  18, 
1825,  Sally  Gilman  of  N.,  b.  Dec.  18,  1803.  She  d.  July  20,  1851.  They 
remained  on  the  homestead  until  past  middle  life.  They  had  a  son 
and  a  dau.  Later  he  erected  a  house  at  Tilton  and  removed  there. 
He  m.  (second),  Nov.  16,  1854,  Mrs.  Mehitable  Gerrish  of  Boscawen, 
and  d.  Nov.  16,  1867.     She  d.  at  Penacook  Feb.  15,  1877. 

jEBEMLiH  Hall  LTroBD,.b.  at  N.  Oct.  19,  1808;  m.,  July  16,  1834, 
3Iary  Ann  W.  Haines  of  Canterbury,  b.  Jan.  13,  1812.  He  was  a  grad- 
uate of  Dartmouth  Medical  School  in  1833  and  practised  first  at  Ra- 
venna, O.,  and  later  at  Port  Byron,  111.,  where  he  d.  Jan.  28,  1878.  He 
Is  succeeded  by  his  son,  William,  who  received  his  degree  from  Rush 
Medical  College  and  is  the  father  of  14  children. 

Third  Generation. 

(Children  of  Thomas  and  Sally  Gilman  Lyford.) 
(B.  at  N.) 

Saeah  Ann  Kent  Ltfoed,  b.  March  4,  1827;  d.  at  Evanston,  111.,  March 
19,  1891;  m.,  Oct.  22,  1846,  Benjamin  Chase  Sargent  of  Sanbornton 
Bridge,  b.  Sept.  27,  1825.  One  dau.,  Sarah  T.,  b.  at  N.,  m.  Clayton  Dart 
of  Anawan,  111.  Mr.  Sargent  went  to  California  in  1849  but  returned 
and  located  at  Anawan,  going  later  to  Evanston  in  1882.  He  d.  there 
In  Jan.,  1905. 

Joseph  Gilman  Ltfoed,  b.  July  8,  1830,  remained  on  his  father's 
farm  until  1853,  when  he  removed  to  Illinois  and  engaged  in  the  grain 
business.     He  m..  May  13,  1856,  Mary  A.  Shannon  of  Groveland,  111., 


218  HISTORY    OF    NORTHPIBLD. 

and  had  two  sons,  John  T.  and  Clarence  E.,  both  of  whom  d.  in  in- 
fancy. He  m.  (second),  Annie  M.  Brown  of  N.,  Bee.  17,  1866,  and 
resided  in  several  parts  of  the  Far  West  until  1885.  Mrs.  Lyford  was 
a  member  of  the  school  board  of  Hebron,  Neb.,  and  was  its  president 
for  a  term  of  years.  She  was  a  graduate  of  New  Hampshire  Conference 
Female  College,  class  of  1860.  They  have  four  children,  all  but  one  re- 
siding near  their  parents  in  Bridgeport,  Conn.,  where  the  sons.  Jay  and 
Fred,  are  engaged  in  the  clothing  business.  May  is  the  wife  of  F.  H. 
Smith  of  Quincy,  Mass.,  and  Belle  is  a  stenographer  in  Bridgeport. 
Mr.  Lyford  has  always  been  a  Republican  and  active  in  local  af- 
fairs. He  served  a  term  as  mayor  of  Wilton,  la.,  and  was  county 
commissioner  while  at  Hebron,  Neb. 


HARDEN. 

JosiAH  Maeden  came  from  Chester  to  N.  when  the  country  was  an 
unbroken  wilderness.  While  he  was  clearing  his  farm  and  preparing 
his  home  he  often  returned  on  foot  for  the  Sabbath. 

His  father  was  Stephen  Marden,  b.  in  1736.  He  erected  a  small 
house,  which  he  later  enlarged,  and  m.  Mehitable  Muzzey  of  Loudon 
and  had  a  family  of  five.  He  lived  to  see  his  92d  year,  dying  March 
23,  1855.  She  d.  Feb.  27,  1860.  They  were  Christian  people,  both 
having  been  baptized  by  Elder  Winthrop  Young  three  quarters  of  a 
century  before. 

Second    Generation. 
(B.  at  N.) 

Ebenbzeb  Maeden,  b.  March  24,  1797;  m.,  Jan.  1,  1806,  Almira  Brown 
of  Canterbury  and  had  seven  children.  He  remained  on  the  home 
farm,  which  has  always  been  called  the  "Murden  Settlement." 

Third  Generation. 

(B.  at  N.) 

HuLDAH  Maeden,  b.  May  1,  1824;  m.  Ira  Rowe  and  removed  to  Can- 
dia.    They  had  one  dau.,  Mary. 

Maey  J.  Mabdeh-,  b.  June  4,  1826. 

Mehitable  Maeden,  b.  Feb.  4,  1831;  m.  Charles  Gile  of  Jamestown, 
Belmont,  and  had  five  children. 

John  B.  Maeden,  b.  May  29,  1838;  m.,  Aug.  10,  1862,  Frances  Moody 
of  Belmont,  b.  Dec.  27,  1842.  They  resided  on  the  home  farm  until 
1876,  when  he  bought  the  Ambrose  Woodbury  farm  on  Sondogardy 
Meadow,  where  he  conducts  a  milk  farm.  They  have  four  children, 
all  b.  in  N. 

Fourth  Generation. 
(B.  at  N.) 

Heebeet  L.  Maeden,  b.  Oct.  19,  1867;  m.,  Sept.  15,  1897,  Edna  W. 
Potter  and  resides  in  Providence,  R.  I.  They  have  a  dau.,  Mary,  b, 
June  4,  1899. 


GENEALOGIES.  219 

George  M.  Maedkn,  b.  Feb.  9,  1871;  m.,  June  30,  1892,  Josie  M.  Wyatt. 
They  reside  at  Ashland,  whete  he  is  a  house  builder. 

Charles  E.  Harden,  b.  Aug.  24,  1874;  m.,  Aug.  3,  1895,  Annie  J. 
Manning  of  Vermont,  b.  April  26,  1869.  They  have  a  dau.,  Alice,  b. 
March  30,  1896. 

J.  Frank  Harden,  b.  Sept.  24,  1878.  He  resides  at  home  and  is  a 
farmer. 


MARTIN, 

Robert  Martin,  called  Dr.,  was  b.  at  Alexandria  in  1822  and,  after 
living  in  Hill  and  Bristol,  came  to  N.  in  1875  and  bought  the  house 
now  owned  by  Fred  B.  Lord  on  Park  St.,  where  he  yras  a  dealer  in 
horses  and  conducted  a  teaming  business.  He  joined  the  army  as  a 
fifer  in  the  Twelfth  Regiment.     (See  Boys  in  Blue.) 

He  was  leader  of  the  troop  of  cavalry  that  distinguished  itself  at  the 
N.  centennial. 

He  sold  to  Francis  W.  Thompson  and  removed  to  Dakota. 

He  was  a  brother  of  Samuel  Martin,  who  ran  the  sawmill  on  the 
Holmes  dam. 

Dr.  Martin  visited  his  old  home  a  few  years  since  in  good  health  and 
mental  condition,  although  well  past  80  years  of  age. 


MASON. 


Simeon  Hason  came  from  Moultonborough  to  N.  in  1870.  He  was 
b.  at  Sandwich  Oct.  6,  1817;  m.,  Dec.  1,  1839,  Susan  S.  Mooney,  b.  Jan. 
1,  1814.  He  was  a  carpenter  and  farmer.  They  had  one  child.  Mr. 
Mason  lived  on  the  Alvah  Hannaford  place,  where  he  suffered  an  attack 
of  smallpox.  He  removed  later  to  the  John  Mooney  house,  where  botli 
d.;  he,  Oct.  7,  1883;  she,  April  6,  1890. 

Second   Generation. 

Charles  W.  Mason,  b.  at  Sandwich  Nov.  1,  1842;  m.,  Dec.  14,  1887, 
Emma  R.  Morse,  b.  at  Sandwich  in  1865.  He  is  a  farmer  at  the  Centre, 
doing  also  an  extensive  poultry  and  dairy  business. 


MASON. 


David  B.  Mason  was  b.  at  Loudon  in  1840  and  m.,  Feb.  24,  1863, 
Rosilla  "Weeks.  She  was  b.  at  Sanbornton  Nov.  10,  1831.  He  was  a. 
soldier  in  the  Civil  War.  (See  Boys  in  Blue.)  He  d.  at  N.  May 
28,  1865.  They  have  one  dau.,  with  whom  Mrs.  Mason  resides.  Sh& 
owned  a  home  and  resided  for  sometime  on  Gale  Ave. 


■220  HISTORY    OF    NORTHPIELD. 

Second    Generation. 

Eldoea  Mason,  b.  at  Sanbornton  July  15,  1864;  m.  Ned  W.  Morri- 
son, b.  at  Sanbornton  April  13,  1860,  where  tbey  now  reside.  Tbey 
Have  four  children. 


McDonald  or  McDaniel. 

Nehemiah  McBaniel  of  Barrington  bought  land  of  the  Canterbury 
-tax  collector,  March  20,  1746.  Jeremiah  and  John,  his  sons,  perhaps, 
l)OUght  original  lots,  Nos.  9  and  10.  Sarah,  a  sister  or  dau.  of  Nehe- 
aniah,  came  from  Pembroke,  where  she  had  been  brought  up  by  her 
Tinele,  Colonel  Cochrane,  and  became  the  wife  of  Robert  Forrest.  (See 
Porrest  gen.) 

Second    Generation. 

Nehemiah  McBonald,  Je.,  m.,  Feb.  16,  1804,  Patty  Glines  and  had 
three  children.  He  m.  (second),  Abagail  Ferguson  of  Sandwich  (pub.), 
Aug.  23,  1821,  and  had  one  dau.  His  name  drops  from  the  tax  list  in 
1827. 

Abagail  McDaniei,,  b.  ;  m.,  Feb.  26,  1805,  Isaac  Glines  of  N., 

'b.  1778.     (See  Glines  gen.) 

Susan  McDaniel,  b.  1767;  m.  (pub.),  John  Glines,  b.  1766.  (See 
<jlines  gen.) 

Third  Generation. 

(Children  of  Nehemiah  and  Martha  Glines  McDonald.) 

Jonathan  McDaniel,  b.  July  10,  1804;  m.  Charlotte  Foss  and  had  a 
idau.,  Citana,  who  m.  Eben  Hutchins  of  Canterbury. 

John  Ellison  McDaniel,  b.  May  16,  1808;  m.,  July  2,  1829,  Mrs. 
Betsey  Gile  Glines  (see  Glines  gen.)  and  had  a  family  of  six.  He  d. 
June  22,  1851.  Mr.  McDaniel  served  on  the  board  of  selectmen  and  was 
a  farmer. 

William  McDonald,  b  .April  7,  1806;  m.  Sally  Dow  and  resided  mostly 
in  Canterbury.     They  had  three  sons. 

(Child  of  Nehemiah  and  Abagail  Ferguson  McDonald.) 

Saeah  McDaniel,  b.  April  18,  1827;  m.  (pub.),  June  6,  1848,  Edward 
Presby,  Jr.,  b.  Feb.  4,  1827.  They  had  four  children.  (See  Presby 
sen.)  She  m.  (second),  Hiram  Cross  of  N.  and  had  four  children. 
(See  Cross  gen.) 

(Children  of  Allison  and  Betsey  Gile  Glines  McDaniel.) 
(All  b.  at  N.) 

Betsey  McDaniel  m.  Simeon  Kimball,  b.  1810,  being  his  second  wife. 
After  his  death  in  1865  she  cared  for  her  brother-in-law,  John  Hanna- 
ford.     (See  below.) 


GENEALOGIES.  221 

Martha  McDaniel,  b.  1832;  m.,  Jan.  2,  1853,  Thomas  M.  Towns  and 
resides  in  Tilton.  He  is  a  watchmaker  and,  of  late,  a  dealer  in  coal. 
They  have  three  children:  Charles,  a  furniture  dealer  and  undertaker 
at  Tilton;   Rebecca   (Mrs.  Ansel  Arnold) ;   and  Ella. 

Rebecca  McDaniel,  b.  1837;    d.,  1858. 

John  McDaniel,  b.  1839,  served  in  the  Civil  War  in  Company  D,. 
Eighth  Regiment.     (See  Boys  in  Blue.) 

Albert  McDaniel,  b.  1842,  served  in  the  Civil  "War  in  Company  H, 
Fifteenth  Regiment.     (See  Boys  in  Blue.) 

Sarah  A.  McDaniel,  b.  1834;  m,  Nov.  27,  1856,  Jonathan  T.  Hanna- 
ford,  b.  at  Sanbornton,  1829.  They  had  six  children,  of  whom  only  two> 
survive,  Fred  and  George. 

(Children  of  "William  and  Sally  Dow  McDonald.) 
Joseph  McDaniel  was   employed   on   the  railroad  for  many  years. 
Later  he  bought  a  farm  in  Sanbornton,  where  he  m.  and  has  four  chil- 
dren, two   sons  and  two  dau.     Of  the   sons,  Andrew  is  a  farmer  at;, 
home  and  Joseph  is  employed  by  the  Boston  &  Maine  Railroad. 

Henr?  McDaniel  m.  Susan  Bailey  of  Franklin.  He  has  been  a  mill 
hand  but  recently  taken  up  the  business  of  farming. 

Tristram  McDaniel  m.  Lydia  Streeter  and  resides  in  Canterbury. 
They  have  a  son,  George,  of  Salisbury,  and  a  dau.,  Mrs.  George  Heath, 
of  Tilton.  Mr.  McDaniel  was  for  many  years  a  trackman  on  the  B.,, 
C.  &  M.  R.  R. 


McCRILLIS. 

Capt.  Michael  McCbillis  was  first  taxed  in  1801.  He  built  the  house 
on  the  knoll  below  the  Centre  schoolhouse.  He  m.  Sally  (Sarah) 
Hancock  Dec.  12,  1799.  She  was  a  sister  of  Joseph  Hancock  on  the; 
Merrimack  intervale.  He  had  the  fine  old  Irish  idea  of  hospitality- 
and  is  said  to  have  kept  a  kettle  of  "bean  porridge  good  and  warm"" 
for  even  the  most  casual  caller.  He  had  many  a  call  from  the  scholars'- 
in  the  cold  winter  mornings  and  recesses.  Mrs.  Thomas  Slmonds  was 
a  sister  to  Mrs.  McCrillis.     (See  Simonds  gen.) 

They  moved  to  East  Boston,  Mass.,  where  she  d.  Other  members 
of  the  family  lived  in  Canterbury.  They  had  four  children:  Martha, 
and  Bowdoin,  who  settled  in  Buffalo,  N.  Y.,  where  the  latter  was  a. 

merchant;   Adaline,  who  m.  Moore  Of  Canterbury  and  went  t» 

New  Mexico;  and  Napoleon,  who  was  a  lawyer  and  lived  in  the  "West. 


McDUFF. 


"William  J.  McDtra-F  came  to  N.  from  Hamden,  P.  Q.,  in  1883.  He  was 
b.  at  Perthshire,  Scotland,  Nov.  18,  1835,  and  m.,  Oct.  15,  1867,  Cynthia. 
Symmes,  b.  at  Ryegate,  "Vt.,  Oct.  1,  1843.  He  was  a  farmer  and  owned, 
the  Joseph  Dearborn  place.  They  had  eight  children.  He  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Masonic  Lodge  at  "Wells  River,  "Vt. 


222  HISTOET    OF    NORTHPIELD. 

Second    Generation. 

OscAE  James  McDtjff,  b.  at  Ryegate,  Vt.,  May  28,  1868;  m.,  June, 
1898,  Delia  Stone  of  Pennsylvania.  He  is  a  merchant  at  Starrucca, 
Pa. 

WrLLiAM  John  McDutf,  b.  at  Wells  River,  Vt.,  April  7,  1870;  m., 
June  24,  1901,  Blanche  B.  Kelton,  b.  at  South  Boston,  Mass.,  in  1873. 
He  is  the  manufacturer  of  the  McDufE  gasolene  engine  at  Lakeport, 
where  they  now  reside.  He  is  a  member  of  Doric  Lodge,  A.  F.  and 
A.  M.,  of  Tilton. 

Mabel  Jane  McDuff,  b.  at  Wells' River,  Vt.,  May  24,  1872;  m.,  July 
18,  1896,  Luther  H.  Morrill.     (See  Morrill  gen.) 

RoBEET  S.  McDuFF,  b.  at  Hamden,  P.  Q.,  May  23,  1875;  m.,  Sept.  13, 
1898,  Annie  M.  Perry.  They  have  one  child,  Louise  B.  He  is  a  ma? 
chinist  and  now  resides  at  Leominster,  Mass. 

Saeah  Maegaeet  McDtTFF,  b.  at  Hamden,  P.  Q.,  Jan.  23,  1878;  d.  at 
N.  Aug.  25,  1894. 

Emma  F.  McDuff,  b.  at  Hamden,  P.  Q.,  1880;  d.  there  in  May,  1882. 

Agness  Fieth  McDtjff,  b.  at  N.  Feb.  14,  1884.  She  is  a  telegraph 
operator  at  Meredith. 

Haeeiet  Catheeine  McDuff,  b.  at  N.  April  30,  1887,  graduated  at 
Tilton  Seminary,  class  of  1905,  taking  the  Latin  Scientific  course. 


McQUESTEN. 

Geeenough  McQuesten  was  b.  at  Plymouth  June  5,  1804.  He  m., 
Sept.  28,  1828,  Myra,  dau.  of  Stephen  Chase,  b.  at  N.  Dec.  14,  1801. 
They  had  four  children.  He  was  associated  in  trade  with  Isaac  Whit- 
tier  and  later  was  a  clerk  in  various  stores  in  Tilton,  going  to  his 
home  in  Plymouth  in  1838.  He  resided  some  years  later  in  Fisherville, 
now  Penacook,  and  finally  entered  the  employ  of  the  Concord  Railroad 
as  bookkeeper  in  their  construction  and  repair  shops  at  Concord, 
which  place  he  held  to  extreme  age.  He  was  a  deacon  of  the  Congre- 
gational churches  at  Tilton  and  Concord.  He  d.  Aug.  24,  1890.  Mrs. 
McQuesten  d.  Dec.  28,  1888. 

Second    Generation. 

William  Geee^^ouqh  McQuesten,  b.  June  5,  1829;  m.,  July  17,  1856, 
Elizabeth  Fudge  of  St.  John,  N.  B.,  b.  Jan.  17,  1828.  They  had  three 
children.    He  d.  Jan.  29,  1880.    Mrs.  McQuesten  d.  Sept.  29,  1875. 

Myea  Chase  McQuesten,  b.  April  24,  1831;   d.,  March  29,  1891. 

BvARTs  McQuesten,  b.  at  N.  March  9,  1837;  m.,  Sept.  2,  1863, 
Elizabeth  Knight  of  Boothbay,  Me.,  b.  Jan.  20,  1840.  He  is  a  dealer 
in  groceries,  meats  and  provisions  in  Concord.  They  have  three  chil- 
dren and  three  d.  in  infancy. 

Petee  Rockwood  McQuesten,  b.  Sept.  29,  1839;  m.  Emma  Sanborn 
of  Henniker.    He  graduated  from  Columbia  University,  New  York,  was 


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ordained  to  the  ministry  and  went  West.  Later  he  located  at  Fall 
River,  Mass.,  and  is  now  at  Annandale,  N.  J.  He  has  two  children, 
Walter,  who  is  in  the  insurance  business  in  New  York,  and  Ada. 


MERRILL  I. 


Noah  Lane  Mekeill  was  b.  at  iDeerfield.  He  m.  Melinda  Tibbetts,  b. 
Aug.  is,  1803  (see  Tibbetts  gen.),  and  resided  in  N.  and  later  in  Man- 
chester.   They  had  five  children. 

Second    Generation. 

Abthiie  T.  Meeeecl,  b.  at  N.  Jan.  22,  1840;  m.,  April  16,  1862,  Arianna 
E.  Dearborn  (see  Dearborn  gen.),  and  had  three  children.  He  served 
in  the  Seventeenth  Regiment,  New  Hampshire  Volunteers,  during  the 
Civil  War  (see  Boys  in  Blue)  and  d.  at  Lake  Providence,  La.,  March 
8,  1868.     She  d.  at  N.  March  6,  1868. 

De  Witt  Mebeill,  b.  at  Manchester  June  2,  1842.  He  also  served  in 
the  army   (see  Boys  in  Blue)   and  has  resided  at  Ashland  since  1881. 

Beadburt  Meebill  d.  in  Macon  City,  Mo. 

Noah  Lane  Meebh-l,  Je.,  had  his  name  changed  to  J.  C.  Tibbetts. 

Third  Generation. 

(Children   of  Arthur   T.    and   Arianna   Dearborn   Merrill.)   , 
(B.  at  N.) 

Fannie  L.  Mebeill,  b.  July  25,  1863;  d.  at  Lowell,  Mass.,  Jan.  22, 
1889.    Her  name  was  changed  to  Fannie  L.  Brown. 

BsTEtLA  T.  Mebeill,  b.  May  11,  1865;  d.  at  three  years  of  age. 

Willie  Aethue  Meebill,  b.  March  22,  1867,  is  now  engaged  in  mining 
in  California. 


MERRILL  II. 


Fbank  H.  Mebeill,  b.  in  Rumney  Oct.  29,  1855,  learned  his  trade  at 
Medford,  Mass.,  where  he  m.,  Aug.  7,  1880,  Mary  Elliot  of  Medford, 
Mass.  After  a  short  stay  at  Bristol,  he  came  in  1887  to  N.  and  pur- 
chased a  tinsmith's  and  hardware  business,  which  he  conducted  for 
nearly  15  years.  Mrs.  Merrill  d.  Feb.  8,  1892.  They  had  one  son, 
George  Lake  Merrill,  who  graduated  from  Union  Graded  School  and  d. 
one  year  later,  March  21,  1902.  Mr.  Merrill  m.  (second),  Emma  S. 
Pike  of  New  Hampton,  Jan.  1,  1896.  His  health  failing,  he  went  to 
Denver,  Col.,  where  he  d.  June  15,  1902. 

He  was  a  member  of  Doric  Lodge,  A.  F.  and  A.  M.,  a  member  also  of 
Harmony  Lodge,  I.  O.  0.  F.,  and  also  of  the  Society  of  United  Work- 
men. Mrs.  Merrill  m.,  March  15,  1905,  Samuel  Howard  at  New  Hamp- 
ton, where  they  now  reside. 


224  HISTORY    OP    NOETHFIELD. 

MILES. 

Lieut.  Josiah  Miles,  b.  Aug.  4,  1719,  was  a  resident  of  the  Canter- 
bury north  fields  long  before  the  Revolutionary  "War.  He  pitched  his 
tent  on  what  became  the  Rogers  farms  near  Mount  Tug.  His  wife, 
Elizabeth,  was  b.  June  11,  1724.  They  were  m.  in  1742.  His  death  is. 
recorded  as  occurring  "Mar  ye  31  1777." 

At  a  meeting  held  in  Canterbury,  March  17,  1756,  Josiah  Miles  was 
voted  and  granted  70  acres  adjoining  his  lots  and  50  more  for  "getting^ 
the  Richcords  into  shape"- — 320  in  all. 

His  "pitch  lots"  must  have  been  taken  by  him  before  the  sur-vey  of 
the  town,  as  they  lie  on  the  map  diagonal  to  the  rest  and  no  record, 
is  found  of  their  being  granted  to  him  or  any  one  else. 

On  the  seventeenth  day  of  March,  1757,  they  also  voted  and  granted' 
to  Lieut.  Josiah  Miles  "70  acres  joining  Scunduggady  South  &  Heather 
Meadow  for  £134  10s  (old  tenner  on  demand)."  They  were  living  here 
in  1753.  The  cabin  was  probably  in  the  northeast  corner  of  the  lots. 
An  old  cellar  more  than  100  years  ago  had  an  old  decayed  apple  tree  in 
It. 

It  was  here  that  the  trouble  with  the  Indians,  Sabattis  and  Christo, 
occurred.  (See  Indian  Legends.)  There  was  another  Josiah  Miles, 
called  Captain  Josiah,  who  ran  the  boundary  of  the  new  town  three: 
years  after  his  father's  death. 

Archelus  owned  land  on  the  Fourth  Range,  which  he  exchanged  for 
a  100-acre  lot  elsewhere  when  the  main  road  to  Canterbury  was- 
opened.     He  had  12  children. 

Josiah  Miles,  Jb.,  was  the  first  clerk  of  N.  and  held  the  office  eight, 
years. 

Abneb  Miles  owned  land  on  Bean  Hill,  which  he  sold  to  Reuben  Kim- 
ball in  1776,  as  the  deed  says,  and  Samuel  bought  and  sold  land  from 
Lots  29  and  63  in  1780  to  Robert  Ambrose  for  £1,000.  March  13,  1780, 
he  bought  the  100-acre  lot,  originally  No.  63,  and  sold  it  next  day, 
March  14,  for  £675. 

These  lands  were  the  Demore  Wyatt  and  Ambrose  Woodbury  farms, 
and  also  the  farm  now  owned  by  Mrs.  Smith  Glines.  Just  what  became 
of  the  Mileses  I  cannot  say,  but  there  is  a  deed  showing  that  Richard' 
Jackson  of  Tamworth  sold  to  Josiah  Miles  a  tract  of  land  on  Bear 
Camp  River,  with  buildings  and  all  improvements,  for  £50.  This; 
occurred  in  the  12th  year  of  his  majesty's  reign  and  was  dated  Sept.  7,. 
1772. 

Samuel  Miles  moved  from  the  north  fields  to  Canterbury  and  assisted 
Josiah  Miles  on  his  farm  two  summers.  He  was  there  the  year  that 
Cornwallis  surrendered.  Elizabeth  Miles  DollofE's  first  husband,  Phin- 
eas  Fletcher,  was  at  Yorktown.  He  returned  home  immediately  and 
d.  after  eight  months'  service,  having  "enlisted  the  last  of  April  or  the 
first  of  May." 

Her  father,  Josiah  Miles,  moved  to  Sanbornton  and  Obadiah  was  b.. 


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there.  Elizabeth  Fletcher  Dolloff  was  a  sister  of  Samuel  and  a  dau. 
of  Josiah. 

The  name  is  not  found  on  the  tax  lists  after  1794.  Josiah,  Jr.,  ac- 
cording to  Sanbornton  history,  lived  on  the  New  Hampton  road  and 
m.  (second),  Mirah  Sanborn.  His  three  sisters  also  m.  three  Sanborn 
brothers,  Daniel,  Jonathan  and  John.     (See  page  483.) 

Jonathan  Wadleigh  in  1780  bought  his  farm  of  Samuel  Miles,  it  being 
a  part  of  No.  63.     (See  Proprietors'  map.) 

I  find  the  following  fragmentary  records  but  cannot  classify  them, 
the  first  being  probably  part  of  Josiah's  family: 

Mary  Miles,  b.  May  31,  1742. 

Akcheltjs  Miles,  b.  Nov.  20,  1743. 

Josiah  Miles,  Jr.,  b.  April  6,  1745. 

Hannah  Miles,  b.  Nov.  10,  1748;  d.,  Aug.  1,  1749. 

SAiiTjEL  Miles,   b.   March   27,    1750. 

Abneb  Miles,  b.  Sept.  28,  1751. 

William  Miles,  b.  Nov.  18,  1754. 

Note.     "All  the  above  wass  Born  in  Old  Stile." 

Susannah  Miles,  b.  Dec.  7,  1755;  m.,  Oct.  14,  1799,  Caleb  Heath. 

Sabeth   (probably  Elizabeth),  b.  March  12,  1757. 

Ah    (probably  Sarah),  b.  Nov.  22,  1763. 

Vebance    (probably  Deliverance),  b.   Nov.   2,  1765. 

Omas  (probably  Thomas  Wadleigh),  b.  Nov.  21,  1774.  Susannah  Wad- 
leigh, his  mother,  d.  Dec.  18,  1774. 


MILLER. 

Lorenzo  D.  Miller  came  to  N.  from  Vermont.  He  was  first  a  farmer 
for  Daniel  E.  Hill  on  Bay  Hill,  removing  later  to  the  village.  She  was 
Kate  Brocklebank  of  Plainfield.  Mr.  Miller  was  later  employed  at  the 
grist  mill.  They  conducted  a  boarding  house  for  many  years.  He  was 
a  soldier  in  the  Civil  War.  (See  Boys  in  Blue.)  They  had  a  son  and 
dau.  After  17  years'  residence  in  town,  they  purchased  and  removed 
to  their  present  home  on  East  Main  St.,  Tilton. 

Second   Generation. 

Abbie  S.  Miller,  b.  at  Fairlee,  Vt.;  m.  (first),  John  Stanyan  of  Con- 
cord and  had  two  dau.  and  a  son.  Mrs.  Stanyan  m.  (second),  Elmer 
Pickering  of  Canterbury,  May  27,  1905.  They  reside  at  Bristol.  Flor- 
ence resides  at  Concord,  Marjorie  and  Earl  reside  at  Tilton. 

Frank  L.  Miller,  b.  at  Fairlee,  Vt,  1871;  m.,  Nov.  3,  1892,  Clyde  P. 
Bean,  b.  at  Manchester,  1873.     They  had  one  child,  Guy  E.,  b.  Sept.  3, 
1893,  who  d  in  infancy. 
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226  HISTORY    OF    NOETHFIELD. 

MOLONY. 

John  Molont,  b.  1773,  came  to  N.  from  Salem,  Mass.  He  was  first 
taxed  here  In  1796.  The  early  deeds  speak  of  him  as  "John  Molony 
Mariner."  Others  of  his  family,  perhaps  his  parents,  came  soon  after 
and  lived  on  the  Chase  Wyatt  place  in  East  N. 

Sally  Malony,  his  sister,  was  the  second  wife  of  Jesse  Cross,  whose 
dau.,  Sarah,  b.  April,  1843,  was  the  wife  of  John  Poss  of  Gilmanton 
and  resided  in  Penacook,  where  both  d.,  leaving  a  son  and  dau.,  who 
later  removed  to  Manchester. 

Polly  Malony  was  the  second  wife  of  William  Glines,  2d.,  being  m. 
Nov.  20,  1823. 

John  Moloxt  m.  in  N.,  in  1806,  Sally  (Sarah),  dau.  of  Jonathan  and 
Love  Thomas  Sanborn  of  East  N.,  who  was  b.,  1790.  They  had  eight 
children.  (See  Sanborn  gen.)  He  lived  in  various  parts  of  the  town, 
but  as  he  grew  prosperous  in  business  he  erected  the  Jason  Foss  house, 
where  he  d.  June  6,  1832. 

The  contract  for  building  It  is  still  in  existence  and  is  in  part 
given  elsewhere.  It  was  originally  three  stories  high  but  was  un- 
roofed by  the  gale  of  Sept.,  1815,  and  one  story  was  removed.  He  had 
a  store  at  the  foot  of  the  hill,  where,  among  other  articles  of  traffic, 
"votes"  for  future  delivery  were  always  legal  tender  for  rum  and  to- 
bacco, as  the  "sguire"  always  had  some  coveted  public  office  in  sight. 
He  became  deputy  sheriff  and  made  quite  a  reputation  and  money, 
too,  in  "staying  writs."  He  was  a  keen,  far-seeing  man,  with  much 
business  ability,  and  was  sent  to  represent  the  town  in  the  Legislatures 
of  1813,  1814  and  1817,  although  his  morals  were  not  quite  up  to  the 
Puritanic  standard.  Mrs.  Molony  removed  with  her  children  to  Bel- 
videre.  111.,  where  she  d.  in  1848.  He  was  buried  by  the  present  town 
hall.  In  1821  his  tax  was  larger  by  far  than  that  of  any  other  man  in 
town. 

Second    Generation. 

(Children  of  John  and   Sally   Sanborn  Molony.) 
(B.  at  N.) 

Maey  Jane  Molont,  b.  July  29,  1808;  m.  (first),  Jesse  Harwick; 
m.  (second),  Horace  M.  Gaylord,  a  traveling  salesman,  and  had  three 
children.  He  d.  in  California  about  1861.  She  d.  in  Chicago,  111., 
Jan.  1,  1881.     She  left  N.  in  1843. 

Phebe  Molony,  b.  Dec.  17,  1809;  m.  George  Wilde.  They  moved  to 
Belvidere,  111.,  in  1843,  where  he  was  a  bookkeeper.  She  d.  July  26, 
1866.    He  d.  in  1890. 

RicHAED  S.  Molony,  b.  June  28,  1810,  left  N.  about  1837  and,  finding 
good  prospects  at  Belvidere,  111.,  took  up  claims  and  encouraged  others 
of  the  family  to  do  so.  He  had  previously  read  medicine  with  Dr. 
Muzzey  of  Hanover  and  graduated  from  Dartmouth  Medical  School  in 
1837,  leaving  at  once  for  Vicksburg,  Miss.     Later  he  went  to  Chicago 


GENEALOGIES.  227 

and  finally  settled  as  above.  He  succeeded  Hon.  John  Wentworth  as 
United  States  Senator  In  1850. 

His  health  failing,  he  abandoned  his  profession.  He  engaged  in  the 
real  estate  business  in  Humboldt,  Neb.,  where  he  d.  Dec.  14,  1891.  He 
visited  his  native  town  as  the  guest  of  Hon.  C.  B.  Tilton  after  an  ab- 
sence of  47  years. 

He  m.,  in  1842,  Emma  Nichols  of  Belvidere,  111.,  and  had  two  chil- 
dren.   Mrs.  Molony  d.  April  1,  1864. 

Hannah  S.  Molony,  b.  Nov.  11,  1812 ;  m.  at  N.,  in  1834,  Royal  Blake 
of  Vermont  and  moved  to  Lyme,  where  they  remained  until  March, 
1845.  They  had  four  children,  all  b.  in  Lyme.  He  was  a  stock  broker 
at  Belvidere,  111.,  where  he  d.  Aug.  26,  1888,  and  where  she  now  lives 
with  her  dau.,  Mrs.  Ellen  Blake  Thomas.  Another  dau.,  Mrs.  Jennie 
Blake  Chase,  resides  in  New  York  City.  A  son,  George  Blake,  resides 
at  Columbus,  O. 

Mathbw  S.  Molont,  b.  May,  1814,  m.,  in  1865,  Nancy  Jones  and  had 
a  son  and  a  dau.  He  was  a  broker  and  had  large  farming  interests 
at  Belvidere,  111.,  where  his  wife  d.  Sept.  12,  1864.    He  d.  Feb.  29,  1896. 

WnxiAM  Plummee  Molony,  b.  Sept.  7,  1816;  m.  Kate  Brigham  and 
had  three  children.     He  d.  at  Ann  Arbor,  Mich.,  in  1875. 

Samuel  S.  Molont,  b.  Feb.  19,  1818;  d.,  in  1825,  and  is  buried  be- 
side his  father  at  N. 

James  Robt  Molony,  b.  May  19,  1823,  was  a  traveling  salesman.  He 
d.  Aug.  20,  1861,  and  was  buried  beside  his  mother  at  Belvidere,  111. 

Note.  Mrs.  Ellen  Blake  Thomas  has  furnished  valuable  data  regard- 
ing her  family. 


MOONEY  I. 

John  Mooney  came  to  N.  from  Loudon  in  1833.  He  bought  the  home 
of  Dr.  Enos  Hoyt,  who  was  then  postmaster,  and  the  oflace  was  turned 
over  to  him,  he  holding  it  with  various  assistants  until  the  business 
was  removed  to  Sanbornton  Bridge.  He  was  a  man  of  means  and, 
as  there  were  no  banks,  he  became  a  professional  money-lender.  He 
was  scrupulously  exact  to  a  penny,  although  his  terms  were  often 
more  to  his  own  advantage  than  to  his  creditors.  He  farmed  in  a  small 
way  and  was  agent  for  several  insurance  companies.  When  the  B.,  C. 
&  M.  R.  R.  was  being  built,  he  solicited  funds,  taking  stock  for  his 
services. 

They  lived  in  a  quiet,  unostentatious  way  and  at  his  death,  April  5, 
1878,  left  an  estate  of  $75,000.  Among  other  bequests,  there  was  a 
considerable  sum  for  charitable  purposes.  His  wife,  Susan  Chase  of 
Loudon,  d.  April  29,  1866.  He  remained  for  a  while  in  the  home, 
going  later  to  reside  with  his  son-in-law  in  Nashua. 

Second    Generation. 

Celestia  Stjsan  Mooney,  b.  at  Loudon,  1830;  m.,  Dec.  26,  1848,  John 
H.  Goodale  of  Manchester  and  went  there  to  reside.    He  was  associ- 


228  HISTORY    OF    NOETHFIELD. 

ated  with  the  late  Simeon  D.  Farnsworth  as  published  of  the  Union 
Democrat,  and  later  he  was  secretary  of  state  and  superintendent  of 
public  instruction. 

Mrs.  Goodale  was  educated  at  the  New  Hampshire  Conference  Sem- 
inary and  was  a  writer  of  ability  as  well  as  a  worthy  assistant  in  the 
literary  work  of  her  husband.     She  d.,  greatly  lamented,  in  Oct.,  1863. 


MOONEY  II. 

Isaac  G.  Moonet  came  to  N.  in  1871.  He  was  b.  at  Sandwich  and  m. 
(first),  Sarah  Mason,  by  whom  he  had  four  children.  He  m.  (second), 
Mary  A.  Vickery  of  Moultonborough,  and  had  four  sons  and  two  dau. 
He  was  a  farmer  at  N.  Centre  on  the  Simonds  place,  where  he  d. 
Dec.  2,  1892.    She  removed  after  his  death  to  Concord. 

Second   Generation. 
(Children  of  Isaac  and  second  wife.) 

Pbank  Moonet,  b.  at  Sandwich  Oct.  28,  1852;  m.,  1876,  Mary  E. 
Hazeltine  of  Concord.  They  have  a  son  and  a  dau.  Mr.  Mooney  has 
been  for  many  years  a  conductor  on  the  Boston  &  Maine  Railroad  with 
home  at  Concord. 

Alvin  Mooney,  b.  at  Sandwich  Oct.,  1854,  resides  at  Salem,  Mass.  He 
Is  a  conductor  on  the  Boston  &  Maine  Railroad.  He  m.  Emeline  Love- 
joy  of  Concord,  1878.  She  d.  in  1882.  He  m.  (second),  Emma  Bow- 
man of  Lancaster. 

Perky  S.  Moonet,  b.  at  Sandwich  in  1857,  resides  at  Lowell,  Mass.  He 
is  a  baggage  master  on  the  Boston  &  Maine  Railroad.  He  m.  (first), 
Ida  Collins,  b.  1860,  and  had  three  sons.  She  d.  March  23,  1892.  He 
m.  (second),  April  29,  1893,  Adelia  Ann  Tenney,  b.  at  Salamanca,  N.  Y., 
1872. 

Caebie  E.  Moonet,  b.  at  Sandwich  in  1860;  m.,  April  31,  1888,  Ed- 
ward R.  Glines  and  had  three  children.     (See  Glines  gen.) 

Joseph  Mooney,  b.  at  Sandwich  in  1861,  resides  at  North  Platte, 
Neb.    He  is  a  conductor  on  the  Union  Pacific  Railroad. 

Third  Generation. 
(Children  of  Perry  and  lola  Collins  Mooney.) 
(B.  at  N.) 
Wilbur  Mooney,  b.  1875.    He  is  employed  in  the  Union  Station,  Bos- 
ton, Mass. 

Elmer  Mooney,  b.  1877   (?),  is  employed  on  the  railroad.  , 

Arthur  Mooney,  b.  1882,  is  employed  in  the  manufacture  of  artificial 
limbs. 


MOORE  I. 

The  Moores  were  early  settlers  of  Canterbury,  Archelus  and  William 
being  among  the  "Proprietors."  Ezekiel,  son  of  Nathaniel,  was  the 
first  of  the  name  to  settle  in  N.    He  was  the  first  rural  delivery  man  in 


GENEALOGIES.  229 

town.  The  mail  was  brought  from  Concord  to  Canterbury,  from  whence 
he  took  it  on  horseback  to  Gilmanton  Corner.  After  the  settlements  on 
Bay  Hill,  his  route  was  changed  to  include  them. 

He  then  moved  to  the  French  or  Hannaford  place  on  the  main  road, 
near  the  railroad  crossing.  About  1820,  tradition  says,  he  carried  the 
mails  14  years,  selling  out  In  1825,  when  he  removed  to  Bristol. 
He  was  b.  March  4,  1763.  He  m.,  1790,  Eliza  Morrill  of  Amesbury, 
Mass.,  b.  Jan.  11,  1770,  and  d.  at  Canterbury  in  1818.  He  d.  March 
12,  1840. 

Mr.  Moore  enlisted  at  the  age  of  16  as  a  private  in  Captain  Sias' 
company  in  Piscataqua  Harbor  in  Sept.,  1779,  and  served  27  days.  He 
was  also  a  private  in  Capt.  Ezekiel  Webster's  militia  regiment,  which 
joined  the  Continental  Army  at  West  Point,  July,  1780,  and  served 
three  months  and  20  days.  (See  New  Hampshire  Rolls,  II,  697;  III, 
148.) 

He  m.  (second),  Feb.  10,  1823,  Mary  Melrill.  She  d.  in  1870.  He  had 
ten  children  by  his  first  wife.  The  names  of  his  five  boys  each  com- 
menced with  the  letter  M,  and  he  had  five  dau.,  all  b.  at  Canterbury. 

Second    Generation. 

Naxct  Moobe,  b.  Tuesday,  Oct.  4,  1791;  m.,  Dec.  25,  1817,  William 
Davis,  and  d.  Aug.  24,  1825. 

Maetha  (Patty)  Mooee,  b.  Thursday,  Aug.  13,  1793;  m.,  Sept.  22, 
1818,  John  C.  Stevens  of  N.  and  resided  on  the  Peter  French  place. 
Sixteen  children  were  b.  to  them.  They  were  in  moderate  circum- 
stances, it  is  told,  until  one  year's  crop  of  rye,  that  covered  the  hill- 
side far  and  near,  brought  such  bountiful  returns  that  they  were  able 
to  pay  all  debts.  They  then  sold  the  farm  to  Mr.  French  and  re- 
moved   to   better   conditions   at    Stewartstown.      One    dau.    m.    

James.  A  second  dau.  m.  Bamford  and  a  third  m.  John  Emer- 
son.   All  removed  from  town. 

Alice  Moobe,  b.  Wednesday,  March  30,  1796;  m.,  1815,  J.  Leverett 
Chase  of  Loudon,  and  d.  there  in  1867. 

MoBEHL  S.  MooEE,  b.  Mouday,  Oct.  29,  1798;  m.,  Oct.  2,  1820,  Sally 
Hancock  of  N.,  b.  April  7,  1794.  They  resided  at  first  on  the  main 
road  and  later  on  the  Bean  Hill  road,  where  he  was  a  farmer  and  a 
lumberman  for  many  years.  He  d.  at  Sanbornton  while  on  a  visit 
to  his  son.  May  14,  1860.  She  d.  Oct.  24,  1858.  They  had  five  chil- 
dren. 

Polly  Mooee,  b.  Tuesday,  Oct.  28,  1800;  m.,  Dec.  29,  1825,  Jacob  C. 
Haines,  b.  at  Sanbornton  April  24,  1799.  She  d.  at  Boston,  Mass.,  Sept. 
22,  1865,  and  he  d.  at  Waltham,  Mass.,  Nov.  10,  1877.  His  son,  John, 
resides  there. 

MtLToN  MooEE,  b.  Monday,  Nov.  11,  1802;  m.  Abagail  Verrell  of  Alex- 
andria.   He  d.  there  Aug.  30,  1838. 

Betsey  Mooke,  b.  Friday,  Nov.  23,  1804;  m.,  March  25,  1842,  Stephen 
Carlton  of  Colebrook.    She  d.  at  Scranton,  Pa. 


230  HISTORY    OF    NORTHFIELD. 

Moody  Mooee,  b.  March  7,  1807;  d.  and  was  buried  at  sea.  He  m. 
Eliza  Flagg  of  Lincoln,  Mass. 

Matthias  Moore,  b.  April  24,  1810;  m.  (first),  Elizabeth.  Jones  of 
Boston,  Mass.  He  m.  (second),  Harriet  Philbrook  of  Sanbornton 
Bridge.  The  children  by  his  first  wife  were:  Joseph,  Matthias  and 
Lizzie  and,  by  his  second  wife,  Victoria,  William,  Lilla  and  Henrietta. 
He  d.  at  Canterbury  in  1879  and  she  d.  at  Sanbornton  Bridge  April  27, 
1863.  He  resided  in  Boston  for  many  years  and  was  a  fine  singer 
and  musical  director. 

EsTHEE  MooEE,  b.  Aug.  13,  1812;  m.,  Sept.,  1835,  James  Moore,  b.  May 
24,  1809.  They  resided  in  Waltham,  where  both  d.  He  d.  March  11, 
1877,  and  she  d.  Feb.  26,  1895. 

Phebe  Mooee,  b.  Nov.  11,  1813;  m.  Trueworthy  Evans. 

Third  Generation. 

(Children  of  Morrill  S.  and   Sally  Hancock  Moore.) 
(All  b.  at  N.)' 

Oepha  Mooke  d.  in  infancy. 

Claeissa  Mooee,  b.  April  18,  1827;  m.  Joseph  Cross,  a  farmer  of  N., 
and  had  ten  children.     (See  Cross  gen.)     She  d.  June  12,  1897. 

Polly  Mooee,  b.  May  1,  1828;  m.  Willis  Gray  and  had  one  dau., 
Emma,  now  Mrs.  Nealey  of  Nottingham.     Mrs.  Gray  d.  Jan.  7,  1867. 

MoEEiLL  MooEE  (see  portrait),  b.  Nov.  18,  1829;  m.,  March  3,  1858, 
Lovina  A.  Huse  (see  Huse  gen.)  and  had  a  family  of  five.  They  were 
thrifty  farmers  for  many  years  on  the  Smith  place  at  the  foot  of 
Bean  Hill  and  he  was  also  a  stock  raiser  and  dairyman.  Later  in  life 
he  purchased  the  300-acre  estate  of  his  father-in-law  and  made  a 
specialty  of  raising  Devon  cattle.  He  collected  the  town  taxes  for 
several  years.  They  were  charter  members  of  Friendship  Grange  and 
their  exhibits  often  bore  off  the  prizes  at  grange  fairs.  He  d.  July  1, 
1901,  and  the  farm  has  recently  been  sold  to  Samuel  B.  Chase. 

Meeeill  Mooee,  b.  March  4,  1831;  m.,  Oct.  6,  1855,  Caroline  Lake  of 
Canterbury.  He  was  a  trader  at  N.  Depot  for  some  years.  Mrs.  Moore 
d.  Sept.  10,  1860,  aged  23  years.  He  m.  (second),  Mary  Heath  and 
removed  to  Manchester,  where  he  d.  Feb.  26,  1889.  They  had  three 
children,  two  of  whom  d.  young,  and  Sadie,  now  Mrs.  Watson,  resides 
at  East  Tilton,  where  her  mother  d. 

Fourth  Generation. 

(Children  of  Morrill  and  Lovina  Huse  Moore.) 

Eliza  Abbib  Mooee  d.  in  infancy. 

Feawk  Huse  Moore,  b.  March  25,  1862;  m.,  Nov.  30,  1899,  Louisa 
Bisson.  After  a  few  years  of  trade  at  N.,  and  later  at  Belmont,  he 
is  still  engaged  in  selling  hay,  grain  and  groceries  at  Laoonia. 

Cora  Estelle  Mooee,  b.  June  12,  1864;  m.,  June  12,  1896,  Oliver  W. 
Taylor   of   Laconia,   where  they   reside.     He   is   a  blacksmith.     They 


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GENEALOGIES.  231 

have  a  son,  Howard,  and  a  dau.,  Alice.  Mrs.  Taylor  was  educated 
at  the  New  Hampshire  Conference  Seminary  and  was  a  teacher  pre- 
vious to  her  marriage. 

Della  a.  Mooke,  b.  May  11,  1867;  m.,  Jan.  3,  1889,  George  A.  Dear- 
born of  Hill.  They  reside  on  Beacon  St.,  Concord.  He  is  employed 
by  the  Manchester  &  Concord  Express  Company.  Mrs.  Dearborn  was 
educated  at  the  New  Hampshire  Conference  Seminary  and  was  also  a 
teacher.     They  have  a  dau.,  Mildred  A.,  and  a  son,  Harold  M. 

Arthur  G.  Moore,  b.  June  26,  1872;  m.,  July  26,  1901,  Edna  Morrill. 
He  was  for  several  years  a  dealer  in  cattle  and  meat  on  the  home  farm 
until  its  sale.    He  resides  in  N. 


MOORE  II. 


John  N.  Mooee,  b.  at  Ludlow,  Vt.,  April  3,  1834,  came  to  N.,  from  Til- 
ton,  in  1878.  He  m.,  Nov.  20,  1866,  Clara  A.  Sanborn  of  Tilton,  who 
was  b.  at  Lowell,  Mass.,  June  22,  1849.  During  his  early  life  he  was 
engaged  in  farming  and  later  was  night  watchman  at  Buell's  Mill. 
He  was  a  member  of  Doric  Lodge,  No.  78,  A.  F.  and  A.  M.,  at  Tilton. 
They  had  three  children.     He  d.  Feb.  12,  1903. 

Second    Generation. 

Ellen  Grace  Moore,  b.  at  West  Randolph,  Vt.,  April  12,  1869.  She 
is  a  fine  singer  and  is  a  member  of  Trinity  Church  choir. 

Maud  E^'bltn  Moore,  b.  at  Rumney  Oct.  25,  1871;  m.,  Oct.  24,  1893, 
Harry  R.  Sturm  of  Boston,  Mass.,  b.  at  Philadelphia,  Pa.  They  have 
two  children:  Julius  Cecil,  b.  at  N.  Feb.  2,  1899,  and  Doris  Elizabeth, 
b.  Jan.  29,  1903,  at  Concord,  where  they  reside. 

INA  Naomi  Moore,  b.  Oct.  3,  1876,  in  Tilton,  and  m.,  Dec.  15,  1897, 
Levi  F.  Cadue.     (See  Cadue  gen.) 


MORSE. 

Anthony  Morse  lived  on  the  farm  now  owned  by  Mrs.  S.  W.  Glines. 
The  house  then  stood  on  the  east  side  of  the  road.  His  wife  was  Han- 
nah Platts.  They  had  six  children,  three  of  whom  were  cripples.  He 
d.  in  N.  about  1813.  The  inventory  of  his  estate  was:  "Homestead  with 
buildings  $490.  5  acres  bbt  of  Daniel  Hills  $55,  One  gun  &  layout  $5 
in  all  $550." 

Second    Generation. 

Hannah  Morse  m.  Moses  Hills  of  Chester.  She  returned  after  her 
father's  death  and  settled  his  estate. 

Stephen  Morse,  b.  1772,  lived  in  N.,  and  d.  there  Dec.  28,  1824.  He 
greatly  desired  to  be  buried  in  the  Knowles  burying  ground  and  his 
wish  was  granted,  as  his  tombstone  shows. 


232  HISTORY    OF    NOETHFIELD. 

MORRISON  I. 

Bbenezee  MoERisoisr,  b.  July  3,  1792;  m.,  Feb.  10,  1814,  Anna  Lyford 
of  N.,  b.  Dec.  9,  1793.  He  was  a  tanner  at  the  Centre,  but  went,  later, 
to  the  borne  of  his  father-in-law.  Squire  Lyford,  on  Zion's  Hill,  where 
all  his  children  were  b.  He  later  removed  to  Sanbornton  Bridge, 
where,  with  his  two  sons,  he  erected  a  steam  tannery  where  Carter's 
Mills  now  stand.  It  was  burned  on  Jan.  15,  1876,  and  was  never  rebuilt. 
He  d.  May  26,  1849.  She  d.  April  27,  1862.  They  had  six  sons  and 
a  little  dau.,  who  was  drowned  in  a  tan  pit  at  two  years  of  age.  They 
were  Christian  people  and  both  were  charter  members  of  the  Congrega- 
tional Church  organized  in  1823. 

Second    Generation. 

(See  group.) 

Thomas  Ltfoed  Mokkison  was  b.  Jan.  17,  1815.  He  m.  Mrs.  Susan 
Capen  French  and  removed  to  her  home.  He  was  a  tanner  and  worked 
with  his  brothers  at  their  steam  mill  and  elsewhere.  He  also  culti- 
vated the  farm  and  lived  to  a  good  old  age,  dying  Dec.  11,  1899.  She 
d.  Sept.  12,  1896.     They  had  five  children. 

RoBEET  Geay  Mokeison,  b.  April  16,  1817;  m.  (first),  Sept.  12,  1841, 
Sarah  Damrell  of  Boston,  b.  July  18,  1822,  at  Portland,  Me.  They  re- 
sided in  Concord,  where  he  was  employed  by  the  Prescott  Organ 
Company  on  cases.    She  d.  March  5,  1859. 

He  m.  (second).  May  24,  1860,  Sarah  Rebecca  Carter  of  Canterbury, 
b.  Oct.  4,  1838.  They  had  five  children.  He  d.  June  13,  1886.  A  son, 
Frank  Robert,  d.  in  Boston,  Mass.,  and  two  dau.,  Mrs.  Emma  Richard- 
son and  Mrs.  Ida  Carter,  reside  in  Manchester. 

Amos  Hannatoed  Moeeison,  b.  May  26,  1819;  m.,  Aug.  31,  1841, 
Martha  A.  W.  Morrison  of  Sanbornton  Bridge.  He  was  for  his  whole 
active  life  a  machinist  for  the  Concord  Railroad. 

They  were  unselfish  Christian  people.  They  had  five  children,  but 
two  of  whom,  Mrs.  Asenath  Goodhue  and  John  Edwards,  both  of  Con- 
cord, survive.    He  d.  Sept.  20,  1900.     She  d.  Aug.,  1893. 

Obadiah  Hall  Moeeison  and  his  twin  sister,  Maet  Hah  Moeeisot^, 
were  b.  March  17,  1823.  He  went  to  Washington,  D.  C,  when  a  young 
man  and  spent  his  whole  life  in  active  business  there.  He  m.  Emma 
Clark  and  had  10  children,  six  of  whom  survive.  He  d.  Dec.  24,  1875. 
He  was  an  extensive  dealer  in  books  and  stationery. 

LiBA  CoNANT  Moeeison,  b.  May  13,  1828;  m.,  May  1,  1859,  Mary  Chase 
Hill  of  N.,  b.  July  8,  1835.  He  was  for  many  years  a  tanner.  When 
business  declined  he  became  a  farmer  on  Hills  St.  He  d.  at  the  home 
of  his  niece,  July  11,  1900.     She  d.  Sept.  10,  1898. 

Ebbnezee  Moeeison,  Je.,  b.  May  6,  1832;  m.,  Sept.  29,  1857,  Zepherine 
Robinson,  b.  at  Eddington,  Me.,  March  8,  1838.  After  some  years  of 
employment  as  tanner  and  spinner  for  A.  H.  Tilton,  he  removed  to 
Washington,  D.  C,  and  was  associated  with  his  brother,  Obadiah,  in 


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the  book  and  stationery  business.  Mrs.  Morrison  d.  July  17,  1888.  He 
d.  at  Washington,  D.  C,  July  5,  1891.  They  had  three  children,  two 
of  whom,  Ella  and  Willie,  survive. 

Third  Generation. 

(Children  of  Thomas  L.  and  Susan  Capen  Morrison.) 
(B.  at  N.) 

Bybon  Kestdeick  Moeeison,  b.  Jan.  21,  1842;  m.,  March  24,  1861,  Han- 
jiah  Munsey  of  Gilford,  b.  Dec.  14,  1839,  and  had  one  son,  Edwin  G. 
Mr.  Morrison  served  in  the  Civil  War  (see  Boys  in  Blue),  contracted 
fever  in  camp  but  rallied  suflSciently  to  reach  home,  and  d.  soon  after, 
'Oct.  12,  1863. 

George  Putnam  Moeeison,  b.  March  4,  1846;  m.  (first),  Aug.  15,  1870, 
Sarah  Sanders  of  Barnstead,  b.  1842,  d.,  1881.  He  m.  (second),  Nov., 
1884,  Emma  M.  Stinson.    He  is  a  telegrapher. 

Mabt  Eliza  Moebison,  b.  Nov.  14,  1847. 

Obe  G.  Moeeison,  b.  Oct.  15,  1851.  (See  portrait  and  sketch  in 
Manufacturers  of  N.) 

Nellie  Susan  Moeeison,  b.  March  29,  1857.  After  leaving  school  she 
ield  a  responsible  place  in  Buell's  Hosiery  Mill  counting-room.  She 
m.,  Dec.  29,  1883,  George  F.  Chase  of  Deerfield.  (See  Chase  gen.) 
It  has  been  her  duty  to  care  for  her  aged  parents  and  others  of  the 
family  in  their  declining  years,  a  duty  for  which  she  has  a  natural 
fitness. 

(Children  of  Ebenezer  and  Zepherine  Robinson  Morrison.) 

Ella  Josepheena  Mobeison,  b.  at  Tilton  May  23,  1861. 

Howard  Linvuxb  Mobeisox,  b.  at  Tilton  Aug.  23,  1866. 

Maetha  Henrietta  Moeeison,  b.  at  Washington,  D.  C,  July  11,  1868; 
d.,  Jan.  21,  1870. 

Ralph  Ebenezee  Mobeison,  b.  at  Washington,  D.  C,  Nov.  6,  1878;  d., 
July  6,  1879. 

Ella  J.  and  Howard  L.  were  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Wash- 
ington, D.  C.  Ella  later  spent  a  year  at  Laselle  Seminary,  Auburndale, 
Mass.,  and  Howard,  at  Shortledge  Medical  Academy  at  Media,  Pa.,  and 
later  at  Pennington  (N.  J.)  Seminary.  He  is  interested  in  the  paper 
business  and  has  charge  of  the  manufacture  and  sale  of  the  Morrison 
&  Herren  paper-testing  machines  used  in  all  the  government  depart- 
ments as  the  standard  for  testing  paper. 

Fourth  Generation. 

(Child  of  Obe  and  Mary  Munsey  Morrison.) 

Edith  G.  Moebison,  b.  at  N.  May  8,  1877;  m..  May  1,  1902,  Walter 
Booth,  b.  at  Milnrow,  England,  Jan.  9,  1877.  He  is  a  son  of  Charles 
Booth,  who,  after  a  few  years'  residence  on  Bay  St.,  removed  West 
and,  later,  to  Savannah,  Ga.,  where  he  is  superintendent  of  G.  H.  Til- 
ton's  Hosiery  Mill. 


234  HISTORY    OF    NOETHPIELU. 

(Child   of  Byron  and   Hannah   Munsey  Morrison.) 
Edwin  G.  Morkisox.     (See  portrait    and    sketch    In    Manufacturers 
of  N.) 


MORRISON  II. 

Jambs  S.  Morrison",  b.  at  Sanbornton  Nov.  25,  1816;  m.  (first),  April 
25,  1839,  Mary  J.  Rundlet,  b.  at  Sanbornton  Jan.  13,  1821.  They  had 
three  children.    She  d.  March  11,  1856. 

He  m.  (second),  Mrs.  Martha  W.  Carr,  b.  at  New  York,  1828,  and  d. 
at  N.  Sept.  17,  1891.  They  had  one  dau.  Mr.  Morrison  was  a  wheel- 
wright in  Cambridge  and  Boston  for  16  years  and  later  was  a  farmer 
at  "Tin  Corner,"  where  the  Soldiers'  Home  now  stands.  He  came  to  N. 
and  built  the  "Riverside,"  where  he  d.  March  13,  1891. 

Second    Generation. 
(Children  of  James  and  Mary  J.  Rundlet  Morrison.) 

Oliver  Prbscott  Moerison,  b.  at  Sanbornton  June  16,  1840;  served  in 
the  Civil  War.     (See  Boys  In  Blue.) 

Ella  Annette  Morrison,  b.  at  Cambridge,  Mass.,  May  11,  1846;  m., 
Jan.  1,  1885,  Charles  E.  Stokes  of  Montana.  They  now  reside  at  Po- 
mona, Cal.,  and  have  one  child,  Charles  Morrison. 

Emma  Jane  Morrison,  b.  at  Cambridge,  Mass.,  Feb.  19,  1851;  m., 
Oct.  16,  1869,  Reuben  Morrill,  b.  at  Sanbornton  Bridge  Nov.  18,  1843. 
She  conducts  dressmaking  parlors  at  Franklin  Falls. 

(Child  of  James  and  Martha  Carr  Morrison.) 

Cora  F.  Morrison,  b.  at  Sanbornton  Bridge  Feb.  11,  1858,  resides 
in  N. 


MORRISON  III. 

John  Prentiss  Morrison,  b.  at  Boscawen  Jan.  14,  1817;  m..  Sept, 
14,  1843,  Rebecca  C.  Stiles,  b.  at  Bradford,  Mass.,  Aug.  8,  1817. 

They  came  to  N.  In  1874.  He  was  a  mason  by  trade.  They  had 
three  children.  Mr.  Morrison  d.  Oct.,  1882.  She  survived  him  for 
nine  years,  becoming  nearly  blind  some  years  before  her  death. 

Second    Generation. 

Adelaide  Scott  Morrisox,  b.  at  Sanbornton  June  25,  1845.  She  is 
an  active  member  of  the  Woman's  Relief  Corps  and  remains  in  the 
home. 

John  Quinoy  Adams  Morrison,  b.  at  Sanbornton  Dec.  2,  1847;  m., 
Feb.  2,  1871,  Addle  M.  Pike  of  Newburyport,  Mass.,  where  he  d.  May 
5,  1903.  She  d.  Jan.  3,  1903.  He  was  a  hatter  by  trade  and  later  was 
a  silversmith.  They  had  one  child,  Arthur  P.,  who  d.  suddenly,  falling 
in  the  street  at  Newburyport,  May  5,  1901. 


GENEALOGIES.  235 

Geoesb  Stiles  Morrison,  b.  at  Sanbornton  Oct.  23,  1S51;  m.,  Aug., 
12,  1896,  Lennie  M.  Chandler  of  Bucksport,  Me.,  b.  Jan.  11,  1871.  He  is 
a  shoemaker  in  Tilton.  They  have  two  children:  Ernest,  b.  1897,  and 
Gladys  E.,  b.  1900. 


MORRILL. 

Smith  S.  Morrill  was  b.  in  Canterbury  Dec,  1822.  He  bought  the 
Jeremiah  Cofran  place  and  became  a  nurseryman,  putting  out  at  once 
200  trees.  He  followed  this  business  until  his  death,  Nov.  28,  1866. 
He  m.,  Sept.,  1852,  Mary  E.  Clark  of  Canterbury.  She  d.  March  19, 
1890.  Mr.  Morrill  was  for  many  years  deacon  of  the  Congregational 
Church  and  superintendent  of  its  Sunday  School.  They  had  six  chil- 
dren, two  dying  in  infancy. 

Second    Generation. 

(B.  at  N.) 

ALBRO  DAVID  MORRILL. 
(See  portrait.) 

Albro  David  Morrill,  b.  Aug.,  1854,  was  educated  at  the  New  Hamp- 
shire Conference  Seminary  and  entered  the  sophomore  class  of  Dart- 
mouth College,  in  the  Chandler  Scientific  School,  in  1873,  graduating  in 
1876.  He  then  took  a  post-graduate  course  at  Ann  Arbor,  Mich.  He 
m.,  Dec,  1879,  Lena  Carver  of  Binghampton,  N.  Y.  A  son,  Nathan 
Clark,  d.  in  infancy. 

He  taught  natural  science  and  mathematics  five  years  at  Lewiston, 
Pa.  He  was  later  in  the  same  department  at  Belmont  College,  Cin- 
cinnati, 0.,  for  five  years.  Then  he  went  to  Ohio  University  at  Athens, 
where  he  was  professor  of  biology  and  geology. 

In  1891  he  organized  the  department  of  biology  at  Hamilton  Col- 
lege, Clinton,  N.  Y.,  and  he  is  a  member  of  the  American  Geological 
Society  and  the  American  Association  for  the  Advancement  of  Science. 
He  has  also  done  some  original  investigation  in  the  study  of  nerves. 

Annie  Clark  Morrill,  b.  Oct.,  1856,  was  educated  at  the  New 
Hampshire  Conference  Seminary.  She  took  a  course  in  the  Hartford, 
Conn.,  Hospital  and  graduated  as  a  nurse  in  1879.  She  worked  at  her 
profession  until  1881  when  she  m.  Oscar  P.  Sanborn  of  N.  Centre. 
(See  Sanborn  gen.) 

Bessie  Smith  Mokeill,  b.  July,  1859,  graduated  at  the  New  Hamp- 
shire Conference  Seminary  in  the  class  of  1880.  She  trained  for 
nursing  in  the  Boston  City  Hospital  until  1884.  She  took  post-grad- 
uate courses  in  two  other  hospitals  and  was  a  charter  member  of  the 
Boston   Nurses'   Club.     She   now   resides   in   the   home. 

Catherine  D.  Morrill,  b.  June  5,  1867,  was  educated  at  the  New 
Hampshire  Conference  Seminary.  She  went,  in  1891,  to  a  school  of 
designs  in  New  York  City,  from  which  she  graduated,  going  later  to 


236  HISTORY    OF    NORTHFIELD. 

the  New  York  "School  of  Designs  for  Women,"  and  working  on  de- 
signs for  wall  paper,  silk,  book  covers  and  illustrated  fashion  cata- 
logues. For  five  years  she  has  been  employed  by  a  fine  draughtsman 
in  New  York,  doing  patent  ofl5ce  work. 


MORGAN. 

lEA  MoEGAN  came  from  Hill  to  N.  about  1860  and  bought  the  place 
now  occupied  by  Dea.  G.  S.  Abbott.  He  was  twice  m.,  the  second  time 
to  Mrs.  Jane  Ballou  Long  of  Alexandria.  He  had  seven  children,  but 
two  of  whom  were  b.  in  N.  Mr.  Morgan  removed  to  Hill  and  d. 
there.     She  now  resides  in  Lowell. 

Second    Generation. 

(Children  of   Ira   and  Morgan.) 

LoviSA  MoEGAN,  b.  at  Hill  March  15,  1841;  m.,  Jan.  1,  1862,  Dr.  J. 
JR.  Rowell,  and  d.,  Jan.  1,  1903,  on  the  41st  anniversary  of  her  mar- 
riage.   They  had  one  dau..  May  Luella,  who  d.  at  five  years. 

Ella  M.  Morgan  m.  Marshall  Huse  of  Hill.  She  now  resides  with 
ier  dau.  at  Santa  Monica,  Cal.,  with  a  temporary  home  at  Hill. 

Ira  N.  Morgan  resides  at  Suncook. 

Scott  W.  Morgan  resides  at  Colona,  Mich. 

Frank  M.  Morgan  resides  at  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

(Children  of  Ira  and  Mrs.  Jane  Ballou  Long  Morgan.) 
(B.  at  N.) 

LoREN  Morgan  m.  and  resides  in  Haverhill,  Mass. 

Jennie  Morgan  m.  William  A.  McEvoy  of  Lowell,  where  they  re- 
side. 

Children  of  Mrs.  Morgan  by  her  first  marriage  were  Lilla,  who  d.  in 
Detroit,  Mich.,  and  William  Long,  who  resides  in  Lowell,  Mass. 


MOREY. 

Massa  Moeet  came  to  N.  from  Franklin  in  1849.  He  leased  the 
grist  mill  in  Tilton,  bought  land  on  Arch  Hill  and  erected  the  house 
now  owned  by  the  Herrick  heirs.  He  m.  Persis  Austin  of  Andover 
and  had  three  children.  He  also  leased  the  "Yellow  Mill"  and  man- 
ufactured patent  fence.  He  d.  Oct.  29,  1854,  and  the  family  removed 
from  town. 

Second    Generation. 

Tkussel  Moeet  came  to  be  associated  with  his  father  in  business 
and  conducted  a  grain  and  feed  mill.  He  m.  Mary  Jane  Simonds 
of  Concord  and,  after  a  few  years'  stay,  removed  to  Montreal,  where 
he  d.,  leaving  two  dau.  and  a  son,  Frank.  She  resides  at  37  St. 
Pamille  St.,  Montreal,  P.  Q. 


GENEALOGIES.  23T 

John  Holmes  Moeey  was  b.,  Jan  31,  1834,  at  Franklin.  He  came 
to  N.  when  a  boy  and  spent  bis  childhood  here.  When  a  child  he 
showed  great  ability  as  a  musician,  which  was  carefully  cultivated 
under  the  best  teachers.  At  19  he  established  himself  at  Con- 
cord as  a  teacher  of  the  pianoforte,  and,  with  but  a  slight  inter- 
ruption— when  he  went  to  Savannah  as  an  organist  and  teacher — 
he  spent  40  years  there,  the  leading  musical  genius  of  the  state.  He 
m.,  in  1877,  Carrie  Cotterell  and  had  one  dau.,  Bertha.  He  d.,  after 
a  long  illness,  March  12,  1895.  She  remains  in  the  home  on  Green 
St.,  Concord. 

Sabah  Pebsis  Mokey,  b.  Aug.  1,  1839;  m.,  Sept.  18,  1858,  John  B. 
Bacon  of  Chelsea,  Vt.  She  was  also  a  music  teacher  of  ability.  They 
had  a  son,  John  L.  Bacon  of  White  River  Junction.  Her  dau.,  Mary, 
d.  in  early  womanhood.  John  L.  Bacon  is  state  treasurer  of  Vermont. 
Mrs.  Bacon  d.  July  26,  1893. 


MORRILL   I. 

Levi  Moeeill  was  b.  at  Epping  in  1760.  There  he  was  enrolled  as 
a  Revolutionary  soldier.  He  m.  Elizabeth  Page  of  Epping  and  came 
to  live  in  East  N.  near  the  Sanborn  farm,  where  he  d.  Nov.  3,  1865,  aged 
75.     She  d.  in  Gilmanton  April  6,  1851,  aged  86. 

Second    Generation. 

Benjamin  MoEEitx,  b.  in  East  N.  Oct.  11,  1793,  was  a  soldier  la 
the  War  of  1812,  when  less  than  20  years  of  age.  He  m.  Abagail  Rob- 
inson of  Gilmanton,  Dec.  31,  1817.  She  d.  Jan.  24,  1884.  He  d.  at 
Jamestown  Jan.  15,  1867.  They  had  six  children,  none  of  whom  re- 
sided in  N. 

Hannah  Mokbill,  b.  at  N.;  m.,  Dec,  1819,  Willoughby  Durgin  of 
Sanbornton,  and  d.  Feb.  20,  1865.  She  had  two  sons,  Daniel  Morrill 
Durgin,  who  d.  in  infancy,  and  Benjamin  Morrill  Durgin,  a  farmer 
at  Jamestown. 

Daniel  Gale  Moeeill,  b.  Jan.  3,  1802,  lived  in  N.  on  the  home  farm, 
where  he  d.  July  4,  1851.     He  m.  Lucy  Sanborn,  who  d.  Dec,  1850. 


MORRILL  II. 


David  Moeeill  came  to  N.  Depot  from  Bristol.  He  m.  (ISrst),. 
Elizabeth  Austin  and  had  a  family  of  10.  Only  four  are  connected 
with  the  history  of  N.  His  second  wife  was  Nabby  Willey.  Both  d.  at 
N.     She  d.  Feb.  21,  1860. 

Second    Generation. 

Jane  Moeeill,  b.  1831;  m.  John  Roberts  of  N.  and  had  three  chil- 
dren.    (See  Roberts  gen.) 


238  HISTORY    OF    NORTHFIBLD. 

Benjamiw  Mobrill,  b.  at  Canterbury;  m.  Diana  Woodward  of  N. 
Factory  Village  and  had  one  son.  After  his  death  she  m.  William  H. 
Roberts  of  N.     (See  Roberts  gen.) 

David  Moerill  remained  in  the  home  until  16  years  of  age.  He 
now  resides  at  Somerville,  Mass. 

Nancy  Moeeill,  b.  at  N.  July  26,  1840;  m.  Stephen  Woodward  of 
Factory  Village  and  has  always  resided  there.  They  have  five  chil- 
dren:  Ida,  Walter,  Edgar,  Cora  and  Linnie. 


MORRILL  III, 


David  Moebill  was  b.  Aug.  30,  1779.  He  m.,  Sept.  6,  1804,  Lydia 
Buswell,  b.  Dec.  14,  1780.  They  resided  on  Bay  Hill  at  the  corner 
of  the  Knowles  road.     They  had  three  children. 

Second    Generation. 

John  Moeeill,  b.  Dec.  18,  1802,  removed  to  Groton. 
Samuel  Moebill,  b.  July  17,  1806. 

David  Moeeill,  Jr.,  b.  Aug.  30,  1812;  m.  Jane  Thompson  and  lived 
on  Bay  Hill  Road.     He  d.  July  24,  1880.     She  d.  Nov.  14,  1869. 


MORRILL  IV. 

Beadbuet  M.  Morrill,  b.  in  Sanbornton  April  26,  1829;  m.  (first), 
June  25,  1851,  Ellen  S.  Sumner  of  Hill,  who  d.  July  7,  1853.  He  m. 
(second),  Anna  E.  Proctor  of  Lowell,  Mass.,  Sept.  4,  1856,  who  was 
b.  May  14,  1834,  and  d.  at  Tilton  June  5,  1873.  He  came  to  N.  about 
1860  and  was  an  insurance  agent.  He  was  appointed  postmaster  in 
1869,  serving  until  1871.  It  was  during  his  term  that  the  name  was 
changed  to  Tilton.  They  had  three  children:  Ellen  S.,  who  d.  in  1859; 
Harvey  P.,  b.  1861;  and  Alice  B.,  b.  1863.  He  served  for  two  and  one 
half  years  in  the  Civil  War.  They  moved  to  Claremont.  He  was  acci- 
dentally killed  by  the  cars. 


MORRILL  V. 

Luther  H.  Moeeill,  b.  at  Webster  June  16,  1867,  came  to  N.,  Sept. 
1,  1886,  from  Wilmot,  and  was  employed  by  Lord  Bros.  Manufacturing 
Company  and,  later,  at  the  Ideal  Company's  works  as  machinist.  He 
m.,  July  18,  1896,  Mabel  J.  McDuff  of  N.  and  has  always  resided  in 
town. 

He  served  as  its  clerk  for  several  years  and  was,  in  1898,  appointed 
postmaster  of  the  Tilton  and  Northfield  office.  (See  Postmasters,  with 
portrait.) 


GENEALOGIES.  239 

MUCHMORE. 

James  Mtjchmore's  name  appears  on  the  first  "Prizle  List,"  where 
his  tax  was  10s.  6d.  in  1784.  He  was  a  farmer  and  one  son,  James, 
was  b.  in  town.  The  name  disappears  about  1786  and  the  father 
and  son  removed  to  Orford,  where  James,  3d,  was  b.  His  son.  Dr. 
Alonzo  Muchmore,  a  surgeon  in  the  army  and  a  member  of  many 
social  and  fraternal  societies,  is  the  only  branch  of  the  family  I 
am  able  to  trace.    He  resided  at  Campton  Villaga. 


MUZZEY  I. 

Walter  S.  Muzzet  was  b.  at  Bristol  July  13,  1849;  m.,  Nov.  26,  1873, 
Ellen  C.  Abbott  of  West  Concord.  They  came  to  N.  in  1903,  whither 
his  son  had  previously  come,  and  purchased  a  home  on  Bay  St.  He 
had  been  a  dealer  in  meats  and  provisions  in  Franklin,  Penacook  and, 
later,  at  Tilton.    He  is  a  member  of  Arch  Lodge,  K.  of  P. 

Second    Generation. 

Haeey  W.  Muzzet,  b.  at  Franklin  April  20,  1876;  m.,  Oct.  17,  1898, 
Emma  Lovell,  b.  at  Lawrence,  Mass.,  July  3,  1877.  He  was  for  some 
years  a  dealer  in  meat  and  provisions  with  his  father  in  Tilton.  Mr. 
Muzzey  bought  the  Firth  house  in  1900  and  removed  to  N.  He  has 
been  clerk  of  the  town  for  four  years  and  is  now  employed  by  the 
Citizens'  Telephone  Company.  They  have  two  children:  Merle,  b. 
1899,  and  Miriam,  b.  1900. 

Aethub  p.  Muzzet,  b.  at  Penacook  July  23,  1883;  d.,  April  17,  1884. 


MUZZEY   II. 


Albert  C.  Muzzet  came  to  N.  from  Tilton  in  Aug.,  1881.  He  was 
b.  at  Bristol  July  6,  1851;  m.,  July  20,  1881,  Mary  A.  Thomas,  b.  at 
Lawrence,  Mass.,  Feb.  17,  1858.  He  is  a  dealer  in  meats  and  pro- 
visions in  N.    They  have  one  son. 

Second    Generation. 

Herbert  Thomas  Muzzey,  b.  Jan.  2,  1887.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
sophomore   class   at  Tilton   Seminary. 


NELSON. 


Charles  Edwin  Nelson,  b.  at  Gilmanton  Dec.  3,  1818;  m.,  July  16, 
1843,  Mary  Jane  Foss,  b.  April  23,  1821.  He  was  a  farmer,  being  the 
third  generation  on  the  same  farm.  They  had  four  children,  all  b. 
in  Gilmanton.  He  moved  to  Tilton  in  Dec,  1862,  and  was  employed 
as  dyer  at  the  Tilton  Mills  for  a  score  of  years.  July  22,  1880,  they 
removed  to  N.,  where  he  d.  July  3,  1892.     She  d.  Nov.  7,  1900. 


240  HISTORY    OP    NORTHPIELD. 

Second   Generation. 

Emma  Jane  Nelson,  b.  April  24,  1850;  m.,  June  25,  1867,  William  J. 
"Winch  of  Fitchburg,  Mass.  He  was  a  painter  by  trade  and  was  a. 
volunteer  in  Company  H,  Massachusetts  Fourth  Heavy  Artillery,  in. 
the  Civil  "War.  They  had  two  children.  He  d.  Jan.  20,  1893.  She 
resides  on  Bay  St. 

George  Henkt  Nelson,  b.  Jan.  14,  1853;  m.,  Deo.  24,  1874,  Ella  O.. 
Hills  of  N.  (See  Hills  gen.)  He  was  foreman  in  the  carding  and 
spinning  room  at  the  Elm  Mills  for  18  years  and  later  learned  the 
trade  of  a  carpenter.  They  reside  on  Hills  St.  at  N.  They  had  two 
children. 

RuTUs  Edwin  Nelson,  b.  June  18,  1858;  m.  Annie  Hale  Atherton,. 
b.  July  14,  1857.  He  was  employed  at  the  Elm  and  Tilton  Mills  for 
many  years  and  is  now  clerk  at  the  Jordan  Hotel  at  Tilton.  He  is 
Past  Grand  Master  of  Harmony  Lodge,  No.  65,  I.  O.  0.  P.,  and  both 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Nelson  are  members  of  Granite  Hill  Rebekah  Lodge  at 
Tilton.    They  reside  on  Park  St.  and  have  three  children. 

Chaeles  Albert  Nelson,  b.  Nov.  18,  1860;  m.,  March  21,  1889,  Mrs. 
Ida  Butterfield  Hobart  of  Hebron.  He  is  a  druggist  at  Haverhill,. 
Mass. 

Third  Generation. 

(Children  of  Emma  J.  and  "William  J.  "Winch.) 

(B.   at  Fitchburg,   Mass.) 

CoEA  Emma  "Winch,  b.  May  25,  1871,  resides  with  her  mother. 
Chaeles  "William  "Winch,  b.  Jan.  9,  1873;   d.  at  N.  Oct.  10,  1880, 

(Children  of  George  H.  and  Ella  Hills  Nelson.) 
(B.  at  N.) 

Infant  dau.,  b.  March  28,  1877;   d.,  March  31,  1877. 
Ada  Leila  Nelson,  b.  June  7,  1885,  was  a  graduate  at  Tilton  Sem- 
inary, class  of  1904,  and  is  employed  at  the  Tilton  Optical  "Works. 

(Children  of  Rufus  E.  and  Annie  Atherton  Nelson.) 
(B.  at  Tilton.) 

Eenest  Edwin  Nelson,  b.  April  16,  1878;  m.  Ellen  Frances  Dolley 
of  N.  and  they  have  one  child.  Myrtle  Atherton,  b.  July  13,  1894.  He 
has  a  responsible  position  with  the  Holden  Manufacturing  Company 
at  Penacook,  where  he  resides.  He  is  a  fine  musician.  He  is  a  mem- 
ber of  Arch  Lodge,  K.  of  P.,  at  Tilton. 

Aethub  Scott  Nelson,  b.  April  29,  1880;  m.,  Sept.  14,  1904,  Stella 
P.  Hills.  (See  Hills  gen.)  He  has  fine  musical  ability.  He  is  a 
member  of  Harmony  Lodge,  No.  65,  I.  O.  O.  F.,  being  the  present 
Noble  Grand.  He  is  employed  by  Phelps  &  Dolley,  grocers,  at  Tilton,. 
where  they  reside.     They  are  members  of  Granite  Hill  Rebekah  Lodge.- 

Rtxfus  Laueence  Nelson,  b.  March  11,  1894. 


GENEALOGIES.  241 

NORTON. 

William  J.  Norton  came  from  Franklin  to  N.  and  took  charge  of  ttie 
newly-erected  grist  mill  on  tlie  site  of  the  Optical  Works.     (See  Mills.) 

He  m.  Blood  of  Hollis  and  had  three  dau.     In  1875  he  removed 

to  School  St.,  Tilton,  where  she  d.  in  1876.    He  moved  after  her  death 
to  Hollis. 

Second    Generation. 

Maey  Noeton,  b.  1853;  m.,  Jan.  7,  1879,  Orville  Dyer  of  Sanhornton, 
h.  July  9,  1847.  After  a  short  stay  at  Franklin  Falls  and  Tilton  they 
moved  to  Kingston,  where  he  is  a  farmer. 

Caroline  Nobton,  b.  1854;  m.,  1883  (?),  Charles  H.  Blood  of  Hollis. 
He  came  to  N.  and  lived  on  Park  St.  He  was  miller  in  the  new  Copp 
mill  on  the  Tilton  side.    They  had  one  son,  Willie. 

Emma  Noeton,  b.  at  Factory  Village;  m.  Elmer  Silloway  and  resided 
at  Kingston.  He  was  a  farmer  and  d.  a  few  years  later.  She  still 
resides  there  and  has  two  children,  a  son  and  a  dau. 


NUDD. 


The  Nudd  families  were  of  Scotch  descent.  Their  names  appear 
on  the  town  records  as  early  as  1799,  when  Levi  Nudd  was  taxed  in 
N.,  as  were  his  brothers,  James,  Warren  and  Joseph. 

Isaac  Nudd,  b.  1812;    m.,  Nov.  17,  1837,  Abagail  Peaslee  Sanborn. 

Joseph  Nudd  went  to  Hingham,  Mass.,  and  d.  there. 

Maey  Nudd,  twin  sister  of  the  above,  m.,  Aug.,  1826,  Isaac  Foss  of 
N.     (See  Foss  gen.) 

Joseph  Waeeen  Nudd,  b.  1769,  lived  in  the  south  part  of  N.,  close  by 
the  Canterbury  line,  on  the  Fifth  Range,  which  was  early  opened  to  the 
Borough  for  horseback  riders.  He  m.,  Dec.  3,  1811,  Judith  Arlin 
and  had  six  children.  It  is  more  than  probable  that  the  home  was 
built  on  the  range,  as  no  deeds  are  to  be  found.  Here  lived  a  large 
family  not  later  than  1840.  The  house  was  burned  and  the  old  chim- 
ney remained  standing  many  years,  also  a  large  orchard  of  unthrifty 
and  decaying  trees.  There  were  no  fences  and  the  whole  farm  was  a 
part  of  what  was  called  the  Sanborn  pasture.  After  Mr.  Nudd's  death 
in  1822,  his  wife  m.  (second),  Hiram  Kimball  and  lived  on  the  next 
range  Bast  and  had  three  children;  Laura,  who  m.  Andrew  Grover  of 
Canterbury;  Charles,  who  went  to  the  Civil  War  and  who,  while  on  his 
way  home,  slipped  under  the  train  at  Concord  and  was  fatally  injured; 
and  John  Kimball,  b.  1833,  who  resides  at  New  Hampton. 

Second    Generation. 

Eeastus  Nudd  for  many  years  furnished  charcoal  for  Concord 
smithies.  His  kilns  were  on  the  south  side  of  Bean  Hill,  on  the 
shores  of  Forrest  Pond.     He  had  two  kilns  and  often  averaged  300 

16 


242  HISTORY    OP    NORTHFIELD. 

bushels   per  week.     He   m.   Catherine  Reardon   of  Ireland  and   d.   at 
Lancaster  May  29,  1897.     They  had  four  children. 

Almika  Nudd  m.  Luther  Rogers  of  N.  and  resided  in  Loudon.  They 
had  a  large  family  of  children.      (See  Rogers  gen.) 

Nabcissa  Nudd,  b.  Oct.  2,  1817;  m.,  Oct.  16,  1832,  John  Dalton  of 
Sanbornton.     (See  Dalton  gen.) 

Levi  Nudd  learned  the  blacksmith  trade  with  Joseph  Clisby  and 
moved  to  Holderness,  where  he,  later,  became  a  briokmason.  He  m. 
Mary  Baker  of  Ashland  and  had  two  children,  Helen  and  Charles.  She 
d.  in  Boston.     He  d.  in  Laconia  in  1900. 

Andrew  J.  Nudd,  b.  1825;  m.  (pub.),  Sept.  18,  1850,  Sarah  Elizabeth 
Glines.  (See  Glines  gen.)  He  bought  the  little  corner  store  near  the 
old  meeting-house,  where  he  traded  for  several  years.  Later  he  be- 
came, a  farmer.     They  had  seven  children.     He  d.  May  5,  1873. 

Benjamin  Nudd  m.,  March  16,  1847,  Melinda  Whicher  of  N.  and  had 
four  children.    He  is  a  brickmason  at  Meredith,  where  they  reside. 

David  Nudd,  b.  1831;  m.  Lavina  Chaplain  of  Canterbury  and  had 
four  children.  He  is  a  stonemason  and  farmer,  and  resides  at 
Exeter. 

Third  Generation. 

(Children  of  Erastus  and  Catherine  Reardon  Nudd.) 

(B.  at  N.) 

Maey  Nudd  m.  Sargent  and  resides  at  Laconia. 

Martha  Nudd  m.  Wllley  and  d.  at  Lancaster,  June  24,  1879. 

Clara  Nudd  m.  Mclntire  and  d.  at  Concord,  June  20,  1904. 

Bnos  Hott  Nudd,  b.  1828,  at  the  Bowles  house  at  N.  Centre.  He 
m.  Clara  Hadley  of  Centre  Harbor,  b.  Oct.  27,  1836.  They  were  m. 
Sept.  16,  1854.  Both  d.  at  Centre  Harbor,  and  had  11  children. 
Flora  and  Nettie  lived  in  N. 

(Children  of  Andrew  J.  and  Sarah  E.  Glines  Nudd.) 
(B.  at  N.) 

Erastus  Nudd,  b.  1852,  always  resided  in  N.  and  d.  while  on  a  visit 
to  his  sister,  Feb.  10,  1899. 

ISABELLE  Nudd,  b.  May  6,  1854;  m.  (first),  March  18,  1871,  John 
Lakin,  b.  at  Suncook  March  4,  1856.  They  had  one  child,  Mrs.  John 
H.  Wells  of  Franklin  Falls.  Mr.  Lakin  d.  May  11,  1897.  She  m. 
(second).  May  19,  1898,  Fred  Longley  of  Franklin,  where  they  re- 
side. 

Elizabeth  Nudd,  b.  1856,  was  fatally  burned  by  an  outdoor  fire  on 
April  11,   1864. 

Josephine  Nudd,  b.  July  11,  1859;  m.  (first),  Henry  Glines  of 
Franklin;  m.  (second),  Wilber  Rollins  of  New  Hampton,  where  she 
resides.     He  d.  May  12,  1905. 

"Waeeen  S.  Nudd,  b.  Nov.  19,  1862;  m.,  Jan.  16,  1890,  Mabel  P. 
Downing  of  N.  (see  Downing  gen.)  and  had  three  children.  He  is  a 
farmer  and  resides  on  Elm  St. 


GENEALOGIES.  243 

Oebn  Clakk  Nudd,  b.  1864;  m.  Alice  Armstrong  of  Sherbrooke,  P.  Q. 
They  had  one  dau.,  Lillle  Belle. 

Flokette  Nudd,  b.  Nov.  25,  1868;  m.,  April  24,  1884,  Nathan  B. 
Sanborn  of  Belmont,  where  they  reside.  He  was  a  farmer  and  later 
became  proprietor  of  a  livery  stable  at  Belmont. 

(Children  of  David  and  Lavlna  Chaplain  Nudd.) 

Elij:n  Amanda  Nudd  m.  Prank  Fellows  of  East  N.,  where  they  re- 
side. 

Oeianna  Nudd  m.  John  E.  Oilman  of  N.     (See  Oilman  gen") 
Maey   Ella   Nudd   m.    James   Clark  of  Belmont   and   resides   on   a 
part  of  the  Capt.  Thomas  Fellows  farm. 

"Walteb  Nudd  m.  Annie  Lavina  Varnum  of  Sunnerton,  N.  S.,  and 
resides  at  Concord,  where  he  is  employed  by  the  Boston  &  Maine 
Bailroad. 

Fourth    Generation. 
(Children  of  Warren  S.  and  Mabel  Downing  Nudd.) 
(B.  at  N.) 
Geoege  "Weeks  Nudd,  b.  Dec.  29,  1890. 
Abbie  Emma   Nudd,   b.   April   20,   1892. 
Blmeb  Russell  Nudd,  b.  Dec.  19,  1896;   d.,  Sept.  5,  1897. 

(Children  of  Enos  Hoyt  and  Clara  Hadley  Nudd.) 

Nettie  Nudd  resides  with  her  sister  in  N. 

Floba  Nudd  m.  Charles  Piper  of  N.     (See  Piper  gen.) 


OLIVER. 

IBA  OLrvEE  came  to  N.  from  Salisbury  in  1873.  He  was  b.  at  Fitch- 
burg,  Mass.,  April  16,  1808;  m.,  1837,  Eliza  J.  Kelley  of  New  Durham, 
b.  April  12,  1812.  They  settled  in  Salisbury,  where  he  farmed  for 
several  years,  going  then  to  Corinth,  "Vt.  They  returned  after  some 
years  and  bought  the  Gibson  place  on  High  St.  in  1874.  They  had  a 
son  and  two  dau.  He  was  a  skilful  mechanic  but  became  a  farmer 
on  account  of  ill  health.    He  d.  March  27,  1884.     She  d.  Jan.  10,  1894. 

Second    Generation. 

Iba  Geoege  Olivee,  b.  at  Salisbury  in  1838,  spent  many  years  in  the 
South  as  a  sewing  machine  agent.  He  m.,  in  1874,  Mamie  Joiner.  He 
returned  to  his  father's  house  in  failing  health  and  d.  there  Sept.  18, 
1874.  He  was  a  fine  singer  and  was  employed  in  the  church  choirs 
of  Boston. 

Eliza  Jane  Oliveb,  b.  Nov.  19,  1840;  m.  (first),  Martin  Davis  of 
Corinth,  "Vt.  He  d.  six  weeks  later.  She  was  employed  as  a  seam- 
stress in  Boston  for  some  years.  She  m.  (second),  March,  1884, 
Charles  "Wentworth  of  Boston.     They  reside  at  Hyde  Park,  Mass. 

Nellie  S.  Olivee,  b.  at  Salisbury,  1847;  m..  May  1,  1873,  Byron 
Shaw  of  Salisbury.     (See  Shaw  gen.  and  portrait.) 


244  HISTORY    OP    NOETHPIELD. 

OSGOOD  I. 

Edwaed  Osgood  lived  first  on  the  Aldrioh  place  in  East  N.  He  then 
erected  a  home  on  the  David  Smith  place  and  later,  removed  near  the 
Tibbetts  schoolhouse,  where  he  lived  and  d. 

He  was  twice  m.  The  name  of  his  first  wife  is  unknown.  He  m, 
(second),  Dec.  27,  1810,  Nancy  Kezar  and  had  a  family  of  six.  He  was 
a  stonemason  and  placed  the  granite  underpinning  under  the  present 
town  hou.se.     He  d.  Aug.  30,  1841. 

Second   Generation. 

Edwaed  Osgood  m.,  Sept.  17,  1846,  Charlotte  Hodgdon  of  N.  After 
living  a  while  at  Roxbury,  they  settled  in  Canterbury,  where  both 
d.     They  had  five  children. 

Chaeles  Osgood  lived  in  Columbia,  as  did  his  brother,  Augustine, 
After  his  mother's  death  he  removed  to  Colebrook,  where  he  was  killed 
by  falling  from  a  load  of  lumber. 

Hewey  K.  Osgood,  b.  1807;  m.  Hannah  Tibbetts  and  d.  March  20, 
1841.  They  had  one  son,  Bnos  Hoyt,  who  d.  at  12  years.  Mr.  Osgood 
was  a  stonemason. 

Maet  T.  Osgood,  b.  1816;    m.  Merrill  and  lived  and  d.  in 

Conway, 

Asa  Kezab  Osgood,  b.  1811  at  N.,  was  a  stonemason  in  New  York, 
where  he  m.  (first),  a  woman  of  Irish  descent,  whose  name  no  one  can. 
recall.  They  resided  in  N.  and  had  two  children.  After  her  death, 
Feb.  9,  1851,  he  m.  Mrs.  Hannah  Tibbetts  Osgood,  his  brother  Henry's 
widow,  and  had  a  son.  He  m.  (third),  Malinda  Tibbetts,  who  d.  Feb. 
23,  1872.  Jan.  1,  1887,  he  m.  (fourth),  Mrs.  Mary  Chandler  of  Con- 
cord. He  m.  (fifth),  Mrs.  Lamprey,  and  his  sixth  and  last  wife, 
Mrs.  Mary  Pierce  of  Tyngsboro,  survived  him  four  years.  She  d.  Oct. 
15,   1896. 

He  was  one  of  two  N.  residents  who  arrived  to  the  dignity  of  a 
sixth  marriage.  He  was  a  helpless  rheumatic  for  many  years  before 
his  death.  He  was  a  man,  also,  of  unlimited  gastronomical  possibil- 
ities, of  quick  wit  and  ready  repartee,  and  was  never  happier  than 
when  being  laughed  at.  He  was  one  of  the  three  N.  men  who  went 
out  with  the  old  year,  1893.     (See  portrait.) 

Fourth    Generation. 

(Children  of  Asa  K.  Osgood  by  his  first  wife.) 

Chaeles  Osgood  and  Vieginia,  his  sister,  removed  to  Loudon.  I 
cannot  trace  them.  , 

(Child  of  Asa  K.  and  Hannah  Tibbetts  Osgood.) 

Henet  T.  Osgood,  b.  at  N.  Aug.  31,  1845;  m.,  Aug.,  1864,  Olive 
Philbrook  of  Lacpnia.  They  reside  at  Waltham,  Mass.,  and  have  a 
dau. 


GENEALOGIES.  245 

Fifth   Generation. 

Minnie  Belm  Osgood,  b.  May  23,  1S66.  She  is  a  frequent  visitor  at 
N.  and  is  a  fine  whistler.  She  m.  Fred  Richardson  and  resides  at 
"Waltham. 


OSGOOD  II. 


John  Osgood  came  to  N.  from  Danbury,  where  he  was  station  agent 
and  where  he  kept  an  eating-house.  He  bought  the  Massa  Morey 
place  on  Arch  Hill  and  ran  the  grist  mill  at  Sanbornton  Bridge  for 
several  years  until  its  destruction  by  fire,  Nov.  7,  1863.  He  then  re- 
turned to  Danbury.     She  was  Ham  of  Canterbury.     They  had 

one  son,  George  H.,  b.  1847;  m.,  Sept.  28,  1867,  Mary  L.  Dudley  of 
Concord,  b.  1850.  He  was  for  many  years  baggage  master  from  St. 
Albans,  Vt.,  to  Boston,  Mass.,  and  eventually  went  West.  Mr.  Osgood, 
Sr.,  later  removed  to  Zaynesville,  0.,  and  d.  there.  They  had  an 
adopted  dau.,  who  m.  and  now  resides  at  Webster. 


PAGE. 

Daniel  M.  Page  came  to  N.  from  Tilton  in  May,  1872.  He  was  b. 
at  Upper  Gilmanton,  now  Belmont,  Dec.  10,  1834.  He  m.,  Aug.  21, 
1858,  Sarah  B.  Crockett,  b.  at  Upper  Gilmanton,  Aug.  24,  1835.  He 
is  a  contractor  and  builder,  doing  business  far  and  near,  and  has 
added  many  fine  residences  to  the  town  and  elsewhere.  He  has  held 
various  town  offices,  was  chairman  of  the  board  of  selectmen  in  1874 
and  1875  and  was  also  a  member  of  the  board  in  1899  and  1900. 
They  have  two  dau.     A  son,  Edward,  and  a  dau.,  Ruth,  d.  in  infancy. 

Second   Generation. 

Georgia  Etta  Page,  b.  at  Belmont  April  4,  1862,  graduated  at  the 
New  Hampshire  Conference  Seminary  in  the  class  of  1881.  She  has 
spent  much  of  her  life  since  in  the  schools  at  N.,  Bristol,  Pittsfield 
and  Laconia. 

Lizzie  Mat  Page,  b.  at  N.  March  11,  1866,  is  also  a  graduate  from  the 
Seminary  in  the  class  of  1885.  She  has  taught  at  Bristol  and  in  the 
Union  Graded  School. 


PATTEN. 


FosTEK  Patten  lived  in  East  N.  on  land  adjoining  the  Canterbury 
line,  in  the  vicinity  of  the  Polly  Ham  place,  t  have  no  records  or  data 
of  the  family  but  the  old  farm  has  always  been  called  "The  Patten." 


246  HISTORY    OF    NOKTHPIELD. 

PAYSON. 

Chaeles  H.  Patson,  b.  at  Boston,  Mass.,  Marcli  28,  1819;  m.,  Oct. 
21,  1851,  Mrs.  Sarah  Meader  Bennett,  b.  at  Raymond  Sept.  8,  1828. 
Slie  was  the  widow  of  William  M.  Bennett,  and  had  a  son,  Arthur  L., 
b.  Aug.  2,  1848. 

Mr.  Payson  went  to  Peterborough  in  1827,  entering  the  employ  of 
ex-Governor  Steele.  He  became  famous  as  a  manufacturer  of  fine 
dental  and  surgical  instruments  and  cutlery.  He  enlisted  at  the  be- 
ginning of  the  Civil  War.  (See  Boys  in  Blue.)  He  removed  to  N. 
at  its  close,  his  family  having  bought  the  Dicey  farm  here,  and  was  a 
farmer  until  his  death,  Oct.  12,  1897.  She  d.  June  3,  1900,  at  the 
George  S.  Tibbetts  place,  which  they  had  purchased  some  years 
previously.     They  had  three  sons  and  two  dau. 

Second    Generation, 

(B.  at  Raymond.) 

Henrietta  PATSosf,  b.  Feb.  4,  1853;  m.  Edwin  F.  Rowe  of  Chelsea, 
and  they  reside  in  Everett,  Mass.    They  have  one  dau.,  Mildred. 

Mart  Phillips  Patson,  b.  Nov.  9,  1855;  m.  Lucien  C.  Plummer  of 
Bristol,  where  they  resided  for  some  years,  going  later  to  Jefferson, 
where  they  reside  at  The  Waumbek,  having  charge  of  that  hostelry 
during  the  winter  months.     They  have  two  sons,  Reginald  and  Natt. 

Thomas  Russell  Patson,  b.  May  11,  1858,  resides  on  the  home  plac& 
and  is  a  farmer.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Sons  of  Veterans  and  is  a 
fine  taxidermist. 

John  Henby  Patson,  b.  May  26,  1860;   d.,  Jan.  3,  1862. 

Charles  Henrt  Patson,  b.  July  22,  1863,  resides  on  the  Samuel 
Dioy  farm.  He  m..  May  16,  1889,  Bessie  A.  Downing,  b.  at  Ellsworth 
Jan.  2,  1867.     They  have  six  children.     (Sefe  Downing  gen.) 

Third  Generation. 

(Children  of  Charles  and  Bessie  Downing  Payson.) 
(All  b.  at  N.) 
Alfred  C.  Patson,  b.  1890. 
Annie  Patson,  b.   1892. 
Mart  E.  Patson,  b.  1894. 
Charles  H.  Patson,  b.  1896. 
George  D.  Patson,  b.  1898. 
Irving  G.  Patson,  b.  1900. 


PEABODY   I. 

Noah  Pbabodt  was  b.  ■  at  New  Boston  Sept.  4,  1810,  and  was  the 
ninth  son  of  a  family  of  11.     He  came  to  N.  in  1842. 

He  m.,  Dec.  2,  1834,  Isabella  Walker  Richards,  b.  at  New  Boston 
Nov.   14,   1815.     He   learned  the   hatter's   trade  but  later  became  a 


GENEALOGIES.  247 

trader  and  was  associated  with  his  nephew,  the  late  Ira  Hill,  at 
Sanbornton  Bridge.  He  was  also  with  another  nephew,  James  Palmer, 
and  "Warren  L.  Hill,  in  the  old  Whittier  store. 

He  became,  later  in  life,  finisher  and  shipper  in  A.  H.  Tilton's 
Tweed  Factory,  having  the  principal  care  of  his  business  until  his 
death,  Sept.  11,  1876.  He  was  a  deacon  of  the  Congregational  Church 
and  was  superintendent  of  its  Sunday  School.  He  was  a  good  man. 
His  wife  was  also  active  in  social  and  church  work  and  was  for  many 
years  a  Sunday  School  teacher.  She  is  gratefully  remembered  by  her 
many  pupils. 

He  erected,  in  1852,  the  residence  on  Bay  St.,  now  owned  by  Mrs. 
George  Weeks.  They  had  three  children.  She  d.  at  Laconia  Sept.  30, 
1898. 

Second   Generation. 

Selwijst  Bancroft  Peabody,  b.  Jan.  15,  1839,  at  Sutton;  m.,  Feb., 
1867,  Elizabeth  S.  Richards  of  New  Bedford,  Mass.,  and  had  one  dau., 
now  Mrs.  Arthur  Brown  of  Tilton.  He  was  educated  at  the  New 
Hampshire  Conference  Seminary  and  served  during  the  Civil  War 
in  the  Fortieth  Massachusetts  Regiment.     (See  Boys  In  Blue.) 

He  was  later  employed  with  his  father  in  the  mill,  working  into  a 
similar  position,  and,  after  the  death  of  Mr.  Tilton,  became,  with  Mrs. 
Tilton,  the  head  of  a  very  prosperous  business.  He  removed  to 
Tilton  and  erected  a  fine  house,  where  he  d.  June  15,  1889. 

He  represented  Tilton  in  the  Legislature  and  was  a  director  of  the 
Citizens'  National  Bank.  He  was  made  a  Mason  in  May,  1877;  senior 
deacon,  1879;  senior  warden,  1880;  and  worshipful  master  in  1881. 
He  filled  other  offices  of  trust  and  responsibility  with  rare  ability. 
In  1887  he  presented  the  Congregational  Church  with  a  beautiful 
parlor  in  memory  of  his  devoted  Christian  wife,  who  d.  Feb.  22,  1886. 

James  Van  Ness  Peabody,  b.  Oct.  13,  1842;  m.,  Jan.,  1865,  Susan 
Rand  of  N.  (see  Rand  gen.),  and  they  have  one  son.  He  served  in 
the  Ninth  Regiment.  (See  Boys  in  Blue.)  Mrs.  Peabody  was  educated 
at  the  New  Hampshire  Conference  Seminary  and  taught  for  several 
terms  previous  to  her  marriage.  Being  a  natural  musician,  she  served 
a  term  of  years  in  the  church  choir. 

They  reside  on  Park  St.  He  has  charge  of  the  finishing  room  of 
Tilton  Mills,  the  place  held  by  his  father. 

Geokgie  Isabel  Peabody,  b.  at  N.  Nov.  15,  1843;  m.,  Nov.  24,  1864, 
David  Fletcher  Cheney  of  Franklin.  He  served  in  the  Civil  War  as 
lieutenant  of  Company  H,  Ninth  Regiment,  was  provost-marshal  at 
Paris,  Ky.,  in  1863  and  1864,  and  was  wounded  at  Petersburg,  July 
30,  1864.  She  was  a  fine  musician  and  served  as  organist  in  the  Tilton 
and  Franklin  churches  for  many  years.  She  was  the  first  pupil,  at 
eight  years  of  age,  of  the  late  J.  H.  Morey.  She  now  resides  with  her 
only  dau.,  Mrs.  Georgie  Alice  Collins,  at  Lakeport. 


248  HISTORY    OF    NOETHFIELD. 

Third  Generation. 

(Child  of  James  V.  and  Susan  Rand  Peabody.) 

Leon  Banceoft  Peabodt,  b.  at  N.  Jan.  25,  1872,  was  educated  at 
Tilton  Seminary.  He  entered  Tilton  Mills  as  a  dresser  at  19  and  still 
holds  the  place. 


PEABODY   II. 

Joseph  Peabody  came  to  N.  from  New  Boston  and  was  associated 
with  his  brother  in  trade  for  several  years.  After  the  death  of  his 
wife,  Dec.  6,  18G1,  he  sold  and  went  to  Manchester,  where  he  m. 
Hannah  Bean  of  that  city,  who  was  associated  with  him  in  the  under- 
taking business  in  Manchester  for  many  years.  He  d.  there.  He 
built  the  house  on  Bay  St.  now  owned  by  Harry  W.  Muzzey. 

Second    Generation. 

Augusta  M.  Peabodt,  b.  at  Manchester,  was  a  graduate  of  the  New 
Hampshire  Conference  Seminary  in  the  class  of  1861.  She  m.  Albert 
P.  Tasker  of  Manchester  and  resides  at  Washington,  D.  C.  She  was  a 
teacher  in  the  N.  schools  for  some  years  previous  to  her  marriage  and 
was  a  fine  singer. 

Chaeles  Peabody,  b.  in  Manchester,  has  been  engaged  in  the  manu- 
facture of  boots  and  shoes  all  his  life  and  resides  at  Wellesley,  Mass. 


PERTHEL. 


Febdeeick  a.  Peethel,  b.  at  Griez,  Germany,  July  18,  1829,  came 
with  his  family  to  N.  in  1880.  He  was  a  block  printer  by  trade  but 
found  employment  in  the  finishing  department  of  the  Granite  Mills. 
He  had  served  his  native  land  for  four  years  as  a  soldier.  He  m., 
Jan.  29,  1835,  Christine  Giebhardt.  They  at  first  occupied  the  Chase 
tavern  stand,  purchasing  later  the  residence  of  the  late  Jeremiah 
Tilton.     They  have  eight  children. 

Second    Generation. 

(All  b.  in  Germany.) 

Gael  Feedeeick  Peethel,  b.  Jan.  15,  1858;  m.,  May  25,  1882,  Kate 
Smith,  b.  in  Germany,  March  22,  1859.  They  have  a  home  near  the 
Fair  grounds,  where  they  conduct  an  extensive  poultry  business. 
They  have  two  children. 

Heeman  Feedeeick  Peethel,  b.  Aug.  10,  1859;  m.  (first),  Mary 
Hebberly.  He  m.  (second),  Matilda  Batky.  They  reside  at  Eastdale, 
R.  I.,  and  have  four  children:  Elsie  M.,  Lena  L.,  Robert  H.  and  Gladys. 


MARY    FRENCH    PHELPS. 


GENEALOGIES.  249 

Otto  P.  Pebthel,  b.  Feb.  19,  1866;  m.,  Jan.  1,  1888,  Selina  M.  Cadue 
of  N.  (See  Cadue  gen.)  They  reside  in  Tilton  and  have  two  children. 
A  son,  Levi  O.,  d.  May  12,  1893. 

Maet  Teresa  Peethel,  b.  Oct.  5,  1868;  m.,  Nov.  5,  1890,  Robert  F. 
"Whitehouse,  b.  in  Germany  Nov.  5,  1852.  He  is  employed  at  the 
Massasoit  Woolen  Mills,  Huntington,  Mass.,  and  was  formerly  super- 
intendent of  weaving  in  the  mills  of  the  Peace  Dale,  R.  I.,  Manufac- 
turing Company. 

GoTTHOLD  Fbederiok  Peethbl,  b.  March  18,  1871;  m.,  June  27,  1894, 
"Winnie  M.  Hadley  of  Laconia.  They  reside  in  Everett,  Mass.,  and 
liave  one  child,  Leland. 

Jennie  A.  Peethel,  b.  at  Middleboro,  Mass.,  May  24,  1876;  d.  at 
three  years. 

Third  Generation. 

(Children  of  Carl  F.  and  Kate  Smith  Perthel.) 

Maet  Agnes  Peethel,  b.  at  N.  Nov.  24,  1883,  graduated  at  Tilton 
Seminary  in  the  class  of  1903,  and  is  now  pursuing  a  course  at  the 
Normal   School  at  Plymouth. 

John  Peethel,  b.  Jan.,  1886. 

(Children  of  Otto  and   Selina  Cadue  Perthel.) 

Flobenoe  T.  Peethel,  b.  1889. 
Irene  W.  Peethel,  b.  1894. 
Levi  O.  Peethel  d.  in  infancy. 


PEVERLY. 

Fbank  Peveelt  came  to  N.  from  Canterbury  in  1884.  He  was  b. 
at  Danbury  April  1,  1847,  and  m.  Ruby  W.  Squires.  They  reside  on 
the  Miles  Randall  place.  He  is  a  farmer  and  trapper.  They  had  a 
son,  who  d.  in  infancy,  and  a  dau. 

Second    Generation. 

Ida  May  Peveelt,  b.  at  Canterbury  Nov.  16,  1869;  m.,  Dec.  24,  1887, 
Edwin  F.  Kimball,  b.  May  13,  1859,  at  Canterbury,  where  they  reside. 
He  is  a  farmer  and  lumberman.  They  have  three  children:  Elsie  Pev- 
«rly,  b.  at  N.,  1889;  Juliette,  b.  1891;  and  Frank  E.,  b.  1894. 


PHELPS. 

Elisha  Phelps,  b.  at  Billerica,  Mass.;  m.  Mary  French.  (See  por- 
trait.) He  came  to  N.  (Oak  Hill)  and  bought  the  farm  now  owned 
by  John  B.  Yeaton.  The  original  house  stood  across  the  road  from  the 
present  one.  They  had  eight  children.  A  dau.,  Ruth,  d.  at  12  years  of 
age. 


250  HISTOET    OF    NORTHFIELD. 

Second    Generation. 

lEENE  Phelps,  b.  at  N.  iJov.  18,  1814;  m..  May  19,  1842,  Moses 
"Winslow.     (See  Winslow  gen.)     She  d.  Aug.  17,  1890. 

David  F.  Phelps,  ti.  Sept.  10,  1816;  m.,  Marcli  5,  1842,  Irene  Davis 
of  N.  They  had  three  dau.  They  resided  on  the  homestead  and 
were  hard-working,  quiet,  Christian  people.  He  d.  Sept.  24,  1895- 
She  d.  Jan.  18,  1891. 

Feancis  Phelps,  b.  May  3,  1818;  m.  (pub.),  July  29,  1849,  Elizabeth 
Buswell  of  N.,  and  removed  to  Danvers,  going  later  to  Tilton,  where 
he  d.  suddenly  in  1887. 

An  unfortunate  accident  resulted  in  the  loss  of  his  left  hand,  yet 
he  lived  a  busy  and  useful  life.  Mrs.  Phelps  was  a  devoted  member 
of  the  Methodist  Church,  a  teacher  in  its  Sabbath  School  and  a  fine- 
Bible  scholar.  She  d.  Aug.  12,  1893.  They  had  two  children,  Sarah  and 
Frank.  The  former  m.  Walter  Hoyt  of  Hopkinton  and  had  four  chil- 
dren, one  of  whom,  a  graduate  of  the  New  Hampshire  Normal  School^ 
teaches  there.  The  latter,  Frank,  is  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Phelps- 
&  Dolley,  grocers,  Tilton.  He  m.  Zilla  Ladd  of  Derry  and  has  one 
son. 

Mart  B.  Phelps,  b.  May  17,  1820;  m.,  June  26,  1842,  David  Davis  of 
Oak  Hill.  They  were  farmers  on  the  banks  of  the  Merrimack  until 
his  death,  Nov.  20,  1878.  She  d.  at  her  daughter's  at  N.,  Feb.  28,. 
1901. 

Joel  F.  Phelps,  b.  May  4,  1822;  m.,  June  23,  1844,  Eliza  Townsend. 
of  Danvers,  Mass.,  where  they  resided  and  where  she  d.  March  21, 
1880.  He  d.  at  the  home  of  his  niece  in  N.  Sept.  16,  1897.  They  had. 
four  children:   Ruth  A.,  Morris,  Jerome  and  Homer. 

SxJSAN  Page  Phelps,  b.  at  N.,  1826;  m.,  Nov.  25,  1847,  Ebenezer 
Rollins  of  Sanbornton  Bridge,  b.  1818.  She  d.  Sept.  4,  1865.  They 
had  seven  children.  He  m.  (second),  June  1,  1867,  Mary  A.  Dooley- 
He  d.  in  Lowell  Oct.  1,  1894. 

Sabbina  French  Phelps,  b.  June  28,  1828;  m.,  Nov.  11,  1852,  Henry 
French,  b.  at  Tewksbury,  Mass.,  June  18,  1822.  Their  lives  were- 
spent  in  Lowell,  Mass.,  where  he  d.  Jan.  12,  1892.  She  d.  there  Marclt 
19,  1903.  They  had  two  dau.  and  a  son,  Charles,  who  d.  in  infancy. 
The  dau.  were:  Abbie  Ella,  b.  Jan.  20,  1854,  d..  May  14,  1896;  and 
Emma  Grace,  b.  July  31,  1859;  d.,  Sept.  26,  1885.  They  were  both. 
graduates  of  Salem  Normal   School  and  teachers  in  Lowell. 

John  Low  Phelps,  b.  Aug.  2,  1832;  m.,  Jan.  15,  1856,  Julia  A.  Eaton, 
of  Manchester.  He  d.  in  Libby  Prison,  South  Carolina,  Nov.  11,  1864. 
(See  Boys  in  Blue.)  They  had  a  dau.,  BJstelle  Mary,  b.  March  2,  1857, 
now  Mrs.  Fred  Burnham  of  Epsoin.     They  have  three  children. 

Third  Generation. 

(Children  of  David  and  Irene  Davis  Phelps.) 
RosttLA  B.  Phelps,  b.  Jan.  3,  1845;  m.  Leonard  Colby  of  Bow.  They 
resided  in  N.  for  some  years  and  now  live  in  Bow.     They  have  six: 
children,  three  of  whom,  Nettie  M.,  Reuben  G.  and  Clara,  were  b.  in  N. 


GENEALOGIES.  251 

ESTELLE  F.  Phelps  d.  May  15,  1857,  at  eight  years  of  age. 
Hattie  Phelps,  b.   at  N.   Jan.   26,  1854;    m.,  March  27,  1872,  John 
B.  Yeaton.     (See  Yeaton  gen.) 


PHILBRICK. 


Enoch  Geeeish  Philbbick  was  b.  at  Sanbornton  Bridge  July  7, 
1841.     He  m.,  Aug.  3,  1864,  Ann  Hill,  b.  at  N.  March  24,  1840. 

They  resided  for  a  while  on  the  Wadleigh  place,  now  owned  by 
Mrs.  S.  W.  Glines  near  the  reservoir.  His  brother,  George,  also  re- 
sided there  and,  though  his  sojourn  in  town  was  limited,  he  held  the 
office  of  superintendent  of  schools. 

Enoch  Gerrish  also  served  as  one  of  the  selectmen.  The  farm  was 
sold  in  1872  to  its  present  owner  and  Mr.  Philbrick  returned  to 
Tilton. 

A  few  years  later  they  returned  and  cared  for  her  mother  till  her 
death  in  1871,  since  which  time  they  have  been  permanent  residents 
of  Tilton,  where,  since  1881,  he  has  been  a  member  of  the  firm  of 
Philbrick  &  Hill,  grocers.  Their  two  sons,  Charles  and  Gerry,  were 
b.  there. 


PHILBROOK. 


Rev.  N.  p.  Philbrook  purchased  the  Gilman  farm  on  Bay  Hill  in. 
1866.  He  had  been  a  member  of  the  Providence  Conference  for  15 
years  and  chose  farming  for  a  recreation  for  nine  years,  occasionally 
supplying  the  neighboring  districts.  One  son,  George  Robinson  Phil- 
brook,  was  b.  in  N.  July  12,  1867. 

In  1875  he  joined  the  New  Hampshire  Conference,  with  his  first 
charge  at  Franklin.  After  20  years  of  service  with  the  Methodists, 
he  returned  to  the  church  of  his  fathers  and  filled  the  pulpit  of  the 
Congregational  Chuch  at  Bethlehem  for  eight  years  and  at  Sanbornton 
Square  for  seven  years.  He  is  now  retired  and  resides  at  Tilton. 
He  m.  Hannah  Sanborn  of  Tilton  and  they  have  a  family  of  five. 
(See  History  of  Sanbornton.) 


PHILIPS. 


I  find  the  name  of  Jonathan  W.  Philips  on  the  early  records,  not 
later  than  1801,  and  he  is  called  Doctor.  He  was  one  of  the  early 
teachers  and  the  treasurer's  report  shows  many  orders  given  for 
services. 

He  may  have  been  the  father  of  Jonathan,  b.  1802,  who  lived  near 
N.  Depot,  close  by  the  brook  which  still  bears  his  name.  He  m., 
1802,  Hannah  Arlin,  and  had  one  son,  Eli,  and  perhaps  other  children. 
He  d.  Jan.,  1861,  aged  59.  He  was  an  herb  doctor  and  was  thought  to 
have  some  skill  in  the  use  of  nature's  remedies. 


252  HISTORY    OF    NOETHFIELD. 

PIPER   I. 

Benjamin  Pipee  came  from  Gilmanton  to  N.  previous  to  1730,  after 
a  sliort  stay  at  Franklin.  Pie  bought  one  of  the  Cross  farms  on  the 
intervale,  bordering  the  brook  called  successively  Cohas,  Cross,  Piper 
and  Philips,  one  of  the  greenest  and  most  fertile  spots  in  tovv^n.  A 
little  way  up  the  brook,  close  by  the  Oak  Hill  road,  was  his  sawmill, 
purchased  of  Moses  Davis.  The  forests  around  supplied  an  abundance 
of  heavy  timber,  and  the  farm  houses  around  were  large  and  well- 
built  from  the  products  of  this  mill.     He  m.,  1793,  of  . 

by  whom  he^  had  a  dau.  and  three  sons.  This  family  were  all  mu- 
sicians and  constituted  largely  the  first  brass  band  of  N.     (See  Bands.) 

Mrs.  Piper  d.  at  N.  July  11,  1878.     He  d.  June  17,  1884. 

Second    Generation. 

Maey  Ann  Piper,  b.  1818;  m.  (pub.),  Jan.  12,  1843,  Samuel  Bell 
Haines.  After  living  for  a  time  at  her  father's,  he  became  foreman 
of  the  old  sawmill  at  Factory  Village,  where  two  dau.  were  b.  They 
later  returned  to  the  intervale,  where  he  d.  June  7,  1900.  She  d.  Sept. 
25,  1887.      (See  Haines  gen.) 

John  "W.  Pipeb,  b.  1821;  m..  May  12,  1851,  Abiah  Batchelder  and  had 
three  dau.,  one  of  whom  d.  in  infancy,  Feb.  29,  1861.  He  served  in  the 
Civil  War.     (See  Boys  in  Blue.)     She  d.  in  Concord. 

Hannan  Pipee,  b.  1823;  m.,  1853,  Katie  Sanborn  and  resided  at 
Factory  Village.     They  had  four  dau.,  two  of  whom  d.  in  childhood. 

Thomas  H.  Pipee,  b.  1826;  m.  (pub.),  Oct.  4,  1847,  Cynthia  A. 
Wyatt  of  N.,  b.  April  13,  1830.    She  d.  Nov.  7,  1884.    They  had  one  son. 

Third  Generation. 

(Children  of  John  and  Abiah  Batchelder  Piper.) 

(All  b.  at  N.) 

Melissa  Jane  Pipee,  b.  1855;   m.    (first),  Samuel  Oilman  of  N.  and 

lad  one  child,  Jennie,  who  d.  at  East  Tilton.     She  m.  (second),  

Dudley  and  resides  at  Andover. 

Leona  Pipee,  b.  1858;  m.  Rogers  and  resides  at  Contoocook. 

A  dau.  d.  in  infancy. 

(Children  of  Hannan  and  Kate  Sanborn  Piper.) 

Claea  Piper,  b.  at  Factory  Village;  m.  Blbridge  Folsom  and  re- 
sides at  Laconia. 

Josephine  Pipee,  b.  at  Factory  Village;   m.  Davis  and  has 

three  children. 

(Child  of  Thomas  and  Cynthia  Wyatt  Piper.) 

Hamilton  W.  Pipee,  b.  at  N.  Sept.  29,  1852;  m.  Mattie  Walker  and 
resides  at  Concord.     They  have  a  dau.,  Maud. 


GENEALOGIES.  253 

PIPER  II. 

Benjamin  Pipee  was  b.  in  Meredith  and  m.  Betsey  Moses  of  Mere- 
dith.   They  had  one  son.     She  d.  in  1864.     He  d.  at  N.  in  1884. 

Second    Generation. 

Alanson  Piper,  h.  at  Meredith  in  1830;  m.,  Sept.  13,  1885,  Deborah 
Moses.  He  served  in  the  army  and  d.  in  camp.  She  came  to  N.  with 
her  son  in  1880  and  d.  there  March  8,  1905. 

Third  Generation. 

Chaeles  H.  Pipee,  b.  at  Meredith  in  1861;  m.  Flora  Nudd  of  Centre 
Harbor.  He  is  a  mason  and  farmer  and  resides  on  the  Bean  Hill 
road.    They  have  one  son. 

Fourth    Generation, 

Harry  A.  Piper,  b.  at  N.  Feb.  9,  1882;  m.  Mary  S.  Moses  of  Groton,. 
April  5,  1902.     He  is  a  mason  by  trade  and  has  two  children. 

Fifth   Generation. 

IBA  May  Piper,  b.  at  N.  Sept.  11,  1902. 
Charles  Madison  Pipee,  b.  at  N.  Feb.  16,  1904. 


PLUMMER. 

Abraham  Pltjmmee,  b.  Sept.  1,  1788,  was  originally  from  Newbury 
Old  Town,  now  Parker  River  and  perhaps  was  b.  there.  His  wife  was: 
Hannah  Hale  of  Haverhill,  Mass.,  b.  March  27,  1790.  He  removed  ta 
Rindge  and,  a  few  years  later,  to  N.  on  the  banks  of  the  Merrimack 
River.  Her  parents  also  came  to  live  in  the  brick  house  across  the 
river  just  opposite.  None  of  the  eight  children  were  b.  here.  He 
bought  a  part  of  the  Jesse  Cross  property  on  the  intervale  and  lived  in 
what  was  the  Noyes  Hotel. 

He  was  a  carpenter  as  well  as  farmer  and  worked  at  .Penacook 
when  the  mills  there  were  being  built.  It  was  a  family  of  remark- 
able longevity.  They  had  a  family  of  13  children,  three  of  whom  d.  in 
infancy.  Mrs.  Plummer  d.  April  11,  1869.  He  d.  Sept.  24,  1869.  Both 
are  buried  at  Tilton. 

Second    Generation. 

Hannah  Mathjja  Plummer  of  N.,  b.  Nov.  29,  1809;  became  the  third 
wife  of  Aaron  Breed,  Sr.,  of  Boston,  Mass.,  a  son  of  her  sister's  hus- 
band, a  manufacturer  of  mathematical  instruments.  She  d.  Oct.  10, 
1867. 

Charles  B.  Pltjmmee  of  N.,  b.  Dec.  11,  1811,  is  now  living  at  90  years 
of  age.    He  m.  (pub.),  May  20,  1834,  Clarinda  Rugg  of  Rindge,  in  N. 


254  HISTORY    OF    NOETHFIELD. 

Maky  Ann  Plummee,  b.  Dec.  12,  1813;  m..  May  26,  1836,  Obadiati 
Glines  of  N.  He  was  a  farmer  on  the  home  place,  where  they  reared 
a  family  of  10  children.     (See  Glines  gen.)     She  d.  Feb.  23,  1871. 

Saeah  Stockee  PLtTMMEE,  b.  March  14,  1816;  m.  (first),  Charles 
Goodrich  of  Cambridge,  Mass.,  who  d.  of  consumption  at  Sanbornton 
Bridge.  She  m.  (second),  (pub.),  Aug.  24,  1857,  John  Curry  of  Tilton. 
He  d.  in  1865.     She  resides  on  School  St.,  Tilton. 

Eliza  Lawrence  Plummee,  b.  Aug.  27,  1818;  d.,  Nov.  26,  1861.  She  m. 
Ransom  Chesmore  of  Lowell,  b.  at  Bennington. 

Maeia  Maden  Plummee,  b.  April  14,  1820;  m.  Aaron  Breed,  Jr.,  of 
Bradford,  and  d.  Feb.  6,  1888.  Both  are  buried  at  Mt.  Auburn.  One 
child.  Amy,  is  now  living  at  Northfield,  Mass. 

Abeaham  Fostee  Plummee,  b.  Aug.  22,  1822;  m.  Catherine  Huntoon 
of  Boscawen,  Oct.  25,  1858.  She  d.  July  31,  1879.  He  m.  (second), 
Mrs.  Bryant  of  Andover.  Mr.  Plummer  sold  his  farm  on  the  intervale 
and  removed  to  the  home  of  the  late  Milton  Gerrish  on  the  Franklin 
road,  where  he  now  resides. 

William  H.  Plummee,  b.  Aug.  1,  1824;  m.  (pub.),  Sept.  7,  1855, 
Mary  S.  Winslow  of  N.,  and  always  resided  on  the  home  farm.  He  d. 
Dec.  6,  1892,  leaving  two  sons,  Charles  and  Almore.  Mrs.  Plummer 
resides  at  the  home.  (See  Winslow  gen.)  She  was  educated  at  the 
New  Hampshire  Conference  Seminary  and  was  a  teacher  before  her 
marriage. 

Caeoline  a.  Plummee,  b.  at  Rindge  April  2,  1826;  m.  (pub.),  Sept. 
Y,  1848,  John 'Stevens  Winslow.  (See  Winslow  gen.)  She  d.  July 
31,  1882. 

Benjamin  Waed  Plummee,  b.  at  Rindge  Jan.  16,  1828;  m.,  Sept.  6, 
1863,  Emily  Huse  of  N.  He  was  a  farmer  at  Tilton  Highlands  until 
his  death.  May  28,  1898.     They  had  four  children. 

Isaac  Augustus  Plummee,  b.  Nov.  24,  1830;  d.,  June  2,  1832. 

Clementina  Sabeina  Plummee  and  Angelina  Sophdla  Plummee, 
twins,  b.  Sept.  22,  1832;   d.,  Sept.,  1833. 

Third  Generation. 

(Children  of  William  and  Mary  Winslow  Plummer.) 
(All  b.  at  N.) 

Chaeles  W.  Plummee,  b.  Jan.  22,  1856;  m.,  June  5,  1886,  Abbie 
Glines  of  N.     They  have  two  children. 

Almorb  F.  Plummee,  b.  Nov.  29,  1865,  resides  on  the  home  place  with 
his  mother  and,  with  his  brother,  has  not  only  cultivated  their  fertile 
intervale  farm  but  has  for  a  part  of  the  year  made  shingles  at  a 
mill  on  the  stream  flowing  from  Sondogardy  Pond,  which  has  in 
turn  been  called  Cohas,  Cross  and  Philips  Brook.  It  was  this  stream 
that  furnished  the  power  for  the  many  mills  and  shops  of  the  Cross 
Brothers  more  than  a  century  ago. 


GENEALOGIES. 

Fourth  Generation. 

(Cliildren  of  Charles  "W.  and  Abbie  Glines  Plummer.) 

(B.  at  N.) 

Jamie  "W.  Pltmmee,  b.  Marcli  29,  1891. 
Amy  M.  Pltjmmer,  b.  July  20,  1898. 


255 


PLUMMER    II. 

RiCHABD  Belknap  Pltjmmee  came  to  N.  from  Alton,  where  he  was 
13.  in  1839.  He  m.  (first),  Mrs.  Mary  N.  Lane,  b.  at  Loudon  Oct.,  1845. 
He  Is  a  painter  by  trade.  They  resided  on  South  Summer  St.,  where 
she  d.  April  8,  1901.  She  had  a  dau.  by  a  former  marriage,  Annie 
F.  Lane,  who  was  educated  at  Tilton  Seminary  and  Plymouth  Normal 
School  and  who  taught  for  several  years.  She  m.,  June,  1902,  George 
"W.  Dolloff,  a  merchant  tailor  at  Laconia,  and  now  resides  at  Ply- 
mouth. They  have  one  child.  Mr.  Plummer  m.  (second),  Oct.  6,  1904, 
Lucinda  L.  Holbrook,  b.  1854.     They  now  reside  on  Park  St. 


POOR. 


Thomas  L.  Poor  came  from  St.  Johnsbury,  Vt.,  to  N.  He  was  b.  at 
"West  Thornton  and  m.  Sarah  Sophia  Sargent  of  GofCstown.  They 
purchased  the  Charles  Oilman  farm  on  Bay  Hill  and,  after  a  residence 
of  10  or  12  years,  sold  to  Rev.  Nathan  P.  Philbrook,  and  returned  to 
northern  New  Hampshire.  He  d.  at  Bath  in  189G.  She  d.  at  Thorn- 
ton in  1882. 

Second    Generation, 

Sabah  Sophia  Pooe  m.,  Sept.  1,  1840,  Reuben  Philbrook,  a  blacksmith 
at  Sanbornton  Bridge,  and  had  three  children:  Sarah  Elizabeth,  wife 
of  Alonzo  Clark  of  Manchester  and,  later,  of  David  N.  Kemp;  Daniel, 
a  farmer  at  Franklin;  and  Mrs.  Mary  Annah  Floyd.  Mrs.  Philbrook  d. 
■Nov.  15,  1877. 


POWERS. 

Mrs.  Cynthia  Mathes  Powers  came  to  N.  from  Tilton  in  1894  and 
erected  a  home  on  Howard  Ave.  She  was  b.  at  Columbia  Aug.  7, 
1853;  m.,  Dec.  24,  1879,  Rodman  Tyler  Powers,  b.  at  South  Abbington, 
Mass.,  March  27,  1843.  They  had  two  sons.  Mr.  Powers  d.  at  Whitman, 
Mass.,  Feb.  17,  1891. 

Second    Generation. 

Carroll  Seavey  Powers,  b.  at  Whitman  Oct.  9,  1884;  d.  at  N.  Jan. 
14,  1903. 


256  HISTORY    OF    NOETHFIELD. 

Leos^  Tyleb  Powers,  b.  at  Lancaster  Sept.  13,  1887,  graduated  from 
Tilton  Seminary  in  the  class  of  1904.  He  entered  tlie  State  College  at 
Durham  but  was  obliged  on  account  of  sickness  to  leave  at  the  close 
of  his  first  term.    He  is  now  employed  at  the  Tilton  Optical  Works. 


PRESBY. 

Edward  Preset,  b.  1809,  came  from  Canada  to  N.  and  lived  at  the 
Hanaford  place.  He  m.  Sally,  dau.  of  Job  Glines,  and  had  seven  chil- 
dren.    She  d.  March  25,  1871.     He  d.  April  1,  1860. 

Second    Generation. 

(All  b.  at  N.) 

Edward  Peesby,  Jr.,  b.  Feb.  4,  1827;  m.  Sarah  McDaniel.  They  had 
four  children.  He  d.  in  Manchester  March  14,  1856.  She  m.  (second), 
Hiram  Cross  of  N.     (See  Cross  gen.) 

Elizabeth  Preset  d.,  unmarried,  April  15,  1844. 

John  Preset  served  in  the  Civil  War,  being  credited  to  Sanbornton, 
(See  Boys  in  Blue.) 

WiNTHROP  Preset  m.  (pub.),  March  6,  1856,  Orrilla  Young.  (See 
Boys  in  Blue.)     He  d.  at  Petersburg,  Va. 

Third  Generation. 

(Children  of  Edward  and  Sarah  McDaniel  Presby.) 
(All  b.  at  N.) 

Mart  Elizabeth  Preset,  b.  Dec.  26,  1848;  m.,  1867,  Brwin  W.  Wright 
of  Piermont. 

Sarah  Aeaoah,  Preset,  b.  Sept.  19,  1850;   A.,  1853. 

Charles  Edward  Preset,  b.  May  10,  1852;  m.,  1871,  Nellie  Mason 
of  Lisbon.     They  reside  in  Langdon  and  have  two  children. 

Susan  Jane  Preset,  b.  Feb.  23,  1854;  m.,  1877,  Eugene  W.  Batchelder 
of  Franklin  and  resides  at  Tilton. 


PRESCOTT   I. 


Joseph  James  Prescott,  b.  at  Pittsfield,  Nov.  24,  1854;  m.  Lucy  Lena 
Thurston,  b.  at  Hill  March  24,  1849,  and  had  a  family  of  six.  He 
purchased  the  Captain  Glines  farm  at  the  Centre,  where  they  now 
reside  and  where  she  d.  May  5,  1904.     (See  Thurston  gen.) 

Second    Generation. 

(All  b.  at  N.) 

RoscoE  E.  Prescott,  b.  Aug.  1,  1878,  attended  Tilton  Seminary  and 
Franklin  High  School  and  is  an  enthusiastic  member  of  the  Nesmith 
Rifles,  Company  H,  Second  Infantry,  New  Hampshire  National  Guard. 


GENEALOGIES.  257 

He  enlisted  Feb.  2,  1899,  was  promoted  to  sergeant  Feb.  28,  1901, 
became  sergeant-major  of  the  First  Battalion  in  1902-'03  and  is  still 
in  the  service. 

He  is  also  a  member  of  tlie  New  England  Rifle  Company  and  has 
won  five  medals  and  taken  the  Ripley  prize.  He  was  in  the  first  class 
in  1899;  marksman  in  1900--'01,--'02--'03;  sharpshooter  in  1903  and  ex- 
pert in  1904.  He  has  been  a  member  of  the  company's  rifle  team  in 
the  regimental  shoots  of  1901  and  1902  and  in  the  brigade  shoots  at 
Nashua  and  Manchester  in  1902  and  1904. 

Genevieve  Peescott,  b.  at  N.  March  4,  1881;  m.,  June  17,  1905,  Ru- 
dolf Vetter  of  Pascoag,  R.  I.,  where  they  reside. 

Ethel  Florence  Peescott,  b.  Dec.  7,  1882;  m.,  Jan.  2,  1901,  Edwin', 
E.  Pickering,  a  farmer  of  Meredith,  and  has  three  children:  Merle,. 
Earle  and  Melvin.    They  reside  at  Meredith. 

Geeteude  Evelyn  Peescott,  b.  1883,  was  employed  by  Citizens'  Tele- 
phone Company;  now  resides  at  Pascoag,  R.  I. 

Gael  Rogees  Peescott,  b.  Feb.  25,  1885. 

Floyd  Thukston  Peescott,  b.  Oct.  28,  1887. 


PRESCOTT  II. 

William  Peescott,  Je.,  son  of  William,  a  Revolutionary  soldier, 
went  from  Hampton  Falls  to  Sanbornton.  He  was  b.  Oct.  14,  1762, 
and  m.  (second),  Mrs.  Sarah  Gibson  Forrest,  widow  of  "Soldier 
John,"  Dec.  4,  1797,  and  came  to  N.  to  reside.  He  was  a  plough  maker. 
After  her  death,  July  26,  1806,  he  m.  (third),  March  19,  1807,  Mrs. 
Jane  Kezar  and  had  a  dau.,  Sally,  who  d.,  unmarried,  at  40  years. 
Mr.  Prescott  d.  Oct.  17,  1845.     His  wife  d.  in  1859  at  91  years  of  age. 

He  was  the  father  of  the  celebrated  naturalist,  genealogist  and 
physician.  Dr.  William  Prescott  of  Concord,  and  there  were  other 
children.  A  dau.,  Hannah,  m.,  March  10,  1813,  David  Mason  of  N.  and 
removed  to  Starksboro  in  1817. 


QUIMBY. 

Clarence  E.  Quimby  came  to  N.  from  Tilton  in  1894  and  bought  the 
brick  residence  by  the  town  hall. 

His  grandfather.  Rev.  Silas  Quimby,  had  filled  the  desk  of  the 
Tilton  and  Northfield  Methodist  Church  and  his  father,  Silas,  Jr., 
was  president  of  the  New  Hampshire  Conference  Seminary  for  a  term  of 
years. 

Mr.  Quimby  held  important  oflaces  in  precinct  and  town.  He  was 
connected  with  the  board  of  health  as  its  secretary  for  some  years 
and  was  precinct  clerk  for  three  years. 

He  was  a  member  of  the  board  of  education  for  Union  District 
for  three  years  and  one  of  the  trustees  of  the  Hall  Memorial  Library. 

He  was  for  19  years  superintendent  of  machines  in  Lord  Bros.' 
Optical  Works  and  now  holds  a  responsible  position  in  the  Optical 
17 


258  HISTORY    OF    NOBTHFIELD. 

Works  at  Geneva,  N.  Y.,  where  he  has  removed.  He  m.,  Feb.  7,  1S88, 
Stella  Frances  Cram  of  Raymond,  and  has  four  children,  all  b.  in 
Tllton:  Raymond,  in  1889;  Christine,  1890;  Chester,  1891;  and  Conrad, 
1893. 


RAND   I. 


Samuel  Rand  was  a  native  of  Rye.  He  came  to  N.  from  Northwood 
about  1820  with  seven  children.  He  m.  Sarah  "W.  Hanson,  dau.  of 
Robert  of  Dover  and  Patience  Waldron  Hanson  of  Portsmouth.  Mr. 
Rand  had  two  brothers,  who  were  lost  at  sea.  He  settled  first  on  the 
farm  beyond  the  Rand  schoolhouse,  which  was  owned  jointly  with 
Reuben  Whicher,  Sr.  She  d.  there  Nov.  27,  1845.  He  d.  at  Tilton 
Jan.  1,  1863,  aged  82.     They  had  10  children. 

Second  Generation. 

RiCHAED  L.  Rand,  b.  at  Northwood,  went,  when  a  young  man,  to  the 
Portsmouth,  Va.,  Navy  Yard,  where  he  m.  and  had  one  dau. 

Nathaniel  G.  Rand  went  to  California  to  the  gold  fields  in  1849 
and  d.  there.     He  never  m. 

Samuel  Rand,  Jb.,  left  home  early  in  life,  m.  and  had  one  dau.  He 
d.  at  Tyngsboro,  Mass. 

Joseph  D.  Rand  was  but  10  years  old  when  his  father  came  to  N. 
He  was  b.  at  Northwood  in  1810  and  m.,  Feb.  1,  1838,  Mary  Ann  French, 
b.  1810,  a  neighbor,  and  lived  on  the  home  farm,  which  he  sold  later 
to  Nicholas  French.  He  then  bought  and  repaired  the  buildings  of 
the  John  Jacob  Atkinson  place.  He  was  a  stonemason  and  a  bridge 
builder  for  the  railroad,  but,  most  of  all,  a  farmer.  They  had  five 
children.     She  d.  July  13,  1876.    He  d.  May  7,  1879. 

Oliver  H.  Rand  followed  his  brother  to  Virginia,  where  he  became 
an  architect  and  builder.  In  1863  he  was  ordered  by  President  Bu- 
chanan to  the  Mare  Island  Navy  Yard.  He  m.  in  Virginia  and  had  three 
dau.,  one  of  whom,  the  only  survivor,  resides  in  New  York  City.  Mr. 
Rand  d.  in  1867. 

John  W.  Rand  lived  in  Boston  and  d.  there  in  1884.    He  had  one  dau. 

William  C.  Rand,  b.  at  Northwood,  1820,  resided  in  Boston  and  later 
in  Quincy. 

He  went  to  New  Orleans  in  1851  for  his  health  and  d.  among 
strangers  at  31  years  of  age.     He  was  unmarried. 

ABRAHAM  WALDRON  RAND. 
(See  portrait.) 

Abraham  Waldron  Rand  was  b.^in  N.  in  1822.  He  left  home  at  20 
and,  after  clerking  a  while,  went  into  the  grocery  business  in  Rox- 
bury  with  his  brother,  Isaac,  Daniel  J.  Cate  and  Moses  Pearson  Cogs- 
well, his  boyhood  friends.  The  three  latter  went  to  California  in  the 
ship  Sweden  with  a  stock  of  builders'  supplies  in  1849,  going  round 


ABRAHAM    WALDRON    RAND. 


GENEALOGIES. 


259 


Cape  Horn,  while  he  remained  in  Boston  to  ship  further  goods.  It 
was  called  the  Roxbury  Sagamore  Company  and  consisted  of  26  men. 
He  also  engaged  in  the  heater  and  range  business  with  Pond  & 
Duncklee  on  Blackstone  St.  In  1852  he  removed  to  Philadelphia, 
where  he  continued  the  same  business  under  the  firm  names  of  Rand 
&  Ayers,  Rand  &  Hayes,  Rand,  Perkins  &  Co.,  and  the  A.  W.  Rand  Com- 
pany. This  business  included  steam  and  gas  fitting,  copper  and  tin 
work,  plumbing,  furnace,  steam  and  range  heating. 

He  also  built  a  large  number  of  fine  residences  and  was  at  one  time 
the  owner  of  the  St.  Cloud  Hotel. 

He  was  very  musical  and  was  president  and  treasurer  of  the  Handel 
&  Haydn  Society  of  Philadelphia.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Green 
Street  Methodist  Episcopal  Church  and  later  of  the  Spring  Garden 
Street  Church,  being  its  treasurer,  a  member  of  its  board  of  trustees 
and  one  of  its  liberal  benefactors.  He  was  an  Odd  Fellow  and  a 
Mason  of  high  degrees;  a  member  of  Harmony  Lodge,  A.  F.  and  A. 
M.,  Jerusalem  Royal  Arch  Chapter  and  La  Chasseur  Commandery  of 
Knights  Templar.  He  m.,  1842,  Martha  A.,  dau.  of  Capt.  Nathaniel 
Holmes  of  Provincetown,  Mass.  They  had  seven  sons,  three  of  whom 
d.  in  infancy.  Waldron  of  Boston,  Nathaniel  P.  of  Philadelphia,  and 
William  B.  of  Dorchester,  Mass.,  survive.  Mr.  Rand  was  a  man  of 
wide  acquaintance  and,  during  the  Centennial  Exposition  in  1876, 
his  home  was  open  and  free  for  all,  especially  to  such  as  came  from 
his  native  and  dearly-loved  New  Hampshire.  He  was  very  attractive 
personally  and  had  great  industry  and  executive  ability.  He  was  a 
Republican,  politically.  He  was  a  generous  provider  for  his  own  and 
open-handed  in  his  support  of  all  good-  enterprises. 

He  passed  to  a  higher  life,  in  Philadelphia,  in  1883,  and  was  buried 
at  Forrest  Hills. 

Maetha  D.  Rain'd  was  b.  at  N.  and  educated  at  the  academy  under 
Dyer  H.  Sanborn,  until  the  establishment  of  the  Conference  Sem- 
inary, of  which  she  was  one  of  the  first  graduating  class  in  1847. 
The  next  year  she  spent  in  Virginia.  She  m.,  in  1849,  Col.  George  S. 
Baker,  removing  at  once  to  Baltimore,  Md.,  and  going  the  next  year 
to  Newbern,  N.  C.  She  returned  to  New  Hampshire  in  1852,  spent 
1854  in  New  York  and  then  resided  from  1855  to  1864  in  New  Hamp- 
shire. Then  she  removed  to  Appleton,  Wis.  He  d.  in  1867,  at  Tilton, 
since  which  time  she  has  resided  there,  and  has  passed  the  years  in 
pleasant  proximity  to  her  alma  mater  and  her  childhood's  home.  She 
is  a  devoted  member  of  Trinity  Episcopal  Church,  where  the  grace  of 
her  sweet  face  and  sweeter  voice  has  been  for  years  one  of  the  delight- 
ful charms  of  the  service,  for,  like  all  the  family,  she  inherited  musical 
talent.     She  has  one  son,  George  W.  Baker,  now  of  Portland,  Me. 

Isaac  H.  RAr^D  went  to  Boston  when  quite  young.  He  was  with  his 
brother  and  others  in  the  Sagamore  Company,  of  which  mention  has 
been  made.  He  remained  in  California  for  several  years,  after  which 
he  returned  to  N.  and  d.  of  consumption  when  30  years  of  age. 


260  HISTORY    OF    NOETHFIELD. 

Third  Generation. 

(Children  of  Joseph  and  Mary  Ann  French  Rand.) 

Stella  Rand  d.  at  eight  years  of  age. 

Olive  Rand,  b.  at  N.  March  22,  1843;  m.,  Nov.  15,  1865,  Adoniram 
Sanborn  and  resided  at  Bast  Tilton,  where  she  d.  in  1867. 

Susan  Rand,  b.  at  N.  April  25,  1844;  m.,  Jan.  1,  1865,  James  Van 
Peabody  of  N.,  b.  1842.  They  reside  on  Park  St.  She  was  educated  at 
Tilton  Seminary  and  was  a  teacher  for  some  years.  (See  Peabody 
gen.)     They  have  one  son. 

Geoege  Feench  Rand,  b.  1850;  m.,  1869,  Emma  Aldrich  of  N.,  b. 
1854.  They  resided  in  Andover.  Later  he  returned  to  the  home, 
where  he  d.  Oct.  3,  1871.  They  had  one  dau.,  Martha  D.,  who  is  the 
wife  of  Wilfred  Wilson  of  Hill. 

Frank  Piebce  Rand  was  b.  at  N.  in  1855.  He  m.,  in  1877,  Annie  F., 
dau.  of  Gustavus  and  Louisa  Sanborn  Webster  of  Salisbury,  she  being 
in  the  line  of  descent  from  the  famous  Webster  family.  He  resides  on 
the  homestead  and  is  an  active  and  enterprising  man.  He  operates 
threshing  and  harvesting  machinery  among  the  farmers  during  the 
harvest  season;  also  corn  buskers  and  shredding  machines,  and  has 
thus  established  quite  an  extensive  traveling  industry.  He  is  also 
agent  for  other  farming  implements.  He  is  an  Odd  Fellow  and  a 
member  of  the  United  Order  of  Pilgrim  Fathers.  They  have  nine 
children. 

Fourth  Generation. 

(Children  of  Frank  and  Annie  Webster  Rand.) 

Olive  Adelia  Rand,  b.  Feb.  7,  1881. 
Stella  Mertie  Rand,  b.  March  14,  1883. 
Abeam  W.  Rand  and  Leon  W.  Rand,  twins,  b.  Oct.  11,  1885. 
Lizzie  Marion  Rand,  b.  July  3,  1888;   d.,  Oct.  29,  1900.     She  was  a 
child  of  uncommon  beauty  and  promise. 
Nellie  Lovina  Rand,  b.  Oct.  5,  1891. 
Willie  Rand,  b.  Nov.  28,  1894. 
Alfred  Henry  Rand,  b.  May  30,  1898. 
Edwin  Laroy  Rand,  b.  Feb.  25,  1902. 


RAND    II. 


Burt  Henry  Rand  came  from  Franklin  to  N.  In  1896  and  purchased 
the  Hodgdon  homestead.  He  was  b.  at  Danbury  in  1868  and  m.  Abbie 
Rebecca  Stewart,  b.  at  Danbury  in  1871.  They  are  general  farmers 
and  have  conducted  a  dairy  business  until  the  present  year.  He  is 
now  employed  as  a  machinist  at  Franklin.  They  have  three  dau.: 
Florence  A.,  b.  June  5,  1890;  Fannie  Belle,  b.  Nov.  25,  1893;  and 
Maud,  b.  Oct.  1,  1895. 


GENEALOGIES.  261 

RANDALL. 

Miles  Randall,  son  of  Jonattian  and  Betsey  Forrest  Randall  of 
Canterbury,  lived  many  years  on  the  farm  now  occupied  by  Frank 
Peverly.  He  was  b.  Dec.  20,  1818;  m.  Martha  A.  McDaniel  of  Can- 
terbury, b.  1822.  She  d.  Aug.  3,  1852.  They  had  four  children.  He 
went  to  California  in  1852  and  remained  there  until  1893,  when  he 
returned  to  the  home  of  his  sister,  where  he  d.  Sept.  9,  1901. 

Second    Generation. 

(All  b.  at  N.) 

Caroline  Randall,  b.  Dec.  30,  1839;  m.  Thomas  Badger  of  Nashua. 
They  have  three  children:  Charles,  Willie  and  George.  He  d.  Nov. 
28,  1897. 

Mabia  A.  Randall,  b.  1843;   d.,  Sept.  3,  1863. 

Alviba  E.  Randall,  b.  1846;   d.,  Dec.  15,  1875. 

Emily  F.  Handall,  b.  1851;  m.  Arthur  L.  Hanaford,  and  had  a  son, 
Orville,  and  a  dau.,  Edith,  now  Mrs.  Edward  Keniston.  (See  Kenis- 
ton  gen.) 


REGAN. 

MBS.  Anna  Austin  Regan  came  from  Tilton  to  N.  in  1892  and  re- 
sides on  Vine  St.  She  was  b.  at  Hooksett  Feb.  8,  1838;  m.  Feb.  26, 
1874,  Judson  J.  Regan  of  Vergennes,  Vt.  He  d.  at  Linden,  Mass., 
Feb.  23,  1879. 

Second   Generation. 

Leona  a.  Regan,  b.  at  Sharon,  Mass.,  Dec.  15,  1875,  is  employed  at 
Hardy  &  Folsom's  store  at  Manchester. 

Claba  B.  Regan,  b.  at  Sharon,  Mass.,  1876;   d.,  Aug.  17,  1877. 

Feed  E.  Regan,  b.  at  Linden,  Mass.,  Nov.  23,  1877,  is  a  carpenter  and 
resides  with  his  mother. 


RICE. 

Edwakd  Rice,  b.  at  Sudbury,  Mass.;  m.,  Jan.,  1850,  lanthe  Blanchard 
of  N.,  b.  Aug.  10,  1824.  They  resided  for  many  years  in  Lowell,  Mass. 
After  the  death  of  her  parents  they  returned  to  her  early  home  for 
their  permanent  abode  in  1880,  rebuilt  and  renovated  the  buildings, 
improved  the  farm,  and  for  many  years  there  was  no  more  pleasant 
and  spacious  home  or  attractive  surroundings  than  were  found  at 
"Blanchard  Farm."  They  had  five  children,  a  son,  Henry  Blanchard, 
dying  in  infancy.  Mr.  Rice  d.  there  July  16,  1895.  She  survived 
him  for  some  years.    Her  biographer  says  of  her: 


262  HISTOET    OF    NORTHPIELD. 

lANTHE    BLANCHARD   RICE. 
(See  portrait.) 

"Ianthe  Blanchaed  was  the  dau.  of  Daniel  and  Nancy  Parkinson 
Blanchard.  She  was  b.,  Aug.  10,  1824,  on  the  Blanchard  farm  in 
N.,  but  now  a  part  of  Franklin.  She  attended  the  Hodgdon  School  and 
the  Seminary,  and  was  a  successful  teacher  in  her  own  and  other 
districts  of  the  town. 

"In  Jan.,  1850,  she  was  m.  to  Edward  C.  Rice  of  Sudbury,  Mass. 
For  many  years  they  resided  in  Lowell,  Mass.,  but,  in  1880,  returned  to 
her  childhood  home,  the  Blanchard  farm. 

"Our  older  residents  often  speak  of  the  beautiful  voice  of  Ianthe 
Blanchard,  for  she  was  well  known  as  a  singer  of  promise,  and  in 
young  womanhood  was  a  member  of  a  Lowell  church  choir. 

"She  was  ambitious,  energetic  and  did  not  hesitate  to  boldly  cham- 
pion any  cause  which  she  considered  right,  and  she  was  equally  fear- 
less in  denouncing  wrong  and  ill-doing.  Her  religion  was  practical; 
she  gave  freely  to  those  who  needed  material  help;  to  the  sorrowing 
and  distressed  her  spiritual  consolation  and  sympathy  were  un- 
bounded. Her  love  of  young  people  and  her  generous  hospitality  will 
long  be  remembered  by  the  present,  as  well  as  the  past  generation. 
She  was  devoted  to  her  home  and  family  and,  although  the  bereave- 
ments were  many,  she  met  them  all  with  that  firm,  trusting  faith, 
which  was  so  characteristic  of  her. 

"From  the  house  in  which  she  was  b.  and  m.,  she  passed  into  the 
higher  life,  suddenly  and  without  warning,  Feb.  11,  1897,  as  she  had 
always  expressed  the  desire  that  she  might  answer  the  death  angel's 
summons. 

"Of  her  family  of  five  children,  but  two  are  now  living,  Laura  A. 
Rice  and  Fanny  Rice,  the"  well  known  actress. 

Second    Generation. 

CLARA    AUGUSTA    RICE. 

Claea  Augusta,  oldest  dau.  of  Edward  C.  and  Ianthe  Blanchard 
Rice,  was  b.  in  Lowell,  Mass.,  March  19,  1852.  She  inherited  her 
mother's  musical  talents  and  from  early  childhood  she  received  in- 
struction in  vocal  and  instrumental  music  with  the  best  teachers  of 
Lowell  and  Boston.  She  was  graduated  from  the  Lowell  High  School, 
and,  young  as  she  was,  she  was  the  leader  of  the  Cathedral  choir,  the 
largest  church  in  Lowell  at  that  time.  Her  powerful  mezzo-soprano 
voice  attracted  the  attention  of  the  musical  profession  and  her 
parents  were  advised  to  send  her  abroad  for  study  and  to  fit  her  for 
operatic  and  oratorio  lines  of  work,  for  which  nature  had  so  admirably 
endowed  her.  She  gave  up  her  large  class  of  pupils  in  piano  in- 
struction and  went  to  Milan,  Italy,  where  she  was  making  rapid 
progress  when  stricken  with  the  dreaded  fever,  which  nearly  always 
proves  fatal  to  Americans,  and  passed  on  to  join  the  "choir  invisible," 


lANTHE    BLANCHARD    RICE. 


FANNIE    RICE. 


GENEALOGIES.  263 

Sept.  10,  1873.  All  that  was  mortal  rests  beneath  sunny  Italian 
skies  and  many  of  her  countrymen,  when  visiting  Milan,  go  to  the 
beautiful  cemetery  and  sigh  with  regret  "for  the  sound  of  the  voice 
that  is  still,"  as  they  read  this  inscription  upon  her  tomb: 

"To  the  Memory  of 

Olara  Augusta, 

daughter  of 

B.  C.   and   lanthe  B.  Rice 

of 

Lowell,  Mass.,  U.  S.  A., 

age 

21  years  and  6  mos. 

An  Angel  Awaiting  Us." 

tj  LAURA  A.  RICE. 

Laxjea  a.  Rice,  the  second  dau.,  was  b.  at  "Blanchard  Farm,"  July 
20,  1S56.  During  early  childhood  the  family  went  to  Lowell,  Mass., 
to  reside.  She  received  her  education  in  the  Lowell  public  schools  and 
was  a  student  of  the  Lowell  Industrial  Art  School. 

Her  artistic  talent  was  cultivated  under  the  well  known  artist,  W. 
P.  Phelps,  the  "painter  of  Monadnock."  For  many  years,  she  has, 
over  the  now,  de  plume  of  "Ray  Lawrence,"  written  poems  and  stories 
for  many  well  known  magazines.  After  the  return  of  her  family  to 
the  old  home.  Miss  Rice  became  a  teacher  in  N.  and  Franklin  for  a 
number  of  years.  She  is  one  of  our  few  women  farmers,  but  finds  no 
lack  of  time  for  social  and  literary  recreation.  The  poem  written 
for  the  dedication  of  the  Memorial  building  at  Franklin  and  the  Old 
Home  Week  poem  are  some  of  her  latest  productions. 

FANNIE   RICE. 
(See  portrait.) 

Fannie  Rice  was  b.  in  Lowell,  Mass.  As  a  child,  she  displayed  re- 
markable musical  talent  and  studied  both  vocal  and  instrumental  music 
with  the  best  known  teachers  in  Lowell  and  Boston.  As  a  concert 
singer  and  cornet  soloist  she  was  associated  with  Henry  Barnabee 
and  others  famous  at  the  time. 

Later  she  joined  the  Ideal  Opera  Company  of  Boston  and  toured 
the  country.  She  was  associated  with  Nat  Goodwin  and  with  the 
Carlton  Opera  Company,  and  later  was  one  of  the  star  performers  at 
the  New  York  Casino,  where,  for  three  years,  she  sang  the  leading 
roles  with  Lillian  Russell  and  other  famous  singers. 

She  has  starred  with  her  own  company,  playing  all  over  the  United 
States  and  Canada. 

She  had  the  honor  of  being  selected  by  Joe  Jefferson  for  one  season 
of  his  all-star  company  in  "The  Rivals."  She  was  also  with  Julia 
Marlowe,  Nat  Goodwin  and  others. 


264  HISTORY    OF    NORTHFIELD. 

Miss  Rice  is  still  one  of  the  leaders  of  vaudeville  and  is  a  widely 
known  favorite  on  the  stage. 

She  has  one  dau.,  Edith  Rice  Purdy,  who,  at  her  early  age,  displays 
much  of  her  famous  mother's  theatrical  talent. 

INEZ  BLANCHARD  RICE. 

Inez  Rice  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Lowell  and  as  a 
student  and  scholar  took  high  rank.  She  graduated  from  the  High 
School  in  1880  and  was  a  musician  of  ability,  devoting  much  time  to 
the  piano. 

She  was  m.,  July  14,  1885,  to  Artemas  T.  Burleigh  of  Franklin.  She 
was  devoted  to  her  home,  was  domestic  in  her  tastes,  quiet  and  unas- 
suming in  manner  and  was  loved  by  all  who  knew  her. 

The  memory  of  "Little  Inez"  is  sacred  to  her  family  and  many 
friends.  She  d.  suddenly,  July  26,  1897,  ajid  death  lay  upon  the 
little  white-robed  figure  "like  an  untimely  frost  upon  the  fairest 
flower  of  the  field." 


RILEY. 


Geoeqe  Riley  was  b.  in  Canterbury  in  1813.  He  m.,  in  1831,  Sarah 
J.  Kellogg  of  Bethel,  Vt.,  and  had  eight  children,  three  of  whom  d. 
in  childhood.  She  d.,  Sept.  7,  1866,  at  East  Til  ton.  He  m.  (second), 
Almira  Oilman  of  Sanbornton  Bridge,  Feb.,  1867,  and  had  one   dau. 

Mr.  Riley  lived  in  East  N.  and  was  one  of  the  board  of  selectmen  in 
1871,  1872  and  1873. 

Second   Generation. 

(Children  of  George  and  Sarah  Kellogg  Riley.) 

Adeline  Riley,  b.  1834;   m.,  1853,  John  F.  Cross,  and  d.  in  1856. 

Abam  Riley,  b.  1843;  m.  Mrs.  Frances  J.  Foss.  They  resided  in 
East  N.  and  had  three  children.  He  d.  Nov.  2,  1881.  She  resides 
in  Belmont  with  her  son.  Glen. 

Adelaide  M.  Riley,  b.  1846;  m.  Frank  Hillsgrove  and  resided  in 
Concord,  where  she  d.  in  1872. 

George  Riley,  Je.,  b.  Feb.  9,  1848;  m.  (first),  Clara  Sanders  of 
Alton  and  has  one  son,  Phil.  He  m.  (second),  Emma  Elkins  of 
Belmont.  He  is  a  prominent  business  man  and  conducts  a  steam 
sawmill  business,  going  from  place  to  place.     He  resides  at  Laconia. 

Mellaed  Filmoee  Riley,  b.  1852;  d.,  unmarried,  at  East  N.,  in  1872. 

Third  Generation. 

(Child  of  George  and  Almira  Gilman  Riley.) 

Hattie  Belle  Rilet,  b.  May  20,  1868;  m.,  Dec.  25,  1897,  Joseph 
Stone  and  resided  with  her  mother  in  East  N.,  where  she  d.,  Nov.  14, 
1902. 


GENEALOGIES.  5i65 

RING. 

Chase  Ring  came  to  N.  from  Ctichester  and  bought  the  Aldrich 
place  at  East  N.  He  was  b.  Feb.  27,  1799.  He  m.  Sally  Osgood,  b.  at 
Loudon  April  5,  1805.  They  had  a  family  of  four,  two  of  whom  were 
b.  in  Loudon.  She  d.  in  N.  July  24,  1848.  This  family  returned  to 
Loudon. 

Second    Generation. 

Henby  Edwabd  Ring,  b.  Aug.  26,  1829. 
Hannah  Jane  Ring,  b.  July  6,  1831. 
Henrietta  Ring,  b.  Sept.  13,  1834. 
Maet  Ellen  Ring,  b.  July  17,  1836. 


ROBINSON. 

EzEKiEL  Robinson  resided  near  the  old  road  from  the  Curry  place 
to  Belmont  and  uplands.  The  house  was  reached  by  a  private  way. 
His  name  does  not  appear  on  the  records  later  than  1837.  He  re- 
moved to  Belmont.    They  had  two  sons  and  a  dau. 

Second    Generation. 

JosiAH  Robinson  remained  on  the  homestead  for  some  years,  selling 
to  Chandler  Mason.  The  house  was  torn  down  but  the  land  is  now 
owned  by  Lorentine  Sanborn,  son-in-law  of  Mr.  Robinson. 

HoiT  Robinson  is  an  extensive  lumberman  and  resides  in  Concord. 


ROBY. 

William  Robt,  b.  at  Merrimack,  was  for  many  years  in  the  employ 
•of  the  Land  &  Water  Power  Company  of  Manchester  as  teamster. 
He  m.,  Sept.  28,  1846,  Betsey  Cross,  b.  at  N.  Dec.  13,  1819.  Later  he 
purchased  the  Hall  farm  on  Zion's  Hill,  where  both  d.  He  d.  March 
1,  1888.  She  d.  Nov.  13,  1899.  They  had  one  dau.,  Clara,  who  m. 
Albert  Titcomb,  b.  at  Tilton  Aug.  13,  1843. 

Mr.  Titcomb  bought  an  adjoining  farm  and  has  been  a  general 
farmer.  She  d.  Dec.  20,  1903.  They  have  one  son,  Frank,  b.  Aug.  10, 
1864,   the  local   correspondent  of  the  Journal-Transcript  of  Franklin. 

Mr.  Titcomb  was  in  the  Civil  War  one  year  and  has  served  the  town 
.as  selectman.     (See  Boys  in  Blue.) 


ROGERS  I. 


It  is  claimed  that  the  Rogers  genealogy  is  traceable  to  Robert 
Hogers,  who  was  b.  in  England  in  1625  and  who  came  to  America 
on  the  Mayflower  and  settled,  first  in  Boston,  and  afterwards  in  New- 


266  HISTORY    OF    NOETHPIELD. 

bury,  Mass.,  where  he  d.  Deo.  23,  1663.     It  is  supposed  that  he  was  a 
grandson  of  the  martyr,  John  Rogers.     He  had  five  children. 

The  second  child,  Thomas  Rogers,  was  b.  at  Newbury  July  9,  1652, 
and  d.  there  Oct.  15,  1735.  He  m..  May  18,  1667,  Ruth  Brown,  who 
d.  Feb.  1,  1730.     They  had  10  children. 

The  sixth  child,  Isaac  Rogers,  was  b.  June  21,  1691,  and  m.  Rebecca 
Rawlins.     They  had  three   children. 

The  second  child,  Joseph  Rogers,  was  b.  Dec.  19,  1714,  in  Newbury, 
and  d.,  April  18,  1798,  in  Bow.  He  m.,  Dec.  7,  1738,  Abagail  Bartlett, 
b.  March  7,  1715,  and  d.  April  18,  1800.  They  resided  in  Newbury 
and  Amesbury,  Mass.,  and  had  seven  children,  five  of  whom  were  b. 
in  Newbury  and  two  in  Amesbury. 

The  fifth  child  was  Samuel  Rogers,  b.  in  Newbury  Aug.  3,  1749. 
He  came  to  N.  from  Bow,  about  1780,  and  bought  the  Josiah  Miles 
farm  on  the  Bean  Hill  road.  He  was  a  Revolutionary  soldier.  His 
first  wife  was  Deborah  Drew,  b.  at  Newbury,  March  22,  1751,  and  d. 
Oct.  30,  1822.  He  probably  found  a  house  already  erected  on  the 
ledge  close  by  the  brook,  where  he  soon  after  erected  a  sawmill  and 
extended  the  house  many  feet  to  the  East  and  later  put  a  cor- 
responding extension  to  the  West,  as  his  increasing  family  demanded. 
Behind  the  house,  on  the  higher  ledge,  stood  the  long  barn. 

He  had  the  manufacture  of  lumber  in  mind  when  he  bought  the 
farm,  for  no  more  ideal  place  could  be  found  than  the  spot  where  he 
erected  his  mill.  There  was  wood  and  timber  in  abundance  and  good 
upland  for  tillage,  while  the  mill  brook,  which  afterwards  took  his 
name  dwindled  down  in  summer  to  a  limpid  stream,  that  ran  through 
the  large  pasture,  watered  his  flocks  and  herds  and  still  allowed 
a  heavy  crop  of  grass  to  grow  in  the  broad  meadow. 

There  was  no  more  thrifty  family  far  or  near  than  that  of  Deacon, 
Rogers.  The  old  up-and-down  saw  danced  through  the  immense  logs 
day  and  night  during  the  spring  freshets  and  the  moon,  supplemented 
by  the  old,  tin  barn  lantern,  concealed  rather  than  disclosed  the 
bulky  cider  jug  among  the  logs,  while  the  men  of  the  whole  neighbor- 
hood sat  about  upon  the  big  logs  and  swapped  stories  of  the  "good 
old  colony  times,"  when  they  were  under  the  king. 

Mr.  Rogers  settled  three  of  his  sons  on  parts  of  his  extensive  farm 
and  one  remained  with  him  in  the  home. 

He  m.  (second),  Mrs.  Robert  Morrison,  who  survived  him  many 
years.  She  was  a  noted  maker  of  cheese  and  had  the  fattest  hogs 
in  town.  She  sold  out  and  went  to  her  friends  in  Vermont,  but  at  her 
death  was  brought  and  laid  beside  him  In  the  Abbott  Cemetery.  He  d. 
May  3,  1839. 

Second   Generation. 

Dea.  Enoch  Rogers  was  b.  in  Bow  in  1774  and  m.,  Nov.  25,  1795,  Nancy 
Buswell.  He  settled  on  the  farm  east  of  the  sawmill  and  reared  a. 
family  of  10.  After  his  father's  death  he  sold  to  his  brother  and  re- 
moved to  Columbia,  where  he  spent  the  remainder  of  his  life. 


GENEALOGIES.  i267' 

Abagail  Rogees  m.  Andrew  McAllister  and  removed  to  Ohio.  Late 
in  life  she  resided  -with  her  son  in  Iowa  and  d.  there,  aged  82. 

Rebecca  Rogees,  the  fourth  child,  b.  Dec,  1786;  m.,  Nov.,  1805,  Na- 
than Bean  of  Meredith  Bridge,  now  Laconia.  He  was  a  clothier  and 
d.  Oct.,  1846.  Their  family  consists  of  eight  children,  three  dying 
in  childhood.  Mary  Jane,  the  wife  of  Alvah  Tucker  of  Lakeport,"  had 
two  dan.  and  two  sons.  The  two  dau.  became  the  wives  of  J.  J.  and 
A.  J.  Pillsbury,  late  of  Tilton.  The  two  sons  are  Arthur  Tucker  of 
Lakeport  and  Dr.  Henry  Tucker  of  Brattleboro,  Vt. 

Anxa  Bean  Rogers  m.  Martin  Chandler  and  resided  in  New  York. 
In  1893  she  m.  David  Davis  of  Warner  and  removed  to  Toledo,  0.,  and 
had  five  children. 

John  Rogers  remained  at  the  home  and  was  a  miller  and  farmer 
with  his  father.  He  m.,  March  20,  1805,  Sally,  dau.  of  his  neighbor, 
John  Cofran,  and  had  a  family  of  four.  After  his  father's  death  he 
bought  out  his  stepmother's  share  and,  with  his  sons,  until  his  death, 
tilled  the  paternal  acres  and  tended  the  mill  as  well.  He  was  a  man 
of  extensive  and  varied  interests.  His  wife  was  a  fine  singer  and 
led  the  little  choir  at  the  old  meeting-house  for  many  years.  He  d. 
Dec,  1845. 

Benjamin  Rogers  was  b.  at  N.  in  1782  and  d.  at  N.  Oct.  26,  1825. 
He  m.,  Jan.,  1812,  L;icy  Hoagg  and  had  a  family  of  eight.  He  was 
associated  with  his  father  in  bis  business  and  lived  on  a  part  of  the 
original  estate.  He  was  a  hard-working.  Christian  man,  a  Methodist 
in  belief.    He  d.  at  43  years  of  age. 

Mrs.  Rogers  carried  on  the  farm  until  her  death,  reared  and  educated 
her  large  family  and  was  an  ideal  mother,  striving  for  the  best  in 
everything  for  herself  and  hers. 

The  farm,  after  a  long  ownership  in  the  name,  was  sold  to  Ebenezer 
Thurston,  a  son-in-law,  and,  later,  to  Benjamin  G^le,  Leroy  R.  Brown, 
and  Oscar  Gates,  and  is  now  the  property  of  Nelson  Duval. 

Mehitable  Rogers,  b.  March  25,  1784;  m.,  March  9,  1809,  Elliot 
Durgin  of  Sanbornton  Bridge.  He  was  a  clothier  and  resided  at 
Campton,  Bristol  and  Meredith  Bridge.  He  learned  his  trade  of 
Stephen  Chase.  They  had  10  children.  She  d.  April  15,  1802.  He  d. 
at  the  home  of  his  dau.,  Mrs.  James  Palmer  of  Sutton,  July  12,  1868. 

Jesse  Rogers,  b.  at  Bow,  1787;  m.  Martha  Cilley  of  N.  (See  Cilley 
gen.)  He  was  a  blacksmith  and  resided  where  Fred  Lougee's  home  is 
now  located.  His  smithy  stood  a  little  below.  They  had  seven  chil- 
dren. He  d.  Aug.  4,  1852.  She  d.  in  1867.  They  are  both  buried  by 
the  town  house.     Three  of  the  dau.  m.  Batchelder  brothers. 

Samuel  Rogers,  b.  at  N.,  1786;  m.,  June  7,  1799,  Rebecca  Haines 
of  Sanbornton  Bridge.  He  was  a  cripple,  caused  by  a  wound  on  the 
knee  from  an  axe  borne  on  his  shoulder  as  he  broke  through  the  ice 
in  the  river  and  barely  escaped  with  his  life.  He  learned  the  tailor's 
trade  and,  after  living  for  a  few  years  on  a  part  of  his  father's  es- 
tate, had  a  shop  close  by  and  resided  with  Simeon  Cate  where  now 


268  HISTORY    OF    NOETHFIELD. 

stands  the  liome  of  Josiali  Dearborn.  They  went,  during  the  War 
of  1812,  to  Portsmouth  to  make  clothing  for  the  soldiers  and  sailors. 
They  worked  largely  on  homespun  garments,  woven  in  the  homes 
around.  He  d.  about  1824  and  she  m.  (second),  James  Ramsey  of 
New  Hampton,  June  5,  1826.  They  had  one  son,  John,  and  two  dau., 
Deborah  and  Mary.  The  latter  m.  Daniel  Flagg  and  had  three  chil- 
dren.    She  d.  at  Bradford,  Vt. 

Third  Generation. 

(Children  of  Enoch  and  Nancy  Buswell  Rogers.) 

Daniel  Rogers,  b.  Aug.  23,  1796,  was  educated  for  the  ministry  and 
was  also  prominent  in  political  matters  in  Coos  County,  being  a  mem- 
ber of  the  governor's  council. 

He  d.  Oct.  3,  1867.  He  had  a  son,  Daniel  Allen,  a  lawyer  for  many 
years  at  Colebrook  and  afterwards  at  Wells  River,  Vt.,  where  he  d., 
leaving  a  family,  who  reside  at  Beloit,  Wis. 

Daniel,  1st,  had  also  two  dau.,  one  of  whom,  Mrs.  Ann  Dustin,  re- 
sides in  Columbia. 

Enoch  Roqbhs,  Jr.  (see  portrait),  b.  Sept.  2,  1798,  removed  when  a 
young  man  to  Columbia,  where  he  m.  Emily  Burbank  of  Campton  and 
had  four  sons.  He  was  an  intelligent,  industrious  man  and  was  one  of 
the  pioneers  in  the  settlement  of  the  town.  He  d.  on  his  85th  birthday. 
His  sons  were: 

E.  George  Rogers,  the  eldest  son,  b.  Dec.  16,  1830;  m.,  July  12,  1865, 
Arabella  C.  Curry  of  Tilton.     (See  Curry  gen.) 

He  represented  the  town  of  Columbia  in  the  Legislature  of  1865- 
'66  and  twice  held  the  office  of  sheriff  of  Coos  County. 

Charles  C.  Rogers,  b.  at  Bloomfield,  Vt.,  studied  law  with  his 
cousin,  B.  A.  Rogers,  of  N.  and  succeeded  to  his  business  at  Sanborn- 
ton  Bridge  in  April,  1858,  still  continuing  there.  He  m  (first),  Sophia 
Tibbetts  Curry,  by  whom  he  had  five  sons,  two  of  whom  d.  in  child- 
hood. Of  the  three  who  survive,  John  W.,  a  graduate  of  Dartmouth 
College,  class  of  1883,  now  resides  in  San  Antonio,  Tex.;  George  B. 
is  in  the  employ  of  the  Tilton  Mills  Company  of  Tilton;  and  Herbert 
Spencer,  also  of  Dartmouth,  class  of  1899,  is  now  special  collector  for 
the  New  England  Telephone  Company  at  Boston,  Mass.  Mr.  Rogers 
m.  (second),  Feb.  16,  1904,  Mrs.  S.  L.  Hull  of  San  Antonio,  Tex.  He 
has  held  various  local  and  county  ofiSces,  having  twice  been  solicitor 
for  Belknap  County  and  having  served  for  many  years  on  the  board 
of  education,  both  in  town  and  later  in  Union  District.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  Constitutional  Convention  of  1902. 

(Other  children  of  Enoch  1st.) 

Nancy  B.  Rogers,  b.  Sept.  6,  1800;  m.,  Nov.  15,  1827,  Dr.  James  B. 
Abbott.     She  d.  10  years  later.     (See  Abbott  gen.) 

Elizabeth  Rogers,  b.  March  13,  1803;  also  m.,  1837,  Dr.  James  B. 
Abbott  as  his  second  wife.     She  d.  in  1842. 


ENOCH  ROGERS,  JR. 


GENEALOGIES.  26& 

James  B.  Rogers,  b.  April  15,  1805,  was  for  many  years  a  resident 
of  Walpole,  Mass.  He  d.  in  Boston,  leaving  four  sons:  Elbridge,  now 
deceased,  George,  William  N.  and  Edwin. 

Ltjtheb  Rogers,  b.  June  7,  1809;  m.,  1834,  Almira  Nudd  of  Canter- 
bury and  had  a  large  family.  They  lived  mostly  in  Loudon,  where  he 
d.  Jan.  22,  1887.  He  had  at  his  death  48  grandchildren  and  34  great- 
grandchildren. 

Makt  Straw  Rogers,  b.  at  N.  April  22,  1811;  m.  Samuel  Lovering  of 
Loudon.     She  d.  at  Loudon  Nov.  7,  1863. 

(Children   of   John   and   Sally   Cofran   Rogers.) 

JoHX  C.  Rogers,  b.  at  N.,  1807;  m.  Susan  Hutchinson  of  Plymouth, 
Mass.,  where  they  resided  for  some  years,  coming  later  to  his  father's, 
where  he  d.  May  3,  1847.  They  had  two  dau.,  Mrs.  Deborah  Thomas 
of  Taunton  and  Mrs.  Lydia  Doty  of  780  Pine  St.,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 
Mrs.  Rogers  m.  (second).  Job  Churchill  in  1853  and  d.  at  Marblehead, 
Mass.,  in  1863. 

Jerejiiah  Rogers,  b.  at  N.,  1809,  was  employed  as  a  young  man  in 
Boston,  Mass.,  where  he  m.,  July,  1835,  Elinor  Damrell.  He  bought  the 
farm  of  his  uncle,  Enoch,  the  next  year  and  also  that  of  his  younger 
brother,  Benjamin,  Jr.,  and  spent  the  remainder  of  his  life  farming. 
He  d.  in  1847.  They  had  one  dau.,  Clara.  Mrs.  Rogers  m.,  1852,  Blias 
Abbott.  (See  Abbott  gen.)  After  his  death,  10  years  later,  she  sold 
the  farm  to  Dea.  Robert  Gray  of  Tilton  and  went  to  live  with  her 
dau.  She  was  a  semi-invalid  and  cripple  for  the  greater  part  of  her 
life,  yet  retained  her  energy  under  the  most  distressing  limitations 
and  lived  to  a  good  old  age. 

Joanna  Rogers,  b.  at  N.,  1809;  m.,  Feb.  17,  1831,  Walter  Bailey  of 
Haverhill  and  resided  there  until  his  death,  when  she  returned  to  care 
for  her  aged  parents.  They  had  three  children.  One  d.  in  infancy; 
Joanna  d.  at  20  in  1858  and  Walter  R.  now  resides  in  Franklin  Falls. 
The  latter  served  in  the  War  of  the  Rebellion  in  the  Eleventh  Massa- 
chusetts Regiment.  He  was  neither  wounded  nor  captured  although 
in  six  battles,  but  he  endured  extreme  sickness  and  marched  once 
without  food  for  three  days.  He  m..  May  22,  1874,  Mrs.  W.  H.  Cross 
and  has  one  son,  Harold  P. 

Benja:ij[ix  Rogers,  Jr.,  familiarly  called  "Old  Ben,"  to  distinguish 
him  from  his  next  door  neighbor  and  cousin,  spent  his  whole  life 
in  N.  as  a  farm  hand  and  was  a  noted  ox  teamster.  He  was  a  famous 
player  on  the  Jew's  harp  and  was  never  happier  than  when  giving 
his  long-drawn  out  concerts  to  an  appreciative  crowd  of  children. 

(Children  of  Benjamin  and  Lucy  Hoag  Rogers.) 
(B.  at  N.) 
Fannie  Rogers,  b.   Nov.   20,   1802;    m.   Simeon  Kimball  of  N.    (See 
Kimball   gen.) 

Betsey  Rogers,  b.  July  1,  1804;  m.  John  T.  Oilman  and  removed 
to  Columbia.  (See  Oilman  gen.)  She  d.  in  1888.  They  had  four 
children. 


270  HISTORY    OP    NOETHFIBLD. 

Lucy  Rogers,  b.  Oct.  2,  1806;  m.,  1833,  Gilbert  L.  Frizzell  of  Canaan, 
Vt.  They  removed  to  Eau  Claire,  Wis.,  where  she  d.  Dec.  31,  1876. 
They  had  seven  children:  Lucy,  Gilbert,  Allen,  Alonzo,  Ida,  Orange 
and  Oscar. 

Rebecca  Rogers,  b.  May  15,  1810;  m.  Thomas  J.  Emerton  and  had 
three  children:  Benjamin,  Andrew  and  Lucy.  She  lived  and  d.  at 
Portage,  Wis.,  Feb.  2,  1899. 

Harriet  Rogers,  b.  Nov.  7,  1812;  m.,  Sept.  5,  1837,  Joseph  Kimball 
of  N.     (See  Kimball  gen.) 

Sally  Rogers,  b.  March  21,  1815;  m.  Ebenezer  Thurston  and,  after 
a  short  stay  in  Hill,  lived  on  the  homestead  until  her  death.  She 
was  a  great  reader  and  fine  scholar  and  teacher  for  many  years  in 
Hill  and  in  her  native  town.  She  first  introduced  singing  and  calis- 
thenics— till  then  unknown — in  country  schools.     (See  Thurston  gen.) 

Samxjel  B.  Rogers,  b.  June  3,  1819;  m.  Susan  Forrest  of  N.,  an 
experienced  and  popular  teacher.  He  became  owner  of  the  homestead 
and  repaired  and  changed  the  ancient  house,  or  houses,  to  a  modern 
structure.  After  living  here  a  few  years  he  tired  of  farm  life,  passed 
the  home  over  to  his  sister  and  removed  to  Sanbornton  Bridge,  where 
he  leased  the  brickyard  and  made  brick  for  some  years.  He  erected 
the  brick  house  now  owned  by  Jeremiah  E.  Smith  and  later  became  a 
merchant  at  Tilton  and  Haverhill.  He  resided  at  N.  at  the  time  of  his 
death,  June  26,  1865.     Mrs.  Rogers  resides  in  Tilton. 

Benjamin  A.  Rogers,  b.  at  N.  Sept.  15,  1823,  and  d.  at  Houston 
Heights,  Tex.,  March  15,  1904.  (See  portrait  and  sketch.  Ministers 
of  N.) 

(Children  of  Samuel  and  Deborah  Haines  Rogers.) 

(All  b.  at  N.) 

Deborah  Rogers,  b.  May  13,  1800;  m.,  1820,  Thomas  Clough  Haines 
of  Canterbury  and  resided  on  the  main  road  near  the  Canterbury 
line.     (See  Haines  gen.) 

John  Rogers  read  medicine  and  established  practice  at  Bradford, 
Vt.,  where  he  m.  Sally  Couch.  He  removed  later  to  Canaan,  where 
he  practised  for  many  years  and  d.  there  at  70  years  of  age.  He  left 
three  children.     But  one.  Dr.  Tristram  Rogers  of  Plymouth,  survives. 

Mary  Rogers,  b.  1804;  m.  Daniel  Flagg  and  had  five  children:  Jane, 
who  m.  George  Bean  of  Laconia;  two  younger  dau.,  who  m.  and  lived 
in  Bradford,  Vt.;  George  and  Charles,  who  were  in  the  War  of  the 
Rebellion,  the  former  in  the  army  and  the  latter  in  the  navy.  George 
is  an  inmate  of  the  Soldiers'  Home  at  Togus,  Me.,  and  Charles  lives 
at  Hill.  He  m.  Sarah  Fifield  of  New  Hampton.  After  her  husband's 
death  Mrs.  Flagg  resided  in  N. 

(Children  of  Jesse  and  Martha  Cilley  Rogers.) 
(All  b.   at  N.) 

Clarissa  Rogers  m.  Clark  Batchelder  in  1836. 

Eliza  Rogers  m.  Levi  Bennett  of  Lowell  in  June,  1842.     She  d.  on 


GENEALOGIES.  271 

Park  St.  In  1S68.  She  bad  one  dau.,  Ellen  Bennett,  wlio  m.  .Jeremiah 
Foster  of  Concord,  Dec.  5,  1865,  and  one  son.  Prank. 

Elliot  Rogers  m.  Cynthia  Dearborn  of  N.,  Dec.  12,  1836  (see  Dear- 
born gen.)  and  removed  to  Hebron,  where  he  d.,  leaving  a  son,  John, 
with  whom  the  mother  still  resides 

Jebemiah  Rogers  d.  at  20  years  of  age  and  sleeps  besides  his  parents 
in  the  cemetery  by  the  town  house. 

Feajstcbs  Ann  Rogers  m.  Bradbury  Batchelder  of  Franklin  and  re- 
sided for  a  time  near  Tilton,  where  he  built  a  home  on  Park  St.,  now 
owned  by  James  Van  Peabody.  They  had  four  children:  LaRoy, 
Asa,  Martha  and  Charles  Wesley  of  38  Fuller  St.,  Brookline,  Mass. 

Martha  Rogers  m.  Asa  Batchelder  of  Bath,  Sept.  24,  1842,  and  d.  in 
Lowell   in   1898. 

Ellen  Rogers  m.  Jonathan  Chapman  of  Vermont. 

(Children  of  Luther  and  Almira  Nudd  Rogers.) 

Four  sons  resided  in  Loudon 

Charles  Rogers  lived  and  d.  in  Connecticut.  He  served  in  the  Third 
Vermont  Regiment  in  the  Civil  War.     (See  Boys  in  Blue.) 

Jefeeeson  Rogers  served  in  the  Civil  War  in  the  Seventeenth  Regi- 
ment.    (See  Boys  in  Blue.) 

Dick  Rogers,  b.  in  N.,  also  served  in  the  army. 

Joseph  Rogers,  b.  at  N.;  m.  Arlin  and  resides  at  North  Con- 
cord.    He  is  a  farmer. 

Fourth  Generation. 

(Children  of  Samuel  B.  and  Susan  Forrest  Rogers.) 
(All  b.  at  N) 

Orville  Forrest  Rogers,  b.  in  1844,  graduated  from  the  College  of 
Physicians  and  Surgeons '  of  New  York  City.  He  was  a  surgeon  in 
Virginia  during  the  Rebellion.  Afterwards  he  practised  for  several 
years  at  Brownsville,  Tex.  He  was  at  the  McLean  Asylum  and 
the  Hartford  Retreat  for  a  while.  Since  a  trip  abroad  in  1877  he  has 
been  in  practice  at  465  Washington  St.,  Dorchester,  Mass.  He  m. 
•Josephine  Tucker  of  Dorchester  and  had  three  children:  Samuel  For- 
rest, Josephine  Tucker  and  Orville  Forrest. 

Samuel  Benjamin  Rogers,  b.  1852,  was  educated  at  Tilton  Seminary 
and  was  a  druggist  in  Boston  at  the  time  of  his  death  in  1873. 

Livingstone  Rogers,  b.  June  26,  1860,  was  educated  at  the  Tilton 
Seminary.  He  has  been  in  mercantile  life  for  many  years  and  is  now 
located  at  Franklin. 

(Children  of  Jeremiah  and  Elinor  Damrell  Rogers.) 

Clara  A.  Rogers,  b.  at  N.;   m.   (first),  Williams  and  resided 

in  Concord  and   afterwards   in   Hill,   where  he  d.     She  m.    (second), 
Edward  C.  Payne  of  Hill,  where  they  now  reside.     An  unfortunate  ex- 


272  HISTORY    OF    NORTHPIELD. 

perience  with  smallpox  made  her  a  valuable  nurse  in  such  cases  and 
she  followed  this  calling  for  some  years. 

Note. — Charles  C.  Rogers  and  his  two  sons,  George  B.  and  Herbert  S., 
are  the  only  descendants  of  this  large  family,  who  live  in  the  vicinity 
of  the  ancient  home  and  bear  the  name.     (See  Curry  gen.) 


ROGERS  II. 

Ned  Rogebs  came  to  Tilton  from  Weare  in  1902.  He  was  b.  in 
Salisbury,  May  23,  1875;  m.  Lillian  Melvin,  b.  at  Weare,  Sept.,  1874. 
They  have  one  child,  Blbra  M.,  b.  Sept.  13,  1903.  He  is  a  member  of 
the  firm  of  Bayley  &  Rogers,  general  merchandise  and  groceries, 
successors  of  S.  W.  Taylor  at  Tilton. 

Mr.  Rogers  is  a  member  of  Mt.  William  Lodge,  No.  38,  I.  O.  0.  F., 
of  Weare,  and  a  member  of  Weare  Patrons  of  Husbandry.  Mrs. 
Rogers  is  also  a  member  of  Wyoming  Grange  at  Weare.  They  reside 
in  their  newly-erected  home  on  Areh  St. 


ROBERTS. 

John  Roeeets  came  to  N.  from  Alexandria  in  1837.  He  m.  Pamelia 
Glines  and  had  a  family  of  six.  She  m.  (second),  Samuel  Neal  of 
Canterbury. 

Second   Generation. 

John  Roberts,  Je.,  b.  1835;  m.,  1851,  Jane  Morrill  of  N.,  b.  1831,  and 
had  three  children.  He  was  a  trackman  on  the  B.,  C.  &  M.  R.  R.  for 
many  years,  becoming  a  farmer  on  the  Windfall  later  and  dying  there 
of  cancer  in  1899.  She  removed  to  the  home  of  her  dau.  at  Tilton, 
where  she  d.  in  1902. 

WttiiAM  Roberts  was  for  years  in  the  employ  of  the  railroad.  He 
m.,  Aug.  27,  1865,  Diana  Woodward  Morrill  of  Franklin  Falls.  He 
served  in  the  Civil  War.     (See  Boys  in  Blue.) 

George  Roeeets  was  also  in  the  employ  of  the  railroad  until  the 
beginning  of  the  war.  He  was  an  expert  marksman  and  was  detailed 
as  a  sharpshooter.  (See  Boys  in  Blue.)  He  m.  Harriet  Keniston 
and  had  six  children. 

Maey  Ann  Roberts,  b.  1834;  m.,  Nov.  20,  1852,  Milton  B.  Neal. 
They  had  one  dau.,  who  d.  in  early  womanhood  at  Canterbury.  He 
was  for  several  years  superintendent  of  the  Merrimack  County  Farm 
and  is  now  a  dealer  in  wood  and  lumber,  with  a  residence  at  Franklin 
Junction. 

LuEANA  Roberts  spent  most  of  her  life  with  her  sister  and  d.  at 
Franklin. 

Pamelia  Roberts  m.,  Oct.  22,  1848,  Joseph  Chase  of  Canterbury. 


EOBERTSON  ARMS  AND  CREST. 


HOMESTEAD   OF  JAMES   P.  ROBERTSON. 


GENEALOGIES.  273 

Third  Generation. 

(Cliildren  of  John  and  Jane  Morrill  Roberts.) 

Smith  Roberts,  b.  Oct.  16,  1S53;  m.  Ellen  Keniston  of  N.  and  bad 
one  dau..  Rose.  He  m.  (second),  Oct.  10,  1890,  Mary  Weed  of  Gil- 
manton  and  d.  at  N.  Dec.  25,  1904.  He  was  injured  by  a  passing  train 
in  1875  and  never  fully  recovered. 

Emjia  J.  Roberts,  b.  April  8,  1S61;  m.  Ora  Fifield  of  Belmont  and 
resided  at  Tilton  Highlands,  where  he  d.  after  a  long  illness.  Their 
four  children  were  educated  at  the  Episcopal  Orphans'  Home  at  Mill- 
ville,  Concord.  She  purchased  in  1900  a  home  on  Howard  Ave.,  where 
she  now  resides. 

Ella  J.  Roberts,  b.  June  4,  1867;  m.  B.  Prank  Ayers,  who  owns  the 
Horace  Sewall  place  on  Oak  Hill.  They  have  one  child.  (See  Ayers 
gen.) 

(Children  of  George  and  Laura  Keniston  Roberts.) 

But  one  of  this  family  remains  in  town. 

Ax^fiE  Roberts  m.  (first),  George  Whitney  of  N.  and  had  a  son,  who 
d.  in  infancy.  She  m.  (second),  Charles  Sanborn  of  Wilmot,  Nov. 
25,  1892.  They  resided  at  the  Depot,  where  he  was  station  agent  and 
telegrapher.  He  purchased  the  grocery  business  of  Samuel  Emery 
and  d.  suddenly  June  13,  1903. 


ROBERTSON    FAMILY. 

(See  portraits.) 

The  Robertsons  composed  one  of  the  oldest  of  the  Scottish  clans, 
originally  known  as  Clan  Donnachaidh,  or  Duncan.  Duncan,  its  founder, 
was  a  descendant  of  the  ancient  Earls  of  Athol,  as  proven  by  him  and 
his  descendants  being  designated,  "de  Atholia,"  in  ancient  charters. 
His  patronymic  was  Donnachaidh  Reamhair,  or  Duncan  the  Fat. 
(There  were  no  surnames  in  use  in  his  day).  He  was  b.  about  1275 
and  he  inherited  from  his  father,  Andrew  de  Atholia,  a  portion  of  the 
ancient  earldom  of  Athol.  He  was  the  first  of  the  Lairds  of  Struan, 
or  Strowan,  the  designation  of  the  oldest  branch  of  the  Robertsons 
to  this  day.  He  was  an  adherent  of  Robert  Bruce  and  entertained  and 
protected  that  king  and  his  queen  when  in  hiding  after  the  defeat  at 
Methven  in  1306.  Indeed,  if  the  story  of  the  spider's  web  be  true, 
it  is  part  of  the  history  of  the  Robertson  clan. 

When  he  d.,  about  1355,  he  was  succeeded  by  his  eldest  son,  Robert, 
so  named  at  the  request  of  Robert  Bruce  himself.  Under  him  the 
clan  took  part  in  the  famous  "Raid  of  Angus,"  1392,  and  part  of  the 
estates  were  forfeited  to  the  crown. 

His  only  son,  Duncan,  succeeded  him  as  chief.     He  had  three  sons. 
The  eldest,  Robert  Ruadh,  or  Robert  the  Red,  succeeded  him  as  fourth 
"Baron  de  Atholia." 
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274  HISTORY    OF    NORTHFIELD. 

His  chieftainship  marked  an  era  in  the  history  of  Scotland  and  of 
the  clan. 

When  King  James  I  was  cruelly  murdered  in  the  Blackfriars'  Mon- 
astery at  Perth  in  1436,  Robert  Ruadh  was  among  the  foremost  in 
the  search  for  the  murderers  and,  with  John  Stuart  Gorm^  succeeded 
in  capturing  the  principal  assassins,  the  Earl  of  Athol  and  Sir  Rob- 
ert Graham,  who  were  put  to  death  with  almost  indescribable  torture 
and  ignominy. 

When  James  II  came  of  age,  he  offered  to  suitably  reward  Robert  for 
his  great  service.  With  a  modesty  unparalleled  in  history,  all  the 
proud  chief  would  ask  or  accept  was  that  the  lands  he  then  possessed 
should  be  confirmed  to  him  as  a  barony,  which  the  king  granted  by 
charter,  dated  Aug.  15,  1541,  and  which  is  still  in  the  possession  of  a 
descendant. 

The  arms  of  the  chief  had  been  a  shield  with  three  wolf  heads, 
in  commemoration  of  the  chief  having  destroyed  those  savage  beasts 
in  the  Athol'  district. 

By  the  king's  charter  of  1541  these  arms  were  augmented  by  the 
addition  of  a  crest,  a  right  arm  supporting  a  royal  crown,  and,  be- 
low, a  savage  or  naked  man  in  chains,  with  the  motto,  Vi'rtutis 
gloria  merces,  "glory,  the  reward  of  valor."  The  supporters,  the  ser- 
pent and  dove,  are  for  the  chief's  arms  only  and  signify,  "Wise  as  the 
serpent,  harmless  as  the  dove." 

The  heraldic  description  is: 

"Gules:  Three  Wolf  heads  erased.  Argent;  armed  and  langued  Azure; 
Crest,  a  Dexter  Arm  holding  up  an  imperial  crown  proper;  Motto, 
Yirtutis  Gloria  Merces.  Under  the  escutcheon,  a  wild  man  lying 
chained."  (This  means:  Shield,  Red;  Wolf  heads  torn  off,  not  cut; 
silver;  tongues  extended,  blue;  the  crown  gold  with  purple  lining, 
surrounded  by  pearls;  the  helmet,  steel;  all  the  rest  in  natural  colors, 
"proper.") 

The  fine-leaved  heath,  "Dleuth  Fhraoch,"  is  said  to  be  the  ancient 
badge,  but  later  the  fern — in  Gaelic,  "raineach" — became  the  badge, 
hence  Rannoch,  the  home  of  the  chief  from  the  12th  to  the  19th  cen- 
turies, at  the  head  of  beautiful  Loch  Rannoch. 

The  clan  has  two  tartans,  one  for  home  and  one  for  foray  and  hunt- 
ing. In  the  former  the  colors  are  red,  green  and  blue,  red  predomin- 
ating;  in  the  latter,  blue  and  green  predominating. 

The  clan  has  a  stone  reputed  to  have  been  brought  from  the  Cru- 
sades or  else  from  the  place  of  the  Standard  at  Bannockburn,  which 
the  chief  always  carries  in  war  and  without  which  defeat  would  be 
certain.  It  is  known  as  "Clach-na-Bratach,"  or  the  Stone  of  the  Stand- 
ard.    It  is  still  preserved  and  held  as  a  precious  relic  by  the  chief. 

The  clan  saved  the  day  at  Bannockburn.  It  served  in  the  rebellions 
of  16S5,  1715  and  1745.  It  has  furnished  soldiers  and  seamen,  generals 
and  admirals,  in  all  the  wars  of  the  world  for  centuries.  It  has 
furnished   to   America   many   men   of   note   in   war,   in   statesmanship 


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and  in  the  service  o£  the  church,  and  while  "glory"  may  be  lacking 
among  them,  "valor"  never  was. 

After  the  Scottish  rebellions,  many  of  the  Robertsons  fled  to  America 
to  escape  death  at  home. 

Many  more  went  to  Ireland  under  England's  promise  to  protect 
them,  but  finding  those  promises  of  no  avail,  they,  too,  came  to  the 
land  that  promised  relief  from  oppression. 

Among  these  immigrants  was  William  Robertson,  b.  Feb.  8,  1703, 
in  the  north  of  Ireland,  and  d.,  March  7,  1790,  in  Pembroke.  His 
wife  was  Margaret  Woodend,  a  "Highland  lass,"  b.  Oct.  20,  1705;  d., 
Feb.  19,  1785.  It  is  said  to  have  been  a  runaway  love  match.  Their 
descendants  have  been  among  the  builders  of  the  East  and  are  scat- 
tered all  over  the  Par  West — good  citizens,  loyal  to  their  country  and 
to  their  God. 

James  Paekee  Robektson  came  from  Bow  to  N.  in  1841.  He  was 
the  third  in  descent  of  William,  b.  1703,  in  the  north  of  Scotland,  who 
came  to  Pembroke  with  his  "Highland  lassie,"  Margaret  Woodend, 
and  d.  there  in  1785.  Pembroke  History  says:  "He  came  there  in 
1748."  James  came  to  the  Austin  farm  on  the  banks  of  the  Merrimack 
River  in  N.  and  enlarged  the  buildings  in  1850-52,  retaining  a  portion 
of  the  old  Austin  house,  and  began  raising  hops,  a  business  his  father, 
James,  had  followed  in  Bow.  He  planted  his  first  crop  in  1842  and 
continued  this  business  until  1853.  He  was  twice  m.  He  m.  (first), 
Jan.  22,  1828,  Mary  Ann  Hammond  of  Bridgewater,  and  (second).  May 
1,  1861,  Mary  Ann  Chase  of  Litchfield.  The  former  d.  April  22,  1860. 
The  latter  d.  at  Concord  Sept.  6,  1898.     He  d.  at  N.  Oct.  6,  1871. 

Second  Generation. 

James  Lewis  Robertson,  b.  at  i  Bow  Oct.  29,  1828;  m.,  Dec.  25,  1851, 
Elizabeth  Susan  Carter,  also  of  Bow,  and  came  with  his  father  to 
N.  He  labored  in  the  machine  shops  at  Franklin  and  Keene  as  a 
machinist,  making  tools,  a  part  of  the  time.  In  1855,  he  went  to  Kansas 
and  worked  as  a  carpenter,  erecting  buildings.  He  d.  Dec.  17,  1856. 
They  had  one  dau.     "None  knew  him  but  to  love  him." 

Charles  Hill  Robertson,  b.  at  Bow  May  25,  1835.  He  m.  (first), 
Mrs.  Elizabeth  Robertson,  widow  of  his  brother,  and  had  a  family  of 
four.  He  was  educated  at  the  New  Hampshire  Conference  Seminary 
and  was  a  teacher  some  years,  later  becoming  superintendent  of  the  pub- 
lic schools.  After  his  father's  death  he  cultivated  the  homestead.  He 
m.  (second),  Olive  Ann  Mills  and  d.  Sept.  27,  1888.  Mrs.  Robertson  now 
resides  in  Concord. 

Third  Generation. 

(Child  of  James  and  Elizabeth  Robertson.) 

LiLLiE  Lewis  Robertson,  b.  Oct.  11,  1856;  m.,  Nov.  30,  1882,  Charles 
Edward  Hodgdon  of  Portsmouth.     He  is  a  dealer  in  ice.     They  have 


276  HISTORY    OP    NORTHFIELD. 

three  dau.,  Cora  Elouise,  b.  April  16,  18S4;  Mildred,  b.  Nov.  12,  1887; 
Winifred,  b.  Nov.  11,  1891;  Augusta,  b.  Aug.  5,  1894;  d.  Sept.  24,  1894. 
Cora  E.  m.,  July  14,  1904,  Albert  Forest  "Witham.  They  have  a  son, 
Edward  Forest  Witham. 

(Children    of    Charles    and    Elizabeth    Carter    Robertson.) 

FEA^^K  C.  Robertson,  b.  March  31,  1860;  m.,  Dec.  5,  1888,  Belle 
Woodbury  Gile  (see  Gile  gen.)  and  resides  on  Bean  Hill.  He  is  a 
farmer  and  dealer  in  farming  tools,  fruit,  flowers  and  nursery  stock. 
They  have  one  child, 

Hammond  Robertson,  b.  Jan.  27,  1862;  d.  Sept.  21,  1863. 

Sabah  Hammond  Robertson,  b.  July  IS,  1865;  m.,  Sept.  4,  1888,  Amos 
Rouse  of  Stratford-on-Avon,  Alderminster,  England.  After  several 
years  as  a  tradesman  he  bought  the  Obadiah  Glines  farm  on  the  main 
road,  where  he.  d.  Aug.  10,  1903,  leaving  three  children:  Bertha  E., 
Elsie  May  and  John  Amos. 

Mart  A.  Robertson,  b.  Aug.  9,  1868;  m.,  Sept.  18,  1895,  Clyde  Am- 
brose Gile.     (See  Gile  gen.) 

Fourth  Generation. 

(Child  of  Frank  and  Belle  Gile  Robertson.) 
Earle  Vincent  Robertson,  b.  June  21,  1894. 


SANBORN  I. 

William  Sanborn  was  the  first  of  the  name  to  settle  in  the  town. 
He  was  b.  at  Epping  Feb.  11,  1743.  His  father  was  a  blacksmith  there 
and  d.  in  1763. 

He  was  a  grandson  of  Ensign  John,  who  lived  in  North  Hampton 
and  served  in  Lovewell's  War  in  1727. 

William  came  to  East  N.  when  a  young  man  and  d.  'there  April 
14,  1807.  During  the  early  years  of  his  residence  there  his  cousin, 
Joseph  Sanborn,  cleared  and  lived  on  the  farm  now  owned  by  the 
Shakers  in  Canterbury. 

Two  nephews,  Mathew  Neally  and  Jonathan  Sanborn,  came  to  N. 
about  1792  and  bought  land,  as  the  records  say,  Nov.  16,  18  acres  of 
Lot  No.  35.  In  July  he  sold  to  Samuel  R.  Sanborn,  physician,  a  part 
of  original  Lot  No.  51,  consistfng  of  55  acres  with  buildings  thereon, 
excepting  the  schoolhouse  and  a  two-rod  highway,  which,  "if  the  town 
shall  use  as  a  public  road,"  he  shall  have  55  rods  from  said  highway. 
These  lots  were  laid  out  to  the  original  right  of  William  Smith  and. 
Nathaniel  Randall.     (See  Proprietors'  Map.) 


HODGDON  FAMILY. 

Mildred  Hodgdon. 

Mrs.  Lillie  L.  B.  Hodgdon.  Mrs.  Cora  E.  H.  Witham. 

Charles  B.  Hodgdon.  Winifred  Hodgdon. 


CHARLES  H.   ROBERTSON. 


GENEALOGIES.  ^  277 

Second   Generation. 

Fbancis  Saxboen,  b.  at  the  aorth.  fields  of  Canterbury  in  1770;  m., 
Marcb  31,  1792,  Ruth  Smith  and  d.  in  Gilmanton  in  1S4S. 

In  1792,  the  early  records  say,  'his  father  deeded  one  third  of  his 
homestead  to  him  for  £100.     He  had  two  sons. 

Third  Generation. 

William  Saxboex,  2d.,  b.  1780  at  N.,  had  two  sons  and  a  dau.  His 
wife  was  Peggy  Cross. 

Jeeemiah  Sajstborn,  b.  at  N.  in  1796;   removed  to  Dorchester,  Mass. 
Maetha  Ann  Sanboen,  b.  at  N.  April  10,  1807;  d.  at  N.  Feb.  11,  1810. 

Fourth  Generation. 

(Children  of  William  and  Peggy  Cross  Sanborn.) 

Amos  Cogswell  Sanborn,  b.  at  N.  Nov.  16,  1805;  m.  and  removed 
to  Cambridge,  Mass.  They  had  two  sons,  James  and  Orville.  They 
were  all  stone  workers. 

William  Sanboen,  3d.,  b.  1812. 

Peesis  Sanborn  m.  Isaac  Bodwell  of  Sanbornton  Bridge.  They  re- 
sided there  many  years.  She  d.  in  1869,  aged  67,  and  is  buried  by  the 
town  house.  He  returned  to  Massachusetts,  remarried  and  d.  some 
years  later. 


SANBORN   II. 

Mathew  Neally  Sanborn  is  said  to  have  been  a  remarkable  man  in 
many  ways.  He  was  b.  June  28,  1759,  and  served  in  the  Revolutionary 
War.  He  was  present  at  the  surrender  of  Cornwallis  and, had  a  per- 
sonal acquaintance  with  General  Washington. 

He  lived  on  the  farm,  on  a  part  of  which  the  Rand  schoolhouse  now 
stands. 

He  also  served  as  a  captain  in  the  War  of  1812. 

Three  children,  Samuel  Roby,  Sally  and  John  P.,  were  b.  in  N. 
After  leaving  N.  he  was  a  dry  goods  merchant  in  Boston.  He  d.  at 
Solon,  Me.,  April  21,  1853,  aged  94  years.  He  m.  Phebe  Roby,  b.  1767, 
and  d.  at  N.  April  24,  1809. 

Second   Generation. 

Samuel  Roby  Sanborn,  b.  at  N.  Feb.  3,  1791,  became  a  cancer  doctor 
and  lived  on  the  farm  now  owned  by  George  Corliss.  He  afterwards 
practised  in  Dover,  where  he  d.  May  28,  1853. 

Third  Generation. 

(Children   of   Dr.    Samuel   Roby    Sanborn.) 

Roby  Sanboen  lived  in  Boston,  where  he  had  a  stall  in  Faneuil  Hall 
market. 


278  HISTORY    OF    NORTHFIELD. 

Mary  Jane  Sanboen  m.  and  resided  at  Braintree,  Mass.  They  later 
removed  to  Canaan  a,nd  d.  there. 

Claeeissa  Sanbohn  m.  Thayer  of  Braintree,  Mass.     After  his 

death  she  returned  to  her  mother's. 

Sally  Sanbosh"  m.  John  Molony  and  had  a  family  of  seven.  (See 
Molony  gen.) 

John  C.  Sanboen,  b.  at  N.  Sept.  13,  1842,  has  heen  an  official  of  the 
Old  Colony  Railroad  for  many  years  and  is  now  manager  of  the  Bos- 
ton Terminal  Company  of  Boston, "  Mass. 

Mathew  Sanboen,  Je.,  went  West  and  became  a  cancer  doctor. 

RiCHAED  Sanbokn  became  a  tin  worker  and  lived  in  or  near  Bos- 
ton. 


SANBORN  III. 

Jonathan  Sanboen,  b.  at  Nottingham  in  1760;  m.  May  15,  17S5, 
Love  Thomas,  whose  father,  Joseph,  d.  of  wounds  received  in  the 
service  of  his  country.  His  dau..  Love  Thomas  Sanborn,  received 
200  acres  of  "bounty  land"  for  herself  and  sister,  Abagail.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Sanborn  lived  on  one  of  the  Skenduggody  Meadow  lots.  He 
d.  in  1S26,  aged  66  years.  They  had  13  children.  The  farm  later 
became  the  home  of  the  Sewall  family. 

Second   Generation. 

(B.  at  N.) 

Jane  Sanboen,  b.  Feb.  26,  1786;  m.  John  Hannaford,  b.  1787,  and 
lived  on  the  main  road.  (See  Hannaford  gen.)  She  d.  and  he  m. 
(second),  Nancy  Flanders.  He  d.  and  she  m.  (second),  Jeremiah  Calef 
of  East  N.  and  d.  at  Tllton. 

Joseph  Thomas  Sanboen,  b.  Sept.  3,  1787,  removed  to  Vermont  and 
later  to  Rochester,  N.  Y.,  where  he  d.  in  1865. 

Maey  Glidden   Sanboen,  b.  May,  1789. 

Jonathan  Sanboen,  Je.,  b.  July  26,  1791,  removed  to  Paynesville, 
Wis.,  where  he  d.  in  1828. 

David  Mason  Sanboen,  b.  June  26,  1793. 

John  Peaeson  Sanboen,  b.  Sept.  28,  1794;  m.  (pub.),  Oct.  9,  1808, 
Sarah  Gile  of  West  N.,  b.  June  22,  1783,  and  moved  to  Palo,  111.,  where 
he  was  a  farmer.  She  d.  May  25,  1859.  He  d.  Aug.  24,  1859.  Both  are 
buried  in  N. 

Alice  Glidden  Sanboen,  b.  July  3,  1796. 

Mathew  Nealey  Sanboen,  Jr.,  b.  May  14,  1799. 

Geeenlbaf  Cilley  Sanboen,  b.  Oct.  4,  1800. 

Andrew  Nealey  Sanboen,  b.  March  17,  1802. 

James  Roby  Sanboen,  b.  Aug.  28,  1803. 

Daniel  Cilley  Sanbokn,  b.  April  9,  1805. 

JosiAH  Ambrose  Sanboen,  b.  July  8,  1810. 


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Daxiel  SA^;BOE^''s  son,  John  Prescott  Sanborn,  was  b.  in  Brentwood 
in  1750  and  removed  to  Deerfield. 

He  served  in  the  Revolutionary  War  and  d.  in  Deerfield  in  1S12. 
His  son,  Daniel,  was  b.  July  20,  1787.  He  m.,  1821,  Polly  Prye  of 
Deerfield.  He  came  to  N.  from  Sanbornton  Bridge  in  1836,  where  he 
had  spent  10  years  on  the  W.  T.  Cass  farm  by  the  upper  dam.  He  had 
a  sawmill  on  the  site  of  Granite  Mills.  He  later  purchased  the  farm 
of  Obadiah  Hall  on  Zion's  Hill  and  d.  there  Dec.  29,  1875.  She  d.  May 
13,  18S1. 

Second    Generation. 

JosiAH  SuLLivAisT  Sanboew,  b.  at  Deerfield  in  1821;  m.  (pub.),  June 
16,  1851,  Martha  E.  Forrest,  b.  at  N.,  1823.  She  d.  at  N.  Oct.  22,  1854. 
He  later  removed  to  California  and  d.  at  Redwood  City  May  3,  1893. 

Braley  James  Sanborn,  b.  in  Deerfield,  1823;  never  m.  He  was  a 
farmer  in  the  West  for  many  years  and,  having  a  competency,  had  no 
occupation  during  the  last  years  of  his  life.  He  was  a  man  of  energy 
and  natural  ability.     He  d.  at  Hudson  July  31,  1901. 

Samuel  C.  Sanboem,  b.  at  Deerfield,  1827;  m.  Mary  Annis  and  is 
now  living  in  Ayer,  Mass. 

Peteb  Sanboen,  b.  at  Deerfield,  1822;  never  m.;  d.  at  N.  June  27, 
1848. 

Daniel  Sanborn,  3d.,  b.  at  Deerfield  Oct.  31,  1825;  m.  Augusta  Hoyt 
of  N.  and  resided  on  the  homestead,  where  she  d.  Nov.  6,  1896.  He  sold 
this  farm  after  her  death  and  removed  near  the  village.  They  had  four 
children.     (See  view  of  homestead.) 

John  Sanborn,  b.  at  N.  July  16,  1836,  graduated  from  the  New 
Hampshire  Conference  Seminary  and  Wesleyan  University,  class  of 
1859.  He  was  one  of  the  faculty  of  the  former  seminary  and  was 
principal  of  a  school  in  Iowa  for  many  years.  After  a  considerable 
stay  in  N.  he  became  a  successful  dealer  in  real  estate  in  the  West. 

He  was  a  devoted  Methodist  and  in  his  will  gave  a  generous  sum  to 
the   New   Hampshire  Conference   Seminary. 

Third  Generation. 

Charles  Fete  Sanborn,  b.  at  N.  Aug.  12,  1872,  graduated  from 
Tilton  Seminary  in  1889.  He  was  graduated  from  the  Medical  De- 
partment of  New  York  University  in  1893  and  served  IS  months  as 
interne  in  Bellevue  Hospital,  afterwards  serving  in  the  New  York 
State  Hospital  and  the  Willard  State  Hospital  until  July,  1903. 

He  is  now  medical  inspector  for  the  Equitable  Life  Assurance  So- 
ciety in  Colorado,  Wyoming,  Utah,  Arizona,  New  Mexico  and  Texas, 
with  offices  at  Denver,  and  passes  on  its  medical  examinations  for 
policies. 

He  is  Past  District  Deputy  Grand  Master  of  the  Grand  Lodge  of 
Masons  of  New  York. 

He  is  unmarried  and  lives  in  Denver,  Col. 


280  HISTORY    OF    NORTHFIELD. 

Aloxzo  Hoyt  Sa^-boex.  b.  at  N.  Sept.  9,  1874,  attended  Tilton  Sem- 
inary and  m.  (first),  Alice  M.  Wright,  Oct.  18,  1892.  She  d.  March 
10,  1S93.  He  m.  (second),  Nov.  5,  1895,  Elizabeth  A.  Emery  of  Canada, 
and  resides  near  Franklin  Palls,  where  he  is  a  farmer.  They  have  two 
children,  Mildred  Elsie,  b.  Oct.  10,  1896,  and  Maud  Gertrude,  b.  Sept. 
1,  1901. 

Mart  Florence  Saxboex,  b.  at  N.  Aug.  16,  1878;  m.  Prank  A.  Her- 
bert and  resides  in  Worcester,  Mass. 

Helejn'^  Louise  Sanborn,  b.  at  N.  June,  1891,  is  now  attending  school 
at  Tilton   Seminary. 


SANBORN   V. 

Jonathan  Sanborn  always  resided  at  Factory  Village,  now  Franklin 
Falls.  He  was  b.  Jan.  24,  1814,  and  m.  (first),  Dec.  16,  1835,  Rebecca 
Clough  of  Ryegate,  Vt.  They  had  three  sons.  She  d.  April  27,  1878. 
He  m.  (second),  Jan.  12,  1879,  Mrs.  Ann  Whitney  of  Grafton.  He 
was  deputy  sheriff  for  Merrimack,  Belknap  and  Grafton  counties  for 
15  years.  He  was  captain  in  the  Sixteenth  Regiment  during  the 
Civil  War.     (See  Boys  in  Blue.)     He  d.  at  his  home  June  1,  ISSO. 

Second  Generation. 

(B.  at  Factory  Village.) 

OsoAB  Sanborn,  b.  Oct.  9,  1836,  became  a  machinist  in  the  iron 
works  at  Wyandotte,  Mich.  He  m.,  Sept.  16,  1862,  Lizzie  Thorn  and 
had  eight  children. 

De  Witt  Clinton  Sanborn,  b.  June  9,  1839,  enlisted  in  the  Second 
New  Hampshire  Regiment  in  1862  and  was  killed  at  the  second  battle 
of  Bull  Run,  Aug.  29,  1862.  He  was  six  feet,  one  inch,  in  height.  He 
was  buried  on  the  battlefield.  A  Testament,  a  necktie  and  a  pair  of 
scissors  were  all  that  ever  came  back  from  him. 

William  Channing  Sanborn,  b.  May  8,  1S43,  was  a  machinist  in 
Jackson,  Mich.,  and  later  at  Centreville,  Mich.  He  m.,  July  6,  1869, 
Georgie  McFoy  of  Detroit.     They  had  two  children. 


SANBORN  VI. 


Leonard  Sanborn  was  b.  in  Sanbornton  Jan.  4,  1811,  and  m.,  Nov. 

24,  1836,  Elmira  Rollins  of  Sanbornton,  who  was  b.  July  8,  1807.  He 
was  for  many  years  a  caster  in  a  foundry  at  Manchester  and  later 
was  a  farmer  in  N.  after  1865.  They  had  no  children.  They  resided 
on  the  Bay  Hill  road,  where  he  d.  Aug.  4,  1S78,  and  where  she  d.  Sept. 

25,  1880. 


GENEALOGIES.  281 


SANBORN    VII. 

OscAE  Page  Sa>-boex  b.  Nov.  24,  1843,  came  to  N.  in  1SC3.  He  m., 
Sept.  13,  1864,  Clara  Ann  Clisby.  They  resided  at  the  Centre  with 
her  parents.  They  had  two  dau.  Mrs.  Sanborn  d.  Nov.  21,  1880. 
She  was  a  fine  organist  and  gave  her  services  to  the  Congregational 
Church  choir  for  many  years. 

Mr.  Sanborn  m.  (second),  Dec.  11,  1881,  Anna  C.  Morrill  (see  Mor- 
rill gen.)  and  had  a  family  of  five.  He  served  in  the  Civil  War. 
(See  Boys  In  Blue.)  He  was  a  miller  for  some  years  but  is  now 
engaged  in  farming.  He  has  remodeled  his  home  recently  and  erected 
a  spacious  barn.  Mr.  Sanborn  is,  and  has  been  for  many  years,  deacon 
of  the  Congregational  Church  and  also  superintendent  of  the  Sunday 
School. 

Second   Generation. 
(Children  of  Oscar  and  Clara  Clisby   Sanborn.) 

Sabah  Josephine  SA^-B0E^^,  b.  Feb.  28,  18C7;  m.,  Dec.  25,  1889,  Harry 
C.  Wyatt,  b.  April  23,  1867.  He  is  a  farmer  and  resides  on  the  Sanborn 
road,  Tilton.     They  have   three   children:    Carrie,   Nathan  and   Ruth. 

Katheeixe  Hills  Sanboex,  b.  Sept.  13,  1871.  She  was  educated  at 
the  New  Hampshire  Conference  Seminary  and  has  been  for  14  years 
a  popular  teacher. 

Much  of  her  time  has  been  devoted  to  Christian  service  and  in  the 
Sunday  School.  She  was  a  charter  member  of  the  Christian  Endeavor 
Society,  serving  as  its  president  for  two  terms,  and  being  its  delegate 
to  the  Boston  International  Convention  in  1895.  She  is  a  member 
of  the  Congregational  Church  and  was  president  of  the  Curtice  Mission 
for  many  years. 

(Children  of  Oscar  and  Anna  Morrill  Sanborn.) 

Theodokb  M.  Sanboex,  b.  Sept.  16,  1883.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
English  Scientific  course  at  Tilton  Seminary  but  was  obliged  to  leave 
on  account  of  failing  eyesight  at  the  close  of  his  junior  year.  He  is 
now  a  farmer. 

Eexest  C.  Saa-born,  b.  Nov.  18,  1S85,  graduated  from  Tilton  Sem- 
inary in  the  class  of  1905. 

WiNFKED  p.  Sanboen,  b.  Oct.  30,  1887;  d.,  Sept.  8,  1897.  He  was 
greatly  beloved  by  all  who  knew  him. 

Raymond  V.  Sanboen,  b.  April  12,  1890,  is  a  student  at  the  Seminary 
at  Tilton. 

Maeie  Constance  Sanboen.  b.  Oct.  11,  1892,  graduated  from  the 
Union  Graded  School  in  the  class  of  1905. 


282  HISTORY    OF    NORTHFIELD. 

SARGENT   I. 

John  S.  Sakgent  came  to  N.  from  Danbury  in  1890.  He  was  b.  at 
Hill  July  17,  1833,  and  was  the  son  of  Epbraim  and  Mary  Ann 
(Searles)  Sargent,  and  one  of  eight  children.  He  m.,  in  1857,  Diana 
A.  Hubbard,  dau.  of  Cummings  and  Lydia  (Reed)  Hubbard.  Mrs. 
Sargent  was  b.  at  Thetford,  Vt.,  July  26,  1835.  Mr.  Sargent  is  a 
farmer  and  resides  on  Park  St.  They  had  three  children,  all  b.  in 
Danbury. 

Second   Generation. 

Nellie  Frances   Saegent  d.  in  infancy. 

Amanda  Saegent  m.  and  resides  in  her  native  town. 

William  Ctoimings  Saegent,  b.  Aug.  9,  1864;  m.,  June  13,  18S8, 
Josie  Carver  Shaw,  b.  in  Salisbury  Feb.  10,  1868.  (See  Shaw  gen.) 
He  is  a  farmer  and  teamster  and  now  resides  with  his  parents  on 
Park  St.     They  have  two  dau. 

Third  Generation. 

LuRA  Arvilla  Saegent,  b.  at  Danbury  April  23,  1890,  is  a  member 
of  the  sophomore  class,   1905,   at  Tilton   Seminary. 
Gladys  Idella  Saegent,  b.  at  N.  Nov.  14,  1892. 


SARGENT   II. 

Frank  R.  Sargent  came  to  N.  from  Tilton  in  1900.  He  was  b.  at 
Littleton  Sept.  10,  1849;  m.,  April  26,  1884,  Emma  L.  Dyson,  b.  at 
Richmond,  P.  Q.,  May  14,  1864.  Mr.  Sargent  is  a  noted  horseman, 
having  owned  several  thoroughbreds,  and  was  for  several  years  man- 
ager at  the  home  of  "Viking"  at  the  Foster  Stock  Farm.  They  have 
two  children. 

Second   Generation. 

Norma  May  Saegent,  b.  at  Providence,  R.  I.,  June  27,  1885,  gradu- 
ated from  Tilton  Seminary  in  the  class  of  1905. 

Franklin   Foster   SaBgent,  b.   at  Tilton   Sept.   5,   1889. 


SAWYER  I. 

JoTHAM  Sawyer  came  to  N.  very  early  and  lived  on  the  Rand  place. 
He  m.  Tamar  Colby  and  had  six  children,  b.  in  N.  He  was  a  soldier 
in  the  Revolutionary  War. 

Second   Generation. 

Charlotte  Sawyee,  b.  Aug.  15,  1780. 
Walker  C.   Sawyer,  b.  May  31,  1782. 
James  B.  Sawyer,  b.  April  5,  1787. 
Reuben  Sawyer,  b.  Dec.  2,  1791. 
Elijah  C.  Sawyee,  b.  Sept.  12,  1801. 

Tamar  Sawyer,  b.  ;    m.  Jonathan  Whicher  of  East  N.      (See 

Whicher  gen.) 


GENEALOGIES.  28S 

SAWYER  II. 

Gideon  and  Reuben  Sawyee  were  without  doubt  the  first  owners 
of  the  Gile  farm  on  Bean  Hill.  They  came  from  Hawke,  now  Dan- 
ville.    Reuhen  d.  unmarried  at  25.     Gideon  m.  Sherborn,  sister 

of  Sarah,  wife  of  Jonathan  Gile.  His  name  is  on  the  first  tax  list. 
They  were  good  farmers  and  cleared  a  large  tract  and  set  out  an  ex- 
tensive orchard.  There  were  several  children.  His  name  drops  from 
the  records  in  1826. 

Second   Generation. 

Lydia  Sawyer  was  the  first  wife  of  Blias  Abbott.  (See  Abbott 
gen.)     She  was  b.  July  23,  1784,  and  m.  May  2,  1812. 

Gideon  Sawyeb,  2d.,  used  to  go  with  his  mother  to  the  home  of 
William  Knowles  on  horseback  to  attend  meetings,  as  they  were  Meth- 
odists. It  is  supposed  that  all  of  this  family  d.  in  the  home.  Some 
are  buried  on  the  farm  and  others  in  the  Abbott  yard. 


SCRIBNER   I. 

Jonathan  Scbibner  came  to  N.  in  1843  and  settled  on  the  Haines 
place,  then  owned  by  Mrs.  Ann  Chase  Hancock,  whom  he  m.  (See 
Hancock  gen.)  He  was  b.  at  Salisbury  May  26,  1813,  and  was  a  car- 
penter and  farmer.  He  d.  Aug.  27,  1888.  Mrs.  Scribner  was  a  true 
home  maker  and  was  intensely  devoted  to  her  family.  They  had 
three  children.     She  d.  June  4,   1875. 

Second  Generation. 

Frances  Adelaide  Scbibner,  b.  May  27,  1844,  was  educated  in  the 
common  schools,  at  Franklin  Academy  and  at  the  New  Hampshire 
Female  College.  She  taught  in  N.  a  while  and  then  went  to  Rankin, 
111.,  where  she  was  for  many  years  a  popular  instructor. 

She  m.,  Jan.,  1889,  B.  W.  Daniels,  a  merchant.  They  resided  at 
Wichita,  Kan.  She  devoted  her  life  to  Christian  work  in  the  church, 
and  elsewhere.  She  d.  Nov.  10,  1903.  They  had  an  adopted  dau., 
Alta  Fay,  b.  April  13,  1879,  who  m.,  April,  1901,  Chris  Katler. 

Claea  Chase  Scbibner,  b.  April  30,  1845.  She  graduated  from  the 
New  Hampshire  Female  College  in  the  class  of  1867  and  taught  for 
several  years.  She  m..  May  23,  1872,  Frank  Hills,  a  merchant  of  Til- 
ton,  where  they  have  since  resided.     (See  Hills  gen.  and  sketch.) 

George  Livermore  Sceibnee,  b.  Aug.  '28,  1847,  and  d.  at  his  home 
Jan.   11,   1872. 


284  HISTORY    OP    NORTHFIELD. 

SCRIBNER  II. 

Feed  E.  Sceibis-er  was  b.  at  Salisbury  Dec.  2,  1859,  a  day  made  still 
more  memorable  by  the  fact  that  it  was  the  same  on  which  John 
Brown  was  hanged. 

He  m.,  May  1,  1894,  Nellie  J.  Rogers  of  Salisbury.  He  spent  15 
years  in  the  Red  River  country — five  as  a  farmer  and  10  in  mercan- 
tile pursuits. 

He  bought  the  J.  S.  Dearborn  farm  in  1893  and  is  a  general  farmer, 
giving  especial  attention  to  dairying  and  poultry. 

He  was  made  an  Odd  Fellow  in  Spooner,  Wis.,  and  has  passed  most 
of  the  chairs.  He  is  also  an  enthusiastic  member  of  Friendship 
Grange. 

Mrs.  Scribner  was  educated  at  Warner  High  School  and  was  a  teacher 
for  a  dozen  years  in  Salisbury  and  adjoining  towns.  He  is  one  of 
the  present  board  of  selectmen  and  is  connected  with  the  schools. 


SEARLES. 


Maey  J.  Lock,  b.  Aug.  3,  1835,  at  Stoddard;  m.,  Oct.  26,  1863, 
•Charles  B.  Searles  of  Townsend,  Mass.,  and  resided  at  West  Andover, 
where  he  was  station  agent  for  many  years.  He  lost  his  life  while 
coupling  cars  April  29,  1870. 

Mrs.  Searles  removed  with  her  dau.  to  N.,  July,  1886.  She  pur- 
chased the  residence  of  Mrs.  Agnes  Scott  on  Vine  St.,  July,  1898. 

Second   Generation. 

Lizzie  M.  Seaeles,  b.  at  Andover  May  10,  1864. 

AuEA  Etta  Seaeles,  b.  Aug.  20,  1865;  m.,  April  25,  1885,  Nelson 
Bean  of  Wilmot  and  d.  there  in  Dec,  1885. 

Nellie  Eva  Seaeles,  b.  Dec.  20,  1866;  m.,  Sept.  12,  1S95,  Ai-thur  B. 
Cross  of  Concord.     (See  Cross  gen.  and  sketch.) 

Minnie  B.  Seaeles,  b.  at  Andover  Dec.  11,  1869,  is  employed  as  fore- 
woman in  George  H.  Tilton's  box  shop. 


SENTER. 


John  Sentee  was  b.  at  Centre  Harbor  in  1847.  He  m.  (first),  Oct. 
11,  1868,  Elizabeth  Mary  Mooney,  b.  at  Sandwich  Dec.  2,  1850.  They 
resided  for  some  years  at  Kansas  City,  Mo.,  where  three  children  were 
b.  and  she  d.  Sept.  24,  1874.  He  returned  to  New  Hampshire  in  1877. 
He  m.  (second),  Oct.  20,  1880,  Sarah  A.  Davis  and  has  resided  on 
Park  St.  since  1892.  She  d.  there  May  30,  1905.  He  has  been  pre- 
cinct health  officer  for  nearly  10  years;  is  a  member  of  Harmony 
Lodge,  L  O.  0.  F. ;  is  a  Knight  of  Pythias;  is  one  of  the  Brotherhood 
of  American  United  Workmen;  and  is  a  member  of  the  American 
Benefit  Society. 


GENEALOGIES.  285' 

Second   Generation. 

AxNiE  E.  Sextee,  b.  May  15,  1872;  m.,  Jan.  1,  1888,  Elmer  A.  Per- 
kins, b.  March  12,  1867,  at  Wilmot  Center.  He  Is  a  carpenter  and 
resides  at  Concord.  They  have  two  dau.,  Elizabeth  May,  b.  July  29, 
1888,  and  Metta  Ethel,  b.  Sept.  2,  1894. 

John  H.  Sexter,  b.  Feb.  11,  1870;  m..  May  18,  1888,  Lottie  B.  Parent 
of  Concord,  and  has  one  son,  Forrest  E.,  b.  Aug.  17,  1894.  They  reside 
in  California. 

Chaelie  B.  Sentee,  b.  Sept.  24,  1874;  d.,  Oct.  29,  1874. 


SEW  ALL  I. 

Samuel  Sew  all  bought  his  farm  on  Oak  Hill  of  the  Foss  brothers 
in  1820.  He  m.  Betsey  Whitney  of  Canterbury  and  had  five  children. 
He  d.  Jan.  15,  1871.  The  farm  was  sold  to  Benjamin  Kenison  and 
later  to  B.  F.  Ayers,  and  the  buildings  were  burned. 

Second   Generation. 

DiANTHE  Sewall,  b.  at  N.;  m.  (first),  Dustin  Battis,  and  (second), 
Charles  Russell,  and  for  many  years  guarded  the  railroad  crossing 
at  the  State  Prison.  They  later  removed  to  Salisbury,  where  she  ,d.. 
June,  1904. 

Caeolixe  Sewall  m.,  June  21,  1850,  Thomas  Blake  of  Highgate,  Vt. 
He  was  employed  by  Joseph  Gerrish  at  Boscawen  and  ran  a  plaster 
and  flaxseed  mill  at  Oak  Hill.  They  had  two  children,  Charles 
Chandler  and  Christiana.  The  former  m.  Martha  Austin  and  resides, 
in  Andover.  The  latter  m.  Sylvester  Lambert  of  Lakeport.  (See 
Lambert  gen.)  Mr.  Blake  sold  his  farm  on  Oak  Hill  and  they  re- 
sided for  some  years  at  N.  Depot.  She  now  resides  with  her  dau.  at 
Tilton. 

Daniel  Sewall,  b.  1834;  m.,  Feb.  18,  1850,  Jerusha  Canfield  and  had 
one  dau.,  Julia,  who  m.  (first),  Durrell  and  resided  at  Frank- 
lin. She  m.  (second),  John  Sanborn  and  d.  at  her  mother's  in  1901. 
Daniel  Sewall  d.  at  N.  in  1855. 

Saeah   Ann   Sewall,   b.   at  N.,   1831;    m.    (first),   Joseph   Brown  of 

Canterbury,  and   (second),  Whitney.     He  was  a  soldier  in  the 

Civil  War.  (See  Boys  in  Blue.)  They  had  three  children:  George 
W.,  a  farmer  at  East  Concord;  Daniel  W.;  and  Mary  E.,  wife  of 
Frank  Getchell,  who  d.  at  Boscawen,  leaving  three  children. 

Horace  P.  Sewall,  b.  at  N.  June,  1827;  m.  (first),  Lucy  Emery  of 
Dorchester,  Jan.  3,  1853.  He  m.  (second),  Sarah  Jackman,  b.  at 
Wilton,  Me.,  and  had  four  sons.  The  entire  family  moved  to  Min- 
neapolis about  1890,  where  they  are  farmers.  The  children's  names: 
Albert,  Charles,  Frank  and  Leon.  The  farm  was  sold  to  B.  Frank 
Ayers  and  the  name  Sewall  has  entirely  disappeared  from  the  records, 
of  the  town. 


286  HISTORY    OF    NORTHFIELD. 

SEWALL  II. 

Samuel  Sewall,  2d.,  went,  when  a  young  man,  from  Gilford,  where 
his  family  resided,  to  New  Orleans,  and  with  a  push-cart  sold  various 
wares  about  the  city. 

He  came  to  N.  some  years  after,  bringing  as  the  result  of  his  labors, 
thrift  and  economy,  $2,000  in  gold.  He  purchased  about  30  acres 
of  one  of  the  Lindsey  Meadow  lots  of  Jonathan  Sanborn  and  a  part  of 
the  house  in  1848  (?),  Mrs.  Sanborn  reserving  one  room,  where 
she  lived  till  her  death.  Mr.  Sewall  brought  his  parents,  sister 
and  three  brothers  to  reside  there,  and  erected  for  himself  a  home 
on  Bay  St.  about  1858,  near  the  village. 

His  father,  named  William,  and  his  wife,  Rebecca  Whitney,  both 
d.  there.  His  name  appears  on  the  records  in  1835.  He  m.,  Dec.  2G, 
1843,  Abagail  Rogers  Durgin,  b.  July  21,  1811.  She  d.  June  14,  1876. 
He  m.  (second),  Mrs.  Clara  S.  Blake  of  Lake  Village,  Oct.  16,  1876. 
He  had  two  children  by  his  first  wife.     He  d.  at  Belmont. 

Moses  G.  Sewall,  b.  at  Gilford,  1813  (?).  He  lived  near  the  present 
Sanborn  turnpike  and,  after  his  father's  death,  was  taxed  for  29% 
acres.  He  became  insane  and  was  restrained  for  some  three  years, 
dying  Oct.  25,  1855.  He  was  a  godly  man  and,  though  unable  to  read, 
could  repeat  long  passages  of  the  Bible  by  heart,  if  not  understand- 
ingly,  with  great  fervor. 

Betsey  Sewall  remained  in  the  home  after  her  parents'  death. 
She  m.,  Oct.  15,  1852,  William  Pearsons,  b.  1823.  He  served  in  the 
Civil  War  and  d.  at  Bay  Hill  Dec.  12,  1876.     She  d.  at  Boscawen. 

WiNTHKOP  Sewall,  b.  1820,  was  a  good  scholar  but  later  became  in- 
sane.    He  d.  at  Boscawen  March  18,  1881. 

Joshua  Sewall  d.  in  the  home  of  typhoid  fever,  Aug.  31,  1840. 

Second   Generation. 

Emma  W.  Sewall,  b.  at  N.  Nov.  26,  1847;  m.  Newton  M.  Phelps  of 
North  Andover,  Mass.,  and  resided  in  Lawrence,  Mass.  He  d.  Aug., 
1S76.  She  m.  (second),  1881,  Richard  Adams  of  Boston.  They  resided 
in  Charlestown,  where  he  d.  July  5,  1899.     She  still  resides  there. 

Chaeles  F.  Sewall,  b.  May  1,  1850  (?);  m.  (first).  Electa  Glines  of 
N.  and  resided  in  Laconia.  He  is  now  living  in  Kansas  and  is  a  veter- 
inary surgeon.     (See  Glines  II  gen.) 


SEYMOUR. 


Maetix  a.  Seymoce  came  to  N.  from  Randolph,  Vt.,  in  1902.  He  was 
b.  at  Williston,  Vt.,  July  13,  1876.  He  m.,  Aug.  15,  1900,  Athelia 
Gertrude  Bstabrook,  b.  in  Lunenburg,  Mass.,  April  9.  1S67. 

He  is  a  graduate  of  the  Randolph,  Vt.,  State  Normal  School.  He 
taught  for  several  years  in  Vermont  and  Massachusetts  and  at  present 
is  principal  of  the  Union  Graded  School  in  N. 

Mrs.  Seymour  is  also  a  teacher  of  several  years'  experience  and  at 
present  is  employed  in  the  same  school. 


BYRON    SHAW. 


Jf'^Mimu^ 

MRS.   BYRON  SHAW. 


GENEALOGIES. 


287 


SHEPARD. 

Ebexezee  Shepakd  was  taxed  in  N.  in  1836  and  lived  on  the  nortli- 
east  corner  of  the  Lindsey  Lot.  He  was  a  painter.  The  house  was 
sold  to  Warren  L.  Hills,  who  moved  it  to  the  junction  of  the  Bay  Hill 
road,  on  the  site  now  owned  by  Joseph  C.  Wyatt,  and  later  removed 
to  the  Charles  F.  Clark  place. 


SHIRLEY. 


Stephen-  Deabboex  Shiblet,  b.  at  Sanbornton  Dec.  9,  1798,  learned 
the  tanner's  trade,  and  came  from  Littleton  to  N.  about  1879  and 
bought  the  Cilley  farm  on  Bean  Hill.  Though  past  middle  life,  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Shirley  brought  with  them  the  ambition  and  vigor  of  youth. 
After  his  death,  June  16,  1889,  she  continued  to  supervise  the  farm 
and  household  duties  with  the  same  tireless  energy.  She  passed  her 
96th  birthday  on  Aug.  5,  1904,  and  with  her  son,  Andrew,  still  re- 
sides on  the  farm.  A  dau.,  Jane,  m.  Thomas  Smith  and  resides  at 
Uplands,  Canterbury. 


SHAW   I. 

(See  portraits.) 


Byeon  Shaw,  b.  at  Salisbury  Oct.  27,  K47;  m..  May  1,  1873,  Nellie 
S.  Oliver  of  Salisbury.  He  came  to  N.  in  1873  and  bought  the  Brown 
farm  on  High  St.  He  is  a  stirring,  up-to-date  farmer  and,  in  addition, 
has  much  outside  work. 

He  has  been  one  of  the  board  of  selectmen  and  has  been  road 
agent  much  of  the  time  since  that  office  was  created.  They  conduct  a 
fine  dairy,  making  a  specialty  of  cheese. 

Mrs.  Shaw  was  educated  at  Corinth,  Vt.,  and  was  a  successful 
school  teacher.  She  has  been  a  contributor  of  prose  and  poetry  to 
several  New  York  periodicals  under  the  pseudonym  of  "Sunie  Mar." 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Shaw  were  among  the  first  Grangers  in  town  and 
belong  to  Franklin  Grange. 

Second   Generation. 

Albebt  Byeox  Shaw,  b.  May  30,  1876;  m.,  March  9,  1904,  Nina  G. 
Davis  of  Bean  Hill.  Mr.  Shaw  graduated  from  the  New  Hampton 
Commercial  College  in  the  class  of  1893.  He  is  a  farmer  and  has 
recently  purchased  the  Robert  Smith  farm  on  the  Merrimack  inter- 
vale. 

Alice  Geeteude  Shaw,  b.  Jan.  9,  1879;  m.,  Dec.  9,  1904,  Arthur 
Corliss  of  N.     (See  Corliss  gen.) 

Beetha  Mae  Shaw,  b.  Sept.  24,  1882;  d.,  Aug.  27,  1892. 

Eveeett  Sanboe^s^  Shaw,  b.  Jan.  17,  1888.  He  is  at  present  a  student 
at  the  New  Hampton  Commercial  College. 


288  HISTORY    OF    NORTHPIELD. 

SHAW  1 1. 

Sanborn  Shaw  came  from  Salisbury  to  N.  in  1848.  He  liad  pre- 
viously m.,  Oct.  20,  1843,  Mrs.  Louisa  Smith  Evans  of  N.,  and  his  two 
sons  had  m.  her  two  dau.,  Ann  and  Adaline.  (See  Evans  gen.) 
They  purchased  the  house  built  by  her  brother,  the  late  B.  F.  Smith, 
at  the  foot  of  Howard  Ave.  They  had  one  dan.,  Arabella.  He  was  a 
lover  of  horses  and  bought  an  unbroken  four-year-old  colt  for  family 
use  when  more  than  fourscore  years  of  age.  She  d.  June  1,  1880. 
He  d.  instantly  while  at  work  at  his  daughter's,  in  Tilton,  in  1881. 

Second  Generation. 

Haeky  Shaw,  b.  in  Salisbury  Oct.  4,  1827;  m.,  April  17,  1856,  his 
sister-in-law,  Adaline  Evans.  (See  Evans  gen.)  They  came  to  N.  in 
March,  1859,  and  located  on  the  Benjamin  Hills  place  and  had  two 
sons.  Mr.  Shaw  was  a  prosperous  farmer  until  his  death,  July  8, 
1900.  She  was  a  teacher  previous  to  her  marriage  and  resided  at  the 
home  with  her  son  until  her  death,  Feb.   10,  1905. 

Arabella  V.  Shaw,  b.  Jan.  7,  1847;  m.,  Nov.  2,  1865,  Daniel  Smith 
of  Tilton.  They  reside  on  the  Franklin  road  and  have  a  dau.,  Addie 
Bell. 

Third  Generation. 

Herbert  Warren  Shaw,  b.  July  16,  1857;  d.,  Nov.  9,  1885.  He  was 
a  member  of  the  Masonic  Lodge  at  Franklin  and  also  of  Harmony 
Lodge,  L  0.  0.  F.,  of  Tilton. 


FRANK  W.   SHAW. 
(See  portrait.) 

Frank  Wells  Shaw,  b.  Sept.  30,  1862;  m.,  S«pt.  29,  1885,  Emily 
J.  Tucker  of  Hill.  He  resides  on  the  homestead  on  Hills  St.,  where, 
with  fine  location  and  improved  buildings,  he  ranks  among  the  pro- 
gressive farmers  of  N.  His  dairy  outfit  includes  a  score  of  cows  and 
selling  milk  constitutes  his  chief  business.  He  has  been  much  in 
the  service  of  the  town,  serving  as  supervisor  for  four  years,  followed 
by  a  service  of  eight  years  as  selectman,  seven  of  which  he  was 
chairman  of  the  board.  He  represented  the  town  in  the  Legislature 
of  1905  and  is  at  present  one  of  the  board  of  selectmen. 

In  1900  Mr.  Shaw  added  the  adjoining  Hills  farm  to  his  estate 
and  has  since  repaired  and  renovated  his  buildings,  his  possessions 
now  ranking  as  fourth  in  value  in  town  and  comprising  200  acres. 

He  finds  time,  also,  for  social  life  and  is  a  charter  member  of  Arch 
Lodge,  No.  51,  K.  of  P.,  and  is  one  of  the  committee  having  in  charge 
the  publication  of  the  town  history  and  the  Old  Home  Day  celebration. 


FRANK   W.    SHAW. 


GENEALOGIES.  289 

Fourth  Generation. 

Floeexce  May  Shaw,  b.  Jan.  7,  1SS7,  graduated  from  Tilton  Sem- 
inary in  the  class  of  1905,  Latin  Scientinc  Course.  She  won  the 
silver  medal  for  second  rank  in  scholarship. 

Harold  S.  Shaw,  b.  June  13,  1892. 

Clifton  F.  Shaw,  b.  July  11,  1899. 


SIMONDS. 

Joseph  SIMO^-DS  was  b.  in  England  in  1688  and  came  to  America  in 

1700.     His   wife  was  Knox.     They  settled  on   the   Canterbury 

intervale  and  had  two  sons,  William  and  John.     The  former  removed 
to  Thornton,  where  he  lived  and  d. 

Second   Generation. 

JoHS  Siiio^'DS,  b.  Jan.  24,  1739,  came  to  the  north  fields  before  they 
were  made  a  town.  He  was  a  noted  hunter,  going  with  Captain  Miles 
to  trap  beaver  in  Lower  Canada  three  months  in  the  spring  and 
three  in  the  fall.  He  bought  his  farm  at  the  Centre  with  the  pro- 
ceeds of  a  three  months'  hunt  on  the  Kennebec  River. 

He  m.  Dorothy  Batchelder  of  Canterbury,  b.  Dec.  12,  1744.  "When 
N.  was  organized  the  first  and  several  later  meetings  were  held  at  his 
house. 

He  was  "sorvair,"  pound  keeper,  auditor  and  "sessor"  repeatedly 
until  his  death  in  1800.     They  had  a  family  of  eight  children. 

Third  Generation. 

jAiiES  SiMONDS,  b.  April  20,  1763;  m.,  1782,  Lydia  Morrison,  b.  1762. 
They  were  honored  and  respected  citizens  and  he  was  in  the  service  of 
the  town  for  20  years.  She  d.  Aug.  30,  1855.  He  enlisted  at  14  years 
of  age  in  the  Revolutionary  army.  After  his  return  he  took  up  his 
abode  in  Andover  about  1789,  dying  there  Aug.  15,  1842.  He  was  a 
constant  attendant  at  the  Baptist  Church,  often  walking  six  miles  and 
fording  the  river.  His  wife  also  accompanied  him,  sometimes  with  a 
babe  in  her  arms. 

They  had  two  dau.  and  a  son,  John,  father  of  John  Wesley  Simonds, 
a  graduate  of  the  New  Hampshire  Conference  Seminary  and  Wesleyan 
University;  a  noted  educator  and  state  superintendent  of  public  instruc- 
tion for  New  Hampshire.  He  resided  at  Franklin  on  the  farm  of  his 
father  and  grandfather. 

NATHAJSfiEL  SiJioNDS,  b.  Jan.  30,  1765. 

John  Simonds,  b.  at  N.  March  4,  1767. 

Saeah  Simonds,  b.  Aug.  13,  1770;  m.  John  Forrest,  who  lived  and 
d.  on  the  Leighton  farm  near  Franklin  Falls.     (See  Forrest  gen.) 

Dorothy  Simonds,  b.  March  29,  1772. 

Abraham  Simonds,  b.  June  24,  1774;  m.  Nancy  Forrest  and  lived  on 
his  father's  farm,  which  comprised  original  lots,  Nos.  2  and  3.  He  was 
19 


290  HISTORY    OP    NORTHPIELD. 

a  learned  man  for  the  times  and  often  taught  school.  He  was  clerk 
of  the  town  for  15  years.  They  had  one  son,  Joseph  Forrest.  Mrs. 
Simonds  was  a  doctress,  although  she  lived  long  before  such  a  thing 
as  a  professional  female  practitioner  was  known,  and  caught  the  cold 
that  caused  her  death  hy  wading  through  a  winter  storm  to  attend  a 
birth.  He  m.,  March  23,  1817,  Mrs.  Lucy  Sanborn  Rundlet  of  San- 
bornton.  Her  dau..  Comfort  Rundlet,  lived  with  them  until  her  mar- 
riage to  Elias  Russell  of  Sanbornton  in  1825.  Mrs.  Simonds  was 
"Aunt  Lucy"  to  the  whole  neighborhood.  Her  house  was  also  a  home 
to  all  the  ministers  who  came  that  way  and  if  no  notice  preceded  their 
arrival  the  children  were  sent  around  to  announce  it  and  the  old, 
long  kitchen  was  sure  to  be  filled.     She  d.  Sept.,  1845. 

Thomas  Simonds,  b.  Jan.  2,  1783;  m.  (first),  Hannah  Hancock  and 
had  one  dau.,  Alice.  (See  Austin  gen.)  He  lived  on  a  part  of  the 
homestead  with  his  brother-in-law,  Michael  McCrillis.  He  is  re- 
membered as  a  great  story  teller,  a  faithful  student  of  the  almanac 
and  very  weatherwise. 

Mrs.  Simonds  d.  Jan.  14,  1850.  He  m.  (second),  Nov.  25,  1850, 
Hannah  Foster  Gate,  who  d.  Dec.  6,  1863.    He  d.  Feb.  14,  1872. 

CoMFOET  SimOjStds,  b.  April  25,  1786;  m.  Ebenezer  Abbott  of  North 
Pembroke  and  had  eight  children.    Late  in  life  he  removed  to  N. 

Fourth  Generation. 

(Child  of  Abraham  and  Nancy  Forrest  Simonds.) 

Joseph  Foekest  Simokds,  b.  1812;  m.  Nancy  Abbott,  dau.  of  Eben- 
ezer. He  resided  in  the  home  for  some  years  and  later  purchased 
the  house  erected  by  John  E.  Forrest  opposite  the  Centre  schoolhouse, 
then  owned  by  Rev.  Liba  Conant,  and  was  a  prosperous  farmer.  He 
sold  this  place  and  his  father's  homestead  and,  with  his  father-in-law, 
Abbott,  purchased  the  James  Forrest  place  towards  Zion's  Hill,  where 
he  d.  Dec.  3,  1867.  She  d.  four  years  previous.  They  had  eight  chil- 
dren. 

Fifth  Generation. 

Naxcy  Simoxds.  b.  at  N.,  was  for  some  years  the  faithful  caretaker 
in  the  home.  She  later  completed  a  course  of  study  at  the  New 
Hampshire  Conference  Seminary,  graduating  in  1856.  She  m.  John 
Appleton  of  Allenstown  in  1877.  She  resides  since  his  death  in  Sun- 
cook. 

Chaeles  Simonds  d.  at  N.  Dec.  25,  1853. 

Hestee  Ann  Rogees  Simonds,  b.  1839.  She  was  also  a  graduate  of 
the  New  Hampshire  Conference  Seminary,  class  of  1863,  and  was  a 
teacher  before  her  marriage,  March  5,  1868,  to  George  E.  Davis.  (See 
Davis  gen.) 

Augusta  A.  Simonds,  b.  April,  1841;  m.,  Nov.,  1873,  J.  D.  Sweatt  of 
Allenstown,  where  they  resided,  she  being  his  second  wife.  She 
graduated  in  the  class  of  1865  and  was  a  teacher.  She  d.  in  Aug., 
1875. 


GENEALOGIES.  291 

Joseph  Mills  Simonds,  b.  at  N.  Dec,  1844,  inherited  the  farm,  which 
he  sold  later,  and  went  to  New  York  as  a  cattle  buyer.  He  was  last 
heard  of  as  being  sick  with  the  grippe,  since  which  time  no  news  of 
him  has  reached  his  friends. 

KiBK  A.  SiMONDS,  b.  March,  1847;   d.,  March,  1857. 

Ella  Forrest  Simonds,  b.  1850;  m.,  Nov.,  1876,  J.  D.  Sweatt  of  Al- 
lenstown,  as  his  third  wife.     She  d.  in  1896. 

Plorette  Simoxds,  b.  1852;   d.,  April  29,  187G. 


SLEEPER. 

Edwin  J.  Sleeper  came  to  N.  in  1902  from  Holderness.  His  ancestors 
were  of  Revolutionary  stock  and  his  grandfather,  Benjamin,  of  Brent- 
wood, drew  a  pension.  Mr.  Sleeper  was  b.  at  Alton  April  12,  1861. 
He  m.,  March  1,  1883,  Lucie  E.  Howe  of  Holderness,  b.  March  3,  1862. 
He  bought  his  father's  farm  in  1885  and  was  a  farmer  and  gardener, 
furnishing  supplies  to  campers  during  the  summer  months  and  later 
becoming  proprietor  of  quite  an  extensive  summer  hotel,  which  he 
enlarged  in  1890  and  which  had  a  large  number  of  patrons.  Since 
his  removal  to  N.  he  has  confined  himself  largely  to  dairying.  His 
herd,  when  perfected,  will  contain  mostly  Guernseys.  Mr.  Sleeper  is 
a  past  master  of  Mt.  Livermore  Grange. 

Second   Generation. 

William  Sleeper,  b.  at  Holderness  March  6,  1884,  completed  his 
studies  at  the  New  Hampton  Literary  Institute,  Commercial  Course, 
in  1902.    He  Is  still  with  his  father  on  the  farm. 

Bessie  Sleeper,  b.  Dec.  31,  1894. 


SMART. 

Peteb  Smart  came  to  N.  in  1861  from  Canterbury.  He  was  b.  at 
Chichester  in  1793  and  m.,  Dec.  7,  1828,  Hannah  Clough  Haynes,  b. 
at  Canterbury  Sept.  25,  1807.  He  commenced  carrying  the  mail  from 
Chichester  to  Portsmouth  at  the  age  of  16  years  and  after  1815  be- 
came the  "noted  stage  driver  for  many  years  through  Northfield"  from 
Concord  to  Haverhill.  They  had  six  children,  of  whom  three  came  to  N. 
He  d.  at  N.  June  10,  1871.     She  d.  June  21,  1888. 

Second   Generation. 

Hannah  H.  Smart,  b.  Sept.  26,  182^;  m.,  July  5,  1856,  Charles  E. 
Carroll,  a  contractor  and  builder  at  Portsmouth.  They  had  four 
children. 

Samuel  B.  and  Walter  d.  in  infancy. 

Susan  B.  Smart,  b.  Nov.  15,  1840;  m.,  July  25,  1873,  William  S. 
Shaw  of  Pittsburg,  Pa.  She  was  a  school  teacher  and  taught  for 
several  years  in  N.  and  other  towns. 


292  HISTORY    OF    NORTHPIELD. 

Harriet  L.  Smart,  b.  Dec.  25,  1843;  m.  (first),  Feb.  8,  1863,  "William 
F.  Durgln  of  Northwood.  She  m.  (second),  Edward  S.  Tripp,  an 
engineer  of  Lynn,  Mass.,  where  she  now  resides. 

Claea  E.  Smart,  b.  Oct.  17,  1846,  was  a  graduate  of  the  New  Hamp- 
shire Conference  Seminary  and  Female  College  at  Sanbornton,  class 
of  1872,  and  was  vice-principal  of  the  high  school  at  Manchester,  la.,, 
at  the  time  of  her  death,  in  N.,  Aug.  12,  1875. 


SMITH  I. 

William  Smith,  son  of  Stephen,  was  b.  in  1738,  and  m.,  1762,  Deliver- 
ance, dau.  of  Jeremiah  Clough  of  Salisbury,  and  resided  in  Hampton, 
where  all  the  children  were  b.  He  had  a  nice  farm  in  the  village,, 
which  is  now  covered  with  the  Eastern  Railroad  depots.  This  he  sold 
and  removed  to  N.,  where  his  son,  Jeremiah,  had  located  previously. 
He  made  his  new  home  in  the  east  part  of  the  town  on  what  has  ever 
since  been  called  "Smith's  Hill."  Both  d.  there.  The  farm  was  sold 
in  part  to  Josiah  Colby.    Mr.  Smith  was  a  seaman. 

Second  Generation. 

William  B.  Smith,  b.  Sept.,  1765;  m.  Alice  Glidden  and  had  three 
sons.    He  had  been  a  sailor,  as  was  his  father,  before  coming  to  N. 

Ruth  Smith  m.,  March  31,  1792,  Francis  Sanborn,  b.  1770.  He  d. 
in  Gilmanton  in  1848.     (See  Sanborn  gen.) 

Sarah  Smith,  b.  1776,  m.  a  brother  of  Solomon  French,  name  un- 
known.    (See  French  gen.) 

Ephr.«m  Smith,  b.  1778;  d.  young.  He  lived  on  the  Windfall,  where 
he  owned  50  acres  of  land,  which  was  later  occupied  and  owned  by 
James  Glines. 

Betty  Smith,  b.  1762;   d.,  at  17. 

Haxnah  Smith  m.,  Dec.  23,  1792,  Solomon  French.  (See  French 
gen.) 

JEREMIAH  SMITH. 

(See  portrait.) 

Jeremiah  Smith,  b.  at  Old  Hampton  March  10,  1770;  m.  Betsey  Glid- 
den in  1796.     She  was  b.  Feb.  17,  1778,  and  d.  Jan.  1,  1868. 

Mr.  Smith,  who  had  spent  sometime  with  relatives  in  Canterbury, 
came,  a  lad  of  21,  to  N.  to  secure  employment.  It  is  said  that  he 
reached  Squire  Glidden's  in  the  dusk  of  evening  and,  asking  for  work, 
was  promptly  engaged  at  seven  dollars  a  month.  The  girl,  Betty, 
was  then  13  and  her  attractions  may  have  been  the  secret  of  the  con- 
tent which  he  felt  during  the  five  years  of  honest  service  which  fol- 
lowed. The  arrangement  had  been  satisfactory  for  at  least  three .  of 
the  busy  family  and  a  partnership  was  thus  begun  that  lasted  almost 
fourscore  contented  years.  A  farm  of  60  acres  was  her  marriage 
dower.     This   farm   was   not  level   and   rich   like  the  prairies  of  the 


JEREMIAH    SMITH,    ESQ. 


GE^fEALOGIES.  293 

West  but  was  well  watered  and  close  nestled  under  the  foot 
of  Bean  Hill.  There  were  few  neighbors  and  the  roads  were  rough  and 
steep.  This  disturbed  them  not,  for  they  were  keepers  at  home  and 
the  many  and  varied  tasks  left  no  time  for  loneliness  or  regrets. 
Children  came  at  no  infrequent  intervals  to  gladden  the  home  and 
increase  its  cares,  but  it  mattered  not,  for  the  little  hands  and  feet 
were  early  put  to  childish  tasks  and  there  were  no  idlers  in  Mother 
Smith's  household. 

His  biographer  says:  "He  was  a  model  farmer  and  in  all  that  per- 
tained to  honorable  manhood  second  to  none  in  those  strenuous  times. 
His  good  judgment  was  not  only  appreciated  but  called  into  service 
in  public  matters  and  any  office  in  the  gift  of  the  town  was  always  at 
bis  refusal  when  honesty  and  efficiency  were  needed  for  its  discharge." 
He  served  his  newly-adopted  town  as  its  representative  in  1809  and 
1810  and  from  1823  to  1828,  and  "rose  slowly  and  surely  to  social, 
financial  and  political  importance."  "His  barns,"  says  Mr.  Hunt, 
"though  second  in  size  to  none  in  the  town,  were  filled  year  after 
year  to  the  very  eaves  with  his  well-fed  and  carefully-tended  crops 
and  fat  oxen,  sleek  cows,  young  stock  and  sheep  filled  the  south  side 
yard  and  were  bountifully  fed  from  its  high-heaped  contents." 

He  was  a  man  of  such  regular  habits  that  he  lived  "right  on"  from 
youth  to  hoary  age  without  knowing  what  sickness  was  and  never 
requiring  the  services  of  a  doctor.  Mrs.  Smith,  too,  was  fully  equal 
to  the  management  of  the  household  affairs.  She  was  a  woman  of  de- 
termined will  and  independence  of  character,  who  ruled  her  household 
and  was  a  queen  in  her  sphere,  exacting  the  utmost  obedience,  some- 
what in  contrast  to  her  genial,  story-telling,  fun-loving  husband,  who 
was  in  family  discipline  as  conservative  as  she  was  exacting.  He  had 
decided  ideas  as  to  the  duty  of  an  American  citizen  and  faithfully 
voted  for  every  president  from  Washington  to  Lincoln,  and  saw  with 
satisfaction  the  great  strides  made  in  everything  pertaining  to  ad- 
vancement and  reform. 

After  the  death  of  Esquire  Glidden,  Mr.  Smith  removed  from  his 
Bean  Hill  farm  to  Bay  Hill,  occupying  at  first  the  home  across  the 
way  until  a  more  pretentious  house  was  erected  to  the  north,  which 
served  as  the  home  long  years  after. 

He  d.  at  98,  within  two  years  of  completing  a  century,  having  lived 
one  of  the  most  satisfactory  lives  it  has  ever  been  my  pleasure  to  be 
cognizant  of. 

Third  Generation. 

(Children  of  William,  Jr.,  and  Mary  Glidden  Smith.) 

Joshua.  Smith  served  in  the  Mexican  War.  On  his  way  home  he  was 
sick  in  a  hospital  at  Little  Rock,  Ark.  He  later  dragged  himself  to 
his  friends  at  Franklin  Furnace,  O.,  where  he  d.,  date  unknown,  at 
Dan  Young's.     He  was  a  stone  mason. 


294  HISTORY    OF    NOETHFIELD. 

John  Smith  left  home  and  later  was  known  to  be  in  New  York,  but 
no  further  tidings  ever  came  from  him. 

William  Smith  d.,  when  a  young  man,  at  the  home  of  his  stepfather. 
Judge  Peter  Wadleigh. 

(Children  of  Jeremiah  and  Betsey  Glidden  Smith.) 
(All  b.  at  N.) 

Chaeles  G.  Smith,  b.  March  20,  1797;  d.,  May  S,  1831. 

Jeeemiah  Smith,  Je.,  b.  Feb.  3,  1799;  m.  Clarissa  Tucker  of  Hop- 
kinton,  b.  April  3,  1801.  They  were  farmers  at  the  Bean  Hill  farm, 
where  he  d.  March  8,  1839.  She  resided  at  Lowell  for  some  years 
and  later  at  Tilton,  in  both  of  which  places  she  conducted  boarding 
houses.  She  d.  at  the  home  of  her  sister,  Mrs.  Warren  L.  Hills, 
July  15,  1893. 

Alice  G.  Smith,  b.  Aug.  29,  1801;  d„  Aug.  12,  1803. 

Alice  G.  Smith,  b.  March  19,  1804;  m.  Joseph  Mills  Glidden  of  N. 
After  a  few  years'  residence  on  the  DollofE  farm,  they  removed  to  Ports- 
mouth, O.     (See  Glidden  gen.) 

Nancy  G.  Smith,  b.  May  2,  1806;  m..  May  2,  1827,  William  Gilman 
of  N..    (See  Gilman  gen.;   also  portrait  and  sketch.  Physicians  of  N.) 

Joseph  Mills  Glidden  Smith,  b.  Dec.  28,  1807,  removed  in.  early  life 
to  Franklin  Furnace,  0.  He  embarked  in  the  iron  business  and  became 
an  extensive  business  man.  Later  in  life  he  is  spoken  of  in  the  local 
papers  as  a  retired  "iron  master."  He  m.  Charlotte  Hurd  of  Ports- 
mouth, O.,  and  had  two  sons  and  two  dau.,  viz.,  the  eldest,  Warren, 
was  interested  in  Ohio  River  steamboats  and  later  in  railroads.  He 
now  resides  in  California.  Jacob,  his  brother,  with  two  cousins,  raised 
and  equipped  a  company  during  the  Civil  War  and  went  with  it  to 
the  front.  He  was  wounded  and  during  convalescence  was  recruit- 
ing officer  at  St.  Louis  and,  later.  Was  stationed  at  a  frontier  fort 
in  Mexico.  He  was  also  in  the  Philippines  during  the  Spanish  War 
and  became  governor-general.  In  carrying  out  the  strenuous  orders  of 
the  department,  he  was  accused  of  extreme  cruelty  and  for  a  time  set 
aside.  He  was,  however,  exonerated  on  trial  and  reinstated.  He  now 
resides  in  Portsmouth,  0.  Mary  became  the  wife  of  Judge  Bannon  of 
Portsmouth,  and  Josephine  m.  Orrin  Murphy  and  resides  in  Ann  Arbor, 
Mich. 

Stephen  Smith,  b.  Feb.  22,  1809;  d.,  Nov.  27,  1827. 

Waeeen  Hills  Smith,  b.  April  6,  1817;  m.,  Dec.  12,  1844,  Elizabeth 
G.  Glines,  b.  at  N.  March  9,  1819.  (See  Railroads,  portrait  and 
sketch. ) 

Maey  Elizabeth  Smith,  b.  Sept.,  1822;  m.,  Nov.  8,  1847,  Ephraim 
Smith  Wadleigh  of  N.     (See  Wadleigh  gen.) 

Fourth   Generation. 

(Children  of  Warren  H.  and  Elizabeth  Glines  Smith.) 
Chaeles   Glidden   Smith,   b.   at  Sanbornton  Bridge  Nov.,  1847,  was 
educated  at  the  New  Hampshire  Conference  Seminary  and  was  for  a 


GENEALOGIES.  295 

time  engaged  in  railroad  building  in  Vermont  with  his  ■brother.  Their 
first  contract  was  for  40  miles  of  track  laying  on  the  Wells  River  & 
Montpelier  Railroad.  He  later  conducted  the  Dexter  House  stables  at 
Tilton  and,  in  connection  with  them,  ran  the  Tilton  and  Franklin  stage 
route.  He  has,  however,  been  largely  a  farmer  on  the  homestead, 
which,  with  improved  and  beautified  buildings,  spacious  barns,  broad 
fields  and  long  stretches  of  forest,  was  for  years  one  of  the  most  attrac- 
tive estates  in  the  vicinity.  The  destruction  by  fire  in  1904  of  the 
house,  with  its  elegant  furnishings,  pictures  and  other  rare  works  of 
beauty  and  art,  made  its  loss  doubly  severe,  inasmuch  as  it  had  become 
one  of  the  few  remaining  links  to  bind  the  present  to  the  past.  They 
now  reside  in  their  newly-purchased  house  by  the  town  house. 

jEKEiiiAH  E.  Smith,  b.  1849  in  N.     ( See  portrait  and  sketch.  Business 
Men  of  N.) 


SMITH  II. 

FRAisfcis  Smith  came  to  N.  about  1806  and  purchased  of  Lieutenant 
Glidden  the  100-acre  lot  set  apart  by  the  proprietors  of  Canterbury 
for  school  purposes,  near  the  centre  of  the  town. 

The  buildings  he  erected  are  still  standing.  The  barn  has  never 
been  changed  but  the  house  has  received  a  new  roof  and  was  re- 
modeled about  1840.  He  m.  Jane  Gorrell  of  N.  and  had  three  sons 
and  two  dau.  and  was  a  prosperous  farmer.  After  his  death  in  1813, 
Mrs.  Smith  became  the  first  wife  of  Judge  Peter  "Wadleigh.  (See 
Wadleigh  gen.) 

Second   Generation. 

Jaxe  Smith,  b.  at  N.  about  1799;  m.,  Nov.  7,  1828,  Nathan  Wells  of 
N.,  b.  Dec.  14,  1798.     (See  Wells  gen.) 

Louisa  Smith,  b.  in  N.,  1805;  m.,  Dec.  6,  1825,  David  Evans  of  N., 
b.  Jan.  20,  1798.     (See  Evans  gen.) 

Joseph  Smith  was  b.  Nov.  3,  ISOO;  m..  May  30,  1830,  Betsey  Ham 
of  Canterbury.  He  inherited  his  father's  estate  and  spent  his  whole 
life  on  it,  a  hard-working,  prosperous  and  contented  farmer.  They 
had  a  dau.  and  son.  Mrs.  Smith  d.  Dec.  11,  1838.  He  m.  (second), 
Mrs.  Fannie  Jaques  Blanchard,  widow  of  Ebenezer  Blanchard,  a  grand- 
son of  one  of  the  first  settlers  in  town.  This  farm  is  still  in  the 
possession  of  one  of  the  family  and  has  been  owned  in  the  name  100 
years. 

Mr.  Smith  d.  May  25,  1880,  the  result  of  injuries  received  by  being 
thrown  from  his  carriage.     His  wife  d.  Dec.  27,  1887. 

Benjamix  Feanklin  Smith  was  b.  at  N.  Sept.  15,  1807.  He  learned 
the  wheelwright  trade  and  located  in  Gilmanton.  He  m.  (first), 
Mehltable,  dau.  of  Stephen  Gale  of  Sanbornton,  and  had  three  dau. 
He  m.  (second),  Polly  Gale  and  erected  a  new  house  near  the  village 
in  N.,  where  he  lived  for  many  years,  going  later  to  Belmont,  where 
he  m.  (third),  Ruth  Huckins,  Aug.  7,  1873.  He  was  deputy  sheriff  for 
12  years  and  d.  at  Laconia  Jan.  27,  1880. 


296  HISTORY    OF    NOETHFIELD. 

Third  Generation. 

(Children   of   Joseph   and   Betsey   Ham   Smith.) 
(B.  at  N.) 

Elizabeth  Jane  Smith,  b.  May  20,  1832,  was  educated  at  the  New 
Hampshire  Conference  Seminary  and  was  a  successful  teacher.  She 
cared  for  her  aged  parents,  remained  in  the  home  and  managed  the 
farm  for  sometime  after  her  father's  death.  She  m.,  1889,  John  S. 
Winslow  of  N.     (See  Winslow  gen.) 

Joseph  Pkaxcis  Smith,  b.  March  11,  1834;  m.  (pub.),  Nov.  24,  1862, 
Lucy  M.  Batchelder  of  Lawrence,  Mass.  They  resided  for  many  years 
at  Methuen,  Mass.,  where  he  was  a  carriage  builder.  Later  he  resided 
at  Spencer,  Mass.,  where  he  d.  Aug.  29,  1901.  A  dau.,  Maud  May,  d. 
of  consumption  June  3,  1890,  at  20  years  of  age.  Mrs.  Smith  resides 
at  N.  with  her  sister-in-law,  Mrs.  J.  S.  Winslow. 

(Children  of  B.  F.  and  Mehitable  Gale  Smith.) 

Maey  Jane  Smith,  b.  at  Sanbornton  Bridge  Sept.  15,  1837,  was 
graduated  from  the  New  Hampshire  Conference  Seminary  in  the  class 
of  1856,  but  poor  health  compelled  her  to  decline  only  the  most  quiet 
occupations.  She  m.  George  Sayward  of  Gilford,  who  d.  at  New 
Hampton  in  1892. 

Maktha  a.  C.  Smith,  b.  at  Sanbornton  Bridge  Aug.  23,  1839;  m.. 
May  29,  1865,  Lafayette  Cate,  M.  D.,  of  Quincy,  Col.,  and  wen't  there  to 
reside.  She  graduated  from  the  New  Hampshire  Conference  Sem- 
inary in  the  class  of  1860,  taking  a  post-graduate  course  at  Troy 
Female  Seminary  and  taught  some  years.     (See  Cate  gen.) 

Mehitable  Smith,  b.  at  Sanbornton  Bridge  Feb.  7,  1841;  m.,  Sept. 
7,  1865,  Jesse  Allen  of  Belmont,  where  they  resided  until  his  death, 
Jan.  22,  1890,  since  which  she  resides  with  her  dau.,  Mrs.  Clay,  at 
Laconia.  She  has  three  children:  Ada  Brown;  Lizzette  Eloise;  and 
Frank  Irving.     Guy  Forrest  Smith  d.  in  infancy. 


SMITH  III. 

David  Smith,  b.  1802,  came  from  Loudon  to  N.  about  1830.  He 
owned  part  of  the  farm  where  Moses  C.  Abbott  now  resides  at  East 
N.  He  was  a  farmer  and  stone  mason  and  d.  Oct.  17,  1874.  Mrs. 
Smith's  name  was  Harriet  Hodge.  They  had  five  children.  She  d. 
May  10,  1889. 

Second   Generation. 

Sentee  F.  Smith  m.  (first),  Henrietta  Buswell;  (second),  Emeline 
Aldrich;  and  (third),  Hannah  Chapman.  He  d.  in  Maine  March,  1905, 
aged  82. 

Hakeiet  Smith  m.  (first),  Levi  Bennet  and  had  a  son,  George. 
She  m.    (second),  John  R.  Woodbury. 


GENEALOGIES.  5^97 

Fajstnie  Smith  m.  (first),  Benjamin  Gate,  and  (second),  John  R. 
Woodbury,  her  sister's  husband. 

Caeoline  Smith  d.  in  infancy. 

Melikda  Smith. 

Maby  Ann  Smith  m.  (first),  Peter  Jenness  and  (second),  Calvin 
Beck,  who  d.  at  22  years,  March  18,  1863.  She  m.  (third),  Feb.  20, 
1866,  Arthur  L.  "Weymouth.  They  resided  at  Tilton,  where  she  d.  Feb. 
11,  1898.  They  had  three  children:  Hattie,  who  m.  Bert  Smith;  Josie, 
who  m.  Herbert  Judkins;  and  Fred,  who  m.  Sarah  Gushing.  All 
reside  in  Belmont. 

Emma  Smith  was  four  times  m.:  (First),  to  Daniel  West;  (second), 
to  Ghanning  Stark;  (third),  to  Newton  Bullard;  and  (fourth),  to  G. 
Lautz.    He  d.  June  29,  1894,  aged  48. 

Sabah  Ann  Smith  m.  George  R.  Drake. 

David  Smith  d.  in  infancy. 


SPENCER. 

Rev.  Simeon  Spencee  came  to  N.  from  Loudon  about  1839.  He  was 
an  Advent  exhorter,  a  good  man  and  a  hard-working  farm  hand.  He 
m.  a  dau.  of  Master  John  Sutton,  whose  wife  was  very  proud  of  being 
a  niece  of  Governor  Morton  of  Maine.  Mr.  Spencer  bought  the  Smith 
Kezar  house  at  the  foot  of  Bean  Hill  and  removed  it  to  Park  St.,  where 
he  resided  for  several  years.  There  were  several  children  in  the  Spen- 
cer family,  only  two  of  whom  became  connected  with  N. 

Second   Generation. 

Abagail  Spencer  d.  Sept.  22,  1850,  aged  16  years,  and  is  buried  in 
Park  Cemetery,  Tilton. 

Nancy  Spencek  became  the  wife  of  Jason  Dearborn. 


STEVENS. 

Benjamin  C.  Stevens  was  b.  at  Franklin  Oct.  27,  1839.  He  m., 
Sept.  30,  1862,  "Victoria,  dau.  of  Samuel  and  Mary  Ann  Piper  Haines, 
b.  at  N.  March  3,  1844.  They  resided  for  a  while  at  Canton,  Mass., 
where  the  oldest  children  were  b.  Later  he  returned  to  Franklin  Falls, 
where  he  established  a  machine  shop  and  needle  business. 

They  removed  then  to  the  Haines  home  on  the  Intervale,  where 
he  repaired  and  remodeled  the  house  and  established  a  machine  shop 
at  Tilton,  still  remaining  on  the  farm.  In  1889  he  removed  to  New 
Haven,  Conn.,  where  he  had  a  fine  position  as  master  mechanic  of 
one  of  the  largest  hardware  manufactories  of  the  country.  He  d. 
there  Feb.  12,  1893.  He  had  much  mechanical  genius  and  was  con- 
sidered one  of  the  best  inventors  of  automatic  machinery  in  New 
England.  He  was  a  Christian  man,  an  Advent  in  religious  belief. 
They  had  six  children. 


298  HISTORY    OF    NOETHFIELD. 

Mrs.  Stevens  returned  to  N.  to  care  for  lier  aged  parents  and  still 
resides  in  the  home. 

Second   Generation. 

Herbert  A.  Stevents.  "b.  at  Canton,  Mass.,  m.  Lillian  Buntin  Noyes 
of  Tilton  and  resides  at  Laconia,  where  he  is  superintendent  for  the 
Mayo  Machine  Company. 

Benjamin  F.  Stevens,  b.  at  Canton,  Mass.,  m.  Jennie  M.  Ripley  of 
New  Haven,  Conn.,  and  is  a  machinist  at  Franklin  Falls. 

Jessie  E.  Stevens,  b.  at  Canton,  Mass.,  is  private  secretary  and 
stenographer  for  Hon.  Daniel  C.  Remich  of  Littleton. 

Mabelle  E.  Stevens,  b.  at  Franklin,  is  stenographer  at  the  Tilton 
Optical  Works. 

Emma  F.  Stevens  was  b.  at  Franklin,  where  she  is  a  music  teacher 
and  pipe  organist.  She  has  studied  with  the  best  teachers  in  Boston 
and  New  Haven,  Conn.,  and  is  a  musician  of  unusual  ability. 

Edith  Stevens  has  been  for  several  years  bookkeeper  for  Shepherd 
Bros.,  Franklin  Falls. 


STEVENS    II. 

Francis  Stevens  came  to  N.  in  1872.  He  had  previously  been  a 
dealer  In  grain  in  Salisbury,  where  he  m..  May  20,  1858,  Sarah  Shaw 
of  the  same  town.  He  bought  the  farm  of  the  late  Hezekiah  Bean  at 
the  Centre  and  has  since  been  engaged  in  general  farming.  He  has 
served  each  of  the  towns  as  selectman.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Stevens  are 
members  of  the  Congregational  Church  and  active  in  all  its  lines  of 
work.    They  have  one  dau. 

Second   Generation. 

INA  May  Stevens,  b.  Jan.  8,  1870,  was  educated  at  Tilton  Seminary 
and  Bridgewater,  Mass.,  Normal  School,  graduating  in  1897.  She 
went  at  once  to  Newton,  Mass.,  where  she  taught  for  five  years.  She 
has  been  employed  for  several  years  in  the  N.  schools,  largely  at  the 
Centre. 


STREETER. 

Ralph  Steeeter  came  to  N.  from  Lisbon  in  1845  and  lived  in  the 
Thomas  Haines  house  on  the  main  road.  Four  of  his  seven  children 
were  b.  there.  His  wife  d.  Oct.  11,  1860,  after  which  he  moved  to 
Canterbury. 

Second   Generation. 

Martin  V.  B.  Stj!Eeter,  b.  at  Lisbon,  1836,  was  twice  m.  (first),  to 
Elizabeth  McDaniel  of  N.,  and  (second),  to  Mrs.  Isadore  McDaniel. 
They  resided  at  Franklin  Falls,  coming  later  to  the  Trecartin  place. 


GENEALOGIES.  299 

where   he   erected   new   buildings    and   where   he   d.   March   29,    1898. 
They  had  four  children.     Mrs.  Streeter  now  resides  in  Concord. 

HiKAJi  Stkeetee,  b.  at  Lisbon  Feb.  16,  1840,  has  resided  in  town 
since  his  childhood.  He  is  a  natural  mechanic  and  had  charge  for 
30  years  of  mill  repairs  at  Stevens'  Mills,  Franklin  Falls.  He  is  also 
a  good  designer  and  house  builder.  He  m.,  Sept.  29,  1861,  Sevira,  dau. 
of  Shubael  Glines  of  N.     (See  Glines  gen.) 

Third  Generation. 

Walter  Steeetee,  b.  at  Boscawen  Dec.  3,  1865;  m.,  Dec.  15,  1888, 
Cora  Maud  Moorhouse,  b.  at  Lakeport  Nov.  20,  1868,  and  lives  on  the 
John  Kimball  farm  on  Bean  Hill,  which  they  purchased  in  March, 
1899.     They  have  six  children. 

Fourth   Generation. 

Saeah  Elizabeth  Stkeetee,  b.  at  Franklin  Falls,  Oct.  10,  1890. 
Nellie  Louise  Steeetee,  b.  at  Franklin  Falls,  March  27,  1893. 
Maetin  Hieam  Stkeetee,  b.  at  Franklin  Falls,  Oct.  23,  1895. 
Beatkice  Lillia>'^  Steeetee,  b.  at  Tilton  Sept.  1,  1898. 
Edwi:n"  Sumner  Steeetee,  b.  at  N.  Sept.  10,  1900. 
Gladys  Mooehouse  Stkeetee,  b.  at  N.  March  15,  1904. 


STAPLES. 


Stephen  Staples,  b.  at  Tamworth  Aug.  28,  1837;  m.,  Aug.  29,  1861, 
Betsey  E.  Campbell,  b.  at  Osgood,  Canada.  They  came  to  N.  from 
Tilton  in  the  spring  of  1878  and  erected  the  house  where  A.  C.  Muzzey 
lives  on  Elm  St.  He  was  a  stone  mason  and  had  been  foreman  on 
the  Massachusetts  Central  Railroad.  Later  they  purchased  a  farm  in 
Bristol,  where  he  d.  Nov.  16,  1898.     They  had  eight  children. 

Second   Generation. 

Georgia  A.  Staples,  b.  at  Laconia  June  3,  1862;  m.,  Sept.  18,  1880, 
Fred  G.  Lougee.     (See  Lougee  gen.) 

Prank  A.  Staples,  b.  at  Laconia  Jan.  24,  1864;  m.,  June  29,  1887, 
Annie  O'Connell,  b.  at  Pleasant  Hill,  Mo.,  and  they  have  three  chil- 
dren: Bessie,  Helen  and  Margaret,  all  b.  at  Kansas  City,  where  they 
reside.     He  is  a  passenger  conductor  on  the  Missouri  Pacific  Railroad. 

Ellen  J.  Staples,  b.  at  Laconia  Oct.  26,  1867;  m..  May  29,  1885, 
George  0.  Clark  and  had  one  dau.,  Lelia  A.  Mrs.  Clark  d.  March  21, 
1895,  at  Laconia  and  is  buried  at  Bristol  with  her  father. 

Clara  A.  Staples,  b.  at  Laconia  Aug.  16,  1870;  m.,  April  27,  1889, 
Benjamin  Sargent  of  Ashland.  They  reside  at  Plymouth,  where  he 
is  foreman  in  the  cutting  department  in  the  Draper  &  Maynard  Man- 
ufacturing Company. 

Aethur  T.  Staples,  b.  at  Laconia  Dec.  17,  1872;   m.,  Dec.  24,  1897, 


SOO  HISTORY    OF    NOETHPIELD. 

Sarah  0.  Davis,  b.  at  Lynn,  Mass.,  Nov.  30,  1872.  They  reside  on  Gale 
Ave.  in  N.,  where  he  is  employed  at  G.  H.  Tilton's  Hosiery  Mill. 

Infant  son  d.  at  Tilton  April  11,  1S75. 

Etta  E.  Staples,  b.  at  Tilton  May  31,  1876;  m.,  April  4,  1893,  Harvey 
Baker.    They  reside  at  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Nina  M.  Staples,  b.  at  N.  April  13,  1883;  m.,  Dec.  19,  1904,  William 
E.  Clement  of  Laconia,  where  they  reside  with  her  mother. 


SUMNER. 

William  A.  Sumnee  was  b.  at  Dorchester,  Mass.,  in  1831.  He  came 
to  N.  from  Bristol,  having  previously  resided  in  Boston,  where  he 
dealt  in  wool  and  hides.  He  was  a  lover  of  fine  horses  and  had  owned 
several  thoroughbreds.  He  m.  (first),  Elizabeth  Thayer  of  Plymouth, 
and  (second),  Ella  A.  Currier  of  Alexandria.  He  d.  Feb.  27,  1903. 
After  his  death  she  returned  to  her  father's  in  Alexandria. 


SWEATT   I. 

John  Wadleigh  Sweatt  was  b.  May  11,  1803,  at  Andover.  He  m. 
Eliza  Ann  Tucker,  b.  May  30,  1808.  He  was  a  trader  for  many  years 
at  Factory  Village,  N.,  and  was  a  prominent  man  in  town  affairs. 
He  represented  the  town  in  the  Legislature.  They  resided  for  many 
years  under  the  same  roof  as  the  store.  About  1850  he  went  up  the 
hill  and  purchased  about  an  acre  of  land,  paying  what  was  then 
deemed  a  very  extravagant  price — $400.  Here  he  erected  the  home 
where  they  both  d.  He  d..  May,  1879,  and  she  d.,  Sept.  4,  1891.  They 
had  five  children,  two  of  whom  d.  in  infancy,  and  one,  Joseph  F.,  In 
childhood. 

Mr.  Sweatt  was  an  old  line  Democrat  and  his  store  was  head- 
quarters for  the  party  in  that  section  of  the  town.  He  was  proprietor 
of  the  Webster  House  for  a  term  of  years,  about  1860. 

Second   Generation. 

(B.  at  N.) 

Angeline  Abagail  Sweatt,  b.  April  11,  1829;  m.,  March  2,  1854, 
George  U.  Tilton  of  Deerfleld,  who  was  a  signal  corps  officer  in  the 
Civil  War,  enlisting  from  Illinois.  He  d.  Aug.  27,  1863.  Mrs.  Tilton 
remained  in  the  home  until  1905.  She  is  now  at  the  State  Hospital  in 
Concord. 

George  Flotd  Sweatt,  b.  Jan.  10,  1842,  was  a  soldier  in  the  Civil 
War  and  was  killed  in  battle  and  brought  home  for  burial.  He  d. 
Oct.  4,  1862.     (See  Boys  in  Blue.) 


GENEALOGIES.  301 

SWEATT  II. 

Joseph  Sweatt  purchased  the  farm  now  owned  by  Josiah  Dearborn 
about  1850.  They  had  previously  lived  at  Franklin  Lower  Village,  now 
Webster  Place,  to  which  place  they  returned,  and  both  d.  there. 
Their  departure  was  hastened  by  the  sudden  death  of  their  adopted 
dau.,  whom  they  had  come  to  N.  to  educate. 

Second  Generation. 

Maeia  p.  Sweatt  was  a  member  of  the  senior  class  at  the  New 
Hampshire  Conference  Seminary  and  d.,  greatly  lamented,  April  27, 

1852. 


TEBBETTS. 

David  C.  Tebbbtts  was  b.  at  Lee  March  17,  1815;  m.  (first),  Deborah 
Oilman  (see  Oilman  gen.),  b.  at  N.,  1816.  She  d.  Aug.  31,  1850.  They 
had  one  son,  Andrew,  who  graduated  from  college,  read  law,  was  ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  and  went  to  Virginia,  where  he  practiced  for  several 
years.  He  has  not  been  heard  from  for  many  years.  In  1874  Mr. 
Tebbetts  erected  a  house  on  Bay  St.  and  m.  (second),  March  23,  1875, 
Caroline  L.  Hancock.  (See  Hancock  gen.)  They  resided  there  until 
his  death,  July  11,  1895.  She  remained  in  the  home  and  m.  (second), 
Samuel  C.  Oilman  of  N.  (See  Oilman  gen.)  She  d.  Jan.  23,  1904.  She 
was  a  devoted  member  of  Trinity  Church  and  was  a  thoroughly  good 
woman. 


THOMPSON    I. 

Samuel  Thompson  was  an  early  settler  on  the  Morrison  place  on 
the  Skenduggody  Meadow,  where  he  had  a  family  of  two,  Jane,  who 
became  the  wife  of  David  Morrill  (see  Morrill  gen.),  and  Philomela. 
Later  he  built  the  house  at  the  entrance  of  the  old  Knowles  road, 
which  was  closed  by  a  gate  that  Mr.  Thompson  used  to  tend.  Re- 
ligious services  were  held  at  the  Knowles  house  and  barn  and  the 
gate  came  to  be  known  as  the  "Methodist  Gate."  He  d.  July,  1848. 
The  locality  of  the  first  home  still  bears  the  name  of  "Thompson 
Hill." 


THOMPSON    II. 


Jajies  M.  Thompson  and  wife  came  from  Manchester  to  N.  and 
purchased  the  Hazen  Batchelder  farm  on  Oak  Hill,  near  the  Merrimack 
River.  They  were  social  people  and  were  active  in  the  establishment 
of  the  Sunday  School  and   Sunday  worship  at  Oak  Hill  schoolhouse. 

They  were  workers,  also,  in  the  Picnic  Association  and  in  the 
erection  of  Union  Church.     In  1881  they  spent  a  season  at  Sea  Cliff, 


302  HISTORY    OP    NORTHPIELD. 

N.  Y.,  and  a  few  years  later  returned  to  their  early  home  at  Stanstead, 
Canada. 

They  were  New  Hampshire  people  and  he  had  brothers  residing  in 
Belmont. 


THOMPSON   III. 

Benjamin  Thompson  came  to  Park  St.,  N.,  from  Northwood  Nar- 
rows, Nov.  10,  1896.  He  was  h.  at  Deerfield  Jan.  9,  1839,  and  m. 
(first).  May  1,  1862,  Helen  Lancaster,  b.  at  Northwood  Narrows,  and 
had  three  children:  Ada,  Amy  and  Frank.  Mr.  Thompson  was  a 
shoemaker  and  later  became  a  carpenter.  After  her  death  he  m. 
(second),  June  21,  1889,  Clara  F.  McDearmid,  b.  at  New  Hampton 
July  29,  1853.  He  d.  at  N.  Dec.  22,  1896,  and  she  m.  (second),  Oct. 
25,  1903,  William  L.  Merrill,  a  carpenter  by  trade,  b.  at  Charlestown, 
Mass.,  July  9,  1848. 


THURSTON. 

Ebbnezee  Thubston  came  to  N.  from  Sanbornton  Bridge  in  1853 
and  purchased  the  Rogers  homestead  of  B.  A.  Rogers.  He  was  a 
cooper  and  learned  his  trade  of  John  Greenough  of  Boscawen.  He  was 
b.  in  Bridgewater  March  13,  1805,  and  m.  (first),  1836,  Sarah  Salina 
Huntoon  of  Salisbury.  She  d.  June  4,  1839.  He  m.  (second),  Dec.  27, 
1842,  Sarah  Knowles  Rogers,  b.  March  24,  1815,  and  spent  their  lives 
at  her  childhood  home  as  a  farmer,  he  dying  there  Aug.  20,  1881. 
She  d.  April  8,  1866.  They  had  two  children.  Mr.  Thurston  was  an 
upright  man  in  all  the  relations  of  life.  The  farm  then,  after  three 
fourths  of  a  century  in  the  Rogers  family,  became  the  home  of  Ben- 
jamin C.  Gale,  and,  later,  of  Leroy  R.  Brown.  Sally  Eaton  Thurston 
lived,  and  d.,  in  N.,  Nov.  7,  1857. 

Second  Generation. 

Lena  Lucy  Thubston,  b.  at  Hill  March  24,  1849;  m.,  Sept.  29,  1877, 
Joseph  J.  Prescott,  b.  at  Pittsfield  Nov.  24,  1854.  (See  Prescott  gen.) 
She  was  a  teacher  before  her  marriage  and,  though  suffering  from  a 
lifelong  disability,  filled  up  a  busy  and  useful  life.  She  d.  May  5, 
1903. 

Leanna  Make  Thukstox,  b.  at  Sanbornton  Bridge  July  8,  1S53,  now 
resides  at  Tilton  and  is  agent  for  the  Mutual  Manufacturing  Company 
of  New  York. 


THOMAS. 


RiCHAED  Thomas  came  to  N.  from  Tilton.  He  had  erected,  a  few 
years  previously,  a  residence  on  School  St.,  near  the  Seminary.  He 
was  b.  in  Yorkshire,  England,  in  1836.  He  purchased  a  part  of  the 
William   Forrest  farm,   where   he   d.   Aug.    20,   1899.     He   m.    (first). 


THE  JEREMIAH  TILTON  HOMESTEAD 


COL.   JEREMIAH  O.  TILTON. 


GENEALOGIES.  303 

Elizabeth.  Berry  of  Yorkshire,  and  had  a  son  and  a  dau.  He  m. 
(second),  Mary  H.,  dau.  of  Arthur  L.  and  Mary  Dana  Smythe  of 
Ashland,  and  had  two  sons  and  a  dau.  Their  farm  was  sold  in  May, 
1903,  to  Augustus  Cilley  of  Wilmot. 

Second  Generation. 

(Children  of  Richard  and  Elizabeth  Berry  Thomas.) 

Mary  A.  Thomas,  b.  Feb.  17,  1858,  at  Lawrence,  Mass.;  m.,  July  20, 
1831,  Albert  C.  Muzzey  of  Tilton.     (See  Muzzey  gen.) 

RiCHAED  Thomas,  b.  at  Lawrence  Oct.  13,  1859;  d.,  at  Tilton,  Oct  12, 
1878. 

(Children  of  Richard  and  Mary  H.  Smythe  Thomas.) 

Abthtie  Perkins  Thomas,  b.  at  Tilton  Oct  12,  1876;  m.,  Sept.  3,  1900, 
Minnie  M.  McKee  of  Coaticook,  P.  Q.     She  d.  at  N.  June  25,  1903. 

Mr.  Thomas  is  a  machinist  and  is  employed  at  Franklin  Falls.  He 
has  been  twice  the  master  of  Friendship  Grange  and  is  a  member  of 
Doric  Lodge,  A.  F.  and  A.  M.,  of  Tilton. 

Ralph  Smtthe  Thomas,  b.  at  Tilton  Nov.  15,  1880,  is  with  the  Wash- 
burne  Crosby  Flour  Co.,  405  Chamber  of  Commerce,  Boston,  Mass.  He 
is  also  a  member  of  Doric  Lodge,  A.  F.  and  A.  M. 

Mart  Jean  Thomas,  b.  at  Tilton  May  8,  1883;  m.,  June  19,  1905, 
Howard  T.  Robie  of  Plymouth.  He  is  clerk  for  the  Mayo  Machine 
Company  at  Franklin  Falls,  with  a  residence  at  N.  Mrs.  Robie  inherits 
the  musical  talent  of  the  Danas  and  has  been  a  pupil  of  Martha  Dana 
Shepard. 


TILTON    I. 

Jeremiah  Tilton.     (See  Manufacturers.) 

Second    Generation. 

COL.  JEREMIAH  C.  TILTON. 
(See  portrait.) 

Jeremiah  C.  Tiltox,  son  of  Jeremiah  and  Nancy  Carter  Tilton,  was 
b.  in  the  town  of  Salisbury,  now  Franklin,  Dec.  7,  1818,  and  when  quite 
young  removed  with  his  parents  to  N.,  where  his  father  engaged  in  the 
woolen  manufacturing  business. 

After  thoroughly  mastering  this  trade,  he  formed  a  partnership  with 
his  father  in  1842  under  the  firm  name  of  J.  &  J.  C.  Tilton,  which  was 
continued  for  over  20  years  in  the  mill  now  occupied  by  the  G.  H. 
Tilton  Hosiery  Co.  in  this  town. 

Colonel  Tilton  was  m.,  Jan.  3,  1843,  to  Emily,  the  dau.  of  Capt. 
David  Morrill  of  Canterbury.  After  residing  on  the  N.  side  several 
years,  he  removed  to  Tilton,  where  he  d.  at  the  age  of  53  from  disease 
contracted  during  his  service  in  the  Civil  War.  Colonel  Tilton  was 
early  interested  in  the  militia  of  his  state,  holding  positions  as  follows: 
Appointed  sergeant.  Second  Company,  Thirty-eighth  Infantry,  in  1841; 


304  HISTORY    OF    NOKTHFIELD. 

commissioned  as  lieutenant  Phalanx  Company,  Twenty-ninth  Regiment, 
July  28,  1842;  as  captain.  Sept,  13,  1843;  major.  Twenty-ninth  Regi- 
ment, July  6,  1846,  and  as  colonel.  May  19,  1848,  commanding  his  regi- 
ment on  the  same  muster  field  (30  years  later)  as  his  grandfather. 
Colonel  Jeremiah,  for  whom  he  was  named.  Colonel  Tilton  was  prom- 
inent in  the  Republican  party  in  New  Hampshire  and  held  numerous 
offices,  having  been  elected  as  moderator  in  the  years  1858-59,  and  as 
a  member  of  the  Legislature  in  1855  and  railroad  commissioner  for 
three  years  in  1860.  He  was  appointed,  April  18,  1861,  as  an  aide  to  the 
adjutant-general,  having  charge  of  the  recruiting  stations  in  Belknap, 
Carroll  and  other  northern  counties  of  the  state  when,  on  August  10, 
1861,  he  received  a  commission  signed  by  President  Lincoln  as  com- 
missary of  subsistence  in  the  army,  and  left  at  once  for  active  service 
on  the  staff  of  Generals  Couch  and  Devens  during  the  campaign  of 
General  McClellan  on  the  peninsula  before  Richmond,  where  he  had 
the  entire  charge  of  feeding  for  a  division  of  over  12,000  men,  receiving 
the  greatest  praise  from  his  commanding  officer  for  the  efficient  man- 
ner in  which  he  personally  hastened  the  arrival  of  the  commissary  sup- 
plies, frequently  spending  the  entire  night  in  the  swamps  of  Virginia 
on  the  road  with  his  wagon  trains,  where  he  contracted  malaria  and 
was  obliged  to  resign  after  nearly  two  years'  service;  during  the  re- 
mainder of  his  life  he  was  a  great  sufferer  from  its  effects.  In  1864 
he  was  appointed  as  commissioner  of  the  board  of  enrollment  for  the 
First  District  of  New  Hampshire  with  an  office  at  Portsmouth,  where 
he  remained  until  the  end  of  the  war. 

Colonel  Tilton  took  an  active  part  and  was  largely  instrumental  in 
the  division  of  the  town  of  Sanbornton  and  formation  of  the  town  of 
Tilton  in  1869,  being  one  of  the  parties  designated  by  the  Legislature  to 
call  the  first  meeting  of  the  new  town.  In  1871  he  was  appointed  post- 
master of  Tilton,  holding  the  office  until  his  death. 

Col.  Jeremiah  C.  Tilton  was  greatly  interested  in  all  public  affairs, 
and  to  his  influence  and  suggestions  may  be  traced  many  of  the  im- 
provements and  adornments  that  beautify  the  village  of  his  adoption. 

Sophia  M.  Tilton,  b.  at  N.  June  19,  1822;  m.,  1875,  Jonathan  Eastman 
Lang,  a  merchant  of  Concord  and,  later,  registrar  of  deeds,  1875.  They 
had  eight  children.  Of  the  latter,  George  B.  went  to  the  war  as  a 
musician.  He  d.  on  his  way  to  Port  Royal  after  his  discharge.  Charles 
Ware  also  served  in  the  army.  He  m.,  1865,  Lois  C.  Plllsbury  and 
resides  at  Salem,  Mass.  Ella  Sophia  is  the  wife  of  Rev.  Frank  C. 
Coolbaugh.  Edward  Eastman  resides  in  Concord.  Anna  Louisa  d. 
in  1852.  The  remaining  three  were:  Marianna,  b.  1853;  Fannie  Tilton, 
b.  1856;   and  Sarah  Carter. 

Louisa  Peabody  Tilton,  b.  April  30,  1827;  m.,  Jan.  11,  1856,  Charles 
E.  Tilton  of  Sanbornton  Bridge,  b.  Sept.  14,  1827.  They  resided  during 
their  early  married  life,  much  of  which  time  was  spent  by  him  in  exten- 
size  business  enterprises  in  the  West,  at  her  father's  home,  the  brick 
house  near  the  Granite  Mill  (now  called),  and  the  two  older  children 
were  b.  there.     In  1863  the  imposing    residence   across   the   river   was 


ALFRED    EDWIN    TILTON. 


GENEALOGIES.  805 

erected  and  he  removed  his  family  thitlier.  She  d.  Aug.  15,  1877.  He 
m.  (second),  Genieve  Eastman  of  N.  and  had  one  son.  Mr.  Tilton  d. 
Sept.  30,  1901.     (See  portrait  and  sketch.) 

Charles  Wellington  Tilton,  b.  March  22,  1830,  served  in  the  Civil 
"War  (see  Boys  in  Blue),  and,  later,  was  employed  in  a  woolen  mill 
at  Dracut,  Mass.  He  m.,  Oct.  5,  1852,  Mary  Crooker  of  Merrimack, 
and  had  two  dau.,  Anna  Louisa,  b.  1860,  and  d.,  1874,  and  Sarah  A., 
h.  1866,  who  resides  with  her  invalid  mother  at  Tilton,  where  he  d. 
Feb.  23,  1905. 

Anna  C.  Tilton,  b.  Feb.  8,  1833;  m.,  Sept.  3,  1851,  John  C.  Johnson 
of  Penacook.  They  removed  to  Minneapolis,  Minn.,  where  he  was  a 
wholesale  grocer.  They  had  nine  children:  Louisa  Tilton,  b.  1854; 
Mary  Bstelle,  b.  1855;  John  Frederick,  b.  1857;  Mittie  Cornelia,  b. 
1860;  Sarah  Newton,  b.  1861;  Elizabeth  Warren,  b.  1864;  Anna  Tilton, 
b.  1868;  Eleanor  S.,  who  d.  in  infancy;  and  Marion,  b.  1874. 

Mittie  Clough  Tilton,  b.  Aug.  11,  1835;  m.,  Dec.  7,  1865,  Adam 
Scott  Ballantyne,  b.  in  Scotland  Sept.  29,  1833.  (See  Granite  Mill 
and  Ballantyne  gen.) 

Wellington  Tilton,  b.  Dec.  2,  1820. 

Charles  Heney  Tilton,  b.  Aug.,  1825. 

Both  of  these  d.  Sept.  26,  1826,  and  Louisa  P.  Tilton,  1st.,  d.  Sept. 
23,  1826,  aged  nine  years. 

Third  Generation. 

(Children  of  Jeremiah  and  Emily  Morrill  Tilton.) 

Frank  Lucien  Tilton,  b.  at  N.  Sept.,  1846;  m.  Miss  Martin  of  King- 
ston, Ontario.  They  spent  some  time  in  the  West  and,  returning  to 
North  Adams,  Mass.,  established  a  drug  and  book  store.  He  d.  there 
in  1902.     Her  death  preceded  his  some  years. 

Fred  G.  Tilton,  b.  1849 ;  m.,  Sept.  25,  1873,  Emma  A.  Ford  of  Concord. 
(See  Leighton  gen.)  He  was  a  druggist  at  Tilton  and  Worcester,  Mass., 
and  later  a  bookseller  and  stationer  at  Greenfield,  Mass.  He  is  now 
secretary  and  treasurer  of  the  American  Trackless  Trolley  Co.  of  Bos- 
ton, Mass.,  with  home  at  Allston. 

Estelle  Tilton,  b.  July,  1854;  d.,  Aug.  23,  1855. 

Charles  Edwin  Tilton,  b.  Jan.,  1857,  is  a  jeweler  and  watchmaker 
at  Worcester,  Mass. 

(Children  of  Charles  E.  and  Louisa  P.  Tilton.) 

Myra  Ames  Tilton,  b.  at  N.  Feb.  18,  1858;  m.  William  A.  Frost,  a 
merchant  of  Fitchburg,  Mass.,  and  has  two  children,  Henry  Atherton 
and  Louisa.     Mrs.  Frost  was  a  graduate  of  the  Tilton  Seminary  in  1876. 

ALFRED  EDWIN  TILTON. 
(See  portrait.) 
Alfred  Edwin  Tilton  was  b.  June  15,  1861,  and  was  educated  at  the 
Seminary.    At  an   early  age  he  served  a  short  apprenticeship  in  a 
20 


306  HISTORY   OP    NOETHPIELD. 

printing  office.  Being  of  a  mechanical  turn,  he  became  a  railroad  en- 
gineer alter  serving  time  as  fireman.  He  was  employed  on  the  old 
Concord  &  Montreal  Railroad  and  enjoys  the  distinction  of  having 
been  the  first  engineer  of  the  Belmont  road.  He  retired  in  1894  and 
spent  several  months  in  travel  in  Bermuda  and  the  South.  On  his 
return  he  purchased  the  home  of  the  late  Gideon  Piper  on  School  St., 
Tilton,  which  adjoins  his  father's  estate.  This,  remodelled  and  im- 
proved, has  since  been  his  home.  He  is  an  extensive  owner  of  real 
estate  in  both  N.  and  Tilton  and  the  care  of  these  and  other  interests 
makes  his  life  a  busy  one.  He  has  also  erected  some  valuable  dwellings 
on  Bay  St.,  and  the  Bank  Block  on  Main  St.,  Tilton. 

He  is  a  member  of  Doric  Lodge,  No.  78,  A.  F.  and  A.  M.,  of  Tilton, 
and  St.  Omar  Chapter,  Royal  Arch  Masons,  of  Franklin,  and  Peabody 
Lodge,  No.  35,  O.  E.  S.  He  m.,  June  25,  1890,  Estella  A.,  dau.  of  the 
late  William  W.  and  Carrie  G.  Freese  of  Tilton.  Mrs.  Tilton  is  a  grad- 
uate of  Concord  High  School  and  was  later  at  Dean  Academy  with 
special  work  in  music,  and  was  a  teacher  some  years  at  Tilton. 

William  Ladd  Tilton,  b.  Jan.  9,  1865,  and  d.  July,  same  year. 


TILTON  II. 

Stephen  Tilton,  b.  at  Loudon;  m.  Julia  Batchelder  of  N.  in  1816. 
(See  portrait.)  They  resided  near  Maple  Cottage  in  East  N.  They 
removed  to  California  previous  to  1854  and  both  d.  there  and  are  buried 
in  the  Congregational  churchyard  at  San  Mateo. 

Second   Generation. 

Joseph  Sullivan  Tilton  (see  portrait),  b.  at  N.  June  16,  1818;  m., 
1842,  Betsey  Ham  of  Dorchester,  b.  at  Strafford  Jan.  18,  1820.  They 
had  four  children. 

In  1860  Mr.  Tilton  began  the  manufacture  of  hosiery  at  Laconia, 
being  one  of  the  pioneers  in  that  industry.  He  left  his  business  during 
the  Civil  War  and  served  as  first  lieutenant  of  the  Laconia  company  in 
the  Twelfth  Regiment  and  afterwards  as  captain.  He  was  wounded 
and  disabled  at  Chancellorsville.     (See  Boys  in  Blue.) 

He  commenced  business  again  after  the  war  with  his  son,  G.  H.  Til- 
ton, as  a  partner.    He  d.  Nov.  6,  1879.    They  had  four  children. 

Third  Generation. 

Nancy  A.  Tilton,  b.  at  N.;  m.  Charles  Warren  Gilman.  (See  Gil- 
man  gen.) 

Emma  Susan  Tilton,  b.  at  Manchester;  m.,  Dec.  1,  1872,  Horace 
Gorrell  of  N.  They  resided  at  Laconia,  where  she  d.  They  had  three 
children.     (See  Gorrell  gen.) 


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JULIA   BATCHELDER   TILTON. 


JOSEPH   SULLIVAN   TILTON. 


GENEALOGIES.  307 

Geobge  H.  Tilton,  b.  at  Dorchester  May  13,  1845.  He  removed  to 
Manchester  when  young  and  fVom  there  to  California,  returning  in  1857. 
He  served  through  the  Civil  War  in  Company  D,  Fourth  Regiment, 
New  Hampshire  Volunteers.  He  enlisted  at  16  years  of  age  and  was 
discharged  at  19.  He  m.  Marietta  Randlett  of  Upper  Gilmanton. 
They  had  one  son. 

In  1891  Mr.  Tilton  bought  the  Granite  Mill  and  began  business  in 
N.     (See  Manufacturers  of  N.,  portrait  and  sketch.) 

Fbank  S.  Tilton,  b.  at  San  Francisco,  Cal.,  Feb.  15,  1854;  m.  (first), 
Nov.  27,  1873,  Abbie  Badger,  b.  at  New  Hampton  May  17,  1852.  They 
had  two  children.  She  d.  at  Tilton  Nov.  10,  1899.  He  m.  (second), 
Dec.  15,  1900,  Mrs.  Fannie  Caverly,  b.  at  Brookhaven,  Miss.  They 
came  to  N.  in  1904  and  resided  for  a  time  on  Bay  St.  He  has  recently 
purchased  the  Obadiah  Glines  farm  on  the  main  road,  which  he  has 
reconstructed  and  repaired,  and  combines  farming  with  the  super- 
Intendency  of  his  brother's  hosiery  business. 

Fourth  Generation. 

(Child  of  George  H.  and  Marietta  Randlett  Tilton.) 

Elmeb  B.  Tiltois^  b.  Oct.  11,  1869;  m.,  1891,  Lillian  G.  Harrington  of 
Laconia,  and  has  three  children:  Charles  Henry,  aged  12  years;  Elmer 
Harrington,  aged  10;  and  Kenneth  Joseph,  aged  five.  They  reside  in 
Laconia.  He  has  been  associated  since  1903  with  his  father  in  the 
manufacture  of  hosiery  in  the  Granite  Mill. 

(Children   of  Abbie   and   Frank   S.   Tilton.) 
Second   Generation. 

Gut  Badgek  Tilton,  b.  at  Laconia  Sept.  24,  1874;  m.,  April  27,  1894, 
Grace  B.  Nutter,  b.  at  Pittsfield  Oct.  26,  1873.  They  have  two  children, 
Harry  L.,  b.  1897,  and  Loren  H.,  b.  1901.  He  is  employed  at  G.  H. 
Tilton's  Hosiery  Mill  and  resides  at  Tilton. 

Blanche  Maeie  Tilton,  b.  at  Laconia  Nov.  16,  1876;  m.,  July  21, 
1901,  Leon  Locke  of  New  York  City.    They  reside  in  N. 


TIBBETTS. 


Heney  TnsBETTS,  b.  Jan.  7,  1756,  came  to  N.  from  the  Canterbury 
Shakers,  where  he  had  come  a  short  time  before  with  nine  children. 

His  wife  was  Mrs.  Sarah  Sinclair,  the  widow  of  a  fellow  soldier, 
who  fought  by  his  side  in  one  of  the  battles  of  the  Revolutionary 
War,  and,  falling  mortally  wounded,  had  made  him  promise,  if  he  lived 
to  return,  to  bear  his  dying  message  and  a  gift  to  her.  The  promise 
was  faithfully  kept  and  she  became  his  wife  in  due  time  They  both 
d.  at  East  N.    He  d.  May  19,  1818.    She  d.  Dec.  22,  1836,  aged  77. 


308  HISTORY    OF    NORTHFIELD. 

Second  Generation. 

Isaac  Tibbetts,  b.  1775;   d.,  Sept.  11,  1822. 

Bbadbuey  Tibbetts,  b.  Oct.  25,  1779;  m.  Polly  Clough,  b.  Jan.  7, 
1793,  and  had  a  family  of  nine.  He  came  from  the  Shakers  and, 
after  purchasing  his  farm  and  establishing  a  home,  brought  the  family 
to  live  with  them.  He  was  a  man  of  affairs  in  the  town  and  kept  a, 
store  of  general  merchandise.  He  was  overseer  of  the  poor  and  for  a 
while  kept  the  postoffioe  at  the  Centre.     She  d.  Dec,  1846. 

Henky  Tibbetts,  b.  Nov.  23,  1782;  m.  Polly  Beck  and  had  seven 
children.  He  resided  on  the  Governor  Shute  land  in  the  northeast 
corner  of  the  town.     He  d.  March  15,  1856.     She  d.  Dec.  13,  1852. 

Nathan  Tibbetts,  b.  Oct.  14,  1796. 

Two  dau.,  Nellie  and  Comfort,  remained  with  the  Shakers  and  d. 
in  their  village. 

ThircJ    Generation. 

(Children  of  Bradbury  and  Polly  Clough  Tibbetts.) 

Nathan  C.  Tibbetts,  b.  Jan.  28,  1802;  m.  Hannah  Parish  of  Gil- 
manton  and  had  three  children.  He  read  medicine  with  Dr.  Clark  and 
went  to  Louisiana  in  1840.  He  practised  medicine  there  until  his- 
death,  Feb.  15,  1848,  at  Lake  Providence. 

Melinda  Tibbetts,  b.  Aug.  18,  1803;  m.  Noah  L.  Merrill,  b.  in  Deer- 
field,  and  resided  for  a  while  in  N.  Later  she  conducted  a  millinery 
business  in  Manchester.     (See  Merrill  gen.) 

John  Clough  Tibbetts,  b.  Jan.  19,  1805.  He  was  educated  at  San- 
bornton  Square  and  was  a  celebrated  teacher  and  disciplinarian.  He 
m.  Sophie  Williams  Whitman  of  Boston.  She  d.  at  their  summer  home 
in  Hopkinton,  Nov.,  1860.  He  was  a  merchant  in  Boston  and  became 
quite  wealthy,  being  noted  for  his  many  charities.  He  d.  at  Tilton, 
at  the  home  of  his  sister,  Mrs.  Curry,  Aug.  25,  1881. 

George  Sullivan  Tibbetts,  b.  April  16,  1807;  m.  Olive  Curry  of  N. 
(See  Curry  gen.)  They  were  farmers  at  East  N.  and  had  five  chil- 
dren.    She  d.  Oct.  19,  1872.     He  was  drowned  at  Tilton  Sept.  19,  1881. 

Hannah  Tibbetts,  b.  Feb.  26,  1809;  m.  Benjamin  Curry  of  N.  and. 
remained  on  his  father's  farm.     (See  Curry  gen.) 

Hiram  Bradbury  Tibbetts,  b.  Feb.  2,  1812;  m.  Mrs.  Laura  Boone 
of  Natchez,  La.  He  was  a  graduate  of  Dartmouth  Medical  College  and 
followed  his  profession  in  Louisiana.  He  had  a  plantation  and  125 
slaves  at  the  breaking  out  of  the  Civil  War.  In  1864  he  returned  to 
New  Hampshire  and  located  in  Concord,  where  he  d.,  Easter  morning,. 
April  8,  1890.    She  d.  in  1896.    They  had  a  family  of  four. 

Horace  Bradley  Tibbetts,  twin  brother  of  the  above,  m.  Mrs.  Frances 
Keene  of  Louisiana.  He,  also,  was  a  slave  holder,  having  several 
hundred,  and  a  large  plantation.  He  had  no  children.  She  d.  at 
Washington,  D.  C.  He  d.  in  New  York  City  during  the  great  blizzari 
in  1888. 


JOHN    CLOUGH    TEBBBTTS. 


GENEALOGIES.  309 

Charles  Caekoll  Tibbetts,  h.  Jan.  12,  1814;  m.  Harriet  Sibley  of 
Laconia.  He  was  a  physician,  being  a  graduate  of  Dartmouth  Medical 
College.  He  practiced  in  Lakeport,  Gilford  and  Laconia  and  then  re- 
moved to  Irondale,  Mo.  He  went  into  the  army  as  a  surgeon  and 
d.  of  fever  May  19,  iS63.     They  had  one  child. 

Arthur  Beede  TmBEiis,  b.  Dec.  16,  1816,  d.  a  tragic  death  in  Boston 
July  4,  1836.  "While  eating  peanuts  one  became  lodged  in  his  wind- 
pipe. 

(Children  of   Henry  and  Polly  Beck  Tibbetts.) 

Sarah  (Sally)  Tibbetts,  b.  Jan.  1,  1800;  m.,  Dec.  31,  1832,  Chauncy 
Oarvin.     (See  Garvin  gen.) 

Alice  Tibbetts,  b.  April  4,  1804;   m.  Leach.     She  d.  Aug.  1, 

1879,  leaving  one  dau. 

Hiram  Thsbetts,  b.  April  28,  1806;  m.,  Dec.  25,  1836,  Hannah  Bunker 
of  Barnstead,  and  had  Ave  children.  She  d.  Jan.  15,  1852.  He  m. 
(second).  May  1,  1852,  Betsey  Racket.     He  d.  Oct.  19,  1868. 

Haxnah  Thsbetts,  b.  Nov.  3,  1808;  m.  (first),  Henry  Osgood.  He 
<J.  and  she  m.   (second),  Asa  K.  Osgood.     (See  Osgood  gen.) 

Polly  (Mary)  Tibbetts,  b.  Oct.  27,  1810;  m.,  Nov.  18,  1838,  Joseph 
Babb.  They  had  two  children,  Horace  and  Henry.  She  d.  Dec.  20, 
1842. 

Fourth   Generation. 

(Children  of  Hiram  and  Hannah  Bunker  Tibbetts.) 

(B.  at  N.) 

Mary  A.  Tibbetts,  b.  Oct.  6,  1837;  d.,  April  18,  1873. 

Charles  A.  Tibbetts,  b.  July  22,  1839;  m.,  Dec.  7,  1868,  Elizabeth 
Blackman  of  Canton,  Mass.  They  had  four  children.  He  d.  at 
Chicago,  alone  and  among  strangers,  Nov.  29,  1898. 

HAEHrET  Tibbetts,  b.  Aug.  22,  1843;  m.,  Oct.  12,  1869,  Benjamin  F. 
Tilton  of  Loudon,  where  she  resides.  They  have  two  children.  Burton 
and  Mary. 

Albert  Hiram  Tibbetts,  b.  Dec.  1,  1845;  m.,  Oct.  28,  1877,  Mrs.  Susan 
M.  Allen  of  Concord.  They  resided  at  the  foot  of  Whicher  Hill  and 
had  two  children.  He  d.  at  the  home  Jan.  25,  1902.  The  buildings 
were  burned  in  the  summer  of  1904.  Mrs.  Tibbetts  is  with  her  dau., 
Mrs.  Lizzie  Maxfield,  at  Belmont.  Another  dau.,  Ethel,  is  employed 
at  G.  H.  Tilton's  Hosiery  Mill. 

Eliza  Tibbetts,  b.  Dec.  15,  1848;  d.,  Sept.  6,  1870. 

Rosan:s'a  Tibbett.,  b.  1813*  d.,  June  2,  1861. 

Harriet  Tibbetts,  b.  March  6,  1815;  m.  Thomas  Dennis  of  Lowell  and 
d.  1838. 

Mali^-da  Tibbetts,  b.  April  16,  1817;  m.  Asa  K.  Osgood  as  his  third 
wife.     She  d.  Feb.  22,  1872.     (See  Osgood  gen.) 

Dr.  Henry  B.  Tibbetts,  b.  May  16,  1819;  d.,  at  Weare,  June  25,  1849. 

Clementina  Tibbetts,  b.  Oct.  28,  1823. 

Mandana  Tibbetts,  b.  Sept.  25,  1827;  m.,  April,  1864,  Stephen  Bean 
of  Piermont. 


310  HISTORY    OP    NOETHFIELD. 

(Children  of  George  S.  and  Olive  Curry  Tibbetts.) 
Walter  G.  Tibbetts,  b.  April  1,  1838,  served  in  the  Civil  War  (see 
Boys  in  Blue),  enlisting  from  Chicago,  and  has  ever  since  been  a 
hopeless  invalid.  He  m..  May  10,  1863,  Lizzie  Belden  of  Chicago, 
where  they  now  reside.  They  have  one  son,  Arthur,  who  resides  in 
Chicago  and  has  one  dau.  He  was  severely  wounded  at  Pittsburg 
Landing  and  has  since  been  a  helpless  invalid  and  cripple. 

Charlotte  M.  P.  Tibbetts,  b.  1840;  m.,  Oct.  19,  1870,  Richard  Buddy 
of  Chicago.  They  now  reside  in  Palatka,  Fla.,  where  he  is  engaged 
extensively  in  poultry  raising.    A  son  and  dau.  d.  in  childhood. 

John  C.  Tibbetts  was  b.  at  N.  in  1846  (?).  He  graduated  from  the 
New  Hampshire  Conference  Seminary  in  1867,  from  Dartmouth  College 
In  1871,  and  from  the  General  Theological  Seminary,  New  York  City,  in 
1874.  He  spent  a  year  at  Oxford  University,  England,  and  then 
became  rector  at  Hudson,  N.  Y.,  where  he  remained  10  years.  He 
has  now  been  rector  of  St.  John's  Episcopal  Church  at  North  Adams, 
Mass.,  for  14  years.     He  m.  Elizabeth  Kimball  of  Hudson,  N.  Y. 


TRECARTIN. 

David  Trecartin  came  to  N.  from  Boston  and  bought  the  Simon 
Fifleld  farm,  formerly  owned  by  John  Chase,  and  a  part  of  his  father's 
estate. 

He  was  a  skilled  mechanic  and  manufactured  elevators.  This  he 
combined  with  general  farming  and  a  summer  boarding  house.  In 
1889  the  buildings  were  burned  and  they  purchased  the  brick  house 
erected  by  Thomas  Chase  on  the  adjoining  farm.  They  returned  to 
Boston  in  1893,  but  later  lived  at  East  Washington.  They  had  three 
children. 

Second  Generation. 

Marietta  Trecabtin,  b.,  1865,  at  Milton,  Mass.;  m.,  March  21,  1888, 
Harry  B.  Adams  of  Boston,  b.  at  Greene,  Me.,  1854.  She  had  pre- 
viously been  a  teacher  in  an  orphans'  home  in  Newton.  They  re- 
moved later  to  his  stock  farm  at  Charlestown. 

David  Munsojt  Trecartin  read  medicine  in  Boston  and  graduated 
from  Dartmouth  Medical  School.  He  has  for  some  years  been  estab- 
lished in  practice  at  Bridgeport,  Conn. 

Jennie  L.  Trecartin  had  fine  musical  talent  and  a  sweet  voice,  and 
gave  many  years  to  its  cultivation.  She  gave  lessons  on  the  piano- 
forte, went  upon  the  stage  as  a  conceit  singer  and  has  been  for 
several  years  a  member  of  church  choirs  in  and  around  Boston. 


TROMBLY. 


Joseph  R.  Teomblt,  b.,  1882,  in  Canada;  m.  Harriet  Demange,  b. 
at  Penacook,  1884.  They  reside  at  "Dowtown,"  N.,  where  they  have 
erected  new  buildings.  He  is  a  mill  operative.  They  have  one  child, 
Ida  M.,  b.  Dec.  14,  1904. 


GENEALOGIES.  311 

TRUE. 

Joseph  Frankxii^  Tetje  was  b.  in  Holderness  Aug.  13,  1827;  m., 
Nov.  11,  1855,  Mary  Butler  of  Sandwich,  b.  June  23,  1834,  and  d.  in  N. 
June  5,  1901.  Mr.  True  came  to  N.  Nov.  5,  1891,  and  occupied  the 
Cilley  house,  where  they  remained  until  1894,  when  they  removed 
to  his  present  home  on  Howard  Ave. 

Second   Generation. 

Chaeles  Lincoln  Tkue,  b.  at  Holderness  Sept.  13,  1860,  was  educated 
at  Sandwich  High  School  and  at  New  Hampton  Literary  Institute. 
He  studied  dentistry  in  the  office  of  the  late  G.  N.  Johnson  of  Concord 
and  graduated  from  the  Pennsylvania  College  of  Dental  Surgery  in 
the  class  of  1891  with  the  degree  of  D.  D.  S. 

The  following  summer  he  bought  the  dental  practice  of  Dr.  E.  D. 
White  at  Tilton,  where  he  is  still  located.  In  July,  1901,  he  became 
associated  with  Edwin  D.  Forrest,  D.  D.  S.,  which  partnership  still 
exists.  He  m..  May  2,  1894,  Alida  M.  Cogswell  (see  Cogswell  gen.),  and 
has  three  children.     In  1894  he  built  a  home  on  Howard  Ave. 

He  is  a  member  of  the  present  board  of  education  for  Union  Dis- 
trict and  was  one  of  the  board  of  selectmen  in  1903  and  1904. 

Third    Generation. 

MuKiEL  Louise  True,  b.  Oct.  19,  1897. 
Fostee  Cogsweh  Teue,  b.  Nov.  14,  1899. 
DoEis  Maeston  True,  b.  July  9,  1901. 


VEASEY. 


Aaeox  Veasey  came  to  N.  from  Gilmanton  in  1853.  He  built  the 
house  now  owned  by  Mrs.  Susan  Hurlburt  and  the  one  owned  by 
Mary  F.  Cofran.  He  m.,  Feb.  6,  1850,  Maria  Oilman  of  Sanbornton. 
They  had  three  dau. 

He  was  in  the  Civil  War  (see  Boys  in  Blue),  serving  in  Company  D, 
Fourth  Regiment.  He  returned  and  sold,  removing  to  New  Hampton 
and,  later,  to  Amherst,  with  his  dau.,  he  and  his  wife  dying  there,  he, 
June  21,  1904;   she,  in  1903. 

Second    Generation. 

Annie  Veasey,  b.  at  Gilmanton  Jan.  5,  1852;  m.  Frank  Noyes  of 
Amherst,  where  they  now  reside.  Mr.  Noyes  has  large  farming  in- 
terests and  is  also  an  extensive  lumberman.  They  had  one  child,  who 
d.  in  infancy. 

Claea  Veasey,  b.  at  N.  June  14,  1855;  m.  Clifton  Tilton  of  New 
Hampton,  Nov.  2,  1872.  They  had  two  children,  Ralph  and  Nellie. 
Mrs.  Tilton  d.  March  22,  1883. 

Saeah  Elizabeth  Veasey,  b.  at  N.  June  14,  1858;  m.,  Nov.  2,  1882, 
Mead  Boynton  of  Meredith.    She  d.  Feb.  9,  1894. 


312  HISTORY    OF    NORTHFIELD. 

WADLEIGH   I. 

Jonathan  Wadleigh  was  b.  at  Kingston  March.  2,  1755,  O.   S.     He 

m.  —  Greenough  of  Canterbury  and  bad  one  son.  He  enlisted  from 

Hampstead,  as  did  his  two  brothers,  and  the  three  fought  side  by  side 
at  Bunker  Hill.  He  came  soon  after  to  the  north  fields  of  Canterbury 
and  bought  land  on  the  northwest  side  of  Bean  Hill,  where  he  built  a 
log  house.  He  was  a  brickmaker  and  the  presence  of  clay  suitable 
for  his  use  probably  determined  his  location.  During  his  absence  in  N. 
his  wife  and  child  remained  with  her  parents  in  Canterbury  and, 
when  he  went  to  take  her  to  his  new  home,  she  was  mortally  sick 
and  d.  soon  after. 

In  1776  he  brought  to  the  little  home  a  second  wife,  Abagail  East- 
man of  Hampstead.  Some  two  years  later  he  moved  down  to  the 
Morse  place,  nearer  his  brick  yard,  where  she  d.  July  30,  1794.  They 
had  nine  children. 

He  m.  (third),  Mrs.  Little  of  Sutton,  whose  maiden  name  was 
Russell,  and  spent  the  remainder  of  his  life  in  Gilmanton.  Mr.  Wad- 
leigh was  a  prominent  man  in  the  new  town,  was  a  relative  of  the 
Morse  and  Ambrose  families,  and  served  a  term  in  the  Legislature 
as  representative. 

Second    Generation. 

(Child  of  Jonathan  and  Greenough  Wadleigh.) 

Thomas  Wadleigh,  b.  at  Kingston  Nov.  21,  1774;  m.,  June  16,  1808, 
Rachel  Gile  of  N.  and  had  a  son.  He  was  bodyguard  and  clerk  for 
Squire  Glidden  and  always  accoippanied  him,  on  horseback,  as 
he  often  carried  large  sums  of  money.  His  name  appears  on  the 
early  records  of  the  town,  and  he  bought  the  40-acre  school  lot  on 
Zion's  Hill  and  other  lands. 

(Children   of   Jonathan   and   Abagail   Eastman   Wadleigh.) 

Jonathan  Eastman  Wadleigh,  b.  at  N.  March  17,  1777;  m.  (pub.), 
March  28,  1801,  Sally  Buswell  of  Hampstead,  and  took  up  his  abode 
there.  The  birth  of  five  dhildren  is  duly  recorded  and  he  was  one  of 
the  selectmen  in  1807-'0S.  He  d.  at  Concord,  Mass.,  where  he  was  a 
farmer.  He  had  previously  been  a  hotel  keeper  at  Hampstead  and 
Haverhill. 

Benjamin  Wadleigh,  b.  April  10,  1780;   m.  Smith,  sister  of 

David  Smith  of  Bast  N.,  and  removed  to  Canada.  They  had  a  family 
of  children,  several  of  whom  were  stricken  with  spotted  fever.  Th§^ 
neighbors  called  it  the  plague  and  advised  a  young  boy,  the  only  well 
one  in  the  family,  to  flee  for  his  life.  This  he  proceeded  to  do,  and 
came  to  N.  and  was  the  only  one  to  survive. 

Susanna  Wadleigh,  b.  April  13,  1781;  m.  John  Wadleigh,  her  cousin, 
and  removed  to  Genesee  County,  N.  Y.  She  d.  at  Oxford,  C,  Feb.  1, 
1847. 


GENEALOGIES.  313 

Petee  "Wadleigh,  b.  at  N.  April  2,  1779;  m.,  Nov.  18,  1802,  (first), 
Mrs.  Alice  Glidden,  widow  of  William  Smith,  and  had  two  sons  and 
a  dau.  She  had  three  sons  by  the  previous  marriage.  (See  Smith 
gen.) 

He  m.  (second),  Mrs.  Jane  Gorrell,  widow  of  Francis  Smith.  It 
is  said  that  he  m.  two  widow  Smiths  and  settled  both  their  estates. 
Mrs.  Wadleigh  d.  in  1858,  and  he  d.  Nov.  16,  1856. 

He  became  a  judge  of  the  Court  of  Sessions  and  was  a  learned  man. 
He  was  largely  instrumental  in  the  establishment  of  Merrimack 
County.  His  trials  were  great  events  and  often  filled  not  only  the 
•dooryard  but  the  orchard  as  well.  He  was  a  wise  and  practical  man 
and  an  honored  citizen. 

Ebenezeb  Wadleigh,  b.  July  16,  1785;  m.  Huldah  Elkins  Ewer  of 
Gilmanton  and  resided  there.  They  cared  for  his  parents  in  old  age. 
They  had  two  sons,  Ebenezer  Eastman  Wadleigh,  Jr.,  and  Curtis 
Elkins  Wadleigh,  a  posthumous  child.  He  had,  it  is  said,  a  great 
desire  to  go  to  sea  and,  his  wish  not  being  considered,  was  not  to  be 
found  one  day  when  called  to  dinner.  He  took  a  trip  to  the  West 
Indies  and,  returning,  took  his  place  at  the  same  work  he  left  and 
answered  a  similar  call  as  though  not  a  day  had  intervened. 

Ebenezer  Wadleigh  d.  of  malignant  erysipelas,  as  did  his  youngest 
sister,  Betsey,  March  15,  1845. 

Abagail  Wadleigh,  b.  Sept.  6,  1787;  m.  (pub.),  Oct.  14,  1810,  John 
Heath  of  Hampstead.  She  resided,  after  her  mother's  death  in  1794, 
-with  her  uncle,  Peter  Eastman.  Mr.  Heath  d.  in  1858.  She  d.  Nov.  7, 
1874.     They  had  five  dau.  and  one  son. 

Polly  Wadleigh,  b.  Nov.  1,  1790;  m.  Jubulah  Fullerton  of  Woodstock, 
Vt.,  a  jeweler  at  Buffalo,  N.  Y.  He  was  pressed  into  the  service  in  the 
War  of  1812.  They  were  in  great  peril  at  the  siege  of  Black  Rock 
and  fled  the  city  three  days  before  it  was  burned,  going  with  her 
brother-in-law  to  their  home  in  Vermont.  Mr.  Fullerton  contracted 
lever  while  scouting  and  d.  soon  after.  She  returned  to  N.  with  two 
-dau.  and  m.  (second),  Capt.  Isaac  Glines.  (See  Glines  gen.)  She  d.,  at 
82  years  of  age,  in  the  same  room  where  she  was  b. 

Betsey  Wadleigh,  b.  April  9,  1793;  d.  at  Gilmanton  March  15,  1845. 
She  and  her  brother,  Ebenezer,  d.  the  same  day. 

Third    Generation. 

(Child   of  Thomas   and  Rachel  Gile  Wadleigh.) 

HoEACB  Wadleigh,  b.  at  N.;  m.  Sally  Wright  and  resided  at  Belmont 
village.  They  had  no  children.  She  d.  in  1893  (?)  and  he  d.  some 
two  years  previously. 

(Children  of  Peter  and  Alice  Glidden   [Smith]   Wadleigh.)    • 
(B.  at  N.) 

Epheaim  Smith  Wadleigh,  b.  June  26,  1803;  m.,  Nov.  8,  1823,  Mary 
Elizabeth  Smith,  b.  Sept.,  1804.  He  resided  on  his  father's  estate, 
which  has  had  but  two  owners. 


314  HISTORY    OP    NOETHFIELD. 

Mr.  Wadleigli  was  often  in  the  counsels  of  the  town  and  was  its 
representative  in  1845  and  1S46,  and  was  very  proud  to  carry  in.  his 
pocket  a  hull's-eye  watch,  which  his  father  and  grandfather  had 
carried  during  previous  sessions.  He  d.  June  1,  1883.  She  d.  in  Sept., 
1904. 

Mart  Wadleigh,  h.  May  2,  1805;  m.,  March,  1826,  John  W.  Merrill 
and  resided  at  East  N.  They  removed  later  to  Columbia,  where  she 
d.  April  18,  1878.  He  d.  there  Sept.  2,  1879.  They  had  three  children, 
one  of  whom,  John,  resides  at  Lakeport. 

Chakles  Joseph  Wadleigh,  b.  Feb.  27,  1816;  m.,  Oct.  19,  1847,  Janette 
Ramsey  of  Sutton.  He  was  a  tinsmith,  with  a  house  and  shop  on 
Elm  St.  They  had  four  children,  all  of  whom  d.  in  infancy.  He  d. 
at  N.  Jan.  14,  1864.  She  removed  to  New  Hampton,  where  she  d.  in 
1902   (?). 

(Child  of  Ebenezer  and  Huldah  Ewer  Wadleigh.) 

Eeenezeb   Wadleigh,   Jb.,   b.   at  Gilmanton;    m.   Elkins   and 

had  a  son,  Elkins  Wadleigh,  a  prominent  man  in  Salem,  Mass. 

Fourth   Generation. 

(Children  of  E.   S.  and  Mary  B.   Smith  Wadleigh.) 

Olive  Alice  Wadleigh,  b.  May  24,  1848;  m.,  Jan.  1,  1885,  Peter  K. 
Gile  of  N.  (See  Gile  gen.)  They  were  farmers  at  Franklin  and  now 
reside  on  the  Wadleigh  homestead. 

Adelaide  Philips  Wadleigh,  b.  Dec.  14,  1855.  She  is  a  nurse  of  15 
years'  experience  in  all  the  New  England  states. 

Smith  Glidden  Wadleigh,  b.  1857;  m.,  1883,  Flora  Getchel  of 
Washington,  Vt.  He  conducted  a  meat  business  at  Tilton  for  some 
years,  selling  out  in  1883  to  R.  M.  Couch.  He  is  night  watchman  at 
G.  H.  Tilton's  Hosiery  Mill.     They  have  three  children.     (See  errata.) 

Ann  Elizabeth  Wadleigh,  b.  July,  1861;  m.,  1888,  William  J.  Sager 
of  Penacook.  He  has  been  blind  since  childhood  but  in  spite  of  his 
limitations  is  a  good  carpenter,  farmer  and  expert  piano  tuner.  He 
was  educated  at  Perkins  Institute,  South  Boston,  Mass.  They  have 
three  children:  Minnie  D.;  and  Albert  S.  and  George,  twins,  b.  Sept. 
20,  1890. 

Charlotte  B.  Wadleigh,  b.  1865;  m.,  1884,  James  McKeag  of  Stan- 
stead,  P.  Q.  They  resided  for  a  while  at  Seattle,  Wash.,  and,  later, 
at  Arlington.  They  had  two  children,  Leland  and  Mansfred.  She  d. 
at  N.  May  22,  1898.     The  family  now  resides  at  Stanstead. 

Note. — The  two  brothers  ^Vho  were  at  Bunker  Hill  were  Thomas  and 
John.  The  latter  joined  the  Shakers  and  was  a  prominent  member. 
He  d.  at  Canterbury  April  26,  1852,  aged  95. 


GENEALOGIES.  315 

WADLEIGH    II. 

James  DEAEBORTif  Wadleigh,  b.  Feb.  8,  1792;  m.,  July  27,  1816,  Phebe 
Chase  of  Sanbornton,  b.  Aug.  26,  1793.  They  resided  for  some  years 
opposite  the  old  meeting-house  at  the  Centre,  in  a  house  erected  by 
Charles  Glidden,  Esq.  After  the  business  there  was  removed  to  San- 
bornton Bridge,  he  sold  his  farm  to  Blisha  Lougee  and  moved  to  San- 
bornton, where  he  was  a  carpenter  and  farmer.  In  1853  or  1854  they 
removed  to  Wisconsin,  where  both  d.    They  had  three  children. 

Second   Generation. 

Polly  "Wadleigh,  b.  at  Sanbornton  June  14,  1817;   d.,  Oct.  11,  1821. 

Chables  James  Wadleigh,  b.  Feb.  8,  1824;  m.,  April  14,  1846,  Ann 
Maria  Gage.  He  was  /a,  farmer  in  Manterville,  Minn.,  and  d.  Nov. 
21,  1874. 

Makenda  T.  Wadleigh,  b.  July  26,  1829;  m.,  Aug.  2,  1849,  Shadrach 
T.  Smith,  a  blacksmith  in  Franklin  and,  later,  in  Carson,  Minn. 


WATSON    I. 


John  p.  Watson,  b.  at  Warner  April  8,  1837,  came  from  Boscawen 
to  N.  about  1872  (?).  He  m.  Sarah  A.  Watson,  b.  at  Salisbury  April 
5,  1848,  and  bought  the  Blaisdell  farm,  near  the  Pond  schoolhouse. 
They  had  three  dau.,  but  one  of  whom  was  b.  at  N. 

He  was  in  the  employ  of  the  various  hosiery  mills,  taking  their  goods 
out  to  seamers  far  and  near.  They  suffered  the  total  loss  of  their 
farm  buildings  by  fire  in  1879.  They  were  worthy.  Christian  people. 
He  d.  at  Allenstown  Aug.  27,  1901.     She  now  resides  in  Boscawen. 

Second   Generation. 

Etta  Watson,  b.  at  Boscawen;  m.  Bert  Lovejoy  of  Barrington  and 
had  three  children.  She  was,  before  her  marriage,  employed  at  the 
New  Hampshire  Insane  Asylum.     She  d.  Dec.  31,  1901. 

Emma  Watson,  b.  at  Boscawen,  Feb.,  1872;  m.,  May,  1905,  Edwin 
Sawyer,  and  resides  at  Mast  Yard,  Concord. 

Saeah  E.  L.  Watson,  b.  at  N.  Nov.,  1884;  m.,  Sept.,  1904,  Willie 
Davis  of  N.    They  reside  on  the  Watson  homestead. 


WATSON   II. 


John  S.  Watson  came  from  Scotland  to  N.,  July,  1883.  He  was  b. 
at  Galashiels,  Dec.  16,  1853.  He  m.,  March  15,  1881,  Elizabeth  Ander- 
son, b.  at  Galashiels,  April  26,  1859.  He  was  a  machinist  in  his  native 
country.  He  is  employed  at  the  Tilton  Woolen  Mills.  They  have  two 
children. 


316  HISTORY    OF    NOETHFIELD. 

Second  Generation. 

Andrew  Smeil  Watson,  b.  at  Yonkers,  N.  Y.,  Feb.  15,  1882;  d.  at 
N.   Jan.   10,   1891. 

Sophia  Anderson  "Watson,  b.  at  N.  June  27,  1887,  resides  with,  her 
parents  and  is  a  member  of  the  sophomore  class  of  Tilton  Seminary. 


WATTS. 

John  M.  Watts  came  to  N.  from  Concord  in  1879  and  established  a 
stone  cutting  business  below  the  freight  depot.  He  put  in  place  the 
stone  watering  troughs,  set  milestones  and  assisted  In  the  erection  of 
the  Tilton  memorial  arch  and  the  library  building.  His  health  fail- 
ing, he  sold  out  to  Mr.  Laws  of  Concord  and  removed  to  a  farm  in 
Franklin,  where  he  d.  in  Sept.,  1885. 

Second  Generation. 

Paui  Watts  is  in  the  employ  of  the  United  States  as  rural  delivery 
clerk  at  Franklin  Falls. 

Florence  M.  Watts  resides  in  Wilkesbarre,  Pa. 
Marion  Watts  lives  at  Franklin  Falls. 


WALDO. 

John  Waldo  came  to  N.  from  Northwood.  He  was  a  carpenter  and 
came  to  erect  a  dwelling  house  for  A.  J.  and  J.  J.  Pillsbury. 

After  a  few  years'  stay,  during  which  he  represented  the  town  in 
the  Legislature  of  1888--'S9,  he  returned  to  Northwood. 

He  d.  at  the  Margaret  Pillsbury  Hospital,  Concord,  Feb.,  1905. 
His  wife,  Sarah  Angeline  Winslow,  d.  at  Northwood  two  weeks  later. 


WEBBER. 


Jacob  Webber  resided  on  the  western  slope  of  Bean  Hill  below  the 
Joseph  Kimball  home.  The  buildings  long  since  disappeared.  They 
were  small  farmers.  Their  land  was  rocky  and  cold  but  they  were 
quiet,  contented.  Christian  people,  who  kept  the  Sabbath  and  were 
constant  attendants  at  church.  No  approaching  shower  could  excuse 
his  neighbors'  wickedness  in  gathering  their  well-dried  hay  on  the 
Lord's  Day.  His  cattle  were  the  Lord's  and  if  he  sent  rain  to  spoil 
their  sustenance  "he  was  n't  going  to  fuss  about  it."  He  exchanged  his" 
farm,  a  few  years  later,  with  Rev.  Benjamin  Bishop  of  Starksboro,  a 
Baptist  clergyman,  and  went  there  to  live.  He  had  a  wife  and  one 
son.  Mrs.  Webber  d.  soon  after  their  removal  and  he  returned  and  m. 
Polly  Cilley,  his  aforetime  neighbor.  They  kept  a  wayside  inn  for 
many  years. 


GENEALOGIES. 


Second   Generation. 


317 


David  Webbee  m.  Emily  Buswell  Abbott  of  N.  and  removed  to 
Starksboro.  After  some  years  be  went  to  Campton,  where  sbe  d.,  as 
did  thefr  two  children.     He  remarried  and  now  resides  In  Plymouth. 


WELLS. 

Nathan  "Wells  was  b.  at  N.  Dec.  14,  1798.  He  m.,  Nov.  7,  1828, 
Jane  Smith,  b.  at  N.  Jan.  25,  1799.  They  resided  for  many  years  in 
East  N.  on  the  farm  now  owned  by  Thomas  Payson,  and  the  children 
were  b.  there.  He  removed  to  Lawrence,  Mass.,  when  the  city  was  in 
its  infancy  and  was  prominent  in  its  councils,  being  its  postmaster 
for  many  years.    He  d.  there  in  1878  and  his  wife  d.  in  1887. 

Second   Generation. 

Francis  Wells,  b.  Sept.  17,  1829,  was  a  machinist  in  Lawrence, 
Mass.,  where  he  sacrificed  his  life  to  his  business  and  d.  of  con- 
sumption Aug.  9,  1869. 

Nathan  Dana  Wells,  b.  July  17,  1831,  was  educated  in  the  Law- 
rence, Mass.,  public  schools  and  Yale  College,  and  later  studied  law. 
He  began  practice  in  New  York  City,  with  his  home  in  Brooklyn, 
where  he  d.  Oct.  3,  1902.  His  wife,  Sarah  Scholly,  d.  June  29,  1904. 
They  had  a  dau.,  Margaret,  and  a  son,  Dana,  who  fills  a  chair  in 
Columbia  College. 

Maet  Jane  Wells,  b.  March  27,  1833,  graduated  from  the  Lawrence 
High  School  and  was  a  teacher  there  for  many  years.     She  d.  in  1887. 

Chables  Henkt  Wells,  b.  Jan.  31,  1836;  d.,  Nov.  22,  1847. 

Betsey  Ann  Wells,  b.  Feb.  18,  1838;  d.,  April  24,  1853. 


WEEKS. 


George  F.  Weeks  came  from  Gilford  to  Bean  Hill  in  1876.  He 
bought  the  Cofran  farm,  rebuilt  the  buildings  and  was  a  successful 
farmer  for  15  years.  He  then  purchased  the  home  of  John  Fletcher 
on  Bay  St.,  where  he  conducted  a  meat  business  until  his  death.  May  5, 
1897.  He  m.  Abby  Shaw  of  Salisbury,  who,  with  her  sister,  Mrs. 
Anna  Prince,  still  resides  at  the  home.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Weeks  were 
active  in  church  work  and  were  devoted  members  of  the  Congrega- 
tional Church.  Mr.  Weeks  was  a  selectman  of  the  town  for  several 
terms  and  held  other  important  trusts. 

Charles  H.  Weeks,  brother  of  the  above,  was  b.  at  Gilford  April  2, 
1830;  m.  (second),  Mary  J.  Quimby  of  Hill,  b.  Nov.  30,  1848.  They 
came  to  N.  Oct.  21,  1898,  he  dying  here  Dec.  21,  1901.  They  had  two 
children. 


318  HISTORY   OF   NORTHFIELD. 

Second    Generation. 

(Children  of  Charles  H.  and  Mary  Qulmby  Weeks.) 
(B.  at  West  Thornton.) 

Tina  Mat  Weeks,  b.  March  4,  1875;  m.,  Sept.  21,  1893,  Ellis  J. 
Bradley,  b.  at  Bridgewater  Sept.  21,  1873.  They  purchased  the  B.  F. 
Cofran  place  and  have  three  children:  Maurice  W.,  b.  1896;  Esther  A., 
b.  1899;   and  Marion  E.,  b.  1903. 

Chaeles  G.  Weeks,  b.  May  16,  1881;  d.,  Feb.  28,  1883. 


WEDGEWOOD. 

Jeeemiah  Wedsewood's  name  appears  first  on  the  N.  tax  list  In  1809. 

He  lived  near  the  Haines  place,  in  the  east  part  of  the  town.  He 
was  a  farmer  and  cabinet  maker  and  manufactured  the  old-fashioned 
round  tables.  The  house  disappeared  long  ago  but  the  road  passing  it 
Is  still  called  the  Wedgewood  road.  He  was  a  religious  man  and  what 
was  lacking  in  matter,  in  his  long,  drawn-out  exhortations,  was  more 
than  made  up  in  manner,  which  was  an  even  mixture  of  nasal  twang 
and  sing-song  drawl.  I  can  find  no  data  of  births,  deaths  or  family, 
but  he  long  since  learned  to  sing  the  "new  song."  His  name  dropped 
from  the  tax  lists  in  1826  and  his  estate  the  next  year  was  taxed  to 
Ziporah  Wedgewood  of  Canterbury,  probably  his  wife. 


WEYMOUTH. 

Geoege  W.  Weymouth,  b.  at  Upper  Gilmanton;  m.  Sarah  Norris  of 
the  same  town,  and  had  three  children.  In  1852  they  came  to  N.  and 
lived  on  the  Daniel  Hills  farm  for  several  years.  In  1870  they  re- 
turned to  their  native  town  where  he  d.  Sept.  20,  1889,  and  his  wife 
d.  Sept.  22,  1894. 

Second    Generation. 

Laubinda  Weymouth,  b.  July  11,  1835;   d.,  Oct.  19,  1854. 

WoBCESTEB  Weymouth,  b.  Sept.  28,  1837,  was  educated  at  the  New 
Hampshire  Conference  Seminary  at  Sanbornton  Bridge  and  later  was 
employed  by  J.  C.  Norris  &  Co.,  bakers  and  confectioners,  in  Concord. 
He  was  a  fine  tenor  singer  and  sang  in  church  choirs  for  many  years. 
He  d.  at  East  Cambridge,  Mass.,  while  on  a  visit  to  his  sister,  Feb. 
11,  1869. 

Aeminda  Weymouth,  b.  May  11,  1841;  m.,  Oct.  3,  1866,  Thomas  R. 
Cushing  of  East  Cambridge,  Mass.,  where  they  resided  for  several 
years,  later  removing  to  Belmont,  where  they  now  reside.  They  had 
four  children:  Amy,  George  W.,  Charlotte  and  Sarah. 


GENEALOGIES.  319 

WHEELER. 

Thomas  C.  Wheeler  was  b.  in  Pembroke  in  1808  and  d.  at  N.  in 
1894.  He  owned  the  Chauncy  Garvin  place  in  East  N.  Slie  still  re- 
sides in  town.    He  had  one  son,  George,  who  inherited  the  home  place. 


WHITCHER. 

Daniel  Whitchee,  called  "Shingle  Weaver,"  lived  in  the  east  part  of 
the  town,  near  the  town  farm,  also  on  the  Colony,  and  had  a  family  of 
four  children.  Belinda  m.  James  Dearborn.  Two  younger  girls, 
Judith  and  Julia  Ann,  worked  in  the  Lowell  Mills  and  there  m. 

lEA  Whitchbb,  b.  at  N.;  m.  Sally  J.  Arlin  and  had  a  large  family  of 
girls  and  boys,  two  of  whom  were  with  him  in  the  Civil  War.  None 
of  this  family  have  lived  in  town  for  many  years.  After  his  death 
she  m.,  March  31,  1875,  Charles  F.  Hicks,  and  removed  to  Milwaukee, 
where  she  d. 

Ira  Whitcher  had  a  brother,  Warren,  and  two  sisters,  Artemesia  and 
Julia  Ann. 

Second    Generation. 
(B.  at  N.) 

George  Ira  Whitcher  m.,  Aug.  9,  1857,  Lucy  Ann  Brett  of  Bradford. 
He  was  in  the  Civil  War  and  was  credited  to  Sanbornton.  (See  Boys 
in  Blue.) 

JuLLA  Ann  Whitcher,  b.  1841;  m.  Benjamin  W.  Weeks  and  d.  at 
N.  May  31,  1890.  She  had  two  children  one  of  whom,  Fred,  m.  Mary 
Avery.     (See  Avery  gen.) 

Eliza  Whitcher  m.  Buzzell  Johnson  and  resided  at  Tilton. 


WHIDDEN. 


The  farm  owned  for  many  years  by  the  Evans  family  on  Bean  Hill 
was  sold  about  1829  to  Nathaniel  Huckins.  He  m.  Irene  Pollard  of 
Hudson,  b.  1805,  and  d.  soon  after,  leaving  it  to  her.  She  m.,  May 
21,  1832,  William  Pitts  Whidden,  her  uncle  by  marriage,  who  came 
there  to  reside.     They  had  two  children. 

Seventeen  years  later  he  sold  to  Samuel  Libby  of  Bow  and  move'd 
to  Hills  St.  Some  years  later  he  erected  a  new  home  nearer  the  vil- 
lage, now  owned  by  Joseph  C.  Wyatt,  where  she  d.  May  5,  1862. 

He  m.  (second),  March  4,  1863,  Mrs.  Mary  P.  Chase  and  removed  to 
Tilton,  where  she  d.     He  d.  in  N.  Nov.  28,  1888. 

Second    Generation. 

(B.  at  N.) 

Amanda  Ann  Whidden,  b.  1832;  d.,  Dec.  18,  1840. 
Oriette  p.  Whidden,  b.  March  29,  1836;   m.,  March  2,  1861,  Henry 
T.  Hills  of  N.     (See  Hills  gen.) 


320  HISTORY    OF    NOETHFIELD. 

WHITTIER. 

Isaac  Whittiee,  fourth  son  of  Joshua  and  Abagail  Farrlngton  Whit- 
tier,  was  b.  at  Londonderry  May  25,  1800.  He  m.,  Nov.  1,  1827,  Fannie 
Parker  McQuesten  of  Londonderry,  and  settled  as  a  merchant  in  Goffs- 
town,  where  three  of  the  eight  children  were  b.  Later  they  resided 
at  Union  Bridge,  now  East  Tilton,  where  they  spent  some  five  years. 
On  his  coming  to  N.  he  purchased  the  Molony  residence  and  commenced 
trade  in  a  long  building,  with  wooden  shutters,  where  the  store  of 
Northfield  Grocery  Co.  now  stands.  He  was  postmaster  after  the  office 
at  the  Centre  was  discontinued,  and  kept  a  country  store,  groceries, 
dry  goods  and  notions  in  great  variety.  They  were  constant  attend- 
ants at  the  Congregational  Church,  of  which  both  were  members.  He 
served  the  town  as  its  clerk  for  a  long  term  of  years.  He  d.  Nov.  16, 
1878.  She  d.  at  Dracut  Feb.  7,  1882,  aged  76.  She  was  a  lovely. 
Christian  woman. 

Second    Generation. 

Ntra  Frances  Whittiee,  b.  at  Goffstown  July  19,  1829;  m.,  Feb.  26, 
1851,  Joseph  S.  Woods  of  Lebanon.  They  purchased  the  Lyford  place 
on  Zion's  Hill,  where  he  added  to  farming  the  raising  of  stock  horses, 
in  which  he  dealt  largely.  He  later  returned  to  Lebanon.  They  had  one 
dau.,  Lizzie  Florence.     They  both  d.  at  Lebanon.     She  d.  Nov.  4,  1900. 

Isaac  Nbwtos  Whittiee,  b.  at  Goffstown  Dec.  14,  1831,  inherited  his- 
grandfather's  love  of  the  sea  and  was  killed  on  his  vessel  at  the 
time  of  the  French  War.  Young  Whittier  went  to  sea  when  a  boy  and 
became  second  mate  on  a  sailing  vessel.  He  never  returned  and  the 
date  of  his  death  is  unknown. 

Dawiel  Beainard  Whittiee,  b.  at  Goffstown  Oct.  21,  1834;  m.,  Oct. 
14,  1858,  Mary  Chamberlain  of  Sanbornton  Bridge.  (See  Physicians 
of  N.  and  Boys  in  Blue,  with  portrait.) 

William  C.  Whittier,  b.  at  Union  Bridge  April  15,  1836.  His  servfce 
for  his  country  constituted  his  life  work.  (See  Boys  in  Blue.)  He 
.d.  at  Fitchburg,  Mass.,  Oct.  9,  1865. 

Mary  Lizzie  Whittier,  b.  at  Union  Bridge  March  31,  1888;  m., 
Dec.  25,  1865,  Calvin  Richardson  of  Dracut,  where  they  now  reside. 
She  was  educated  at  the  New  Hampshire  Conference  Seminary  and 
for  two  years  later  was  a  pupil  of  Professor  Weed  of  Tilden  Female 
Seminary  at  West  Lebanon.  They  had  two  children,  Florette  and 
Fannie,  both  of  whom  d.  in  childhood. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Richardson  are  zealous  in  every  good  work  and  were 
largely  helpful  in  the  rebuilding  and  beautifying  of  the  Central  Con- 
gregational Church  and  the  erection  of  a  grange  hall  while  he  was  its 
worthy  master.  The  Dracut  Public  Library  has  also  shared  in  their 
benefactions  and  labors.  In  1889  they  spent  a  year  on  the  Pacific 
coast,  passing  from  Seattle  to  San  Diego,  with  stops  in  every  city  of 
importance  by  the  way,  in  the  course  of  which  her  well-written  let- 
ters to  the  Lowell  papers  attracted  considerable  attention  and  favor- 
able mention. 


GENEALOGIES.  321 

Sarah  Tilton  "Whittiee,  b.  at  N.  Sept.  23,  1831;  m.,  Sept.  4,  1867, 
Charles  Ricliardson  of  Draout,  Mass.,  and  resides  in  San  Diego,  Cal. 
They  have  two  dau.,  Lilla  Gertrude  and  Fannie  May,  who  reside  at 
San  Diego. 

Coeban' CuKTicE  Whittiee,  b.  at  N.  Aug.  12,  1843;  m.,  Jan.  16,  1869, 
Lizzie  M.  Haines  of  Franklin,  b.  May  25,  1847.  (See  Haines  III  gen.) 
She  d.  at  Franklin  May  12,  1874.  He  m.  (second),  Nellie  Thompson 
of  Laconia,  Aug.  30,  1880,  is  a  farmer  and  resides  at  Meredith. 

Maek  Woodbury  Whittiee,  b.  at  N.  Sept.  7,  1849;  d.  at  Meredith 
Jan.  10,  1891. 


WHICHER. 

The  Whichers  came  to  N.  very  early  in  the  history  of  the  town  and 
settled  on  the  100-acre  lots,  Nos.  18,  19,  26  and  54.  The  two  former  now 
comprise  the  estate  of  F.  B.  Shedd  and  the  latter  two  the  farms  of 
Clarence  W.  and  Reuben-  Whicher.  Mr.  Hunt  says:  "Nathaniel,  the 
first  settler,  bought  500  acres  around  and  near  Chestnut  Pond,  Which 
he  gave  to  his  four  sons,  William,  Reuben,  Benjamin  and  Jonathan." 
He  also  says:  "Mr.  Joseph  Knowles  bought  his  farm  of  Mr.  Whicher 
for  a  two-year-old  heifer." 

Mr.  Whicher  was  b.  in  Stratham  Nov.  30,  1751;  m.,  June  4,  1773, 
Sarah  Harvey,  b.  at  Nottingham  April  11,  1748.  She  d.  at  N.  May 
10,  1839.  He  d.  Dec.  30,  1810.  They  had  other  children,  who  re- 
mained behind.  A  description  of  their  entry  into  the  town  is  thus 
given:  Mrs.  Whicher  rode  on  horseback,  carrying  her  child,  while  he 
proceeded  on  foot,  driving  a  yoke  of  oxen,  with  an  axe  on  his  shoulder. 
Another  record  credits  them  with  eight  children.  He  d.  at  59  years  of 
age. 

Second  Generation. 

Sarah  Whichee,  b.  May  20,  1774;   d.,  unmarried,  at  N. 

Benjamix  Whichee  was  the  first  settler  on  Shaker  Hill,  Canterbury, 
where  he  built  a  small  house,  that  has  been  enlarged  in  height  and 
width  and  is  now  the  church  building.  He  m.  and  had  two  sons,  one 
of  whom,  Benjamin  W.,  became  a  Shaker  elder. 

Abagail  Whicher,  b.  March  30,  1778. 

Grace  Whicher,  b.  May  25,  1780. 

Nancy  Whichee,  b.  Jan  24,  1782;   m.  John  Oilman.     (See  Gilman 

gen.)                                                                           g 
Nathaniel  Whichee,  Jr.,  b.  Aug.  18,  1784;  m. Evans  and  had 

three  dau. 

Mathew  Whichee,  Jr.,  b.  Aug.  27,  1788. 

Maey  (PoiiY)  Whichee,  b.  Aug.  23,  1792;  m.,  Aug.  29,  1811,  Joshua 
Mathes  of  Canterbury.     She  d.  at  Columbia  Dec.  5,  1861.     He  d.  in 
June,  1852.    They  had  seven  children:  James  M.,  John,  Elijah,  Sarah, 
Julia,  Israel  and  Gideon. 
21 


322  HISTORY   OF    NORTHFIELD. 

Olive  S.  Whicher,  b.  Feb.  12,  1795;  m.  Charles  Oilman.  (See  Gil- 
man  gen.) 

Jonathan  Whicheb,  b.  1781;  m.  Annie  Pike  and  settled  at  Franklin. 
He  d.  March  22,  1851.  She  d.  Dec.  29,  1870,  and  they  are  both  burled 
back  of  the  academy  at  Franklin.     They  had  seven  children. 

Jane  Peeey  Whicheb,  b.  Feb.  6,  1787;  m.  Samuel  Clough.  (See 
Clough  gen.) 

William  Whicheb,  b.  at  Nottingham  in  1757;  m.  Polly  Elliott  of 
Nottingham  and  had  four  children.  He  m.  (second),  Hannah  Sanborn, 
b.  1767,  and  had  10  children.     She  d.  Oct.  17,  1837. 

Benjamin  Whicheb,  Je.,  b.  June  26,  1776;  m.  Katherine  Cole  of 
Bradford,  Mass.,  b.  May  18,  1779.  They  lived  on  the  Shedd  place  and 
had  10  children.  Mr.  Whicher,  with  utter  disregard  of  fatherly 
duties,  "folded  his  tent  like  the  Arabs  and  quietly  stole  away,"  leaving 
his  houseful  of  children  and  small  means  to  his  inefficient  wife,  who 
could  read,  write  and  sing  better  than  she  could  care  for  her  numerous 
family.  With  hardly  an  exception,  they  became  inmates  of  good  homes 
and  were  worthy  members  of  society.  Two  of  the  dau.  held  high 
offices  in  the  Shaker  Community,  where  the  mother  d. 

(Children  of  William  and  Polly  Elliott  Whicher.) 

Jonathan  Whicheb,  Je.,  m.  Tamar  Sawyer,  dau.  of  Jotham,  who 
lived  on  the  Rand  place.     He  d.  instantly  March  22,  1850. 

David  Whicheb  removed  to  Newburyport,  Mass.,  when  a  young  man. 

PoLLT  Whichee  m.  Isaac  Waldron  of  Strafford  and  lived  and  d. 
there.  They  had  three  sons,  Daniel,  Horace  and  William,  and  two 
dau. 

William  Whicheb,  b.  Oct.  17,  1837;   m.  Avery  and  removed 

to    Epping.     They   had   four   children:    Jonathan,    Joseph,    Caleb    and 
Susan. 

(Children  by  second  wife.) 

John  Whicheb  m.  Relief  Field  and  resided  in  Quincy,  Mass.  He  was 
a  stone  cutter  and  lost  an  eye. 

Mathew  Whicheb,  b.  1789;  m.  (hrst),  Dec.  22,  1814,  Olive  Batchelder, 
and  had  eight  children.  She  d.  Aug.  5,  1833.  He  m.  (second),  (pub.), 
Aug.  27,  1835,  Mrs.  Sophie  Sanborn  of  Gilmanton.  They  resided  in 
the  Dr.  Clark  house  by  the  brick  church  and  both  d.  there.  He  d. 
June  10,  1867. 

Reuben  Whicher,  b.  at  Nottingham,  lived  first  on  the  Shedd  farm 
but  removed  later  to  near  the  Gilmanton  line.  He  m.  Dorothy  Osgood 
and  had  five  children*  He  d.  Nov.,  1869.  She  d.  Jan.  18,  1870.  He  was 
a  brick  mason,  blacksmith  and  stone  mason.  He  was  a  brother  of 
Mathew. 

Reuben  Whicher,  b.  1794;  m.  Dorothy  Osgood,  b.  at  Loudon  in  1791. 
He  wa:s  a  blacksmith  and  a  stone  and  brick  mason.  He  d.  Nov.,  1869. 
She  d.  Jan.  18,  1871. 

Benjamin  Whicher,  b.  1803,  always  remained  an  invalid  in  the 
home,  where  he  d.  Feb.  22,  1867. 


GENEALOGIES.  323 

HoBACE  Whichee,  d.  March.  3,  1833,  at  Quincy,  Mass. 

Jane  Whichee  m.  Joseph  Cofran.     (See  Cofran  gen.) 

Pamelia  "Whichee  m.  John  Mathes  of  Canterbury,  Dec.  24,  1792. 
She  d.  Sept.  12,  1821.  They  had  one  son,  Horace  W.  Mr.  Mathes 
d.  July  30,  1869. 

Betsey  Whichee  m.,  March  9,  1819,  John  Johnson.  (See  Johnson 
gen.) 

Ann  Whichee,  b.  March  5,  1805;  m.  Hazen  Cross  of  Sanbornton 
Bridge,  Dec.  23,  1851.     She  d.  Aug.  9,  1865. 

Annah  Whichee  d.  at  Franklin,  unmarried,  at  65  years  of  age. 

(Children  of  Jonathan  and  Tamar  Sawyer  Whicher.) 
(B.   at  N.) 

Sabah  B.  Whichee,  b.  1810,  lived  and  d.  in  the  home  at  East  N.  at 
81  years,  Jan.  20,  1892.     She  was  unmarried. 

Maet  Ann  Whichee,  b.  July  15,  1812;  d.,  Jan.  28,  1817. 

Eliza  Jane  Whichee,  b.  March  13,  1815;  d.,  March  30,  1893. 

Sheebuene  S.  Whichee,  b.  Oct.  7,  1817;  d.,  Nov.  17,  1848. 

Benjamin  S.  Whichee,  b.  Oct.  20,  1819;  m.  Polly  Blkins  of  Andover 
and  had  one  dau.,  Ellen.  He  d.,  April  1,  1868,  in  Iowa.  She  d.  at  the 
State  Hospital  in  Concord. 

William  Elliott  Whichee,  b.  Sept.  4,  1822;  m.  Betsey  Morrill  of 
Canterbury  and  had  three  children. 

Reuben  S.  Whicher,  b.  July  9,  1825.  He  resides  on  the  home  farm 
and  is  unmarried.  This  farm  has  always  been  noted  for  its  cheese 
dairy,  large  quantities  being  sent  during  the  life  of  his  mother  and 
sisters  to  the  Boston  trade.  The  farm  is  still  producing  butter  for 
special  customers. 

(Children  of  Reuben  and  Dorothy  Osgood  Whicher.) 
(B.   at  N.) 

Claeissa  Whicher  m.,  April  27,  1842,  Albert  Gorrell  of  N.  (See 
Gorrell  gen.) 

John  M.  Whicher,  b.  June  22,  1817;  m.,  Nov.  19,  1840,  Asenath  At- 
kinson, b.  March  16,  1817,  and  had  three  children.  He  d.  at  N.  June 
14,  1889.  He  represented  the  town  in  the  Legislature  of  1878  and 
held  the  office  of  selectman.  He  was  peculiar  In  his  diet,  never  tasting 
fish,  flesh  or  fowl. 

HoEACE  Whichee  m.  Mary  Bradley  of  Canterbury  and  resided  at  La- 
conia,  where  he  was  an  expressman.  They  had  two  children.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Whicher  both  d.  at  Laconia. 

Abbie  Whichee  m.  John  Young  of  Canterbury  and  removed  to 
Brookfield,  Mass.  She  d.  at  Plymouth  in  1903.  He  still  resides  at 
Brookfield.     They  had  a  son,  Fred,  who  d.  In  1897. 

Maet  Jane  Whichee  m.  Otis  Young  and  removed  to  Plymouth,  where 
she  d.  after  a  long  sickness,  a  helpless  Invalid. 


324  HISTORY   OF    NORTHPIELD. 

Third    Generation. 

(Children  of  Benjamin  and  Katherine  Cole  Whicher.) 

Louisa  Whichek,  b.  Jan.  31,  1803. 

Cynthia  Whichee,  b.  June  2,  1804. 

Benjamin  Hakvey  Whichee,  b.  Jan.  4,  1806. 

Teyphene  Whichee,  b.  Marcb  27,  1807,  went,  when  a  child,  to  the 
Shakers  to  live,  dying  in  that  community,  in  which  she  held  high 
oflttcial  rank. 

Martin  Luthee  Whichee,  b.  July  12,  1808. 

Calvin  Whichee,  b.  Oct.  26,  1809,  was  the  victim  of  untoward  cir- 
cumstances.    He  d.  at  the  town  farm  May  15,  1864. 

Maectjs  Aueelius  Whichee,  b.  April  2,  1811. 

Feanklin  Whichee,  b.  Feb.  2,  1813. 

Catheeine  Whichee,  b.  1814,  resided  with  the  Shakers. 

Susan  Hill  Whichee,  b.  May  4,  1818.  She  was  one  of  the  leaders 
of  the  midde  family  of  Shakers  and  d.  in  their  village  June  16,  1847. 

Fourth   Generation. 

(Children    of    Matthew    and    Olive    Batchelder    Whicher.) 

Olive  Whichee,  b.  July  7,  1813;  m.  Charles  Oilman  of  Bay  Hill. 
(See  Oilman  gen.)     She  d.  in  Aug.,  1848. 

Joseph  B.  Whichee,  b.  Oct.  1,  1815^  was  a  stone  worker  in  Quincy. 
He  became  a  contractor  and  was  killed  by  a  falling  board  while 
supervising  the  construction  of  of  a  block.  He  had  a  dau.,  now  Mrs. 
Mary  Elizabeth  Lamson  of  Lowell,  Mass.  • 

Elizabeth  Ann  Whichee,  b.  April  7,  1817,  was  a  dressmaker  at  home. 
She  went  to  care  for  her  sick  brother  and  contracted  fever,  from 
which  she  d.  Nov.  12,  1847. 

Napoleon  Bonapaete  Whichee,  b.  Sept.  26,  1822,  was  a  private 
pupil  of  Prof.  Dyer  H.  Sanborn.  He  was  a  teacher  in  Quincy,  Mass., 
where  he  d. 

William  Waeeen  Whichee,  b.  Oct.  5,  1824;  m.  Fannie  White.  He 
contracted  fever,  from  which  he  never  fully  recovered.  He  returned 
home  and  d.  at  N.  in  1847.  They  had  two  sons,  Oscar  and  Frank, 
both  of  Boston. 

Pamelia  Whichee,  b.  1828;   d.,  March  28,  1847. 

Julia  A.  Whichee,  b.  1832,  graduated  from  the  New  Hampshire 
Conference  Seminary,  became  insane  and  d.  at  the  New  Hampshire 
State  Hospital  March  25,  1885. 

(Children  of  John  and  Asenath  Atkinson  Whicher.) 

Adelia  Whichee,  b.  Feb.  16,  1843 ;  m.,  Sept.  4,  1866,  Charles  Knowles 
of  Belmont,  and  d.  there  in  1894. 

Claeence  Waterman  Whichee,  b.  Dec.  26,  1847;  m.,  Oct.  27,  1869, 
Abbie  Lyford  of  Canterbury.  She  d.  Sept.  18,  1880.  They  had  one 
child,  who  d.  in  infancy.     He  m.    (second),  March  4,  1882,  Francena 


GENEALOGIES.  325 

Brown  of  Raymond,  and  has  two  sons.    Mr.  and  Mrs.  Whiclier  conduct 
a  popular  summer  resort,  called  Maple  Cottage. 
Ethelinda  Whicher,  b.  Jan.,  1859;  d.,  May  5,  1862. 

Fifth   generation. 

Feed  C.  WiiiTCHEE,  b.  Feb.  16,  1883. 
Hakold  Whichee,  b.  Jan.  22,  1893. 


WILLIAMS. 

William  Williams  and  his  wife,  Elizabeth  Hills,  came  from  Durham 
to  N.  in  1761,  and  settled  somewhere  near  the  Wadleighs  on  Bay 
Hill.  They  were  guided  only  by  spotted  trees,  as  there  were  no 
roads. 

This  land  he  exchanged  for  a  home  on  the  main  road,  below  the 
meeting-house,  and  erected  a  one-story  house,  which  was  the  home 
of  Amos  Hanpaford  for  many  years.  The  burying  ground  below  and 
the  brook  above  have  always  been  called  by  his  name. 

When  the  old  meeting-house  was  built  it  was  voted  to  place  it 
ialf  way  between  William  Williams'  and  the  Scunduggody  Brook. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Williams  had  five  children. 

Second    Generation. 

Elizabeth  Williams  m.  William  Glines  of  Andover,  who  ran  the 
Hancock  Mill  on  the  Holmes  dam  in  the  north  fields  of  Canterbury, 
and  who  was  called  Miller  Glines.     (See  Glines  gen.) 

John  Williams  went  into  the  army  and  d.,  unmarried,  soon  after 
his  return. 

William  Williams,  2d.,  was  instantly  killed  by  his  brother's  side 
In  a  battle  during  the  Revolutionary  War. 

Katheeiite  Williams  m.  Boynton. 

Saeah  Williams,  b.  1759;  m.  George  Hancock,  b.  1749,  whose 
parents  were  Jacob  and  Elizabeth  Kezar  Hancock.  She  was  always 
sure  she  could  remember  the  journey  to  N.,  although  she  was  only 
two  years  old.  Her  uncle,  Samuel  Hills,  brought  her  on  his  horse. 
(See  Hancock  gen.)  She  d.  Jan.  14,  1800,  having  been  a  widow 
for  60  years.  They  had  eight  children  and  resided  on  what  was  later 
the  Gerrish  farms  in  West  N. 


WINSLOW. 


Benjamin  Winslow  came  to  N.  from  Loudon.  He  bought  his  farm 
in  1813  and  was  m.  to  Betsey  French  in  April,  1814.  His  friends 
were  residents  of  Maine  and  were  shipbuilders.  He  had  assisted 
them  and  followed  the  sea  for  three  years.  He  erected  a  home  on  the 
main  road  and  opened  a  tavern.    The  freighting  was  then  all  done  by 


326  HISTORY    OF    NOETHFIELD. 

teams  often  witli  oxen,  and  men  and  beasts  needed  food  and  lodging 
on  the  route.  They  also  boarded  the  relay  horses  for  the  dally  stages. 
They  were  religious  people,  at  first  being  Freewill  Baptists,  but,  later, 
becoming  Methodists.  He  was  a  class  leader.  They  spent  their 
whole  lives  here.  She  d.  April  25,  1S60.  A  sister,  Sarah,  m.  Blias 
Abbott  as  his  second  wife,  Aug.  29,  1826,  and  another  sister,  Hannah, 
m.,  June  28,  1817,  Samuel  Jackman.  Benjamin  Winslow  had  five 
children. 

Second    Generation. 

Moses  F.  Winslow,  b.  March  21,  1816;  m.,  May  1,  1842,  Irena  B. 
Phelps  of  Oak  Hill,  and  lived  on  a  part  of  the  home  farm.  He  was  a 
diligent  farmer  and  a  zealous  Methodist,  being  a  class  leader  for 
more  than  40  years.     She  d.  Aug.  17,  1890. 

Daeius  Winslow,  b.  May  28,  1819;  m.,  1843,  Hannah  Haines,  a 
neighbor.  He  was  a  teamster  to  and  from  Portsmouth.  He  d.  of 
typhoid  fever,  Sept.  12,  1846,  leaving  a  dau.,  Ella  H.  (See  Haines 
gen.)  The  newly-erected  home  was  removed  whole  to  the  vicinity 
of  Sanbornton  Bridge  and  became  the  home  of  Dr.  Woodbury  and, 
later,  of  Dr.  Parsons  Whidden. 

John  Stevens  Winslow,  b.  June  30,  1821;  m.,  (first),  Sept.  7,  1848, 
Caroline  Augusta  Plummer,  and  had  one  son,  Benjamin  A.  She  d. 
July  31,  1882.     He  m.   (second),  Elizabeth  J.  Smith  of  N. 

From  her  girlhood  until  well  past  middle  age,  her  time  and  ener- 
gies went  to  the  care  of  her  declining  parents  and  also  to  the  estate, 
which  became  hers  at  their  death  and  which  she  still  owns.  It  has 
been  in  the  family  name  since  its  first  settlement.  The  Winslow 
farm  also  bears  the  same  distinction.  As  a  young  man,  Mr.  Winslow 
was  a  school  teacher  and  has  held  almost  every  office  in  the  gift  of 
the  town.  He  has  been  many  times  one  of  the  board  of  selectmen. 
He  held  that  oflice  with  James  N.  Forrest  in  1S55  and  with  him  again 
in  1881,  just  26  years  intervening. 

Lucia  Ann  J.  Winslow,  b.  April  15,  1826;   d..  May,  1847. 

Maky  Stevens  Winslow,  b.  March  18,  1824 ;  m.,  Sept.  7,  1855,  William 
S.  Plummer,  a  farmer  on  the  Merrimack  intervale.  She  was  educated 
at  the  New  Hampshire  Conference  Seminary  and  was  a  faithful 
teacher.     (See  Plummer  gen.)  ' 

Third    Generation. 

(Child  of  Darius  and  Hannah  Haines  Winslow.) 

Ella  H.  Winslow,  b.  at  N.  June  1,  1846;  m.  W.  H.  C.  FoUansby  of 
Exeter,   b.   at  N.      (See  Follansby  gen.) 

(Child  of  John  S.  and  Caroline  Plummer  Winslow.) 

Benjamin  A.  Winslow,  b.  at  N.  Feb.  16,  1852;  m.,  Feb.  15,  1873. 
Ella  Maria  Elkins  of  Laconia.  They  reside  on  the  homestead  and 
he  has  been  for  many  years  the  versatile  "Down  River"  correspondent 
of  the  Laconia  Democrat.    He  is  also  a  general  farmer  and  a  dealer 


GENEALOGIES.  327 

in  agricultural  implements.  He  was  educated  at  the  New  Hampshire 
Conference  Seminary  and  both  he  and  Mrs.  Winslow  are  quite  musi- 
cal. 


WILKINS. 

David  Patten  Wilkins  was  b.  at  Bradford  May  20,  1817.  He  m. 
(second),  Georgianna  B.  Howard,  b.  at  Hillsborough  Aug.  9,  1841. 
They  resided  in  Medford,  Mass.,  where  he  was  a  ship  carpenter.  The 
business  declining,  he  became  a  house  builder.  They  came  to  N.  in 
1878  and  resided  for  five  years  on  the  Alvah  Hannaford  place,  re- 
moving later  to  the  brick  house  by  the  town  hall.  They  returned  to 
Medford  in  1886.  He  had  three  sons  by  a  former  wife,  but  one  of 
whom  claims  a  place  in  N.  history.  They  had  two  dau.  He  d.  at  Med- 
ford July  4,  1900.     She  still  resides  there. 

Second    Generation. 

(B.  at  Medford.) 

James  M.  Wilkins,  b.  1845  at  Medford,  Mass.;  m.,  at  San  Francisco, 
Cal.,  July,  1868,  Maria  Swett  Hannaford  of  N.  (See  Hannaford  gen.) 
She  d.  at  Tucson,  Ariz.,  1883. 

Geoegie  Isabelle  Wilkins,  b.  June  4,  1872,  is  a  bookkeeper  and 
stenographer  in  Boston. 

Stella  Floeejstoe  Wilkins,  b.  Oct.  13,  1874,  is  employed  in  the  office 
of  the  Boston  &  Maine  Railroad  as  stenographer. 


WOODBURY. 


JosLAH  AiiBEosE  ■WooDBTjET  Came  to  N.  to  live  with  his  uncle,  Josiah 
Ambrose   (see  Ambrose  gen.),  when  10  years  old. 

He  developed  a  mechanical  turn  of  mind  and  eagerly  seized  upon 
the  little  water  power  at  the  outlet  of  Chestnut  Pond  and  was  busily 
at  work  with  his  plans  for  its  development  when  he  was  drafted  and 
assigned  to  military  duty  at  Portsmouth  during  the  Revolutionary 
War.  After  his  return  he  built  a  house  near  his  uncle's  and  m.,  Oct. 
29,  1820,  Polly  Knowles,  his  schoolmate  and  neighbor.  He  built  a 
threshing  mill  on  the  little  stream,  in  which  his  inventive  genius  was 
shown  in  the  construction  of  fans  and  blowers,  which  had  never  been 
thought  of  before.  In  fact,  Mr.  Woodbury's  threshing  machine  was  the 
talk  of  the  town.    They  had  two  dau.  and  a  son. 

Second    Generation. 

Mart  Woodbuet,  b.  at  N.,  1821;  m.,  1844,  Charles  Alonzo  Gile  of 
Bean  Hill.  She  was  educated  as  a  private  pupil  of  Rev.  Enoch  Corser 
and  was  a  teacher.     (See  Gile  gen.) 

Cteene  K.  Woodbury,  b.  1827;  m.,  March  1,  1863,  Daniel  Sanborn 
of  Sanbornton.     They  were  farmers  on  his  father's  homestead.     She 


328  HISTORY   OF    NOETHPIELD. 

was  educated  at  the  New  Hampshire  Conference   Seminary.     She  d. 
of  cancer  March  1,  1896.     He  d.  Nov.  24,  1902. 

William  Woodbury,  b.  1829;  m.  (first),  1856,  Lucy  Ann  Kimhall  of 
N.  They  resided  for,  some  years  on  Christian  Lane,  near  the  reser- 
voir, going  later  to  Newport,  where  he  dealt  in  wood  and  coal.  She 
d.  at  Napa,  Cal.,  in  1892.  He  m.  (second),  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Kimball  Hall, 
who  survives  him  at  Napa.  He  has  one  dau.  by  his  first  wife,  Mrs. 
Lizzie  W.  Pollard  of  Newport. 


WOODWARD. 

Dais^iel  S.  Woodwaed,  son  of  Daniel,  a  soldier  in  the  War  of  1812 
one  year  under  Coloned  Davis,  came  to  N.  Factory  Village  in  1852. 
He  m.  Dorcas  Adams  of  Salisbury  and  for  several  years  kept  the 
old  Austin  Hotel  and  boarding  house.  He  had  previously  resided 
at  Penacook.  Mrs.  Woodward  d.  at  N.  March  10,  1877.  He  later  re- 
moved to  Hill. 

Second    Generation. 

Elizabeth  Woodwaed,  b.  at  Salisbury  Sept.  22,  182S;  d.,  Dec.  23, 
1876. 

Hannah  Woodwaed,  b.  Nov.  1,  1830. 

Phebe  Woodwaed,  b.  Jan.  7,  1832,  resided  in  Hill. 

Daniel  R.  Woodwaed,  b.  April  10,  1833. 

Stephen  Woodwaed,  b.  at  Salisbury  Aug.  22,  1834. 

Alviea  a.  Woodwaed,  b.  at  Salisbury  May  22,  1836. 

Doecas  Woodwaed,  b.  Feb.  22,  1838. 

Diana  Woodwaed,  b.  Sept.  22,  1839.  (See  Morrill  and  Roberts 
gens.) 

Pauline  Woodwaed,  b.  Aug.,  1842;  d.,  1844. 

Peank  R.  Woodwaed,  b.  at  N.  Feb.  9,  1845. 


WYATT. 

John  Wtatt  m.  Mary  Badger  Dec.  15,  1700.     He  d.  Nov.,  1783. 

Second  Generation. 

Samuel  Wtatt  m.  (first),  Mehitabel  Jewett  and  had  nine  children. 
He  m.  (second),  July  27,  1756,  Judith  Chase  Greenough. 

Third   Generation. 

Chase  Wtatt,  b.  at  Newburyport,  Mass.,  1758;  m.  (first),  Polly, 
dau.  of  John  and  Judith  De  More  Colby  of  Sandown.  Nine  children 
were  b.  there.  They  removed  to  Sanbornton  in  1809,  settling  on  a 
part  of  Lot  No.  78,  second  division,  now  owned  by  his  grandson, 
George  Colby  Wyatt.  He  m.  (second),  Dec,  1823,  Sarah  Morse  of  N., 
and  d.  July  28,  1846. 


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Fourth   Generation. 

Samuel  "Wtatt,  b.  Oct.  10,  1789;  m.  Comfort  Fernald  of  Loudon 
and  settled  in  N.  on  what  was  called  the  Young  lot,  below  Zion's  Hill. 
He  was  familiarly  known  as  "Uncle  Sam."  He  was  a  farmer.  She 
d.  July  27,  1860.  They  had  one  dau.  He  m.  (second),  Nov.,  1860, 
Rachel  Heath  of  Canterbury,  who  d.  Nov.  8,  1871.  Mr.  Wyatt  d. 
Dec.  11,  1874. 

Thomas  Chase  "Wyatt,  b.  April  18,  1793;  m.  Olive  Eaton  of  San- 
iDornton,  and  settled  as  a  farmer  on  the  adjoining  farm,  now  owned 
Ijy  Frank  Peverly,  and  d.  there.     One  dau.,  Polly,  d.  in  infancy. 

De  More  Wtatt,  b.  May  9,  1795;  m.,  March  24,  1825,  Betsey  Clement 
of  Haverhill,  b.  May  16,  1803.  He  settled  in  N.  on  Christian  Lane,  where 
Tie  was  an  industrious  farmer.  They  removed  to  their  son's  home  in 
Tilton  in  their  old  age  and  there  passed  the  sunset  of  life.  She  d. 
March  23,  1873.  He  d.  Jan.  1,  1876.  He  had  been  a  most  exemplary 
professor  of  religion  and  was  an  active  member  of  the  Methodist  Church 
for  40  years.    They  had  four  sons. 

Nathan   Wtatt    and    Edwakd   Wtatt   were   both   farmers    in    San- 

bornton,  the  former  in  the  vicinity  of  Shaker  Bridge.     He  m.  

Clark  and  had  four  sons  one  of  whom  has  been  long  a  resident  of 
N.  The  latter  resided  near  Franklin  and  had  one  dau.,  who  m.  and 
resided  in  N.     (See  Cross  gen.) 

Jlidith  Wyatt,  b.  Dec.  15,  1796;  m.  Jacob  Hancock,  a  farmer  on  the 
Gerrish  road.     (See  Hancock  gen.) 

Betset  Wtatt,  b.  June  16,  1798;  m.,  1830,  Ebenezer  Moody  of  Bos- 
cawen,  and  (second),  Samuel  Chandler  of  Fisherville  (Penacook). 
Her  eldest  dau.,  Nellie,  came  to  N.  as  the  wife  of  Wesley  Glines.  (See 
Glines  gen.) 

DoEOTHT  Wtatt,  b.  June  24,  1803;  m.  Daniel  Titcomb  of  Thetford, 
Vt.  She  m.  (second),  Asel  Canfleld  as  his  fourth  wife.  A  son,  Albert 
Titcomb,  has  resided  in  town  for  many  years.  He  m.  Clara  Roby 
and  lives  on  Zion's  Hill. 

Chase  Wtatt,  b.  July  12,  1803,  was  thrice  m.  He  m.  (first),  May, 
1845,  Betsey  Lyford  of  Canterbury.  They  had  a  dau.,  Betsey,  who  d.  in 
infancy.  He  m.  (second),  June  4,  1846,  Anna  Lyford,  sister  of  the 
first  wife.  She  d.  in  1847.  His  third  wife  was  Nancy  Cogswell,  aunt 
of  his  former  wives,  whom  he  m.  in  Dec,  1848.  She  d.  March  10, 
1877,  aged  73.  Mr.  Wyatt  resided  in  East  N.,  where  he  d.  Aug.  16, 
1882.  He  was  a  prosperous  farmer.  This  farm  is  now  owned  by 
Mrs.  E.  V.  B.  Davis  of  Washington,  D.  C. 

Fifth  Generation. 
Addison  Beown  Wyatt,  b.  at  N.  May  5,  1826,  was  a  successful  harness 
and  trunk  maker  at  Sanbornton  Bridge.  He  learned  his  trade  of  John 
Gould  and  succeeded  to  his  business  in  1848.  He  was  state  insurance 
commissioner  for  1867-'68,  president  of  the  lona  Savings  Bank  from 
1876  to  1880,  and  state  bank  commissioner. 


330  HISTORY    OF    NORTHFIELD. 

He  was  a  trustee  of  the  New  Hampshire  Conference  Seminary  and  for 
years  was  secretary  of  the  board.  He  erected  an  attractive  residence 
on  a  commanding  site  in  Tilton  village. 

He  m.,  Sept.  30,  1851,  Frances  Copp  of  Gilmanton,  b.  Aug.  22,  1826. 
She  d.  Dec.  30,  1901.  She  was  an  exemplary  Christian  woman.  They 
had  three  children.    One  d.  in  infancy  Sept.  18,  1852. 

Clarence  De  Moke  Wtatt,  b.  Nov.  ,25,  1852;  d..  May  29,  1874.  He 
had  just  graduated  from  the  New  Hampshire  Conference  Seminary 
and  was  a  young  man  of  promise. 

Walter  Clement  Wtatt,  the  only  remaining  son,  b.  Nov.  13,  1857; 
m.,  Dec,  1878,  Clara  Thorp  of  Tilton.  He  inherited  his  father's 
business  and  has  been  an  active  business  man  in  Tilton  for  years. 
He  is  prominent  in  several  fraternal  orders.  They  have  one  son, 
Bernard  Langdon,  a  graduate  of  Tilton  Seminary  in  the  class  of  1901, 
New  York  University,  and  Bellevue  Medical  College  in  the  class  of  1905. 
He  has  taken  a  position  with  a  mining  company  as  physician  and  sur- 
geon, in  San  Jose,  Tamaulipas,  Mexico. 

Joseph  Clotjgh  Wtatt,  b.  Dec.  3,  1830,  at  N.;  m.,  Nov.  11,  1856, 
Lucy  C.  Lyford  of  Canterbury,  who  d.  April  4,  1876,  greatly  mourned. 
They  had  two  children.  He  is  a  carpenter,  repairer  and  builder 
and  erected  a  pleasant  home  on  Park  St.,  to  which  he  removed  in 
1891.    He  makes  mill  repairs  a  specialty. 

Lakot  Benson  Wtatt,  b.  Aug.  6,  1838,  has  had  a  successful  business 
career  at  Lawrence,  Mass.  He  is  engaged  in  the  harness,  trunk  and 
horse-furnishing  business.  It  is  the  oldest  establishment  of  the  kind 
in  the  city. 

(Child  of  Samuel  and  Comfort  Fernald  Wyatt.) 

Ctnthia  B.  Wtatt,  b.  April  13,  1830;  m.,  Oct.  13,  1847,  Thomas  H. 
Piper  of  N.     (See  Piper  gen.) 

(Child  of  Nathan  and  Sally  Clark  Wyatt  of   Sanbornton.) 

Otis  C.  Wtatt  came  from  Hanover  to  N.  Jan.  1,  1866,  and  occupied 
his  newly -purchased  farm  on  Zion's  Hill.  (See  Boys  in  Blue,  sketch 
and  portrait.) 

Sixth  Genei^ation. 

(Children  of  Joseph  and  Lucy  C.  Lyford  Wyatt.) 

ALFRED    CLINTON   WYATT. 

(See  portrait.) 

Alfred  Clinton  Wtatt  was  b.  at  N.  Nov.  25,  1862.  He  was  the  son 
of  Joseph  Clough  and  Lucy  (Lyford)  Wyatt.  He  received  his  education 
in  the  public  schools  of  N.  and  at  the  New  Hampshire  Conference 
Seminary  at  Tilton,  from  which  he  graduated  in  June,  1880.  In  May, 
1881,  he  removed  to  Laconia  and  entered  the  employ  of  Gardner  Cook  & 


ALFRED    C.    WYATT. 


GENEALOGIES.  331 

Son  in  the  lumber  business,  with  wbich  industry  he  has  since  been 
identified.  On  the  formation  of  Cook's  Lumber  Company  in  1891  he 
was  chosen  a  director  and  was  the  first  vice-president. 

Since  the  formation  of  the  City  of  Laconia,  Mr.  Wyatt  has  always 
taken  an  active  interest  in  the  Republican  politics  of  Ward  Five,  of 
which  he  is  a  resident,  as  well  as  in  the  city  at  large.  He  served  as 
ward  clerk  for  several  years  and,  in  1899,  was  elected  to  the  city 
council,  in  which  he  served  six  years,  the  longest  service  ever  given 
by  any  citizen  with  one  exception.  In  1905  he  was  prominently  men- 
tioned as  a  candidate  for  mayor. 

He  has  always  taken  a  great  interest  in  fraternal  societies  and 
is  a  past  officer  in  Winnipiseogee  Lodge,  No.  7,  I.  0.  0.  F.,  a  member 
of  Laconia  Encampment,  No.  9,  I.  0.  0.  F.,  and  a  member  of  the 
Grand  Lodge,  I.  0.  O.  F.,  of  New  Hampshire,  as  well  as  a' Past  Dis- 
trict Deputy  Grand  Master  of  the  Laconia  District.  He  is  also  a  Past 
Regent  of  Cypress  Council,  Royal  Arcanum,  No.  1062,  and  is  at 
present  chairman  of  the  grand  trustees  of  the  Grand  Council  of  New 
Hampshire. 

In  June,  1S88,  he  m.  Nellie  M.  Mead,  a  teacher  in  the  Laconia  public 
schools. 

Axr^iE  L.  Wtatt,  b.  Nov.  2,  1867,  was  educated  at  the  Tilton  Sem- 
inary and  has  often  received  private  pupils  at  her  home.  She  went 
as  a  delegate  from  the  local  Christian  Endeavor  Society  to  its  national 
convention  in  San  Francisco  in  1897. 


YEATON. 

JoH^T  B.  Yeato^t  came  from  Laconia  to  N.  in  1871.  His  ancestors 
were  from  Alfred,  Me.,  and  were  shoe  manufacturers.  He  m.  Hattie 
A.  Phelps  and  resided  on  the  Phelps  homestead  and  cared  for  the 
aged  parents.  He  remodeled  the  house  and  built  a  modern  barn  in 
1880  and  is  an  all-round  farmer,  with  fruit  as  a  specialty,  having 
about  a  dozen  of  the  choicest  varieties.  Mr.  Yeaton  is  proud  of  the 
family  reputation  for  minding  their  own  business  and  has  always 
voted  the  Republican  ticket.  He  has  been  supervisor  and  served  on 
the  board  of  selectmen. 


YORK. 


John  S.  York  came  to  N.  in  Nov.,  1897,  from  Centre  Harbor  and 
purchased  the  steam  sawmill  of  Jason  Foss  and  engaged  in  the  manu- 
facture of  packing  cases  and  house  finish.  He  was  also  a  contractor 
and  builder  and  erected  some  of  the  best  dwellings  on  Bay  and  Arch 
Sts.  He  abandoned  the  mill  in  the  Cove  later  and  erected  a  new  shop 
near  the  fair  grounds,  where  he  continues  the  business.  He  resides 
on  Howard  Ave.     He  is  prominent  in  Masonic  Lodges.     He  has  five 


332  HISTORY    OP    NOETHPIELD. 

children,  b.   at  Centre   Harbor:    Oscar,  to.   1884;    Horace   B.,   b.   1887; 
Mildred  B.,  b.  1891;   Rutb  A.,  b.  1893;  and  Hazel  M.,  b.  1896. 


YOUNG. 

Edwin  J.  Young  was  b.  in  Canterbury  Aug.  20,  1837,  being  one  of  a 
family  of  14  children. 

At  an  early  age  be  removed  to  Plymouth,  and  in  1859  was  united 
in  marriage  to  Annie  L.  Elliott  of  Dorchester,  by  whom  he  had  two 
children,  Maude  A.  and  Herbert  G.  Young. 

For  a  score  or  more  of  years  Mr.  Young  was  engaged  in  photography, 
being  one  of  the  pioneers  of  the  state  in  that  art. 

In  the  year  1866  he  settled  In  Campton,  where  he  served  the  town 
as  clerk,  tax  collector  and  treasurer  for  several  years. 

Like  his  ancestor,  the  Rev.  Winthrop  Young,  Mr.  Young's  religious 
connections  were  with  the  Baptists  and  for  several  years  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Young  were  members  of  that  church  in  Campton. 

After  the  death  of  Mrs.  Young,  for  sometime  he  was  a  resident  in 
Plymouth,  from  which  town  he  removed  to  N.  in  1886,  when  he  was 
m.  to  Helen  M.  Whipple  of  Laconia. 

After  a  few  years  of  married  life  in  their  pleasant  home  on  Park  St., 
she  passed  away,  after  a  lingering  illness. 

In  Nov.,  1892,  he  m.  Georgia  B.,  dau'.  of  George  C.  Lancaster  of  N. 

Since  residing  in  N.  he  has  followed  the  vocation  of  commercial 
traveler  and  has  engaged  in  mercantile  business. 

In  politics  he  has  always  been  a  staunch  Republican  and  as  such 
has  been  chosen  to  represent  the  town  of  N.  at  the  Constitutional 
Convention  of  1889  and  in  1893  as  representative  to  the  Legislature. 

He  has  served  a  term  of  years  as  chairman  of  the  board  of  selectmen 
of  the  town. 

Since  his  residence  in  N.  Mr.  Young  has  been  a  member  of  the 
Congregational  Church  and  has  been  interested  in  the  moral  and 
religious  welfare  of  the  community. 


APPENDIX. 


ADDITIONAL  GENEALOGIES. 


AYERS. 

CHARLES  HAINES  AYERS. 

(Continued.     See  pages  14,  15,  16.) 

(Other  children  of  Charles  H.  and  Almira  Ayers.) 

Susan  Ayers,  h.  at  Canterbury  Dec.  29,  1841;  m.,  April  25,  1865, 
James  R.  Young  of  the  firm  of  Parker  &  Young,  late  of  Lisbon,  and 
had  four  children:  One,  who  d.  in  infancy;  Emily  Adelia,  b.  Oct.  29, 
1866;  Ellen  Louise,  b.  April  10,  1871;  and  Susan  Almira,  b.  April  8, 
1873,  d.  at  eight  months. 

EiiEN  Maria  Ayers,  b.  Sept.  4,  1846;  m.,  June  6,  1870,  Charles  Edward 
Cummings  of  Lisbon,  and  resided  for  some  years  in  Missouri,  where 
he  d.  Sept.  9,  1897.  She  m.  (second),  at  Canton,  Mo.,  Nov.  20,  1901, 
David  M.  Hibbard.  She  has  three  children:  Susie  E.,  Karl  G.  and  Al- 
bert Edward.  She  was  educated  at  New  Hampton  Literary  Institute 
and  taught  for  some  years  in  Missouri.     Mr.  Hibbard  d.  Feb.  27,  1902. 

Jonathan  Ayers,  b.  Dec.  17,  1850;  m.,  Mary  Frances  Delany  of  New 
York  City.  He  was  inspector  of  telegraph  machines  in  the  New  York 
Stock  Exchange.  He  had  the  finest  touch  and  was  a  genius  in  his  line. 
They  had  two  children,  Susan  Veronica  and  Mary  Frances.  He  d.  April 
2,  1882.    She  d.  June  2  of  the  same  year. 

Benjamin  Frank  Ayers,  b.  Jan.  6,  1854;  m.,  Dec.  3,  1885,  Pamelia 
Ella  Roberts  of  N.  He  bought  the  Sewall  farm  on  Oak  Hill,  where  he 
is  a  general  farmer.    They  have  one  child,  Hermon  Eugene. 

Almira  Josephine  Ayees,  b.  Aug.  2,  1855;  m.,  Oct.  29,  1878,  William 
Y.  Sargent  of  Canterbury,  and  resides  at  Uplands.  She  was  educated 
at  New  Hampton.  They  are  general  farmers,  with  dairying  as  a  spec- 
ialty. 


BROWN. 

(Additional.     See  page  45.) 

DoEiNDA  Brown  m.  (first),  Nov.,  1854,  M.  T.  Noyes  of  Atkinson.  He 
d.  in  Jan.,  1857.  She  m.  (second),  J.  H.  Webster  of  Derry,  Nov.,  1862, 
and  resides  at  Fall  River,  Mass.    They  have  a  son,  Fred. 


336  HISTORY    OP    NOETHFIELD. 

COFRAN. 

SMITH  W.  COFRAN. 

(See  portrait.) 

(Supplementary  to  page  42.) 

Smith  W.  Cofean,  b.  Jan.  15,  1840;  m.,  Jan.  3,  1884,  Marcelina  Wan- 
zer.  He  worked  on  his  father's  farm  until  13  years  of  age,  going  thea 
as  a  mill  employee  for  Jeremiah  Tilton.  At  17  he  left  home  to  seek  his 
fortune,  having  first  united  with  the  Congregational  Church  and  having 
joined  Doric  Lodge,  A.  F.  and  A.  M. 

At  the  breaking  out  of  the  Civil  War  he  enlisted  in  the  Twentieth 
Massachusetts  Regiment.     (See  Boys  in  Blue.) 

After  the  close  of  the  war,  he  remained  in  "Washington,  D.  C,  in 
various  capacities,  later  entering  the  employ  of  the  Boston  &  Providence- 
Railroad,  with  a  route  of  service  extending  from  Boston  to  New  York 
via  Providence,  which  place  he  held  for  29  years,  retiring  in  1895  oa 
account  of  impaired  health. 

He  has  been  a  member  of  Warren  Lodge,  No.  18,  I.  0.  O.  F.,  for  more 
than  30  years,  and  also  of  the  Massasoit  war  order.  His  three  children, 
all  b.  in  Boston,  were:  Jessie  May,  b.  Aug.  3,  1873,  m.  Jesse  Melendy; 
Jay  Wanzer,  b.  Jan.  15,  1879,  m.  Florence  Smith;  and  Eugene  Knox,, 
b.  Feb.  25,  1881,  m.  Nellie  M.  Blight. 


BATCHELDER. 

Eugene  Batchelder,  b.  May  29,  1855,  came  to  N.  from  Franklin,  where- 
he  had  been  employed  for  11  years  as  foreman  in  the  weave  room  of 
Stevens'  Mill.  He  m.,  Jan.  1,  1877,  Susan  Jane  Presby,  b.  at  N.  Feb.  23, 
1854. 

They  bought,  and  conducted  for  many  years,  the  Elm  Avenue  Hotel. 
He  is,  and  has  been  for  six  years,  overseer  at  Tilton  Mills.  They  now 
reside  in  Tilton  on  Cedar  St.,  but  will  reoccupy  the  hotel,  now  "The 
Riverside,"  in  a  short  time. 

Mr.  Batchelder  is  a  member  of  St.  Andrew's  Lodge,  Knights  of 
Pythias,  and  of  Harmony  Lodge,  I.  0.  0.  F.  Mrs.  Batchelder  is  a  mem- 
ber of  Rebekah  Lodge  and  of  both  the  Franklin  and  the  Tilton  and 
N.  Woman's  Clubs. 


CLOUGH. 

Capt.  Thomas  Clough,  h.  1740,  must  have  lived  in  the  north  fields, 
when  the  section  was  called  a  "parish  of  Canterbury."  He  was  not 
only  a  prominent  man  in  military  affairs  but  represented  the  new  town 
in   the  Legislatures  of   1797   and   1798   and   again   in   1801-'02-'03-'04. 

His  first  wife  was  Hannah  Haines,  dau.  of  Capt.  Stephen  and  Hannah 
Carter  and  his  second  wife  was   Polly  Webster,  widow  of  Richard 


SMITH    W.    COPRAN. 


GENEALOGIES.  337 

Blanchard.  Captain  Clough  (see  Military  History)  d.  at  N.  Aug.  17, 
1839,  aged  93.  His  wife,  Hannah,  d.  July,  1813.  They  are  buried  in 
the  Hodgdon  yard. 


CASKIN. 

Edwabd  H.  Caskin  was  for  several  years  a  resident  and  business  man 
of  N.  He  bought  the  residence  of  Mrs.  Sullivan  Baker  near  the  lower 
bridge  and  erected  a  building  near  the  river,  where  he  established  a 
hardware  and  house-furnishing  business,  which  he  sold  to  Frank  H. 
Merrill,  and  removed  to  the  Far  West.  He  m.  Nettie  Boyd  of  Rumney 
and  had  one  child,  Iva  B.  Mr.  Caskin  had  previously  been  a  hardware 
dealer  in  Franklin. 


DOUGLASS. 

Edmund  Douglass  was  b.  in  Scotland  and  had  been  educated  at  the 
universities  there.  He  was  in  the  British  army  from  which  he  de- 
serted and  was  in  hiding  for  fear  of  capture.  He  was  first  known  in 
Boscawen,  where  he  was  a  school  teacher  and  taught  the  late  Judge 
Daniel  Atkinson  of  Sanbornton  Bridge  his  letters. 

Later  Mr.  Douglass  drifted  into  N.  and  m.  Polly,  dau.  of  William 
Glines  (the  "Cartnap"),  and  lived  in  a  hut  on  the  Rogers  farm,  op- 
posite Morrill  Moore's,  and  was  a  farm  hand.  They  had  five  children. 
He  d.  at  the  home  of  John  Rogers  and  was  buried  in  the  Abbott  yard. 
Mrs.  Douglass  lived  to  old  age  in  the  family  of  Jonathan  Gate  of  Oak 
Hill.    She  d.  Aug.  24,  1853.    He  was  a  town  charge  for  many  years. 

Second  Generation. 

(B.  at  N.) 

Hannah  Douglass,  d.  in  girlhood. 

LuciNDA  Douglass  m.  and  removed  to  New  York. 

Emeline  Douglass  m.  Josiah  Ambrose  Sanborn. 

Jebemiah  and  Tom  Douglass,  b.  in  .  but  did  not  reside  there. 

Betsey  Douglass  m.  Forrest  Cross  and  resided  on  the  main  road. 
(See  Cross  gen.) 


HAGGETT. 

Alvah  B.  Haggbtt,  b.  at  Pembroke  Sept.  22,  1868;  m.,  Nov.  20,  1902, 
Carrie  Bird,  b.  at  Mapleton,  N.  S.,  Nov.  23,  1881. 

They  came  to  live  on  the  Lowell  French  farm  in  Bast  N.  in  1903, 
They  have  two  children. 

Second   Generation. 
(B.  at  N.) 

Alice  M.  Haggett,  b.  Aug.  7,  1903. 
Gebteude  Haggett,  b.  Jan.  5,  1905. 
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338  HISTORY    OP    NORTHFIELD. 

OILMAN. 

r 

Capt.  Samuel  Oilman,  brother  of  Jonathan,  resided  at  Bast  N.  and 
had  two  sons.  They  removed  to  Canada  and  became  British  subjects. 
After  Mr.  Oilman's  death  in  N.,  she  removed  to  Stanstead,  P.  Q.,  where 
they  were  breeders  of  fine  horses. 

Capt.  Samuel  Gilman,  Jr.,  and  Capt.  John  Oilman  both  served  in  the 
British  army  with  high  rank  and  office. 

The  mother  lived  to  be  100  years  of  age. 


KEASOR  or  KEZAR. 

MARK  KEASOR. 
(See   portrait.) 

Mark  O.  Keasoe  was  b.  at  Upper  Gilmanton  Oct.  17,  1854;  m.,  March 
31,  1877,  Mary  E.  Folsom,  b.  at  Sanbornton  Jan.  9,  1851.  His  grand- 
father, Joseph,  was  an  early  settler  in  the  southeast  part  of  N.  He  was 
a  trader  at  Laconia  for  three  years  and  then  a  farmer  for  six.  He 
then  learned  the  machinist's  trade  and  was  employed  for  several  years 
in  the  Laconia  car  shops.  In  1888  they  removed  to  Tilton  and  located 
on  Chestnut  St.  In  1891  he  was  chosen  police  officer  and  held  that 
place  for  11  years.  He  was  also  chief  of  the  firewards  for  two  years. 
In  1888  he  became  superintendent  of  water  works,  which  place  he  still 
holds.  He  was  also  chairman  of  the  board  of  selectmen  in  1902-'03- 
'04-'05.  Mr.  Keasor  credits  himself  with  the  enterprise  whereby  Hilly 
Brook  became  an  adjunct  to  Chestnut  Pond  in  1894  and  Tilton  water 
supply,  not  only  greatly  improving  the  quantity  but  also  the  quality. 
He  takes  great  pride  in  the  management  of  the  entire  aqueduct  plant. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Keasor  have  one  son,  Arthur  Edmund,  b.  at  Sanbornton 
Sept.  29,  1879. 


LAMBERT. 


Sylvester  Lambert  came  from  Lakeport  to  N.  and  entered  the  employ 
of  the  railroad  about  1872.  He  m.  Christiana  Blake  of  N.  (see  Sewall 
gen.),  and  resided  at  the  Depot.  They  have  three  children.  They  re- 
moved to  Tilton  and  reside  on  Mill  St. 

Second   Generation. 

(All  b.  at  N.  Depot.) 

Mabel  Lambert,  b.  at  N.  in  1873;  to..,  1893,  Oeorge  Nichols  and  has 
four  children.    They  reside  at . 

Eva  Winona  Lambert,  b.  at  N.,  1875;  m.,  1897,  Frank  J.  Hunter,  b.  at 
St.  John,  N.  B.,  and  resides  in  Vermont.    They  have  two  children. 

Elmer  Lambert,  b.  1878;  m.  Fannie  Oray.  He  served  in  the  Spanish 
War  and  later  saw  service  in  the  Philippines. 


MARK    G.    KEASOR. 


GENEALOGIES.  339 


THORP. 

Joseph  w.  Thorp  was  b.  Aug.  31,  1824,  at  Sheepshead,  England.  He 
m.  Lydia  Johnson,  dau.  of  Abijah.  Johnson,  who  was  a  Quaker  minister 
at  Weare,  and  had  one  child.  They  came  to  N.  in  the  latter  part  of  the 
60s  and  purchased  the  house  now  owned  by  George  S.  Morrison  on 
Elm  St.,  where  they  resided  for  several  years.  Mr.  Thorp  was  a  tailor 
by  trade.  Later  they  moved  to  AUston,  Mass.,  where  he  d.  Feb.  14, 
1888.  She  now  resides  at  Highland  Springs,  Va.,  with  her  grand- 
daughter, and  has  been  for  several  years  an  invalid  from  rheumatism. 

Second   Generation. 

Elliot  G.  Thoep,  M.  D.,  was  b.  at  South  Weare  Aug.  1,  1849.  He  m. 
Hattie  H.  Bancroft  and  resided  in  N.  for  several  years,  being  connected 
with  Fred  G.  Tilton  under  the  firm  name  of  Thorp  and  Tilton,  druggists, 
at  Tilton.  Later  he  moved  to  West  Newton,  Mass.,  where  he  d.  Nov. 
22,  1895.  They  had  one  dau.,  Marion,  who  now  resides  at  Highland 
Springs,  Va. 


CROCKETT. 

Chables  H.  Ceockett  v/as  a  native  of  Sanbornton,  where  he  was  a 
brick  mason.  In  1899  he  removed  to  Tilton  and  purchased  a  home  on 
School  St.,  which  he  recently  sold  to  Tilton  Seminary,  and  purchased 
two  residences  on  Howard  Ave.  He  m.,  Dec.  16,  1884,  Ellen  Tilton  of 
Sanbornton  and  has  two  children.  He  is  one  of  the  firm  of  Crockett 
&  Greenwood.     (See  Business  Men  of  N.) 

Mrs.  Crockett  was  educated  at  Colby  Academy  and  was  a  teacher  be- 
fore her  marriage,  mostly  in  Sanbornton.  She  has  served  continuously 
on  the  Union  District  Graded  School  Board  since  1895  and  is  also  an 
active  member  of  the  Tilton  and  N.  Woman's  Club. 

Second    Generation. 

Geace  Adela  Cbocket,  b.  at  Sanbornton  in  1886,  has  just  (1905)  com- 
pleted the  English  scientific  course  at  Tilton  Seminary. 
Ellen  Th.ton  Crocket,  b.  at  Tilton,  1901. 


GREENWOOD. 


Joseph  Geeenwood  was  b.  at  East  St.  Johnsbury,  Vt.,  June  12,  1870. 
He  m.,  1895,  Cedulia  Duhamel  of  Woonsocket,  R.  I.  They  came  to  N. 
from  Plymouth  in  1893  and  reside  on  Vine  St.  He  learned  the  plumbing 
business  at  Plymouth  and  has  been  at  the  present  place  of  business  for 
12  years,  the  last  six  being  as  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Greenwood  & 
Crocket,  dealers  in  stoves,  tinware  and  kitchen  furnishing  goods. 
Plumbing  in  all  its  branches  is  an  important  feature  of  their  business. 


340  HISTOEY   OF    NOETHFIELD. 

AYERS. 

(Supplementary  to  Ayers  Genealogy,  page  14.) 

Joseph   Shkbbobn  Atebs  was  b.   at  Canterbury,   Jan.   14,   1812.     He 

m.  Lucy  Caroline  Emery,  b.  at  Canterbury,  ,  1822.     Tbey  resided 

on  the  Windfall  until  1847  and  three  of  their  five  children  were  b. 
there.  He  later  removed  to  the  borough,  where  Mrs.  Ayers  d.  April  15, 
1858.  He  m.  (second)  Martha  Badger  Lyford,  June  5,  1861,  and  had 
one  dau.     Mrs.  Ayers  d.  in  1874. 

Second  Generation. 

Jeremiah  Emeby  Ayees,  b.  at  N.,  Feb.  2,  1838;  fitted  for  college  at 
New  Hampton  Literary  Institute.  Graduated  at  Dartmouth,  class  of 
1863.  He  taught  at  Pittsburg,  Pa.,  and  there  founded  the  Ayers  Latin 
School.  Later,  he  removed  to  Colorado,  where  he  now  resides  at  Edge- 
water. 

Henby  Clinton  Ayers,  b.  Jan.  6,  1840.  He  also  fitted  at  New  Hamp- 
ton and  graduated  at  Dartmouth  in  1864.  He  was  also  a  teacher  and 
highly  respected  business  man  in  Pittsburg,  Pa.  He  was  a  general  life 
insurance  agent  and  successful.  He  d.  Sept.  24,  1894,  leaving  a  large 
estate.     His  widow  resides  at  5921  Walnut  St.,  Pittsburg,  Pa. 

Hannah  Jane  Ayees  (called  Jennie),  was  a  graduate  of  Kimball 
Union  Academy  in  1863  and  was  for  some  years  a  teacher.  She  m., 
in  1869,  John  P.  Carr,  an  attorney  of  Andover,  and  had  a  son  and  dau. 
She  d.  Nov.  29,  1896. 

Walteb  Howaed  Ayebs,  b.  in  1844;  was  also  a  graduate  of  New 
Hampton  and  Dartmouth  College,  class  of  1866. 

He  studied  for  the  ministry  and,  after  preaching  several  years,  re- 
tired and  is  now  a  business  man  in  California. 

Maetha  Elisabeth  Ayebs,  youngest  dau.  of  Joseph  and  Lucy  Emery, 
was  b.  in  Canterbury.  She  was  educated  at  Kimball  Union  Academy 
and  graduated  in  the  class  of  1866  and  was  for  several  years  a  teacher 
at  Acton  and  Gardner,  Mass.,  Lisbon  and  Canterbury.  She  m.,  in  1873, 
Joseph  G.  Clough  of  Canterbury  and  had  a  dau.,  who  d.  in  childhood, 
and  a  son,  Henry  L.,  with  whom  she  resides  at  Canterbury  Centre. 
Her  father  d.  May  26,  1887. 

(Child  of  Joseph  and  Martha  Lyford  Ayers.) 
Lucy  C.  Ayebs,  at  present  at  Rhode  Island  Hospital  at  Providence, 
R.  I. 


BLANCHARD. 

(Supplementary  to  page  23.) 

The  Blanchards  were  Huguenots,  who  left  France  and  went  to  Oxford, 
England. 

Thomas  Blanchabd  sailed  from  London  in  1629  in  the  ship  Lizard 
and  came  to  Braintree,  Mass.,  and  owned  the  whole  town  as  his  farm. 


GENEALOGIES.  341 

He  had  a  large  family  of  sons  and  they  scattered  throughout  all  New 
England.  One  of  his  sons  named  Joshua  built  the  foundation  of  the 
Old  South  Church  in  Boston.  His  initials,  "J.  B.,"  are  cut  in  the 
stones  and  can  now  be  seen. 


BROWN   VII. 

(Supplementary  to  page  34.) 

Cteus  Beown  came  from  Upland,  Canterbury,  in  1861  and  purchased 
the  Simonds  farm  at  the  Center,  of  Richard  N.  S.  Batchelder.  They 
came  to  be  near  the  seminary,  where  two  of  their  children  were  being 
educated.  This  being  accomplished,  they  returned  to  their  former 
home. 

Second  Generation. 

MoNEOE  Beown  spent  but  a  short  time  in  town.  He  has  been  for 
more  than  twenty  years  a  business  man  of  Winchester,  Mass. 

Abeam  Beown  was  a  graduate  of  the  New  Hampshire  Conference 
Seminary,  class  of  1862,  and  Dartmouth  College  in  1866.  He  has  been 
since  1880,  a  teacher  in  Columbus,  Ohio. 

Jennie  Beown,  m.,  1865,  Smith  W.  Glines  of  N.  (See  Glines  gen.) 
She  has,  since  his  death  in  1881,  with  her  son,  been  among  the  thrifty 
farmers  of  the  town. 


CHASE. 

(Supplementary  to  Chase  Genealogy,  page  47.) 

The  accompanying  coat  of  arms  belongs  to  the 
descendants  of  Aquila  Chase,  who  was  b.  in  Suffolk, 
Eng.,  in  1580  and  settled  in  Newbury  (now  Newbury- 
port),  previous  to  1646.  He  was  part  owner  of  the 
ship  John  and  Francis,  which  brought  over  many 
emigrants.  Being  a  mariner,  the  town  of  Newburyport 
granted  him  a  house,  lot  and  six  acres  of  marsh  land 
"on  condition  that  he  do  go  to  sea  and  to  serve  in  the  town  with  a  boat 
for  four  years."  He  was  a  man  of  note  and  his  name  often  appears 
upon  the  town  records. 

"But  few  families,"  the  historian  says,  "have  kept  the  standard  of 
morality  higher  than  the  descendants  of  William,  Thomas  and  Aquila 
Chase."  The  latter  is  said  to  have  been  the  first  to  bring  a  vessel  over 
Newbury  bar  at  the  mouth  of  the  Merrimack.  He  m.  Anna  Wheeler 
of  Hampton,  who  came  from  Salisbury,  Eng.  Aquila  d.  Dec.  27,  1670. 
He  left  several  children.  A  son  Aquila,  who  m.  Esther  Bond,  had  a 
son,  Joseph,  who  m.  Abagail  Thurston  and  had  a  son,  John,  who  was 
the  father  of  Thomas  of  N.,  Mark  of  Meredith  and  others. 


342  HISTORY   OF    NORTHFIELD. 

There  are  two  coats  of  arms  in  other  branches  of  the  family  of 
Aquila,  differing  only  in  the  outside  ornamentation  and  motto.  In 
each  case  a  red  shield  with  four  silver  crosses.  In  the  left  corner  a 
blue  space  containing  a  gold  lion  passant.  The  crest  is  a  gold  lion 
rampant,  holding  a  red  cross.  The  above  coat  of  arms,  with  various 
ornamentation,  belongs  to  the  descendants  of  Thomas  and  Stephen 
Chase,  early  settlers  of  N.;  also,  in  the  same  line  are  the  descendants 
of  Daniel  and  Hannah  Emery  Hills,  all  of  Newbury,  Mass.  Mrs.  Free- 
man B.  Shedd,  Mrs.  Minerva  Chase  Barrows  and  Mrs.  Eliza  Chase 
Harrington  receive  it  through  other  descendants  of  Aquila,  who  had 
nine  children. 


CLOUGH. 

(Supplementary  to  page  149   and  Genealogy,  page  59,  Part  I.) 

Maetha  Teue  Clough  was  injured  many  years  before  her  death  by 
having  her  foot  pierced  by  a  rusty  nail.  It  occurred  during  a  severe 
thunder  shower  and  the  house  was  struck  and  much  shattered  by  a 
bolt  of  lightning.  She  was  passing  about  in  the  ruin  and  terror  and 
received  the  injury.  In  spite  of  her  extreme  lameness  she  was  active 
in  her  practice,  often  being  carried  on  a  door  to  the  bedside  of  the 
suffering,  where,  in  the  absence  of  anesthetics,  she  was  invaluable  as 
a  destroyer  of  pain  with  her  hypnotic  or  magnetic  powers. 


COURTNEY. 

(Supplementary  to  page  339.) 

Maetin  Couktnet  came  to  N.  Depot  about  1893  from  Newport,  Vt., 
where  he  had  been  employed  nearly  all  his  life  on  the  Canadian  Pacific 
Railroad.  He  took  charge  of  the  trackmen  and  various  other  railroad 
interests  and  has,  for  nearly  the  whole  time,  had  charge  of  telegraph 
and  ticket  office.  He  m.,  soon  after  his  arrival,  Emma  Fell  of  Ontario, 
Can.,  of  which  place  he  was  also  a  native.  He  returned  to  N.  after  a 
short  stay  at  Franklin  and  still  resides  in  the  station.  They  have  two 
children,  b.  at  N. 


REV.  ENOCH  CORSER. 

(See  Ministers  of  Congregational  Church.) 

Second  Generation. 

Mr.  Corser  had  a  son,  Samuel  B.  G.,  and  two  dan.,  Jane  and  Lucretia, 
all  b.  in  Loudon.  The  son  was  a  teacher  in  town  and  elsewhere  for 
some  years.  After  his  father's  retirement  they  together  cultivated 
their  fertile  farm  on  the  banks  of  the  Merrimack  at  Boscawen  Plain. 


GENEALOGIES.  343 

He  was  the  most  learned  man  of  the  state,  continuing  his  studies  in 
his  old  age.  He  d.  in  1900.  Ann  Corser,  after  many  years'  teaching, 
remained  with  her  sister,  Lucretla,  and  brother,  Bartlett,  in  the  home 
until  old  age.     None  of  them  married. 


DAVIS  IV. 


John  Davis  came  to  N.  from  Tilton  in  1890  and  erected  a  home  by 
the  town  house.  He  was  salesman  for  Lord  Bros.'  Optical  Co.  He 
sold,  in  1893,  to  Daniel  E.  Hill  and  returned  to  Tilton,  where  he  now 
conducts  a  jewelry  store,  with  home  on  East  Main  St. 


DAVIS  I. 

(Supplementary  to  Davis  I,  Genealogy,  page  80.) 

Geobge  H.  Davis,  h.  at  N.,  Jan.  5,  1812,  was  a  Methodist  preacher  and 
lived  some  years  in  Canaan  and  d.  there.  He  had  one  son,  Laroy,  who 
also  d.  there. 

"WiiJLiAM  Davis,  h.  Jan.  10,  1817,  resided  some  years  in  Tilton,  going, 
later,  to  the  Jeremiah  Cross  place.     He  d.  at  Benton  in  1902. 

Hannah  K.  Davis,  b.  Nov.  27,  1816;  m.  Benjamin  Whitcher  of  San- 
bornton  and  had  a  son,  George,  and  dau.,  Elisabeth. 

John  K.  Davis,  b.  at  N.,  Nov.  26,  1806;  resided,  late  in  life,  at  the 
Hannaford  place  on  main  road.     He  d.  there.     He  had  a  son,  Lorenzo. 


TIMOTHY  GLEASON. 

Master  Gleason,  who  was  often  employed  as  teacher  in  N.,  as  well 
as  other  surrounding  towns,  came  to  America  from  Scotland.  He  came 
to  Loudon  from  Barrington  about  1780.  He  was  of  Irish  descent.  He 
was  a  fine  scribe  and  used  to  assist  the  selectmen  in  making  the  taxes 
and  keeping  their  accounts.  He  was  a  large,  powerful  man;  a  favorite 
with  the  little  children.  He  had  a  home  In  Loudon,  where  he  m.  for 
his  second  wife,  Eleanor  Lovering,  Oct.  1,  1787,  and  had  six  children; 
10  In  all,  four  by  first  wife. 

Sophie  Gleason,  eldest  child  by  second  wife,  m.  Benjamin  Jones  and 
resided  some  years  where  Cyrus  T.  French  resides  on  the  main  road. 
They  had  a  large  family.     Mr.  Jones  d.  in  Canterbury  in  1836. 

Master  Gleason  d.  at  Loudon,  Feb.  7,  1827.  He  was  a  pensioner  for 
service  in  the  Revolutionary  War  as  captain's  clerk  in  1775;  sergeant 
in  1776;  adjutant,  also,  in  1776;  steward  on  ship  Raleigh,  Aug.  11,  1777; 
adjutant  in  1779,  and  quartermaster  to  end  of  campaign.  Pension  ap- 
plied for  April  14,  1814.  His  widow  survived  him  and  was  a  pen- 
sioner. 


344  HISTORY   OF    NOETHFIELD. 

He  was  living,  an  old  man,  when  General  Lafayette  visited  Con- 
cord and,  learning  of  his  whereabouts,  the  general  drove  to  Loudon 
to  pay  him  a  visit.  The  meeting  was  mutually  affecting  and  tender, 
as  they  had  together  borne  the  privations  and  danger  of  the  camp 
and  battlefield  many  years  before.  Master  Gleason  returned  with  him 
to  Concord  and  was  present  at  the  entertainment  given  in  his  honor. 


MILLER. 

(Supplementary  to  page  225.) 

Moses  Millee  was  b.  at  Three  Rivers,  Can.,  April  24,  1857.     He  came 
to  N.  in  1893.    He  resides,  since  1898,  on  Bay  Hill. 


LOTT. 

Mes.  G.  B.  Lott  and  dau.  came  from  New  York  to  N.  about  1900.  Af- 
ter several  summers  spent  on  the  William  Clough  farm  on  Bay  Hill 
they  purchased  it  in  1904  and  have  since  made  it  their  summer  home, 
their  winters  being  spent  in  the  South  or  in  travel  abroad. 


PATRICK. 


Mes.  Pateick  and  her  dau.,  Marilla  E.,  came  to  N.  in  May,  1905,  and 
occupied  their  newly-erected  home  on  Bay  Street.  They  had  previ- 
ously resided  in  Tilton,  but  owned  real  estate  on  Howard  Avenue  since 
1899. 


MUZZEY. 

(Additional   Genealogy.) 

Joseph  Muzzey,  b.  Sept.,  1771;  m.  Jane  Bartlett,  b.  Feb.  7,  1773.  He 
came  to  N.  from  Boscawen,  where  he  was  a  plough  maker  and  owned 
the  place  now  belonging  to  the  J.  P.  Watson  heirs.  Mr.  Muzzy  d.  here 
Jan.  11,  1839,  and  his  wife  in  1846.  He  was  buried  at  the  Williams 
yard  before  the  coming  of  the  railroad  and  his  body  was  removed 
nearer  the  center  of  the  yard  when  the  road  was  built.  They  had 
four   children. 

Second  Generation. 

Samuel  Muzzey  was  b.  in  Boscawen  in  1810.  He  m.,  Sept.,  1834,  Sally 
G.  Blake  of  Andover,  b.  June  28,  1815.  They  removed  to  Canterbury 
near  the  Emery  schoolhouse  in  1827,  where  he  had  a  cooper's  shop. 
They  were  traders  at  Boscawen.  They  had  four  children.  He  removed 
to  Bristol. 


GENEALOGIES.  346 

Third  Generation. 

One  son,  Samuel,  b.  1818,  m.  Nellie  Moore  of  East  Concord  and  re- 
sided in  Bristol.  They  were  parents  of  Walter  and  Albert  C.  Muzzey, 
now  residents  of  N.     (See  gen.,  page  239.) 


PHELPS. 

(Supplementary  to  record  of  Joel  F.  Phelps,  page  250.) 

JoEi,  F.  Phelps  enlisted  in  Co.  K,  Eighth  Massachusetts  Volunteers, 
attached  to  Fourth  New  York  Artillery;  mustered  in  Oct.  1,  1862.  He 
was  detailed  as  company  clerk  and  stationed  at  Fort  Totten.  He  was 
at  Baltimore  on  the  way  to  the  Army  of  the  Potomac.  Mustered  out 
Aug.  7,  1863,  from  Department  of  Virginia,  Army  of  the  Potomac,  Mid- 
dle Department. 


HILLS. 

(Supplementary  to  Genealogy  of  Daniel  Hills,  page  174.) 

Daniel  Hills  d.  at  N.  March  23,  1813.  He  was  the  author  of  the  fol- 
lowing curious  will,  written  Dec.  16,  1794,  of  which  I  give  a  part: 

"In  the  name  of  God,  Amen!  I,  Daniel  Hills  of  Northfield  in  the 
County  of  Rockingham  Coopper  being  somewhat  infirm  of  Body  but 
of  Sound  mind  and  memory  and  knowing  that  it  is  appointed  for  all 
men  once  to  die,  and  not  knowing  how  soon  it  may  be  my  case,  do 
make  this  my  last  Will  and  Testament,  and  in  the  first  place  I  humbly 
give  my  soul  to  God  my  Creator,  hoping  for  Pardon  of  all  my  Sins 
Through  the  merits  of  Jesus  Christ  and  my  body  I  recommend  to  a 
decent  Burial  according  to  the  discretion  of  my  Executors  hereinafter 
named  hoping  in  the  Redemption  to  Eternal  Life. 

"My  Worldly  Estate  I  give,  devise,  and  dispose  of  in  the  following 
manner  and  form,  that  is  to  say 

"Imprimis     My  Will  is  that  all  my  just  debts  and  Funeral  charges 
be  paid  as  soon  after  my  Decease  as  may  be  done  with  convenience 
to  my  Executor  out  of  my  Estate, 
"Item 

"I  give  to  Hannah  my  beloved  Wife  as  the  law  directs 
"Item. 

"I  give  devise  to  my  beloved  Wife  all  the  household  furniture  for 
her  use  and  Service  During  my  Widow  except  our  Bed  and  bedstid  and 
Beding  my  Disk  my  large  Iron  Cittle  &  Stilliards 

"Also 

"I  give  to  my  beloved  Wife  the  Privilege  to  pass  and  repass  up 
chaimber  down  cellar  to  the  oven  to  the  well  and  to  the  Barn  without 
being  molested  during  my  Widow  and  after  my  Wife's  Decease  I  give 


346  HISTORY    OF    NOETHFIELD. 

all  my  Household  Furniture  (except  what  I  gave  to  my  Executor)  to 
all  my  Sons  &  Daughters  to  be  divided  In  the  following  manner,  That 
is  the  Sons  to  have  one  half  of  the  remainder  of  the  Furniture  divided 
equally  among  my  four  Sons.  The  other  half  to  my  two  Daughters, 
Abigail  &  Hannah  equally  divided 
"Item 

"I  give  devise  all  my  Wife's  Wearing  apparel  after  her  decease  to 
my  two  Daughters   and  Betsey  Clements  my  Granddaughter  equally 
divided  among  the  three 
"Item 

"I  give  devise  to  my  Son  Daniel  eight  Silver  dollars  and  two  notes- 
of-hand  I  have  against  him  one  Note  containing  thirty-six  Silver  dol- 
lars and  ten  pence  the  other  Note  containing  thirty  Silver  dollars  and 
all  that  shall  remain  due  on  said  notes  after  I  and  my  Wife's  Decease 
shall  be  given  up  to  him 

:!:  9);  Hi  It!  !}:  H< 

"Item 

"I  give  devise  to  my  four  Sons  my  Grind  Stone  and  Iron  Crank 
equally  between  them  and  said  Stone  to  remain  at  the  Cooppers  Shop 
where  it  now  stands 

"Signed       Daniel  Hnxs 
"Witnesses 

James  Hbbsey 
Thomas  Oilman 
Reuben  Whitcheb 
"Item  N.  B. 

"I  give  devise  after  my  Decease  all  my  wearing  apparrel  to  my  four 
Sons  equally  divided  among  them  except  my  silver  Shoe  Buckles  and 
Knee  Buckles  I  give  to  my  executor" 

After  all  this  loving  care  and  forethought,  she  survived  him  only 
one  year,  dying  May  6,  1814.  It  is  not  known  where  they  were  buried, 
probably  on  the  farm. 

(Supplementary  to  record  of  John  Hills,  page  175.) 
John  Hills  (second  line),  should  say  probably  the  first  years  of  his 
majority  were  spent  elsewhere.  He  was  noted  for  his  firmness  and 
strict  integrity.  He  had  some  peculiar  ideas  of  finance  and  did  not 
rely  on  the  market  reports  to  regulate  his  price  of  farm  products.  He 
used  to  say  "a  bushel  of  corn  was  worth  a  dollar  to  him — no  more — 
no  less."  If  others  sold  for  75  cents  he  waited;  if  it  was  selling  for 
$1.25  he  did  not  change.  In  1815  he  had  a  very  large  crop  and  not  one 
bushel  did  he  sell,  as  the  market  price  was  only  75  cents.  The  next 
year,  1816,  was  the  memorable  year  when  there  was  snow  or  frost  every 
month  and  crops  were  almost  entirely  cut  off.  Uncle  John  had  a  large 
quantity  of  corn  left  over,  but  ignoring  the  law  of  supply  and  demand 
his  price  was  $1,  same  as  ever.  No  one  could  buy  but  a  bushel  at  a 
time  and  that  not  to  sell  again.  Seed  for  the  poor  farmers  was  a. 
great  blessing  at  so  low  a  price  and  he  was  satisfied. 


GENEALOGIES.  347 

MOWE. 

Laeot  Mowe  came  to  N.  from  Lowell.  He  held  a  position  at  first  in 
the  employ  of  Richard  Firth.  He  m.  Sarah  Bennet  and  resided  on  the 
Blanchard  place  near  the  Center.  After  the  burning  of  the  home  he 
purchased  the  Chase  Wyatt  farm  in  East  N.;  selling,  later,  he  removed 
to  Massachusetts.  The  parents  and  sisters  resided  for  a  time  by  the 
Granite  Mill,  removing,  later,  to  their  newly  erected  home  by  the 
library.  Mr.  Mowe  d.  in  N.,  as  did  a  dau.  Mrs.  Mowe  went  to  Blair's 
Station  to  reside  with  a  daughter  and  d.  there. 


RAND. 

(Supplementary  to  Rand  Genealogy,  page  258.) 

(Children  of  Abraham  and  Martha  Holmes  Rand.) 

Waldeon  Holmes  Rand,  b.  at  Boston,  Mass.,  July,  1851;  m.  Emma 
Adalaide  Woodbury.     They  had  seven  children. 

Third  Generation. 

Waldron  Holmes  Rand,  Jr.,  b.  Jan.  8,  1876;  graduated  at  Harvard, 
1898;  m.  Gertrude  McKay. 

Leon  Woodbuky  Rand  graduated  at  Harvard,  class  of  1902. 

Nathaniel  Geoeob  Rand,  b.  1855;   d.  young. 

Leonidas  Pobter  Rand,  b.  at  Philadelphia  Dec.  25,  1857;  d.  in  South 
America  in  1885. 

Nathaniel  Holmes  Rand,  b.  at  Philadelphia  Dec.  18,  1859;  m.,  June 
17,  1885,  Elinor  Theresa  Asbury.     They  have  two  children. 

William  Brisbane  Rand,  b.  at  Philadelphia  Aug.  2,  1862;  took  pre- 
paratory studies  in  the  Friends'  Central  School  and  Rugby  Academy 
and  was  a  member  of  Harvard,  class  1885.  He  m..  May  24,  1887,  Anne 
Victoria  Crowell  of  Philadelphia.  They  have  three  children  and  reside 
in  Boston. 


JOSEPH  SULLIVAN  TILTON. 

(See  portrait,  page  306.) 

Joseph  Tilton  was  b.  at  East  N.  June  13,  1818.  (See  Tilton  Gen., 
page  306.)  His  parents  removed  to  Meredith,  where  his  early  years 
were  passed,  mostly  on  the  farm.  His  education  was  acquired  in  the 
public  schools  and  was  very  thorough.  Mr.  Tilton  was  one  of  the  early 
pioneers  of  California,  moving  there  with  his  family  soon  after  the 
discovery  of  gold.  He  located  in  San  Francisco  and  followed  the  busi- 
ness of  dairyman,  also  taking  an  active  part  in  the  politics  of  the  rap- 
idly growing  city.  During  the  troubles  with  the  turbulent  and  law- 
breaking  element  Mr.  Tilton  was  an  officer  of  the  famous  "Vigilants" 
and  saw  much  service  in  those  days  of  riot  and  trouble. 


348  HISTORY   OF    NOETHPIELD. 

In  1857  he  returned  to  New  Hampshire  and,  locating  in  Laconia, 
commenced  the  manufacture  of  hosiery  In  a  mill  where  now  stands 
the  dye  house  of  J.  W.  Busiel  &  Co.  In  1862  he  suspended  business 
in  the  mill  to  assist  in  raising  the  Twelfth  Regiment  for  the  Civil  War 
and  went  into  the  service  with  them  as  first  lieutenant.  He  was  se- 
verely wounded  at  Chancellorsville  while  in  command  of  his  company 
and  remained  with  them  until  loss  of  blood  obliged  him  to  leave  the 
field.  After  a  season  in  the  hospital  he  was  returned  to  New  Hamp- 
shire and  finally  was  obliged  to  resign  on  account  of  disability.  But 
for  this  unfortunate  wound,  Lieutenant  Tilton  must  have  risen  to  high 
command,  as  he  had  in  an  eminent  degree  the  dash  and  courage  which 
go  far  to  make  the  successful  soldier.  His  record  was  above  reproach, 
courageous  and  unflinching  to  a  fault.  In  camp,  as  on  the  battlefield, 
he  was  ever  the  same  bright,  active,  intelligent  soldier — one  to  whom 
his  men  could  always  look  with  strong  confidence  and  from  whom  they 
always  received  kind  and  just  treatment. 

Lieutenant  Tilton  was  one  of  the  original  members  of  John  L.  Per- 
ley,  Jr.,  Post,  G.  A.  R.,  of  Laconia.  When  sufficiently  recovered  he  re- 
sumed the  hosiery  business,  retiring  in  1877.  He  died  in  1879.  He  was 
warm  hearted  and  kind,  though  of  an  impulsive  and  impetuous  nature 
and  was  a  man  of  profound  and  sincere  convictions.  He  was  frank  and 
outspoken  in  his  opinions  on  all  subjects  and  when  once  his  mind  was 
made  up  was  never  slow  to  act.     (See  Tilton  gen.,  page  306.) 


TWOMBLY. 


Joe  R.  Twombly,  b.  Dec.  9,  1882;  m.,  July  2,  1903,  Harriet  Demange. 
They  reside  on  Bay  Hill. 

Second  Generation. 

Ida  Mat  Twomblt,  b.  Dec.  14,  1904. 


ADDITIONS  AND  CORRECTIONS. 


Page  71,  add  to  line  6,  "he  had  two  sons,  Leon  Forrest,  born  July  26, 
1896,  and  Stanley  Wyman,  born  Sept.  19,  1900";  also,  in  line  28,  for 
"Sept.  19,"  read  "Sept.  22." 

Page  243,  line  12,  for  "Annie  Lavina  Varnum,"  read  "Annie  Laura 
Varner  of  Lunenburg  Co.,  Nova  Scotia." 

Page  241,  Joseph  Warren  Nudd  died  1836,  instead  of  1822. 

Page  243,  line  20,  add,  "Nellie  Nudd  married  Allie  Eastman  of  Ply- 
mouth.'" 

Page  45,  line  12,  add  to  record  of  Scott  Cofran,  "Though  not  in  the 
army,  he  served  in  and  about  camps,  etc.,  at  Washington,  D.  C,  until 
the  close  of  the  war." 

Page  314,  line  28,  add  to  genealogy  of  Smith  and  Flora  Wadleigh, 
"Bessie  A.,  b.  Dec.  23,  1887;  Peter  E.,  b.  Dec.  15,  1889,  and  Malcolm,  b. 
July  6,  1899." 

Page  258,  line  10,  Samuel  Rand  died  aged  84,  instead  of  82. 

Samuel,  Jr.,  same  page,  had  a  son  and  dau.,  Frances  and  Oscar. 

Page  259,  fourth  line  from  bottom,  George  Waldron  Baker  resides  at 
Bangor,  Me. 

Page  259,  line  20,  for  1842  read  1849. 

Page  252,  line  25,  add  to  Thomas  H.  Piper  genealogy  his  death  at 
Franklin  Aug.  15,  1905. 

Page  182,  line  8,  add  to  record  of  Kate  F.  Hills  her  death,  Aug.  7,  1905. 

Page  306,  line  22,  Joseph  Sullivan  Tilton  was  b.  June  13,  instead  of 
16.     He  was  b.  at  New  Hampton,  instead  of  N. 

Page  116,  line  25,  read  for  "M.  Lu  Forsyth,"  "m.  Lu  Forsyth." 

Page  86,  line  32,  add  to  record  of  Charles  H.  Davis,  "He  served  in  the 
Civil  War,  Co.  C,  Ninth  Regiment.     (See  Boys  in  Blue.)" 

Page  227,  line  8,  add  to  record  of  Hannah  Molony  Blake  of  Belvidere, 
Ills.,  her  death,  Aug.,  1905. 

Page  160,  line  6,  for  Mrs.  Benjamin  Blanchard  read  Mrs.  Edward 
Blanchard. 

Page  150,  line  12,  add  to  record  of  Willie  M.  Glines,  "Irving,  b.  1889; 
d.  Aug.,  1902;  Elsie,  b.  1891;'  George,  b.  1893." 

Page  210,  line  9,  add  to  record  of  Wilson  Lockwood  his  death  in 
England  Aug.,  1905. 

Page  117,  line  23,  add  to  record  of  Alforetta  Boonhower  Forrest  her 
death,  Sept.  10,  1905. 

Page  95,  Part  I,  add  to  Military  Record,  "Lorenzo  Miller  served  in 
-Company  G,  Eighth  Regiment,  Vermont,  and,  later,  in  Company  K, 
Ninth  Regiment,  V.  R.  C;  was  wounded  at  New  Orleans.  (See  gen., 
page  225.)" 


350  HISTORY   OF    NOETHFIBLD. 

Page  245,  add  to  record  of  Mrs.  Daniel  M.  Page  her  death  at  N.,  Sun- 
day-, Sept.  1,  1905. 

Page  66,  line  8,  add  to  record  of  Julia  Evans  Copp  her  death,  Sept. 
18,  1905. 

Page  115,  Part  I,  for  Mrs.  Miles  Glidden  read  Mrs.  Mills  Glidden. 

Page  100,  Part  I,  add  to  twenty-sixth  line,  "Joshua  French  made  brick 
in  this  locality  at  a  very  early  date.  It  is  known  that  he  had  a  son, 
and  dau.,  but  no  data  is  at  hand." 

Page  175,  name  of  portrait,  Susan  Cole  Hills  should  read  Susannah. 

Page  277,  line  2,  should  say,  "she  d.  at  Gilmanton." 

Page  259,  line  20,  for  Nathaniel  P.  read  Nathaniel  H. 

Page  272,  line  16,  for  John  Roberts  read  Jonathan. 

Page  147,  line  1,  add  to  record  of  Rev.  John  Fogg,  his  death,  Jan.  8, 
1898. 

Page  260,  "George  Sullivan  Baker  d.  at  Tilton  in  1867." 

Page  205.  "Wadleigh  Leavitt  m.  (first)  Mary  Percival  and  had  seven 
children.     He  m.  (second)  Abagail  Caswell  and  had  eight,  15  in  all." 

Page  203,  line  7,  add  to  record  of  Henrietta  Josephine  Lang  her  death 
at  Belmont  Oct.  2,  1905. 

Page  321,  line  1,  in  record  of  Sarah  T.  Whittier  for  1831  read  1841. 

Page  221,  last  line,  add  to  record  of  William  J.  McDuff,  "He  was  a 
member  of  Pulaski  Lodge,  No.  58." 

Page  6,  line  26,  should  read,  "Sarah  J.  Buswell,  d.  March  2,  1860." 

Page  34,  line  12,  "Abagail  Buswell,  d.  Feb.  7,  1897,"  and  line  24, 
"Harriet,  d.  June  28,  1895." 

Page  241,  third  line,  add,  "Maranda;  Mary  Norton,  b.  Jan.  9,  1850; 
Carrie  Norton,  b.  Feb.  1,  1852;  d.  at  Lunenburg,  Mass.,  Nov.  5,  1892. 
Mr.  Norton  d.  at  Candia  May  24,  1900.  Emma  Norton,  b.  Jan.  14,  1855; 
m.  Nov.  25,  1879." 

Page  161,  line  4,  "Sarah  Williams  Hancock,  d.  1860." 

Page  183,  add  to  record  of  Craven  and  Florence  Hill  Laycock,  "They 
have  one  dau.,  Katherine,  b.  at  Hanover,  1901." 

Page  232,  line  25,  for  Edwards  read  Edward.  "Mrs.  Amos  H.  Morri- 
son d.  Aug.  29." 

Page  70,  line  6,  add  to  record  of  Sarah  Cross  Jenkins  her  death  at 
South  Boston,   Oct.   2,   1905. 

Page  243,  line  9,  add  to  record  of  James  Clark  his  death,  Sept.  28, 
1905. 

Add  to  record  of  Lowell  M.  French,  page  120,  line  24,  his  death,  Oct. 
24,  1905. 

Add  to  record  of  Bessie  M.  Morrill,  page  235,  line  32,  her  death, 
Oct.  25,  1905. 

Add  to  record  of  John  Senter,  page  284,  last  line,  his  death,  Oct.  25, 
1905. 

Add  to  record  of  Charles  Mason,  page  219,  line  23,  his  death,  Oct. 
29,  1905. 

Add  to  list  of  names  of  business  men  of  Tilton,  residing  in  North- 
field,  C.  L.  True  and  Edwin  D.  Forrest. 


ADDITIONS  AND  COEEECTIONS.  351 

Add  to  professional  men  of  Northfield  C.  L.  True  and  Edwin  D.  For- 
rest, dentists. 

For  Ann  Corser,  page  342,  line  48,  read  Jane. 

FissT  Tax  List  op  the  Town,  Called,  "Pbizel." 
"Inhabitants  Counter  Role  or  Coppy  for  the  Year  1784." 

The  first  on  record  is  given  In  £  s.  d.  Among  the  largest  taxpayers 
were  Arhelus  Miles  (on  the  Rog^ers'  farms),  £130  4s.  4d.  Samuel  Gil- 
man,  on  the ,  £120  prizel;  tax.  Is.  6d.     The  school  money  was  to 

be  paid  in  the  "Perduce  of  the  Cuntory  Sixty  Dolars  for  the  Preseunt 
yeor.  one  half  in  the  Somer  and  the  other  haff  in  the  Wenter" 

Also,  it  was  voted  "to  Rase  one  Day  on  a  Pol  and  So  in  porpotion  on 
a  States  to  Repair  or.  Rebould  Sandborntown  Bridge" 

"Mon.  ye  30  1784  at  the  house  of  thomas  Oilman  Esq." 

The  selectmen,  Reuben  Whitcher,  John  McDaniel  and  Ebenezar  Kim- 
ball, were  directed  to  pay  3s.  for  corn;  rye  at  4s.;  wheat  at  6s.  per 
bushel.  The  whole  tax  was  £71  17s.  6d.  for  state;  £4  2s.  for  county. 
I  also  find  by  a  settlement  that  day  made  with  the  selectmen  of  the 
previous  year  that  perhaps  the  state  tax  was  to  be  paid  in  beef,  as  the 
town  voted,  in  1781,  "The  Select  Men  Be  A  Committy  to  git  the  Monny 
&  Beef  Cauld  for  By  the  Cort  and  that  they  Shall  git  the  Beef  as  they 
Can  Best  either  with  Monny  or  Spaies  (?)  And  Sixty  Bushil  Bushil  of 
Corn  for  Scolin  this  year" 

A  part  of  prizel  roll  for  1784  is  missing.  Among  those  most  conspic- 
uous by  the  peculiar  orthography  are  Joseph  Hancocke,  Gidden  Leav- 
ittee,  "William  ad  Parkines,  Nathl  Simones,  David  dollar,  John  Forriest, 
widdow  gill  &  Robbart  Carrey  &  Thomas  foose."  We  also  find,  in  1788, 
"William  Glines  Sen;   William  of  Canterbury;   William  3rd  &  4th." 

In  1796  the  values  in  the  record  books  change  from  pounds,  shillings 
and  pence  to  dollars  and  cents. 


Old  Home  Day,  1905. 
(Supplementary  to  page  202,  line  3,  Part  I.) 

The  celebration  began  on  Saturday  night,  when  Frank  C.  Robertson 
lighted  a  huge  bonfire  on  the  most  conspicuous  place  on  Bean  Hill. 
Several  of  the  nearby  farmers  gave  material  which,  reinforced  by  the 
usual  barrel  of  tar,  shone  out  its  welcome  far  into  the  night.  Another, 
on  one  of  the  first  settled  farms,  lighted  by  William  Sager,  added  to 
the  display. 

Sunday  afternoon  a  well-attended  religious  service  was  held  in  the 
old  church  at  the  fair  grounds,  conducted  by  the  clergymen  of  the  vil- 
lage of  Tilton,  with  a  historical  and  reminiscent  sermon  by  Rev.  C.  C. 
Sampson. 

The  occasion  was  semi-patriotic  and  the  church  was  aglow  with  the 
red,  white  and  blue  of  our  national  emblem.  A  choir,  under  the  lead- 
ership of  John  Fletcher,  Esq.,  rendered  old-time  music,  among  which 
one  recognized  "Dundee,"  "St.  Thomas,"  "Balerma"  and  "Coronation," 
so  familiar  to  the  older  ones  present. 


THE  CRY  OF  THE  HUMAN. 


Your  genealogist  has  completed  lier  task.  She  has  summoned  the 
legions  of  the  past  in  long  review.  Forgotten  graves  have  given  up 
their  secrets,  dusty  forms  have  reassembled  on  the  sites  of  desolated 
homes,  "while  age,  sex  and  condition  have  been  duly  and  mechanically 
recorded.  My  heart  has  ached  that,  so  limited  by  time  and  space,  I 
must  pass  by,  with  these  meagre  facts,  many  whose  lives  were  full 
of  inspiration  and  benediction  to  all  whom  they  touched.  What  of  the 
old  young  and  the  young  old?  Must  we  count  age  always  by  figures 
on  the  dial  despite  that  better  score  of  heart  throbs  or  the  poet's  juster 
rule  that  "He  lives  most  who  most  endures,  most  loves  and  most  for- 
gives"? 

Birth,  marriage,  death!  Are  these  the  all-important  facts  of  human 
life?  What  of  the  "new  birth"  and  the  new  awakenings  that  come  so 
often  to  even  the  calmest  lives?  What  of  the  many  who,  led  by  stern, 
duty,  waive  the  joys  of  wedlock,  home  and  children  and  give  them- 
selves to  lives  of  sacrifice  and  labor  for  helpless  parents  or  friends, 
too  selfish  or  senile  to  appreciate  in  any  measure  the  loving  ministra- 
tions? 

Is  there  no  death  other  than  when  pulses  cease  to  beat  and  hearts 
to  palpitate? 

I  have  also  looked  with  pity  on  another  long  array,  too  burdened 
with  woes,  real  or  imaginary,  to  see  that  skies  were  blue  or  that  the 
teeming  earth  was  urging  her  blessed  bounty  upon  all,  whose  ears, 
so  filled  with  the  utterance  of  their  own  woes,  were  too  deaf  to  hear  the 
loving  invitation  of  the  "Spirit  and  the  Bride,"  "Ho!  Every  one  that 
thirsteth.     Come  ye  without  money  and  without  price." 

Again,  I  have  rejoiced  with  another  goodly  company,  who,  along  the 
"cool,  sequestered  vale  of  life,  maintained  the  noiseless  tenor  of  their 
way,  content  to  live,  to  love,  to  work  and  leave  events  to  God."  The 
pageant  has  passed,  the  dirge-like  music  and  the  rhythm  of  its  tread 
have  faded  in  the  distance  on  the  ear,  and  I  would  not  call  them  back. 
Have  we  given  each  his  due?  Have  we  weighed  conditions  and  duly 
considered  what  "might  have  been?"  Surely  such  has  been  our  aim, 
with  what  success  others  must  decide. 

This  thought,  at  least,  shall  be  your  comfort-^-that  it  is  your  histo- 
rian's pen  that  spreads  this  record  rather  than  the  Recording  Angel's. 


INDEX. 


Part  I. 


ABBOTT. 

Abagail    

Clarence  

Elias,  Dea 

Elias   

Gardiner  G.,  Dea. 


29 

86 

.18,   71,  221 
29 

.57,  181 


James  B 48,  148 

John,  Dea '.    23 

Nabby   124 

ADAMS. 

Bllsha,    Rev 58 

Frank    M 91 

John  W 27,  58,  1S8 

Joseph    91 

Mary  A 60 

ALDRICH. 

Caleb    72,  75 

Henry,    Mrs 21 

ALCOTT. 
Louisa    194 

ALLISON. 
Eichard 71 

AMBROSE. 
Josiah,  Dea 8,  25,  26,  54,  76,  122 


Bracket  ... 

Myra    

Thomas  G. 


AMES. 


B.  B.,  Prof. 

Charles   

Albertus  


ANDREWS. 
ARLIN. 

ATKINS. 


141 
85 


104 


ATKINSON. 

Judge    28 

Mehetable,  Mrs 34 

AUSTIN. 

Aaron  77 

Daniel    173 

Thomas    89 

ATERS.  ' 

Augustine    229 

Charles  Henry 80,  176,  229 

Charles  H.,  Dea 23,  101 

Jonathan    76 

Joseph,   Dr 149 

ATBR. 
Ellphlet   227 

BACHELDBR. 
Nahum,  Hon 186,  190 

23 


BAILEY. 

James 192,   238,    239' 

Walter  L gg, 

BAKER. 

George  W i. igo,  227 

Martha    S 34 

Mark,  Mrs 1(57 

M.  D.  R 195 

Osmon  C,  Rev 58,  69- 


George    W. 


BALCOM. 


95. 

BALDWIN. 
Colonel   71 

BALLANTYNB. 

Adam  S 52,  53,  61,  107,  239,  246 

Mittie    T sj; 

BARNARD. 

Attorney-General    162' 

Charles   183- 

Daniel   107 


L.  D.,   Rev. 


BARROWS. 


68' 

BARTLETT. 
Richard    47 

BATCHBLDBR. 

Brothers    231 

Hazen  Ingalls   80 

James   igO 

Lucien  F 187,  188 

Moses    117 

Richard  N.  S -. .'.    80 

BATES. 

Lewis,    Rev 24 

Loren,    Rev 27 

BAYLEY. 
George  232 

BEAN. 

Luther  C,   Dr 60,  148 

Nathan    105 

Nathaniel    igl 

BEBDE. 
Samuel   76 

BELL. 
Governor  43- 

BENNBT. 
Joseph   83- 

BECK. 

Calvin  W 83 

BINGHAM. 

George  233 

Harry    233-- 


354 


INDEX. 


BLANCHARD. 

Benjamin 4,  71,  76,  lU,  114,  229 

Bridget  114 

David  71,  121 

Edward 71,  73,  74,  112 

Bbenezar    114,   229 

James   4 

Jerry  74,  75 

Joseph   318 

Reuben,    Lieut 74 

Richard   45,  71,  73 

BLODGETT. 
I.   N 164 

BODWELL. 

Abraham,   Rev 28 

Persis    ;    34 

BOINTON. 
Joshua  71 

BOOTH. 

Howard  242 

Walter    242 

BOND. 
Alonzo    185 

BOUCHER. 
I.    N 38 

BOYNTON. 

Courtland' 245 

Grannv    319 

Marv  Elisabeth 156,  195 

Ruf us    9 

BOWLES. 
William 4,  5,  8,  123 

BBALEY. 

Cornelius    83 

Frank    83 

BROWN. 

Abraham 60,  72,  76 

Abraham  B 168,  169,  21b 

Abraham,  Mrs 149 

Albert    85 

Annie  M 60 

Bradbury  T 3D,  .38 

Betsey   29,  149 

Beniamin  B 176 

B.  Frank 101 

Calista  246 

David  174,  246 

George  H 231 

Henry,  Dr 148 

Hannah  F 246 

James   230 

John   104 

,Tohn  G 89 

Samuel  9 104 

Theodore 72,   74,   169 

BRYANT. 

Ed    232 

Fred  232 

Napoleon  B.,  Hon 7,  190,  200 

BUGBEE. 
Lucien  247 

BULLOCK. 
Georgia  A 60,  188 

BUELL. 

Bernice   M 60 

Charles  F 94,  245 

David   B 94 

George  F 245 

Henry  A 245 


BUTTBRWORTH. 
William  i : - 62 

BUTTEBFIELD. 

Jonathan  W 38 

William    236 

BUTLER. 
Benjamin  F 25 

BUZZELL. 
Annie   60 

CADUE. 
Luther    94 

CALIPF. 
Captain    72 

CANFIELD. 

Asel    74 

William   94 

CARR. 

James    121 

Jesse    72 

.Joseph    4 

Samuel   74,  75 

CARROLL. 
Willis    182 

CARTER. 

Albert  S 245 

Albert  D 239,  245 

Nancy   191.  238 

W.  H 239,  241 

CARLTON. 
Charles    91 

CASS. 

Arthur  T 53,  62,  247 

W.   D.,    Rev 27,   58 

CASKIN. 
Edward   231 

CATS. 

Abby  Josephine   160 

Asa  P ID,  38,  5C,  68,  66,  78,  159 

160,  207,  208,  236 

Clara  Morton   leo 

Brwin   Girard 89 

John  123 

Lafayette,  Dr 60,  148 

Simeon  11,  171 

Meschech  12,3 

Miles   182 

CA  VENDER. 
John    225 

CHAMBERLAIN. 

Charles  J 24,  43 

Mary    M 168 

John,   Dea ms 

John,  Rev 22,  23,  88 

W.   B.,   Dr 157 

CHANDLER. 
William  B 234 

CHASE. 

Benjamin  175,  236,  237 

Carlton,    Rev 39 

Charles    Percy 238 

Charles  G 51.  57,  231,  237 

Anna   go 

Francis,   Hon 159 

Hannah    Hall 237 

Herbert   Goss S3 

Lucien  88 


INDEX. 


355 


Laura    60 

Lizzie  A ; CO,  61 

Mary    238 

Stephen , 76,  169,  236,  238 

Thomas 22,  64,  66,  173,  175,  183 

Wallace   81 

Walter  G 238 

CILLBY. 

Alice   116 

Hiram    78 

John 5,  76,  lie,  183 

John,   Jr 279 

CLARK. 

Alexander  T 76,  149,  169 

Archibald  S 76,  176 

Augustus    159 

Benjamin   W 90 

Carlos  D'Onis 176,  183 

Electa   A 60 

George    H '. 61 

George   W 87 

John,  Dr , CO,  97,  149,  150 

John    C 59 

John    (Boston) 224 

Jeremiah  G 244 

James,   Mrs 221 

Thomas  E 80,  90,  182 

W.    S 60 

CLAY. 
Ben  S SO 

CLEMENT. 

Fred   3S 

Zenas    CC 

CLISBY. 

Joseph,   Sr 73 

Sally   Hill 31 

CLOUGH. 

Abner  76 

Albert   Lucien 162 

Charles  W 90 

George    R 90 

George    62 

Joseph    21 

Jeremiah,  Rev 21 

Jonathan,  Dea 251 

Jonathan  46,  47,  49,  115 

Jeremiah 3,  4,  109 

Lucien  B.,  Hon 159,  161 

Martha  True  149 

Monroe  115 

Obed  1" 

PoUv    •■•    23 

Philip   11,  222 

Rebecca  L Y^ 

Samuel    169 

Thomas 4.   94,  121 

Thomas,  Capt 69,  74,  117 

William    115,   1^6 

William,  Mrs 25,  107 

COCHRANE. 

John    14 

John,    Lieut 74 

COFRAN. 

R  Frlii^ ; : : : :  .■.•.■.:.•.•.■.■.■.:. :  v.'.v.^; '  m,  m 

Eliza   II 

Henrv    

James,  Col 16,  58,  100,  116,  182,  219,  221 

James   f-  fl 

Joseph  7»'  1™ 

La  Roy • f 

Smith    W 82 


COGSWELL. 
Amos  M 176 

COLBY. 

Alfred   186 

Benjamin   176 

Nathan,   Ensign 74 

Osborn   43 

John    105 

Jeremiah    105 

Stephen    76 

COLEMAN. 
S 34 

COLLINS. 

Alonzo    181 

Aaron    113 

Benjamin 71 

John    87 

CONANT. 

Liba,  Rev 30,  49,  55,  108 

Leonard    198 

COOK. 
Gardiner    57 

COOMBS. 
Irving,    Rev '. 

COPP. 

Amos  K 82 

I-Iazen  239,  241 

James   244 

CORLISS. 

Charles    F 83 

Smith   D 83 

CORSBR. 

Enoch,  Rev 30,  31,  56 

Jane  34 

COTY. 
Gideon  82 

COWLES. 

.T.    B.,   Rev 154 

Mary    154 

CRAM. 
Henry    L 90 

CRAIGUE. 
William    86 

CRANE. 

Isaac    224 

Robert   224,  226 

CROCKET. 

Arthur   T 62 

Charles  62,  231 

Ellen,    Mrs 196 

Grace 61 

CROLY. 
Mrs 194 

CROSBY. 

Asa,  Dr 150 

Grace  Reed 150 

CROSS. 

Abraham    118 

Arthur  B 51 

Charles 100 

Ephraim  74 

Edward  W CO,  200,  222 

Forrest,    Mrs 219 

Hiram  H 86,  100 

Hiram   186,  187 

Hiram    B 149 


356 


INDEX. 


Hazen  30,  50 

Jesse 27,  71,  76,  102,  117 

John 4,  71,  72,  117 

Jeremiah    97 

Lucy  R.  H 34,  51,  53,  50,  100 

108,  109,  134,  201 

Moses    72 

Oliver  L 41,  106,  107,  108,  109 

118,  159,  162,  2S0 

Parlfer 72,  117 

Stephen  71,  102,  118 

Sarah    182,  186 

Thomas 14,  72,  102,  117 

William   76 

William  P.,  Dr 149,  185 

CUMMINGS. 
Mary  Hall 52 

CURRY. 

Hannah    60 

Josie    B 60 

Sophie  T 00 

CURRIER. 
Moody,    Hon 190 

CURTICE. 
Corban,  Rev 32,  108 

DALTON. 

Joseph   74,  75 

John  83 

Samuel    76 

DANFORTH. 

Ezebiel    71 

Henry    71 

James   M 81 

Moses    71 

Mr 119 

William    73 

DANIBLL. 

W.  F 12,  184,  188,  226 

J.    P 225,  226 

DARRAH. 
William,    Mrs 24 

DART. 
Asa    80 

DAVIS. 

Charles  H 82,   86 

Henry  228,  282 

J.    B.,    Rev 22 

Jonathan    76 

Moses    98 

Martin    88 

DAVISON. 
George    82 

DEARBORN. 

Abram    4,   87 

Darius  S.,  Dr CO,  148 

Edmund 54,  119,  123,  154,  158 

Enoch    80 

Frank  A.,  Dr 165 

Henry,  Dr 158 

Jonathan    148 

Jonathan,    .Tr 148 

Jonathan,   Mrs 155 

John  S 119,  120 

John  S.,  Mrs 107 

Joseph  11,  96 

John    4,  76 

.Tosiah    221.   220 

Nathaniel   71,  73 

Ned  187,  188,  249 

Oliver    SO 


Richard    81 

?ylvanus    S 165 

Sarah  Gerrish 155,  158 

Sam  G.,  Dr 89,  148,  154 

Sam  S.,  Dr 155 

Shubael 4,  71,  73,  119 

Sliubael,    Jr 4 

Sally    29 

Thomas,    Col 202 

Thomas  Benton,  Dr 148,  158 

DENNIS. 

J.    Piper g 

Joshua  E 43 

Marguerite    14S 

Derry   244 

DEWING. 
Clara  A 164 

DICEY. 
Samuel    174 

DICKENS. 
Charles   194 

DINSMORB. 

Charles    88 

Joseph   88 

John 73,  86 

Samuel    73,  173 

DIXON. 
Syh  ester,   Prof 59 

DODGE. 
Arthur  244 

DOLE. 

Albert   G 161 

Maria    L 161 

Rebecca   P 161 

DOLLY. 

Herbert    231 

Jonas    H 94 

Roscoe  95 

DONOVAN. 
Daniel  , 193 

DOUGLASS. 
Edmund    219 

DOW. 

Edward    193 

Levi     S 95 

Olwin  9 

Shuttle    101 

Sumner  A 43,  176,  230 

DOWNES. 
John  W 84 

DUDLEY. 
Arthur    W 171 

DUNBAR. 
Mary   S 157 

DURGIN. 

Alice    Fresse 191; 

Bill,  Master 122 

D.   W.   C 62 

John  H 225 

Lela  G 195 

William    15 

DUSTIN. 
Caleb   24 

DYER. 
Edward   72 


INDEX. 


357 


EASTMAN. 

Alice    M 235 

Cyrus,    Col 233 

Blma    Genevieve 235 

Edward  F 235 

Edward  D 235 

Franklin  ,T 61,  67,  lOG,  107,  205,  231,  232 

Frank  T 235 

George  W 235 

Jonathan    233 

Kate   235 

Lima    J 235 

Mary   Ardelle 235 

Sarah    233 

EAMBS. 
J.,  Rev 37 

EATON. 
Sylvester    80 

EARNSHAW. 

Jamps 36,  38,  238 

James,  Mrs 36 

ELLISON. 

Lottie    25 

Parmelia    54 

ELSON. 
Frank     82 

ELKINS. 

Henry,  Capt 72 

Jonathan    6,   231 

Thomas    226 

EMERY. 

Benjamin,    Capt 71 

Josephine    CO 

Mary   60,  195 

Stanley,  Rev 38 

Samuel   230 

EMERSON. 
Jonathan    169 

EMMONS. 
Kate  R 157 

BRSKINB. 
J.,    Rev 24 

EVANS. 

David  49 

Hiram  B 83 

Horace  B 88 

Lyman    Barker 92 

Mahala  183 

Robert    110 

William    104 

PARLEY. 
James    C S3 

FAY. 
Francis    247 

FELLOWS. 

Sylvester   D 148 

W.  B 53,  178 

FERGUSON. 

David   180 

FIRTH. 

Agnes    241 

Ray   60,  241 

Richard 238,  239,  240,  241,  242,  243 

FIFIELD. 

Brothers    231 

Samuel    C 85 


FISHER. 
A.    L 226 

FINAN. 
Rev.   Fr 45 

FLANDERS. 

Abner   71 

J.  C 187 

FLETCHER. 

Frank  W 38 

John  38,  239 

Phineas    73 

William  239 

FOGG. 
John,    Rev 22 

FOLGER. 
Allan   45 

FOLLANSBY. 

Cutting    231 

William    30,   230 

Wells    91 

FORREST. 

Betsey   54 

Edwin    D.,    Dr 

Emanuel    174 

Helen 164 

James  169 

James   M 5 

James  N 10,  44,  56,  107,  117,  164 

174,  186,  187,  201,  204 

Kate 60,  185,  199,  214 

John  4,  71 

John,  Jr 71,  116 

John   E 57,   06 

Robert 29,   73 

Samuel 54,  105,  116,  175 

Samuel  W 60,  159,  164,  204 

William 4,  14,  72,  73,  76,  117,  175 

FOSTER. 

Asa    77 

Abial     5 

Herman    7 

FOSS. 

Cymintha  60 

Jason 10,  80,  186,  187,  244 

Marv    E 201 

Susan  H 186 

Thomas    71 

FOWLER. 
Asa,   Hon 9 

FRENCH. 

Andrew   104 

Amanda  186,  187 

Bertha   186 

Frank    199 

Lowell   186,  187 

Lowell,   Mrs 107 

Solomon    HO 

W    C         106,  176 

W.  C,  Mrs 43,  197 

FREEMAN. 

Dr 1« 

FULLER. 
Ed,   Capt 74 

FULLERTON. 
Polly    25 

GALE. 

Benjamin  F 95,  231 

Elmer  B 8,  231 


358 


INDEX. 


GARDNER. 

Fred    60 

Laura  60 

W.    A 231 

GALLINGEE. 
Senator    51 

GARLAND. 
Charles    6 

GARVIN. 
M 105 

GBRRISH. 

Alfred    148 

Henry,    Col 74 

Helen  L 60 

Leonard    120 

Milton 6,  120,  229 

Joseph  120 

Stephen,  Capt 120 

Stephen  6,  120 

William,    Capt 120 

GIBSON. 

.lames   5 

Thomas    71 

GILE. 

Alfred  A 38,  56,  163 

Alonzo    (Charles)    182 

Alfred    D 164 

Belle  W 186,  187 

Clyde  A 186,  187 

Frank  A 89,  148,  168 

Jonathan  71,  74,  76 

Joseph  A 60,  166 

Lucia  K CO 

Lawrence   B 164 

Milton   74 

Mary    M 167 

Minnie  I-1 164 

Mary  W 186 

Rufus    170 

Thomas   82 

William  A.,  Col 89,  159,  163,  200,  204 

GILILAND. 
John  D.,   Rev 68 

OILMAN. 

Andrew,  Dea 11,  76,  100 

Jonathan 72,  76,  113,  ns 

John   Mack 148,   229 

John   Taylor 77,   78 

Maud  C 187 

Samuel,  Capt 74,  113,  115 

Simon   76 

Thomas    4 

Ward   84 

William  48,  51,  66,  105,  115,  161 

William,  Mrs 151,  152 

Nathaniel    169 

GLIDDEN. 

Alice  25 

Charles,  Lieut 4,  13,  14,  72,  114,  116 

121,  170,  175 

Charles,  .Tr 229 

Charles  Mills 76,  77 

Charles,  Mrs 115 

Galusha    74 

Mary  Y 60 

Polly    54 

GLINES. 

Abraham    76 

Benjamin   175 

Carrie  B 243 

Charles    193 

Charles   M 8 


E.    R 8 

Hiram    104 

Isaac,  Capt 10,  66,  76,  229 

Isaac,   Mrs 23,   115 

Job  183,  193 

J 76 

Laroy   A 194 

Mary  Dearborn 193 

Mary   Emma 194 

Nathaniel  71 

Raj  raond  194 

Smith   W 80 

Walter  F 82 

Willis  182 

Wallis    183 

William   71 

William    (Miller) : 72,  97 

Willie   182 

Wesley    M 80 

GLEASON. 
Timothy,  Master 54,  56 

GLOVER. 
Tom  183 

GOLD. 
James  B 85 

GOODWIN. 

M.,   Sergt 76 

Moses    76 

Moses  B Ill 

Samuel    72 

GOODNOW. 
Peter    225 

GOODALE. 
John  H.,  Hon 

GORRELL. 
Gawn  E 10,  104 

GOULD. 

Anna    60 

Charles  R.,  Dr 8,  149,  157 

John   22S 

GRAY. 
Robert. : 37,  49,  103 

GREELEY. 
Samuel,  Col 14 

GREEN. 

Charles  241 

Julia    246 

GREENWOOD. 
Joseph   231 

GRISWOLD. 
Whiting,    Hon 164 

GROVER. 
Sally  22,  30 

HADDOCK. 
Charles   B 69 

HAINES. 

Alice    230 

Aldora    60 

Benjamin  174 

Henry,  Rev 38 

Mathew  4,  121 

Stephen,  Capt 14,  74 

Sarah   230 

Samuel   98 

HAILE. 
William  7 


INDEX. 


359 


HALL. 

Adino  B 52,  55,  148,  153 

Abagail   34 

Bessie  M 156 

Eliza  30 

Grace    F 160 

Hannah  Haines 153 

Israel  80 

Jeremiah  F.,  Dr 88,  108,  148,  167 

Jeremiah,  Dea 29,  30,  104,  163 

O.,  Lieut 76 

Marshall  P 108 

Obadiah  29,  175 

Obadiah  Jackson,  Dr 90,  148,  155 

HANCOCK. 

George 4,  72,  113,  120 

Joseph    120 

Joseph,  Lient 4,  74,  76 

Jacob    72 

Oren   J 165 

Susan  29,  120 

William,  Lieut 4,  71,  76,  113 

HANNAFORD. 

Benjamin  F 80,  105 

Charles  H.,  Rev 60,  165 

John   .-. . .  105 

Jeremiah,  Rev 55,  165 

Peter  77,  121 

Samuel  G 49 

William  G 43,  51,  118,  192 

HAZELTON. 

Benson  185 

Sallv  124 

William  C 91 

HARPER. 
Joseph,  Dr 6,  14,  21 

HARRIMAN. 
John,   Rev 21 

HARRINGTON. 

Calvin  S.,  Rev 59 

Lilla    247 

HARVEY. 
Mathew   6,  47 

HEAD. 

Natt,   Gov 192 

HEATH. 

Captain   76 

Caleb   76 

John  G 80 

Jacob 4,  71,  74,  17S 

Jonathan   Ill 

Samuel  7 

Sylvanus,   Dr 22,  148 

HBRRICK. 

Charles  P 204,  231,  232 

Daniel   224 

Ebenezar  38 

Henry   38 

Joseph  38 

Lizzie  A 61 

M.  A.,  Rev 36,  38,  52,  61,  161,  207,  208 

William  84 

HICKS. 
Horace  181 

HIGGINS. 
J.  B.,  Rev 22 

HILTON. 
Peter   87 


HILLS. 

Arthur  H 187 

Charles  F 8,  60,  227 

Daniel   8,  49 

David,  Lieut 74,  70,  96 

David 100,  103,  169,  182 

David,   Capt 15 

Daniel  Emery 177,  184,  215 

Daniel,  Capt 74,  77.  169 

Evelyn  60 

Frank 53,  62,  232 

Henry  F 8 

John 71,  76,  103,  169,  177 

Kate,  Mrs.- 195,  196 

Kate  203 

Lucy  R 60,  163 

Myra  Pearl 60 

Roger   60 

Solon  F 50,  185 

Susan  M 181 

Timothy 71,  76,  77,  78,  86,  113,  169 

Warren  L 58,  100,  230 

AV.    Smith 178 

HILL. 

Eva  G 60 

Florence  60 

Joseph   231,  232 

William  P 232 

HOBART. 
Garrett   235 

HODGDON. 

Hiram  89,  226 

Israel  76 

HOLMES. 

E.  A 34 

Nathaniel   11 

Samuel   95 

HOWE. 

Julia  Ward 194 

Orlando   184 

HOWARD. 
Emma  O .' '. 60 

HOYT. 

Alonzo  F 82 

Asa  Georg3 148 

Dlxi  C 91,  148 

Bnos,  Dr 28,  29,  30,  33,  49,  56,  149 

150,  153,  176 

Enos  Alpheus 92,  148 

Grace  C 34 

Lewis    62 

HUNT. 

Anthony    145 

Lucian,  Prof 53,  60,  106,  108,  109 

110,  145,  204,  220 

Nathan  Parker 102 

Sarah    162 

HURD. 
Ervin  A 84 

HUTCHINSON. 

Emri,   Hon 186 

Judson  159 

Kate  L 159 

JEWELL. 
S 76 

JBWETT. 

Jeremiah  193 

Stephen  S 193 


360 


INDEX. 


JOHNSON. 

Amanda  

John   

Simeon  233 

JONES. 

Amos  116 

Benjamin  70 

Seth,    Dr 247 


Chester,    Hon. 


JORDAN. 


200 


KENISTON. 

Albert  80 

Alpheus  169 

David,  Jr 74,  7B,  76 

Francis   76 

Fredericls 80,  84 

Jolin  83 

Thomas    80 

William 4,  22,  72,  118 

Willie  192,  230 

KELLEY. 

John 87,  104,  121 

Samuel    57 

KENNY. 

Charles    149 

Stephen 86 

KENDRICK. 
Charles  184 

KEZAE. 

Edmund,  Lieut 74 

George  173 

John,  Jr 148 

Jesse  89 

John,  Dr 46,  49,  115,  148 

Reuben  71,  73 

William    91 

KEYES. 
George  W 85 

KIMBALL. 

David    119 

Bbenezar • 4,  71,  121 

John  A 119 

Reuben    119 

Viola  R 60 

KING. 
Thomas    81 

KNOWLES. 

D.  C,  Rev 24,  53 

Lucien  60 

Mather  15 

Joseph 25,  26,  115 

Mrs 27 

William  27,  169 

Wesley  47,  49 

LADD. 

Ora  P 187 

William    S 192 

LAMBERT. 

Rev.  Fr 45 

Elmer 95 


Josie  . 
W.    P. 


LANG. 


60 

53 

LANE. 
Caroline  59 


Craven   . . 

Peter   

Jeremiah 


LAYCOCK. 

LaCASEY. 

LAKE. 


200 
85 
80 


LBAVITT. 

Alvin  B 60 

Dudley   54,  129 

Ernest   60 

Joseph  4 

LEIGHTON. 


Edward 

LEWIS. 
John    225,  226 

LIBBY. 

Abe  87 

Joseph  174 

LINSEY. 
James,  Mrs 201,  204 

LITTLEPIELD. 
Josiah    H 80 

LIVERMORE. 
Mary  A 194 

LOCKE. 
George  R .' 187 

LORD. 

A.  C 178,  232 

Arthur  P 87,  247 

George  W 232,  247 

LOTT. 
G.  B.,  Mrs 184 


Harry    

Samuel,  Rev. 
Truworthy  . . 


LOUGEE. 


95 
165 
90 


LOVBRIN. 


James,  Rev. 


LATIMER. 


J.  L 

LUDLOW. 

Cornelius   72 

Whitten  79 

LYFORD. 

Biley,   Dr 148 

James  O.,  Hon 159,  201,  204 

Jeremiah  I-I.,  Dr 148 

Lieutenant 13,  73,  76,   103 

Sarah   97 

Squire    124 

Thomas  175 

Thomas,  Jr 49,  66 

LYNCH. 
James  87 


John  

Lewis,   Rev. 
Ralzo,  Rev.. 


LYONS. 
MALVERN. 

MANLY. 


86 

21 

90 

MANN. 

Joseph  169 

MANUEL. 

Rufus  185 


INDEX. 


361 


MARSH. 

Charles  81 

L.   R 44 

MARTIN. 

Robert  95 

Samuel  97 

James  S 81 

MASON. 

David    160 

George   181 

MARDEN.      . 
John   74,  75 

MATHEWS. 
Esquire   14 

McDANIEL. 
John  82 

McCRILLIS. 
David,   Capt 14 

Mcdonald. 

Jeremiah   4,  117 

John 4,  15,  117,  121 

Nehemiah  71,  llfi 

McFARLAND. 

Asa,  Rev 28 

Elisabeth   194 

McQUESTEN. 

Greenough    229 

Relief  Judith 237 

McVEY. 
James   86 

MERRILL. 

Arthur    F 85 

Charles  A 164 

DeWitt   85 

Frank   H 231 

John  W 49 

Jacob  4 

MEIZNBR. 
Henry  185 

MILES. 

Archelus 4,  5,  117,  121 

Abner 4,  73,  117,  119 

Josiah   5,  17 

Josiah,  Mrs 218 

Samuel 4,  117,  119 

MILLS. 
Mrs 182 

MILLER. 
William  219 

MITCHELL. 
John  M.,  Hon 231 

MOLONY. 

John 71,  76,  229 

Richard   148 

MOODY. 
Bradstreet  236 

MOOXEY. 

Celestia  S 57 

John 57.  66,  176 

Isaac  204 

MOORE. 

Ezekiel  63,  ll<f 

Frank  230 

Jacob    229 


Jesse   80 

Lovina  186,  187 

Matthias    114 

Merrill  176,  230 

Morrill  186,  187 

Morrill   S 176 

William   71 

MORRISON. 

Amos    49 

Byron   '. 84 

Carrie  B 199 

David    122 

E.  G 241 

Ebenezar    29,   103 

Frank    232 

George    194 

James  90 

John  C 188 

Joseph  232 

Liba    C 103 

Mary  H 182 

O.  G 02,  186,  187 

Oliver  P 94 

O.  G.  &  E.  G , 239,  242,  244,  247 

MOREY. 

J.    W.,    Rev .• 58 

Massa   182 

MORROW. 
John    85 

MDNSEY. 
Mary  242 

MORSE. 

Eunice    25 

Emma  Lake   193 

Hannah  25 

H.    A 227 

Susan  25 

Sarah   25 

MORRILL. 

Bessie  H 60 

Benjamin    74,  75 

Bradbury   81,  176 

David,    Lieut 74 

Luther  H 8,  176 

Levi    72 

Moses    237 

Master  123 

MUZZBY. 

Albert  232 

Harry  W 8,  60,  228 

Walter  232 

NELSON. 

Ada  L 61 

Ella,  Mrs 201 

NEWHALL. 
Moses,   Rev 58 

NILES. 
George  W 83 

NORTON. 
William    238 

NOYES. 

Horace  173 

Parker  102 

NUDD. 

Andrew  229 

David  K 91 

Elisabeth  182 

OSBORN. 
James,   Dr 245 


362. 


INDEX. 


OSGOOD. 

Asa  K 104,  182 

Charles  B 80 

Henry  104 

James,   Capt 71 

Jacob   222 

OTIS. 

John   74 

Micajah  21 

PAGE. 

Daniel  M 62,  247 

Georgia  A 60,  196 

Lizzie  A 60,  195 

PALMER. 
James   230 

PARSONS. 

B.  P 241 

William  81 


Emma  Carlton 


PARKER. 


200 


PARKINSON. 

Esther    124 

Nancy  54 

Master  54,  123 

PATTERSON. 
GoYernor   167 

PATRICK. 


William,    Rev. 

PAY  SON. 
Charles   H 91 


Susie 


PAUL. 


165 


PEASE. 

John   W 244 

Charles    244 

PBABODY. 

Augusta  M 60 

Elisabeth   194 

James    L 224 

James    Van S2 

Kendall  0 224 

Noah   2'!0 

Selwin  B 91,  171 

PECK. 


Isaac,  Rev 

PERKINS. 

Frederic  C,  Rev 33 

James  L 71,  77,  11.3 

Nathaniel    4,  ?.') 

Nathaniel,  Jr 75 

William  175 

PERRY. 

Joseph    90 

Maud   183 

PERTHEL. 


Mary  A. 

PHELPS. 

Frank  J 187,  233 

John  Low 89 

PI-IILBRICK. 

Enoch  G 232 

George    S 63,   67 

Hannah  M 191 

PIERCE. 
Franklin,  Hon 9,  233 


PILLSBURY. 

A.  J 62,  171 

J.   J 171 

PIPER. 

Brothers   185 

Hanart 92 

John    W 85 

Thomas    98 

PIKE. 
Austin  F 7,  163 

PLACE. 
David,  Capt 72 

PLUMMBR. 

Abraham   102 

William  H 185 

William,  Gov 117 


Enoch,    Gen. 

Rev.  Mr 

Leon   


POOR. 

POTTER. 
POWERS. 


73 


60 


PRATT. 
Theodore,  Rev 32,  33,  61 

PRBSBY. 

John   83 

Winthrop  SI 

PRBSCOTT. 
Joseph  J 186 

PROCTOR. 

Abae-ail   160 

Claia  L 160 

James  160 

PUTNAM. 
Hannah  A 39 

QUIMBY. 
Silas,  Rev 28 

RAND. 

Joseph  105 

Martha  D 60 

Sarah  Waldron  149 

RANDALL. 
Benjamin,    Rev 21 

RAYMOND. 
Jessie   194 

RANSOM. 
Colonel  191 

REUTER. 
Martin,  Rev 25,  27,  54,  55 

RICE. 
Fanny  108 


RILEY. 

so 

William  ... 

RINBS. 

73 

ROBERTSON. 

77 

Charles  H. 

Mrs 

182 

ROBINSON. 

John  B.,  Rev 61 

Prank    265 


INDEX. 


363 


ROBERTS. 

George  84 

Josiah  82 

William  H 83 

EOBY. 
Thomas   s .  181 

ROEN. 
John  71 

ROGERS. 

B.  A.,  Rev 65,  100,  159,  165,  166 

173,   200 

Charles  C 38,  61,  91 

Dick  90 

Enoch  16,  221 

Jefferson   -92 

Jeremiah  104 

John,  Jr 101 

John  46,  98 

Lucy  Viola 166 

Ned  232 

Orvllle,  Dr 90,  148 

Samuel,   Dea 98 

Samuel  B 36,  100 

Sally    55 

Sophie  T 195 

ROLLINS. 

Benjamin   74 

E.   II.,  Hon 7 

Frank,  Goy 199 

J 76 

Mahala  177 

ROSS. 
Frank  A 38 

ROWB. 
Nathaniel  231 

RUNDLET. 

Addie  E 166 

Mary  L 216 

Marietta  246 

Osgood  246 

Viola    J 166 

RUSSELL. 

Orimal    231 

Willis  231 

RUST. 
Richard  S.,  Rey 59 

SALTER. 
Captain  72 

SAMPSON. 
Cassander  C 33,  34,  53,  200 

SANBORN. 

Charles  H.,  Dr 60,  148,  230 

Daniel 80,  90,  lO.i 

Dyer  H 55,  58,  59,  153,  166 

Dearborn    226 

DeWitt  Channing 91 

Ensign  in 

B.  B.  S.,  Hon 178 

Ford  ■IS 

James  105 

John   110 

Jonathan  76 

Jeremiah  224 

J.  P 6,  91 

Leavitt    43 

Mathew   74,  104 

Mathew,  Jr.,   Dr 149 

N.  G '■ 14 

Oscar  P 7,  94 

Eoby  104,  148 


Simeon    4 

William  4 

William,  Ensign 74 

SANDERS. 
Edmund   80 

SARGENT. 

Abbie  M 60 

Charles   58 

Emily   55 

Julia  .' 54 

SAWYER. 

Charles  H.,   Goy 171 

Gideon 27,  71,  116,  117 

Deacon   118 

SCALES. 
J.  R.,  Mrs 193 

SCRIBNBR. 

Fred  172 

Jonathan  104 

Kate  60 

SENTER. 
John    194 

SEWALL. 

Samuel,  Rey 31 

Samuel  : 181 

Jotham   31 

SHAW. 

Byron    178 

Frank   W 96,   178 

Florence  60 

Nellie    Oliver .• 202 

SHEPHERD. 

James  E 188 

James,  Capt 72,  74 

SHEDD. 
Freeman  B 214 

SHIRLEY. 
Barron   

SIMONDS. 

Abraham   169 

Augusta   CO 

Hester  A.  R 60 

James  8 

John    4 

Joseph  Hills 86 

John  W 121 

Nancy  Forrest 189 

Nancy   60 

Master  54 

Thomas,   Capt 

William  71 

SLADBR. 
Almon   51 

SLEEPER. 
C.  L .■ 172 

SMART. 

Clara  B 60 

Charles  86 

Peter  63 

SMITH. 

Arthur  61 

Charles,    Rev 58 

Charles  81,  232 

David  183 

Francis  76,  169 

Francis,   Jr 76 

George  85 

James  225 


364 


INDEX. 


Jeremiah    45 

Jeremiah,  Jr .'..104,  114 

Jeremiah  B 99,  106,  107,  183,  277 

Joseph  M.  G 106 

Joshua   79,  104 

John    104 

Mary  J 60 

Martha  A.  C 60 

Robert  225 

Warren  H 51,  64,  66,  113,  114,  115 

110,  181,  187 

William,  Ensign 74,  116 

W.  B.  T 38 

William  225 

SMYTI-IB. 

Arthur  T 38 

Simeon  38 

SO  AND  SO. 
Mrs 18 

SPAULDING. 
J.,  Rev 56 

STARRBTT. 
Henrietta    155 

STARK. 
George    86 

*            STBELB. 
John,  Col 74,  75 

STEVENS. 

Aaron   4,  123 

Aaron,  Jr 4 

Charles   87 

Francis,    Mrs 195 

G.   F 233 

Ina  M 60 

J.,  Rev 58 

STINSON. 
W.  H.,  Col 187 

STONE. 
Charles  F 178 

STREETER. 
Hiram  107 

STRONG. 
C.  B.,  Rev 33 

SDLLOWAY. 
A.  L 67,  247 

SUTTON. 
John,  Master 54 

SWEATT. 

Angeline  T 227 

Gideon   4 

John   231 

T.  J.,  Dr 149 

SWEENY. 
Joseph  87 

TAYLOR. 

J.  Frank 38,  230 

John   176 

Sidney    63 

TEBBETTS. 

Bradbury  176 

Charles  C,  Dr 90,  148 

David,  Mrs 107 

George    S 171 

Henry  55,  148,  169 

Hiram   105 

Hiram    B 148 

Hiram  B.,  2d 148 


J.  B 49 

John  C 57,  60,  165 

Nathan  148 

Walter  88 

TEMPEST. 

Susie  R 16G 

Susie  B 166 

Benjamin  166 

THEOBALD. 
George  L 20 

THOMAS. 
Arthur   P 187 

THOMPSON. 

Charles  70 

James,  Mrs 20,  43 

Samuel  78 

Thomas   102 

THORN. 
Phlneas   123 

THORNTON. 

Mathew,  Gov 73,  74 

Sally   54 

TICKNOR. 
Charles  P 58 

TILTON. 

Alexander  H 11,  103 

Alfred  E 67 

Charles  E 10,  20,  41,  52,  63,  67,  171,  189 

191,  197,  198,  235,  242 

Charles  W 8,  84 

Elmer,  Hon 246,  247 

George  H 238,  239,  244,  246,  246 

Hamilton,  Mrs 38 

Jeremiah 9,  175,  191,  197,  236,  238,  246 

Jeremiah  C,  Col 30,  238 

Joseph  S 246 

Kenneth   J 247 

Mary   P 153 

Mittie    Clough 240 

Myra  A 60 

Myra,   Mrs 34 

Nancy  C 34,  191 

Rufus   H 85 

Samuel,  Hon 30,  48,  68,  60 

Sara  L 30 

TITCOMB. 
Albert   86 

TOLMAN. 
Dr 149 

TOWNSBND. 
Luther  T.,  Rev 53 

TRECARTIN. 
D.  Munson,  Dr 149 

TRUE. 

Charles  L 62,  172,  244 

Alida,   Mrs 200 

TUCKER. 
Uncle  101 

TURNER. 
John,  Rev 31 

TUTTLE. 

Lima    H 235 

Mary  235 

Socrates   235 

Ware  D 186 


INDEX. 


365 


WADLEIGH. 

Charles  J 230 

Ephraim  S 9,  51,  CC,  105,  111,  182 

Jonathan 4,  73,  100,  112 

Mother    220,   228 

Peter,  Hon 46,  77,  173,  175 

WAITT. 
Mary  Green 104 

WALDRON. 
Richard  2 

WALKER.  , 

Parson   '. .  218 

Timothy,    Col 74 

WATERMAN. 
Lucius,  Rev 35,  38,  160 

WEARB. 
M 70 

WEBBER. 
Dr 149 

WEBSTER. 

Ebenezar   72 

Samuel  6 

WEEKS. 
George  F 231 

WELLS. 
Nathan 49,  50,  174 

WEST. 
James  46 

WHIDDEN. 
Parsons,  Dr 149,  152,  153 

WHIPPLE. 
Sherman  L 162 

WHITCHBR. 

Benjamin    76,  109 

Clarence 178,  186,  1S7 

Fannie  186,  187 

George    89 

Ira  83 

Julia   60 

Mathew    104 

Nathaniel 4,  71,  113,  115,  117,  121 

Reuben 4,  71,  80,  113,  115,  121 

Jonathan  115 

William   4,  115,  117 

WHITTIBR. 

Curtice  81 

Daniel,  Dr 149,  157 

Fannie,   Mrs 34 


Isaac  130,  176 

William  89 

WILEY. 
Fred,  Rev 23,  24 

WILLIAMS. 
William    4,  113 

WILSON. 
Solomon   McNeil 197 

WINGATB. 

Colonel    73 

Eliza,  Mrs 34 

WINSLOW. 

A.   B 204 

Benjamin,  Mrs 56,  204 

Darius   152 

John  S 107,  218 

L.   J 171 

Moses  127 

WITI-IAM. 


Asa  

WOODS. 
D.,  Rev f..    28 

WOODBURY. 

Ambrose   74,  115 

Josiah   173,  175 

Marie  R.,  Dr 149 

William  80 

WOODMAN. 


John   K 

WOODWARD. 

Charles  84 

Alfred  C 9 

WYATT. 

Chase   104 

Otis  C,  Maj 92,  100,  176,  178,  199 

201,  204 
Walter    9 

YORK. 

Charles   W 87 

John   S 244 

YODNG. 

Ann  Kimball 177 

Brigham   197 

Edwin   J 172,  199,  231 

Georgia.  Mrs 195,  190 

Mary   Otis 177 

Thomas  J 177 


INDEX. 


Paet  II. 


ABBOTT. 

Abagail   5,  158 

Alfred  L 6 

Austin  Clarence   6 

Betsey   5 

Charles  W 181 

Dorcas  28 

Ellas,  Dea 5,  226,  283 

Elisabeth    5 

Ellas,   Jl- 6,   C,   269 

Emily  B 6,  53,  317 

Bbenezar    290 

Ellen  C 239 

Frances  M 1 

Frank  Hazen   7 

Gardiner  S <!,  34,  35,  134,  236 

Hannah   5,  198 

James  B 5,  268 

Jeddedlah    7 

Tjydia  Sawyer  6 

Lucia  A 7 

Moses   3 

Moses  Colby   6,  296 

Matilda    6,   113 

Nancy    290 

ADAMS. 

Abbie    Ann 7 

Aaron    176 

Charles  E 7,   8 

Emery   H 176 

Frank    7 

Frank    Marshall 8 

Harry    B 310 

Isabella    126 

Joseph    7 

Julia     148 

Josephine  R 8 

Laura    E 7 

Lottie    M 7 

Minnie   B 7,    8 

Minnie    Louisa 7 

Maria  F 7 

Martha    Jarvis 8 

Richard    286 

Samuel    7 

AIKEN. 

Fred  , 73 

Herrick  173 

Walter  173 

AKBLBY. 
Isaiah    38 

ALLISON  OR  ELLISON. 

Andrew    9 

Anna    9,   111 

Betsey   9 

Charlotte    10 

Joseph   9 


Mary    9 

Richard  9,  10 

Susanna  S 9,  10 

Sarah  Ill 

William    9 

ALLEN. 

Ada  B 296 

Frank   1 296 

Guy  F.   S 296 

Jesse    296 

Julia   F 107 

ALLARD.. 

Eliza   9 

Joseph 9 

James  Madison 9 

Jonathan   9 

ALDRICH. 

Abagail    Sargent 8 

Caleb  8 

Charles  Sargent 8 

Emma   9,  260 

Emeline   J 9,  296 

Edwin   8 

Harry   46 

Harriet   8,  78 

Harry,  Jr 46 

Lucius    46 

Mary  Downing  8 

Olive    J 8 

Sally  Sargent  8 

Sally  B 9 

Windsor  8 

ALMY. 
C.   T 26 

AMBROSE. 

Abagail    50 

Josiah   10,  327 

AMES. 

Almira    113 

Angeline   10 

Auroline  10 

Ellen  S 11 

Hannah    62 

Harry  Bracket  11 

Kafe  S 11 

Louis  Barton 11 

Michael   10 

Mary  Ellen  : 11 

Roancy   10 

Sarah    R 10 

William  B.,  M.  D 10 

AMBLER. 

Abi  B 176 

Amelia    104 

Sarah   Ells 78 


INDEX. 


367 


ANDREWS. 

Charles  B 11 

Edith    11 

William    198 

ANNIS. 

John    133 

Mary    279 

ANDERSON. 
Elisabeth    315 

ANTHONY. 

A.  Hunter  181 

Leila  Hill 181 

APrLBTON. 

Nancy    290 

John  290 

ARNOLD. 
Ansel    221 

ARMOUR. 
Mrs 154 

ARMSTRONG. 
Alice  243 

ARLIN. 

Alice   11 

Alonzo   11,  89 

Charles  L 11,  152 

Everett    89 

Ira   11,  89 

Judith    

Polly   241 

Rhoda   97 

Samuel   11 

Sally    J : 319 

ATHOLIA. 

Andrew  273 

Robert 273 

^ASH. 
Albion  * 93 

ASHLEY. 
Silas    C9 

ATKINSON. 

Asenath  12,  323 

Charlotte    A 12 

Daniel.    Judge 12 

Horatio    12 

Josephine  B 12 

John    J 258 

Leroy    12 

Mehitable  T 12 

Napoleon    B 12 

Silas    12 

Thomas  E 210 

Thomas  M.  C 210 

ATHERTON. 
Annette    240 

AUSTIN. 

Alonzo,    Rev 16 

Anna   12,  13,  18 

Alice    L 193 

Benjamin    13,  118 

Daniel    13 

Blina    13 

Elisabeth    237 

Huse    13,   93 

Henriette    13 

Isabella  Camp 16 

Jerusha   13 

Jane   13 

Jeremiah    13 

Lucretla   79 


Mary  Esther   13 

Martha    44,  285 

Olive     13 

Olinda   A 16 

Persis    236 

Rhoda    13 

Sally  118,  12,  13 

Sally,  2d 12 

Susan  13,  19 

Samuel   13 

Thomas    S 13 

Thomas    12,  216 

AUCKLAND. 
Flora  210 

AVERY. 

Addie  B 14 

Caleb    322 

Charles   Walter 14 

Daniel  F .• 13 

Jonathan    322 

Joseph    Ii 322 

Lucy    Bell 13 

Mary  Stevens   14 

Mary  28,  319 

AYERS. 

Almira    J 335 

Almira   Josephine 14 

Andrew   

BenJ.  Franklin 16,  195,  273,  285,  335 

Caroline   17 

Charles  Haines 14,  127 

Charles  Henry 14,  16,  193 

Blihu   D 17 

Ellen  M...1 335 

Edmund    17 

Fred   . ., 17 

Frances    17 

Helen  M 3,  335 

Helen    17 

Henry  C 340 

Henry  M 17,  335 

Henry    Day 16 

Herman    B 335 

Hannah   H 14 

Hannah    J 340 

Jeremiah   E 340 

Joseph 14,  15,  340 

Joseph   A 15 

.Jonathan   17 

Jonathan,  Jr 335 

John  3,  16 

Lucv  J 17 

Lizzie   335 

Lucy    C 340 

Maiy  J 48,  335 

Mary  F 48,  335 

Martha  Clark  16 

Martha    E 340 

Martin    P 17 

Mary    E 17 

Sarah  A 17 

Statira  M ,    17 

Susan    335 

Walter   H 340 

William  D 17 

AYLBS. 

James    P 37 

Harry  A 31 

BABB. 

Horace    .". . .  309 

Henry    309 

Joseph    309 

BABBITT. 
Dora    156 


368 


INDEX. 


BACHELDEE. 
Nahum,   Gov 201 

BACON. 

John   B 237 

Jotn    L 237 

Mary  237 

BADGER. 

Abbie    307 

Charles    261 

George   261 

Mary    328 

Thomas    261 

Willie    261 

BAKER. 

G.  S.,  Col 259,  350 

George  W 259,  349 

Mary    242 

Sullivan,   Mrs 337 

BAILEY. 

Elisabeth   22 

Harold    P 269 

Isabel    269 

Joanna    269 

Susan    221 

Walter    269 

Walter    R 269 

BALCOM. 

Frank    G 20 

George  W 20,  49 

Jane    20 

Mary    B'. 21 

BALLANTYNE. 

Adam    S 305 

Arthur   Scott    18 

Anna  C 17 

James   R 17 

John   S 18 

Kate   S 18 

BANCROFT. 
Hattie    39 

BARNABBB. 
Henry   262 

BARNARD. 

Arthur    21 

Burton    31 

Charles    21 

Helen    160 

Harry   H 160 

Huldah    21 

J.  L 160 

Ralph    21 

Ruth  21 

BARR. 

John  P 130 

BARNEY. 

Felix,    Mrs 148 

BARTLETT. 

Apphia    M 81 

Angle   22 

Abagail    266 

Abra    44 

George  W 167 

Joseph    41 

Lorenzo   87 

Martha  Jane 87,  144 

Mary    144 

Nathan    81 

Rufus   H 167 

R.   G.   L 77 

BASSBTT. 
Elisabeth   36 


Fannie  C 46 

Harriet    36 

Lydia    36 

Nancy    36 

Sarah   Jane 36 

BATCHELDBR. 

Asa    271 

Abiah   19,  213 

Abel   18 

Albee    19 

Bradford    271 

Clark    270 

Charles    39 

Clarance    19 

Dorothy   289 

Eugene    256,   336 

Emery    96 

Ilazen    301 

Irene    19 

Josiah    201 

John    39 

John,    .Tr 39 

.Teremlah   43 

Jay   Clifford 43 

Julia    19,   306 

John   19 

Kinsley   19 

Lizzie  • 23 

Lizzie    A 19 

Lucy   M 296 

Laura    19 

Melissa    20 

Mary  E 19 

Malinda    19 

Martha    201 

Mary    201 

Moses    18,   80 

Nathaniel    252 

N.    P 185 

Oral    96 

Oliver   322 

Sarah    „ 43 

Susan  .' 19,  22 

Willie   A 201 

William    43 

Walter    19 

Willis    19 

BATKY. 
Matilda    248 

BATNBY. 
Flora    28 

BATTIS. 
Dustin    285 

BAYLEY. 

Catherine    21 

George    C 21 

BEAN. 

Belinda    32 

Charles    .• 127 

Clyde    B 225 

Emma    91 

George    91,  270 

Hezekiah   21,  125,  298 

Hannah    248 

John   Wesley 21 

Luther  C,   Dr 127 

Mary    J 261 

Martha    261 

Nelson    284 

Orissa    170 

Susan   A 127 

Sally    96 

Stephen   309 

William     ; 


INDEX. 


369 


BECK. 

Calvin    297 

Polly    308 

BBCKLER. 

Cora  22 

Daniel    W 22,  64 

Mary    22 

BELL. 

John,    Dr 86 

Mary   141 

BENITEZ. 

Francisco    22 

Mary   A.   L 22 

BRNNET. 

Arthur   E 246 

Caroline   164 

Ellen    

George    296 

Levi    296 

Sarah    246 

William    -. 246 

BENSON. 
.Toseph    69 

BELDBN. 
lAzzle    309 

BERRY. 
Elisabeth   303 

BIGELOW. 

Enos  Hoyt   186 

George  W 186 

BIRD. 
Carrie     337 

BISHOP. 
Benjamin     316 

BISSON. 
Louise    337 

BLAISDBLL. 

Albert    J 23 

Ira   23 

Julia    F 23 

Melinda    23 

Susan    144 

BLAIR. 
Lyncha    140 

BLAffJCHARD. 

Benjamin    : 137,  160,  208 

Charlotte    39 

Clara  189 

Daniel   24,  25,  26 

David    26 

Edward,  Capt 137 

Edward   23,   47 

Elisabeth    24,  26,   142 

Edward,    Jr 24 

Ebenezar  38,  175 

Fred   190 

Prank   190 

George   26,  190 

Henry    27 

Hannah    172 

lanthe    27 

Janette   26 

John  1 26 

Jane    84 

James    26 

Jerry   23 

Narcissa   26,  172 

Buth 23 

Richard   84,  176 

24 


Richard,    2d 25 

Reuben,    Lieut 105 

William    (Billy) 23 

Sally    23 

Thomas   340 

BLAKE. 

Charles  285 

Christian  285 

George    227 

Hannah    48 

Isaac    38 

Mary    156 

Nancy    38 

Peabody    156 

Royal    227 

Thomas    285 

BLOOD. 

Charles    241 

Willie   ; 241 

BLY. 

Addle    72 

BOARD. 
Joseph   76,  7T 

BODWBLL. 
Isaac   277 

BOONHOWBB. 
Alf  aretta    117 

BOOTH. 

Alfred    131 

Charles    2.33 

Howard    233 

Walter    233 

BOHONON. 
John    84 

BOST. 
Hannah 201 

BOSWOETH. 

Chester    44 

Raymond    44 

Walter    44 

BOUTWELL.' 
Dv 127 

BOUCHER. 
Josie   95 

BOYCB. 

Aldis    116 

Hannah  J 61 

BOWMAN. 
Emma    228 

BOWLES. 
William    27 

BOYNTON. 

Courtland    27 

Zilla    27 

Mead  311 

BOYD. 

Nettie   337 

BRACE. 

Frank   A 98 

Leonard    F 98 

Marion  B 98 

BRACKET. 
John    W 186 

BRADLEY. 

Ellis    318 

Esther  A 318 


370 


INDEX. 


Marion    B 318 

Maurice  W 318 

Mary    323 

Eicliard   64 

BRALEY. 

Alexander  28,  144,  215 

Cornelius    29 

Franli   28 

Mary    116 

Pamelia    28 

BREED. 

Aaron    253 

Aaron,   ,Tr    254 

Amy    254 

BRONSON. 
Kate    39 

BRIGHAM. 

Paul    28 

Kate   227 

BROCKLBBANE. 
Susan    97 

BROWN. 

Abram  341 

Annie    194 

Ada  28,  C2 

Artliur,   Mrs ' 247 

Almira    218 

Annie  M 31,  207 

Albert   207 

Alfred    132 

Aaron   154 

Asa   Glle    33 

Abbie   34 

Abra    Ann 34 

Albert  A 31 

Abraham   25,  29 

Albert    31 

Abraham,    Jr. 29 

Ben.iamin    B 29 

Benjamin   P 31 

Bradbury   T 45 

Clara    48 

Carmi    189 

Clarrisa    30 

Climena    30 

Charles  G 31 

Cyrus    341 

David    28,    201 

Dorcas   29 

Dorinda    335 

Darwin   29 

Edna    32 

Ella  Archie  54 

Florence    32 

Frank  R 31 

Praneena    325 

Fannie    223 

Fred    189 

Prances    34 

Pinley    29 

George   G 31 

George    H 47 

Henry  T 30,  33 

H.  B.,  Dr 30,  31 

Horace    67 

Hannah   29 

Harrison   30,  48 

Harriet    34 

Henry  Butler 29,  31 

Jennie  341 

John  32,  204,  284 

John     J 32 

John   G 33,   92 

Joseph  33,  124,  285 


John  A  32 

Josiah    P 45 

Lyman    32,   207 

Laura   33,  207 

Laroy    31 

Luther    M 32 

Mary  Ann 30^  31 

Mary   E 121 

Mary 30,  33,  48,  160,  207,  214 

Mary    M 32 

Mathew   N 33 

Mehitable    34 

Mary    Palmer 6 

Monroe  341 

Nancy  M 33 

Orville    189 

Polly    29 

Ruth    266 

Sarah    .Tane 143 

Sarah   E 154 

Stephen  Gale 30,  31 

Sarah,   Mrs 162 

Samuel  B 33,  34 

Susan    M 30 

Sal'y   30 

Theodore   29 

Theodore,   Jr 32,  33 

William   R 33 

Winfred    32 

Waitt   38 

Waitt,    Jr 32 

BRUCE. 

Hannah    97 

Robert    .^ 273 

BRTANT. 

Charles  ^ 34 

Charles    P 34 

Edwin   11,  34 

Emma    F 34 

Helen   34 

Pred   197 

George    H 34 

Mary   Ellen 34 

Morris    34 

Willie    34 

Mrs 354 

BUBIBR. 
Luthia    44 

BUCKLEY. 
Sally    n 216 

BUBLL. 

Anna   S 35 

Be'rnice  M 35 

David    E 35 

Mildred   P 35 

BULLOCK. 

Abby   35 

Blisha    36 

Edward   J 115 

Georgia  A 36 

Josephine  A ne 

Maud    Susan xiO 

BUNKER. 
Joseph    33 

BUNTIN. 
Hannah    195 

BUEBANK. 
Emily    268 

BURGIN. 
Mary   42 


INDEX. 


371 


BURPEE. 

Manly   157 

Laroy    167 

BUEKSBY. 
Effle   194 

BURTON. 

Charles   D 191 

Harry    191 

Merna  J 191 

BURLET. 
Daniel   75 

BURLEIGH. 
Artemas    264 

BUSH. 
Henry   A 51 

BU  SWELL. 

Abagail   30,  350 

Betsey    55 

Elisabeth   5,  250 

Henrietta  296 

Harriet    6 

James  ." 30 

Lydia   124,  238 

Nancy  123,  266 

Phebe  0,  30 

Sarah  C 82 

Sarah  J 6,  350 

Sally    312 

Zilpha    36 

BUZZELL. 

Charles    34 

Oilman    34 

Stephen    34 

Walker   , 34 

BUTLER. 

Benjamin  P 10 

John   10 

Mary  311 

BUTTERFIELD. 
Ellen  M 36 

CADUE. 

Luther   45 

Levi  F 46,  231 

Salina  M 46 

CALEP. 

Arthur  B.,   Hon 37,  38 

Abagail    B 37 

Charles  H 30 

Bbenezer  B 78 

Edward  Baker 38 

Fannie   .•  1^2 

Jeremiah    37 

Julia   A 124 

Jeremiah,  Jr 37 

Jeremiah   Francis 37 

James   0 37 

Mary    Eldora 38 

Mary    .^nn -'S 

Martha,   Mrs 37 

Salina   M 249 

Samuel   %° 

Samuel   Prescott fi 

Sarah  Ann 38,  67 

Urania    "** 

CANB'IELD. 

Asel   35.  329 

Asel,    Jr ^1 

Asel    N 38 

Emma  °° 

Edward,  Rev <*<> 


Harriet    38 

Jerusha  W 38,  285 

,Tohn   W 38 

Mary   38 

Mary   H 38 

Meranda    Stewart 28 

Nelson    38 

Raphronia   ...: 38 

William 38 

William   A 38 

CARD. 
Thomas    17 

CARLTON. 

Arabella  F 39 

Charles  H 39 

Emma    J 39 

Helen    M 39 

John  G 39,  123,  125 

Mary  P 19 

Stephen   229 

CARR. 

Albert   A ; 74 

Clarinda   39 

Martha  W 234 

Nancy    L 78 

Foster   40 

French  40 

Hazen    46 

James    39 

Jesse    39 

Joseph    4 

Lettitia    181 

Moses   40 

Martha  J.  T 104 

Mary 105 

Nancy  L 46 

Ruth  40,  192 

Samuel   40 

CARTER. 

Albert   S 210 

Ebenezer    165 

Harry  L 210 

Hannah    166 

Jennie  150 

Ida    232 

Sarah    R 232 

CARVER. 

Emma    J 174 

Francis,    Lieut 174 

Hannah  A.  M 174 

Martha  P 174 

CASE. 
Shirley,   Rev 182 

CASKIN. 
Edward   337 

CASWELL. 
Abagail  205,  350 

CASS. 

Francis   100 

Jimmy    100 

Lorenzo    100 

Nathaniel  100 

William  D.,  Rev 202,  297 

CATB. 

Abby    P 40 

Alice   41 

Albert  J 42 

Asa  P 40,  49 

Benjamin  24,  297 

Charles   41 

Caroline   46 


372 


INDEX. 


Daniel  E 40 

Daniel  J 258 

Eastman 40 

Georgie    179 

Hannah    F -290 

Ismene  E 42,  62 

Irving  Girard 42 

John  Wesley 41,  42 

Jonathan   41,  183 

LaFayette    48 

LaFayette,  23 41 

I.ydia   41 

Mary  A 41 

Miles   H 34,  42,   197 

Mescheclj    41 

Mary  Ella  42 

Martha  Jane 42 

Nancy    41 

Susan   40,  41 

Simeon 40,  54,  151,  207 

Thomas  J 40 

CAWLEY. 
Sally    42 

CHANCY. 

Clarance  1 191 

Fred   ■ 191 

Florence  M 191 

Frederick    191 

Lyde  N 191 

Lyman  J 191 

CHANDLER. 

Lennie    M 235 

Samuel    329 

Martin    .^29 

Mary    , 244 

CHAMBERI;AIN. 

Alonzo   P 185 

Charles  J 47 

Irene  141 

John,  Rev 19,  46,  123 

Mary   Caroline 46 

Mary   320 

Nellie  B 47 

CHAPLAIN. 
Lovjna   242 

CHASE. 

Aquila    341 

Anna    T 51 

Allen  J 51 

Abagail   W 50 

Alonzo    W 60 

Abhie  B 74 

Adaline  F 51 

Annie   D 51 

Almira    48 

Azuba    , 48 

Ann  48 

Benjamin  A 60 

Benjamin 134,   151,  168 

Charles   49 

Charles  G 60 

Edward   29,  48 

Ella    62 

Eliza   48 

Elisabeth    D 62 

E'rancis,  Hon 60 

Fanny  M 60 

Florence    G 103 

Prank  B 49 

Franklin  B 52 

Fred  '. 85 

Fred,    Mrs 88 

Grace   62 

George   F 51,  233 


Harriet    29 

Harry    62 

Herbert  G .106 

Herbert   106 

James    112,    145 

Jennie  B 227 

John   50,  167 

.John   B 48 

J.    LaRoy 52 

Jonathan  T 51 

•Jonathan    51 

Joseph   51 

Laura   B 49 

Laura  E 51 

Leon    184 

Lizzie  A 49,   182 

J.    Leveret 229 

Luther    H 52 

Mary   49,  232 

Mary  Ann 275 

Mary  Ella 20,  49 

Mary    P 319 

Marion    52 

Mehitable    50 

Myra  60,  222 

Ned    52 

Nellie   S 61 

Phehe    315 

Priscilla 50,  56,  64 

Reginald   A 62 

Samuel  A 52 

Samuel  B 48,  62,  230 

Stephen 49,  103,  222,  227.  267 

Thomas 11,  24,  26,  30,  47 

Thomas,  Jr 30,  48,  189,  190,  310 

Uriah,    Rev 199 

CHENEY. 

David   F 247 

Laura    ; 125 

P.    C ISO 

T.   P 184 

CHEYNB. 
Elisabeth  212 

CILLEY. 

Augustus   303 

Abner    53 

Benjamin     78 

Cora   Hall 54 

Cutting  63 

Daniel    53 

Hiram 63 

Henry    54 

Hannah    64 

James    63 

Jonathan    53 

John 5,  52,  63,  64,  176 

Joseph    53 

Jeremiah    li 64 

Leon    H 64 

Lydia   53,  54 

Martha   53,  267 

Mary  Ann 53,  178 

Naomi   63 

O.  G.,   Dr 53 

Polly   53,  316 

Sarah    Jane    53 

Sarah  Prances   54,  180 

Susan   54 

Saphronia  63 

W.  H 22,  202 

William   63 

CLARK. 

Archibald  T 33,  50,   50 

Augustus   B 57 

Alonzo    255 


INDEX. 


373 


Ann  Eliza  56 

Alexander  T 56 

Charles   58 

Charles  F 160,  287 

Carlos    DeOnis 67 

Daniel   A 56 

Emma   232 

Electa   W 67 

Electa  A > 57 

Florence    M 134 

Fred   65 

George  0 299 

George   H 57 

James    360 

James  M 57,  243 

John  68 

John,   Dr 56 

John    (Boston) 153 

Josephine   97 

Joseph    57 

Lyman   68 

Lucy  Ann 56 

Lelia    A 299 

Mary    E 235 

Maria    M 178 

Mary  H.  D 56 

Mahew    65 

Nancy   56 

Nathan    56 

Otis  Story   57 

Oscar    W 56 

Peter  Elder  110 

Satchwell    68 

Thomas    66 

Thomas    Benton 57 

Valeria  M 57 

William   B 55 

Washington    131 

William  Taylor  56 

CLAY. 

Arthur    13 

Charles   L 203 

Charles  L.,  Jr 203 

Daniel    62,  89 

Eunice  216 

Ephraim    62 

Elisabeth    190 

Jonathan    86 

Jane   194 

John    84 

Lena   13 

Martha   87 

Myron    62 

Nancy    86 

Payson   T 13 

CLEMENT. 

Amos    175 

Abagail    175 

Betsey,  2d ITS 

Betsey  175,  201 

Susannah   175 

Samuel    1'5 

CLEVELAND. 
Elmer   67 

CLIPPINGEE. 

W.   W 141 

CLIFFORD. 

David  Larue  76 

Tristram    58 

Mary,  Mrs  107 

William   68 

CLISBY. 

Clara  A 55,  281 

Joseph   54 


Mandana  55 

Maria  65 

Sarah   C 55 

Joseph,  Jr 55,  178,  242 

CL0U6H. 

Alice    59 

Albert    60 

Almira   59 

Abner  58 

Betsy    75 

Cynthia   A 60,   179 

Charles  W 61 

Charles    58 

Deliverance  292 

Emily     C 58 

Elisabeth    104 

Harry    L 61 

Ida   61 

Jeremiah    S 60 

Jeremiah,  Col 3,  23,  58,  111,  137,  194,  20$ 

Jeremiah,   Jr 292 

Joseph  Warren 61 

James  Munroe  60 

.John,    Capt 161 

John   L 69 

Jonathan   59,  133 

Jonathan,  Jr 59 

Judith    177 

Joseph,   Elder 50 

Lucien    50 

lydia   F 164 

Minnie    33 

Martha  Jane  60 

Martha  True 342 

Mary  34,  50,  58,  60 

Mittie   C 103 

Nancy  G 68,  61 

Obadiah    68 

Obed    50 

Philip  68 

Polly    308 

Ruf us  George  61 

Ransom   60 

Rebecca    280 

Samuel   93,  175,  181,  323 

Sarah  58,  59 

Sally   59,  111 

Samuel  Adams   60 

Thomas,  Lieut 4,  24,  336 

Thomas  L 60,   145 

Thomas,  .Tr 4,  25,  111,  136,  154 

William  H 61,  145 

William   68 

COFRAN. 

Almira  44 

Aura  A 45 

B.  Frank 43,  44,  50,  54,  64 

Cyrene 44 

Caroline  A 44,  188 

Charles   H 43,   45 

Charles    Crosby 43 

Eugene    42 

Emily   A 44 

Eliza  G 44,  158 

Elisabeth  A 43,  178 

Frank   A 45 

Fannie  L " 45 

George   43 

Helen  E ■...46,  180 

Henrietta    43 

Israel    43 

James   43 

James,   Jr 46 

James  H 44,  169 

Jacob    45 

Jay  W 42,  336 


374 


INDEX. 


Jesse  M 42,  336 

Jessie    M 336 

Joseph   44,  323 

John   43,  2n7 

Jeremiah  43,  188,  235 

John    L 44 

Laroy    44 

Maria   S 44 

Mary  F 45,  311 

Mary  D 43,  44 

Martha    44 

Peter    44 

Ruth    44 

Sally  H 43,  267 

Scott  M 45,  349 

Smith  W ....>.. ..45,  336 

COGSWELL. 

Amos  M 62 

Allda  M 47,  311 

Hannah   A 62 

Mariana    63 

Nancy    329 

William  Mc 47 

Warner    B 47 

COLBY. 

Emma  35,  208 

George    184 

Ida   99 

Josiah   62,  71,  120 

John    328 

John    A 157 

Leonard    250 

Judith    Demore 328 

Mary  Jane  62 

Osborn    196 

Polly   328 

Euf us    69 

COLLINS. 

Aaron   63 

Abagail    S6 

Alonzo    63 

Abra    Ann 63 

Ben.iamin  4,  63,  74 

Benjamin,   Jr G3 

Charles    63,   89 

Caroline    193 

Prank    63 

Frederick    72 

George    63 

George  A 247 

Harry   63 

Ida  R 86 

lola    228 

John    63,   86 

John  Henry    63 

Jennie    81 

Lilla  63 

Louisa    215 

Mary    63 

Pamella  28 

Ruth  44 

Willie    63 

COLVIN. 
John   

COMEFORD. 

Abbie  186 

Oryille    123 

CONANT. 

Deborah  64 

Elisabeth    64 

Ellen    64 

John    148 

Jane  64 

Liba,    Rev 64 


Lyman  45 

Maud  45,  135 

Mary  J 147 

Peter,  Dea 64 

Sarah  A 65 

CONNELLY. 
Charles    B 205 

CONNOR. 

Mary    E 40 

Delia    67 

Perkins    77 

CONVERSE. 
Duleina   94 

COLE. 

Katherine    322 

Susannah  175 

COOK. 

Daniel    65 

David 65 

Harriet   65 

John    B 65 

Lovina    65 

Manfred    65 

Otis    65 

Rebecca   65 

Sarah   C 65 

COPP. 

Amos  K 66,  106 

Abbie   66 

Allie    G 65 

Bertha    100 

Betsey    0 203 

Carrie   06 

Bvallne    65 

Flora    A 65 

Prances    330 

Irving  W 100 

James    lOO 

John    65 

John,  Jr 65 

Laura  E 65 

Mary    21 

Nellie  D 92 

Sarah  H 65 

Simeon    66 

Timothy  66 

CORSALL. 
Sarah  106 

CORSER. 

Ann    342 

Eunice    303 

Enoch,  Rev 327,  342 

Frank    74 

Jane  342 

CORBET. 

Charles  A 67 

Mary  E 67 

CORLISS. 

Arthur    287 

Amos  Laroy   67 

Arthur  I-I - 67 

Charles    P 67 

Ellen   67 

Gorrell    67 

George  W 67,  277,  307 

Martha    67 

Mary    67 

Smith  D 67 

COTTON. 

Betsey 10 

Meribah    34 


INDEX. 


375 


COUPLAND. 
Harold  76 

COUCH. 

Everett     206 

Eetyre  206 

COURSER. 

James    8 

Bliphalet    147 

COURTNEY. 
Martin   343 

COWLES. 
Mary    159 

CRAWFORD. 

Edwin    67 

George  140 

George,     Jr 140 

Mary    M 140 

Margaret    140 

Minnie  A.   G 140 

John,    Dr 140 

Robert  07 

Sammy  67 

William 67 

CRAM. 

Henry    62 

Herbert    62 

Sophie  51 

Stella    F 258 

CRANE. 

Abbie    L 100 

Francis    P 100 

Mary   E 100 

Walter  C 100 

CRANDALL. 
Wesley  141 

CULBERSON. 
Jessie  141 

CROCKET. 

Charles  H 339 

Ellen    T 3.^9 

Gace  A 339 

Sarah  B 245,  350 

CROSBY. 
Dr    29 

CROSS. 

Abraham  68 

Alonzo   74 

Alice  63,  74 

Albert    74 

Arthur  B 70,   254 

Betsey  Forrest  Ill,  265 

Betsey    62,   71,    72 

Clara  69,  74 

Charles  C 72,  74 

Clarrissa   72 

Clara  Ann 69 

Dianthe  73 

Daniel   J 70 

Ephraim  68,  71,  120,  193 

Evelyn   M 71 

Eunice    69 

Emily  .Tane  73 

Edward  Wyatt  73 

Earl  F... 74 

Ella   M 74 

Flora  M 74,   169 

Foirest  73 

Prank    74 

Fred    H 74 

Fidelia    72 


Grace  B.,  M.  D 69 

Hiram    69 

Hannah  68 

Harriet    72 

Hiram   H 72 

Hazen    323 

Hiram  Bliss,  M.  D 70 

Jeremiah   9,  69,  187 

Jesse  68,  111,  226,  253 

John 4,  68,  137 

John  F 73,  264 

Joseph  69,  230 

Judith  M 69 

Jane    72 

Jonathan   ■. 73,  207 

.Jefferson   73 

Luscinda    69 

Leon  F 349 

Levi  152 

Louisa   70 

Ijutie   74 

Lawrence  B 74 

Mary    72 

Mary   W 73 

Martha   72 

Maria   74 

Moses    68 

Nancy    72 

Oliver   L....- 69,   179 

Oliver  69 

Orin    J 73 

Peggy    227 

Polly  16,  161 

Phebe    68 

Parker    68 

Ruth  . . . . : 72 

Robert  Lee  70 

Ruby   74 

Ruth  Abby   73 

Stephen  68 

Sally  72 

Sarah  74 

Statira  72 

Stephen,  Jr 68 

Stanley   349 

Sarah  B 69,  350 

Thomas    68 

William  72 

W.   H.,    Mrs 269 

William  P.,  M.  D 116 

Warren   74 

William  K 72 

CROWELL. 

Dixi    159 

Everett  169 

Samuel    169 

CUMMINGS. 

Charles    ■ 335 

Emily    206 

John    159 

CUNNINGHAM. 

Arthur  P 74,  187 

Arthur  A 75 

Julia  Alice  75 

Raymond    75 

CURRIER. 

Arthur  216 

Bernard   6 

Betsey   66 

John   216 

Joseph    69 

Nathan    ; 69 

S.  E.  Dwight  69 

Sarah  Newell  151 


376 


INDEX. 


CUEET. 

Annette  C 76 

Arabella  C 76,  268 

Benjamin   75,  308 

Charles  W 76 

Electa   A 76 

Frances   S 76 

Georgianna    B 76 

Hannah  A 76 

Isabella    76 

Josephine  B 76 

Joseph  B 75 

John    75 

Mary  Elis  76 

Mary   J 76 

Nancy    75 

Olive  C 75,  308 

Samuel    75 

Susan    75 

Sophie  T 76,  268 

Thomas   75 

Thomas    C 76 

Eobert    75 

William    75 

William  McFarland  75 

CUETICE. 
Corban,    Eev 

GUSHING. 

Amy    318 

Charlotte    318 

George  W 318 

Sarah    318 

Thomas    E 318 

DALTON. 

Caleb    S 78 

Elbridge   G 78 

George    W 79 

Henry  Q 78 

Joshua   Little 78 

Jacob   P 79 

John   78,  242 

Lorenzo    D 78 

Joseph   Merrick 77 

Mary   A 78,   79 

Eansom    S 78 

Samuel,   Jr 78 

Sarah    78 

Samuel   '...77,  78,  129 

Urania   35,  78 

W.  H.  H 46,  78 

DAMEELL. 

Elinor   269 

Sarah    232 

DAMON. 
Leonard    177 

DANIELS. 

Alta    F 283 

B.    W 287 

DANIELL. 
Warren  F 187 

DAELING. 

Abagail    176 

Benjamin    176 

Ebenezer    51 

George  176 

Hannah  176 

Jonathan    59 

DAET.      • 
Clayton    217 

DAEEAH. 
William   47 


DAY. 

Harry  F 22 

Martha  J 16 

DAVIS. 

Allan   82 

Annie  F 63 

Arthur  L 81 

Charles   80,  147 

Clara  81 

David  18,  80,  256,  267 

Ella  Baton  82 

Elisabeth    31 

B.  V.  B.,  Mrs 329 

Fannie    81 

Frances  Amanda   81,  193 

George  E 80,  82,  297 

George  H 30,  343 

Hannah  K 80,  343 

Henry  K 81 

Helen  76,  82 

Irene  80,  250 

James    175 

.Jonathan   80 

John    343 

John  K 343 

Key    116 

Lilla  E 82 

Lorenzo    194 

Loraine  G.  T 81,  99 

Lyman  B.   W 82 

Moses   80,  81,  252 

Mary  Lake  82 

Mary  Fox  18,  80 

Martin  V.   B 81,  243 

Mary   A 81 

Nathan    80 

Nina  G 82,  287 

Eichard  N.   S 18 

Sarah    0 300 

Sarah  E 80 

Sally   B 80 

Sarah  A 284 

Theodore  G 81 

Vallie    81 

Warren  A 81 

Walter   81 

William   229,  343 

DAWSON. 

Benjamin    82 

Barlow    82 

Eliza   82 

Frank   83 

George   82 

Georgie    83 

Grace  82 

Joseph   82 

James   S3 

Joseph  A 83 

Kay   82 

Lester   82 

Mary    H 83 

Sarah  A 82,  101 

Tirzah    A 82 

William    83 

Willie    315 

DBAEBOEN. 

Abram  4,  88 

Arianna  E 86,  223 

Almira  86,'  191 

Abraham   84,  85,  142 

Annie   E 169 

Arthur    91 

Ada    ' 91 

Abagail 86 

Ann    Elis    91 

j^bra  Ann  89 


INDEX. 


377 


B.    F 89 

Betsey   85,  IBl,  191 

Benton  H 87 

Betsey  Ann   91 

Charles   85 

Charles    H 91 

Cynthia  87 

Clara   A 91 

Charlotte  86,  88 

Cynthia    271 

Clinton    91 

Caroline  E 89,  91 

Charles    89 

Darius    S 90 

Daniel    84,   86 

Daisy  E 91 

David  84,  86,  216 

Ehenezar  85,  86 

Elisabeth  84,  86 

Eliza  87,  89,  115 

Emily    87 

Enoch    87 

Emma   E 91 

Edmund  83,  85,  93 

Edmund,    Jr 87 

Ethel    90 

Elinor    90 

Edwin    91 

Frank    83,  87 

Florence    R 91 

Fred   J 91 

Fred   Lewis   90 

George    85 

Georgie  Belle   91 

Grace    36 

Grace  H 86,   89 

George    A 231 

Georgiana   89,  149 

Hazen 85,   151 

Henry   G 87 

Helen    J 91 

Horatio 88 

Harriet 85,   89,   192 

Harold  M 231 

Henry    90 

Irene    88 

James 84,  194,  319 

James,    Jr 85 

Jane    86 

Jason    193 

Jonathan 33,  84,  85,  87,  183,  297 

Jeremiah    86 

John,    Jr 4 

John    83,  85 

John  S 89,  90,  284 

James   84,  194 

Joseph 22,  41,  88,  221 

Joanna    97 

Josiah 38,  89,  268,  301 

Laura    R 91 

Leonora   91,  169 

Lucretia     89 

Mark    90 

Mary   84,  88,  90 

May   90 

Mercy    84 

Mittie    86 

Mary  Jane  87 

Martha    K 87 

Mildred  A 231 

Mary  A 88,  91 

I^ncy  84,  85,  87,  112 

Narcissa  86 

Ned   90,  182 

Nathaniel    83 

Nellie   A 91 

Oliver    90 

Polly   85 


Phebe    88 

Richard  S 3,  89 

Ruth   84,  86,  88.  90 

Shubael    4,   83,   90 

Shubael,   Jr 84,  85 

Sarah    84 

Shubael,    3d 86 

Shubael   4th 83 

Sylvanus    S 88 

Stella    F 91 

Stephen   87 

Sam  G.,   Dr 87 

Sally   63 

Tristram    86 

Thomas  H 90,  135 

Thomas   A 90 

Wooster  90,  93 

Webster    86 

William   84 

DEARING. 

Dorothy    16 

DBMANGB. 

Harriet    310 

DELANEY. 

Mary   S 335 

DENNIS. 

Alice    E 92 

Blanche   M 92 

Joshua    92 

Joshua  Piper   92 

DIAS. 

Charles     92 

George  W 45,  92 

Harold    92 

Howard    92 

DICEY. 

Celestia    92 

Mary    92 

Samuel   92 

DICKEY. 

Robert    93 

DIGHT. 

Minnie,    Dr 140 

DIMOND. 

George   160 

DIMMICK. 

Mary   127 

Olive    126 

DINSMORE. 

Alpheus    94,   95 

Betsey    93 

Charles    M 94 

Dorothy   M 94 

Diana    94 

Eva  B 95 

Eva    95 

Elmer   V 95 

Francis   93 

Ida  G.  M 94 

Ida  A 95 

James  94 

John   93,  118 

John   H 93,   94 

Joseph   94 

Jane    39 

Laura  A 89,  94 

Lilla    95 

Mary  Jane  93 

Nabby   86,  93 

Nancy   94 


378 


INDEX. 


Ollna   94 

Polly    93 

Rose   B 95 

Sally    93 

Samuel    93,  151 

Wilson   94 

DOCKHAM. 

Charles 95 

Etta   B 95 

Ethel    L 96 

Ralph    E 95 

DOLLEY. 

Alice    .T 96 

E.   Etta   .: 96 

Ellen    F 240 

Florence    96 

Jonas  W 96 

.Tonas  H 95 

Nellie  F 96 

Roscoe    G 96 

Walter    D 95 

DOOLEY. 
Mary    A 250 

DOLLOFF. 

Abner    96 

Abagail   ; 96 

Christopher    96 

David    96 

David,   Jr 96 

Elisabeth  M 96,  97,  224 

Hannah   96 

Jesse  96,  97 

Miriam    96,   97 

Mary    97 

Sally   96 

DORR. 
Eliza    135 

DOTY. 
Lydia  269 

DOUGLASS. 

Betsey  13,  93,  337 

Edmund    93,   337 

Emeline  337 

Hannah    337 

Jeremiah    337 

Lucinda    337 

Tom   337 

DOW. 

Alexander   C 97 

Benjamin    Frank 169 

Byron    K 97 

Cinda    9 

Charles    S 99 

Ethel  Vara  f . .    98 

Ella   F 159 

Ernest  G 98 

Etta    B 32 

Elisabeth  Ann  97 

Electa   A 99,    216 

Frank   H 97 

Flora  32 

Guy     99 

George   32 

Herbert   G 97 

Joanna   M 97 

Jeremiah  11,  97,152 

Jeremiah  Smith   97 

Lillian  M.  L 81,  99 

Levi  99 

Lura    A 99 

Lulu  B 152 

Mattie   159 

Mescheck  99,  220 


Mertie  B 97 

May    98 

Maria    G 98 

Maria    F 159 

Sallie   104 

Sumner  A 98 

DOWNING. 

Bessie   A 100,   246 

Bessie    H lOO 

Clara   M lOO 

Cora  B 100 

Edgar   0 99 

Henry  99 

Harry    C 99 

Ina    M 109 

Ida    M 74 

James  T 100 

James  A 100 

Maitland  F 99 

Mary  8,  31 

Mabel  P 100,  242 

Nellie  E 100 

Susie  F 100 

Walter  F lOO 

DOWNES. 
Franklin   17 

DRAKE. 
George  R 297 

DREW. 

Deborah  266 

Mehitable  35 

DRISCOLL. 
Jere  182 

DROWN. 

Daniel 124 

Sarah  A 196 

DUNAVEN. 
Sarah   7 

DUDLEY. 

Dorothy  204 

Eliza    189 

Mary  L 245 

Nellie  J 6 

Samuel,    Rev 204 

DDHAMEL. 
Cedulia   339 

DUNNING. 
Albert  39 

DUSTIN. 

Ann  268 

Jane   37 

DURGIN. 

Abagail   285 

Albert    176 

Benjamin  M 237 

Daniel  M 237 

Elliot    267 

Electa  176 

Henry,  Jr lo6 

John   38 

Leonard   176 

Rebecca  105 

William    176 

William  F 292 

William  J 176 

Willoughby  237 

DUTTON. 
Erastus   loi 

DUVAL. 
Nelson   126,  267 


INDEX. 


379 


DYER. 

Aurelius  123 

Aaron   W 101 

Betsey   101 

Edward   9 

Mary  Ann   101 

Orville    241 

Sally    101 

Samuel    101 

Samuel.   Jr    101 

DTSON. 
Emma  L 282 

EASTMAN. 

Abagail    312 

Prank  J 174 

Genevieve   305 

Herbert   7 

Harold  7 

Mary  Addie  72 

Marcia    113 

Moses   17 

Peter   313 

BATON. 

Prank   190 

George    190 

Julia  A 250 

Mary  Augusta   11 

Rufus   190 

BARNSHAW. 

David  James  102 

David  Thomas  102 

Elizabeth  Webb  102 

Elisabeth    102 

Prancis  Watson  .-.  102 

Fred  W 102 

George   Ellsworth    102 

Guy  Everett  102 

Hiram  W 102 

Hiram   Powers   102 

John  Allen  102 

James  82,  101,  102 

Joseph   H 102 

Lydia  Ann  102 

Lucy   Grace    102 

Mary    Emily    102 

Nancy   Katherlne    102 

Sarah  Lucile  102 

William  Frazer 102 

EDMUNDS. 

Abby   39 

Frank  L 102 

EDWARDS. 

Charles    0 146 

Georgiana    146 

Mary   114 

ELLIOT. 

Alfred    C 103 

Charles  F 103 

Ernest  D 103 

Eva    B 103 

Gladys  B 103 

Harry  E 103 

Hannah    '. 62 

Mary   L 103 

Mary  223 

Polly    322 

ELKINS. 

Cynthia    P 213 

Emma    264 

Ella  M 326 

Jonathan    103 

Polly   323 


ELLIS. 
Miriam   P 161 

ELLISON  OR  ALLISON. 

Anna   112 

Cyrus    140 

Richard  112 

Sarah   112 

EMERY. 

Abby  Josephine  104 

Elisabeth  A 280 

George   B 201 

Hannah   174 

Lucy    285 

Mary  Maud  104 

Mittie  liOuise   104 

Samuel    '. 104 

Samuel  and  Elis 67 

Samuel  L 103 

EMERSON. 

Emma   18 

John    229 

Maud   73 

EMBRTON. 

Andrew  270 

Benjamin    270 

Lucy  270 

Thomas  J 27 

ENGLISH. 

Lillian  86 

Lena    189 

BSTBRBROOK. 
Athelia  G 28G 

BTHBRID6E. 

Albert,    Rev 115 

Carrie   M 115 

Lenna  E 115 

Marcia  115 

EVANS. 

Ann  Louise   105,  288 

Adeline  105,  288 

Betsey    104 

Charles  H 172 

David    104,  295 

Ella  Jane  105 

Gardner  T 106 

Harriet  A 105 

Hiram  B 106 

Horace    B 106 

Joseph  105 

James  M 105 

Jane    105 

John   106 

.Julia  A 66,  106,  350 

Louisa    S 288 

Lydia  T 106,  211 

Lyman  B lOG 

Lucretia  Ann 101,  106 

Lydia  106 

Moses   38,  105,  178 

Mahala  B 105,  106 

Mary   78,  105 

Mary   Frances 106 

Martha   105 

Polly   104 

Robert   104 

Sally   104 

Sarah  Carsell  172 

Truworthy    230 

William  61 

William    C 104 

EWER. 
Huldah   B 31S 


380 


INDEX. 


FARNSWOBTH. 
Simeon  D 228 

PAREINGTON. 
Winnie   109 

FA  REAR. 

Mary  18 

William  205 

FARWELL. 

Charles   A 216 

Nellie   194,  216 

Nancy    193 

Simon   193,  216 

FARNUM. 

Henry    159 

Hannah    159 

Lucy    159 

Susan  E 100 

FASSETT. 

Alice   132 

Edward  F 132 

Francis    133 

Harold   132 

Malcolm  132 

Wallace   132 

Willard  132 

FEATHERSTONE. 
James    216 

FELLOWS. 

Caroline  A 107 

Frank  107,  142 

Prank  F 107 

George    107 

Joseph    106 

Joseph,  Jr 106 

Joseph  A 107 

Lunette 107 

Lyman    D 

Sylvester    107 

Thomas    106 

Thomas,  2d 243 

FERGUSON. 
Abagail    220 

FERRIN. 

Ezeklel   167 

George    167 

Mary   167 

Susie    167 

FERRITBE. 
Margarette    

FERNALD. 

Comfort    329 

Mary  107 

FESSENDBN. 
Huldah  P 50 

FIELD. 
Relief  322 

FIPIBLD. 

Charles    E 108 

Prances    99 

George  A 108 

Hannah    176 

Nathaniel   107 

Ora    273 

Sarah   165,  270 

Simon   310 

Virginia    108 

FITTS. 

George    W 70 

George  W.,  Jr 70 


PINCH. 
Abhy  155 

FISHEE. 

Clara    103 

George  F 19 

FITZGERALD. 
Bridget   22,  24 

PLAGG. 

Charles    270 

Daniel    268 

Eliza    230 

George    270 

Jane  270 

FLANDERS. 

Charles  91 

Eddie    91 

Ervil    91 

Fred  135 

George    186 

John    D 200 

Nancy  166,  278 

Rhoda   57 

FLETCHER. 

Ada    108 

Charles    109 

Frank    109 

George    109 

John   109 

John,    Jr 109 

Nellie  109 

Phlneas  84,  96,  224 

Thomas   E 108,  109 

William  108 

William  P 109,  182 

FLOYD. 
Mary   Anna    265 

FLINT. 
Sarah    144 

FOGEETY. 
Ellen    74 

FOGG. 

John,  Eev 146,  350 

James    83 

Sarah    83 

FOLLET. 
Alary  E 125 

FOLLANSBY. 

Alice   UO 

Benjamin    109 

Charles    H 110 

Cutting 85,  110,  166,  184 

Caroline  110,  166 

Daniel    110 

Joey   110 

Peabody  M 110 

William  109,  306 

Wells  110 

W.   H.   C 110 

FOLGBE. 

Archie   L 98 

Charles    H 98 

Elisabeth    168 

Wilfred    98 

Walter,   Hon 168 

FOLSOM. 

Elbridge    

Frank   

Mary    337 


INDEX. 


381 


FORD. 

Emma    305 

Orrin  43 

W.   H 1 208 

FORSYTH. 
Lu    116 

FORREST. 

Alfaretta-  B 349 

Anna   W 70,   lie 

Anna   110,  111,  128 

Agnes  112,  116 

Alvira    112 

Adalaide  E 115 

Annie  Ellison  UG 

Annie   C 117 

Annie  Ruth  117 

Alfred   115 

Andrew  J 115 

Abag-ail  118 

Almeda  M 115 

Betsey  29,  111,  112 

Caroline    E 115 

Charles  G 113 

Charlotte    113,   118 

Charles   116 

Dubia    110 

Edwin  D 117,  351 

Edwin    E 116 

Ellen    M 114 

Elinor    Ill 

Emanuel    114 

Ellison    113 

Eliza   .Tane Ufi 

Freddie    117 

Gustavus    A 116 

George  P.  Decatur 115 

Grace  117 

George   114 

Honora   115 

Harry  Gustavus  11'' 

Jane   Ill,  113 

John   E 110,  113 

Joseph  S 113,  114,  116 

Jacob    113,   114 

John  4,  110,  112,  116,  128 

James  M 112,  113,  116 

James   N 116,   326 

Jane  Tj 114 

Josephine   A 116 

Jeremiah   28 

James   Pike   117 

Katherine   117 

Kate    

Lettie    Ill 

Lydia  Ill 

Louisa  ll*" 

Lafayette  116 

Lucinda    114 

Lillias    115 

Lell  W 115 

Margaret   llj 

Mary   Ill 

Margaret  2d Ill 

Martha  Josephine 115 

Maud    S 116 

Mamie    Almira 116 

Martha    R 116 

Martha    A 114 

Marv   C  H' 

Martha's 114,   219 

Marcia   Ann 115 

Nancy   110,  112,  114 

Osmon    B 114 

Robert  110,  112,  116 

Robert,   Jr 116 

Statira    113 


Samuel  112,  113 

Sarah    Jane 116 

Sarah   112,  114,  116 

Susan  K 116,  270 

Samuel   Warren   117 

Susan    S 116 

Sally     ^ 112 

William 4,^4,   113,  303 

William,   3d 112,   113 

William,   4th ill 

FOSS. 

Abagail    118 

Almeda   118 

Charlotte    220 

Cyrene    118 

Cymintha    118 

Diana    118 

Ezekiel   *. 118 

Fanny    93 

Fannie    118 

Frances,    Mrs 204 

Fidelia    118 

Isaac    117,  241 

Jenny   118 

John    226 

Jason  26,  118,  148,  226,  331 

Love    118 

Moses    118,   151 

Martha 118 

Mary     118 

Mary  J 239 

Mary  B 118 

Nathaniel   118,  193 

Priscilla  118 

Robert     119 

Stephen    161 

Sarah    118 

Thomas   117 

Thomas,    Jr 117 

FOSTER. 

Abial    4 

Charles  T 183 

Evelyn  207 

Frank   271 

Gordon    183 

George  207 

H.  B 173,  179 

Hannah    38,  40 

Jeremiah   271 

John    65 

Malcolm    183 

Maud   E 212 

Oren    95 

Osgood   124 

FOWLER. 

Abraham    184 

David   88,   89 

FOX. 
Jeremiah   144 


FREESE. 


Carrie  G... 
Estella  A.. 
William  G. 


306 

306 

306 

FRENCH. 

Alonzo   121 

Andrew  120,  153 

Abbie  B 250 

Annie  124 

Almira  37,  39,  122 

Bertha  Alice  121 

Benjamin    17 

Betsey    325 

Charles    121,   250 

Cyrus  T 122,  173 


382 


nSTDEX. 


Clara    123 

Ellen  M 120 

Emma  G 250 

Ella    ..■ 123 

Flora   G 123 

Frank  J 123 

George   .a. 31,  34,  123 

George    E 123 

George,  Jr 34,  124 

Gust.  A 121 

Hannah    120 

Harry    B 122 

•Harold   M 123 

Hazel   A 123 

Henry    260 

Hannah  123,  124 

Jamie  B.  H 34,  124 

John  A 120 

John    W 123 

Joshua    350 

Leo  C 121 

Lizzie  123 

Lloyd   R 123 

Lowell  M 120,  132,  351 

Mabel  B 121 

Martha    124 

Mary  90,  124,  249 

Minnie   L 121 

Mary   A 20,   258 

Nicholas 119,   148,   258 

Nellie  S 121 

Nellie   

Olive    190 

Peter   229 

Ruth    120 

Ruth  Evelyn  123 

Roxie  Jane  123 

Ruf us   123 

Solomon  119,  292 

Sally  62,  120 

Susan    C 232 

William    121 

William  C 31,  48,  121 

Willie  W...' 121 

FRINK. 
John    91 

FRIZZELL. 

Alonzo    270 

Allen    270 

Gilbert   270 

Gilbert   L 270 

Ida    270 

Lucy  270 

Orange   270 

Oscar    27 

FROST. 

Arthur    27 

Henry   A 305 

Louisa   305 

William   27,  305 

FRYE. 

Amos    34 

Polly   279 

FUDGE. 
Elisabeth    222 

FULLERTON. 
Juhulah    313 

GAGE. 

Anna  M 315 

Martha    E 191 

GALE. 

Benjamin  124,  267,  302 

Elmer  R 50,  124 


Eroest    124 

Phebe  29 

Grace    124 

Polly    92 

Mary    295 

Marjory   H 124 

Mehetable  295 

Stephen   295 

Sarah    114 

GARLAND. 

Charles   125 

Charles  F 125 

Fannie    125 

John    L 125 

Moses   21,  125,  213 

GARDNER. 

Alfred  A 125 

Carrie  B ]25 

Fred    A 126 

Ida  L 125 

lola    L 125 

James    227 

Laura  May   126 

Henry    W 164 

Orison   H 125 

William  A 19,  126 

GAGE. 
Emma  72 

GATES. 
Oscar  126,  187,  267 

GARVIN. 

Chauncy   124,  309 

Martha    125 

Sarah   Jane    125 

William    125 

GAYLORD. 
Horace  M 226 

GAUTHIER. 
Elmire    206 

GEAR. 
Winnif red    122 

GEORGE. 

Charlotte    133 

Elinor  39 

Josiah    '...'.'."."  183 

John   K .■.".'.■.'. ;  183 

GERRISH. 

Almira  S 14,  127 

Absolora    126 

Alfred    A ,.'...'.!!!  127 

Cynthia 127 

Carlos  127 

Clara    .'...'...'..  127 

Charles   127 

Ellen  M 14    127 

Emily    |..'. 

Frank  M .'...!!.!!  127 

Helen  L 127 

Henry,  Col 126 

Joseph 14,  126,  163,  285 

Jane   55 

Joseph,  Jr 127 

Josephine  M..~. 127 

Louisa    127 

Lucien  .'.".'.'.*.  127 

Leonard '. !   !  127 

Mehitable  217 

Milton    12G'  254 

Paul   126 

Sarah    5    127 

Stephen,    Capt '   126 

Stephen   " '  127 


INDEX. 


383 


Susan  H 14,  127 

Sally    85 

GETCHEL. 

riora   314 

Frank   285 

GIBBHARDT. 
Christine    248 

GILBERT. 
Clara     69 

GILB. 

Amos  129 

Alfred  A 130 

Alfred   A.,    Jr 130 

Amanda  A 128,  130 

Alonzo   R 133 

Abagail  G 130 

Abel  113,  129 

Belle  W 132,  276 

Betsey   130,  143 

Benjamin  F 100 

Charles    218 

Clyde  Ambrose  133,  270 

Cliff  Forrest  133,  180 

Charles  Alonzo  131,  327 

Dorothy    C 131 

Enoch    129,   217 

Emma  M 132 

Evelyn  Ruby  133 

Francis    A 132 

Hannah    L 131 

Hannah  F 131 

Helen    131 

Helen  C 132 

Hannah   68,  130 

Ira  L 130 

Jonathan    128,   283 

James  129 

Jonathan,   Capt 129 

Joseph   129,  132 

Joseph  Henry   132 

Lucy  Bernard    81 

Lucy    C 130 

Lucia  K 132 

Leland    W 133 

Mary   M 132 

Maria    F 130 

Mary  F 130 

Mary    Ann 131 

Peter   Kern 182,   314 

Rutus    129 

Rachel   129 

Richard    312 

Sarah 33,  44,  129,  278 

Stanley    C 133 

Sarah    S 131 

Thomas    113,   129 

William  A 132 

William  F 131 

GILMAN. 

Andrew    134 

Alice   134 

Alfred    C 134 

•  Almira  134.  264 

Albert  H 136,  149 

Alvah    131 

Aurilla    131 

Abbie    R 213 

Betsey   34,  133 

Charles   E 136 

Charles  322,  324 

Cora    Mav 136 

Charles  W 134,  255.  3DS 

Deborah    134,  301 

Daniel    S 134 


Eliza    40 

Ella    136 

Bllon   136 

Ebenezar    S 134 

Fred  Leon  130 

Frank    A 135 

Horatio    131 

Harrison    134 

Harriet    34,  133,   134 

Horace    40,  135 

John    Taylor .133,    136 

Jonathan    133 

Joseph  112,  135 

John    Mc 135 

Joshua   135 

John  B 135,  243 

John  133,  136,  321 

Janet  Maud  136 

.Tane  W 133,  201 

Jennie   252 

.Joseph   D 176 

Josiah    133 

Leon    136 

Luther  C 136 

Lurana    135 

Maud    45 

Mary  W 133 

Maria  J 134 

Marguerite    135 

Maria   311 

Nathaniel    134 

Nancy   59,  112,  133,  135 

Nettie    129 

Pidtiey    131 

Simon  25,  112,  135 

Stephen  135,  112 

Rally   112,  133,  135,  177,  217 

Samuel  C 135,  164,  252,  301 

Stephen,  2d 135,  153 

Samuel     133 

Samuel,   Capt 338 

Sarah   133 

Thomas   4,  346 

William    294 

Ward    E 136 

Willis    Olin 136 

GILMORB. 
Ann   C 132 

GIPSON— GIBSON. 

Agnes    128,   171 

Benjamin    F 128 

Betsey     128 

Charles    128 

Ebenezar    128 

Eleanor    Ill 

Elinor    128 

James  5,  128 

Jeremiah   128 

James,    2d Ill 

.Tames  5,  111,  128 

Nancy    HI,   128 

Polly   (Mary) 128.  165 

Rodney    Ill,   128 

Sarah    112 

Samuel    128 

GLBASON. 
Timothy    343 

GLIDDBN. 

Alice   292,  313 

Anna    141 

Archie    141 

Bertha    140 

Bruce   141 

Betsey    292 

Charles 4,  136,  140,  158,  315 


384 


INDEX. 


Charles  M 140 

Charles   M.,  2d 140 

Carlos    141 

Esquire   10,   23 

Daniel    140 

Emma   141 

Frank  M 140 

Flora    140 

Galusha    140 

Garrette  141 

George    '. 141 

Helen    141 

Harry    141 

Hope    141 

Jane  Gorrell 313 

Jefferson    140 

Joseph    M 140,   294 

Jefferson,  Jr 140 

John    M 140 

John   J 141 

Jessie    B 140 

James   141 

Katherlne    340 

Louisa    141 

Mary    140 

Mary  G 140 

Nancy  A 58,  141 

Obadiah    H 140 

Euth    141 

Ruth  Hall   140 

Ruth,   2d    141 

Stephen  140 

Stephen   C.    M 14 

GLINES. 

Azuba  142,  165 

Abiaham  142,  143,  215 

Abbie   L 148,   254 

Anna  Ward  14G 

Alice  May   150 

Annie    A 160 

Alice   Eliza    160 

Alexander  T.  C 85,  151 

Alvah   H 144 

Abagail   63,  145 

Annie  G 146 

Bert  A 160 

Benjamin  A 149,  150,  162 

Betty    151 

Blanche   1 162 

Belle   150 

Betsey    144,   145 

Benjamin 83,  142,  204 

Betsey   Gile    230 

Benjamin,   2d 145 

Caroline   A 147 

Charles    144 

Charlie   144,  150 

Cyrus 19,   23,  144,  145,  149 

Charles    M 146 

Carrie    B 148 

Clarence   W 150 

Darius    89,   149 

David    143,  146 

Dolly    93,  151 

Daisy   Belle   150 

Deborah    140 

Dearborn  144 

Elisabeth   G 145,   294 

Electa    C ; 146 

Elisabeth  143,  153 

Eugene    146 

Bbenezar   R 146 

Eliza   M 147 

Elsie    349 

Emma  J 148,  170 

Emily  146,  148 


Ella    G 148 

Edward   R 149 

Electa  16,  152,  286 

Ellas   Laroy    150 

Frank    150 

Frances    M 147 

Frank    A 149 

Fred    S 150 

Freddie     148 

George   349 

George   Albert    152 

George  Fred 145,  149 

George  S 145,  148 

Hannah   143,  144 

Harriet    144 

Hiram  1 129,  145,  168 

Henry    W 150 

Hiram  Edward   150 

Hannah    151 

Helen    M 147 

Hannah   H 147 

Henry    242 

Henry   H 149 

Irving  349 

Isaac     146 

Israel   141 

Isaac,  Capt 142,  220,  313 

Isaac,   Dr 38,   93,  151 

Isaac,    Jr 151 

Jonathan  142,  143,  216 

.Jonathan  W 130,  146,  146 

Jeremiah    143 

Joseph   151 

Jed   150 

Jeremiah  E.   S 150 

Job 84,  142,  148 

John   W 145,   149 

Jacob    143 

John    141,   142,   144,   145,   149 

James  143,  144,  292 

Josephine    A 150 

Lizzie    May 150 

Love    L 146 

Laura  M 146 

Laura  P 61,  145 

Liba   C 147 

Lovlna    126,'  148 

Lueretia    A 97,   152 

Laroy  A 144 

Mabel  W 149,  181 

Mary  143,  144 

Martha   142,  145,  220 

Mary  J 145.  148 

Mehitable  145,  148,  193 

Mack  142,  143,  144 

Minnie   145 

Melissa 146 

Melen   and   Everett 147 

Moses    •. 146 

Mary    D 148 

Mary  Alice   150 

Mary    S 146 

Mvra    E -iso 

Melvin    C 152 

Nathan    147 

Nancy    143,   145,  149 

Nellie  us,  150 

Obadiah  143,  264,  276,  307 

Ora     S 148 

Pamelia  145,  272 

Pamelia,  2d 146,  213 

Phebe  144,  215 

Polly 143,  151,  192,  337 

Rachel    152 

Richard    13 

Statira    143 

Sarah    J 147,   150 

Sarah  E 152,  242 


INDEX. 


385 


Samuel    14G 

Stephen    146 

Sman  M 147,  18<) 

Sevira  147,  299 

Sliubael   143,  147,  299 

Sarah   G 31,   147 

Smith  W 142,  145 

Sally 84,  143,  144,  256 

Sumner    144 

Thomas    145,  148 

Theodate   S 150 

Tamson    144 

Walter    F 149 

Willis    147 

Wallace   148 

Wesley   147,  329 

William 22G,  325,  337 

William    (Miller) 15:) 

Willie   M 150 

GLOVER. 

Almira    144 

Betsey    86 

Ebenezar    118 

Emma    B 149 

John  B 93,  118 

GODFRBT. 
Hannah  83 

GORM. 
John   Stewart   274 

GOODALE. 
John    H 12,   227 

GOODRICH. 

Abel    94 

Charles    254 

Sarah   A 206 

GOODHUE. 
Asenath    232 

GORDON. 

Fannie   78 

Warren,  Dr 72 

Maria    9S 

GOODWIN. 

Albert    A 378 

David    1=3 

Diana   178 

Elisabeth    178 

Furber  153,  178 

Harriet    L 178 

Hannah   15" 

James   R 153 

Judith  153 

King   H 178 

Lurana  135,  152,  153 

Moses    153 

Nelissa   ■••■  l™ 

Nancy   120,  163 

Natt   263 

Olive   A iM 

Richard    ,5o 

Sarah    153 

Samuel   153 

GORRELL. 

Albert  A 154,   323 

Albert   L ■•■•  I" 

Addle  J 15*,  211 

Clough   114.  164 

Clara    15* 

Edith    T 154 

Gawn  Armour ,V;;;-  iij 

Gawn  Edwin 68,  HI,  154 

Horace  W 154 

Henry  H 154 

25 


Jane    295 

Joseph  E 154 

Lydia   A 154 

Martha  J 86,  154 

Mary   B 154 

Nathaniel    153 

GOSS. 
Florence    182 

GOULD. 

Annie    M 155 

Charles  R.,  Dr ' 154 

Charles   165 

Charlie    153 

Flora  M 188 

Harry  153 

Harry,  Jr 153 

John   329 

Richard   155 

Thelma    155 

Vestella  155 

GOVE. 
Sally    170 

GRAY. 

Emma  230 

Paunie  338,  339 

Robert   135,  217,  269 

Willis    230 

GRAHAM. 
Robert,    Sir 274 

GRANT. 

Caroline  171 

E.  D.,  Prof 169 

GREELEY. 

Blwin    168 

Horace  168 

GREENE. 

Ethel  N 191 

Nelson   86 

Stephen  N 191 

GRBENOUGH. 

Judith  C 328 

John  302 

Polly    129 

GREENWOOD. 
Joseph    339 

GRIFFITH. 
Jennie  L 163_ 

GROSS. 
Mary  N US 

GROVER. 

Andrew  155,  241 

Betsey   155 

Dorcas    155 

Edward  155 

Hannah    165 

James  M 155 

Jennie   M 195 

Lydia  B 155 

Mary  M 28 

Oliver    166 

Polly  M 155 

Sally    155 

Samuel    M 155 

Stewart   155 

HAGGET. 

Alvah  B 337 

Alice  337 

Gertrude   33T 


386 


INDEX. 


I-IAINBS. 

Alice  A 157 

Benjamin 156 

Charles  157 

Davia   156 

Eldora    157 

H.  Frances  156 

Gertrude    156 

George  L 156 

George  B 156 

Hannah  C 157,  168,  201,  291 

Hannah  j 129,  326,  336 

Ida   M.. 156 

Jacob  C 229 

John    229 

Lewis  D 31,  156 

Lyle    166 

Lizzie  M 158,  321 

Mary   E 156 

Mary  A.   P 297 

Mary  156,  197 

Mary  A.  W 217 

Ruhamah   156 

Ruhamah    G 156 

Rebecca  157,  267 

Stephen,  Capt  88,  156 

Samuel  Bell  81,  157,  252 

Sarah  M 89,  157 

Stephen  118,  133,  201 

Thomas  C 157,  270,  298 

Victoria  158,  297 

HALE. 

Annie  214 

Hannah  253 

HALL. 

Adino  B.,  M..  D 159 

Arthur    N 159 

Ambrose  H 159 

Almira    '159 

Abbv    A 159 

Albert  H 159,  160 

Betsey  B 158,  159 

Charles  H 159,  160 

Camillus,    Dr 59 

Dixi   C 112,  159 

Elisabeth    328 

Ebenezar  150,  169 

Bliiia  B 42,  159 

Everett  A 159 

Ellen   A 159 

George    A 159 

Hannah  58,  158,  217 

Hannah    B 160 

Harriet  G 159 

Hannah   L 159 

Israel  Cofran  IPO 

Jeremiah,   Dea 5,  158 

Jeremiah  F.,  M.  D 159 

Jeremiah,   Jr 159 

Joseph   159 

.John    L 168 

Joseph  N 169 

Joseph    S 160 

Lydia    158 

Laura    .1 160 

Marshall   P 159 

Mary    E 159 

Mary   P 158 

Martha  J 169 

Nellie    214 

Nancy    45 

Obadiah 158,  279 

Obadiah,    ,1  r 158 

Obadiah  J.,  M.  D VO 

Ruth 158 

Sarah 158 


HAM. 

Betsey 295,  306 

Polly 245 

HAMILTON. 
Ethel  F 52 

HAMLIN. 

Bishop 167 

George  V 181 

George  H 181 

Leonard  H.  V 181 

HAMMOND. 

Alice 127 

Ella  C 64 

George  64 

Lucius  64 

Mary  A 275 

HANSON. 

John 11 

Patience  \V 258 

Robert 268 

Sarah 258 

HANSCOMB. 

Charles  F 130 

Isaac 131 

HANAFORD. 

Amos  C lis,  165,  217,  325 

Arthur  L ". 261 

Azuba    165 

Alvah  91,  166 

Benjamin  28 

Benjamin    F 166 

Cordelia   E 167 

Charles  H.,  Rev 167 

Emma  A 195,  261 

Edith    M 167 

Flora    167 

Fordy ce    166 

Fred   221 

Fred  A 167 

George  221 

John   A 167 

Jeremiah   166 

.Jonathan  T 221 

John 142,  165,  166,  170,  278 

.Tabez   165 

Mary  A 166,  208 

Martin    R 166 

Mary    E 107 

Maria   S 167,  327 

Maria  A 168 

Nancy  J 166 

Orville    261 

Parker    W 166 

Peter    128 

Sarah  166 

Samuel    G 166 

Susan  G 167 

William  G 41,  141 

HANCOCK. 

Albert    163 

Alonzo   163 

Annette   163,  182 

Alvira    164 

Alice   161 

Ann    E 162 

Arthur  162 

Abby  Susan  162 

Betsey  79 

Betsey  B 165 

Benjamin    161 

Cynthia  .■.162 

Charles  163 

Clara  A 163 


INDEX. 


387 


Caroline    162 

Clara    163 

David  B 165 

Dorothy 161 

Elisabeth    161 

Elisabeth    K 325 

Enoch  B 162 

Edward   H 163 

Eva  Mabel   164 

Elbridge   G 163 

Francis  Claire  163 

Frank  K 162 

George 4,  114,  152,  160,  162 

George,   Jr iri 

George   Henry 162 

Hannah  161,  162,  240 

Horace   114 

Harrison    161 

Henrietta    161 

Hattie  161 

Henry    A 162 

Horace   .■ 164 

Isabella    165 

Joseph 4,  83,  160,  161,  182,  221 

Jacob 160,  162,  164,  169 

John,    Gov IfO 

John  160,  162 

Jesse 48,  163 

Judith 25,    165 

Kezar  KS 

Kezia  161 

Mabel   164 

Martha  128,  165 

Mary    164 

Mary    J 162 

Mary  Ann  163 

Nellie   G 164 

Naomi   161,  162 

Nancy   B 1P2 

Orrin  J.,  Rev 156,  163 

Olive  164 

Polly    163 

Parker   C 162 

Susan    : 126,  163 

Smith   36,  164 

Thomas  J 165 

Willie   164 

William    G 162 

William  J 164 

William 4,  128,  156,  163,  165 

HARDY. 

Marcus   A 202 

Judith  127 

HARPER. 
Joseph,   Dr 5,  14 

HARRIS. 
Mrs 144 

HART. 
Allen   38 

HARRINGTON. 

George   115 

Lillian  G 307 

HARVEY. 
Sarah  .' 321 

HASKINS. 

Louise    E ™ 

HAWBS. 

Eugene    14S 

HAYES. 
Charles   C 32 


HAYNES. 

Felix 108 

Fletcher   108 

Grace    108 

Millie   108 

Sadie  108 

Thomas    108 

HAZELTON. 

Benjamin,   Rev   168 

Benjamin  P 168 

Benson  C 168 

Eliza  F 146,  168 

Ellen    169 

Frances  D 168 

Hugh    169 

Hortense    169 

Josephine  169 

Josephine   B 169 

Jessie  169 

Mary  F 168 

William  E 168 

HAYES. 

Ellen    88 

Flora  88 

Jeremiah    88 

HAYWOOD. 

Charles  B 91,  169 

Emma   169 

Earl    169 

Fred   169 

Lester   W 169 

Maud    169 

Porter  M 74,  169 

HEALBY. 

Annette   170 

Belle  M 

Blanche  M 

Elliott    170 

Elliott  C 148,  170 

Gladys    148,   170 

Isaac  C 170 

.Tames  C 170 

Minnie    170 

Robert    170 

HEATH. 

Abraham    171 

Betsey  G 85 

Caleb  171 

Celestia   S 171 

Comfort  172 

Charles  H.  E 172,  197 

Charles   74 

David  G 170 

Etta  47 

Fannie  1^4 

George  F 221 

Horace   150,  162 

Isaac   170 

James  151 

.Toshua   170 

Jacob   4 

Joseph  171 

Joseph,  2d 171 

Jane     172 

.Tohn  G 313,  172 

,Tohn  S 94,  172 

.Tohn  16 

Mary  Ann 151 

Monies  171 

Olive   75 

Polly   160 

Rachel  171,  329 

Susan  H 171 

Sullivan  87 


388 


INDEX. 


Sylvanus   171 

Samuel   172 

Stephen    172 

Walter   126 

HBMENWAY. 
Maria  F 186 

HENRY. 
John  63 

HERBERT. 

Frank  A 280 

Frank  194 

Lizzie    97 

HERKIMER. 
Josephine  T 174 

HERRICK. 

Agnes  E 174 

Charles  P 11,  92,  173 

Charles    E 173 

Daniel   j 172,  215 

Daniel  W 173 

Francis  H 174 

John    174 

Hannah    J 173 

Mary   123 

Mary  E 173 

Martha    P 174 

Marcellus,   Rev 173 

Nathaniel  172 

Sarah   S 173 

William    14 

HERSEY. 

Betsey  43 

Elisabeth   23,  93 

James  346 

Ruth    ; 43 

HIBBARD. 

Albert  B 335 

Da^'id  M 335 

Kari   335 

Maria   63 

Susie  E 335 

HIBBEN. 
Heron  141 

HILL. 

Arlinia   121 

Aleck  W 183 

Betsey   105 

Eva  G 183 

Florence    A 183 

Joseph  44,  163,  183 

Joseph  W 183 

liyford   C 105 

Susan  H 119 

Valentine    207 

HILLS. 

Abagail    75,   177 

Abiah    176 

Amelia    177 

Arthur  H 182 

Aaron  178 

Alice  178 

Adaline   178 

Ann  180,  281 

Alice  M 182 

Alvah    T 179 

Betsey    (Ells) 53,   176 

Betsey  L 153,  178 

Barker  L 63,  178 

Ben.tamin  43,  178 

Cerinda   178 


Clarrisa    177 

Charles  F 180 

Clyde  Clayton  182 

Daniel,   ,Tr 174 

David,    Capt 175 

Daniel 59,  174,  176,  231,  318,  345 

David  46,  165,  177 

Daniel   C 178 

Daniel   A 179 

Daniel  B 181,  225 

Dorothy  E 179 

Elisabeth    325 

Ellon    S ISl 

Ella  0 181 

Emery    177 

Bllen  P 181 

Evelyn  B 182 

Fred    181 

Frank   180,  283 

George   177 

Grace  181 

Helen  Josephine  92,  182 

Helen   F 179 

Henry  T 179,  319 

Helen  S 181 

Harriet   178 

Hannah   25,  175 

James  C 179 

John 28,  175,  346 

Julia  A 178 

King,  L 133,  177 

Kate  F 182,  349 

Loring    C 182 

Lewellen  S 180,  IS) 

Lelia   G 181 

Leon    C 182 

Lucy  R 79,  179 

Martha  G 179 

Mary  T 179 

Myra  P 180,  181 

Mary  C 181 

Marion  R 181 

Moses   231 

Maria   177 

Marcella   178 

Mary    178 

Mary  Bliza  178 

M.  Etta  180 

Nancy    177 

Robert    W 18] 

Roger  P 180,  181 

Sally    176 

Samuel,  Dea 177 

Susan    H 179 

Sarah    A 179 

Susan    M 179 

Solon  P 179 

Stella    F 182 

Susan  176,  360 

Timothy   21,  52,  173,  175 

William  C 93,  181 

Warren  S 179 

William   P 179 

Warren  L 17,  43.  175 

Willie   H 182 

Walter  B 182 

HILLSGEOVE. 
Frank  264 

HINKLEY. 

Augusta   190 

George  H 96 

HOAGG. 

D.  W 206 

I>"cy  267 

Rebecca  42 


INDEX. 


389 


HODGDON. 

Augusta  27G 

Charlotte   184,  244 

Cora    276 

Cyrus   .- 184 

Charles   E 275 

Charles   M 185 

Christie   ISS 

Deliverance  184 

Edmund  183 

George   M 185 

Hiram    110,   184 

Isaiah   184 

Israel  183 

John  L 163,  184 

Miles  183 

Mildred  276 

Mary   84,  183 

Nancy  184 

Peace   25,  183 

Susan    184 

Susannah   197 

Winnifred    276 

HOBART. 
Ida  B 240 

I-IOLBROOK. 

Kate  166 

Luscinda  L 255 

HOLDEN. 
Amasa  39 

HOLMES. 

Gertrude    185 

Martha  A 259 

Nathaniel,  Capt 58,  259 

Samuel  185 

HOLT. 
Mary   Wallace   37 

HOOD. 

C.    1 32 

John,   Dea 70 

HOPKINS. 

Laura   B 115 

T.  B.,  Eev 115 

HORNER. 
Willis  126 

HORNB. 

Sidney  28 

Thomas    210 

HOUGH. 
Arthur  D 196 

HOUTS. 
Frank   141 

HOUGHTON. 

Hannah  A 187 

Sarah  A 187 

HOWARD. 

Annie  

Georgiana    

Samuel   

HOWE. 

Lucie  B 291 

Orlando  185 

Orrilla   146 

Susan  " 

Will  148 

HOYT. 

Asa   G 180 

Alvah   186 

Amos  P 187 


Augusta    187 

Alonzo   F 187 

Clara  B 187 

Dixi  C 187 

Enos,  Dr 129,  159,  186,  227 

Enos  A 186 

Edwin,  Rev 32,  187 

Grace  C 186 

Ida    187 

Laura  38 

Lizzie  99 

Nettie   126,  187 

Reuben   32,  151 

Rhoda  F.   B 186 

Sarah    118 

Walter    250 

INGALLS. 

Daniel   162 

Prank   190 

Hiram   37 

Luther    190 

Polly    81 

Walter  66 

JACOBS. 
Mrs 187 

JACKMAN. 

Sarah  285 

Samuel  326 

JACKSON. 

Nancy  A 205 

Richard    224 

JACQUES. 

Carrie  Ida   55 

Pascal 55 

JAMBS. 

Charlotte  85 

Edna    18 

Nancy  Alice  141 

JARVIS. 

John  177 

Martha    B 7 

JEPPERY. 
Florence   31 

JEFFERSON. 
Joe  263 

.TBFFTS. 
Ellery    43 

JBNNESS. 

Bmeline   8 

Olive   8 

Peter   297 

JENKINS. 

James   '0 

Sarah    186 

JEWETT. 

Jeremiah    143 

Mehitable    328 

Smith    143 

JEWELL. 

Eliza   A 190 

John    190 

Mary  J 190 

JOCELYN. 

C.  B 190 

Edward  191 

Etta  May 191 

JOHNSON. 
Abbie  N 191 


390 


INDEX. 


Almeda  F 116 

Anna  T 305 

Betsey  A 191 

Enos  H 191 

Ellen  A 191 

Bleouor   S 355 

Elisabeth  VV 305 

Estella   M 191 

Fi-ea    146 

Prank  B 191 

G.    M 311 

Herman  191 

Hannah   17 

John   191,  215,  323 

Jonathan  M 86,  191 

John  C 305 

Jennie    M 214 

John    F 305 

Lutle    96 

Louise   305 

Lydia    ; ...  339 

Marion    305 

Mittie  C 305 

Mary  B.  B 191,  211,  305 

Mollie  B 115 

Peter    216 

Sarah  N 305 

Sadie   P... 116 

JOINER. 
Mamie  ' 243 

JONES. 

Arden  F 131 

Anna    81 

Clarrissa    86 

Charles  C,  Dr 146 

Dextea-   F 112 

Elisabeth  280 

John    W 200 

Nathan,  Eev 131 

Nancy    227 

Silas   112 

Saphronia    38 

William  49 

JONDREAU. 
Fannie  63 

JUDEINS. 

Elsie  M 187 

Fred   187 

Herbert   297 

Jere  A 187 

Leon  F 187 

Wallace   187 

KATLBR. 
Chris    283 

KBENB. 
Frances,    Mrs 308 

KBLLEY. 

Abbie   47 

Eliza  J 243 

KELLOGG. 
Sarah   J 204 

KELTON. 
Blanch   E 222 

KEMP. 
David  N 255 

KENDRICK. 
Stephen   25 

KENDALL. 

Charles   00 

Minnie   110 


KENISTON. 

Amanda   194 

Adaline  194 

Alfred  193 

Alpheus  170,  193 

Albert 148,  193,  216 

Alice  216 

Alvin    194 

Ben.iamin  41 

Charles  85,  192,  193,  216 

David  : 34,  192,  193 

Elisabeth    193 

Elbridge    194 

Edith  H 261 

Ellen   194,  273 

Edward    195 

Eliza    194 

Etta    194 

Emma    194 

Ernest   194 

Frederick   123,  216 

Francis  192 

Francis,  Jr 194 

Frank    C 194 

Harry    195 

Harrie  272 

Harrison  , 193 

Hattie 194 

Harold  F 194 

Henry  194 

James  162,  194 

Joshram  192 

Jenny    195 

Jonathan  151,  192 

John  193,  216 

.lerusha  ■ 194 

Laura  ' 193 

Lucy  J 194 

Lewis   194 

LaFayette   194 

Lisle   194 

Mary 193 

Martha    ' 156 

Mary  L 194 

Pol'y    193 

Nellie  F 195 

Philip   38,  192 

Priscilla  193 

Perley  C 194,  195 

Ruth    193 

Sally    71,  193 

Simon  P 195 

Veda    194 

Warren    195 

Walter    Scott 194 

Willie  E 194 

William  II 137,  194 

William  4,  81,  192,  193 

Valentine   192 

Victoria  194 

ICENISON. 

Apphia   195 

Ben,iamin  195 

Benjamin,  Jr 195,  285 

Charles    195 

Parker   195 

Mary  Jane   165 

Blanche    R 196 

John    H 196 

Maud  Ella 196 

KENNEY. 

Annie  196 

Frank   196 

John  104 

KENNARD. 

James    124 

Martha  G 124 


INDEX. 


591 


KENT. 

John  ■ 112,   135 

Mary   F 

Sarah   E 208 

KEZAR  OR  KEASOE. 

Aziiba   24,  ]60 

Arthur  Edward 237 

Asa    196 

Elizabeth   160 

Edmund   19G 

Edmond,   Lieut 196 

George,   Dr 196 

Jane   196 

John,  Dr 196,  197 

Joseph    Smith 197 

Jesse   198 

Jacob   198 

Jonathan   196 

Mark   337 

Nancy    244 

Reuben    196 

KERN. 
Mary  Luscinda 130 

KEYES. 
Marcellina  42 

KIDDER. 

Anna    21 

Rev 18 

KIEF. 
Mary   E 88 

KIMBALL. 

Arthur  L 199,  200 

Alberta   J 200 

Amoretta   46,  97,  199 

Ann 53 

Benjamin    198 

Benjamin  F 208 

Bertha   L 208 

Charles    241 

David    198 

David,    Jr 199 

Edwin    177 

Ebenezar  4,  357 

Edwin    P 249 

Elsie    P 249 

Elisabeth   310 

Elisabeth  G 160,  199 

Frank  146 

Prank    E ' 249 

George  A 200 

Georgia   177 

George  E 200 

Btannah  161 

Harry  L 208 

Harriett  Ann 199,  200 

/  /     Hiram   241 

Herbert    146 

Ida    177 

Isaac  199 

John  ■ 199,  241 

John,   Hon 12,  299 

John  P 177 

John  Andre  46,  199 

Joseph 39,  141,  193,  199,  321 

Joseph  Warren  200 

James   P 46 

Juliett    249 

Laura    241,  249 

Lucy  Ann 199,  328 

Lucy  P 199,  200 

Lizzie  V 199 

Mertie    200 

Merton  200 

Mary    B 208 


Richard   198 

Roy  Thurston 200 

Rene   208 

Reuben  198 

Simeon  199,  220,  269 

Sarah    H 200 

KINGSBURY. 

Annie  98 

E.   G 88 

Mary  E 125 

Orriu  88 

KINSLEY. 
Jennie  S 205 

KISREL. 
Hannah  151 

KNOWLES. 

Addle  V 202 

Betsey   202 

Cyrene  202 

Charles  W 202 

Carrie  W 202 

Christian   201 

George  C 202 

Hannah    201 

John    •. ...  201 

Joseph    200 

Joseph,  Jr 201 

Joseph,  3d 202 

Katherine    ; 202 

Laura   J 202 

Lucien    202 

Mary   72,  193 

Polly  201 

Robert   T 202 

Sarah    201 

Sally    202 

William  175,  201,  283 

Wesley  133,  201 

William  P 202 

William  Fletcher  202 

KNOX. 
Eugene    336 

KNIGHT. 

Elisabeth    222 

Luther,  Dr 90 

KNAPP. 

Benjamin   161 

Susan  161 

KEUS. 
Esther  A 116 

LADD. 

Mary  Sweatt 110 

N.  G.,  Dr 202 

Olive  Jane    202 

Ransom  106 

Zilla    250 

LADUCIA. 

Mary    205 

LAKE. 

Alfred  106 

Caroline    230 

Jeremiah   145 

Mehitable    145 

LAICIN. 

John    242 

LAMB. 

Andrew  E 205 

LAMBERT. 

Eva    337 

Elmer   337 


392 


INDEX. 


Mary  45 

Mabel   337 

Sylvester  245,  337 

LAMSON. 
Mary   E 324 

LAMPREY. 
Mrs 244 

LANE. 

Annie  M 255 

Lucy  187 

Mary   N 255 

LANG. 

Annie  L 304 

Charles  W 304 

DIrexa    178 

BUa   S 304 

Blisabith  A 178 

Edward  E 304 

Fannie   1 304 

George  B 304 

Henrietta  J 203,  350 

Joseph   88,  178,  202 

Jonathan  E 304 

John  D 147,  178,  203 

Katharine   304 

Lucy   B 178 

Lowell    178 

Matilda   178 

Marianna   : 304 

Sarah  C 304 

Timothy   H 178 

Warren  H 178 

LANCASTER. 

Augustus  C 203 

Emma  F 203 

George   C,   Dea 6«,   332 

Georgie  E 203,  332 

Mary    202 

LARKIN. 

Ernest   177 

Lyman   B.,    Dr 177 

LAW. 
John   216 

LAWRENCE. 

Ellen  131 

Frank   P 203 

Lyman  P 131 

Laroy    P .131 

Marcus   54 

Willie  54 

LAUTZ. 
G 297 

LAYCOCK. 

Craven  183,  350 

Catharine    3B0 

LEACH. 

Deborah    64 

Henry  W 97,  149 

LEAVITT. 

Arthur    G 205 

Alvin   205 

Albert  D 205 

Bertha   K 205 

Benton   C 205 

Dudley    204 

Evelyn  B 206 

Ernest  E 206 

Emily   F ; 205 

Edwin  V 205 

Gideon   137,  204 


George  T 212 

Grace   A 206 

Hattie  B 205 

Hamilton  206 

Ida    May 205 

Jonathan    204 

Joseph   4,  204 

Joshua  204,  304 

Love  142 

Mary   205 

Miranda  J 206 

Moses  204 

Nelson    205 

Ruth  83,  204 

Walter    205 

Wadleigh   204 

Violet    E 206 

LeBARON. 
Btta  L 150 

liEDOUX. 

Alberic 206 

Alida   206 

Annie   J 206 

Alphonse  B 207 

Elmire  M 206 

Emily  V 206 

Felix    J 206 

Joseph    206 

Joseph  A 206 

Louise  P 207 

Leonard  M 207 

Lumina   M 207 

LEB. 
Harriet   131 

LEES. 
Samuel    39 

LEEDS. 
Mary  131 

LBIGHTON. 

Edward    207 

Ellen  C 31,  207 

Edward,    Jr 208 

George  E 208 

Ira   207 

John   S 207 

John  F 208 

Judith   208 

Lydia  30,  207 

Lauren    208 

Leonard  C 208 

Minnie    208 

Maria  L 208 

Mary  B 208 

Mary    207 

Moses    207 

Nellie   A 208 

Susie  207 

Sarah 208 

Thomas    207 

LEONARD. 
Eva  11 

LBRNBD. 

Bbenezer,  Dr 56 

Hannah    176 

John    176 

Lucy    A 176 

Mark   176 

Samuel  170 

LEMON. 

Mary  150 

LESLIE. 
Dr 147 


INDEX. 


393 


LEWIS. 
Ann  89 

LIBBT. 
Samuel  319 

LINDSBY. 
James  208,  209 

LITTLE. 

George   146 

Orrilla    146 

Klrke  146 

LOCK. 

Mary  J 284 

Leon    307 

Sherbom   170 

Sarah  200 

LOMBARD. 

Asa  131 

Mary  131 

Nellie   : 131 

Willard  131 

LONG. 

Addie  211 

George  B 211 

Jane  B 236 

Lilla    23C 

Marcia   A 211 

Thomas  W 211 

William  23G 

LONGLT. 
Fred  194,  242 

LORD. 

Albert   C 212 

Arthur   212 

Cyrus  106,  211 

Clarance  H 211 

Charles  B 114,  211 

Dorothy  212 

Eliphalet,   Jr 211 

Edith  M 211 

Eliphalet  , .211 

Finances  A 211 

Fred  B 219 

Flora  E 212 

George   F 212 

George  W 191,  311 

Harry  A 212 

John    3d 211 

John,  Hon 211 

Luscinda   211 

Mehitable    211 

Nathan,  D.  D 211 

Nathaniel    211 

Raymond  B 212 

LORING. 
Emma    51 

LOTT. 
G.  B.,  Mrs 344 

LOUGEB. 

Arthur    214 

Alonzo    J 214 

Charles    214 

Curtis    J 214 

David  214 

Elisha   213,  214 

Earl   F 214 

Fred  G 214,  267,  299 

Floyd  214 

Oilman    213 

Harry  C 214 

Helen  J 214 

John  213 


Sarah  Jane 213 

Samuel   214 

Thirza   213 

Truworthy    213 

LOVE. 
William  Ill 

LOVBLL. 
Emma  239 

LOVBRING. 

Albion    215 

Grace  B 215 

Helen  W 215 

Jennie  McD 215 

Samuel   269 

LOVBJOT. 

Agnes  E 215 

Dawn  215 

Moses  C 215 

Olin,   Rey 214 

Roy   L 215 

LUDLOW. 

Alice  153,  216 

Bertha  216 

Cornelius    215 

Carroll   216 

Effie    216 

Emily  216 

Geneva   216 

Lucy  A.  H 216 

I^eon    H 216 

Mary  216 

Maria    216 

Moses  L 215 

Nancy  216 

Phebe  G 216 

Whitteu  99,  215 

LYFORD. 

Anna  219,  232,  329 

Abbie    324 

Belle   218 

Betsey    329 

Clarence  E 218 

Elisabeth    162 

Fred  218 

Francis  217 

Jeremiah  H 217 

Joseph  G 31,  217 

Jay   218 

John  T 218 

Lucy   C 330 

Mary    78 

Susannah  155,  217 

Sarah  A.  K 217 

Thomas 112,   126,  217 

Thomas,   Lieut 217 

Thomas  D 217 

William  217 

LYNCH. 
Frank   164 

MACE. 
Georgiana   70 

MAGINNIS. 
James    89 

MAHONBY. 
Hannah   134 

MANN. 
Lettie   Ill 

MANSON. 

Agnes   44 

Blva   90 


394 


INDEX. 


MARLOWE. 
Julia   263 

MAYNARD. 
Nellie    97 

MAXFIELD. 
Lizzie    

MARSH. 
Mary  63 

MANNING. 
Annie   J 219 

MATHEWS. 
Arthur   37 

MARDEN. 

Alice  219 

Charles  E 219 

Bbenezar    218 

George   M 219 

Herbert  L 219 

Huldah    218 

J.  Frank 219 

John  B 218 

Josiah    218 

Joseph    96,   129 

Mary    218 

Mary   J 218 

Mehitable  218 

Stephen    218 

MASON. 

Charles  W 219,  361 

Clinton  S 76 

David   B 219 

Eldora     220 

Frances   76 

Howard  C 77 

Katherine    S 276 

Nellie    2B3 

Rachel  C 153 

Rhoda  27 

Sarah    228 

Simeon   219 

MARTIN. 

Oriella    195 

Robert    219 

Samuel  219 

MARSTON. 
William   W 56 

MATHBS. 

Eli.iah  321 

Gideon    321 

Horace  W 323 

Israel    321 

Joshua  321 

James   M 321 

John,  Dea 104,  323 

Julia  321 

Nancy    69 

Sarah    321 

McAllister. 

Andrew   267 

McCLARY. 

Mary  195 

William   92 

McCRILLIS. 

Adaline  221 

Bowdoin  221 

Martha    221 

Michael,  Capt 161,  221,  290 

Napoleon  221 

McCONNELL. 
Adaline   161 


McDANIEL. 

Abagail    220 

Andrew   221 

Albert  221 

Betsey  199,  220 

Citana    168 

Elisabeth    298 

George  221 

Henry  221 

Isadore    298 

John 4,  220,  221,  351 

Joseph    221 

Jeremiah  4,  187,  220 

Jonathan  18,  221,  225 

Joseph,  Jr 221 

Martha  ' .-221 

Nehemiah    142 

Nehemiah,  Jr 220 

Nabby  221 

Rebecca    142,   221 

Susan    220 

Sarah 112,  220,  266 

Tristram  221 

William  220 

McDERMAID. 
Clara  F 302 

McDUFP. 

Agnes    222 

Emma    222 

Harriet  E 222 

Louise  E 222 

Mabel   238 

Oscar   222 

Robert    S 222 

Sarah    M 222 

William  J 221,  222,  350 

McEVOY. 
William  A 286 

McFAY. 
Georgia    280 

McKBB. 
Minnie  M 303 

McKEAG. 

James    314 

Leland   314 

Mansfield    314 

McKIE. 
Oliyia  A.  M 113 

McKBNZIB. 
Hattie   ., 70 

McKENNY. 

George  F 120 

Helen  F 120 

Nellie  P 148 

McLINN. 
Alexander  176 

McMTJRPHY. 
William   195 

McMILLBN. 

Anna   102 

Anna  May  102 

Bthel    102 

J.  J 102 

W.  B 102 

McNARR. 
Jennie  190 

McQUESTON. 

Alvah    50 

Abby  C 60 


INDEX. 


395 


Ada   223 

Alvah  Aretas 5q 

Benjamin    C 50 

Evavts    '.'.'.'.'.v.  222 

Fannie  P 32o 

Greenough   '.'.'.'.M,  223 

Garaphelia   5q 

Myron   C .':;'.'.;  222 

Peter  R 222 

Relief  Judith  50 

■William  G '  "  222 

Walter   ". . !  223 

MEAD. 

John  H 9 

Nellie   M '  331 

Sally  Folsom   .,  113 

MBIGGS. 
Col 54 

MELENDY. 
Jesse   330 

MELVIN. 
Lillian    272 

MERRIAM. 
Cora  200 

MERRILL. 

Austin   W 205 

Arthur  T 135,  223 

Bradbury    223 

DeWitt   223 

Estella  1 223 

Frank    237 

Frank  H 223 

Fannie   L .__. 223 

Grover  153,  155 

George    L 223 

Hannah  22,  107 

Jacob    4 

John  W 314 

Noah  L 223,  308 

Noah  L.,   Jr 223 

Willis    A 263 

William  L 

MERRICK. 
Polly  7 

MBSERVEY. 
Mary   110 

MBTCALF. 
Lester 14 

MILES. 

Archelus  4,  5,  137,  224,  225 

Ah   225 

Abner  4,  198,  224,  225 

Elisabeth  96,  224 

Hannah  225 

Josiah,  Lieut 96,  224,  266 

Josiah,  Capt 5,  84,  209,  224 

Josiah,  Jr 224,  225 

Mary   ' 225 

Omas    225 

Obadiah  224 

Samuel  224,  225 

Susannah    225 

Sabeth  225 

Verance   225 

William    225 

MILLS. 

Alice  137 

Charlotte    94 

Olive   A 275 


MILLER. 

Abbie    S 225 

Prank  L 225 

Guy  E 225 

Lettitia  67 

Lurana   CO 

Lorenzo  ' 225,  350 

Moses   344 

MINOR. 
Nelson  91 

MITCHELL. 

Daniel   68 

Elisabeth   ' 176 

MOLONY. 

Hannah  S 227,  349 

John  152,  226,  278 

James  Roby 227 

Mary  J 226 

Mathew  S 227 

Phebe   226 

Polly    151,  226 

Richard  S 226 

Sally   226 

Samuel    S 227 

William  P 227 

MOSES. 

Betsey  263 

Joseph   253 

Mary  L 253 

MOULTON. 
May   156 

MOODY. 

Bradstreet  49,  88 

Ebenezer   329 

Prances  218 

Nellie  147,  329 

Sarah    199 

William  H 147 

MONYHAN. 
Mary  97 

MOONEY. 

Alvin    22s 

Arthur    228 

Carrie    E 149,    228 

Celestia    S 227 

Elmer    228 

Elisabeth    284 

Prank     228 

Isaac  G 228 

John  219,  227 

Joseph   228 

Perry    S 228 

Susan    219. 

Wilber    228 

MOON. 
Bertha   23 

MOOREHOUSE. 

Albert  E 82 

Blanche  82 

Cora  299 

Doris  82 

MOORE. 

Arthur    G 231 

Albert  A 171 

Archelus   228 

Alice     229 

Betsey   229 

Clarrissa   73,  230 

Cora  E 230 

Delia  A 231 


396 


INDEX. 


Eliza  Abby 230 

Esther   230 

Ellen  G 231 

Ezeklel  228 

Eugene  147 

Frank  H 104,  230 

Henrietta    230 

Ina  N 40,  231 

James  230 

Jacob   127 

Joseph  230 

John  N 231 

Lizzie    230 

Lilla  230 

Martha  229 

Morrill   230 

Morrill  S 163,  229 

Merrill  48,  62,  180,  189,  230 

Maud  E 231 

Mathias,  Col 142,  230 

Milton  229 

Moody   230 

Mathias  J 230 

Nathaniel    228 

Nancy  229 

Nellie  34S 

Orpha  230 

Phebe  230 

Polly  229,  230 

Sarah  A 31 

Sadie  230 

William  228,  230 

Victoria  , 230 

MORRISON. 

Amos,  Mrs 350 

Amos  H 232 

Amasa  S 212 

Adalaide   S 234 

Arthur  P 234 

Byron  K 233 

Bradbury   121 

Charles  Henry 10 

Cora  F 13,  234 

Daniel  W 101 

Daniel  T 101 

Ebenezar 156,  217,  232 

Ernest    235 

Edith  G 233 

Edwin  G 101,  148,  233 

Ella  A 121,  234 

Emma  J 234 

Ebenezar,  Jr 233 

Ella  J 233 

Frank  B 232 

Frank  L 162 

Fred   S 101 

George  C 42 

George    S 235 

George  P 233 

Gladys  E 235 

Hannah   M 101 

Howard  L 233 

John  P 234 

John    E 252 

James    S 234 

John  Q.  A 234 

Jane   125 

Liba  C 101,  232 

Lvdia    289 

Martha  A.  H •. 233 

Mary   E 232 

Mary  H 232 

Martha  A.  W 232 

Ned  W 220 

Nettle  S 61 

Obe    G 233 

Oliver  P 234 

Robert,  Mrs 266 


Robert  G 232 

Ralph  B 233 

Sarah  192 

Thomas  L 121,  232 

MORRILL. 

Albro  D 235 

Annie  C 235,  281 

Alice  B 235 

Bertha    31 

Bessie   S 236,   351 

Benjamin   237,  238 

Bradbury  M 238 

Betsey    323 

Catherine   D 235 

David  237,  238 

David,  Capt 301,  303 

Diana  W 272 

Daniel   G 237 

David,  Jr 238 

Emily    303 

Eliza  229 

Ellen    S 238 

Edna  231 

Faunie  M 169 

Hannah  D 85,  237 

Henry  F 238 

John  B 31,  238 

Jane  230,  234 

Joseph    30 

Luther  H 222,  238 

Lyman  31 

Levi    237 

Ijucy  66 

Mary    171 

Moses    49 

Nathan  C 236 

Nancy    238 

Phebe    43 

Reuben   234 

Smith    41 

Smith  S 235 

Samuel   238 

William  C 197 

MORSE. 

Anthony    231 

Emma  B 219 

Hannah  231 

Molly  10 

Mary  Ann 144 

Stephen  231 

Sarah  328 

MOREY. 

Bertha  237 

Christopher  45 

Frank    236 

John  H.,  Prof 12,  237,  247 

Massa  236,  245 

Sarah    P 237 

Trussell  266 

MORGAN. 

Ella  M 236 

Frank   236 

Ira    236 

Ira  N 236 

Jennie   236 

Lovisa   236 

Loren  236 

Scott  W 236 

.    MOWE. 
Laroy   

MUCHMORE. 

Alonzo,  Dr 239 

James   239 

James,  Jr 239 

James,    3d 239 


INDEX. 


397 


MUDGBTT. 

Lillian    J 212 

Sally  F 106 

Sylvia  107 

MDNSEY. 

John,   Rev 123 

Hannah  233 

Nettie  123 

MUEPHT. 

Jane    63 

Orrin    294 

MUZZET. 

Arthur  P 239 

Albert  C 239,  299,  303 

Herbert  T 239 

Harry  W 239 

Joseph  344 

Merle    239 

Miriam    239 

Mehitable    218 

Orren    

Samuel   344 

Walter  S 239 

NASON. 

George    86 

Jennie    A 167 

NBAL. 

Alma   212 

David  Dolloffi 97 

Milton    B 272 

Stephen    97 

Samuel   145 

NELSON. 

Arthur   S 182,  240 

Ada   L 240 

Cora  185 

Charles  A 240 

Charles  E 239 

Emma  J 240 

Ernest  B ' 96,  240 

George  H 181,  240 

Myrtle  A 240 

Eufus  L 240 

Rufus   E 240 

NESMITH. 
George  W 54 

NEWTON. 
Henry   P 39 

NBWHALL. 

Forrest  E 115 

George  A 113 

Guy   Folsom    115 

NICHOLS. 

Cora    189 

Emma    227 

George    338 

NICOL. 
W.   V 169 

NOERIS. 

J.  C 318 

Sarah   318 

NORTON. 

Caroline  241,  350 

Emma  241,  350 

Mary   241,  3.^0 

William  J 241 

NOTES. 

Charles  156,  161 

Frank  311 


Fred  335 

Herbert  M 205 

Harry    L 76 

Joseph  25 

Lillian  B 295 

M.  T 335 

Ruth    165 

Samuel    76 

NUDD. 

Almira  242,  269 

Andrew  J 152,  242 

Abbie  E 243 

Benjamin   242 

Charles   242 

Clara  ' 242 

David    ; 242 

Elmer   R '. 243 

Elisabeth   242 

Enos    H ■. 242 

Ellen  Amanda 107,  243 

Erastus    241,   242 

Flora   242,  243,  253 

Florette  243 

George  W 243 

Helen   242 

Isaac    241 

Isabel    242 

Josephine  242 

Joseph    241 

Joseph  Warren 241 

James    241 

Levi   241,  242 

Lilla    B 243 

Mary  E 243 

Mary  117,  241,  242 

Martha    242 

Narcissa  J 78,  242 

Nellie  349 

Nettie  242,  243 

Orrin  C 243 

Orianna  J 135,  243 

Warren  241 

Warren  S .*. 100,  242 

Walter   ! 243 

NUTTER. 

Grace   B 307 

Sarah  Olive  32 

OAKS. 
Sidney   A 196 

OLIVER. 

Eliza  J 243 

Ira  120,  243 

Ira  G 243 

Nellie  S ....243,  287 

O'CONNELL. 
Annie    .' 299 

O'NEIL. 
John  Dixon   157 

ORDWAY. 
Joshua   27 

OSGOOD. 

Annie  M 184 

Asa  K 244,  309 

Augustine    244 

Captain  5 

Charles  184.  244 

Dorothy  . . : 322 

Edward  184,  244 

Edward,  Jr 244 

Enos  H 244 

Enoch    29 

George    H 245 

Henry  K   244,  309 


398 


INDEX. 


Henry  T 244 

Hannah  T 244 

John    245 

Minnie  B 244 

Mary  T 244 

Nancy 35 

Sally  265 

Susan    184 

Virginia  244 

OVIATT. 
J 116 

PAGE. 

Almeda    119 

Daniel   245 

Elisabeth   237 

Edward    245 

Edward   164,  216,  245 

Georgie  245 

Huldah    176 

Lizzie  M 245 

Lucien    119 

Norah   119 

Ruth    245 

Rufus    72 

S.   B 118 

Susannah   160 

Samuel  118 

Theodate  178 

PAIGE. 
John,  Rev 114 

PALLETT. 
Joseph    84 

PALMER. 

Abbie  P 100 

James   44,  247,  267 

PARENT. 
Lottie  B 285 

PARISH. 
Hannah   308 

PARKER. 

Alfred    195 

Clarissa  177 

Fred    39 

Harriet  177 

Hannah   Noyes 41 

John    177 

Leonard  D 177 

Maria  B 169 

Marian    39 

Susan  A 177 

PARKINSON. 

Esther    26 

Nancy  26 

PARSONS. 

Addle  61 

Charles  61 

John  S 61 

T.    A 65 

William  286 

PATRICK. 

Elisabeth  12G 

Mrs 344 

Marllla   i 343 

William,    Rev 126 

PATTEN. 
Foster    245 

PAUL. 
Susie  R 117 


PAYNE. 
Edward  C 271 

PAYSON. 

Alfred  C 246 

Anna    246 

Charles    92,  197 

Charles  H 100,  246 

George   D 246 

Irving    246 

Henrietta  246 

John   H 246 

Mary  P 246 

Mary  E 246 

Thomas   R 246 

PEASE. 

Elsie  155 

Earl   155 

Prank   187 

John  W 155 

May  155 

PEARSON. 
John  W 162 

PEABO0Y. 

Au.gusta    248 

Alice  B 25 

Charles    248 

Crane  &  Peabody 173 

Daniels  &  Peabody 88 

Georgie    248 

Hills  &  Peabody 179 

Joseph    248 

.Tames   Van 247,   271 

Leon   B 248 

Noah 105,  108,  246 

Selwln   B 247 

PEASLEE. 
Charles  H.,  Dr 127 

PECK. 

Dorcas  B 60 

Sarah  72 

PEPPERELL. 

Andrew  4 

William  4,  16,  83 

PERKINS. 

David   . .  ■■ 161 

Elmer    ^ 285 

Elizabeth  M 285 

James  L 4,  209 

Metta  E 285 

Nathaniel  4,  209 

Polly  161 

Thompson    128 

William  210 

PERRY. 

Annie   M 222 

William    H 148 

PEETHEL. 

Carl    P 248 

Elsie  M 248 

Frederic  A 248 

Florence   T 248 

Gotthold    249 

Gladys  T 248 

Herman   F 248 

Irene  W 249 

•Tennie   A 249 

John    249 

Levi   0 249 

Leland    249 

Lena    L 248 

Mary  A 249 


INDEX. 


399 


Mary  T 249 

Otto  F 249 

Robert    248 

PERCIVAL. 
Mary    350 

PETERS. 
Lydia    6 

PBVARE. 
Mrs 153 

PEVERLY. 

Frank   249,  261,  329 

Ida  51 249 

PHELPS. 

David  F 250 

Estella  M 250 

Elisha   249 

Estella  K 250 

Francis    34,  260 

Frank  250 

Homer   250 

Hattie  B 250,  331 

Irene  B 250,  326 

Joel  F 250,  345 

Jerome  250 

John    L 2.50 

Mary  B 13,  80,  250 

Morris    250 

Newton  M 286 

Ruth    249 

Ruth  A 250 

Rosilla   B 250 

Susan    P 250 

Sabrina  F 250 

W.   P 262 

PHILBROOK. 

Daniel    259 

Harriet   230 

Nathan  P.,  Rev 251,  255 

Olive    244 

George  R 251 

Reuben  255 

Sally   134 

Sarah   E 255 

Thirza    213 

PHILBRICK. 

Charles   251 

Enoch  G 180,  182,  251 

George    , 251 

Gerry  251 

Mary  88 

Josiah  163 

PHILIPS. 

Eli   251 

Jonathan  251 

Jonathan  W 251 

PICKERING. 

Edwin    257 

Elmer    225 

PICKARD. 

Elisabeth  148 

Nellie  90 

PIKE. 

Addie  M 234 

Annie  3,  22 

C.   W 90 

Ella  M 91 

PIERCE. 

Laura  51 

Mary  E 5,  7,  254 


PLAISTBD. 
Millie    185 

PIPER. 

Alanson  253 

Benjamin  252,  263 

Clara  252 

Charles  H 253 

Charles  M 253 

Evered  19 

Gideon  300 

Hamilton  252 

Harry  A 253 

Hannan  252 

Ida  May 253 

John  W 19,  252 

Josephine  252 

Leona  252 

Maud  252 

Mary    48 

Mary  Ann 157,  252 

Melissa  J 135,  252 

Thomas  W 81,  349 

Thomas  H 330 

PLATTS. 
Hannah  231 

PLASTRID6E. 
Ella    81 

PLUMMER. 

Amy  250 

Angeline   254 

Abraham    253 

Almore    254 

Abraham  F T 254 

Ben.iamin   190 

Clementine   S 254 

Charles   E 253 

Charles  W 148,  254 

Caroline  A 254,  326 

Bli'.a  .lane  144 

Eliza  L 254 

Hannah  M 253 

Isaac  254 

Jamie °. 254 

lATCien    254 

Mary  A 143,  254 

Maria  M 254 

Natt  254 

Sarah   S 254 

Richard    254 

Reginald    

William  H 165,  254,  326 

POOR. 

Sarah  255 

Thomas  134,  255 

POLLARD. 

Fred    199 

Lizzie  W 328 

Irene    319 

POTTER. 
Edna   218 

POWERS. 

Carroll   S •. 255 

Cynthia  M 255 

Cora 22 

Evered   23 

Leon  T 256 

Mary   103 

Rodman  255 

PRESBY. 

Charles  E 256 

Edward   143,  266 

Edward,  Jr 220,  256 


400 


INDEX. 


Elisabetli  256 

John  176,  2B6 

Mary   90 

Mary  B 250 

Sally   72 

Sarah  A 256 

Susan  J 256,  336 

TEESCOTT. 

Carl  R 257 

David  S.,  Dr 202 

Ella  M 74 

Ethel  P 257 

Floyd  T 257 

Geneve    25G 

Harriet  74 

Hannah    257 

Joseph  J 63,  302 

Roscoe  E 256 

Sally  197 

William  257 

William,    Capt 197 

PRINCE. 
Anna    317 

PROCTOR. 

Anna  238 

Charles    65 

John  Handel 164 

PDDDY. 
Edith  Rice 264 

PURDY. 
Richard   310 

QDIMBY. 

Clarence  E 257 

Christine  267 

Chester    257 

Conrad   257 

Mary  J 317 

Raymond    257 

Silas,    Rev 2.57 

Silas,  Jr.,  Rev 257 

RAITH. 
James    39 

RAMSEY. 

Annie    136 

Janette  314 

RANDALL. 

Alvira    281 

Agnes  113 

Betsey    186 

Betsey  F 261 

Caroline   261 

Daniel    155 

Emily    112,  281 

Etta  195 

Eliza   112 

Jonathan    112 

Lucretia  112 

Maria  A 281 

Miles  112,  249,  261 

Mary  80,  261 

Merrill  

Moses   112 

Mary  Jane  112 

Nathaniel    276 

Nancy  112 

Neva  150 

Serena   112 

Sally   G 112 

RAND. 

Abraham   W 258,   2f0 

Alfred  H 26 

Burt  H 260 


Charles   J 13i 

Edwin  Laroy 260 

Franl5  P 260 

Florence  A 260 

Fannie  B 260 

George  P 9 

Leon  W 260 

Leonidas    \ 347 

Lizzie   260 

Martha  D 259 

Maud  260 

Nathaniel  P 257 

Nellie  L 260 

Olive  A 260 

Olive  260 

Stella   260 

Susan    260 

Stella  M 260 

Waldron  251,  347 

William  B 259,  347 

RANDLET. 
Marietta  307 

RANSON. 
Mary    67 

RAY. 
Grace  216 

REED. 

Ada  30 

Abbie  L 186 

Lulu   97 

Sarah  66 

REGAN. 

Anna  A 261 

Clara   B 261 

Fred  E 261 

Leona  A 261 

Judson  J 261 

Mary  A 6 

EEMICK. 
Daniel   C 298 

REYNOLDS. 
Amos  S 100 

RHODES. 
Phebe  30 

RICE. 

Clara    A 262 

Bdvi'ard  C 26,  261,  262 

Fannie  263 

Inez  264 

Laura  A 263 

RICHARDS. 

Amelia   74 

Elisabeth    S 247 

Isabella  W 246 

RICHARDSON. 

Calvin    320 

Charles  321 

Emma  232 

Fred   245 

Fannie  M 321 

Fannie  320 

Florette  320 

Lilla  G 321 

RICHMOND. 
Harriet  201 

RILEY. 

Adaline  73,  264 

Aram    264 

Adalaide  264 

George  264 


INDEX. 


401 


George  W 134    264 

Glen  264 

Hattie  B '.  264 

Millard   P .264 

EINES. 
Caroline  58 

EIPLBY. 
Jennie  M 298 

RING. 

Chase  265 

Henry    B 265 

Hannah  J 265 

Henrietta  

Mary  Ellen  265 

ROBERTS. 

Annie  273 

Emma  J 273 

Ella  J 273 

George  193,  272 

Ida  145 

Jonathan   ^ 350 

John    272 

John,  Jr 145,  237,  272 

Josephine  8 

Lurana    272 

Ma.ry  Ann  272 

Pamelia   272,  335 

Smith  197,  273 

William  H 238,  272 

ROBERTSON. 

Ann   149 

Charles  H 275 

Edwin    F 276 

Earl  V 276 

Elisabeth  275 

Frank  C i32,  276,  351 

James  12,  275 

James   P 275 

James   L 275 

Lillie    L 275 

Mary  A 133,  276 

Mary  276 

Sarah   H 276 

William    275 

ROBY. 

Clara  265,  327 

Lydia 69 

Malinda   72 

Phebe   

William   72,  265 

ROBINSON. 

Abagail   287 

Alvira   114,  164 

Alfred  A 164 

Ezekiel   265 

Hattie   L 214 

Holt    265 

Josiah    265 

Joseph    164 

Mary  Ellen 140 

Polly   9 

Sarah  P 202 

Susan   164 

Zepherine   232 

RODLIFFB. 

Albert   69 

"  ROBIE. 

Howard  T 303 

ROGERS. 

Abagail    267 

Anna   B 267 

Benjamin  2G7 


Benjamin  A 270,  302 

Betsey  133,  269 

Benjamin,   Jr 209 

Clara  269,  271 

Clarissa    270 

Charles  C 76 

Deborah  D 156 

Deborah  268,  270 

Daniel   268 

Daniel  A 268 

Elliot    87,   271 

Eliza    270 

BIbra    M 272 

Enoch,  Dea 266,  268 

Edwin   269 

Enoch  George 77,  268 

Elinor   5 

Elbridge    269 

Elisabeth    6,  268 

Fannie  199,  269 

Prances  A 271 

George  269 

George  B 268,  272 

Harriet  199,  270 

Herbert  S 268,  277 

Isaac   266 

Joanna  269 

Josephine  T 271 

John   C 269 

Jeremiah 269,  271 

John   W 268 

James  B 269 

Joseph   268 

John   266,  267,  268,  271 

Jesse   53,  213,  267,  270 

Luther    269 

Mehitable   267 

Mary  267,  270 

Mary   S 269 

Nellie  J 284 

Ned    272 

Nancy  B 268 

Orville  P 271 

Rebecca  267 

Robert   265 

Samuel  266 

Samuel   B 63,    270 

Sally    270 

.  Thomas    266 

Tristram    270 

ROLLINS. 

Almlra  280 

Mahala   178 

Marcia  A 214 

Rebecca  266 

Ruhama    65 

Wilbur   242 

ROOT. 
John  39 

ROWB. 

Edwin   P 246 

Ira    218 

Mildred  246 

Mary  218 

Robert   119 

Nathaniel  103 

Matilda  143 

ROWELL. 

J.  R.,  Dr 236 

John  H 201 

Mildred    

May    L 236 

ROY. 

Arthur  121 

Doris  121 


402 


INDEX. 


ROUSE. 

Amos  276 

Bertha  E 276 

Elsie  M 276 

John   A 276 

EUADH. 
Robert  273,  274 

RUMEEY. 
Mary  A 165 

RUNNELLS. 

Anna  A 52 

Mary    44 

RUNDLET. 

Comfort   290 

Lucy   S 299 

Mary    J 234 

RUSSELL. 

Charles   285 

Cordelia  165 

Elias  290 

SAGER. 

Albert  S 314 

George  314 

Minnie   D 314 

William    J 314 

SAMPSON. 
C.  C,  Rev 351 

SANBORN. 

Adoniram   260 

Alice  G 278 

Abagail  P 241 

Alcnzo   H 280 

Andrew  N 278 

Amos  C 277 

Ben,iamin    F 172 

Braley  J 279 

Clarrissa    278 

Comfort  183 

Charles  M 170 

Clara   A 231 

Charles  8,  104,  273 

Charles  P 279 

Clara   166 

Dyer  H 123,  159,  166,  259,  324 

Dorothy  161 

Daniel   C 278 

Daniel   158,  187,  225,  279,  327 

Daniel  3d 279 

DeWitt    C 280 

David  M 278 

Ernest  C 281 

Emma   222 

Eliza  207 

Emma  J 172 

Fannie  C 172 

Francis 162,  277,  292 

Greenleaf  C 278 

George  S 114 

Gerrish  107 

Helen  L 280 

Hannah  322 

Herman  123 

Jane    165 

Ida    D 172 

Jacob  53 

John,    Ensign 276 

Joseph   276 

Jonathan 225,   276,   278,  280,  286 

James  277 

John   P 277,  279 

Jeremiah  121,  277 

John  C 225,  278 

Jane  278 


Joseph  T 42,  278 

Jonathan,  Jr 278 

John  Pearson  278 

James  96 

James  R 278 

Josiah  A 278,  337 

Josiah  S 114,  279 

John  Low 125 

John 16,  279,  285 

Katherine  H 281 

Kate    252 

Love   T 226,  278 

Lorentine  265 

Leonard    280 

Lucy    237 

Marie   C 281 

Mathew  N 276 

Mary    F 280 

Mathew  N,  Jr 278 

Maud    G 280 

Mildred  E 280 

Mary   G 278 

Martha   A 277 

Minnie  H 193 

Mary  J 278 

Mlrah    225 

Mary  E 185 

Nathaniel  96 

Orville    277 

Oscar    280 

Oscar   P 65,  235,   281 

Polly   84,  85 

Peter    279 

Phebe    38 

Richard    278 

Raymond  V 281 

Roby   277 

Samuel  R 276,  277 

Samuel    C 279 

Sally  226,  277,  278 

Peggy    C 112 

Sarah  J 281 

Sophie   322 

Simeon   4,  152 

Sylvia    106 

Theodore    M 281 

Ward   94 

William  4,  276,  277 

William    C 280 

William    3d 277 

Winfred  P 281 

SANDERS. 

Clara  264 

Sarah  233 

Lizzie   S 185 

SANDERSON. 
Ida  151 

SARGENT. 

Abagail   8 

Amanda   282 

Benjamin 208,  217,  299 

Chellis    ; 112 

Dolly  40,  42 

Ephraim   282 

Elias    20 

Frank    R 282 

Franklin   F 282 

Gladys  1 282 

John  S 282 

Joseph    L 168 

Lura  A 282 

Martha   J 107 

Mary  A.   S 282 

Nellie  F 282 

Norma   M 282 

Rufus   34 


INDEX. 


403 


Samuel   170 

Sarah  S i^l 

•William  C ,0, 

William  G ■  ■  ■  ^ ! ".'.'.'.'.'.'.V.'.  335 

SAWYER. 

Charlotte    909 

Elijah   ili 

Edwin   ,?; 

Francis,    Dea '.■.■.'.■.■.■.■. '. !  ■.■.;'.." 68 

Gideon  i  90*  905 

Gertrude  H [ ::::'[ ^^^'  le? 

Gideon  2d '.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.".  2S3 

Jotham    282 

James  B .■.'.■.■.■.:;;::;::■.■.:  286 

Lydia   129,  283 

JLiyman   Ig7 

geuben   .'.".!!!282,'  283 

Ruth  C8 

Tamar  .     282,  382 

Walker  C 282 

SAYWARD. 
George    296 

SCALES. 
John   E 89 

SCHLATTER. 
William    39 

SCEIBNER. 

Clara  C 180,  283 

Frances   283 

Fred    E 284 

George   L 283 

George    E 184 

Jonathan  153,  283 

SCHOLLY. 
Sarah   317 

SCHOFIBLD. 
Bathsheba  108 

SEAELES. 

Aura  E 284 

Charles    E 284 

Lizzie  M 284 

Minnie   B 284 

Nellie  E 70,  284 

SEAVER. 
Jennette   122 

SEARS. 
Mary   P 182 

SENTER. 

Annie  E 284 

Charlie  E 284 

Forrest  B 

John 80,   284,   351 

John    F 351 

SEW  ALL. 

Albert 285 

Caroline   285 

Charles  285 

Dianthe   285 

Daniel  38,  285 

Frank  285 

Horace  P 285 

Julia  285 

Jernsha  164 

Leon    285 

Sarah  A 285 

Samuel    285 

SEYMOUR. 
Martin   A 286 

SHANNON. 
Mary  A 217 

26 


SHATTUCK. 
Ellen   M u 

SHAW. 

Albert  B 82,  287 

Abby   317 

Alice  G 67,  287 

Arabella  V 28S 

Byron 25,  31,  243,  287 

Bertha    M 287 

Clifton  F 289 

Blbridge  105 

Everett  S 287 

Etta,  Mrs 30 

Bva   0 186 

Frank   W 288 

Florence  M 289 

Herbert   W 288 

Harry  105,  288 

Harold    S 289 

Josie   C 282 

Sarah     298 

Sanborn    104,  288 

William  S 291 

SHBDD. 
Freeman  B 29,  149,  178,  321 

SHELDON. 
Joanna    75 

SHERBORN. 
Sarah  129,  283 

SHEPARD. 

Ebenezar   287 

Colonel   161 

Martha  Dana 303 

SHIRLEY. 

Andrew   287 

Jane  287 

Stephen   D 287 

SHUTE. 
Governor    16 

SIBLEY. 
Harriet    309 

SILLOWAY. 
Elmer    241 

SIMONDS. 

Abraham  H2,  290 

Alice   13,  290 

Augusta  A 290 

Comfort  290 

Charles  290 

Dorothy    289 

Ella    F 291 

Florette    291 

Hattie   M 148 

Hester  A.  R 82,  290 

Joseph    M 291 

Joseph    289 

John    4,   289 

James    289 

John  W 289 

Joseph  F 112,  290 

Kirk  A 291 

Mary  J 236 

Nathaniel  289 

Nancy   290 

Sarah    289 

Solon 148 

Thomas 38,  161,  221,  290 

William    289 

SINCLAIR. 
Sarah  307 


404 


INDEX. 


SLADEE. 

Almon  97 

Jennie  149 

SLEEPER. 

Helen  B 95 

Octavia  113 

SMALL. 
Darius 171 

SMART. 

Clara   292 

Hannah  291 

Harriet    292 

Peter  206,  291 

Samuel    B 291 

Susan   B 291 

Walter    291 

SMITH. 

Alice  G 140,  294 

Annie   146 

Alice  G.,  2d 294 

Addie  B 288 

Addle  V 13 

Benjamin  F 288,  295 

Betty  292 

Bert  32,  297 

Charles,  Rev 38 

Caroline   297 

Charles  H 212 

Charles  G 294 

Daniel    288 

David 244,  296,  312 

David,  Jr 297 

Emma    297 

Elisabeth  J 296,  326 

Ephraim   292 

Florence    336 

Francis   295,  313 

F.    H 218 

Fannie    297 

Grace    L 149 

Harriet   296 

Hannah  120,  292 

Jane   295,  317 

Joseph  F 296 

Joseph  71,  169,  295 

Jonathan    73 

Jacob   294 

Joseph  M.  G 294 

John    294 

Joshua    293 

Jeremiah 53,   93,   204,   292 

Jeremiah,    Jr 294 

Jeremiah   E 270,  295 

Josephine   294 

Kate    .248 

Louisa  105,  295 

Lora    32 

Lizzie   146 

Lucy  81 

Mary 66,  146,  207,  294 

Mary  E 294,  313 

Mary    E 102 

Maud    M 296 

Mary  J 296 

Martha  A.  C 39,  29G 

Mehitable    296 

Melinda   297 

Mary  A 297 

Nancy  G 294 

Nancy   133 

Nathaniel    146 

Rohert 12,  82,  209,  287 

Richard  48 

Ruth  277,  292 

Senter  F 290 


Sarah  A 297 

Shadrach  315 

Statira    77 

Stephen  292,  294 

Sarah   25,  97,  292 

Susan    81 

Sally    134 

Susannah   9 

Thomas  287 

Warren    294 

Warren  H 145,  294 

William 276,  292,  294,313 

William  B , 40.  292 

SMYTHE. 

Arthur    L 303 

Mary   D 303 

Mary  H 303 

SOUTHWICK. 
Emma  J 55 

SWARTODT. 
Annie    57 

STRONG. 
Allan   58 

SPENCER. 

Abagail    297 

Nancy    297 

Simeon.   Rev 197,  297 

George  E.,  Dr 11,  16 

SQUIRES. 
Ruby  W 249 

STAFFORD. 
Frances    181 

STANYAN. 

Earle  225 

Florence    225 

John    , 225 

Mar jorie  225 

STAPLES. 

Arthur  T 299 

Bessie  299 

Claia  A 299 

Ellen    J 299 

Etta  E 300 

Frank   A 299 

Georgia  A .' 214,  299 

Helen  299 

Margaret  299 

Nina  M 300 

Stephen    299 

STARBIRD. 
Lydia   122 

STARK. 

Ada   109 

Channing  297 

Daniel   G 117 

Frank   109 

George   109 

Jennie    109 

John    109 

Martha   109 

William  109 

STEARNS. 

George   177 

Nathan  B.,  Dea 127 

STBRRITT. 
Henrietta   87 

STBLLE. 
William  R 171 


INDEX. 


405 


STEVENS. 

Arthur  121 

Anna    105 

Benjamin  C 158,  297 

Benjamin  V 298 

Cyntliia  D 170 

Emma  F 298 

Edltli    298 

Aaron 4 

Aaron,    Jr 4 

Francis    298 

G.  A 174 

Herbert    A 298 

Ina  M 298 

John   C 229 

Jessie    B 298 

Mehitable    79 

Mabel   E 298 

Sunie    194 

STEWART. 

Annie    72 

Abbie  R 260 

Emma    99 

George  147 

Lilla    149 

Mary  Jane 79 

Marinda    38 

Wiliie  149 

STICKNBY. 
Ethel   D 177 

STINSON. 

Emma  M 232 

Sarah  56 

STILES. 
Rebecca  C 234 

STOCKER. 
Flora    113 

STOKES. 

Charles   E 234 

Charles  M 234 

STONE. 

Georgie    76 

Delia    222 

Joseph    264 

STRAW. 
Eva  M 136 

STREETBR. 

Beatrice   299 

Edwin  299 

Gladys   M 299 

Hiram  147,  299 

Lydia   221 

Martin   V.   B 298 

Martin  H 299 

Nellie  L 299 

Ralph   298 

Sarah  E 299 

Walter    299 

STURM. 

Doris  231 

Harry  B 231 

Julius    231 

SUTTON. 
John,  Master 297 

SWEATT. 

Angeline    A 300 

Eunice    95 

Gideon    4 

George  P 300 

John  D 290,  291 


Joseph  301 

John  W 300 

Julia  96 

Maria  F 301 

Naomi    161 

SUMNER. 
William  A 300 

SYMMBS. 
Cynthia   221 

TALLANT. 
Sylvinia  A 30 

TASKBR. 
Albert    P 248 

TAYLOR. 

Alice  231 

Abagail  56 

Eliza  B3 

Prank    J 196 

Howard   231 

John   P 196 

Oliver    230 

Sarah    65 

Thomas  W 77 

TEBBETTS. 

Arthur  B 309 

Alice   309 

Albert  H 309 

Arthur    310 

Andrew  301 

Bradbury   308 

Comfort    308 

Charles    C 309 

Charles  A 309 

Clementina    309 

Charlotte  M.  P 310 

Carrie  J 114 

Caroline  H 135,  162 

David  C 134,  164,  301 

Eliza  309 

Ethel   309 

George  S 76,  246,  308 

Henry  100,  307 

Henry   B.,   Dr 309 

Harriet   309 

Hiram  309 

Horace  B 308 

Hiram  B 308 

Hannah  75,  244,  308,  309 

Isaac    308 

John  C 308,  310 

Melinda  223,  308 

Mandana  309 

Mary  A 309 

Nathan   308 

Nellie    308 

Nathan  C 308 

Polly    309 

Rosanna  309 

Sally   124 

Walter  G 310 

TENNEY. 
Adelia  A 228 

THOMAS. 

Abagail    56,  278 

Annie   P 20 

Arthur  P 303 

Deborah  269 

Ellen   B 227 

Mary  J 303 

Joseph   278 

Love    278 

Mary  A 239,  303 

Richard  203,  303,  312 

Ralph   303 


406 


INDEX. 


THOMPSON. 

Ada    302 

Amy    302 

Francis  W 219 

Frank   302 

George  81 

James  M 801 

Jane    238 

Nellie  323 

Samuel   B 302 

Theodore   107 

THORN. 

Elisabeth   195 

Henry  

Zilpha  201 

THORP. 

Clara    330 

Elliot  337 

Joseph   339 

Marion  339 

Ralph    339 

THURSTON. 

Bbenezar  267,  270,  302 

Glines  W 163 

Leanna  M 302 

Lucy  Lena  2B6,  302 

Mehitable  106 

Sally  124 


Bennie   

Charles   P. 

Laura  

Sally  A.... 


TICKNOR. 


.178, 


TILTON. 

Anna  C 

Alfred  E 

Alexander  H 

Anna  L 

Blanche  M 

Benjamin   F 

Burton    

Charles  B 114,  227, 

Charles  W 

Charles  H 305, 

Charles  Edwin  

Clifton   

Eliza   

Elmer  E 

Elmer    H 

Estelle    .'. 

Emma  S 

Ellen    

Fred    G 

Prank   L 

Frank  S 142, 

George  U 

George   H 135,   136, 

Guy    B 

Harry    L 

Joseph  S 305, 

Jeremiah   50,  248,  303, 

.Jeremiah  C,   Col 

Kenneth  J 

Lena    

Louisa  P 304, 

Loren  H 

Mary    

Mehitable    

Myra   A 

Nettie    

Nancy  C 

Nancy  A 134, 

Ralph    

Samuel,    Hon 

Sarah    A 


305 
305 
232 
305 
337 
309 
309 
304 
305 
307 
305 
311 

307 
307 
305 
306 
3.39 
305 
305 
307 
300 
307 
307 
307 
347 
336 
303 
307  • 
82 
305 
307 
309 
305 
305 
311 
303 
306 
311 
109 
305 


Stephen    306 

Sophia  M 304 

William   L 306 

Wellington   •. 305 

TITCOMB. 

Albert  129,  265,  329 

Daniel    329 

Prank  265 

TOBIB. 
Byron   23 

TOLLMAN. 
Dr 39 

TOMLINSON. 
Josephine    140 

TOWNS. 

Charles  A 196,  221 

Ella    221 

Rebecca    221 

Thomas   M 221 

TOWNSEND. 

Eliza   250 

Thomas    185 

TRAGO. 
Benjamin    140 

TRECARTIN. 

David  190,  310 

David    Munson 310  . 

Jennie    L 310 

Marretta    310 

TRIPP. 
Edward   C 292 

TROMBLY. 

Ida    M 310 

Joseph    R 310 

TRUE. 

Deacon   177 

Charles  L 47,  311,  351 

Doris  M 311 

Poster    C 311 

Joseph  F 311 

Muriel   i 311 

Martha  , 69 

TUCKER. 

Arthur  8,  267 

Alvah  267 

Betsey  178 

Cora  47 

Clarissa    294 

Eliza  A 300 

Emily  288 

Henry,    Dr 267 

Josephine   271 

James   8 

■  .Julia  35 

Katherine   8 

Ralph    S 

TUFTS. 
John   S 173 

TURPIN. 

Grace    82 

TUKEY. 
Grace  A 212 

TUTTLE. 

Lydia    113 

TWOMBLY. 

Joe  348 

Mary  Ann   79 

Susannah   183 


INDEX. 


407 


UPTON. 
Mary  A 166 

TJEQUHART. 
Laura  205 

VAN  COR. 

Charles  J 71 

Evelyn   M '..'..'.'    71 

VARNEE. 
Annie  L 349 

VAENEY. 

Dudley  29 

Sarah  116 

VARNUM. 
Emma  L ■ 243 

VEASBY. 

Aaron  134,  311 

Annie    311 

Clara    311 

Julia    58 

Sarah  E 311 

VETTEE. 
Rudolf    257 

VICKEEY. 
Mary  A 228 

WADDELL. 
Bertha   83 

WADLEIGH. 

Abagail    313 

Adelaide  P 314 

Ann   E 314 

Bessie   349 

Betsey    313 

Benjamin    312 

Charles  J 314 

Charles   G 314 

Charlotte  B 314 

Curtis    E 313 

Ebenezar  E 313 

Ebenezar  E.,  Jr 313 

Ephraim  S 294,  313 

Horace  313 

Jonathan    4,  225,  312 

Jonathan  E 312 

John   312,  314 

James  D 305,  315 

Malcolm   349 

Mary  314 

Meranda  315 

Olive   A 314 

Peter    349 

Peter,  Judge 209,  313 

Polly 313,  315 

Susannah   225 

Smith    G 314 

Thomas   129,  225,  314 

WALDO. 
John   315 

WALDRON. 

Daniel    322 

Horace  322 

Isaac    322 

Richard   4 

Rose   Bell 56 

William    323 

WALLACE. 
John    118 

WALSH. 
Philander   6 


WARD. 
Sadie  P 124 

WALKER. 

Charles   T 20 

Carl    S 157 

Sara   H 157 

J.  B.,  Hon • 204 

Noah    S 157 

Noah   S.,   Jr 157 

Nannie    A 157 

Mattie    253 

Israel    68 

WATERS. 
Laura  113 

WANZBE. 
Marcelena  42,  336 

WAEEING. 
George  W -. 150 

WATSON. 

Andrew  S 316 

Etta    315 

Emma   315 

John  P 22,  315 

John  S 315 

Lucy   143 

Sarah    315 

Sarah  A 315 

Sophia  A 316 

WATTS. 

Florence    316 

John   M 316 

Paul    316 

Marion   316 

WAY. 

Clarence  43 

Prank    43 

WEBB. 
Delia    102 

WBBBBE. 

Benjamin    37 

David   56,  317 

Jacob    53,  316 

WEBSTEE. 

Annie   P 260 

Darinda   46 

Daniel    126 

Edward    184 

Fred  335 

Gustavus   260 

.T.    H 335 

Louisa   S 260 

Martha    185 

Mary    K 198 

Polly    336 

Samuel   6 

WELLS. 

Almira    115 

Betsey  A 317 

Cora   Ardella 115 

Charles   H 317 

Caleb    107 

Dana    317 

Francis    317 

George  B 167 

John  H 242 

Joseph  E 115 

Margaret  317 

Mary  J 317 

Nathan   317 

Natlian  D 295,  317 


408 


INDEX. 


Persis  109 

Ruth    109 

WEDGEWOOD. 

Jepemiali    318 

Zepoi-ah   318 

WEEKS. 

Benjamin  N 319 

Charles  G 318 

Charles    H 317 

Fred  14,  319 

George   F 247,   317 

Susan  199 

Tina    M 318 

George  W 108 

Eosilla  219 

Hannah    57 

Hattie  F 124 

WEIRICK. 

Albert  John UB 

C.  A.,  Dr 115 

Mabel    B 115 

Marcia  E 115 

WEIGHTMAN. 

George  P 101 

George   Evans 101 

Henry   D 101 

WELCH. 
Enoch    6 

WBNTWORTH. 

Charles   243 

John,  Hon 237 

WEST. 

Daniel    297 

James,  Mrs 25 

WESTON. 
Sarah  78 

WEYMOUTH. 

Arminda   318 

Arthur  L 297 

Fred   297 

George  W 318 

Hattie  297 

Josie   297 

Laurinda  318 

Worcester  318 

WHEELER. 

Emily   59 

Bphraim    60 

George    319 

Thomas    C 319 

Warren    87 

WHICHBR. 

Artemissa    319 

Abagail    321 

Ann   323 

Annah    323 

Abbie    323 

Adelia    324 

Belinda   319 

Benjamin   S 321,  322,  323 

Betsey    191,   323 

Benjamin,    Jr 322 

Benjamin  H 324 

Clarissa  Osgood 154,  323 

Calvin    324 

Catherine    324 

Clarence  W 324 

Cynthia   324 

Daniel     319 

David   322 


Eliza  J 323 

Ellen    323 

Bthelinda    324 

Bliza   319 

Elisabeth    A 324 

Franklin    324 

Frank    324 

Fred    C 324 

Grace   321 

George    S 319 

Horace    323 

Harold    324 

Ira   319 

Judith    319 

Julia  A 319,  324 

Jonathan  282,  321 

Jonathan,  Jr 322 

John  M 12,  322,  323 

Jane  G 59,  323 

Jane  P 322 

Joseph   B 324 

Louisa 324 

Mathew   322 

Marcus    A 324 

Mary  J 323 

Martin    L 324 

Mary   A 323 

Mathew,    Jr 321 

Mary     (Polly) 321 

Melinda    242 

Nathaniel  i,  69,  201,  321 

Nathaniel,   Jr 321 

Nancy     

Napoleon  B 324 

Olive   324 

Olime  Ann 134 

Oscar   324 

Olive   S 322 

Polly    322 

Pamelia   42,  323,  324 

Reuben 4,  2B8,  321,  346,  351 

Reuben,    2d 322 

Reuben    S 323 

Sarah  133,  321 

Sarah   B 323 

Sherburne    323 

Susan  H 324 

Tryphene    324 

William    321,   322 

William   E .' 323 

William  W 324 

WHITTAM. 
Andrew   210 

WHITTIER. 

Abagail   F 320 

Curtice  158,  321 

Daniel   B 330 

Isaac  N 320 

Isaac  222,  320 

Joshua    320 

Mary    L 320 

Marl£  W 321 

Nyra    320 

Sarah  T 320,  350 

Saphronia    151 

William   C 320 

WHITE. 
Fanny    324 

WHIPPLE. 

Henry  10 

Helen  L 332 

WHIDDEN. 

Amanda  A 319 

Oriette  S 179,  319 


INDEX. 


409 


Parsons,  Dr 12    326 

■William  Pitts 48,'  319 

WHITE. 
E.    D 311 

WHITMAN. 
Sophie    ; .  308 

WHITNEY. 

Ann    280 

Betse.v    285 

Daniel  W 285 

George  W 273,  285 

Harriet  Hale 40 

Mary   E 285 

Eebecca    286 

WHITBHOUSB. 
Robert    P 249 

WHITING. 
Emma   .■ 186 

WILDE. 

Charles  179 

George    226 

John  179 

WILLIAMS. 

Augustus    213 

Elisabeth  152,  325 

Harry    A 213 

Herbert  0 213 

Irving   214 

Ida    P 214 

John    325 

Katherine    325 

Sarah    325,  350 

William   4,  165,  325 

William,    Jr 325 

WIGGIN. 

Charles    S 114 

Henry   E 114 

WILDER. 
Ellen   59 

WILSON. 

B.  S.,  Mrs 90 

Eliza  65 

Sarah    81 

Wilfred   : 260 

WILLARD. 

Almira   6 

David   C 65 

Ellen    A 65 

Everett   65 

Stedman   65 

WILLIS. 
Abbie  35 

WILKINS. 

David    P 327 

Georgie    Isabel : 327 

James  M 167,  327 

Stella    F 327 

WILLEY. 

Ida    May 186 

Joanna    117 

Nabby    237 

Laura    106 

Sarah    32 

WINTHROP. 

John,    Gov 204 

Mary    204 


WINCH. 

Cora 240 

Charles   W 240 

William  J 240 

WINSLOW. 

Benjamin  325 

Benjamin   A 326 

Caroline    296 

Darius   156,  326 

Ella    H 326 

Hannah  TI 89,  325 

John  S 254,  296,  326 

Lucy  A.  J 326 

Mary  S 254,  326 

Moses  F 250,  326 

Sarah    326 

Sarah  A 5,  316 

WITHAM. 

Bldora    89 

Henry    89 

WOODS. 

Fannie   36 

Joseph    S 320 

Lizzie  F 320 

WOODMAN. 
Hannah   35 

WOODBURY. 

Cyrene  K 327 

John    R 296 

Josiah  A 201,  327 

.Tosiah  Ambrose 201,  218,  224,  327 

Martha  B 162 

Mary  J 131,  327 

Mark,   Dr 39 

Sophie    69 

William   27,  192,  200,  328 

WOODWARD. 

Alvita    328 

Cora   238 

Diana  A 74,  238,  32S 

Daniel   S 238,  328 

Daniel    328 

Daniel   R 328 

Bd.gar    238 

Elisabeth    328 

Frank  E 328 

Ida  238 

Lizzie  238 

Phebe    328 

Pauline   328 

Stephen 238,  32S 

Walter    238 

WOODEND. 
Margaret    275 

WORTHBN. 
John    132 

WORSLEY. 
Almira  19 

WRIGHT. 

Alice   M 280 

Erwin  W 256 

Georgie   " 43 

Henry   E 200 

Sally    314 

WYATT. 

Addison   B 329 

Alfred   C 330 

Anna    L 331 

Betsey    329 

Bernard  L 330 

Cynthia  A 252 


410 


INDEX. 


Chase   215,  22G,  328 

Carrie    281 

Cynthia  B 330 

Clarence  M.,   Dr 329,   330 

DeMore   175,  190,  224,  329 

Dorothy    329 

Edward  329 

George  C 328 

Harry  C 281 

Joseph  C 282,  319 

Josie   M 219 

John   328 

Laroy    B 330 

Judith   1(52,  329 

Nathan   281,  329 

Otis  C 113,  330 

Polly    329 

Rebecca    72 

Ruth    281 

Samuel  146,  171,  328,  329 

Walter  C 330 

YBATON. 

John  B 249,  251,  331 

Martha  80 

YORK. 

Alonzo  23 

Horace  B 332 

Hazel  A , 332 

John    331 


Oscar    332 

Nellie  E 332 

Ruth  A 332 

YOUNG. 

Abby  134 

Daniel   293 

Edmund   72 

Edwin  J 203,  332 

Ella  L 335 

Elmer    99 

Emily   A 335 

Fannie   43 

Frank    91 

Hannah    174 

Helen  L 335 

Herbert   G 332 

J.    R 335 

James    96 

Jesse    58 

John   323 

Katherine    140 

Lizzie   *. 43 

Mary   Eliza 140 

Maud  A 332 

Orrilla    256 

Otis    323 

Samuel   91 

Susan    A 335 

Winthrop,  Rev 43,  218.  332